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UN partners with Japan to ‘build back better’ in Nepal
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has reaffirmed a partnership with Japan to support reconstruction in Nepal following the devastating earthquake. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the government of Nepal held a seminar in...
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Traffic commissioner bans plant hire boss
A Scottish plant hire boss who cut corners to get work from BAM Nuttall has had his operating licence revoked after being told that he could not be trusted. Scotland's traffic commissioner, Joan Aitken, has...
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HS2 aims for new standards in safety
If you work on the £50bn HS2 project, your instructions from the top are to challenge anything that you think might be unsafe. HS2 Ltd, the company developing the project, has published a simple two-page health...
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Green light for army dogs development
Work is expected to start next year on the redevelopment of an army barracks in Rutland for military working dogs. Rutland County Council has granted planning permission to the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) for works...
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Telford Homes ousts MD
London-focused house-builder Telford Homes has made one of its joint managing directors redundant. Former joint managing director Mark Parker Mark Parker, joint group managing director since 2007, was given his marching orders yesterday. Aged 52,...
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Sound start for HSS
HSS, the plant and tool hire firm that floated on the London Stock Exchange earlier this year, has had a solid start to its new life. First quarter revenues at HSS were up 15% to £72.5m...
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Severn Trent Water has handed Amey a £250m extension to its waste water contract.
Severn Trent Water has handed Amey a £250m extension to its waste water contract. The contract, officially titled the sewerage commercial model (SCM), was first awarded in 2011 with Amey delivering one of three areas that,...
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