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Keller appoints new CEO after Michael Speakman steps down on health grounds
Geotechnical specialist contractor Keller has appointed a new CEO, as Michael Speakman steps down to continue medical treatement
Can the UK build what it plans? Ramboll MD on why certainty, skills and investment matter
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Ramboll managing for UK and Ireland Neil Sansbury on how the UK needs to deliver infrastructure more effectively
Trade agreement works well for Marr Contracting
Reciprocal trade agreement brings benefits on high speed rail HS2 and other projects in the UK
Warning that UK’s migration crackdown could impact Scottish construction
UK government plans to limit immigration could worsen the skills shortages in Scotland’s construction sector
UK competition watchdog probes civil engineering in road and rail
Market study aims to help market operate more efficiently, as government sets out 10-year Infrastructure Study
UK Government unveils £725bn 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy
Set out in the newly published 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy, the programme includes funding commitments covering transport, energy, housing, education, health, and digital connectivity
Lessons from the failures of HS2 high-speed railway. What went wrong?
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A new review and a new assessment set out failures on HS2 high-speed railway and call for ‘reset’
16 contractors in the running for England’s £37bn New Hospital Programme
A total of 16 contractors are un the running for places on a 12-year, £37 billion delivery alliance to build new hospitals in England
UK heading for reset on infrastructure delivery amid further HS2 delay
The UK government is preparing to release two reports on the to signal a reset on how major infrastructure projects are delivered
5 construction tech start-ups land $100m for automation, AI and prefab
 Investors back new tech to cut labour, speed up builds, and reduce costs
Huge fine for UK housebuilder after teen bricklayer injured
UK housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has been fined £800,000 after a teen apprentice bricklayer was injured
Morocco starts construction planning under US$6bn gas strategy
The North African country is investing billions in modernising its gas and energy infrastructure
UK Chancellor sets out plans for £39bn affordable homes programme
Rachel Reeves claims investment is ‘biggest injection into social and affordable housing in 50 years’
Preferred bidder in competition to build UK’s first SMR named
The UK government has named Rolls-Royce as its preferred bidder to build the country’s first small modular nuclear reactor (SMR).
UK’s £14.2bn Sizewell C nuclear power plant gets the go-ahead
The UK government has given the go-ahead to its planned Sizewell C nuclear power plant on the Suffolk coast in England
UK government unleashes AI tool on planning system to speed up construction
New Google-powered tool converts paper planning documents to digital data more quickly than manual processes
The drop-in battery that fools construction machines into thinking it’s an engine
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Batteries that make machines think they are engines? That’s what Perkins has developed with its new battery electric power unit as Paul Muller, technical sales manager, Perkins, tells Andy Brown
Modular construction firm Elements Europe enters administration
Company enters administration after failed move from subcontracting to main contractor
UK outlines massive £15.6bn transport investment plan
The UK revealed its five-year plan to update its transportation system
UK earthmoving contractor invests in mega battery storage unit
240kW fast charger will support shift to electric trucks and excavators
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