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Construction disputes get longer and costlier

Construction disputes get longer and costlier

20/05/2013: Legal disputes in Britain’s construction industry are now taking over a year to be resolved, according to study from consultant EC Harris. more »

Highways Agency publishes first route strategies

Highways Agency publishes first route strategies

20/05/2013: The government has published its strategies for long term investment planning on three stretches of road. more »

Middle East tops global construction dispute league

Middle East tops global construction dispute league

20/05/2013: The Middle East has continued to experience the highest value construction disputes at an average of £41.8m, whilst disputes in the US had the lowest value at £5.8m. more »

Project cost overruns prompt further restructuring at NMC

Project cost overruns prompt further restructuring at NMC

20/05/2013: North Midland Construction had a difficult first quarter with cost overruns on two major contracts pushing it into the red, prompting further restructuring. more »

Skeletons found on Mansell site

Skeletons found on Mansell site

20/05/2013: Ancient skeletons have been found on a Mansell house-building site near Stonehenge in Wiltshire. more »

Murphy swoops on Land & Marine

Murphy swoops on Land & Marine

17/05/2013: Murphy Group has bought the assets of Land & Marine Project Engineering out of administration. more »

£200m Pinewood plan refused

£200m Pinewood plan refused

17/05/2013: Plans for a £200m expansion of Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire have been thrown out by the local council. more »

HS2 plans progress to next stage despite NAO criticism

HS2 plans progress to next stage despite NAO criticism

16/05/2013: Despite criticism from the National Audit Office, the Department for Transport is kicking on with the development of plans for the High Speed 2 rail scheme. more »

Funding secured for four rail station projects

Funding secured for four rail station projects

16/05/2013: Four new railway station construction projects worth a total of £18m have secured government backing through the New Station Fund. more »

Suspended sentence for demolition man’s asbestos failings

Suspended sentence for demolition man’s asbestos failings

16/05/2013: A demolition contractor who handled asbestos without a licence has received a suspended jail sentence. more »

Councils breaching energy directive

Councils breaching energy directive

20/05/2013: Approximately a third of all local authorities across England and Wales are in breach of a European energy directive designed to improve the energy efficiency of their public buildings. more »

European construction drops 7.2%

European construction drops 7.2%

20/05/2013: Europe’s construction output in March was 7.2% lower than the same month last year. more »

Farrelly in administration

Farrelly in administration

20/05/2013: A Sutton Coldfield building services contractor is the latest construction firm to go into administration. more »

Growth for Mitie

Growth for Mitie

20/05/2013: Facilities management contractor Mitie has reported growth in revenues and profits, thanks to both organic growth and acquisitions. more »

Ban for builders' money launderer

Ban for builders' money launderer

17/05/2013: A money launderer who worked for rogue builders has been banned from running a company for 12 years after an investigation by the Insolvency Service. more »

OFT clears Skanska acquisition

OFT clears Skanska acquisition

17/05/2013: The Office of Fair Trading will not seek to interfere in the proposed takeover of Atkins’ highways business by Skanska. more »

Dale drops unfair dismissal suit

Dale drops unfair dismissal suit

17/05/2013: Former Cleveland Bridge president Jon Dale has dropped his unfair dismissal suit against the company’s Saudi owners. more »

Daniel administrators save 990 jobs

Daniel administrators save 990 jobs

16/05/2013: Administrators acting for Daniel Contractors and Land & Marine Project Engineering have so far saved 990 jobs, but let go 124. more »

Bovis Homes reports strong start

Bovis Homes reports strong start

16/05/2013: Housebuilder Bovis Homes has seen an upswing in sales activity so far this year. more »

Wealth no indicator of solar uptake

Wealth no indicator of solar uptake

16/05/2013: Seven per cent of UK homes have installed solar panels in the past three years, according to government figures, but there are some surprising indicators, new research has found. more »

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