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Encouraging new talent into construction
2/2/2017 12:00:00 AM

As part of our work to encourage more young people to take up careers in construction, we’re supporting the Sir Simon Milton Westminster University Technical College as an employer partner.

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Three site teams awarded CCS gold
5/3/2016 12:00:00 AM

Our Bloomberg London, New London Embassy and Thorp Academy teams have been honoured with Considerate Constructors Scheme Gold Awards, with our Bloomberg London team also named Most Considerate Site Runner Up.

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BREEAM outstanding for research centre
10/18/2012 12:00:00 AM

A new research facility constructed by the company at the University of St Andrews is the first building in Scotland and the first laboratory in the UK to be rated BREEAM Outstanding.

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PlanBEE: an innovative training programme
6/26/2018 12:00:00 AM

PlanBee is an innovative training programme providing North East construction professionals of the future with a new route into the industry. It was named winner in the Collaboration of the Year category at the AJ100 Awards 2018 last June.

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Sir Robert McAlpine implements new mobile BIM tool
3/21/2019 12:00:00 AM

Colleagues across all our project teams can now access 3D construction models from their smartphone and tablet whilst working on-site.

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Works starts on Citylabs 2.0
3/22/2019 12:00:00 AM

Manchester Science Partnerships (MSP) announced at MIPIM that work had started on Citylabs 2.0, the first phase of its £60 million extension of the Citylabs campus, which will be at the heart of Greater Manchester’s new globally-leading genomics campus for innovation, precision medicine, translational science, and molecular diagnostics.

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Open Doors 2019
4/5/2019 12:00:00 AM

What better way to inspire the younger generation in considering a career in construction than to offer them the opportunity to join a live site visit. That’s exactly what 8 of our sites did during Open Doors Week, from 18th – 23rd March.

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Introducing McAlpine Lifting Solutions
5/7/2019 12:00:00 AM

Our former Mechanical Engineering Department has now been renamed McAlpine Lifting Solutions.

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Wimbledon No. 1 Court video: Laura Purton
7/10/2019 12:00:00 AM

Watch this short film in which Laura Purton, Chief Engineer, talks about the logistical complexity of lifting and installing the trusses that form the new retractable roof over No. 1 Court at Wimbledon.

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Life Kitchen cookery school officially opens
7/12/2019 12:00:00 AM

We and our supply chain partners played a major role in supporting the Life Kitchen project by carefully restoring the Grade II listed Victorian lodge near Sunderland which houses the school, donating labour, expertise and materials, free of charge.

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Wimbledon No. 1 Court video: Graduates
7/13/2019 12:00:00 AM

Entering the world of work can be daunting, but for our graduates working on refurbishment of the roof on No. 1 Court, the environment has been one of collaboration as well as challenge.

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Innovative solutions to reduce air pollution around Moorgate Station
7/25/2019 12:00:00 AM

21 Moorfields site adopts innovative site hoarding treatment and renewable fuel sources to reduce local air pollution around Moorgate tube station.

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