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Lendlease reaches agreement for $1bn Australian resort

Lendlease has finalised the commercial details with Crown Resorts for the proposed development of the Barangaroo South resort in Sydney, Australia. Under the terms of the documentation, Lendlease will receive payments from Crown Resorts Limited...

UN partners with Japan to ‘build back better’ in Nepal

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has reaffirmed a partnership with Japan to support reconstruction in Nepal following the devastating earthquake. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the government of Nepal held a seminar in...

Traffic commissioner bans plant hire boss

A Scottish plant hire boss who cut corners to get work from BAM Nuttall has had his operating licence revoked after being told that he could not be trusted. Scotland's traffic commissioner, Joan Aitken, has...

Ontario commits $1bn to Hamilton light rail

The Canadian province of Ontario is to provide up to CA$1bn (£523m) to build a new light rail transit (LRT) line in Hamilton. Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the funding, which involves the province covering 100%...

JMS takes first 180ft Genie

Hertfordshire-based JMS Plant Hire has continued its investment in big boom lifts with the purchase of the first Genie SX-180 in the UK. The straight boom SX-180 is the biggest lift in the Genie range....

Green light for army dogs development

Work is expected to start next year on the redevelopment of an army barracks in Rutland for military working dogs. Rutland County Council has granted planning permission to the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) for works...

Telford Homes ousts MD

London-focused house-builder Telford Homes has made one of its joint managing directors redundant. Former joint managing director Mark Parker Mark Parker, joint group managing director since 2007, was given his marching orders yesterday. Aged 52,...

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