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Piling begins for A38/HS2 intersection
Balfour Beatty Vinci has begun foundation work for a structure that will take the A38 trunk road over the HS2 rail line near Lichfield.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
William Hare on welder recruitment drive
Steelwork specialist William Hare is looking to recruit 50 welders across two sites in Wales and Somerset.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
New chief for Palace of Westminster R&R Delivery Authority.
The body responsible for the planned Palace of Westminster restoration and renewal programme has a new chief executive.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Leadership council tells clients to stop messing with standard contract forms
The Construction Leadership Council has published a lengthy statement condemning the practice of clients putting their own mucky fingerprints on standard industry forms of contract.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Stepnell demerges again
Stepnell Group is undergoing its second demerger in two years.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Council sues developer over lack of affordable housing
Bolsover District Council has taken a housing developer to court over the lack of affordable housing on their site, in breach of its planning permission approval.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Redfern sets out Travis Perkins priorities
Six weeks into his new job, Travis Perkins chief executive Pete Redfern is starting to get his feet under the table and make changes.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Vistry to build 600 homes near Wokingham
House-builder Vistry has secured five parcels of land at Cala’s Finchwood Park development in Finchampstead, near Wokingham, to build 600 mixed-tenure homes.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Bow Goods Yard plans approved
A Network Rail outline masterplan to regenerate 30 acres of brownfield land in east London has been approved by the London Legacy Development Corporation. Read Full Article: The Construction Index
OCU takes over drilling specialist
Utilities contractor OCU Group has completed the acquisition of Peter McCormack & Sons, which trades as McCormack Drilling.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Barratt Redrow to shut nine offices
With Barratt Developments' acquisition of Redrow now complete, the business of integrating the two major house-building businesses has begun.Read Full Article: The Construction Index