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Row breaks out over tall buildings after Westminster World Heritage status threatened

Unesco officials are soon expected to add Westminster to their “endangered list”, pushing the area close to being stripped of its World Heritage Status.

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Small builders demand late payment action

Small builders and subcontractors last week added their weight to criticisms of main contractors who fail to pay suppliers on time.

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Small builders demand late payment action

Small builders and subcontractors last week added their weight to criticisms of main contractors who fail to pay suppliers on time.

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Balfour Beatty in pole position for Hereford road maintenance

Balfour Beatty Living Places has unseated Amey from its position as road maintenance contractor in Herefordshire after the county council made it preferred bidder for a major new privately financed public realm contract.

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Row breaks out over tall buildings after Westminster World Heritage status threatened

Unesco officials are soon expected to add Westminster to their “endangered list”, pushing the area close to being stripped of its World Heritage Status.

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Floating wind turbine study to look at construction solutions

LDD and Keybvor Mor Lift (KML) have been appointed by the Energy Technology Institute (ETI) to undertake a installation study for the project to develop, build and test a floating wind turbine.

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Environment Agency reveals firms on delayed framework

The Environment Agency has named the list of firms on its delayed 10 year, £2.5bn water and environment management (WEM) framework, NCE can reveal.

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Severn Barrage backer sticks to plan despite MPs' criticism

The developer behind the latest Severn Barrage proposals has pledged to prove they are viable within two years despite criticism from MPs.

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Many dead following Dhaka building collapse

Scores have been killed and hundreds injured following the collapse of an eight-story building on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.

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A-Plant buys temporary access company

16 May 2013

A-Plant today announced that it has acquired the entire share capital of temporary access specialist Eve Trakway.

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Bordeaux-Tours high speed rail line: Fast track delivery

Last month French dignitaries gathered to see work begin on one of the biggest structures for the 302km Bordeaux-Tours South Europe Atlantic high speed rail line. Mark Hansford was there to meet the project team making it happen.

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World Tunnelling Congress: The Swiss Role

Switzerland’s landscape has necessitated extensive use of tunnels and as a result has much expertise to offer countries looking to expand their infrastructure and urban facilities under ground. Diarmaid Fleming reports.

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