Infrastructure News – Page 139
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NewsCrossrail names Martin Rowark as new procurement head
Previous deputy head of Olympic procurement and Davis Langdon railways chief takes over from Steve Rowsell
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NewsHSE forces nuclear industry to address safety flaws
Safety body announces plans to block all new reactors unless 'significant' design features are changed
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NewsEDF Energy announces nuclear land sale
Bradwell site will be sold off for new build in line with government agreement
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NewsCapita Symonds rallies bridge engineers for flood checks
Consultant issues ‘national call’ for staff to carry out safety checks on 1,800 bridges in Cumbria
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NewsMcLaren bags £6m Liverpool airport extension job
Leach Rhodes Walker-designed project will include upgrade of baggage handling facilities
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NewsWidespread power station strikes averted
New pay deal agreed with workers will allow work to progress at seven sites, including Sellafield
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NewsBudget for nuclear clean-up to be cut
Treasury in talks with nuclear decommissioning body to look at options to cut costs
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NewsAnother Cumbrian bridge condemned to demolition
Calva Bridge in Workington is the latest to close, as county braces itself for 'big peak' in water levels
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NewsAll bridges in Cumbria to be safety checked
Safety inspections of 1,800 bridges being carried out in flood-hit region after collapse of six crossings
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NewsBalfour Beatty bags £64m Chinese rail contract
Electrification contract builds on recent rail wins in Sweden and Germany
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NewsBAA to raise £500m equity
Funding will be used to reduce debt and facilitate access to capital markets
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NewsNetwork Rail to spend £3.25bn on station refurbishment
Operator announces massive commitment over five-year period
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Nuclear sector calls for government attention
Calls for the government to beef up financial support for the nuclear industry were growing this week as energy ministers announced plans to plough up to £9.5bn into clean coal
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EDF to seek nuclear bids
EDF was this week gearing up to put preparatory works worth several million pounds on its nuclear site in Somerset out to tender
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Banks announce £1.4bn in loans for wind farms
On-shore wind power received a boost on Tuesday as a consortium of banking institutions announced a £1.4bn funding injection
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NewsBalfour reports steady growth and a strong order book
Infrastructure successes give contractor global order book of £13.7bn despite fall in rail business
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NewsBAA construction director to depart
Rob Stewart to leave airports operator after 20 years to take on PFI project in south Wales
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NewsCrossrail seeks bids for Liverpool Street and Whitechapel
Official Journal notice goes up for tunnels, shafts and subways at two stations
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NewsGovernment names 10 nuclear sites
Sizewell in Suffolk among the sites nominated for nuclear development in draft documents
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NewsSellafield decommissioning project faces year’s delay
‘Strategic review’ of £110m scheme raises questions over £20bn new-build programme