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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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WSP and Laing O’Rourke on shortlist for $1.6bn Perth freight link
Three joint ventures have been invited to submit proposals for the AU$1.575bn (£810m) Perth Freight Link project. The Australian and Western Australian governments are seeking proposals for a 5.2km extension of Roe Highway and 8.2km...
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Lafarge Tarmac adds 60 Streetmasters
Lafarge Tarmac has renewed its plant fleet with a £4m investment in 60 new JCB 2CX Streetmaster backhoe for its contracting business. The new machines ready for deliveryThe order marks a 25-year partnership between Lafarge Tarmac...
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Contractors ‘sleepwalking into danger’ over fire door errors
Most fire doors are being fitted incorrectly, according to industry statistics. On the third anniversary of the creation of the Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS), Europe’s first qualification and inspection scheme for fire door safety,...
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Lovell to build more Liverpool homes
Lovell has been selected for a £2.2m contract to build 23 new affordable houses for South Liverpool Homes. Artist’s impression of the new housing at Island Road South Lovell will build a pair of housing association...
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Exhibitors line up for Showcase Buyer fair
Major contractors, local authorities and the newly formed Highways England are among the companies exhibiting at Constructionline’s second annual Showcase Meet the Buyer & Conference next month. The industry supply chain networking event for construction...
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Pochin builds big shed in Wigan
Pochin Construction has begun work on a 10,000-square-metre industrial development in Lancashire. Artist’s impression of the speculative shed The speculative unit is being built at M6EPIC industrial park, a 34-acre site at Junction 25 of the...
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