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Knight Harwood lifts margin to 4.9% as profit hits £6.5m

Construction Enquirer

The contractor saw turnover dip from £157m in 2023, but sharper project delivery and careful cost control lifted margins from 3.2% Knight Harwood rejigged its leadership last year, with John Knight becoming chairman, Oliver Driscoll stepping up to managing director, and Charlie Everett promoted to finance director.

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Gloom slowly lifting from construction buyers

Construction Enquirer

The downturn in the UK construction sector showed signs of easing in May with output and new orders falling at the slowest pace since January while growth projections for the year ahead improved again. The bellwether S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index posted 47.9 in May- up from 46.6

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LAN to Lead Project Management for TxDOT’s 

Civil + Structural Engineer

(LAN) has been chosen to assist the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Houston District in managing the Seawolf Parkway Project. LAN’s involvement includes providing project management support, with Craig Hester, PE, senior technical leader, serving as project manager.

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Boeing taps Jacobs for $1.8B St. Louis campus expansion

Construction Dive

Deep Dive Opinion Library Events Press Releases Topics Sign up Search Sign up Search Commercial Corporate News Economy Infrastructure Labor Safety Tech Sustainability Legal/Regs An article from Project Wins Boeing taps Jacobs for $1.8B Award: Campus expansion Value: Contract value undisclosed, overall campus project $1.8

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Lift-off for construction at Scottish Spaceport

Construction Enquirer

Jacobs has supported US space agency NASA across multiple high-profile Space Centers and spaceflight programs, including management of operations at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Skanska Awarded $444 Million Contract to Replace the Raritan River Bridge in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Civil + Structural Engineer

Serving as a direct link between Perth Amboy and South Amboy, the project will replace the bridge that formerly suffered damage by Superstorm Sandy. This project will enhance transportation efficiency and safety measures, while simultaneously ensuring the bridges long-term resilience for the region.

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Komatsu: Lifting the curtain

Roads Online

Charles Wheeldon, General Manager, Construction and Utility says the trade show lifted the curtain on what’s next for Komatsu, while also celebrating the company’s progress in the electric machinery market, as well as its advances in intelligent machine control (iMC). The new PC220LCi-12 excavator featuring iMC 3.0

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