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Costs to soar after funding axed for Kier road job
Local government commissioners have warned that the government’s withdrawal of funding for…
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Hinkley Point faces £10bn cost hike and four-year delay
EDF has estimated that Hinkley Point C could cost up to £46bn…
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Government pumps £1.3bn into Sizewell C prep
Ministers have kickstarted the construction of Sizewell C, committing £1.3bn to vital…
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Strikes averted at energy sites after 17% pay rise
Thousands of construction workers at energy sites have called off strike action…
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Calls for ‘fundamental change’ to onshore wind policy
The government’s decision to lift a “de facto ban” on onshore windfarms…
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HS2 to renew protester injunction – including for cancelled second phase
HS2 is preparing to apply for an extension to the injunction banning…
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Story’s profit plummets despite revenue growth
Story Contracting has seen its profit plummet despite soaring revenue. The Cumbrian…
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Bouygues and Laing O’Rourke warned over Hinkley Point safety breach
Bouygues and Laing O’Rourke have been served warning notices by the nuclear…
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Mace and Skanska chiefs to work on Labour infrastructure review
Mace chief executive Mark Reynolds is set to play a key role…
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Spending watchdog demands new board to manage big projects
The head of the UK’s spending watchdog has called for a fresh…
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Government moots major new power station
The government has said it will consider building another large nuclear power…
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Inflation adds £10bn to HS2 Ltd’s phase one estimated cost
HS2 chair and interim chief executive Sir Jon Thompson has said the…
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Contractors chosen for £3.6bn Northumbrian water framework
Northumbrian Water has appointed seven firms to its largest-ever package of framework…
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Fresh legal challenge for Bam consortium’s £250m road upgrade
A £250m scheme to upgrade road junctions around Derby is facing a…
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Contractors sign £140m road deal with Somerset Council
Somerset Council has signed three contracts worth a combined £140m for road…
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Labour announces infrastructure review
The Labour Party has named the former head of Siemens UK as…
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Construction output declines as ‘storm clouds brew in wider economy’
Construction output dropped by 0.5 per cent in October, newly released official…
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Balfour Beatty worker tells of baseball bat attack
A Balfour Beatty roadworker in Southampton was attacked with a baseball bat…
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Taylor Woodrow signs on for £120m Meridian Water infrastructure project
Taylor Woodrow has been officially awarded a £120m strategic infrastructure contract for…
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Bids sought for £300m North Yorkshire highway surfacing framework
Contractors are being sought for a four-year £300m road-surfacing and planing framework…
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Bouygues and Murphy JV lands £1.34bn Lower Thames tunnel job
A Bouygues Travaux Publics-Murphy joint venture (JV) has landed the £1.34bn tunnelling…