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Trampoline Bridge Over The River ...
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Shell Starts Construction of Prelud...
Construction has got underway on what Royal Dutch Shell PLC says will be a ‘...
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New York Construction Spending Fore...
New York construction spending is predicted to reach $30.07 billion for 201...
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Carbon-Absorbing Green Cement Right...
Revolutionary new type of cement is now set to be developed in Australia af...
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Construction error may have led to a garage collapse in Miami. The way in w...
Read More....New Travelodges To Defy Construction Contraction Forecast
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 12/01/2010 - 00:00:00
The Construction Products Association (CPA) has forecast further contraction in the construction industry in 2010, which is likely to mean that jobs in the industry will remain difficult to find.However, a ray of good news has emerged from ...
Read more....Construction Industry Growth In Third Quarter
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 07/12/2009 - 00:00:00
Statistics released by the Office for National Statistics have shown that contrary to some reports, the construction industry in the UK has actually grown in the third quarter. Recent reports had suggested that construction industry ha...
Read more....New Orders Boost Construction Industry
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 04/12/2009 - 00:00:00
Positive signs are beginning to emerge in the construction sector after it was revealed that the amount of new orders has grown.The news comes on the back of an increase in house prices which gave construction of residential properties a bo...
Read more....Government Pledges Zero Carbon Construction By 2020
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 26/11/2009 - 00:00:00
The Government has set out plans which will make construction jobs carbon-zero by 2020. The plans were announced at the annual conference of the UK-GBC and will see new home construction carbon free by 2016, and commercial construction...
Read more....China Will Become World's Largest Construction Market In Ten Years
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 13/11/2009 - 00:00:00
A forecast by Oxford Economics and Global Construction Perspectives suggests that China will become the largest construction market in the world by 2018. China is currently the second largest construction market behind the United State...
Read more....Economic Depression Causes Office Rent Increase
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 13/11/2009 - 00:00:00
Office rent in London could rise by up to 15 percent in 2011 due to a shortage in office space. Construction of office blocks in the capital has hit a record low with the amount of speculative space under construction almost halving in...
Read more....£9.5 Million given to London Residents for Energy Saving Makeovers
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 12/11/2009 - 00:00:00
London Mayor Boris Johnson has pledged to help up to 10,000 homes in nine London boroughs make their home more energy efficient.Using £9.5 million in funding from the Mayor and the London Development Agency (LDA), homes will be fitted with ...
Read more....Renamed Elizabeth Park Olympic Venue Taking Shape
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 02/11/2009 - 00:00:00
Elizabeth Park will be the new name for the Olympics venue when the site is renamed in honour of the Queen this week.The Olympic games to be held in London are now less than 1000 days away and the 250 acre building site is making good progr...
Read more....OFT investigation hits construction contract tendering.
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 26/10/2009 - 00:00:00
A survey has found that the contract fixing scandal unearthed by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has led to significant numbers of bid documents being revised and contracts reissued.Twenty-five senior local authority managers responsible f...
Read more....London 2012 Olympic Stadium Design Unveiled
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 07/11/2007 - 00:00:00
On the 7th November 2007, the design of the main stadium for the London 2012 Olympics was unveiled. With a project value of 946 million pounds, the prime sports arena to be used between 27 July - 12 August 2012 has been hailed by a number o...
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