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SuperCurve asphalt designed for roundabouts
Holcim subsidiary Aggregate Industries has launched a new high performance asphalt designed to provide a better road surface for higher stressed areas such as roundabouts and junctions. SuperCurve is a 10mm polymer modified asphalt that has...
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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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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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