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  • Crane Survey On The Up

    Deloitte’s Annual Crane Survey reveals significant regional growth in the construction sector Joe Thornto ...

    Deloitte’s Annual Crane Survey reveals significant regional growth in the construction sector Joe Thornton, founding director of Cast, a real estate and construction consultancy, said: “The result of ...

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  • Carillion’s Smaller Rail Suppliers To Be Paid

    Around 300 of Carillion Construction's smaller rail suppliers are to be paid the arrears they are owed Th ...

    Around 300 of Carillion Construction's smaller rail suppliers are to be paid the arrears they are owed The move follows a further agreement between the Official Receiver's special manager, PwC, and Ne ...

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  • Kubota and Northampton Saints March On

    Kubota UK is extending its elite sponsorship of Aviva Premiership club Northampton Saints until 2020. The ...

    Kubota UK is extending its elite sponsorship of Aviva Premiership club Northampton Saints until 2020. The market leading machinery manufacturer and supplier of world-renowned Kubota engines joined for ...

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  • Working at Height Inquiry Launched

    Newly formed APPG launches inquiry into workplace falls from height The newly formed All Party Parliament ...

    Newly formed APPG launches inquiry into workplace falls from height The newly formed All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Working at Height, sponsored by PASMA and chaired by Glasgow Central MP, A ...

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  • House Building On the Up

    UK new home registrations up 6 per cent in 2017, reports NHBC More than 160,000 new homes were registered ...

    UK new home registrations up 6 per cent in 2017, reports NHBC More than 160,000 new homes were registered to be built in the UK last year, an increase of 6 per cent on 2016, according to NHBC’s latest ...

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  • Rapid Platforms Gains FORS Silver Accreditation

    Rapid Platforms has been awarded FORS (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) Silver accreditation for its go ...

    Rapid Platforms has been awarded FORS (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) Silver accreditation for its good working practices in the way it operates its powered access machine delivery and service van ...

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  • Marathon Men

    Lynch Plant Hire takes on the London Marathon for the Lighthouse Club Every year Merrill, Rob and Darren ...

    Lynch Plant Hire takes on the London Marathon for the Lighthouse Club Every year Merrill, Rob and Darren Lynch, the three sons of Lynch Plant Hire founder, Liam take on a challenge in the quest to rai ...

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  • New Lifting Technician Trailblazer Apprenticeship

    The new apprenticeship framework has been devised by an employer-led Trailblazer working group and is sup ...

    The new apprenticeship framework has been devised by an employer-led Trailblazer working group and is supported by the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA). Designed for those who will operate a ...

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  • Production Starts of JCB Site Dumpers

    The first of a range of new JCB site dumpers are rolling off the company’s World HQ production line – inc ...

    The first of a range of new JCB site dumpers are rolling off the company’s World HQ production line – including the unique Hi-Viz model which brings new levels of safety to the market. JCB announced p ...

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  • GAP Leads The Way With Kubota

    GAP Hire Solutions has purchased over 100 new Kubota KX027-4 excavators in 2017   Kubota is now GAP’s sol ...

    GAP Hire Solutions has purchased over 100 new Kubota KX027-4 excavators in 2017   Kubota is now GAP’s sole supplier of excavators up to 8 tonne. The Glasgow based hire company employs more than 1,700 ...

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