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Engineers call for government to be stripped of transport powers
20/06/2013: Central government has proved so inept at managing the nation’s transport infrastructure that responsibilities should be taken away from it. more »
Skanska starts £260m New Ludgate scheme in August
20/06/2013: With the site now cleared, Skanska will start construction of a new £260m mixed-use development in the City of London for Land Securities. more »
Severn Trent and Bristol put water work to May Gurney
20/06/2013: May Gurney, soon to be part of Kier Group, has this week picked up two contracts in the water sector worth a combined £30m a year. more »
Irish senator calls for more robust site-card regime
20/06/2013: A more robust site card system would improve safety and compliance in construction industry, Dublin Fine Gael senator Catherine Noone said this week. more »
RMD Kwikform seeks to double Philippines business
20/06/2013: RMD Kwikform has expanded its business in the Philippines, citing the country’s buoyant real estate and construction sector as a major factor in the decision. more »
Capita drops Symonds branding
20/06/2013: Nine years after acquiring Symonds Group, Capita is dropping the name. more »
Ainscough turns to Aggreko for new MD
19/06/2013: Ainscough Crane Hire, the UK’s largest mobile crane hire firm, has recruited Robin Richardson from Aggreko to be its new managing director. more »
Brookfield Multiplex to build Perth tower
19/06/2013: Brookfield Multiplex has been awarded the design and construction contract to build Brookfield Place Tower 2 for sister company and client Brookfield Office Properties. more »
Aggregate Industries gives Babcock £50m fleet management contract
19/06/2013: Engineering support services company Babcock International has been awarded a £50m five-year contract by Aggregate Industries to manage its fleet of heavy mobile equipment across its UK operations. more »
Guide to scary BIM for products sector
19/06/2013: A new guide to the implications of Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been published specifically for construction products manufacturers and suppliers. more »
Exclusive: Road builders’ finances in surprisingly good health
19/06/2013: An analysis of the financial health of road building contractors, conducted exclusively for The Construction Index by Company Watch, has revealed that they are proving surprising resilient. more »
FCC subsidiary Alpine files for insolvency
20/06/2013: FCC Construcción subsidiary Alpine has initiated voluntary insolvency proceedings after efforts to restructure failed. more »
Cumbernauld rail project moves to main phase
20/06/2013: Carillion begins work on the electrification of the Cumbernauld-Glasgow railway line this weekend (Sunday 23 June). more »
European construction drops 6%
20/06/2013: Construction across the EU fell by 5.9% in the year to April and by 6.6% in the Eurozone according to the initial estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, more »
Profits leap for A-Plant
20/06/2013: Construction equipment hire firm A-Plant saw its operating profits rise by 68% last year. more »
Joiners want new building regs delayed further
20/06/2013: The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) is lobbying for the introduction of Part L of the building regulations to be pushed back to 2014. more »
Balfour Beatty begins £18m Liverpool hotel conversion
19/06/2013: Balfour Beatty officially began work yesterday on an £18m project to convert Liverpool’s derelict Royal Insurance building into a new hotel. more »
Costain seeks to boost Middle East staff numbers
19/06/2013: Costain is targeting project and programme management consultancy rather than construction work on the vast amount of projects coming up in the Arabian Gulf. more »
Berkeley shareholders are quids in
19/06/2013: House-builder Berkeley Group has reported 32% growth in revenues and 26% profits growth for the year to 30 April 2013. more »
RNAS Yeovilton works out to tender
19/06/2013: Construction work with a value of up to £100m has been put out to tender by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) for estate development at Royal Navy Air Station Yeovilton in Somerset. more »
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