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Saudi Arabia announces £90bn transport investment
Saudi Arabia is to invest SR525bn (£90bn) in the transport sector within the next 10 years, the governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) said this week at a meeting in Tokyo. Abdullatif Al-Othman, who...
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Skanska demands 360° cameras on all heavy plant
Major contractor Skanska is taking a lead on plant safety by stipulating that heavy mobile construction plant on its sites will now have to be fitted with 360° all-round visibility cameras. From 30th July 2015 all...
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Wates to buy Shepherd businesses
Wates has agreed a deal to buy Shepherd Group’s facilities management and building services divisions, and also take over much of its construction business. The two companies have reached a preliminary agreement on the sale of...
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Government urged to promote photocatalysis in clean air strategy
The government should offer grants and incentives to promote the use of pollution-busting photocatalytic technology, a leading building products firm has said. Marley Eternit's EcoLogic roof tile is coated with titanium dioxide to neutralise NOx in...
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McCarthy & Stone Nottingham development approved
McCarthy & Stone is preparing to start work on a multi-million pound development in Nottingham. The Wilford Lane development on the banks of the River Trent Developer Charterpoint Senior Living has secured detailed planning permission...
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John F Hunt adds three new ADTs
Demolition contractor John F Hunt has bought three B25E articulated dump trucks (ADTs) from Bell Equipment. One of the new ADTs The B25E is a 25-tonne ADT, the smallest that Bell offers, making it suitable...
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Jail for VAT fraudster
A South Wales businessman who fabricated invoices for construction work so he could fraudulently claim £163,000 VAT refunds has been jailed for 13 months. Stephen Wright, 50, from Llanblethian, Cowbridge, was the owner of SJ Wright...
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