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Construction News (UK): Three contractors have settled an asbestos claim with the family of a former construction union president. The widow of former Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) president
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Construction News (UK): Administrators for Geoffrey Osborne have secured a second extension for settling the contractor’s affairs, meaning the process might not conclude until four years after the firm went under. An admi
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Construction News (UK): The government is being called on to take urgent action as a trade body boss has warned the Iran war is adding to a “crisis in construction”. The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has set out four
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Construction News (UK): Tom Jennings is senior consultant at the Building Research Establishment (BRE) The UK construction sector consumes over 1 billion litres of diesel and hydrotreated vegetable oil each year, accordin
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Construction News (UK): Profit surged by half at Sir Robert McAlpine (SRM) after it focused on “disciplined work selection”, the firm’s latest accounts show. The tier one contractor tabled a pre-tax profit of £15.7m in th
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Construction News (UK): The entry deadline for this year's Women in Construction & Engineering Awards has been extended until midnight on Friday 8 May. The awards will hail the individuals, companies and teams making outs
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Construction News (UK): Derbyshire County Council is seeking a development partner for a £138.4m redevelopment of County Hall in Matlock, including the conversion of the listed south block into a hotel. The council has pu
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Construction News (UK): Construction sites are complex ecosystems where collaboration, safety and efficiency depend on one critical foundation: reliable connectivity. Yet many projects still struggle with weak digital inf
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Construction News (UK): Measures could be introduced to mitigate the impact on construction firms of looming tariff hikes for imported steel products, following a top-level meeting. In March, the government announced that
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Construction News (UK): Wates Group has promoted George Mosey to managing director of its London construction business. The contractor said Mosey had taken up the role on a permanent basis after serving in an interim capa
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Construction News (UK): The planned procurement for renewal works to Parliament will be delayed, at a cost of millions, unless MPs and lords debate the proposals before conference season, according to officials running th
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Construction News (UK): Contractor Lloyd & Gravell has become an employee ownership trust (EOT) after receiving funding from the Welsh government. The Carmarthenshire-based firm said becoming an EOT will safeguard 60 jobs
