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Since the Brexit referendum in 2016, construction wages have risen by an average of 11% according to data from a staffing software supplierSince the Brexit referendum in 2016, construction wages have risen by an average of 11% according to data from a staffing software supplier
Over the past two years, Crawler crane operators have seen their pay increase by 54% followed by Electrical testers who…

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Two 1,000 tonne bridges to be wheeled into place on A14

Two 1,000 tonne bridges are set to be slid into place later this month as part of an innovative engineering solution on the £1.5bn A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement job.

The abutments for the two new bridges can be seen just south of the existing bridge and further down on the right of the road, the bridge decks are under…

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Spurs boss loses confidence in stadium builders

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy said he is not confident about the ability of Mace and its contractors to deliver the delayed stadium to a revised timetable.

His comments came as the club confirmed it would be shifting the Man City fixture to Wembley on October 29 plus all Champions League group stage games up to Inter Milan on November 28.
The new…

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Warden wins contract for new Preston Porsche centre

Preston contractor Warden Construction has been appointed by the Bowker Motor Group to build a new 43,000 sq ft Porsche Centre in the city.

Demolition on the Watery Lane site is now complete and Warden will now start work on the new Porsche Centre which is due to open in Spring 2019.
Bowker Motor Group chief executive, Paul Bowker, said…

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McAvoy targets offsite housing with 7-day build pledge

Offsite construction specialist McAvoy Group is aiming to make a mark in housing with a new seven-day foundations-to-finish modular system for all tenures.

In collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast, McAvoy has developed a steel-framed offsite housing solution for multi-storey apartments, detached, semi-detached and terraced…

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Galliford Try wins £29m sports science centre contract race

Galliford Try has is starting work on a new £29.3m contract to build a teaching and research centre at Leeds Beckett University’s Headingley campus.

Work will see the creation of a new home for the Carnegie School of Sport.
It will include research laboratories, an indoor rooftop sprint track for performance training and…

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Barratt launches safety drive after site accidents increase

Barratt Developments has launched a safety review after accident rates on its sites increased.

It said: “Increased activity levels across the industry in terms of site openings and production volumes combined with shortages of skilled workers has contributed to an increased risk of accidents on sites.
“We remain fully committed…

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Inside the Acivico architectural story on the NEC ‘project facelift’ transformationAn Acivico architect has been at the heart of the NEC’s £4.5million transformation by supplying concept designs for the stunning and technically innovative pyramid formations which will completely change the look and feel of Birmingham’s iconic premier international conference and leisure venue.
Using t…

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New Research Shows Uneven UK Solar Distribution and Highlights Potential OpportunitiesAs summer sees Britain breaking record after record for solar power generation, new research, compiled by Green Business Watch, ranks the UK’s solar performance on a county-by-county basis for the first time.
With the growing public demand for sustainable builds, the UK Solar Power County Rankings provide an…

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