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Screencore launches new Orbiter trommel
Screencore has launched a new trommel, the Orbiter 206R, with a 7m3 hopper capacity.
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Birthday upgrade for SheetMaster
Groundforce Shorco has upgraded its SheetMaster tool to prevent sheet drops. It has been trialled by JN Bentley, Seymour Construction, United Infrastructure, and J Murphy & Sons.
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure
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A new path towards net zero
A new performance evaluation has been developed under the Net Zero Carbon Building Standard, allowing buildings that are not in full alignment with the standard to measure their performance using the same metrics.
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Cameron gets OK for Bamford Place
Cameron Homes has received planning approval from East Staffordshire Borough Council for a £39m project to build 119 homes on the former Bamford Works factory site in Uttoxeter, in partnership with JCB.
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M Group appoints energy MD
M Group has appointed Andrew English as its managing director, energy infrastructure.
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure
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TBM starts on Thames power tunnel
A Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine has been lowered into the ground using a Weldex crawler crane, for Ferrovial Bemo JV, who are building a new power tunnel under the Thames for National Grid.
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Mott MacDonald to buy Leed
Mott MacDonald has agreed to buy Australian civil contractors, Leed Engineering & Construction.
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Kier's King's Speech a damp squib on rainy Wednesday
As storm clouds rolled over the capital, the King announced the Government's lawmaking plans for the year ahead. Commentators from RIBA, the CIOB, the Residential Freehold Association, and Churchill Living appeared to struggle to find anything to be...
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Pyroguard, Schüco glaze Belfast Grand Central
Pyroguard and Schüco have partnered to bring their fire safety glass and frames to Belfast Grand Central Station, designed by RPP and delivered by Carey Glass and Williaam Cox.
Topics: Building Safety
Entities: Building Safety
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Network Rail picks AtkinsRéalis for Wales and Western
AtkinsRéalis has been appointed by Network Rail as the delivery partner for the Wales & Western region, delivering support services valued at up to £9m.
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure
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Leguan launches electric spider lifts
Leguan has announced the global launch of a new electric option for its range of all terrain spider lifts.