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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
UK contractor’s trial of solar and hydrogen cuts diesel use by 20,000 litres
Kier trials solar power with hydrogen fuel cell backup to power construction site in Somerset, UK
Peab legal action latest example of construction’s arbitration enforcement issues
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A Swedish contractor awarded proceeds via arbitration still has not recieved payment
UK plans to spend £1.5bn on construction of munitions factories
The UK will spend billions on new munitions factories and military housing
UK to fast-track reservoir projects amid historic water shortages
The UK government is fast-tracking reservoir projects amid climate and demand pressures
Mace selected for Natural History Museum contract
The new facility will include purpose-built storage for 28 million specimens
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
Rail Baltica reaches development phase in Estonia
The Rail Baltica project is now underway with main contracts signed and construction works started
Saint-Gobain to build electric-powered insulation factory in UK
French materials and construction services provider Saint-Gobain is constructing an electric-powered insulation factory
Investigation into labour supply firms on HS2 launched
HS2 confirmed that it is investigating two companies that supply workers for the construction of high-speed railway
JCB’s hydrogen engine cleared for EU sale
JCB’s hydrogen combustion engine is now certified for sale and use across all European Union (EU) member states, marking a major step in the development of hydrogen power
Skanska selected for US$273mn office in UK
Skanska will build a new office building in Cambridge, UK, which includes a unique restoration project
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