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Building companies in the UK have hired Portuguese bricklayers on £1,000-a-week wages because of a shortage of skilled Britons, a recruitment firm has said. The finding was revealed by Manpower, whose research is said to have confirmed industry fears of a lack of suitably-trained workers.

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John Laing Infrastructure Fund (JLIF) has said it is still in the hunt to acquire Balfour Beatty’s public-private partnership (PPP) business, despite its initial offer being rejected. JLIF made a £1 billion offer for the PPP assets of Balfour Beatty last week, highlighting the attraction of work

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(from left): Stuart Patrick, chief executive, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce - Lynn Stodart, Group HR manager, CCG (Scotland) Ltd - Alastair Wylie, chairman and chief executive, CCG (Scotland) Ltd The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has awarded the Large Employer of the Year (Scotland) priz

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An environmental charity which is seeking to challenge a decision to grant planning permission for a new windfarm in the Scottish Highlands has a bid to limit its liability for expenses in the proceedings refused. A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session ruled that the proposed proceedings

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Galliford Try has today said it has been notified by FTSE Client Services that the Group will be reclassified into the Home Construction subsector from the Heavy Construction subsector. The reclassification reflects the success of the Group's strategy to grow its Housebuilding division, which includ

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Plans to expand Edinburgh trams network to Leith Councillors are set to consider whether the tram network in Edinburgh should be expanded, seven months after the trams began running.

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