Construction

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    Spectacular drone footage of three-storey highway built along China's Tianlong Mountain

    Drone footage has revealed a spectacular new three-storey highway built on a mountain in China. The highway that traverses Tianlong Mountain in the north of the country was built to make it easier for tourists to get to the scenic spot. But since

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  • LifestyleAOL

    It's better than Lego! Construction kit inspires new generation of bike builders

    YouTube/Indiegogo_K For some children, getting behind the wheel of their first car, or sitting on the saddle of their first bike, is almost too exciting to handle. With that in mind, just think how ecstatic they would be to build their very own

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    New £1bn motorway for south Wales

    The construction of a new relief road for the M4 in Wales has been announced by the country's transport minister Edwina

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    Housebuilding policy 'incoherent'

    A minister has branded a flagship coalition housebuilding policy "incoherent" and "unfair". Local government minister Stephen Williams said his department's New Homes Bonus - which offers grants to councils based on the

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    Council bans blacklisting firms

    A local authority is to terminate the contract of any firm found to be blacklisting construction workers. Islington council in London has gone further than any other authority by unveiling "decisive action" in the wake of continued

  • BusinessAOL

    Construction and property jobs boom

    The number of vacancies in construction and property firms has increased by 81% in the past year, according to a new report. Around 10,700 new jobs have been advertised in the sectors so far in 2014, said employment firm

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    180,000 building jobs 'in pipeline'

    More than 180,000 construction jobs could be created in the next four years, although employment in the sector will still be well below pre-recession levels, according to a new report. The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) predicted