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Murphy swoops on Land & Marine
17/05/2013: Murphy Group has bought the assets of Land & Marine Project Engineering out of administration. more »
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 »
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
17/05/2013: The Office of Fair Trading will not seek to interfere in the proposed takeover of Atkins’ highways business by Skanska. more »
£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 »
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
16/05/2013: Administrators acting for Daniel Contractors and Land & Marine Project Engineering have so far saved 990 jobs, but let go 124. more »
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 »
Bovis Homes reports strong start
16/05/2013: Housebuilder Bovis Homes has seen an upswing in sales activity so far this year. more »
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 »
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 »
Administrators hope to save jobs at failed Daniel group
16/05/2013: Daniel Contractors and subsidiary Land Marine Project Engineering have been placed in administration. more »
Case for HS2 'yet to be made'
16/05/2013: Transport planners have failed to make the case for a new £17bn high speed rail link from London to Birmingham, the government's own spending watchdog has declared. more »
Decorator lands £80k fine for asbestos negligence
16/05/2013: A decorating contractor must pay more than £80,000 in fines and costs after it exposed employees, agency staff and the public to deadly asbestos material. more »
Fluor settles windfarm dispute
15/05/2013: A long-running dispute between client and contractor over the foundations of a windfarm in the Thames Estuary has finally been settled. more »
New finance deal for Barratt
15/05/2013: Housebuilder Barratt Developments has reached separate agreements for a comprehensive refinancing with improved terms. more »
Skanska director joins Murphy
15/05/2013: Colin Courtney has joined J Murphy & Sons as strategy and business development director. more »
Forrest sales leap to £100m
15/05/2013: Social housing contractor Forrest has reported a 49% increase in sales for 2012 to reach £100m for the first time in the company’s 58-year history. more »
Green Deal progress threatened by lack of installers
15/05/2013: There is a severe shortage of building companies registered as Green Deal installers, new government figures suggest. more »
Crossrail 2 moves to consultation stage
15/05/2013: Transport for London (TfL) and Network Rail have begun formal public consultation on proposed routes for the Crossrail 2 rail scheme. more »