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Sicon Limited, the parent company of John Sisk & Son’s construction and related businesses in Ireland, the UK and Europe has reported 2025 full year profit before tax up 27.7% to €74.2m. Turnover growth in the UK made up for declines in Ireland and Europe.
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The High Speed Rail Group has appointed Mandy Duncan of Kier Infrastructure and Jonathan Sharrock of Arcadis to its board of directors.
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Construction, real estate and infrastructure consultancy Drees & Sommer UK has opened a permanent office in Bristol, seeking to reinforce its presence in the South West.
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure
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Wernick has launched an upgrade to site accommodation, with its new RestPod aiming to offer more of the comforts of home or hotel, particularly suitable for small teams on early works in isolated locations.
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Vistry's Riverside and Countryside Partnerships has broken ground on the second phase of a 275-home mixed tenure development in Bromley, London, which will include 32 social rent homes—keeping existing tenants on the same rent and terms.
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Structural steel work is nearing completion on Powerday's Croydon materials recycling facility (MRF), which is getting a capacity boost with equipment from Turmec. The site is on track to open in April 2027.
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After members of the public alerted HSE to unsafe working on a site in Kings Cross, B&O Developments and director Sanjay Swaminaryan pleaded guilty to putting workers at risk and were fined at City of London Magistrate's Court.
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Finning Power has opened a new depot in Ashford, Kent, bringing its power solutions and support closer to customers in London and the South East than is currently offered through its Cannock, Staffordshire, HQ.
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Forsyth of Denny has taken delivery of the first Liebherr LTM 1300-6.4 in Scotland. The crane is the hirers second with a 90m main boom from Liebherr. The long boom will aid work on tower crane erection and wind turbine maintenance.
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Premier Technical Services Group Ltd (PTSG) has acquired IDSL Group Holdings, aiming to strengthen its position in passive fire compliance.
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Wherever there are slopes, there's risk, and slope stabilisation is the key to protecting people, property, and progress.
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Procurement authority SCAPE has launched a two lot framework for defence and complex environment construction projects, its first for the delivery of highly secure construction projects across the UK.