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Google to Spend $13bn on Data Centre and Office Expansion Google has unveiled plans to invest US$13bn (£10bn) – and in the process create 10,000 construction jobs – building data centres and offices in the USA.Google has unveiled plans to invest US$13bn (£10bn) – and in the process create 10,000 construction jobs – building data …

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Quick-Set Concrete for Speedy Construction Aggregate Industries has developed a new range of high early strength concretes, specifically designed for use in structural, void-fill, pavement and track bed applications. Aggregate Industries has developed a new range of high early strength concretes, specifically designed for use in structural, void-fill, pavement and track bed applications. Read Full …

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Watford Start-up First to Get New Bobcats KC Plant, a new plant hire company based in Watford, has bought the first Bobcat R-Series E26 and E27z mini-excavators in the UK.KC Plant, a new plant hire company based in Watford, has bought the first Bobcat R-Series E26 and E27z mini-excavators in the UK. Read Full Article: …

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News Roundup 18/01/2019: Twenty signed up to expanded Homes England framework Homes England has appointed 20 professional services firms to a multidisciplinary framework to help speed up housebuilding across England.Homes England has appointed 20 professional services firms to a multidisciplinary framework to help speed up housebuilding across England…read more Fraud Squad Moves in on Liverpool …

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Mott MacDonald is to lead the design of a new train station in Buffalo, New York. Mott MacDonald is to lead the design of a new train station in Buffalo, New York.Read Full Article: The Construction Index … read more RJ MacLeod Wins £9.6m Contract to Eliminate Hairpin Bend Transport Scotland has awarded RJ MacLeod …

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News Roundup 04/01/2019: McAlpine to Give Nottingham Mall an £86m Makeover Shopping mall owner Intu has formally contracted Sir Robert McAlpine to deliver an £86m redevelopment of its Broadmarsh centre in Nottingham. Shopping mall owner Intu has formally contracted Sir Robert McAlpine to deliver an £86m redevelopment of its Broadmarsh centre in Nottingham … read …

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Concrete cores completed on world’s tallest modular buildings Work has been completed on the concrete cores for the two tallest modular buildings in the world. For more information on the world’s tallest buildings, head over to New Civil Engineer. 3D-Concrete-Printing Smart Housing for Smart Cities in The Netherlands The world population is expected to reach …

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Construction of thousands of new homes to be accelerated following Homes England loan to St. Modwen Expert developer and regeneration specialist St. Modwen Properties PLC is to begin drawing down the funds from the £75 million Homes England infrastructure loan this month – unlocking and accelerating the construction of more than 13,000 new homes across …

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Government to set up construction ‘innovation networks’ The government is to launch a series of competitions to pay construction firms to work together on blue-sky research and development as part of a drive to modernise construction. Ann Bentley, global director of consultant RLB, and a member of the government’s Construction Leadership Council (CLC), told Building …

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