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NewsInternational police chase recovers stolen digger
Cemex recovers an expensive JCB digger: 500 miles, two weeks and three countries after it was stolen
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NewsTube Lines chief Terry Morgan to chair Crossrail
New chairman will take over from Doug Oakervee in November 2009
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Costain seals £40m deal for Bradford schools
Contractor will build three new schools in JV with Ferrovial Agroman
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NewsDrainage channels
ACO has launched the MultiDrain MD channel system. The system features a channel profile made out of a lightweight polymer concrete channel with integrated steel edge rails, which can work in combination with a range of gratings for specific Load Class applications.
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NewsLondon police to review £1.4bn programme
The London police force has placed a £1.4bn seven-year building programme under review as a result of changing market conditions, fuelling concerns that public spending will not be immune to the recession.
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NewsIndians 'lucky' to survive Bahrain lift plunge
Men allegedly ordered against their will to act as weights to test elevator
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Plant firm Garic sold for £20m to Bibby
Investment group acquires entire share capital of £12m-turnover firm
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NewsOlympic media centre talks are suspended
Doubts grow over plans for £385m scheme as talks with regeneration developer Igloo cease
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NewsMilton Keynes levies carbon offset tax on new homes
Council plans to raise £800,000 a year from scheme to fund insulation of existing homes
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NewsPorous paving
Addagrip has launched its Porous Proctor Pave System. This porous pavement has a resin-bound finish which provides good load-bearing properties and allows rainwater to drain through and across the surface
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Scottish Futures Trust will trial 'hubs' to provide purpose-built premises
Finance secretary John Swinney announces £1.4m plan to bring together local authorities, NHS boards community planning partners
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NewsCommercial property plunges in Japan
Total annual returns lose 0.9 percentage points in a month, while retail falls four points in a year
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RIBA and Home Office launch anti-terrorism design competition
Architecture students asked to design innovative security features for Home Office
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NewsEC Harris plans job cuts after major restructure
Consultant says it will focus on energy, transport and public sector as it announces profit rise of 21%
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NewsStanhope tipped for £1bn Noho Square
Stanhope has emerged as a frontrunner to develop the £1bn Noho Square luxury residential scheme in central London after the Candy brothers pulled out of the project last month.
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Costain schools director departs
Costain’s education business has been hit by the departure of its director “to pursue other opportunities”.
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Site accidents kill two workers in a week
HSE investigates falling block at Bouygues job and gas explosion on Laing O’Rourke subsidiary’s site
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NewsPylon removal starts as tunnels finished at Olympic park
Landscape being cleared of overhead lines after completion of two 6km power tunnels
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NewsFoster plans ‘spectacular’ tower for Saudi Arabia
Building’s Gulf states architect of the year to design ‘next generation’ skyscraper in capital Riyadh
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FeaturesThe work starts here
On-site trailblazers such as Skanska, lend lease and Hammerson have already made strides towards reducing construction waste, through a variety of different approaches. Graham Ridout reports