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CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
UK Construction News Archive for December 2007
21/12/2007
The Forth Replacement Crossing is to be a cable-stayed bridge upstream of the existing road bridge. The option agreed by ministers will be delivered in the quickest possible timescale and at the lowest cost. It will also improve transport connections and reduce the CO2 emissions generated by the cu
21/12/2007
Drivers on the A46 and M40 in Warwickshire are to benefit from a £76.8m scheme, to be built with £70.9m of Government funding, to ease congestion and improve safety, Transport Minister Tom Harris has announced. The scheme will create a new 1.8 mile dual carriageway to allow the A46 to bypass juncti
21/12/2007
Ofwat today published proposals to change the water supply licensing (WSL) regime to bring the benefits of effective market competition in the water and sewerage industry to more customers. Effective competition across the water sector in England and Wales will lead to greater benefits for consumer
21/12/2007
The decision to include aviation in the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme was today welcomed by Environment Secretary Hilary Benn. Mr Benn said that today's groundbreaking European Council agreement, which saw all 27 EU countries support the proposal, is a major step forward for the fight a
20/12/2007
Jodie Foster's eponymous Panic Room film is set to become a reality for families in Northern Ireland. Those at risk of domestic violence could soon have panic rooms installed in their homes. These facilities, designed to keep a violent partner out long enough for the police to arrive – are a reinf
20/12/2007
The hurried demolition of fire-damaged architecturally important properties - in the seaside town of Ballycastle - has been slammed by conservationists – who fear it was an inappropriate action that was rushed through to suit a proposed hotel expansion plan. They say the original fires that gutted
20/12/2007
Parts of Cardigan Bay on the Welsh coast may be off limits for oil and gas exploration due to a school of bottlenose dolphins, Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks has announced. However, part of the Moray Firth, an area in Scotland that is also home to a population of bottlenose dolphins, looks more like
20/12/2007
When the former NI Secretary of State Peter Hain announced the £250m funding for the dual carriageway between the Londonderry and Dungiven stretch two years ago local businesspeople concerned about increasing traffic problems on the main arterial route were hopeful of a resolution. They looked forw
20/12/2007
Nearly 4,000 square miles of sea around Britain could get special status to extend protection for marine life under new proposals unveiled today. Seven areas have been earmarked to become, depending on public consultation, the UK's first offshore Special Areas of Conservation (SACs). They are: Bra
19/12/2007
London Development Agency's new 'eco friendly' business park is one of the benefits that the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games have already brought to Beckton. The Minister for Competitiveness Stephen Timms inspected a host of energy efficient measures and renewable technologies at the 27 unit Gemi
19/12/2007
Nefyn Coaches is the latest heavy vehicle operator to choose Stertil Koni for its vehicle lifting requirements. The company, which runs buses and coaches in both Nefyn and Gwynfor livery across the UK, has had an in-ground lift installed in its new workshop. With a new workshop facility planned, N
19/12/2007
Welsh Minister for Social Justice and Local Government, Brian Gibbons, visited the Mine Rescue Service centre in Dinas in Rhondda yesterday to see mine rescue training in action. The only facility of its kind in Wales the Mines Rescue Service provides specialist training in deep mine rescue techniq
19/12/2007
Thirteen forklift truck drivers from Leicestershire are celebrating after completing Level 2 NVQs in Plant Operations, thanks to Train to Gain, a service funded by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to help businesses succeed. Leicestershire's Brett Landscaping, based near Loughborough, enlisted
19/12/2007
Fire Minister Parmjit Dhanda today set out the Government's vision for a new generation of open, accessible, inviting and environmentally friendly fire stations where communities can come together socially and crucially hear key fire safety advice. Evidence shows that to continue driving down the n
19/12/2007
Almost two thirds of major roadworks on England's motorways and major A roads will be completed or suspended for the Christmas and New Year holiday before 6am on Friday (21 December), the Highways Agency has announced. Thirty-four sets of roadworks have been completed and a further 18 are being sus
19/12/2007
Possible changes to the rules for dealing with brick, concrete, hardcore, subsoil and other inert waste have been published for informal consultation. The aim is to adopt a more proportionate and risk-based approach to its recovery and disposal. The Government’s Waste Strategy 2007 supported incre
18/12/2007
Talks have begun over plans to set up a major construction-training academy in Inverclyde. Carillion has been involved in discussions with leading Inverclyde businessmen over plans to set up one of Scotland's first construction colleges in the area. The company has several training colleges in Eng
18/12/2007
A major marine company will build its new base at Osprey Quay - another step towards creating a centre for marine sector excellence. World-class designer and manufacturer of racing sailboats, RMW Marine will invest in the site at Portland owned by the South West of England Regional Development Agen
18/12/2007
A major overhaul of rules governing the UK patent system is set to make life a lot easier for British businesses. The new legislation, which comes into force today modernises and updates longstanding patent rules to offer customers a flexible system that allows for the greater use of e-business ser
18/12/2007
Mantis Cranes, the Irish manufacturer of Self Erecting Tower Cranes (SETC), has teamed up with UK Crane Company R & B Construction Logistics. Mantis announced this week that it has made a 30% investment in the Cambridge based company. This latest move will see the Irish crane company extend, yet a
18/12/2007
Work has begun on Somerset County Council’s new Children's Centre for Burnham-on-Sea and the local area, which will provide local support and advice for parents and carers of children under five. The centre, due to open in Spring 2008, will create a single point of access to services for families.
18/12/2007
The Highways Agency has today opened the £120 million improvement scheme for the A2/A282 at Dartford five months ahead of schedule. This scheme has been completed in time for the annual Christmas holiday getaway. The Highways Agency scheme involved widening the A2 from three to four lanes between
18/12/2007
A series of maps showing environmental noise around 18 major airports in England has been published today by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The mapping, carried out during 2006-07 in line with the EU's Environmental Noise Directive, gives details of daytime and
18/12/2007
The BAA November Traffic Figures has shown that among the key markets, it was the longer haul routes that performed the strongest. North Atlantic traffic was up by 5.9%, helped by a rise in UK and European originating traffic encouraged by the weaker dollar, while other long haul routes recorded a
17/12/2007
Scottish & Southern Energy plc (SSE) has been given planning permission to develop a 40MW (megawatt) wind farm at Achany in Sutherland. The decision to construct the controversial 23-turbine wind farm was granted following a public inquiry into the development, which was concluded in August 2007.
17/12/2007
There has been a further twist in the ongoing saga of the proposed £1bn Donald Trump golf development in Scotland. It has emerged that Scottish Liberal Democrats are to call for an investigation into last week's decision to 'call in' the planning application for the project. Already complicated by
17/12/2007
Scotland will see the completion of one of the largest business park projects of its kind in the UK by March 2010, according to an announcement by the site's developers. An estimated 7,000 jobs will be created during the construction of the site, which will equal in area the size of 27 football pit
17/12/2007
A former coalfield site in Bickershaw, Wigan, was named as one of two sites in the north of England to pioneer zero carbon homes as part of the Government’s response to climate change. Under the Carbon Challenge, being run by national regeneration agency English Partnerships, Bickershaw Colliery wi
17/12/2007
Members of the business community in Northern Ireland are awaiting the results of the government's Varney review into taxation. Stormont ministers are hoping for a cut in corporation tax to promote investment. The rate of corporation tax is 12.5% in the Republic of Ireland, compared to NI's 30% t
17/12/2007
The Ministry of Defence today signed a £1bn Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract with Serco Denholm Marine Services Limited for the future provision of marine services (FPMS) over the next 15 years. The contract covers an extensive range of services, including provision of tugs and pilot boats
17/12/2007
November's Bank of Scotland Labour Market Report revealed that conditions in the Scottish jobs market eased further in November, with employment and average pay growth weakening, while candidate availability declined at its slowest rate for a year. Demand for permanent staff recovered slightly howev
17/12/2007
The proposed arena on the former diesel depot site by Temple Meads station in Bristol will not be able to go ahead, the project partners have announced. Despite determined efforts by all three partners to come up with a workable scheme, latest estimates confirm that the likely public sector contrib
14/12/2007
Housing and Planning Minister Yvette Cooper today announced details of the housebuilder who will build England's first eco-village. Barratt Developments PLC has been selected by English Partnerships, the Government's National Regeneration Agency, as the preferred developer to create a new community
14/12/2007
Edinburgh's Capital status is to be recognised by a funding boost, if plans by the Finance Secretary go ahead. John Swinney has announced proposals to take into consideration Edinburgh's Capital mantle when the Scottish executives funds are divided. The comments came as the minister set out his ove
14/12/2007
Akzo Nobel is to sell Crown paints to secure an acquisition of ICI, which own Dulux, in accordance with the European Commission. The Commission was concerned that without the sale, Akzo would become too dominant in the UK and Ireland paint markets. Akzo Nobel's network of Crown Decorator Centres
14/12/2007
Aggregate Industries has won the contract to exclusively supply the ready-mix concrete required for the construction of the Olympic Park in London. The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) awarded the contract to the firm after considering proposals from Cemex, Hanson, Lafarge, Tarmac and Robert Brett
14/12/2007
The Procurator Fiscal Office in Glasgow was officially opened recently following a major refurbishment. First Minister Alex Salmond was joined at the opening by the Lord Advocate, Elish Angiolini QC, the Solicitor General, Frank Mulholland QC and Catherine Dyer, the Area Procurator Fiscal for Glasg
14/12/2007
Clackmannanshire Council's Building Standards Team hosted the third Customer Forum Meeting on 5 December in the Council Chambers in Greenfield. The event was well attended by architects, agents, consultants, national house builders and representatives of Clackmannanshire Disability Access Panel. T
14/12/2007
A report looking at ways to make Scottish homes and buildings more energy efficient has been published. The expert panel appointed to produce the report made 56 recommendations to ministers, including staged increases in energy standards for new buildings every three years, the aim of net zero carb
14/12/2007
UK construction orders in the three months to October have fallen by three per cent compared to the same period a year earlier. According to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform decreases in public non housing, public housing and private housing are greatly offsetting incre
13/12/2007
A team from York College has come out on top in the annual UK Masonry Skills Challenge, organised by Stone Federation Great Britain and held in Weymouth. 17 apprentice masons from six colleges in England and Scotland took part in the competition. They were each asked to complete a set project, work
13/12/2007
Miller Construction has started work on the new £44 million Motherwell College, Lanarkshire, adding to its impressive education portfolio. The new campus will be located at Ravenscraig, making it the first major development on the former steelworks site in the heart of North Lanarkshire. Vic Richa
13/12/2007
A blueprint to help deliver improved protection for people and property nationally, from coastal flooding and erosion has today been set out by Phil Woolas, Minister for Climate Change and Flooding. The Environment Agency's Strategic Overview Implementation Plan outlines how Government will work wi
13/12/2007
Plans for the new bridge over the River Tone, in the centre of Taunton, were revealed to the public last week. At an exhibition at the Brewhouse Theatre on 5 December, staff from Somerset County Council revealed the preferred option chosen from a number of proposals put forward to a joint Member/S
13/12/2007
The Holte Hotel is a famous Birmingham landmark which, following closure in 1978, has been renovated under the ownership of Aston Villa Football Club and re-opened as a public house, restaurant and function venue. The striking Edwardian building has been completely refurbished to the highest standa
13/12/2007
The Government has today announced allocations totalling over £8.4bn to be used to fund new supply of affordable housing, with over £315m being allocated to Yorkshire and The Humber. The allocations are part of overall regional allocations drawn from the £10.4bn for housing investment made availabl
13/12/2007
The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has rejected the analysis published by the National Housing Federation (NHF) that private developers are not meeting their sustainability targets. NHF’s Chief Executive David Orr claims that the private housing industry is behind on reaching zero carbon targets pu
13/12/2007
Movello, a new breed of Docklands Estate Agent and only two years old, has won the National Estate Agent of the Year Award for Best Lettings Agency. The agency was also shortlisted for Best Marketing Campaign. The award was presented by Mariella Frostrup at an awards ceremony on Friday 30 November
12/12/2007
Ucatt is calling for an urgent inquiry following a crane jib collapse in Forest Hill, south London. No workers or members of the public were injured when the jib of a crane in operation collapsed and knocked over several concrete pillars and allegedly crushed a people carrier at around 10am on Tues
12/12/2007
More than 500 new jobs could be created, as work gets underway on the first phase of a £15 million complex. Gladman Developments, the UK's largest developer of speculative office, industrial and distribution accommodation, has secured a 10-acre site for 150,000 sq ft of new offices at Queens Meadow
12/12/2007
The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, has launched a groundbreaking programme to help large business organisations cut climate change emissions by three million tonnes by 2010, saving £300 million in energy bills. The two schemes launched deliver on the commitments made in the Mayor's Climate Chang
12/12/2007
A national network of cycle and walking routes has been announced as the winner of The People's £50 Million Lottery contest. The Sustrans: Connect2 scheme won 42 per cent of the 286,285 votes and beat three other shortlisted entries to collect the biggest-ever UK Lottery grant awarded by public vot
12/12/2007
International construction and management consultancy Turner & Townsend has played an integral role in the construction of a state-of-the-art real snow indoor snow ski centre and associated leisure, retail and restaurant facilities in Trafford Quays, Mancester. The £31 million centre, known as 'Chi
12/12/2007
A new station on the Docklands Light Railway has opened at Langdon Park, Tower Hamlets. Situated between All Saints and Devons Road stations on the Docklands Light Railway route to Stratford, the £7.5m station has been funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government, Leaside Regenerat
12/12/2007
Foundations have been laid and construction work has begun on a brand new cinema in St Austell, as part of the £75 million town centre regeneration scheme. Last month the former cinema building was raised to the ground by Gilpin, the South West of England Regional Regional Development Agency’s (RDA
12/12/2007
The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has welcomed research conducted by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) which shows that 91% of people are satisfied with the quality of their new homes. Responding to the news, Executive Chairman of the HBF Stewart Baseley said: "CABE'
11/12/2007
The United Kingdom will contribute £15 million to the World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), UK Environment Secretary Hilary Benn announced in Bali today. Mr Benn told the plenary session of the UN climate conference in Bali that emissions from deforestation were too damaging to be
11/12/2007
Contracts totalling £28 million have been placed for the manufacture of diesel generators and other important equipment for two new aircraft carriers, Defence Minister Baroness Taylor announced today. Contracts have been placed for: Eight diesel engines and electricity generators - four for each sh
11/12/2007
Dundee could be set to launch a new council house building programme, after a report to Dundee City Council's housing, Dundee Contracts and environment services committee detailed a number of initiatives, including increasing the stock of much-needed homes for the disabled. If councillors agree the
11/12/2007
Students at Bristol's City Academy are looking to build a great future with the help of a construction company. The pupils have received professional tools from Leadbitter Construction, a firm that has been awarded contracts to build homes and shops as part of the redevelopment of the Barton Hill a
11/12/2007
The £5 million North West Coalfield Communities Regeneration Programme (NWCCRP) has received a glowing report following a recent ‘health check’ by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA). The NWCCRP, which aims to regenerate former mining communities in eight northwest local authority area
11/12/2007
The Health and Safety executive (HSE) has warned landlords that they are required by law to have their tenants’ gas appliances and flues maintained and annual safety checks carried out by a CORGI registered gas installer. The warning follows the sentencing at Grimsby Crown Court, of Lea Fields, a
11/12/2007
National Express Group PLC has signalled a "new era in passenger rail services" with the launch of its National Express East Coast franchise which will provide services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East of England and Scotland. This new franchise, which runs unt
11/12/2007
A new brochure has been launched by Encasement, covering its 'n-case' range of pre-formed pipe casings, designed for the quick and cost-effective boxing in of pipe work in a variety of applications in areas, such as kitchens and bathrooms. Available either in printed form or as a free download from
10/12/2007
Decisions on renewable energy developments should be speeded up, according to Energy Minister Jim Mather. Working with the industry, the Scottish Government is looking at setting a target of nine months for new energy applications to be determined, where there is no public inquiry. Speaking at the
10/12/2007
The majority of UK homes could be powered by offshore wind by 2020. New plans unveiled by Energy Secretary John Hutton could result in up to 7,000 turbines, per two mile of coast being installed to boost wind produced energy. Speaking to the European energy industry in Berlin, Mr Hutton launched a
10/12/2007
Carillion will take over Alfred McAlpine in a £572m deal making it one of the UK's largest support services and construction companies with an aggregate revenue of approximately £4.7bn. Consideration for each Alfred McAlpine Share is 1.08 New Carillion Shares valued at 392.3 pence (based on the Clo
10/12/2007
Knight Frank's Project Management team is on its way to meeting the planned target of building 35 Subway food outlet stores in the West of Scotland this year – creating on average a new Subway retail outlet every 10 days in 2007. With final plans underway to open branches of the UK's fastest-growin
10/12/2007
After a gap of over 40 years passenger trains are once again stopping at Llanharan - with completion of Phase One of a new £4.3 million station funded by the Welsh Assembly Government. The new station has been built to restore access to an important main line service for the people of Llanharan and
10/12/2007
Stone Central (NW) Ltd has won the contract to remove and eventually restore three of Liverpool's most iconic statues from the Pier Head waterfront area. They are the bronze statues that stand in front of the Three Graces - the Port of Liverpool Building, Cunard Building and Royal Liver Building -
10/12/2007
Alfred McAlpine has recently completed the second phase of a major office development at Oaklands Office Park off junction 5 of the M53 motorway in Cheshire. Phase two provides seven self-contained contemporary office units from 2,520 sq ft to 10,080 sq ft (extending to 29,920 sq ft in total). Loc
10/12/2007
Work on Chardstock's new £3 million primary school is set to start soon. And children and staff could move into the new Church of England school at Easter 2009, if everything goes according to plan. A planning application has now been approved for the new building on a site next to the village hal
10/12/2007
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned construction companies to take the safety of their employees working at height seriously. The warning follows HSE's prosecution of a Liverpool construction company for failing to implement safe systems of work for working at height after repeated wa
07/12/2007
The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone has launched the UK's first 'green homes' service to help Londoners cut climate change emissions by offering an easy, one-stop-shop for information on how to make homes more carbon efficient. The flagship London Green Homes service is unique to the capital, and
07/12/2007
The Regional Assembly and the South West of England Regional Development Agency (RDA) are alarmed that proposals to tackle congestion on the A303 by digging a by-pass tunnel at Stonehenge were thrown out by the Government today. The Department for Transport (DfT) has scrapped plans for new route be
07/12/2007
The total volume of construction output in the year to the third quarter of 2007 rose by three per cent compared to the previous year. According to Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (National) third quarter results overall new work rose over the same period, with increases i
07/12/2007
The first report from a programme that will allow people to explore projections of climate change through the 21st century was welcomed by Environment Secretary Hilary Benn today. The £2 million Defra-funded programme consists of five reports and an interactive website, known as UKCIP08. The projec
07/12/2007
UK and International construction and management consultancy group Turner & Townsend has been appointed by the Tourism Development and Investment Company to carry out the project management and high level commercial management for the Eastern Mangrove Development in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
07/12/2007
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across the East Midlands have until 17 December to enter a business competition if they are to be in with a chance of winning £10,000 cash. The ANUBIS competition is open to SMEs that can demonstrate how they would benefit from receiving the funding for a t
07/12/2007
Marley Waterproofing has launched a comprehensive guide to its high performance Polimar Roofing System. The guide provides specifiers and contractors with advice about its extensive liquid applied product range and includes information on usage as well as illustrations showing a range of built up o
07/12/2007
England's National Parks will get £9.6 million more over the next three years, Rural Affairs Minister Jonathan Shaw announced today. Defra's annual grant to the eight National Park Authorities and Broads Authority will rise from £44.4 million now to £48.9 million in 2010/11; a ten per cent increase
06/12/2007
Turner Contemporary has been offered a temporary base in Margate town centre by Thanet District Council (TDC) and the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) ahead of the proposed £17.4 million art gallery. Turner Contemporary will move into the former Marks and Spencer building in Margate to
06/12/2007
Skills Minister David Lammy has backed a new industry Task Force set up to double the number of successful construction apprenticeships in England over the next four years. The Skills Minister attended the inaugural meeting of the Cross-industry Task Force on Apprenticeship Numbers, an employer-led
06/12/2007
Householders across Devon are being invited to take part in the biggest ever survey of household renewable energy installations by RE4D - Renewable Energy 4 Devon. The completed surveys will be entered into a prize draw to win a self-catering weekend break for six people in a 5-star eco-friendly cot
06/12/2007
Bristol City Council is currently compiling a directory aimed at simplifying access to construction related businesses in Bristol. The third edition of this ever growing directory is aimed at construction industry professionals and suppliers, registered social landlords, and is also distributed to
06/12/2007
Supply2.gov.uk is part of the Government's strategy for supporting economic growth – particularly among smaller companies – across the UK, and helps to reduce some of the barriers faced by small businesses seeking to access public sector contract opportunities. Supply2.gov.uk allows businesses to v
06/12/2007
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today published the results of its consultation that will shape its future policy on the advice given to Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) when they consider planning applications close to large scale petrol storage facilities. This public consultation, hel
06/12/2007
The Welsh Assembly Government is applying for powers which could help local authorities further stem the loss of affordable housing in Wales. This Legislative Competency Order laid by the Deputy Minister for Housing, Jocelyn Davies, will allow the Assembly Government to bring forward a measure to s
06/12/2007
Mantis Cranes, the Irish manufacturer of Self Erecting Tower Cranes (SETC), has teamed up with UK Crane Company R & B Construction Logistics. Mantis announced this week that it has made a 30 per cent investment in the Cambridge based company. This latest move will see the Irish crane company furthe
05/12/2007
A £50m Government investment to transform Tate Modern was announced today by Culture Secretary James Purnell. It will create a spectacular new building, increasing the gallery's size by 60 per cent and allowing it to display far more of its permanent collection. The funding is from DCMS's Comprehen
05/12/2007
Scottish Assembly Ministers have stepped in to decide whether Donald Trump's �1bn golf resort goes ahead, after the plans were rejected by the local authority. The property tycoon's Aberdeenshire proposals were turned down last week by a council committee. However, time appears to be of the ess
05/12/2007
The National Heritage of Roofers List is currently open to applications from slating and tiling roofing contractors. Applicants will be vetted by the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC), based on evidence of work satisfactorily carried out on any of the 24 heritage roofing skills ide
05/12/2007
The MP for Greenwich and Woolwich Nick Raynsford is to be the next President of the National Home improvement Council. He takes over from Lord Brooke, of Sutton Mandeville CH PC, who is stepping down. Mr Raynsford has held the Greenwich and Woolwich seat since 1992. He joined the Government in 199
05/12/2007
The second Europlatform conference will be held on 16 September 2008 in Maastricht, the Netherlands, the day before the start of the APEX show. The one-day conference will focus on access rental management and safety issues, in the spirit of the successful inaugural conference held in September 200
05/12/2007
British Precast has launched a challenging Sustainability Charter. Member companies have been invited to sign a series of commitments to improve their sustainability performance and profile. At the launch event held on 29 November the initiative was warmly welcomed by Paul King of the UK Green Buil
05/12/2007
Drivers in Leicestershire can get first hand advice on driving in severe weather next week from highways experts. Highways Agency staff, including colleagues from its area 11 Managing Agent Contractor Optima and traffic officers will be available between 10am and 3pm on Wednesday December 12 at the
05/12/2007
Ruberoid Building Product's waterproofing system Hyload has successfully completed one of its largest jobs to date. York College is the biggest university of its kind in the country and over £60 million has been invested in this recently completed project. The impressive four storey building spans o
04/12/2007
Aberdeenshire Council have been given a month's deadline after they rejected Donald Trump's £1billion golf course plan. The tycoon's lawyer's threatened to drop the scheme for two golf courses and a five-star hotel at the Menie Estate near Balmedie and move the project to Northern Ireland. At a me
04/12/2007
The awe-inspiring Neasden Temple in Brent has been voted the attraction which residents are most proud of in England, according to the results of a nationwide poll. Nearly 37,000 people voted online for 'Pride of Place' after local authorities invited visitors to click and vote for one of ten local
04/12/2007
The economic, social and environment potential of the Isle of Rum was put under the spotlight today at a meeting aimed at developing a joint approach to realising the full benefit of the Isle's resources. Minister for Environment Michael Russell led the 'Rum Summit' at Morar, near Mallaig, which wa
04/12/2007
Ruberoid Building Products is celebrating after winning a highly commended award at the national Construction Marketing Awards. Ruberoid picked up the highly commended award in the 'Best Marketing Communication to encourage Corporate Social Responsibility' category in recognition of its Fix That Hu
04/12/2007
According to figures released today by Registers of Scotland, the average price for a residential property in Scotland increased by 7.1% in the last quarter (July to September 2007) and is now £159,981. This compares with a figure of £149,316 in the previous quarter (April to June 2007). The fig
04/12/2007
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging employers to stamp out dangerous working practices after a Port Talbot company was prosecuted for an incident in which one of its employees suffered horrific injuries when he fell into a skip full of broken glass and then had a pane of glass fall onto
04/12/2007
Scotland's Minister for Schools and Skills, Maureen Watt has officially opened a project that is building a better future for disadvantaged young people while helping to address labour shortages in the construction industry. The Inverclyde Youthbuild project is run by the leading charity NCH Scotla
04/12/2007
Brodies welcomes two new recruits to further develop its services to clients in banking, agricultural and estates work. Emma Noble, a regulatory banking specialist, joins Brodies as Assistant Solicitor from Dundas & Wilson. Emma joins following a five-year career in banking and financial regulation
03/12/2007
Aberdeen city councillors and senior officials have voiced their deep disappointment over Aberdeenshire Council's decision to reject the Trump Organisation's proposals for a world-class golf resort on land outside the city. They stressed that Aberdeen City Council played no part in the Aberdeenshir
03/12/2007
ENWORKS, the environmental business support service, has received approval for a £6 million investment from the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) to deliver resource efficiency savings to businesses in the Northwest. J & J Ormerod Plc is one firm that has benefited from resource efficien
03/12/2007
ScottishPower Renewables' construction of Europe's biggest windfarm has reached a major milestone, with the delivery of the first wind turbines to the site. Located just south of Glasgow on Eaglesham Moor, the 140-turbine project will deliver an output of 322 MW, enough green renewable energy for o
03/12/2007
CEMA, the European Committee that represents the interests of the European agricultural machinery industry, held its annual Congress in Paris on 20 November 2007. The market outlook given on this occasion was optimistic. According to latest CEMA estimates, the European (EU 27) market for farm equip
03/12/2007
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, Bali, 2007 got underway this morning poised for a breakthrough in international climate change negotiations. The two-week conference, the thirteenth Conference of the 192 Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and
03/12/2007
The first report, launched today, using a new star-rating system for the safety of roads classifies over 40 per cent of the UK's A-roads to be inadequate and no better than two star. The star ratings, co-funded in the UK by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) Trust, classifies the safety of r
03/12/2007
Seaton Primary School in Exeter has won a prestigious national award for its environmentally friendly building. The school was one of 45 from across the country which were recognised for their achievements at the second Education Business magazine awards in London. The awards continue to demonstra
03/12/2007
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning companies whose business involves working at height to ensure they provide suitable safety equipment and have appropriate procedures in place before allowing their staff to work in potentially dangerous situations. It follows the prosecution of a Nor
