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WSP provides design support for Leeds’ Tower Works development
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff has been appointed by developer Carillion to deliver engineering consultancy for the Tower Works site in Holbeck Urban Village, Leeds city centre. WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff will provide civil and structural engineering and building...
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Amnesty urges more action to help Qatar World Cup workers
Hopes of true progress to improve the rights of migrant workers building Qatar’s World Cup facilities are fading fast, said Amnesty International in a new briefing published yesterday. It is more than a year since Qatar’s...
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Ferrovial closes deal for $648m highway
A consortium led by Ferrovial subsidiary Cintra Infraestructuras has achieved financial closure for a US$648m (£415m) highway project in the US state of North Carolina. The project is for the Interstate 77 in Charlotte, North Carolina....
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House-building surges but is still below 2007 peak
House-building starts in the first quarter of 2015 increased by 31% on the previous quarter in England and by 11% compared to the same period last year, according to government figures. Seasonally adjusted house building starts...
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Mersey bridge project reaches landmark with temporary structure completed
The first bridge over the Mersey for 54 years has been completed as part of the construction of the new Mersey Gateway crossing. Merseylink construction workers Thomas Duncalf, left, and Asa Humphrey on the newly...
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Developer fined after ignoring warnings
House-builder Landrose Developments Ltd has been fined for repeated height safety breaches. A routine inspection of a Landrose site in Willesden by the Health & Safety Executive in February 2013 found that there were no adequate...
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VolkerWessels and Arup team wins Dutch courthouse PPP
The Dutch government has signed a contract for a public-private partnership (PPP) to build a new courthouse in Breda. The design-build-finance-maintain-operate contract contract was signed between the central government real estate agency, Rijksvastgoedbedrijf, and a consortium...
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