JCB chief executive Matthew Taylor has resigned, after just over a year in the role.
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A joint venture led by Laing O'Rourke has finally decided to make a claim over the scrapping of a £921m hospital - more than two years after Contract Journal revealed the consortium was considering legal action.
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Construction consultant Gleeds is selling its Australian business to a management buy-out.
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Quantity surveyors' fees have plunged 10-17% in the past year, more than any other construction consultant.
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The Construction Products Association has added its weight to the industry's call for Alistair Darling to ringfence spending on construction projects.
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Specialist contractors have seen a slight upturn in orders bringing a glimmer of hope that growth is slowly returning.
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Fife Council is seeking a contractor to enter into a partnering agreement to build a new high school in Dunfermline, as well as the option of work to other schools, in a deal worth up to £78m.
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Transport for London has defeated government plans for a new Public Private Partnership to carry out the London Underground work of the failed Metronet group.
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Consultant White Young Green has announced big losses and a debt restructuring deal.
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The government has launched a search for sites on which to build three 1,500-place prisons.
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Construction launched the first salvo in its fight against capital spending cuts, spelling out that every £1 spent on construction delivers an economic benefit of £3.
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Construction of a 7.5 mega litre capacity service reservoir.
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Amec has paid £5m to the Serious Fraud Office in the form of a Civil Recovery Order after payment irregularities were discovered on one of the firm's PPP projects.
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London Mayor Boris Johnson is planning a £15m tower for the Olympic Park in Stratford.
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Upgrading of a 1.2 km section of the A96 carriageway, improving visibility on the approaches to the junction.
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Birse Civils has won £20m contract to deliver long-awaited improvements to Edge Lane on the route into Liverpool from the M62.
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Doctors confirm the driver of the Liverpool crane which collapsed in July has been paralysed.
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Investors buy in to Balfour Beatty's rights issue
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Withdrawn of £135m bond issue likley to halt puts Grand Prix upgrade
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The Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) has revealed two new nuclear power stations and five big wind farms and a biomass power plant will be considered for fast track planning.
The first projects it aims to consider are applications from French firm EDF for two new nuclear power stations at Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C
The IPC was set up earlier this month to look at planning applications for developments "of national importance" such as power stations and roads. Although councils will give evidence and there will be local consultation, the IPC will make the ultimate decision based on plans set out by the Government in National Policy Statements.
IPC chair Sir Michael Pitt said: “The IPC will ensure that the public knows which projects are proposed for their areas as soon as these are confirmed to us.
“The projects we are highlighting today raise important issues for the nation and for local communitie
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