Building products producer Forterra plans to mothball its Bison hollowcore flooring plant in Derbyshire and make around 225 redundancies as part of a wider restructuring.
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Brick and block producer Ibstock is in redundancy talks with employees as a result of the impact of the coronavirus lockdown.
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The Construction Industry Council (CIC) is recommending government extends the ban on the use of combustible materials to a wider range of buildings than is currently proposed.
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New construction contract awards in May 2020 returned to more normal levels in May 2020 after a bumper harvest in March and April.
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Kier Highways and Seddon have been readmitted to Prompt Payment Code after demonstrating improvements in payment practices to their supply chain.
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Morrison Construction is to start work on an £8m redevelopment of Aberdeen Station once coronavirus working restrictions are eased.
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University Partnerships Programme (UPP), which provides residential and academic buildings on university campuses, has appointed Adam Tyson as its construction director.
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Hard-hat supplier JSP has come up with a cough guard specifically for construction workers, to stop them catching infections like Covid-19.
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The London Borough of Southwark has granted planning permission for a £130m redevelopment of an old warehouse site.
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The University of Strathclyde has awarded Morrison Construction a £42m contract to design and build the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS).
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The Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) has appointed Ann Allen as its new chief executive.
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Transport for the North (TfN) has appointed Mace to manage its northern powerhouse rail (NPR) programme.
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