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Nigeria looks to PPP to build new prisons
Nigeria’s Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission is canvassing the use of public-private partnerships to institute reforms in the country’s prisons. It has agreed to work with the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) to ensure the successful development of...
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Highways England hands A-one+ £750m maintenance deal
Highways England has finally awarded a pair of asset support contracts (ASCs) a year after scrapping procurement and starting over again. A-one+ has now been awarded the ASCs for areas 4 (Kent and parts of Sussex)...
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New director for Leada Acrow
A-Plant has appointed Barry Furlong to run its formwork, falsework and groundwork hire business, Leada Acrow. Barry Furlong has been in the formwork and scaffolding industry for 30 years. He recently moved back to the UK...
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Leeds picks Kier for £10m housing push
Leeds City Council has appointed Kier Living to design and build 71 new homes across three sites. Kier will build 25 council homes at the Garnets in Hunslet and 24 properties at the Broadleas in Bramley,...
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Immingham bridge builders to work through Christmas
Contractors at the Port of Immingham will spend Christmas sliding a 4,000 tonne road bridge into place under a railway line. More than 100 contractors will work around the clock for 76 hours from 10pm on...
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New factory for Freyssinet
Specialist civil engineering company Freyssinet has opened a new factory in Telford. The new facility on a 1.8 acre site will enable Freyssinet to increase production of bridge components, with the benefit of additional space for...
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Date set for Construction Health Summit
Construction industry leaders are throwing their weight behind attempts to reduce the everyday health risks faced by construction workers in their workplace. The inaugural Construction Health Summit will be held in London on 21st January 2016,...
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