Major infrastructure projects announced

16 October 2018, by Jez Abbott

The government last week marked a week of major infrastructure announcements with a £325m roads contract that will run for 15 years.

• Kiln opening boosts confidence

• Tarmac raises ethical-labour bar

• High court approves fracking

• Cash crunch kills tungsten mine

New waste plant opened

16 October 2018, by Jez Abbott

The UK's largest family owned waste management company has opened a 20,000 square metre waste facility to serve businesses in north Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire...

• Wetherspoon on the waste wagon

• 'Repair cafés' tackle waste

• Walkers bows to plastic pressure

• £1.4m resources competition launched