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Services companies grow more confident - except in the East 27 Aug 2013 | 02:21 pm
Research among members of the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES) has revealed an improvement in market conditions over the past six months, with more firms experiencing an increase in ...
Civils contractors buck trend and take on more apprentices 27 Aug 2013 | 02:14 pm
Civil engineering contractors are recruiting more apprentices, despite a fall in numbers across the industry as a whole. The annual training and development survey by the Civil Engineering Contractor...
Plans unveiled to open Forth Bridge to the public 27 Aug 2013 | 01:48 pm
The Forth Bridge will become publicly accessible for the first time under plans by Network Rail to open a visitor centre and allow people onto the bridge. It has released details of early feasibility...
Nottingham’s round-the-clock rail upgrade completes 27 Aug 2013 | 01:10 pm
Full train services have resumed at Nottingham station after a five-week round-the-clock project to install six miles of new track, 143 new signals and a new platform. Network Rail’s £100m investment...
Rhead Group expands rail and nuclear operations 27 Aug 2013 | 12:42 pm
Rhead Group has completed its acquisition of consultancy Calvert & Russell. The acquisition is in line with professional services consultancy Rhead Group’s strategy to expand its existing operations ...
Problems on site hit North Midland results 23 Aug 2013 | 01:31 pm
Ongoing problems in North Midland Construction's building and civil engineering (B&CE) division have resulted in "major disappointment" in the first-half results. The division's primary focus is now ...
Henry Boot happy with construction wins and prices 23 Aug 2013 | 01:31 pm
Henry Boot's construction division has secured enough firm orders to achieve its turnover and profit targets for the year, the company reported in its half-year results. "Whilst still trading in a ch...
Edinburgh names and shames Scottish Water for roadworks mess 23 Aug 2013 | 12:27 pm
Edinburgh City Council is set to begin a clamp-down on poor quality road and pavement reinstatements carried out by utility companies. Scottish Water has been singled out as the worst culprit, accoun...
Pickles backs tweeting from planning meetings 23 Aug 2013 | 12:18 pm
Local government secretary Eric Pickles has warned that freedom of speech and independent journalism are under attack in local government, following local residents being threatened with arrest for fi...
ICE urges action to prevent dam collapses 23 Aug 2013 | 12:12 pm
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and the British Dam Society have urged Defra to ensure swift implementation of key changes to the 1975 Reservoirs Act. The changes will ensure statutory safet...
