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Vivian takes over as MPA chair

Materials sales soften but confidence remains undimmedRise in quarry product sales throws doubt on government's numbersAggregate sales surged in 2014Strong Q3 rise for aggregates salesAggregates sales growth suggests further construction output rise ahead Simon Vivian, who retires as chief executive...

McCarthy & Stone opens more regional offices

Retirement house-builder McCarthy & Stone has opened three more regional offices. The new structure will see the existing North, Southwest and Midlands regions each divided into two more concentrated regions, thus increasing the number of regional...

Stepnell starts Cheltenham retail expansion

Constractor Stepnell has begun work on a redevelopment at Cheltenham’s Regent Arcade shopping centre. Artist’s impression of the new store at Cheltenham's Regent Arcade Canada Life, which owns the centre, has appointed Stepnell for a 10-month...

Turkish batching plants come to UK

Under the terms of the agreement Utranazz will be the exclusive dealer for the Turkish manufacturer’s stationary and mobile concrete batching plants with outputs ranging from 15m3/hour up to 180m3/hour. Utranazz managing director Tony Evans said:...

Salini Impregilo signs deal for Georgia hydro scheme

Morgan Sindall to raise the roof on £30m Birmingham office jobWillmott Dixon gets £20m University of Warwick hubFirst score for Wates' northeast pushLeighton team lands $5bn Sydney M5 motorwayISG picked for Warrington UTC Salini Impregilo has signed the contract for...

Thomas Vale starts Wolverhampton brewery conversion

Main contractor Thomas Vale starts work this week on the conversion of a derelict brewery site into a centre of excellence for construction education. College principal Tom Macdonald and university vice-chancellor Geoff Layer lead the ground-breaking...

Build UK sets out action plan

A formal alliance of 27 of construction’s biggest contractors with 40 niche trade associations representing 11,500 specialist contractors is officially launched today. Build UK claims to provide “for the first time, a single voice for the...

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