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RICS survey shows materials shortages are starting to ease
Quantity surveyors believe the shortages of building materials blighting the construction industry is beginning to ease off. The latest quarterly construction workload survey of members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors finds that they...
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Brazil and USA hit Arcadis profits
Arcadis has reported strong growth in the first half of the year but that profitability was affected by tough conditions in Brazil and one-off project cost overruns in the USA. Gross and net revenue grew...
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Government’s centralised facilities management framework goes live
The government expects to save more than £200m by using a new centralised facilities management services framework contract that has gone live this week. Previously, each government department procured its own facilities management (FM) services....
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Balfour Beatty wins Denver rail contract
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure has won a US$140m (£90m) two-phased contract to design and build the Southeast Rail Extension in the US city of Denver. The decision to award the contract was taken during this week’s...
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Clugston builds £10m Yorkshire Show hall
Clugston Construction has started work on a £10m events hall at the Great Yorkshire Show Ground in Harrogate. The 2015 Great Yorkshire Show took place in mid July. With the stands now all cleared away,...
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A-Plant stocks new type of traffic signal
A-Plant has placed a £1.5m order with Pike Signals for a new type of portable pedestrian traffic signal. A total of 275 traffic light sets from Pike’s new Evolution range will join the hire inventory...
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House-building up 12% in second quarter
There was an 11.6% increase in new homes registered with the National House-Building Council (NHBC) in the second quarter of 2015. Latest NHBC registration figures show that there were 41,268 new homes registered in the...
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