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Mabey appoints southern, national sales leads

Temporary works specialist Mabey Hire has appointed Sarah Kingscott as head of national accounts and Darren Ginger as regional sales director for the south.

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Durkan completes Greenwich social housing project

Durkan has marked the completion of the HTA-designed Kidbrooke Park Road, the UK's largest new social housing project, providing 432 new homes as part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich's plans for 1,750 new council homes.

Topics: Housing

Entities: Housing

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National Highways adds suicide prevention to design standards

With more than 60 suspected suicides happening on the UK's road networks each year, accounting for one fifth of road deaths, National Highways has mandated suicide prevention assessments on all relevant road design projects.

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CW Plant Hire invests in Instagrid batteries

Charles Wilson (CW) Plant has invested in over 40 Instagrid battery power units, through Seddon Plant and Engineer, aiming to help customers cut costs and meet sustainability targets.

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Sitech joins SPOA

Trimble dealer Sitech UK & Ireland has joined the Scottish Plant Owners Association, aiming to support its growth across the country.

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Wates picked for £23m Clair Hall regeneration

Wates Residential has been chosen to work with Mid Sussex District Council and The Digital Picture House to develop proposals for the regeneration of Clair Hall, a Haywards Heath venue closed in 2020.

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Wernick adds portal frame buildings

Modular building and portable cabin supplier Wernick has added steel portal frame buildings to its range, for hire and purchase.

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Majestic scores a £10m win in Huddersfield

Majestic Construction has been appointed to support the transformation of rugby league club Huddersfield Giant's Flair Stadium in Dewsbury.

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Concretene secures £4.5m for graphene admixture

University of Manchester spin-out Concretene has secured £4.5m in scale up funding for its biogas-based graphene, which can be used as an admixture for carbon negative concrete assets.

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Bovis starts work on St Giles Quarter

Bovis has started work on St Giles Quarter, a mixed use new build and restoration development in Bloomsbury it is delivering for Simten.

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Cruden profits double in full year results

Scottish housebuilder Cruden has released full year results to 31 March 2026, showing profits before tax and exceptionals doubling to £6.1m, on turnover of £134m.

Topics: Housing

Entities: Housing

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Keon gets building Wolverhampton homes

With demolitions, surveys and enabling works complete, Keon Homes has marked the start of construction on new council homes being built for Wolverhampton Council.