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All change on quick hitch recommendations
Published on November 25, 2009, 8:00:00 am
Excavator operators should leave their cab to check the coupling each time they change attachment - even if using the latest generation of automatic couplers, according to the Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group's re-drafted 'Ten steps that contractor
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Olympic Park progress from the air - PHOTOS
Published on November 23, 2009, 11:26:00 am
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has released new aerial images of construction work on the Olympic Park showing, as the project enters its toughest year.
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May Gurney wins £75m waste contract
Published on November 23, 2009, 10:54:00 am
May Gurney has won a £75m contract to provide environmental services to Bridgent County Borough Council.
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Lavendon issues new shares as revenues fall
Published on November 19, 2009, 12:29:00 pm
Access specialist Lavendon will raise £80m in new shares amid a fall in revenues across Europe
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Kier appoints successor to John Dodds
Published on November 19, 2009, 11:05:00 am
Kier has appointed construction managing director Paul Sheffield as its new group chief executive. Sheffield will take over the helm from John Dodds when he retires next March after nearly 40 years with the firm.
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Staff cuts keep GB in profit
Published on November 18, 2009, 3:25:00 pm
GB Group has seen a jump in pre-tax profits this year following a cost-cutting drive at the contractor which saw staff levels fall by more than a quarter.
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Three chase £100m office job
Published on November 18, 2009, 8:00:00 am
The contest for a £100m office deal in Brighton has narrowed to three challengers.
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Four contest £55m Leeds arena deal
Published on November 18, 2009, 8:00:00 am
Four rivals are tussling for a high-profile scheme in Leeds, worth at least £55m.
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Ex-Pierse police job runs into more trouble
Published on November 18, 2009, 8:00:00 am
A subcontractor on the troubled £10.7m construction of a police facility in Cheshire has been forced to scrap materials worth £35,000 for just £80.
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Civils sector faces 'thousands' more job cuts
Published on November 18, 2009, 8:00:00 am
Thousands more jobs could be lost in the civils sector amid a worsening climate, the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has warned.
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Edie
£10k fine for company leaking acid into river
Published on November 10, 2011, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/21278.jpg"/><br/>Streamline Environmental Services has been successfully prosecuted by the Environment Agency (EA) for causing hydrochloric acid to leak into the River Quaggy in Lewisham which &qu
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Congratulations to the 2011 Awards for Environmental Excellence winners!
Published on November 03, 2011, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/21221.jpg"/><br/>A lavish black-tie gala ceremony saw edie's Awards for Environmental Excellence 2011 winners announced. Pictures and video below.
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Environmental consultancy market shrinks for second consecutive year
Published on October 27, 2011, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/21171.jpg"/><br/>The UK environmental consultancy market is continuing to decline as new research shows the sector contracted by 8.4% in 2010, losing £113m in value to now stand at £1,23
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Last chance to vote for 2011 Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability
Published on August 25, 2011, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/20677.jpg"/><br/>Users of edie have until Thursday (September 1) to make their votes count in the 2011 Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability.
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Vote for the Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability Award 2011
Published on August 15, 2011, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/20593.jpg"/><br/>Users of edie.net have the opportunity to choose the winner of one of the most prestigious environmental awards of 2011.
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Riot clean-up helpers praised for fast response
Published on August 11, 2011, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/20573.jpg"/><br/>Local authority crews, waste contractors and the general public have been praised by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) for their support in clean-up operations
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Eureka moment for oil contaminated soil
Published on July 01, 2011, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/20282.jpg"/><br/>Research and development business EUREKA has helped Lituanian company, Biocentras, develop and innovative treatment for oil contaminated soil.
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Brownfield road map explores liability transfer issues
Published on June 20, 2011, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/20173.jpg"/><br/>A report which features a road map illustrating the issues for contaminated land liability transfer across Europe has been published.
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Landfill fire remediation works continue
Published on May 31, 2011, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/20025.jpg"/><br/>Remediation work is still continuing at an Irish landfill site that burnt continuously for a week earlier this year.
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58 improvements for Irish EPA following review
Published on May 31, 2011, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/20023.jpg"/><br/>An independent review into the operations of the Irish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has largely backed its work, but also suggested nearly 60 areas for improvements.
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Brownfield reuse project receives prestigious award
Published on May 19, 2011, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/19975.jpg"/><br/>A project investigating ways of reusing brownfield sites in England for renewable energy crops has won european recognition.
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High levels of radon found in 100 homes
Published on March 24, 2011, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/19615.jpg"/><br/>Local authorities in Ireland have found 100 social housing units to have high levels of radioactive gas.
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Human rights group accuses China of not acting on lead contamination
Published on June 15, 2011, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/20138.jpg"/><br/>Human Rights Watch has accused Chinese government officials of restricting access to lead testing and treatment of people in areas contaminated by industrial pollution.
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EPA awards huge grant to clean up US brownfield sites
Published on June 13, 2011, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/20114.jpg"/><br/>US contaminated land projects have received a welcome boost as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $76 million to help redevelop projects across the
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Remediation work to step up following New Zealand earthquakes
Published on May 17, 2011, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/19949.jpg"/><br/>Residents have less than a week to apply for compensation after two devastating earthquakes rocked New Zealand and a new man has been appointed to lead the clean-up.
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BP pays millions following another oil spill
Published on May 04, 2011, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/19871.jpg"/><br/>BP's oil smeared image took another knock today (May 4) after it paid millions of dollars for its involvement in another oil spill.
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Japan begins legally enforcing Fukushima exclusion zone
Published on April 21, 2011, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/19804.jpg"/><br/>A 12 mile exclusion zone around Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant became legally enforceable last night.
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Japanese contamination fears rise over reactor water cooling
Published on April 18, 2011, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/19785.jpg"/><br/>Nuclear regulators are becoming increasingly concerned about the levels of contamination in water used to cool Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
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Successful Gasworks Remediation in East Kent Using a Combination of in-Situ and Ex-situ Technologies
Published on January 31, 2012, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/21787.jpg"/><br/>Ecologia was appointed to design, manufacture, install and commission remediation equipment for the remediation of a former gas work site located in Kent.
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Ecologia's South West Office is on the Move
Published on January 20, 2012, 12:00:00 am
Ecologia's South West regional office is on the move. Since opening in January 2009 the office has managed a large number of projects and we have consolidated our position in the region.
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Geotech launches new portable gas analysers for landfill and AD biogas
Published on January 12, 2012, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/21661.jpg"/><br/>The new Geotech GA5000 portable landfill gas analyser and Biogas 5000 analyser have arrived this January with colour-screens and a 3-year warranty.
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Environment & Energy Awards 2012 - deadline approaching
Published on January 10, 2012, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/21649.jpg"/><br/>The deadline for the Environment and Energy Awards 2012 is less than a week away, Friday 13th January at 5pm.
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