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Wardell Armstrong acquires Croydon firm
Engineering and environmental consultancy Wardell Armstrong has acquired the business and assets of RJ Witt Associates, a civil and structural engineering consultancy firm based in Croydon. RJWA founder Rob Witt The acquisition of RJ Witt...
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Celcon blocks made lighter
Aircrete block manufacturer H+H has lowered the density of its high strength and super strength grade Celcon blocks from 750 kg/m3 to 700 kg/m3. This has led to an improvement in thermal conductivity, H+H says, as...
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Bouygues UK has been selected as main contractor for a 42-storey residential tower block in east London.
Manhattan Loft Gardens is a 143-metre high tower to be built in Stratford for London property developer Manhattan Loft Corporation. The project has a gross development value of £250m. Manhattan Loft Gardens is being built...
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Laing O’Rourke lands £200m civils package for Swansea Bay lagoon
Laing O’Rourke has been named preferred bidder for the £200m contract for civil engineering works on the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project. Laing O’Rourke will build the 410-metre turbine house and sluice gate structure on the...
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Tender issued for first stage in $1.6bn Sydney road upgrade
Tenders have been invited for construction of the first stage of the AU$1.6bn (£785m), 31km upgrade of the Northern Road in Sydney, Australia. Assistant infrastructure minister Jamie Briggs and New South Wales minister for roads, maritime...
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Damage to historic building halts work on Taipei stadium
Taipei city government has ordered the suspension of work on the new baseball stadium because of damage to adjacent foundations and concerns about the MTR line. The city government in Taiwan’s capital said that a neighbouring...
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Lend Lease becomes Lendlease
Lend Lease has changed its name to Landlease and has a new-look logo, described as “a design for the future”. Lendlease group CEO and managing director Steve McCann said: "We have emerged out of our...
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