Artist’s impression of Weston Homes’ aborted plans Norwich City Council is stepping in after Weston Homes abandoned its £300m scheme in February this year after eight years of planning and just a month before demolition of the old shopping centre had been scheduled to begin. Weston’s plans had been set to deliver up to 1,100 […]
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Barhale working on the King George V reservoir in Enfield In the year to 30th June 2024, Barhale Holdings plc turned over £177m, a 32% uplift on the previous year’s figure of £133m, which was itself 22% up on 2022’s £109m. Profit before tax in fiscal 2024 rose strongly to £8.4m (2023: £3.1m), a return
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Photo from www.easterngreenlink2.co.uk Balfour Beatty will install 68 kilometres of high voltage direct current (HVDC) underground cables from Fraisthorpe Sands to Drax in Yorkshire, as well as an additional 1 kilometre of HVDC land cable at Peterhead in Scotland. Main works are expected to start in early 2025, with completion scheduled for 2029. At construction
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Gilbert-Ash managing director Raymond Hutchinson and contracts manager Aaron Coffey Gilbert-Ash has invested in a series of digital advertisements at George Best Belfast City Airport, one of the main gateways for construction workers commuting to sites on the British mainland. The adverts have also gone live just in time for the Christmas rush, which will
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Balfour Beatty join venture Urban Fox’s pop-up EV chargepoint Eight pre-qualified consultancies, including Arcadis, Atkins, Jacobs and Mott MacDonald, will provide technical and professional advisory services to support the delivery of EVCI projects across Wales. The full list of suppliers is: Arcadis Atkins Flexible Power Systems Jacobs Engineering UK Mer Charging UK Mott MacDonald Systra
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Nice job but were they paid on time? NFRC’s latest State of the Roofing Industry report, covering the third quarter of 2024, found that 45% of respondents experienced delays getting paid. The proportion of roofers not getting paid within 45 days of completion rose to 39% in quarter three, up from 29% in quarter two.
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Outside The Springs shopping centre in Buxton are, left to right, High Peak Borough Council deputy leader Damien Greenhalgh, leader Anthony McKeown and Capital&Centric joint managing director John Moffat The Springs shopping centre in Buxton, an indoor mall built in the 1980s, is set to be redeveloped into residential apartments, while retaining an element of
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Many drivers admitted to practicing dangerous behaviors at least once in the previous 30 days, presenting an opportunity for commercial fleet managers to urge their drivers to consider the risks behind their behaviors. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s is highlighting drivers’ riskiest self-reported behaviors in its annual Traffic Safety Culture Index survey. Speeding, distracted
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December 17, 2024 The Polestar 3, Polestar’s first all-electric SUV, is finally available for fleet ordering. Polestar’s second model to hit the market sits above the brand’s initial offering, the Polestar 2, in size, luxury, and capability. What’s it all about? Join Automotive Fleet’s Chris Brown behind the wheel of the Polestar 3 with Joe
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Service family accommodation in Putney, southwest London [MoD/Crown Copyright] The MoD will pay Annington £6bn to buy back 36,347 houses, saving £230m a year in rent. The announcement comes as the government starts work on a new military housing strategy, to be published next year. Key principles of the strategy will include: a renewal of
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