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Speedy improves after taking its medicine
Plant and tool hire group Speedy saw its reported pre-tax profits collapse last year due to a series of exceptional restructuring costs but the strategy appears to be working. Speedy chief executive Mark Rogerson Speedy’s earnings...
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Volvo adopts automatic traction control for its construction trucks
The automatic traction control system that Volvo Construction Equipment uses in its off-road articulated haulers has now been adopted by Volvo Trucks. Volvo’s automatic traction control activates the drive on the front axle automatically when...
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Skills shortage gets worse for specialist contractors
Skills shortages are preventing 28% of construction firms from bidding for work they would have previously taken on. The latest state of trade survey from the National Specialist Contractors Council found that 47% of contractors...
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BAM gets €5m grant for energy-neutral household retrofits
BAM has secured a €5m (£3.5m) grant for development of a project to retrofit thousands of homes with solar panels and heat pumps in place of gas. The work is part of the European Commission’s Horizon...
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Dublin pharmaceutical project to create 800 building jobs
Alexion Pharmaceuticals has announced a €450m (£324m) project that is expected to create 800 construction jobs in Dublin. Planning permission is to be sought for the construction of a 20,000m2 manufacturing facility at Alexion’s College...
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The risk of subcontractor insurance
Does your subcontractor’s insurance cover meet your client’s demands? Solicitor Christopher Coveney reports. Christopher Coveney is a solicitor in the construction team at Thomas Eggar LLP It is common for the employer under building contracts to...
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London developer Great Portland Estates pledges support to #loveLIVES with £20k donation
Great Portland Estates has backed the #loveLIVES campaign with a £20,000 pledge, becoming the first developer to support the cause. The London developer has become the first client to get involved with the campaign, showing its...
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