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Dawnus expects strong growth in 09
Dawnus Construction, the fast-growing Welsh contractor, increased sales by nearly 10 per cent in 2008, bucking the gloom in the construction industry, and giving an upbeat outlook for its growth prospects.
Rok extends payment terms for new suppliers
Rok has doubled its standard payment terms from 30 to 60 days for new suppliers, prompting criticism from small business organisation the Forum for Private Businesses.
Morrison starts work on 2012 canoe centre
Morrison Construction today started work on the white water canoe centre for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Human skull uncovered on school construction site
Construction workers carrying out excavation work for a new school have uncovered a human skull.
Balfour boosted by public projects
UK building giant Balfour Beatty is looking forward to a strong performance this year supported by its new place on the FTSE 100.
Balfour Beatty: Close imminent on Carlisle Development Route
Balfour Beatty has this morning told shareholders that it expects to reach financial close on the much-delayed the £147 million Carlisle Northern Development Route project “shortly”.
Construction still shrinking
The construction sector shrunk for the sixteenth consecutive month in June, according to the CIPS/Markit Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index.
Regional News
Crossrail appoints commercial director
Crossrail has appointed Martin Buck as commercial director of the £15.9 billion rail project.
Dawnus expects strong growth in 09
Dawnus Construction, the fast-growing Welsh contractor, increased sales by nearly 10 per cent in 2008, bucking the gloom in the construction industry, and giving an upbeat outlook for its growth prospects.
Latest Middle East news
Gifford scores hatrick of wins in Abu Dhabi
Independent engineering and environmental consultant Gifford has won three new engineering design projects in Abu Dhabi.
London Olympics
Morrison starts work on 2012 canoe centre
Morrison Construction today started work on the white water canoe centre for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Olympic stadium white elephant fears
A potentially expensive failure is how construction of the 2012 Olympic Stadium in east London has been dismissed by a top London Assembly committee.
Construction Snapshot
CN Quality Award Winners
BUDGET 2009
Construction News brings you a round-up of news, reaction and analysis from the Budget 2009
Big Brother’s builder says get into construction
Celebrity contractor wants maintenance to be taught in schools
Project report
Wood for the greater good?
In York local contractor Shepherd is using prefabricated timber panels to construct a new student village. By Paul Thompson
