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Contech firms feel the sting of tech industry woes

Contech firms feel the sting of tech industry woes

July 24, 2023 by builderkp

Dive Brief: Despite signs the broader economy is improving, as the Associated Press reported, and seed capital still entering the … Read more

Categories Construction Dive
Gove tightens second staircase rules

Gove tightens second staircase rules

July 24, 2023 by builderkp

The new rules were confirmed by Housing Secretary Michael Gove on Monday. Consultations last year had an initial threshold of … Read more

Categories Construction Enquirer
Flooding in Nova Scotia washes out CN Rail track, disrupting train traffic

Flooding in Nova Scotia washes out CN Rail track, disrupting train traffic

July 24, 2023 by builderkp

MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. says a major washout has halted traffic along part of its main line in … Read more

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The One's Ascent Reaches UrbanToronto Forum Milestone

The One’s Ascent Reaches UrbanToronto Forum Milestone

July 24, 2023 by builderkp

The One, located at 1 Bloor Street West in downtown Toronto, is making steady progress on its journey to becoming … Read more

Categories Urban Toronto
Construction starts continue volatile ride, ‘up one month and down the next’

Construction starts continue volatile ride, ‘up one month and down the next’

July 24, 2023 by builderkp

Dive Brief: Volatility in construction kickoffs persisted in June as new manufacturing groundbreakings fell off a cliff, driving total starts … Read more

Categories Construction Dive
Tendering starts for Colchester £100m link road

Tendering starts for Colchester £100m link road

July 24, 2023 by builderkp

The A120-A133 Link Road will see the creation of a new dual carriageway between the A120 and A133 to the … Read more

Categories Construction Enquirer
Big or small, off site constructors are building on their foundations

Big or small, off site constructors are building on their foundations

July 24, 2023 by builderkp

Multi-unit housing is one of the fastest growing areas of modular construction across the country. Kevin Read, CEO at Nomodic … Read more

Categories Daily Commercial News
A Bridge Too Fair? | UrbanToronto

A Bridge Too Fair? | UrbanToronto

July 23, 2023 by builderkp

Toronto’s Port Lands are gradually being transformed from a post-industrial watseland into a new mixed-use community with plenty of greenspace… … Read more

Categories Urban Toronto
Balfour Beatty secures $320M Georgia state prison contract

Balfour Beatty secures $320M Georgia state prison contract

July 23, 2023 by builderkp

Award: Georgia state prisonValue: $320 millionLocation: GeorgiaClient: Georgia Department of Corrections, Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission and Georgia Building … Read more

Categories Construction Dive
King's Place student scheme replaces previous planning for a hotel and flats

Sellar gets go-ahead on 444-bed London student scheme

July 23, 2023 by builderkp

Site owner Southwark Homes brought in Sellar as development manager to advance the student accommodation project replacing earlier plans for … Read more

Categories Construction Enquirer
Unit 3 at Darlington nuclear completed ahead of schedule

Unit 3 at Darlington nuclear completed ahead of schedule

July 23, 2023 by builderkp

CLARINGTON, ONT. — Darlington Nuclear Generating Station’s Unit 3 has been successfully connected to Ontario’s electricity grid 169 days early, Ontario Power … Read more

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News Roundup for July 20, 2023

July 23, 2023 by builderkp

Toronto is bidding farewell to the Scarborough RT, which happens to have some of the city’s best eats along its … Read more

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