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Four firms sought for £2bn motorway framework
Successful bidders will adapt hard shoulders of motorways to accommodate extra traffic during peak periods
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Mansell wins £18m student housing contract
Two blocks in south-east London will include 102 modular units and 128 traditionally constructed ones
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Chetwood wins creativity award at Chelsea Flower Show
Architect’s Perfume Garden rewarded at prestigious flower show
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Keller chairman steps down
Dr Michael West will retire in July after 45 years with the groundworks firm
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Interserve wins £110m prison job
Isis young offenders' facility will be built inside perimeter of HMP Belmarsh
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Plumber launches petition to save apprentices
Firm calls for more government action to support training and employment among the young
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Inflation fell more than expected in April
The rate of inflation measured on the consumer prices index (CPI) fell sharply in April from 2.9% to 2.4%.This should be seen as good news for those operating in the housing market as a persistence of over target inflation may have hastened the time when interest rates return to more ...
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Andrews calls for drastic action to save urban regeneration
Regeneration of urban areas like East London could become a major casualty of the recession unless swift action to develop alternative financing models is taken, the chief executive of the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) said today.In his written evidence to the All Party Urban Development Group, LTGDC chief ...
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Crossrail appoints Thameslink boss programme director
Network Rail's Andrew Mitchell will deputise for chief executive and oversee programme delivery
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A smarter use of smart meters
Dynamic load manipulation could enable the new meters to achieve much greater carbon savings by smoothing demand
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Driven crazy in Peru
If someone's foot suddenly slips off the brake pedal, this could turn very nasty. Although any sensible chap would of course use the handbrake instead…
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Waterman warns of potential £4m bad debt
Payment issues highlighted as engineering group reports trading at 'lower end' of expectations
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WYG forecasts £12m profit after job cuts
Consultant announces five further probable office closures after 324 jobs cuts already this year
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Wimbledon's roof: star player
No faults on Centre Court as the roof that will rain-proof the All England Lawn Tennis Club gets its first public outing
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Slowdown eases in civils sector
Workloads survey indicates slight decrease in overall rate of order book decline
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Six killed in Chinese bridge collapse
550 people help to clear rubble after 200m stretch of a flyover in Hunan buries road below
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Mitie profit up 11% as outsourcing booms
Client trend towards cutting costs through outsourcing benefits maintenance specialist
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Scott Brownrigg and Pascall + Watson combine in Abu Dhabi
Informal partnership will allow firms to bid and work together on projects in UAE capital
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London Eye to get £12.5m upgrade
Changes are intended to decrease carbon footprint and avoid further maintenance for up to 20 years
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Is everyone being too positive?
After months of contraction, people are getting excited about slowing negative. But where's the evidence?