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Komatsu Signs Agreement on Batteries for Electric Excavators

Construction Equipment

Komatsu has signed a collaboration agreement with Proterra to receive the supply of Proterra’s battery systems with the aim of having Komatsu electrify its small and medium-sized hydraulic excavators. Komatsu plans to advance the PoC (Proof of Concept) tests starting this year and enter commercial…

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#105:  Nonmutual Arbitration Agreements

NH Construction Law

Many construction contracts and subcontracts provide for arbitration of disputes. 2000) (“We adhere to our view that one-sided agreements to arbitrate are not favored.”). 2000) (“We adhere to our view that one-sided agreements to arbitrate are not favored.”). Birckhead Electric, Inc. Ancel, Inc.

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Nikola, Republic Services Terminate Truck Purchase Agreement

Construction Equipment

Waste-management firm Republic Services will no longer purchase electric refuse trucks from Nikola. The scuttled purchase of 2,500 electric refuse trucks follows GM’s decision to cancel production of an electric pickup truck, the Badger. According to Nikola, the Republic deal was to design and…

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Sparks agree 7% wage increase from 2024

Construction Enquirer

Electricians are set for a 7% wage rise from 2024 after a new pay deal was hammered out by electrical contractors and union Unite under the JIB collective agreement. “This agreement gives us an opportunity to work with Unite on longer-term ambitions to update and modernise the industry to improve skills for a low carbon economy.”

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Firms readied for £750m Parliament repairs deal

Construction Enquirer

Construction firms are being called up to bid for a new Parliamentary Construction Works Framework to carry out interim repairs and improvements to the House of Commons and Lords estates. The £750m framework is being set up as a successor to the existing MEPFS (Mechanical, Electrical, Public health, and Fabric Safety) framework.

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Bidding begins for Pagabo £545m M&E framework

Construction Enquirer

National framework provider Pagabo has opened bidding for its brand-new Mechanical & Electrical Solutions Framework worth up to £545m. The framework will be split into three lots: Mechanical; Electrical; and M&E. Firms can submit bids through the procurement portal until 16 May.

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Nikola Posts $384M Loss, Looks to 2021

Construction Equipment

reported a net loss of $384 million in 2020, acknowledging a refocusing of the company and setting a year-end goal for the deliver of its first battery electric truck. In 2020, Nikola spiked its pickup truck venture with GM and scuttled an agreement with Republic Services to purchase 1… Nikola Corp.

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