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  • ONE IN SIX MPS SUPPORT AN END TO CURRENT RETENTIONS SYSTEM
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    ONE IN SIX MPS SUPPORT AN END TO CURRENT RETENTIONS SYSTEM

    By on 2018 ,April, 23

        Political support for holding cash retentions in trust has soared over recent weeks, with over 100 MPs now in favour of ring-fencing of retention monies, according to the Building Engineering Services Association.   Cross-party support for retentions reform includes Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, SNP, DUP, Plaid Cymru and...[READ MORE]

  • REGIONAL HOTSPOTS SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION GROWTH AMID BREXIT UNCERTAINTY
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    REGIONAL HOTSPOTS SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION GROWTH AMID BREXIT UNCERTAINTY

    By on 2018 ,April, 23

        Construction markets in the north west, West Midlands and the south west have seen output increase despite Brexit uncertainty and appear to be benefiting from devolution deals and greater autonomy.   According to the UK Market Intelligence report from professional services company Turner & Townsend, construction output increased by...[READ MORE]

  • Scientists hope new enzyme will 'eat' plastic pollution
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    Scientists hope new enzyme will 'eat' plastic pollution

    By on 2018 ,April, 17

      (CNN)Scientists have accidentally developed a plastic-eating enzyme that may be used to combat one of the world's worst pollution problems. Researchers from Britain's University of Portsmouth and the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) made the discovery while examining the structure of a natural enzyme found in a...[READ MORE]

  • 'Resource curse' hits Kenya as poor miss out on mining profits
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    'Resource curse' hits Kenya as poor miss out on mining profits

    By on 2018 ,April, 13

      Kenya’s oil, gas and mineral deposits are being increasingly exploited, but a failure to implement laws and ensure local communities know their rights has meant the most marginalised are not benefiting, lawyers and academics said on Thursday.   The East African nation has proven deposits of titanium, gold and coal and also holds...[READ MORE]

  • First 3D printed public housing unveiled in Western France
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    First 3D printed public housing unveiled in Western France

    By on 2018 ,April, 12

        It is the first house built by a 3D printer in the world ,suitable for human habitation.Backers have hailed this move as a step forward in green construction. The project was opened to the public in Western France on Saturday. Professor Benoit Furet heads teams from the University of Nantes building the project. The solution that...[READ MORE]

  • Chamber of Mines calls for calm in Newmont accident
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    Chamber of Mines calls for calm in Newmont accident

    By on 2018 ,April, 11

      The Ghana Chamber of Mines has called for calm as investigation continues after the death of six contractor employees at Newmont Ghana's Ahafo mine expansion project site on Saturday.   The Chamber in a statement Wednesday said "as is usually the case during such mine accidents, investigations by state institutions, particularly the...[READ MORE]

  • Dredging of Aboabo Storm drain begins
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    Dredging of Aboabo Storm drain begins

    By on 2018 ,April, 11

        The dredging of the Aboabo Storm Drain in the Asokore Mampong Municipality has begun in a bid to address perennial floods caused by siltation. Residents along the banks of the River Aboabo have often been displaced by floods during rainy season. Victims have also lost property worth millions of cedis to flood water. The shallow nature of...[READ MORE]

  • AGI to roll out plastic concrete in August
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    AGI to roll out plastic concrete in August

    By on 2018 ,April, 06

            The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) under its Ghana Recycling Initiative by Private Enterprises (GRIPE) is to roll out an initiative aim at modifying plastic wastes into concrete materials for construction purposes.   The initiative which is expected to kick off in August this year would...[READ MORE]

  • US$2.2m 1 district 1 factory pepper factory for Tuobodom
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    US$2.2m 1 district 1 factory pepper factory for Tuobodom

    By on 2018 ,April, 05

        1 district 1 factory is one of the flagship programmes to be implemented by the NPP administration   All is set for the establishment of a US$2.2million pepper processing factory under the auspices of the ‘1D1F’ initiative at Tuobodom, the district capital of Techiman North in the Brong Ahafo...[READ MORE]

  • Trasacco's new 300-bed hotel at Ada Foah to boost tourism
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    Trasacco's new 300-bed hotel at Ada Foah to boost tourism

    By on 2018 ,April, 04

      The Managing Director of the Trasacco Estates Development Company has indicated the construction of a 300-bed hotel and residential houses at Ada Foah will provide jobs for the residents.   Ian Morris said the long-term goal is to change the fortunes of residents living in the area.   [READ MORE]

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