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Ferrovial subsidiaries in UK secure £300K for charities to fight against COVID-19

The leading engineering firm Ferrovial Agroman and major public services provider Amey have together secured £300,000 of funding for three charities at the front-line of the [...]

May 19, 2020

Covid-19 – Will Contractors be Entitled to an Extension of Time?

The likelihood is that contractors will be entitled to an extension of time, but if it is granted it will be a neutral event so no costs can be recovered by either party, but [...]

May 18, 2020

The LANDSCAPE Show celebrates its 10th Birthday this September!

Continuing its year on year success, the LANDSCAPE Show returns to Battersea Park, London on the 22nd & 23rd September 2020. This year will see the industry’s most [...]

May 15, 2020

BAM Nuttall announces Chief Executive Steve Fox’s departure and confirms appointment

BAM Nuttall Chief Executive, Steve Fox announces departure and confirms new appointment The Executive Board of Royal BAM Group nv has appointed Adrian Savory as Chief [...]

May 15, 2020

Kier secures its place on £2.6bn Thames Water AMP7 Capital Programmes Framework

Kier appointed to Lots 1 and 2 of the Framework, with further 5 Lots to be appointed at a later dateBoth Lots cover the London and Thames Valley area, with Lot 1 providing [...]

May 15, 2020

HAKI and Enigma improve nationwide availability with distribution partnership

Enigma Industrial Services has entered an exclusive agreement to be the sole distributor of HAKI modular scaffolding systems within the UK. The strategic partnership will [...]

May 15, 2020

How the Construction and Engineering industry has adapted to the Covid-19 crisis

It has now been over eight weeks since restrictions on movement in the UK were put in place. Here we explore what effect these restrictions have had on the Construction and [...]

May 15, 2020

IPAF issues guidance for safe working to minimise virus risk

Guidance has been issued by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) to assist those using mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), mast-climbing working platforms [...]

May 12, 2020

Engineering expert warns against machinery inspection complacency during COVID-19 pandemic, as construction industry gets PM go-ahead

AS work resumes on many shut-down construction sites this week, an engineering expert is urging plant hire companies and site managers to check that their onsite [...]

May 11, 2020

Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre Fast Tracked as Works Progress at Harwell Campus

Construction of the UK’s New Vaccines Centre by Glencar Construction Starts Well Ahead of Schedule as Timelines are Fast Tracked Due to Covid-19 Construction work has begun [...]

May 11, 2020

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