Bouygues Murphy wins Lower Thames tunnel | GAP’s tax victory | Tunnelling record in Yorkshire |
World tunnelling record broken under North York Moors
Strabag UK has completed 25.8km of the Woodsmith Mine tunnel near Whitby, breaking the record for the world’s longest single tunnel boring machine drive.
Roofing contractor hit with ￡881,000 fines
A roofing company has been fined a total of ￡881,000 after two workers were seriously injured in two separate incidents just five months apart.
Heathrow warehouse approved for redevelopment
The London Borough of Hounslow has granted planning permission for the development of ?a 67,000 sq ft warehouse building at the Radius Park industrial estate at Heathrow Airport.?
Ancient finds at Wisley interchange
Archaeologists have been having a field day on Balfour Beatty’s ￡317m M25 junction improvement project in Surrey.
Eight out of 10 Scots face late payment
Late payment problems remain endemic across the Scottish construction industry, a new survey confirms.
Bishop & Taylor chew over the autumn statement and late paying clients, discuss why Grenfell Tower still stands, and question whether state aid should go to a company owned by Persimmon and Goldman Sachs.
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Bouygues Murphy JV lands Lower Thames tunnel contract
National Highways has awarded a joint venture of Bouygues Travaux Publics and Murphy a ￡1.34bn contract to build the country’s largest bored tunnels.
McLaren and Arlington picked for York Central regeneration
McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate have been selected as the strategic developer for one of the UK’s largest city centre regeneration schemes.
Plant hire firms could be owed tax back after GAP’s landmark legal victory
Plant hire company GAP Group has won a tax dispute with HM Revenue & Customs that could have repercussions for whole industry, its trade association is saying.
Roger Bullivant bridges gap with 3500 series rigs
Piling specialist Roger Bullivant has developed new series of driven piling rigs.