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Balfour Beatty M&E workers vote to strike

Balfour Beatty M&E workers vote to strike

03/02/2012: Unite members at Balfour Beatty Engineering Services (BBES) have voted for a second time to strike. more »

Trump halts Aberdeenshire golf course construction

Trump halts Aberdeenshire golf course construction

03/02/2012: US billionaire Donald Trump has stopped construction work on his controversial £750m Aberdeenshire golf course, while he awaits a decision on an offshore windfarm. more »

Cumbria contractor ceases trading

Cumbria contractor ceases trading

03/02/2012: West Cumbria contractor Mossom and Sydney has ceased trading, with up to 20 job losses. more »

Vinci bags road maintenance work worth £1.4bn

Vinci bags road maintenance work worth £1.4bn

03/02/2012: Vinci road maintenance subsidiary Eurovia has been awarded five contracts worth over £1.4bn. more »

Optimism grows among construction buyers

Optimism grows among construction buyers

03/02/2012: The construction industry's confidence is on the rise, with January's Markit/CIPS survey revealing the second-greatest monthly jump in business confidence in the study's history. more »

New Skanska company lands $120m contract

New Skanska company lands $120m contract

02/02/2012: A new Skanska subsidiary has won its first contract, a US$120m (£91.3m) deal to provide construction services for a manufacturing plant in Indiana. more »

US reports 2011 fall in construction spend

US reports 2011 fall in construction spend

02/02/2012: The value of construction in the US in 2011 was US$787.4bn (£599bn), 2.0% below the US$803.6bn spent in 2010. more »

BAM subsidiary expands Chinese presence

BAM subsidiary expands Chinese presence

02/02/2012: Tebodin, an operating company of Royal BAM Group, has opened its third office in China. more »

Miller selected for £129m police PFI scheme

Miller selected for £129m police PFI scheme

02/02/2012: A Miller Construction team has been named as preferred bidder for the £129 million Avon and Somerset Police Accommodation PFI Project. more »

Civils workloads increase for first time since 2008

Civils workloads increase for first time since 2008

02/02/2012: Civil engineering contractors are reporting increasing workloads for the first time since the onset of the economic crisis nearly four years ago. more »

Construction insolvencies fall 25%

Construction insolvencies fall 25%

03/02/2012: Construction insolvencies fell by almost a quarter during the last three months of 2011, according to the latest figures from the Insolvency Service. more »

BBC and Royal Mail sites could be used for new housing

BBC and Royal Mail sites could be used for new housing

03/02/2012: The Government is working with organisations including the BBC and Royal Mail to identify disused land that could be earmarked for housebuilding. more »

Burnley building firm goes into administration

Burnley building firm goes into administration

03/02/2012: Burnley-based building firm Gavin Ward has gone into administration, but its heating and plumbing division will continue trading. more »

OFT probes Travis Perkins' acquisition of Toolstation

OFT probes Travis Perkins' acquisition of Toolstation

03/02/2012: The Office of Fair Trading is to review Travis Perkins' recent acquisition of the remaining 70% of Toolstation. more »

Kier wins £100m Derby housing deal

Kier wins £100m Derby housing deal

02/02/2012: Kier Partnership Homes has agreed a deal with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and Derby City Council to build around 700 new homes at the Manor & Kingsway site in Derby. more »

Bomb experts examine Crossrail tunnel

Bomb experts examine Crossrail tunnel

02/02/2012: A team of bomb disposal specialists is examining the Connaught Tunnel, part of the Crossrail route, for any ordnance which failed to detonate during World War II. more »

MPs condemn 'scandal' of asbestos in schools

MPs condemn 'scandal' of asbestos in schools

02/02/2012: Most UK state schools contain asbestos " a "national scandal", an all-party group of MPs and peers has said. more »

More job cuts at Simons

More job cuts at Simons

02/02/2012: Another 10 workers have lost their jobs at Lincoln-based Simons Group. more »

BAM Nuttall bags £76m Olympic Park legacy work

BAM Nuttall bags £76m Olympic Park legacy work

02/02/2012: BAM Nuttall has been awarded a £76m legacy contract at London's Olympic Park, to transform the area from a sporting arena into a public place once the Games are over. more »

Lightning Protection & Earthing Products - Now Available on Line

Lightning Protection & Earthing Products - Now Available on Line

01/02/2012: For the 1st time in the UK Lightning Protection, earthing and surge protection products are now available to select & purchase on line more »

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