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Union membership in decline despite better pay
Construction workers who are members of a trade union get paid more, according to official statistics. But despite the better pay, union membership remains in decline. Statistics published by the Department for Business, Innovation and...
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Vp enjoys record year
Equipment rental group Vp has reported record financials after all but one of its operating divisions recorded growth in revenue and profit last year. For the year ended 31st March 2015, Vp’s revenue increased 12%...
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Fundraising saves Building Lives
London construction industry training centre Building Lives looks to have won its fight for survival after raising £400,000 in donations in 50 days. As previously reported, Building Lives has been at risk since learning in...
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Winners named on £360m EN framework
Construction procurement group Efficiency North has awarded contracts to 57 contractors over 50 lots on its new EN Procure Installers framework. The framework has an estimated demand pipeline of £360m over its four-year lifetime.  Initially...
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Traffic commissioner suspends scaffolding firm
Wallsend-based Construction Access (NE) Ltd will not be able to run any of its vehicles until 13th June, following a ruling by the deputy traffic commissioner Miles Dorrington. The transport industry regulator also warned the...
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Balfour, O’Rourke and McAlpine share £1bn university campus deal
Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke and Sir Robert McAlpine have been chosen by the University of Manchester for a £1bn capital works framework. The University of Manchester’s campus masterplan is one of the largest in the higher...
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Costain Skanska wins £600m A14 contract
Highways England has awarded the first contracts for its £1.5bn scheme to upgrade 25 miles of the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon.  Due to the size of the project, it has been broken down into...
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