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Paul Morrell publishes interim low carbon construction findings Subscription Required

17-Mar-2010 4:12 pm

The chief construction adviser, paul Morrell, has called for a government Programme Manager to oversee the low-carbon transition, and that London will be a new Low Carbon Economic Area.

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Tube Lines loses £34M Northern Line claim Subscription Required

16-Mar-2010 1:35 pm | By Ed Owen

Tube Lines has lost a second consecutive claim under the London Underground PPP, for losses it says it incurred on the upgrade of the Northern Line.

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NCE Major Projects Hub goes live

17-Mar-2010 | By Alexandra Wynne, Mark Hansford

NCE has launched its new Major Projects Hub - an invaluable online resource tracking the progress of more than 100 of the biggest global infrastructure projects.

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Malahide bridge collapse

Bridge collapse blamed on engineering ignorance Subscription Required

11-Mar-2010 | By Mark Hansford

The official report into the collapse of the Malahide Viaduct near Dublin last summer has found a complete failure of railway engineers to understand what type of structure they were dealing with.

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2010 Civic Trust winners announced Subscription Required

17-Mar-2010

More than 50 projects have been recognised in the Civit Trust awards, which reward some of the best projects in the built environment.

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'Jumping Lice' to keep Knotweed in check Subscription Required

9-Mar-2010

The invasive Japanese knotweed plant affecting plant life across much of the UK is to be brought under control by the release of foreign “jumping plant lice”, it has been revealed.

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Water down the drain

Water company board members sacked over procurement failures Subscription Required

17-Mar-2010 | By Jo Stimpson

Four Northern Ireland Water board members have been sacked following an independent review of the company’s procurement procedures.

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Peter Mandelson, First Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills

Mandelson approves £80M loan for Forgemasters Subscription Required

17-Mar-2010 | By Ed Owen

Business secretary Peter Mandelson today approved a £80M loan for Sheffield-based Forgemasters, as part of the government’s pledge to invest in the nuclear supply chain.

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Mouchel chief executive Richard Cuthbert

VT Group drops Mouchel takeover bid Subscription Required

10-Mar-2010 9:58 am | By Mark Hansford

VT Group has this morning told the London Stock Exchange that it has decided to abandon its takeover bid of consultant Mouchel.

Tunnel bids for Crossrail

Tunnel bids for Crossrail Subscription Required

11 March 2010 | By Antony Oliver

Full tender documents for the lucrative main TBM tunnel packages on the £15.9bn Crossrail scheme are expected to go to bidders in the next few weeks as the project presses forward with main works procurement.

Thames Estuary airport

Oakervee reaffirms Thames Estuary plans Subscription Required

11 March 2010 | By Alexandra Wynne

Thames Estuary airport champion and former ICE president Douglas Oakervee this week publicly reaffirmed his commitment to the scheme.

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