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Construction begins of world’s first commercial droneport
Construction is now under way of what is claimed to be the world's first commercial airport for use exclusively by drones. The Aerodrome is working with the city of Boulder City to build the droneport and...
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Momentum gathers for new London concert hall
Construction of a new £278m concert hall in London has edged a step closer with publication of the feasibility study and allocation of a £5.5m government grant to fund development of a full business case for the project. ...
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Skanska digs up Roman burial ground
Skanska has uncovered Roman burials during groundworks on construction of a £250m Ministry of Defence college at Worthy Down near Winchester. Skanska contacted a team from Oxford Archaeology, whose investigations revealed a cluster of at least...
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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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