The government is planning to make housing and infrastructure the centrepiece of a £50 billion growth plan that it will unveil later this month.Chancellor George Osborne yesterday said that he accepted the need for the government to go further in economic growth.
Business & Industry
Architects chosen for the Ohio State University North Residential District Transformation
- 11 November 2011
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Goody Clancy, in collaboration with Elkus Manfredi Architects, has been awarded the planning and phase 1 services for The Ohio State University North Residential District Transformation.
MPs back high speed rail linking London, Midlands and North
- 08 November 2011
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The House of Commons transport committee said a high speed rail network, beginning with a line between London and the West Midlands, could provide a "step change" in UK rail services.
IVRCL's transportation wing secures new contracts worth $184 million
- 01 November 2011
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The transportation unit of IVRCL has won new contracts amounting to a total of INR9.178 billion.A joint venture of the firm has bagged one contract from New Delhi's IRCON International for construction of tunnel T-74R on Dharam-Qazigund segment of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla New BG railway line project.
Cemex supplies pre-cast concrete for German oncology centre
- 01 November 2011
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Mexico-based Cemex SAB de CV has announced that Cemex in Germany has supplied semi-finished, prefabricated ceilings and double wall elements of reinforced concrete for the Westdeutches Tumorzentrum wing, the oncology centre of the university hospital in Essen, Germany.
Forbo launches new variants for Eternal vinyl floor finishes
- 31 October 2011
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Forbo Flooring Systems, a manufacturer of linoleum, vinyl, textile and flocked floor coverings, has introduced the new Forbo Eternal project vinyl collection in five high performance vinyl floor finishes.
Spanish consortium wins Saudi rail contract
- 27 October 2011
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The Saudi Railways Organisation has awarded a €6.74bn ($9.4bn) contract Saudi-Spanish Al-Shoula consortium for the construction of second phase of high-speed Haramain railway project.
Mustang 519 Telehander
- 24 October 2011
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The 519 telehandler has been upgraded with a Tier 4-I, 68-horsepower Yanmar engine.The engine is accessible via a large, hinged hood on the side of the machine that lifts fully out of the way. Designed for operating in building and on confined jobsites, the machine has a turning radius of 11 feet and overall height of 6 feet 4 inches. Boom reach is 19 feet 1 inch, and lift capacity is 5,500 pounds.
STRABAG to build roads and infrastructure at Duqm port in Oman
- 21 October 2011
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STRABAG Oman, a subsidiary of Arabian group STRABAG, has won a €150m contract from Ministry of Transport and Communication of the Sultanate of Oman to build roads and infrastructure at Duqm port in Oman.



