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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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Welsh beauty spot marred by sewage leak
Published on August 31, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18617.jpg"/><br/>A popular Welsh holiday destination has been hit by a sewage spill.
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Demolition company fined over oil leak
Published on August 31, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18616.jpg"/><br/>A court has ordered a demolition company to pay more than £10,000 for polluting a Northamptonshire brook with oil.
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Massive brownfield redevelopment to rejuvenate Merseyside
Published on August 23, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18589.jpg"/><br/>The docklands of the Wirral Peninsula will be regenerated over 30 years after the UK's largest planning application was given the go ahead.
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UK'S first geothermal power plant given green light
Published on August 16, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18559.jpg"/><br/>A brownfield site is set to be transformed into the UK's first geothermal power plant after getting planning permission.
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Inspection spotlight falls on ageing North Sea rigs
Published on August 10, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18531.jpg"/><br/>Ageing oil and gas rigs in the North Sea will undergo safety checks in a bid to avoid 'serious consequences'.
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Former brownfield sites to be turned into housing
Published on July 22, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18432.jpg"/><br/>Plans to transform a former garage and another brownfield site into housing have been agreed by a local authority.
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New iPhone application to help builders clean up their act
Published on August 23, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18593.jpg"/><br/>A new iPhone application aimed at creating cleaner building sites and saving contractors money has been launched this month by an Irish firm.
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Remediation planned for 140 hectares of chemically polluted land
Published on July 02, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18349.jpg"/><br/>A consortium will tackle 140 hectares of heavily polluted land in Belgium damaged by years of chemical industry work.
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New oil and gas rules following Gulf spill
Published on June 14, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18262.jpg"/><br/>Ireland is tightening oil and gas drilling rules following the ecological disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Lead shot poisoning game meat
Published on June 01, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18202.jpg"/><br/>Eating the meat of birds and animals shot with lead ammunition can be more harmful than previously expected, say scientists.
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Pressure group urges bank to pull plug on cyanide gold mining
Published on May 20, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18151.jpg"/><br/>Gold mines that use cyanide in the extraction process should not receive funding from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), say NGOs.
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BP fails to drop containment dome on Gulf of Mexico oil leak
Published on May 10, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18086.jpg"/><br/>Efforts to place a containment dome over an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico were stopped at the weekend and a smaller one is now being built.
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US rewrites toxic chemical rules
Published on August 31, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18609.jpg"/><br/>US environmental watchdogs are tightening rules to cover dangerous toxic chemicals used in consumer goods and industrial processes.
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BP making progress on well plug
Published on August 24, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18596.jpg"/><br/>Oil giant BP has cleared the first hurdle in its attempts to plug the Gulf of Mexico leak for good and put a disastrous episode behind it.
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Energy company promises responsible oil sand development
Published on August 23, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18591.jpg"/><br/>Canadian energy giant Suncor has pledged to 'responsibly develop' the country's oil sand reserves, as it publishes its annual sustainability report.
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Wildfire nuclear contamination fears spark war of words
Published on August 17, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18568.jpg"/><br/>Fears Russia's rampant summer wildfires could release a soot cloud of radioactive particles sparked a war of words between government officials and environmentalists.
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US landfill fire sparks toxic smoke fears
Published on August 10, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18534.jpg"/><br/>Environmental regulators reassured people they faced no serious health risk from smoke billowing out of a burning landfill in Oklahoma.
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Happy birthday Mr President as BP spill end 'close'
Published on August 05, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18500.jpg"/><br/>US President Barack Obama had more than usual to celebrate on his birthday as BP begins permanently sealing the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Adventus Group Establishes Joint Venture for European Expansion with S&B Industrial Minerals
Published on September 03, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18636.jpg"/><br/>Adventus Group, a global remediation technology enterprise, announces that it has signed an agreement for establishment of a joint venture (JV) with S&B Industrial Minerals.
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Recycling & Waste Management Exhibition Features Over 40 Free Seminars
Published on August 31, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18622.jpg"/><br/>Whether you are looking for a waste-to-energy solution or want to find out what grants and funding might be available to help you to grow your recycling business, the Recycling an
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Sustainability<em>live!</em> call for papers now open
Published on August 26, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18606.jpg"/><br/>Sustainability<em>live!</em> organiser, Faversham House Group, has opened the call for papers for the 2011 conference and seminar programme.
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Flagship ACWA MBR for Oman
Published on August 31, 2010, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/18605.jpg"/><br/>ACWA MBR's flagship Al Ansab submerged membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment plant in Muscat, Oman, has successfully gone through its proving process ahead of providing the are
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