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Ground worker trapped while measuring depth of site excavation
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Court hears how worker broke leg after unsupported excavation collapsed
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£100m loan to unlock £3bn Canada Water scheme
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British Land to award first main building contracts in next few months
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Recruiter Fawkes & Reece acquires Bromak
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Construction specialist acquires rival in nationwide push
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Hanson forced to cut bagged cement allocations
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Major cement supplier looks to raise imports to offset shortages
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Extra £401m for rail upgrades and two new stations
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Cash for Transpennine route upgrade, increased freight capacity from Southampton to the Midlands and new stations at Exeter and Leeds
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Kier wins £75m London council housing fire safety retrofits
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Housing maintenance arm to deliver sprinkler and facade remediation for Hammersmith and Fulham council
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British Land believes construction cost inflation is low
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Major client sees steady increase in prices as contractors struggle to source materials
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Laing O’Rourke hires first group sustainability chief
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Vicky Bullivant takes up new role to meet net zero by 2030 vision
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Willmott Dixon wins £16m Bridgwater cinema and leisure complex
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Work to start soon on Somerset town leisure and dining complex
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B&K signed for £54m centre to revolutionise glass industry
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St Helen's based Glass Futures facility gets green light for July construction start
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Ameon starts £4.8m M&E deal on Manchester tower
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Latest package win at the New Bailey district from Morgan Sindall
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Balfour Beatty rail workers offered new pay deal
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Pay increase follows threat of strike action on major rail contract
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Timber batten prices soar through the roof
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Roofing contractors warn of soaring costs due to softwood shortages
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Timber batten prices go through the roof
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Roofing contractors warn of rapidly rising costs due to softwood shortages
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HS2 pioneers concrete piling vacuum technique
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New technique could spell the end for breaking piles
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Helical predicts ‘hotelification’ of office market post-Covid
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Developer says new wave of smart green offices will need 5-star amenities for staff
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Speedy sees hire revenues beat pre-pandemic levels
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Strong recovery at hire giant as construction spending grows
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Cementation Skanska bags 1km long HS2 retaining box
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Piling specialist seals £93m job for open-cut retaining box the size of four football pitches
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Deconstruct UK to take over from Wates at Grenfell tower
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Specialist lands £32m safety and maintenance deal
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Bouygues unveils London children’s hospital plan
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Plans lodged for Evelina London hospital building
