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Network Rail, Amey, BAM Nuttall and Arup alliances awarded new contracts

Network Rail has awarded contracts to two alliances ahead of future rail enhancements on the Transpennine Route between York and Manchester. The Transpennine Route Upgrade [...]

November 1, 2017

Robertson FM powers forward with DONG Energy’s new offshore wind farm

Robertson Facilities Management has secured a one-year contract with global offshore wind firm DONG Energy. The new agreement will see Robertson Facilities Management, part [...]

October 25, 2017

New construction T-Levels offer welcome boost to the sector

At a time when the construction sector is contending with acute skills shortages, the announcement from the Department for Education that it is to introduce T-Level courses, [...]

October 25, 2017

Laing O’Rourke appointed contractor for Brent Cross Shopping Centre

Laing O’Rourke has been appointed under a pre-construction services agreement as part of a two stage tender process for the main construction works with an overall value in [...]

October 25, 2017

CRH moves forward with £2.65bn takeover in Kansas, USA

Shareholders in a US cement manufacturer have approved a £2.65bn takeover by CRH after considering another offer. On 21 September, CRH announced that it had reached an [...]

October 25, 2017

Scotland Build – SEC Glasgow – November 22nd & 23rd

Scotland Build is back on November 22nd & 23rd with more content, more networking and more entertainment than ever before, and you can sign up for a free ticket today. [...]

October 25, 2017

Balfour Beatty completes £28.8 million new Elgin High School

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has completed works to the new £28.8 million Elgin High School in Moray, on behalf of Hub North Scotland. As part of [...]

October 24, 2017

Buckingham Palace to undergo ‘essential’ £370m refurbishment

The Queen has been awarded a 66% pay rise to fund a £369m 10-year refit of Buckingham Palace, after the prime minister and chancellor agreed that an increase in the [...]

October 24, 2017

Fatalities in the workplace – just how can they be avoided?

According to recent statistics released by HSE, there were 137 workers killed at work in the UK in 2016/17. These statistics are based on a wide variety of industries, such [...]

October 9, 2017

The Shard confirms further lettings as MitieGroup PLC joins the vertical city

REM, on behalf of the building’s owners, has confirmed further office lettings totalling 39,967 sq ft at The Shard. Mitie Group PLC, the leading facilities management [...]

October 9, 2017

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