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Bouygues team lands Paris metro tunnel
A consortium led by Bouygues Travaux Publics has signed a contract worth €164.9m (£131.8m) for the second tunnel package of the Paris metro line 14 extension project, north of the French capital. Bouygues wll work with...
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Think tank to investigate construction apprenticeships
Think-tank Demos is calling for evidence from across the construction industry for research it is undertaking into construction apprenticeships. Demos is providing research support for a cross-party commission investigating apprenticeships in the construction sector and aims...
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Hill picked to manage Qatar mall project
Hill International has been appointed as project manager for the construction of the Mall of Qatar in Doha, Qatar. The three-year contract has an estimated value to Hill of approximately QR 35.0m (£5.6m). The Mall of...
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Golden Gate Bridge to get $76m suicide barriers
Plans to fit the Golden Gate Bridge with suicide-detention barriers have been unanimously approved. In 2013, 46 people died by jumping off the bridge; the total is more than 1,400. The board of directors of the...
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Energy-efficient ‘micro-city’ opens in Paris
The government has updated its construction pipeline, setting out £116bn of planned public sector projects. An additional £13bn of construction work has been added to the list this year, according to business secretary Vince Cable. The...
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Construction industry predicted to have cooler summer as new contracts slow
Survey finds that residential developments account for a third of sector's work, and London nearly a quarter of UK projects Britain's construction industry is expected to cool during the summer following a slowdown in the number of new contracts....
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Construction works begin on $2.5bn Darling Harbour in Sydney
Construction works have begun on the $2.5bn transformation of Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia. The project is being developed by Darling Harbour Live consortium, which comprises Lend Lease, Capella Capital, AEG Ogden and Spotless. Designed by...
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