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Laing O'Rourke breaks ground on cancer centre
Laing O'Rourke has started main construction work on the Sussex Cancer Centre for University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust.
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CIRIA offers climate risk guide
The Construction Industry Research and Information Association, CIRIA, has released a guide to the impact of climate change on geo-risks across the development life cycle.
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RLB appoints PM lead
Rider Levett Bucknall has appointed Matt Buntine head of London and Europe project and programme management.
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Wates extends Isle of Wight college
Wates Group has started to build a new Welcome Hub at Isle of Wight College, under the Department for Education's £7bn schools construction framework.
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UK Power Networks renews Falco contract
Utilities contractor, Falco, has secured a renewal of its groundworks contract with Britain’s largest electricity distributor, UK Power Networks (UKPN).
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Doka helps upgrade hydro plant
TRS Formwork has used Doka's Radius Top 50 system to support the building of a new plinth at SSE Renewables Lochay Hydro Power Station in Perthshire.
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OCL Regeneration to turn runway into homes
Holcim UK subsidiary OCL Regeneration is working to remove the runway at Ford Airfield in West Sussex and reuse it for surfaces and roads on a new Vistry housing development.
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Wallace Whittle buys Petrie Buchanan
MEP engineering consultancy Wallace Whittle has acquired utilities infrastructure consultancy Petrie Buchanan.
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ABAX helps light vans meet EU tacho rules
ABAX has launched ABAX Tachograph, adding functionality to its Smart Operations, helping light van users comply with the EU's Smart Tachograph 2 requirements, coming on July 1.
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Liebherr extends digital services
Liebherr has extended its MyLiebherr platform for earthmoving and material handling machines, offering performance data and maintenance support.
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Simex drops a deep cut
Simex has launched the D-Blade 200, a floor saw designed to precisely cut asphalt and concrete to depths of 220mm.
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Robertson starts work on Northumberland cinema
Robertson Construction North East has started work on the Portland Park cinema and restaurant development, for Advance Northumberland.