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Long running arbitration results in defeat for engineering company

Ecuador has beaten off a multimillion-dollar arbitration claim from an Australian engineering firm.

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National Highways releases details of new Transformation Delivery Partner contract

National Highways has published a Contract Notice for a transformation delivery partner to “provide a centralised vehicle for transformation and change” to deliver efficiency targets in capital and operational spending during its third Roads Investment Strategy period (RIS3) from 2025 to 2030.

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Survey reveals ‘deep-rooted’ payment challenges in Scottish construction

The Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) has called for urgent reform to the Scottish construction sector after it revealed the results of a survey highlighting struggles with payment delays and financial strain.

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Council fined £2M after death of roadworker

Newport City Council has been fined £2million after a roadwork was killed while carrying out road repair works. Stephen Bell was barrowing tarmac from the back of the local authority’s tipper lorry in July 2019 when he was struck by a farm vehicle passing the road works.

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UK Transport infrastructure delivery to be reviewed by former Siemens head

The UK’s Labour party has appointed the former head of Siemens to lead a review into rail and other transport infrastructure.

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Government unable to demonstrate value for money in procurement

The Government has been declared unable to demonstrate whether value for money is being achieved across procurements totalling £259 Billion in 2021-22 by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

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Planning changes expected to make housebuilding targets advisory

Controversial new planning rules have been promised for release this week which are expected to mean that local authorities will not have to set aside greenbelt land to meet future housing needs.

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Firms fined total of £750,000 over fatal accident

Two companies have been fined a total of over £600,000 after a worker died following a fall from the roof of a building site in Warrington. Another company was fined £120,000 at an earlier hearing for health and safety breaches relating to the same incident.

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Government makes ‘timebound’ commitment to use procurement to lower carbon emissions

The UK government has joined other leading industrial nations in promising to adopt timebound commitments to use public procurement to reduce carbon emissions. Lowering carbon emissions is likely to feature prominently in future construction and other contracts.

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Fines and costs of £993,000 imposed on roofers after HSE prosecution

Roofing company Mitie Tilley Roofing Limited has been fined a total of £881,000 plus over £112,000 costs after two workers were seriously injured during two separate incidents.

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