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Balfour Beatty’s Build to Last turnaround programme explained

Balfour Beatty made a loss of £150m in the first half of 2015 but here is what chief executive Leo Quinn and his team are doing about it, in an attempt to turn the business around. Leo Quinn joined...

House-builders’ kick-starter contest re-opens for bidding

Expressions of interest to bid for a share of the government’s £525m Builders Finance Fund has reopened.   The Builders Finance Fund provides loans to help restart and speed up housing developments of between five and...

Speke retail park to get £60m lift

Liverpool City Council has approved plans for a £60m overhaul of New Mersey Shopping Park in Speke.   The project includes the construction of a new Cineworld cinema complex and six restaurants, as well as refurbished...

Kier brings Keller’s Atkinson on board

Former Keller chief executive Justin Atkinson is joining the board of Kier Group in October as an independent non-executive director.   Justin Atkinson was chief executive of ground engineering specialist Keller Group from April 2004 until...

Olympic tower to become a helter skelter

The ArcelorMittal Orbit, that strange red tower in London’s Olympic Park, is to be turned into a helter skelter.   The Olympic Legacy Corporation has approved a planning application to create a slide from the...

UKTI highlights trio of openings in Turkey

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is offering British companies help in targeting a trio of waste and wastewater management projects in Turkey.   Two of the schemes involve wastewater treatment in Mardin. One is for the...

Amey lands £113m Yorkshire sewers deal

Amey has won a £113m contract to deliver waste water services for Yorkshire Water.   The contract, which runs until April 2020, has the option to be extended for a further five years. Starting from 26th...

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