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BAM scores big in Manchester again with £73m prestige office job
Developer Allied London has handed BAM Construction a £73m design and build contract for No.1 Spinningfields in Manchester. The new building will go up on the site of Quay House on Quay Street, which is...
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Galliford Try takes over Shepherd sites
Galliford Try subsidiary Linden Homes has exchanged contracts to acquire Shepherd homes’ Yorkshire-based house-building land assets. A new Shepherd Homes development in Beverley The assets being acquired comprise six current sites and five sites in planning,...
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Hinowa’s largest lift unveiled
Powered access specialist IAPS has launched Hinowa’s latest tracked boom lift onto the UK market. Hinowa's 26.14 model Hinowa dealer IAPS unveiled the LightLift 26.14 Performance IIIS this week at the Vertikal days trade show at...
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BRE in sustainability training collaboration
The Building Research Establishment’s training body, the BRE Academy, is teaming up with the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) to develop and deliver sustainability training courses. The BRE/IEMA sustainability training course are expected...
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Teenage trainee killed testing live panel
Grundfos Pumps Limited has been fined £300,000 after a trainee design engineer lost his life. 19-year-old trainee design engineer Jake Herring came into contact with a live three-phase electrical system and died from his injuries....
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Lafarge Tarmac adds 60 Streetmasters
Lafarge Tarmac has renewed its plant fleet with a £4m investment in 60 new JCB 2CX Streetmaster backhoe for its contracting business. The new machines ready for deliveryThe order marks a 25-year partnership between Lafarge Tarmac...
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Contractors ‘sleepwalking into danger’ over fire door errors
Most fire doors are being fitted incorrectly, according to industry statistics. On the third anniversary of the creation of the Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS), Europe’s first qualification and inspection scheme for fire door safety,...
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