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New chairman for Ladder Association
“It’s time to bang the drum for the humble ladder,” says the new chairman of the Ladder Association. Martin Brooke, sales director at Nottingham-based Bratts Ladders, is the new chairman of the Ladder Association. He...
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Miller gets £1m breaker order from Hewden
Plant hire firm Hewden has placed a £1m order for more than 180 Miller breaker attachments. The Miller breakers are for use with excavators from 1.5-tonne to 22-tonnes and telehandlers up to 17-metre reach. Deliveries...
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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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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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