Chilterns tunnel breaks through | Kelston Sparkes lands gigafactory groundworks | McAlpine recruits Keltbray director

Chilterns tunnel breaks through | Kelston Sparkes lands gigafactory groundworks | McAlpine recruits Keltbray director

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发布日期: 2024年2月28日
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Break through on HS2’s longest tunnel [– with video]

After nearly three years of drilling, TBM Florence has completed her 10-mile journey under the Chilterns.


McAlpine recruits Keltbray’s Gandhi

Keltbray managing director Vip Gandhi has joined Sir Robert McAlpine as managing director of transport.


Geobear enforces non-compete restrictions

Ground engineering firm Geobear has taken action on two former employees to prevent them working for a newly-established competitor.


Taylor Wimpey looks to 2025 for any upturn

House-builder Taylor Wimpey has reported a near-halving of profits on turnover down 2%.


Costain moving into the Can of Ham

Costain is planning to move its head office from a Maidenhead business park to the City of London.


Builders dominate the list of tax dodgers

Nearly 40% of tax dodgers work in building, construction and engineering trades, according to an analysis of government figures.


Planning reforms, National Highways probe and Nuclear safety breaches

Bishop & Taylor explore the disconnect between attempts to remove red tape for house-builders while simultaneously burdening them with ever-greater levels of bureacracy. They also discuss news from a couple of regulatory authorities: the Office of Rail & Road and the Office for Nuclear Regulation.


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Kelston Sparkes lands groundworks for ￡4bn gigafactory

Kelston Sparkes has secured the groundworks, earthworks and piling mat installation works on the Bridgwater Gravity Smart Campus development, ahead of construction of Tata’s ￡4bn battery gigafactory.


Tide secures funding for North Acton BTR tower

Finance has been secured for a 32-storey build-to-rent tower block in west London.


Beard makes a start on Shinfield sports facility

Regional building contractor Beard has begun work on a new sports facility in Shinfield in Berkshire, on behalf of the University of Reading.



Plant & Equipment News

Plant hire firms keep pressing for full expensing rights

Plant hire companies continue to beg the Treasury for the same tax benefits as other machinery buyers.


Molson joins XCMG dealer network

Chinese construction machinery manufacturer XCMG has appointed Molson Young Plant Sales as a distributor for its excavators and wheeled loaders in Scotland.


Lifting equipment specialist spreads to south coast

Lifting equipment specialist Hudson Lifting has opened a new depot in Portsmouth, expanding its reach to the south coast.




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