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Birmingham City University plans £41m expansion
Birmingham City University has submitted a detailed planning application for a £41m building designed to house a new School of Life Sciences and a relocated School of Education. The 10,500m² building at its City South campus...
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Persimmon interim profits up a third
Persimmon’s summer trading this year has been 5% ahead of 2014 and, after a strong May and June, it is expecting lots of visitors to its show homes come September. “We anticipate a good autumn selling season after the...
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Engineers look to learn from stealthy owls
Civil engineers are hoping that research into how owls fly so quietly could lead to new ways of making wind turbines quieter. Most birds make a noise when they flap their wings but not owls. The aspiration is to...
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Black & Veatch sets up new South African business
Black & Veatch has established a new local operation in South Africa. Black & Veatch South Africa is based in Johannesburg and is aimed at providing infrastructure solutions to improve lives in Sub-Saharan Africa. “The ambitious...
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Crossrail moves on to track laying phase
A 465-metre long concreting train that will help fit-out Crossrail tunnels with concrete track beds has arrived at the Plumstead railhead in southeast London. The self-contained concrete batching factory on wheels arrived in the UK...
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Costain has strengthened its engineering programme management capability with the acquisition of Coventry-based consulting engineer Rhead Group for £36m.
Rhead describes itself as a professional services consultancy with a focus on programme and commercial management. It was established in 1985 and has more than 550 staff. Clietns include National Grid,Wales & West Utilities and BAE Systems. ...
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Bovis invests for continued growth
After a record 2014, house-builder Bovis Homes has reported further growth in the first half of 2015. For the six months ended 30 June 2015, Bovis built 1,525 new homes (2014 H1: 1,487), generating £350.7m of revenue, up 9%...
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