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Contractors look to energy sector to secure workload
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Six out of ten civil engineering contractors are looking to the energy sector to provide their future income as road spending dries up. This is according to a New Civil Engineering survey to be published next month. The survey covered 130 UK civil engineering contractors.
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Sandberg moves into structures
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Materials research consultant Sandberg has recruited concrete investigation firm MG Associates in a move to expand its building and structural investigation activities.
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Stirling prize gives last hurrah to boom years
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The shortlist for the 2010 Stirling Prize has been announced. The entries are: Ashmolean museum ; Bateman´s Row ; Christ´s College school ; Clapham Manor school ; Maxxi museum ; Neues museum. The winner will be announced on 2 October.
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MoD : ´We´re still spending´
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Steve Rice of Defence Estates has assured the industry that there is plenty of work to bid for and that Defence Estates will continue to spend hundreds of millions of pounds on capital works and maintenance
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Large health projects ´could be stalled for a year´
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Health projects could be delayed while the NHS is restructured under the government´s health white paper, industry figures have warned. There are also fears over the future of frameworks,such as Procure 21 and LIFT, as well as concerns that new foundation health trusts could use their freedom to ditch PFI schemes.
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Holcim Foundation Awards - a share of $2m awaits the winners
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The third cycle of the Holcim Foundation Awards for Sustainable Construction scheme was launched on 1 July with a lavish event in the UK, hosted by Aggregate Industries at the Swiss Ambassador´s Residence in London. The scheme seeks projects that demonstrate the ability to stretch conventional notions about sustainable building, balancing environmental, social and economic performance, while exemplifying architectural excellence and transferability.
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Kier dodges schools cutbacks
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Chief executive Paul Sheffield expects his firm to be unaffected by the cuts to government spending on schools. A trading update on anticipated profits to be ahead of last year´s and pointed to work being won in power, waste and Crossrail.
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New Part L could face six-month delay
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The new version of Part L could be delayed by six months owing to hold-ups in the development of the software needed to enforce it and a government review of new regulations. Regulations are normally implemented on 1 October or 6 April.
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EdF begins nuclear supply hunt
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EdF is looking to create fully developed supply chains ahead of plans for Britain´s first nuclear power stations for 20 years. The company is planning to build two new nuclear power stations at Hinkley and two at Sizewell.
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Lafarge to collect waste cement
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Lafarge UK has introduced a cement collection and recycling service to help reduce waste going to landfill. Builders´ merchants can use their existing ordering system to arrange for out-of-date packed cement to be collected straight from their yard; the new arrangements apply to undamaged bags, whether the merchant wishes to dispose of one bag or a full lorry load.
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