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Farrans JV set to start £120m Wear bridge
A joint venture of Farrans Construction and Belgium’s Victor Buyck Steel Construction has been confirmed to build an £120m bridge in Sunderland. Sunderland City Council’s New Wear Crossing project has been a long time in gestation....
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Civils firms expect post-election lift off
After a lull in work in in the run-up to the general election, civil engineering contractors are now expecting their sector to take off. Results from the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) workload trends survey...
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Australia sets aside $3bn to restart scrapped road contract
The Australian government has confirmed its commitment to the construction of Melbourne's East West Link, despite the state government tearing up the project contract. Lend Lease had won the contract, but it was cancelled last...
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Oman seeks bids for new rail network
Oman is starting the prequalification process for the second phases of building a 2,135km rail network. It is seeking bids from teams experienced in the design and construction of major railways, tunnels and bridges. The...
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BAM scores big in Manchester again with £73m prestige office job
Developer Allied London has handed BAM Construction a £73m design and build contract for No.1 Spinningfields in Manchester. The new building will go up on the site of Quay House on Quay Street, which is...
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Galliford Try takes over Shepherd sites
Galliford Try subsidiary Linden Homes has exchanged contracts to acquire Shepherd homes’ Yorkshire-based house-building land assets. A new Shepherd Homes development in Beverley The assets being acquired comprise six current sites and five sites in planning,...
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Hinowa’s largest lift unveiled
Powered access specialist IAPS has launched Hinowa’s latest tracked boom lift onto the UK market. Hinowa's 26.14 model Hinowa dealer IAPS unveiled the LightLift 26.14 Performance IIIS this week at the Vertikal days trade show at...
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