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Geobear appoints commercial director
Geotechnical specialist Geobear has appointed Jon Chevin as commercial and infrastructure director.
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Novus starts Loughborough STEM campus transformation
Fit out contractor Novus Property Solutions has started work on a £4.2m contract at Loughborough University to turn two buildings into a specialist digitally-focused facility.
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Sunderland signs Sunniside pre-development agreement
Sunderland City Council has signed a pre-development agreement with Muse, under Pagabo's developer led framework, to oversee development of a masterplan for Sunniside that could deliver a thousand new homes.
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Teesside CCS moves forward with pipework deal
Energy minister Michael Shanks visited Teesside, as local pipework company Cavendish celebrated winning one of the latest contracts on the planned East Coast Cluster.
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Ashbrook places £18m JCB order
Ashbrook has placed an £18m order for almost 270 machines from JCB, including the company’s first ever X Series tracked excavators, alongside Loadall telehandlers, site dumpers, and compaction equipment, through Gunn JCB.
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Nixon Hire extends with partner networks
Accommodation, modular building and renewable energy supplier NIxon Hire has launched a strategic partner network with Safer Group, Minster, Ritesim, Elite GSS and others, allowing it to extend the services it offers to clients.
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New homes delivered with low carbon funding
Developer Eutopia Homes has marked the completion of Isca Gardens, an Exeter development delivered by Living Heritage, and financed by Ingenious, using a mechanism that rebates funding costs when carbon targets are met.
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Obayashi buys Multiplex from Brookfield
Japan's Obayashi Corporation, pointing to plans for worldwide construction growth, has acquired Australia, UK and Canada construction company Multiplex from global investment company Brookfield.
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Sunbelt protects celebrating Arsenal fans
A new barrier system from Sunbelt Rentals was used to manage a 37,000 capacity Champions League Final screening, and winner Arsenal's subsequent open-top bus tour.
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Haulotte to partner with Ukrainian Unmanned Technologies
MEWP manufacturer Haulotte has formed a partnership with Ukrainian Unmanned Technologies, UUT, who have developed robotic ground logistics platforms and deployed them in operational conditions.
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Watkins Jones refurbishes Reading PBSA
Aprirose Real Estate has selected Watkins Jones' Refresh to refurbish a recently acquired purpose-built student accommodation scheme in Reading.
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Global buys Pier, goes modular
Scottish energy and infrastructure specialist Global has acquired Pier Solutions, and will launch a new division, Global Modular, its first move into modular construction.
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