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McPhillips delivers green space in Kidderminster
McPhillips has completed Talbot Park, a £4.3m green space and urban connectivity project forming part of the regeneration of Kidderminster's town centre.
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Heidelberg lays sustainable asphalt at Eurotunnel
Heidelberg Materials UK has resurfaced the Kent entrance to the Eurotunnel service tunnel, using a carbon-reducing asphalt.
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Sliding into the UK
Slide rail systems have been an important tool for safe ground works in mainland Europe for decades but have failed to catch on in the UK. Now, two companies are trying to change that and taking very different approaches. Will North reports.
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Piling without the impact
Flooding and erosion, driven by climate change, will require extensive ground engineering. This comes with its own environmental impacts. Piling contractors must find ways to deliver this work, while minimising noise and vibration. Will North reports.
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British Land appoints McLaren for West One
McLaren has been appointed by developer British Land to deliver a £99m office retrofit and expansion at Bond Street Underground Station, designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.
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Barhale, Suez, ice pigs, to finish Greenwich trunk main
Thames Water has picked Barhale to complete the final leg of the £17m Greenwich Trunk Main in South London, using ice pigging with Suez to efficiently commission the line.
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Hodge to sell Hyundai in Scotland
Hyundai Construction Equipment has appointed Hodge Plant as its dealer for Scotland.
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L&Q adds Cardo for £3bn major works programme
L&Q has appointed Cardo as a delivery partner for its major works investment programme.
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New technical head for Donaldson Timber
Offsite timber frame manufacturer Donaldson Timber Systems has appointed Grant Sanderson head of technical.
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Faster drywall planning with AI
The University of Wolverhampton has launched knowledge transfer partnership with Drywall Steel Sections Ltd to speed the design and costing of steel frame and drywall systems using AI.
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Templant joins Camfaud Group following acquisition
Essex-based temporary power provider Templant has been acquired by Camfaud Group, the UK’s largest concrete pumping company and part of Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBCP)
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HSE warns against dry cutting
HSE has issued guidance making dry cutting of engineered stone illegal and demanding the use of lower silica content materials, pointing to the risk of silicosis, following the deaths of two workers in the sector.