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Bunnik, the Netherlands, 18 October 2021 - Royal BAM Group nv has sold its German operating company BAM Deutschland (including subsidiaries BAM Immobilien-Dienstleistungen and BAM Sports) to Zech Group and Gustav Zech Stiftung. The transaction, announced on 9 September 2021, has been successfully completed. Financial details of the transaction are not being disclosed.

It is a clear acknowledgement by the European Commission that the hyperloop is seen as a sustainable means of transport

(Press release Hardt Hyperloop:) Delft, the Netherlands, 14 October 2021 - Hardt Hyperloop, the Dutch company working on the development of the hyperloop, has been awarded €15 million by the European Commission. It is the first time that a hyperloop company has received such financial support from Brussels. The EIC Accelerator funds were awarded by the European Innovation Council and will help Hardt and its public and private partners to accelerate the development of the hyperloop. This award demonstrates the European Commission's recognition of the hyperloop as an important key to achieving Europe's sustainability goals.

Leeds, 5 October 2021 - The Esther Simpson building is the new home of the University’s business school. Completed by BAM this summer, it provides collaborative and inclusive learning spaces to better equip students for working in a global environment.  

Hemel Hempstead, 4 October 2021 - BAM’s University of Lincoln Medical School project has been declared Sustainable Development of the Year at Business Link Magazine’s Brick Awards. The awards recognise the companies behind the changing landscape of the East Midlands region and this award also acknowledges BAM’s commitment to sustainable development.

(Press release Environment Agency:) London, 4 October 2021 - The Environment Agency and BAM Nuttall have introduced electric vehicles to carry out early flood defence work in Hebden Bridge and the wider Calder Valley, as part of the project’s ambition to cut carbon emissions.

London, 1 October 2021 – Risky and delicate work around three Grade-II listed rail tunnels to create London’s newest offices, at Kings Cross, have won Emily Hoggins a coveted construction industry ‘Oscar’ at her first attempt.

Frankfurt, 28 September 2021 – Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG has been awarded the contract to build the extended shell of the third block for thermal waste utilisation at the Rothensee waste-to-energy plant in Magdeburg in Germany. The client is Müllheizkraftwerk Rothensee GmbH. The contract value is €30 million (of which 50 per cent for Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau).

(Press release Leeds College of Building:) Leeds, 22 September 2021 - This week, Leeds College of Building welcomes its first degree apprenticeship cohort to South Bank Campus.

(Press release Environment Agency:) Ponteland, 21 September 2021 - More than 250 homes and businesses in Ponteland are better protected from flooding now Environment Agency work on a £2.7 million flood scheme has been completed.