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ISG commences work on modernisation of the Parkinson BuildingISG has commenced work on a £2.3 million modernisation project with the University of Leeds at the Parkinson Building, the iconic city landmark whose tower features on the institution’s logo. The contractor will strip out and install modern mechanical and electrical services throughout the four-storey building as part of the upgrade works, which will significantly enhance the environmental perform... [more] Pay-as-you-go vehicle tracking accounts for 50 per cent of Quartix's overall salesQuartix reports that more than 50 per cent of its overall sales are now derived from its high-specification pay-as-you-go vehicle tracking product. The company attributes the product’s success to fleet managers’ nervousness over the future viability of some competitor companies and a reluctance to enter into long-term, binding contracts at a time of uncertainty. Andy Kirk, sales and marketin... [more] The Retention of Title clause explained and how the Romalpa Clause can help construction businessesWhen a company goes under it can have serious repercussions for its suppliers and all the affiliated businesses. Whilst the construction industry is not alone in experiencing the grim reality of insolvency, in today’s economic climate cash flow is definitely king, so it is important for those involved in the trade to consider how best to protect themselves from the inevitable problems that can ari... [more] Ritchie Bros to sell complete crushing plant, mining equipment and trucks in unreserved Dubai auctionRitchie Bros. Auctioneers will sell a 2004 SBM STE160x130 closed circuit jaw/impact crushing plant along with hundreds of other equipment items and trucks during a three-day unreserved equipment auction in Dubai, UAE from September 27 – 29, 2010. The highly automated plant includes primary and secondary crushers, screens, generators, conveyors, a control house and more. It will be sold as one... [more] The new Cat TH514 Telehandler is ideal for general construction and industrial marketsCaterpillar's new TH514 Telehandler is ideal for general construction and industrial markets, as well as specialty markets including power plants and wind farm applications. The Cat® TH514 telehandler is a robust and versatile machine with a load capacity of 11,000 lb (4990 kg), forward reach of 30 ft. 3 in. (9.2 m) and with stabilizers in the down position, the machine provides lift height of 45... [more] |
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Laing O'Rourke slims to half its size
The UK's largest non-listed building and engineering group slashed more than 17,000 jobs during 2009 due to the sharp pace of decline in the Middle East's construction sector
Bouygues cuts jobs after road-building losses
French conglomerate to axe 2,400 from its workforce after government spending cuts and project cancellations in central Europe hit its construction arm
Building group stands by its jobs policy
Laing O'Rourke restates the importance of its 'human capital' despite making cuts, arguing that it seeks to employ its own staff rather than farming the project risk to smaller companies
China Railway discusses high-speed projects
Chinese construction group is in South African talks to bring first dedicated high-speed rail line to sub-Saharan Africa
US housing woes compound job fears
Concerns that the depressed US housing sector will remain a drag on the US labour market have mounted following the loss of nearly 120,000 jobs in construction and related businesses in the last three months for which statistics were available
Building industry holds key to rebuilding US jobs
The ability of those in the hardest hit industry to find work is crucial to the nation's future, writes James Politi
Builders target Asia for London house sales
London's biggest housebuilders are increasingly targeting cash-rich Asian investors as the demise of the buy-to-let market in the UK forces them to generate new custom from overseas
Marshalls' profits almost double
The UK's biggest paving and hard landscaping group seeks to allay concerns about the impact of government spending as demand for office buildings had taken its order book back to pre-recession levels
Carillion eyes Gulf states for growth
Carillion brushed off concerns about cuts to government spending and outlined plans to generate the bulk of its revenues abroad by tapping into the multibillion-dollar construction and outsourcing needs of the Middle East
Severfield-Rowen interim profits fall
Shares in the UK's leading supplier of construction steel hold their ground in spite of a 75% fall in interim profits and a prediction from its chief executive of a shake-out in the sector
