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Sussex contractor is first for new Bobcat
JOG Contractors in West Sussex has bought its first Bobcat compact excavators. JOG has bought six Bobcats, including the first new E17 excavator in the UK as well as E32 and E85 models.Three of the excavators...
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Study seeks to improve energy forecasts
Funding has been secured for an academic research project that is expected to result in architects being better able to predict the energy consumption of the buildings they design. Architects’ predictions of potential energy consumption of...
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New sales director for Terex Finlay
Rik Kiddle has joined Terex Finlay from JCB as global business development and sales director. Rik Kiddle has had various sales and marketing roles at JCB, focusing on the waste, recycling and demolition industries. He is...
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Tender prices to rise 28%
Construction tender prices are set to rise by 28% over the next five years, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The latest quarterly report from RICS’ Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) says that...
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Jailed for ignoring site safety
A man has been sent to jail after an immigrant labourer was killed in a fall on his building site. The Shafi family from Blackburn was converting an old mill in the town but its corner...
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European construction output falls
Output in Europe’s construction sector rose in March after February’s falls but was down on figures from 2014. In March 2015 compared with February, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector rose by 0.8% in the...
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Saudi Arabia announces £90bn transport investment
Saudi Arabia is to invest SR525bn (£90bn) in the transport sector within the next 10 years, the governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) said this week at a meeting in Tokyo. Abdullatif Al-Othman, who...
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