The Bill extending HS2 to Manchester is handed to Parliament today in a landmark move that paves the way for …
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Structural steel price jumps another £50 a tonne
Constructional steelwork contractors have been hit with another major price hike from British Steel to start the year. In letters …
Continue readingBam to create world’s first fully electric paver
Royal Bam Group’s Dutch civil engineering company, Bam Infra Nederland, has commissioned Wirtgen and New Electric to convert an asphalt …
Continue readingKier signs deal for £169m Luton hospital revamp
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has signed a contract with Kier after getting government backing for its £168.6m scheme to …
Continue readingKier reported to be in talks to buy Tilbury Douglas
Interserves construction business was renamed Tilbury Douglas a year ago with a target of achieving £500m revenue After recently strengthening …
Continue readingConcrete and plastic specialists hook up
Dura Composites is partnering with Anderton Concrete to supply pre-cast concrete troughs and GRP composite trench covers from a single …
Continue readingHS2 awards £310m station lifts and escalators deal
German-based TK Elevator has been selected to build and install around nearly 300 lifts and escalators for the four major …
Continue readingInfrastructure work boosts construction output to pre-pandemic levels
New-build infrastructure work rose at its sharpest rate for 18 months at the end of last year, official data has …
Continue readingBritain’s concrete producers join forces
Britain’s concrete producers have joined forces in one association to represent the industry and accelerate its journey to beyond net …
Continue readingInfluencing clients and the supply chain: how is net-zero shaping the industry?
For many, 2021 will be remembered as the year when climate change finally established itself at the forefront of the …
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