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Project management firm Currie & Brown has appointed Mike Bull as its head of infrastructure for England and Wales, focusing on markets outside London and the South East.
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure
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Tarmac owner CRH has reported revenues of $10.8bn in the second quarter, up 6%, with adjusted EBITDA up 7% to $2.6bn from $2.5bn.
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Taylor Wimpey has said it is focused on controlling costs, as adjusting operating profits fell 19.4% in its first half, and margins slipped by 2 percentage points, on revenue up 1.7% at £1,683m.
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A Goldhofer fully electric E-PowerPack was used to transport a 430t Siemens Energy gas turbine at Berlin's BEHALA RoRo terminal, a quiet and zero emissions premiere in heavy transport for technology developed in the aviation sector.
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure
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Liebherr France invested €2.5m in a new test rig at its Colmar production site, allowing it to simulate the impact of working stresses on crawler excavators at 17x normal speeds, while developing tools for their autonomous operation.
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United Infrastructure has released full year results to 31 March, showing revenues up 17.8% to £845.8m from £718.2m, and EBITDA on continuing operations up 49% to £102.2m.
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure
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Winvic has completed civils and infrastructure work on the nationally significant SEGRO Logistics Park in Northampton.
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure
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Natural Power has secured a contract with ScottishPower Renewables to support five onshore windfarms in southern Scotland.
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The penultimate beams have been installed on the Baker Viaduct, crossing the River Calder, connecting the Transpennine Route Upgrade across the river for the first time. BAM Nuttall and Severfield played key roles in delivering the viaduct.
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North Yorkshire contractor J Lingard has equipped a new 16t Volvo EC160E with a Rototilt RC5 and Leica machine control, supplied through SJ Pigg.
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Watkin Jones has won six contracts worth around £60m in the three months to 30 June, comprising five Refresh contracts covering 1,750 PBSA beds in four cities, and a delivery partnership appointment for Staycity Wilde Oxford, a 145-unit aparthotel.
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BAM has reported EBITDA up 36% to €240m in the first half of 2026, a margin of 6.9% The Dutch headquartered contractor's order book stood at €12.6bn.