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House-building up 12% in second quarter
There was an 11.6% increase in new homes registered with the National House-Building Council (NHBC) in the second quarter of 2015. Latest NHBC registration figures show that there were 41,268 new homes registered in the...
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Alstom team wins Algerian tramway contract
Alstom and consortium partners Corsan, Corviam and Cosider have won a contract to extend Algeria’s Constantine-area tramway by 10km. Alstom’s share of the contract - which was awarded by Algeria’s public transport operator Entreprise Metro...
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Engineering plant consultation throws up modest consensus
Government proposals to regulate the operations of road-going engineering plant have won mixed support. The Department for Transport (DfT) has published the summary findings of its consultation on plans to drop exemptions for certain types...
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Sacyr wins $1bn Colombian motorway concession
Colombia’s National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) has awarded a team led by Sacyr the construction and concession contract for the Pasto-Rumichaca motorway. The scheme, which is part of the country’s ‘Fourth Generation’ programme of new motorways...
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Ferrovial makes first-half profits of €267m
Ferrovial’s net profit for the first half of the year was €267m (£187m) - a rise of 59% from last year. Revenue grew by 14% to €4.736bn and EBITDA saw a 24% rise amounted to...
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ThyssenKrupp tops out 232m-tall test tower for lifts
ThyssenKrupp Elevator and contractor Züblin have held a topping-out ceremony to mark completion of the 232m-tall concrete tube for a tower that will be used to test lifts. It has taken less than 10 months...
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EDF readies Hinkley Point suppliers
Today’s announcement of a £460m contract for Balfour Beatty Bailey at Hinkley Point C has been accompanied by a raft of other contractor appointments by EDF for the planned nuclear power station. As reported elsewhere...
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