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Drugmaker GSK to build $1.2bn US factory
Drugmaker GSK has committed US$1.2 billion to build a new factory in Pennsylvania, USA
Environmental rules under review for small housebuilders in England
The UK government has placed environmental rules that force housebuilders to improve wildlife habitats under review to make it easier to build homes on smaller sites
UK government unveils £600m investment to tackle construction skills shortage
Demand for skilled workers is expected to increase further as the UK government work to deliver 1.5 million homes across the country
Unfair contracts push contractors into trouble. So how do you make them fairer?
The construction sector continues to be buffeted by insolvencies and disputes. So how do you make contracts fairer?
UK construction’s ‘lopsided’ growth bucks wider economic trends
The findings underscore a mixed picture for the UK construction industry
PMI shows UK construction output rebounds and cost pressures jump
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The UK construction sector saw growth in September
UK datacentres now ‘critical infrastructure’
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UK government says move will protect against cyber criminals and unexpected events
UK government pledges to unblock hundreds of stalled housing construction projects
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The UK’s Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has announced plans to get construction work restarted on hundreds of sites across England.
UK Labour Party proposes £1.8 billion port infrastructure investment
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Labour plans nearly £2 billion in spending on port infrastructure
Hinkley Point C nuclear plant costs could rise to £46bn, delayed to end of decade
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The total cost of building the UK’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant could rise to £46 billion (US$58.5 billion).
Green light for construction of £4.4bn Sizewell C nuclear power station
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The path to formal construction of a £4.4 billion (US$5.6 billion), 3.2GW nuclear power station at Sizewell C on England’s Suffolk coast has opened.
Housebuilding continues to drag down UK construction
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Britain’s construction industry shrank for a second month in a row in October, according to a survey of construction buyers.
UK construction sector ‘shrinks by most since pandemic’ amid housebuilding slowdown
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Britain’s construction sector shrank at its fastest pace since the start of the Covid pandemic as borrowing costs rose, according to new a survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Waste recycling company fined US$315,000 after worker crushed
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Waste sorting machine incident sees worker left with 23 screws and two plates in his body
Britain proposes stricter company payout rules after Carillion collapse
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Britain has proposed tougher rules to force companies to show they can afford dividends and other payouts, drawing lessons from the collapse of builder Carillion in 2018.
UK eases visa rules for foreign builders
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The government’s decision to include these occupations on the list is aimed at supporting the delivery of critical national infrastructure projects
Britain opens small modular nuclear reactor competition
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Britain has opened a competition to develop small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), such as those being developed by Rolls-Royce, as it launched its new Great British Nuclear body designed to help drive the expansion of projects in the country.
Six startups selected for first regulatory sandbox for industrial safetytech
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FYLD, HAL Robotics, Oculo, Eave, Plinx and Machine Eye will join seven major construction and infrastructure companies
Three major companies to join safetytech regulatory sandbox
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The project will focus on innovation around significant areas of risk in construction
Mace completes restoration at ZSL London Zoo
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The Grade II listed project at the zoo required restoration work
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