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Wilmott Dixon gets £16.7m Kent school contract
Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Willmott Dixon has won a £16.7m contract build new facilities for Knole Academy in Kent in time for the new academic year next year.

BB sees UK construction fall by 23%
Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Balfour Beatty saw the revenue it earned from its UK construction business fall by almost a quarter in the first quarter of this year, the company has revealed.

Solar panel firm fined £12,000
Monday, 13 May 2013

A York-based solar panel fitter has been forced to pay over £12,000 in fines and costs after a worker fell four metres through the fragile roof of a pig shed at an East Yorkshire farm.

Roofing company fined for H&S failings
Monday, 13 May 2013

A Merseyside roofing contractor has been fined £1,000 for serious health and safety breaches at a site it was working on in Flintshire.

Interserve 'still trading well'
Monday, 13 May 2013

Interserve says it won over £700m in new work in the first quarter of this year, and is currently trading as well as expected.

Engineers' society takes on new boss
Monday, 13 May 2013

Peter Walsh, currently a senior project manager for GBM Minerals Engineering Consultants, has been appointed chief executive of the Society of Operations Engineers (SOE).

EMCOR pulls out of construction in UK
Friday, 10 May 2013

EMCOR is pulling out of the UK construction market, blaming current market conditions.

BRE seeks new ideas in China
Friday, 10 May 2013

BRE is encouraging UK construction businesses to come forward to showcase their most innovative and sustainable technologies in a new eco-city in China whose developer it is working in partnership.

Kent company made to pay £18,500 after earth collapse
Friday, 10 May 2013

A Kent company has been forced to pay over £18,500 in costs and fines after a worker on one of its projects at a top girls’ private school was seriously injured when a four-metre deep excavation face fell on top of him.

Output at lowest level for 15 years
Friday, 10 May 2013

UK construction output is currently at is lowest level for almost 15 years, new ONS figures suggest.

Survey highlights skills shortages as major issue
Friday, 10 May 2013

More than four fifths of building companies surveyed by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) say a lack of skilled domestic construction workers is the biggest issue facing the industry – and half of them blame the government and industry for the situation.

Morgan Sindall warns on first quarter
Thursday, 9 May 2013

Morgan Sindall says its performance in the first quarter of this year was slightly below the board’s expectations, despite a 6% increase in its order book since the start of the year, because of continuing pressure on margins.

Roofing contractor develops time-saving device
Thursday, 9 May 2013

A Yorkhire-based roofing contractor has come up with a new safety device he says is designed to save time and money for companies engaged on small scale projects.

BAM Co-operative project helps school
Thursday, 9 May 2013

A year-long project to teach students about architecture and construction has given one Year 9 pupil from Blackley in Manchester the opportunity to design and build a new outdoor teaching and break out area at their school.

Turner & Townsend appointed to Battersea Power Station scheme
Thursday, 9 May 2013

Turner & Townsend has been appointed as the project manager for the initial phases of the Battersea Power Station redevelopment.

Northampton Uni plans £330m campus development
Thursday, 9 May 2013

A vital compulsory purchase order, unlocking a major £330m campus development by the University of Northampton, has been approved by the government.

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2013-05-22 15:25

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2013-05-08 11:49

A revolution in costs

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2013-05-08 11:37

Late payments - the rows go on

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2013-05-07 15:14

Laying the groundwork

Rising demand for land for development through reclamation and site decontamination has led to a rapid expansion in the field of ground improvement techniques. High energy impact compaction (HEIC) from Landpac is proving an innovative and cost-effective technology in solving geotechnical challenges. Builder & Engineer takes a look.

2013-04-24 11:21

Fair play

Construction has come a long way from the days when female workers were a novelty, yet women still represent just 10 per cent of one of the UK’s most important sectors. So why is it still such a man’s world?

2013-04-24 11:00

Putting the brakes on potholes

An annual survey has revealed that despite a significant increase in highway repairs, the road network in England and Wales is crumbling, fuelling calls for increased and longer-term funding from Government.

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