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<title>Murphy's zero emissions excavator debut</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 08:32:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Sany SY215E electric excavator from Murphy has been at work for United Utilities in Davyhulme.]]></description>
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<title>Old Oak begins Â£12bn partner search</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 07:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Heads of terms have been agreed to establish a unified 70 acres of land around the HS2 Old Oak Common station, and the search is underway for a private sector partner for London&#039;s largest brownfield site.]]></description>
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<title>NHS Property Services boasts decarbonisation gains</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 08:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[NHS Property Services has cut carbon emissions in 2025/26 by 5.2%, beating its annual targets, due in part to investments in heat pumps and more energy-efficient systems.]]></description>
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<title>Egis appoints aviation head</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 08:15:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Egis has appointed Shakir Khaja as aviation sector director for Europe and Africa. He will oversee the firm&rsquo;s expansion across the airport sector, with a strategic focus on the UK, Ireland and wider European market.&nbsp;]]></description>
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<title>Partnership agreed for GOSH MEP works</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dalkia has formed a partnership with Sisk and BDP to deliver mechanical, electrical and public health services for Great Ormond Street Hospital&#039;s planned &pound;300m Children&#039;s Cancer Centre.]]></description>
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<title>AtkinsRÃ©alis to buy Tobin</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 07:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[AtkinsR&eacute;alis has agreed to acquire Irish engineering and project management consultancy Tobin.]]></description>
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<title>CITB increases apprentice support</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 07:56:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Âé¶¹Éç Industry Training Board (CITB) has released a report on its New Entrant Support Team (NEST), showing it helped 5,913 apprentices to join the industry in 2025/26, a 43% rise.]]></description>
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<title>NAO urges clarity on risk in innovation at DfT</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The National Audit Office has called on the Department for Transport to establish a clearer risk appetite as it invests on transport decarbonisation innovation.]]></description>
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<title>WSP appoints major projects director</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 07:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[WSP has appointed Alex Herbert major projects director in its planning and consents business. Herbert has worked on projects across the energy sector, for RWE, Horizon Nuclear Power, and Tidal Lagoon Power.]]></description>
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<title>Aspire appoints Novus, Anglian</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 08:46:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Aspire Housing has appointed Novus Property Solutions and Anglian Windows to fit new doors and windows to 200 homes in Staffordshire and Cheshire.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Aspire Housing has appointed Novus Property Solutions and Anglian Windows to fit new doors and windows to 200 homes in Staffordshire and Cheshire.</p><p>Read Full Article: <a href="/news/view/aspire-appoints-novus-anglian">Âé¶¹Éç</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Sustainability expert returns to Ramboll</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 08:38:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Phil Kelly, who previously worked on sustainability at Ramboll, has returned to become head of department for buildings advisory and consultancy in its buildings unit for UK &amp; Ireland, based in its Leeds office.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Phil Kelly, who previously worked on sustainability at Ramboll, has returned to become head of department for buildings advisory and consultancy in its buildings unit for UK &amp; Ireland, based in its Leeds office.</p><p>Read Full Article: <a href="/news/view/sustainability-expert-returns-to-ramboll">Âé¶¹Éç</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<title>New faces for ACE</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 08:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Association for Consultancy and Engineering has appointed Mott MacDonald&#039;s Denise Bowers and Tetra Tech&#039;s Rukhsana Faiz to its leadership.]]></description>
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<title>Legendre picked for Mayfair project</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Legendre UK has been appointed as main contractor on the Stiff + Trevillion designed redevelopment of 50 Stratton Street in Mayfair, London, by Berkeley Estate Asset Management.]]></description>
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<title>CSCS upgrades smart card checks</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[CSCS Smart Check has upgraded the data shared during a card scan, including why the card was checked, the check location, and the site name or ID.]]></description>
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<title>A new path towards net zero</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:29:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A new performance evaluation has been developed under the Net Zero Carbon Building Standard, allowing buildings that are not in full alignment with the standard to measure their performance using the same metrics.]]></description>
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<title>Cameron gets OK for Bamford Place</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Cameron Homes has received planning approval from East Staffordshire Borough Council for a &pound;39m project to build 119 homes on the former Bamford Works factory site in Uttoxeter, in partnership with JCB.]]></description>
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<title>M Group appoints energy MD</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:08:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[M Group has appointed Andrew English as its managing director, energy infrastructure.]]></description>
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<title>TBM starts on Thames power tunnel</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine has been lowered into the ground using a Weldex crawler crane, for Ferrovial Bemo JV, who are building a new power tunnel under the Thames for National Grid.]]></description>
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<title>Defra, Natural England, seek your newt experiences</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:37:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The great crested newt has found itself at the centre of a political battlefield over how to preserve nature and deliver homes. Now, and until May 22 2026, Defra and Natural England, with the help of LUC and ICF, are looking to talk to developers and construction contractors about their experiences of how the amphibians are protected.]]></description>
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<title>Kier's King's Speech a damp squib on rainy Wednesday	</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As storm clouds rolled over the capital, the King announced the Government&#039;s lawmaking plans for the year ahead. Commentators from RIBA, the CIOB, the Residential Freehold Association, and Churchill Living appeared to struggle to find anything to be enthusiastic about.]]></description>
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<title>Pyroguard, SchÃ¼co glaze Belfast Grand Central</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 08:44:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pyroguard and Sch&uuml;co have partnered to bring their fire safety glass and frames to Belfast Grand Central Station, designed by RPP and delivered by Carey Glass and Williaam Cox.]]></description>
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<title>Network Rail picks AtkinsRÃ©alis for Wales and Western</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 08:35:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[AtkinsR&eacute;alis has been appointed by Network Rail as the delivery partner for the Wales &amp; Western region, delivering support services valued at up to &pound;9m.]]></description>
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<title>Travis Perkins keeps Wandle work flowing</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 08:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Wandle Housing Association has appointed Travis Perkins Managed Services (TPMS) as its new supplier, with digital tools helping ensure a reliable flow of building materials.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wandle Housing Association has appointed Travis Perkins Managed Services (TPMS) as its new supplier, with digital tools helping ensure a reliable flow of building materials.</p><p>Read Full Article: <a href="/news/view/travis-perkins-keeps-wandle-work-flowing">Âé¶¹Éç</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Roadways delivers early in Portsmouth</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 08:07:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Roadways, working as sole asphalt surfacing contractor for VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster joint venture, VSBW, delivered a key phase of the Southsea Coastal Scheme in Portsmouth two months early.]]></description>
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<title>RPS brings sun to Vico homes</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[RPS Group has formed an &pound;8.2m partnership with Vico Homes, which will see it install PV panels on over 2,000 social homes in West Yorkshire, funded in part through the Warm Homes: Social Homes Fund.]]></description>
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<title>Peri UK delivers HPC reactor formwork</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 07:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Peri UK has delivered bespoke formwork for the the reactor dome at Hinkley Point C, allowing concrete to be poured for structures that curve in multiple directions.]]></description>
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<title>McPhillips delivers green space in Kidderminster</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[McPhillips has completed Talbot Park, a &pound;4.3m green space and urban connectivity project forming part of the regeneration of Kidderminster&#039;s town centre.]]></description>
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<title>Heidelberg lays sustainable asphalt at Eurotunnel</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 07:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Heidelberg Materials UK has resurfaced the Kent entrance to the Eurotunnel service tunnel, using a carbon-reducing asphalt.]]></description>
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<title>British Land appoints McLaren for West One</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 08:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[McLaren has been appointed by developer British Land to deliver a &pound;99m office retrofit and expansion at Bond Street Underground Station, designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.]]></description>
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<title>Barhale, Suez, ice pigs, to finish Greenwich trunk main</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 08:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Thames Water has picked Barhale to complete the final leg of the &pound;17m Greenwich Trunk Main in South London, using ice pigging with Suez to efficiently commission the line.]]></description>
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