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Lifting innovations

Phil Bishop reviews the latest developments in lifting technology   It has taken a decade but finally another mobile crane manufacturer has decided that Tadano was onto something when it introduced its Lift Adjuster anti-sway system....

Beard extends Horsham school

Beard has been awarded a £5m framework project by West Sussex County Council to extend a school in Horsham for West Sussex County Council.   Work began in April at Tanbridge House School, a specialist mathematics,...

Altrad NSG renews £16.5m industrial contracts

Scaffolding and industrial services company Altrad NSG has renewed contracts with two of the UK’s leading chemicals firms.   The renewed contracts see Altrad NSG continue to provide access solutions, repair and maintenance services to Inovyn...

Deeley lands work for Warwick researchers

Deeley Construction has won work worth more than £6m to develop research facilities at the University of Warwick. Deeley is working on a £2.8m contract to extend Warwick Medical School’s Mechanochemical Cell Biology Building (MCBB)....

FMB survey highlights skills gap fears

SME building firms are continuing to see rising workloads but problems with skills shortages and recruitment are just getting worse.   The latest workload survey of members of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), which seeks...

Drake & Scull wins Kuwait school contract

Drake & Scull International (DSI) has won the mechanical, electrical and plumbing contract for work at a major educational institution in Kuwait. The AED218m (£38m) brings up DSI’s total project awards this year to AED1.57bn. The...

Persimmon chief gets PM’s ear

Persimmon chief executive Jeff Fairburn has emerged as the construction industry’s most influential lobbyist after being given a place on the prime minister’s business advisory group. Mr Fairburn is one of 19 captains of industry that...

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