The Construction Index
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Kier picked for Cheltenham CLD school
Location of the new school Gloucestershire County Council’s cabinet has approved a £20m budget for the project and ratified Kier’s…
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Planning approvals sink to decade-low
Planning approvals need to rise by 53% to hit government house-building targets The latest Housing Pipeline Report from the Home…
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Green Paper floats construction products reform and single regulator
Products used in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower were found to have caused fire and smoke to accelerate, leading to…
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RSK takes over N-Able Group
The N-Able group comprises building safety consultant Keegans and ECD Architects RSK’s latest acquisition is described as a one-stop shop…
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Industry training boards urged to merge
Among its 17 key recommendations, the 211-page report concludes that the industry training board model should be retain but that…
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The UK Concrete Show returns for 2025
The UK Concrete Show is the only exhibition dedicated to the UK’s concrete and provides the perfect meeting place for…
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Strabag to renew Haweswater tunnels
Haweswater Aqueduct under construction in the 1950s [image from www.unitedutilities.com] United Utilities has named Strabag Equitix Consortium as its preferred…
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Costain Siemens JV wins £300m HS2 power contract
Photo by Andrei Zota Costain Siemens has been selected to deliver high voltage power supply systems for the HS2 project…
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Tarmac reaches low carbon landmark on the A64
Clean green paving machine Through a combination of materials, manufacturing and machinery, Tarmac and its supply chain reduced carbon emissions…
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Willmott Dixon lands £23m Surrey SEND school
CGI of Hopescourt School in Walton-on-Thames The new Hopescourt School for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) will…
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