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standard.co.uk - Katrine Bussey - Swinney wants 'constructive conversations' with newly appointed Burnham
Swinney wants 'constructive conversations' with newly appointed Burnham
Evening Standard

Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Scotland's First Minister said he wants to…

washingtonexaminer.com - Autumn Dorsey - Slowing data center construction signals the need for pro-growth reforms
Slowing data center construction signals the need for pro-growth reforms
Washington Examiner

Opponents of new development often voice concerns over issues such as illegal construction, noise, water use, land use, and electricity prices. While each of these should be evaluated and addressed on their own merits, blanketing local, state, or…

bloomberg.com - Marilen Martin - EU Starts Price Fixing Probe Among Construction Chemicals Firms
EU Starts Price Fixing Probe Among Construction Chemicals Firms
Bloomberg

The European Commission kicked off a probe into possible price fixing at a range of companies offering chemicals products used in construction materials, including Sika AG. There are preliminary concerns that manufacturers coordinated future price…

scmp.com - Jess Ma - 9 tickets, 110 warnings issued after construction site smoking ban takes effect
9 tickets, 110 warnings issued after construction site smoking ban takes effect
South China Morning Post

Hong Kong authorities have issued nine fixed-penalty tickets and 110 warnings to contractors since launching a citywide construction site smoking ban last Friday, according to the labour commissioner. Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui Chark-shum said…

bluewin.ch - EU Suspects Price-Fixing Among Construction Chemicals Manufacturers
EU Suspects Price-Fixing Among Construction Chemicals Manufacturers
bluewin.ch

Cement, concrete, and mortar are important building materials. (Illustrative image) Were there price-fixing agreements in the construction chemicals industry? The European Commission is investigating possible violations of competition law. Germany…

popularmechanics.com - Tim Newcomb - Construction Workers Discovered Not One, Not Two, But Six Centuries-Old Shipwrecks
Construction Workers Discovered Not One, Not Two, But Six Centuries-Old Shipwrecks
Popular Mechanics

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: Crews working on the Varberg Tunnel railway project in Sweden uncovered six shipwrecks near the historic city. The wrecks ranged from the Middle Ages to the 17th century, and exemplified multiple…

heraldscotland.com - Katie Collier - UK construction business goes into administration with nearly £2 million debts
UK construction business goes into administration with nearly £2 million debts
The Herald

The company, which has been in operation since 2019, appointed administrators on July 6, The Gazette says. Agile Property and Homes builds homes using natural and renewable materials such as timber and straw. The company says on its website: 'We…

newswire.ca - Canadian Utilities Limited - ATCO's Yellowhead Pipeline Receives Final AUC Approval, Construction to Begin Immediately
ATCO's Yellowhead Pipeline Receives Final AUC Approval, Construction to Begin Immediately
CNW

CALGARY, AB, July 20, 2026 /CNW/ -- Canadian Utilities Limited (TSX: CU) Alberta Utilities Commission approves the construction and operation of the facilities for the Yellowhead Pipeline Project; construction is set to begin immediately. ATCO is…

straitstimes.com - Portugal's migrant curbs hit construction firms working to solve housing crisis
Portugal's migrant curbs hit construction firms working to solve housing crisis
The Straits Times

LISBON, July 20 - Jose Simao arrived in Portugal from Angola in 2022 to work as a bricklayer, part of a wave of immigration providing a welcome boost to the country's deeply understaffed construction sector. Today, he doesn't know if he will be…

cityam.com - Felix Armstrong - FTSE 100 property giants urge Burnham to unleash office construction
FTSE 100 property giants urge Burnham to unleash office construction
City AM

London's leading property giants have urged Andy Burnham to unleash a wave of new office construction in the capital to boost the UK's stagnant productivity and sluggish growth. The London Property Alliance (LPA), which represents the capital's 300…

gcaptain.com - Malte Humpert - Sanctioned Heavy-Lift Ships Deliver Key Arctic LNG 2 Modules to Russia, Pointing to Construction Restart
Sanctioned Heavy-Lift Ships Deliver Key Arctic LNG 2 Modules to Russia, Pointing to Construction Restart
gCaptain

Two sanctioned heavy-lift vessels carrying key top-side modules for Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project have arrived at Novatek's Belokamenka construction yard after a journey of nearly 2½ months from eastern China, offering the clearest…

marketbeat.com - Bird Construction Inc. (TSE:BDT) Given Consensus Recommendation of 'Buy' by Brokerages
Bird Construction Inc. (TSE:BDT) Given Consensus Recommendation of 'Buy' by Brokerages
MarketBeat

Shares of Bird Construction Inc. (TSE:BDT - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus recommendation of 'Buy' from the nine brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating.

thenational.scot - Abbi Garton-Crosbie - John Swinney looks forward to 'constructive' talks with Andy Burnham on independence
John Swinney looks forward to 'constructive' talks with Andy Burnham on independence
The National

Swinney congratulated Burnham in a statement following the Makerfield MP officially becoming Prime Minister on Monday, 20 July. “I congratulate Andy Burnham on his appointment as Prime Minister,' Swinney said. 'This is a significant moment…

forbes.com - Darren Tan - Beyond Passenger EVs: The Electrification Market Everyone Is Ignoring
Beyond Passenger EVs: The Electrification Market Everyone Is Ignoring
Forbes

Darren H. S. Tan. Chief Executive Officer at UNIGRID. ​The electric vehicle conversation has become almost synonymous with passenger cars. Yet, the bigger electrification opportunity may be unfolding in warehouses, airports, ports, farms…

forbes.com - Jennifer Castenson - Want To See The Future Of Housing? It's Coming To Asheville
Want To See The Future Of Housing? It's Coming To Asheville
Forbes

The VISION House Asheville represents the future of housing with its sustainable, resilient and affordable design. Asheville, NC is a unique tourist destination that fewer than 100,000 people call home. It represents many other small towns across…

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