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CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
UK Construction News Archive for January 2012
31/01/2012
A Bristol building firm has been fined after a court heard it failed to provide basic washing and welfare facilities for workers despite enforcement action at another of its sites. The Health and Safety Executive visited CR Construction (SW) Ltd on 16 June 2011 at its building site at Pembroke Road
31/01/2012
The Bristol office of leading UK construction, infrastructure and design company Morgan Sindall has won a £16 million contract to build student accommodation for the University of Exeter. The project will see the construction of three, four and five storey buildings, designed by Bristol-based archi
31/01/2012
National contractor Shepherd Construction has secured a second London contract with Pantelli Associates, this time for the conversion of a warehouse into apartments. The £1.38 million contract on Douglas Street, Pimlico, will see the contractor convert a four-storey warehouse into 10 apartments ac
31/01/2012
Researchers at Nottingham Trent University have developed a new system that will regulate the temperature inside of buildings in extreme climates. The system, which can be installed in new or existing buildings to regulate the temperature, will mean a reduced demand for traditional systems such as
31/01/2012
Companies have been invited to bid to build Bristol City Council's two wind turbines at Avonmouth, the first local authority owned wind farm in the country. The council wants to attract major wind developers to enter a new market sector. It is hoped that a contract can be awarded in April, and the
31/01/2012
UCATT have stepped up their campaign in support of 150 workers who were employed by Fountains on Norwich City Council contracts. The workers, who were employed on various contracts including street cleaning, parks maintenance and grave digging, were dismissed on Monday 23rd January following the sa
31/01/2012
A major milestone has been reached in the progress of a new £54 million building at the heart of the University of Bristol's precinct. The contract for the main construction work has been signed with VINCI Construction UK, which will act as the University’s main contractor for the new Life Sciences
31/01/2012
Anglo Access, the UK's newest rope access and work at height equipment suppliers, launched a brand new customer-focused, interactive website last month
31/01/2012
Household Automation and Farnborough blinds provide the complete automated solution for curtain, awning and blinds control. Farnborough Blinds is a well established UK based company that design and manufacture a complete range of curtain tracks, blinds and awnings for sale to installers and retail
31/01/2012
The CONTAINEX concept of MODULAR BUILDING (
31/01/2012
Blyko Paving Products have supplied over 3400 m² Novostones paving as part of the redevelopment of the B & Q HQ building in Eastleigh. The new building will house 1400 staff & has been designed to use the latest green technology including a 100,000 litre rainwater harvesting tank which will be used
30/01/2012
Terrace Hill Group, a leading UK property development and investment group, has announced that it has signed a contract with Sainsbury's for the development of a 50,000 sq ft store with 322 parking spaces in Sedgefield. The development was awarded planning permission by Durham County Council in De
30/01/2012
Morgan Sindall has been awarded a circa £14 million project to design, supply, install and commission 13 kilometres of 132kV double circuit cable through Nottingham. The project is being undertaken for Western Power Distribution and will help to reinforce the supply to two existing major substation
30/01/2012
With exactly six months to go until the London 2012 Games, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) have handed over the Olympic and Paralympic Village site to the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG). Four-time Olympic gold medallist Matthew Pinsent helps with LOCOG's 'bedding in' process, lifting
30/01/2012
An Oxford landlord has been fined for endangering the lives of his tenants after consistently failing to provide safety records for gas appliances at a property he rented out in Didcot. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted William Edwards, 42, of Oxford, for breaching three charges unde
30/01/2012
Developer northerngroup has completed an apartment scheme in the heart of Ancoats. The Ice Plant is a £12m development featuring 82 top specification one, two and three-bedroom apartments offering a European approach to renting in Manchester. The mixed-use scheme combines the restored façade and o
30/01/2012
MITIE has given the opportunity to a specially selected group of Crisis members to learn crucial work skills. Crisis is the national charity for single homeless people and is dedicated to ending homelessness by delivering life changing services and campaigning for change. Volunteers from MITIE ga
30/01/2012
Mrs Yaarun Ahmed and her daughter Mahbuba, are among residents in Bradford celebrating having a warmer, more modern home thanks to a major improvement scheme completed by Lovell for Manningham Housing Association. The local Lovell team has successfully delivered housing refurbishment works to 208 h
30/01/2012
Developed by Placebold Ltd, a division of Goldcrest Films – producers of such famous films as Chariots of Fire - a new mixed used scheme comprising of apartments and commercial space for use by members of the film industry required the best in sustainable, effective and space saving heating and coo
30/01/2012
British Land and Blackstone have announced they have satisfied the remaining outstanding conditions on the agreement with UBS AG to pre-let 5 Broadgate and now that the agreement is unconditional development of the new 700,000 sq ft building will proceed. Demolition of the existing 4 & 6 Broadgate
30/01/2012
For the 1st time in the UK Lightning Protection, earthing, and surge protection products are now available to select & purchase on line via Churchill's ecommerce site developed and launched to specifically cater for the sector, with all items offered with a minimum of 20% less than the manufactures
27/01/2012
Development Securities has announced the appointment of Wates as contractor at its 275,000 sq ft prime office development in Hammersmith Grove, West London. Work on site will commence immediately on the first phase of the development comprising 110,000 sq ft of prime office space as well as 6,000
27/01/2012
Construction union UCATT are calling for the Government to increase investment in the industry, after a new report highlighted further economic gloom for the sector. The report produced by the Construction Skills Network (CSN) forecasts that the industry will lose 45,000 jobs in 2012 and that outpu
27/01/2012
The first Sunesis School in the UK will be built in Rugby, with construction work starting this week. Scape, the local authority controlled company at the forefront of driving down UK public sector building procurement costs, and Warwickshire County Council have today announced the start of works.
27/01/2012
Morgan Sindall has been awarded a circa £14 million project to design, supply, install and commission 13 kilometres of 132kV double circuit cable through Nottingham. The project is being undertaken for Western Power Distribution and will help to reinforce the supply to two existing major substation
27/01/2012
The Olympic Park's artist in residence, Neville Gabie, has created his own version of the 'Bathers at Asnieres' as part of the Olympic Delivery Authority's (ODA's) Art in the Park programme. Neville Gabie's version of 'Bathers at Asnieres' is called 'Freeze Frame' The image was taken in the Olympi
27/01/2012
Further details of London's biggest low carbon district heating system to provide cheap and clean energy to thousands of homes have been unveiled this week, with no works now scheduled to take place. Under the proposed scheme the heat normally released into the environment from the waste to energy
27/01/2012
A construction firm has been prosecuted after a scaffolder suffered multiple injuries when he fell seven metres through a roof in Stoke-on-Trent. The 28-year-old employee of Fred Lewis Scaffold Company Ltd was installing scaffolding on 30 April 2010 at a factory in Plantation Road, Newstead Industr
27/01/2012
Vinci Construction UK has achieved an impressive 'Very Good' score for its work at the Wade Deacon project in Widnes, Halton. The contractor scored a total of 35.5 out of 40 from the Considerate Constructors Scheme report. The report was the first of many to be conducted by the Considerate Constr
27/01/2012
Petros supplies new steel faller bars and "Astrotec" disposable faller bars suitable for the universal NSC Schlumberger range of GC chain gill heads in both 220mm wide and 270mm wide head specification. The manufacture of the Astrotec disposable faller bar and the steel faller bar is especially
27/01/2012
As a result of structural alterations around 100 years ago, a three storey residential property in Welford on Avon was displaying signs of outward bowing and movement of its front and rear elevations which had also caused cracking of the internal cross walls. An engineer's report by J Turner & Assoc
27/01/2012
A self-employed roofer from Leeds in Yorkshire has won gold in the young roofer section of the International Federation of Roofing Contractors World Championships. Matthew Timby was awarded the medal and world championship title at Leeds College of Building’s annual awards ceremony; and the apprent
26/01/2012
Unite the union has slammed the government for its failure to support manufacturing and construction as Britain slides towards recession. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the economy shrank by more than expected, a contraction of 0.2% between October and December. Unit
26/01/2012
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has hailed a new partnership between the Government and the National House Building Council (NHBC) to gain a greater insight into how efforts to get Britain building again are making a difference in communities across the country. In a new deal between the Government a
26/01/2012
An enlarged community hall will now be built, as part of a development of over 1,000 homes at Westwood. The council's Planning Committee agreed to make changes to the planning obligations in relation to community facilities that the developers of the site will have to provide. They were originally
26/01/2012
The Government must make construction a priority, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), in response to the latest GDP figures released by the ONS, which show that construction and manufacturing have dragged the economy back into negative growth. FMB Director of External Affairs Brian Berry
26/01/2012
The face of the construction industry is set to change, according to the latest CITB-ConstructionSkills 5 year forecast. The report reveals that output in construction is expected to fall by 3% during 2012 – and a further 45,000 skilled workers and tradespeople will be lost as economic uncertainty
26/01/2012
Development Securities has announced the appointment of Wates as contractor at its 275,000 sq ft prime office development in Hammersmith Grove, West London. Work on site will commence immediately on the first phase of the development comprising 110,000 sq ft of prime office space as well as 6,000
26/01/2012
A cross-party coalition of Peershave voted in favour of excluding child benefit from a proposed household benefits cap of £26,000 a year. The amendment, tabled by Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, the Rt Rev John Packer, was backed by Liberal Democrat, Labour and crossbench peers by 252 votes to 237. Thi
26/01/2012
Kier Sheffield LLP and Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School celebrated the completion of the school's expansion project with an afternoon of unveilings and prizes. The event, which kicked off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by pupils, teachers, parents and governors, was held to reveal the ne
26/01/2012
UK Retail and Business Banking (UK RBB) is celebrating the launch of a new state-of-the-art flagship branch in Cardiff, South Wales. This long awaited branch finally opened its doors to the public in August 2011 which has now replaced the two long standing branches, St Mary Street and Queen Street
26/01/2012
During the refurbishment and new build extension of Whipps Cross Hospital by Kier London Ltd, it was found that the concrete link bridge above a busy service road to the main hospital block was suffering from carbonation, and the expansion of rust to the reinforcing bars were causing spalling of th
25/01/2012
Bath & North East Somerset Council has selected Willmott Dixon as its delivery partner for a £34 million scheme to regenerate Keynsham town centre. The company will be responsible for the design development, demolition and construction of new space for shops, new streets and spaces, a one stop shop
25/01/2012
The designers behind Surrey County Council's stunning new bridge across the River Thames were also involved in the creation of world famous landmarks including Dubai's luxurious Burj Al Arab seven-star hotel and Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. Atkins used their world-renowned expertise to design the
25/01/2012
The first phase of Muse's £350 million regeneration of Union Square in the centre of Swindon is to start in late spring following the approval of plans to progress the scheme. Swindon Borough Council's planning committee has approved a joint planning application by Muse and the Homes and Communitie
25/01/2012
The UK's first Marine Energy Park is to be created in the south west, giving the region a leading international role in the development of marine renewable energy. Plymouth City Council and Cornwall Council have teamed up to commission work to develop the South West Marine Energy Park, which aims t
25/01/2012
UCATT have vowed to fight for the job of every worker formerly employed by Fountains on Norwich City Council contracts. Over 150 workers were made redundant in Norwich this week after Fountains was bought by OCS. As a result of the takeover there have been a total of 450 job losses. Fountains whic
25/01/2012
The challenging housing situation in the country will be improved if councils have greater involvement, according to a new report from the Local Government Association and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). The report, entitled 'Meeting Local Housing Demand', lays out many of the options avail
25/01/2012
The deadline for applications for the next round of the council’s Eco Fund grant scheme is 14 February, 2012. The Eco Fund is available to individuals and groups in the borough that can demonstrate good ways to become greener. The council will give a share of the £5000 grant pot to people who can
25/01/2012
Under the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Government scheme, Greenwich Council granted planning permission at Plumstead Manor School for two new buildings to include a Performing Arts and Sports Centre, together with a Sixth Form and Vocational block on the lower part of the school site. The
25/01/2012
Nu-Heat are exhibiting at the NEC Birmingham 29th March - 1 April 2012. Nu-Heat supplies a complete renewables package ensuring seamless system integration. With many years' experience in the integration of underfloor heating with heat pumps and solar panels and an increasing demand for even more
25/01/2012
World famous darts player Simon Whitlock cast a spell over hundreds of Leyland staff this week as the colourful paint brand launched its sponsorship of 'The Wizard' in typically eye-catching style. Fresh from wowing the crowds at the PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace recently, where he nea
25/01/2012
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) will be taking to the world stage when it co-hosts a conference in lean construction later this year. In collaboration with San Diego State University and the University of California, Berkeley, Nottingham Trent University will be co-chairing the 20th Annual Confer
24/01/2012
Plans for a state-of-the-art sporting facility for football and rugby has been announced at a special media conference in Ystrad Mynach, Wales. WRU Chief Executive Roger Lewis and Cardiff City Football Club's Scott Young joined the leader of Caerphilly Council, Cllr Allan Pritchard along with other
24/01/2012
Over 120 jobs will be created after a leading firm signed a deal to invest in Derbyshire's regeneration site. Car parts distributor Andrew Page Limited is setting up its new national distribution centre at Markham Vale, which we are developing with partner Henry Boot Developments Limited. Work wil
24/01/2012
The first building proposed for Northampton's Enterprise Zone has been given the go-ahead. The 3,740 sq m Innovation Centre, has been approved by West Northamptonshire Development Corporation's planning committee. Located opposite Northampton Railway Station, the £6.5m office building will provide
24/01/2012
Construction firm GB Building Solutions has won the contract to build a new £6m care home in Salisbury for Gracewell Healthcare. Gracewell's new Salisbury Manor care home will consist of 62 bedrooms over three storeys and will also include nursing and dementia care. The building will be constr
24/01/2012
BAM Construction has been selected for preconstruction services to deliver a £20 million redevelopment of Park Community School in Hampshire. The secondary school is situated in Middle Park Way, Havant and caters for around 900 pupils aged 11 to 16. The contractor will construct two new buildings
24/01/2012
An engineering contractor has been fined after a worker suffered severe injuries when his excavator struck a bridge on the M1 motorway in the East Midlands. A maintenance fitter employed by Nottinghamshire firm Van Elle Ltd was driving a wheeled excavator during widening work on the motorway betwee
24/01/2012
Plans for a new £4.5 million football stadium in North Manchester with facilities which will benefit the wider community are moving forwards. Members of Manchester City Council's Executive were updated on the progress of the ambitious scheme. A feasibility study into FC United's proposal to create
24/01/2012
Unite the union has said that it is in constant discussions with the owners of Coryton fuel refinery and the UK government to safeguard the Essex fuel refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Swiss-based Petroplus, supplies 20 per cent of the fuel supply for the south east of England. Petroplus an
24/01/2012
Plans to redevelop part of the Prices Candles Factory on York Road would not provide enough affordable housing, councillors have ruled. The planning application committee also said the proposed building would be too bulky along the York Road frontage. The proposal was to demolish most of the site
24/01/2012
HS2 Ltd today announced the proposed appointment of CH2M Hill, as its development partner for the next phase of engineering, design and environmental work on the London to the West Midlands line. The contract will create work for a team of around 80 people and the professional services contracts,
24/01/2012
Hughes and Salvidge have successfully grounded one of the few remaining structures, a 45m high reinforced concrete chimney, at their Outokumpu project in Sheffield by means of explosive demolition. Work at the 50 acre former stainless steel cold rolling plant began in May 2011 and has progressed sm
24/01/2012
Following extensive re-furbishment, the hostel at No.1 Queen Street has re-opened. The £420,000 project was supported by £350,000 investment from the Homes and Communities Agency’s (HCA) Affordable Homes Programme, with Rossendale Borough Council providing the remaining funding. The project began
23/01/2012
Sweett Group, the international construction and property consultancy, has announced that it has completed its brand consolidation exercise across Europe, the Middle East, India, Southeast Asia and Australia, with all entities operating under the Sweett Group brand. To mark this, the parent compa
23/01/2012
As a National Academies Framework supplier, Carillion has been appointed preferred bidder for Academy Schools worth over £100 million. These appointments have been made through the Partnerships for Schools Contractors Framework and closely follow Carillion's success in achieving financial close on
23/01/2012
Following the acquisition of Hartl mobile crushers in 2010, Atlas Copco Construction & Mining has intensified their focus on the mobile crushing industry with the appointment of Steve McDonough as Regional Sales Manager for Power Crushers & Hydraulic Attachments. Steve McDonough, who will be respo
23/01/2012
Fast progress on Cardiff University's Hadyn Ellis Building has taken a giant leap forward with the erection of two saddle jib tower cranes on site at the Maindy Road project. BAM Construction commenced piling in late September to create foundations for the £20 million building and commenced substru
23/01/2012
A plan to create Southampton's tallest building and more than 299 new homes in Ocean Village has taken another step forward. Southampton City Council recommended that the scheme, by Southampton-based Allied Developments which aims to change the face of Ocean Village with an iconic 26 storey buildin
23/01/2012
Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction company announces that it has won £40 million of infrastructure projects. £17m Scottish Water Project Galliford Try, through its Scottish construction business, Morrison Construction, has in joint venture with Black & Veatch, secured a £17 million
23/01/2012
Scott Beaven Radius Ltd have completed supply of ironmongery to the stunning new Kings Cross redevelopment. We were engaged on this project by the architect John McAslan & Partners back in 2007 which eventually led to supplying the bulk of the ironmongery in 2011 (for project completion in 2012).
23/01/2012
To support specifiers in adopting the RockShell wall system, Rockwool has developed a suite of standard interface details which are designed to optimise thermal performance and provide an 'off-the-shelf' solution for delivering low energy buildings to Passivhaus standards and higher levels of the Co
23/01/2012
The Welsh Government is working to ensure that its planning policies provide optimum support to economic development in Wales. This was the message from Environment Minister, John Griffiths who was speaking in Plenary about the Government’s ongoing work to review planning policy so it better suppor
23/01/2012
Students from Oldfield School, Bath, have built their first house with help from Lovell. Thirty-two female Year 10 students took part in a housebuilding workshop devised by Lovell, which is building 74 new homes nearby at Southlands, Weston, as part of a major regeneration scheme for Somer Communit
23/01/2012
Retail giant Asda have announced it is to invest over £500m in its UK stores creating some 5,000 jobs across the country. The supermarket confirmed plans to open 25 new stores across and three depots in 2012 as well as extend and refurbish 43 of its existing stores. Welcomed the announcement, the
20/01/2012
A major landmark on the east Kent coastline is set to disappear, after Thanet District Councils Planning Committee gave the go-ahead to demolish the cooling towers at Richborough. The proposals that were considered by the committee are to demolish the three cooling towers and chimney at the redunda
20/01/2012
Transport for London (TfL) has successfully prosecuted BT and Cable & Wireless for a spate of recent roadwork offences across London. Roadworks offences by any utility company cause significant disruption to all road users, as well as having a knock on effect to local businesses across London. The
20/01/2012
MITIE, the strategic outsourcing and energy services company, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Prison Service as its partner to bid for the management of all nine prisons currently involved in the prison competition announced by Secretary of State for Justice Kenneth Clarke in
20/01/2012
A £77 million contract which will see 350 affordable homes built in West Wiltshire has been given Government approval. The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) project will bring together Persimmon Homes and its sister company Westbury Partnerships with Wiltshire Council to deliver a mix of new homes
20/01/2012
In January 2004 work started on the West Coast Mainline Route Modernisation project. Part of the project was the reinforcing of the embankment at the infamous Train Robbers Bridge, Ledburn. Network Rail and main contractor Balfour Beatty were looking for an economic and effective solution to the p
20/01/2012
J.D.Kent Complete Building Service has announced it has completed a project in Whittle-Le-Woods, which was for the construction of a two-storey wrap round extension. Upstairs, the customer wanted to add an ensuite bathroom to the master bedroom, and make the rear bedroom larger. Downstairs, the lo
20/01/2012
Mansell's Stourbridge-based Western Region has been granted National Skills Academy for Construction status for its projects. The four-year programme will cover the West Midlands and begins in spring this year. Achieving National Skills Academy status is a major accolade for Mansell and means that
20/01/2012
A Staffordshire-based aluminium casting company has been prosecuted after a man was burned by molten metal at its Worcester factory. Asim Qureshi, 41, from Worcester, was operating a die cast machine at JVM Castings Ltd's premises in Droitwich Road, when molten metal sprayed from the back of the ma
20/01/2012
Benchmark Brickwork are specialising in the stone walling of driveways in the Bristol Area as well as all other aspects of brickwork block work and stone work. They are a Building and construction company based in Bristol, providing professional and reliable building, construction and household imp
20/01/2012
Dow Building Solutions – manufacturer of STYROFOAM extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation - will use Ecobuild 2012 to introduce its latest generation insulation for inverted roofing, XENERGY SL, on stand N1251. XENERGY offers the established properties of STYROFOAM – including durability and moistur
19/01/2012
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has announced that he has agreed a deal that will kick-start housing development on the Greenwich Peninsula, creating over 4,000 jobs in the construction of 1,350 new homes by the end of 2015. As part of the deal brokered by the Mayor with the Secretary of State,
19/01/2012
Nearly 10,000 construction and manufacturing businesses went into administration since the start of 2010, PwC figures reveal. A breakdown of corporate insolvencies for these two sectors also show London alone suffered 927 insolvencies since the start of 2010. Under the ongoing cloud of economic
19/01/2012
BAM is to build another project in Somerset to add to its work on the Bridgwater schools. Work on the £34 million centre will now start on March 5th 2012 and the first patients will be treated towards the end of Autumn 2013. Chairman, Ros Wyke said: "This is excellent news for the people of Taunto
19/01/2012
Mansell has secured a £7.8 million contract to construct a BREEAM 'Very Good' teaching block for Vision West Notts, formerly known as West Nottinghamshire College, that will be open to the public and provide commercial opportunities. The three-storey building will be made up of quality classrooms a
19/01/2012
Viking Balcony Systems makes its debut on Stand S180 at Ecobuild 2012 with a stunning range of innovative, cost-effective and low-maintenance glass balustrades, stylish Juliet balconies and distinctive curved sliding patio doors. VBS specialises in the supply and installation of market-leading tran
19/01/2012
Jayne Law, Sales and Marketing Manager for Dow Building Solutions in the UK and Ireland, has been made a MBE in the 2012 New Year Honours List for services to the insulation industry. Jayne joined Dow in 1987 as a Field Sales Representative for STYROFOAM after previous roles in the construction, ce
19/01/2012
Opus Energy, the Northampton and Oxford-based energy supplier, has entered cooperation with Danish energy company, Nordjysk Elhandel (NEAS), specialising in renewables for the balancing and trading of wind power production from wind turbine generators in the UK. "Wind power generation is expanding
19/01/2012
In support of Big Energy Week E.ON, one of the UK's leading energy companies, backs up its commitment to helping the most vulnerable UK households by offering free insulation, and £100 to help with winter energy costs, as well as practical advice on other ways to control bills through its dedicated
19/01/2012
The London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority appointed Cemplas Waterproofing and Concrete Repairs Ltd as the principal contractor to undertake concrete repair, brick repair and rendering works to the training tower and rear boundary walls of Croydon Fire Station. Cemplas completed the project u
19/01/2012
Construction union UCATT has described plans by Housing Minister Grant Shapps to encourage elderly people to move to smaller properties and their home would then be let to families, as "fiddling" with the country's growing housing crisis. Under Shapps' plans councils would act as brokers to encoura
18/01/2012
Mansell has secured a £7.8 million contract to construct a BREEAM 'Very Good' teaching block for Vision West Notts – formerly known as West Nottinghamshire College – that will be open to the public and provide commercial opportunities. The three-storey building will be made up of quality classrooms
18/01/2012
The first phase of Swindon's £350 million regeneration of Union Square is to start in the spring following the approval of plans to progress the scheme. Swindon Borough Council's planning committee have approved a planning application by Muse Developments and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA)
18/01/2012
Boris Johnson also revealed the town centre projects set to benefit from the latest round of funding from two regeneration funds. Ensuring London remains the motor of the UK economy is a top priority for the Mayor, which is why he is channelling millions into capital-wide regeneration projects, wit
18/01/2012
Cardiff's health services received a boost in the form of £15.8million from the Welsh Government. The funding will allow work to start on the provision of a range of services at Cardiff Royal Infirmary (CRI). Part of the city’s Victorian hospital will be converted into a "one-stop shop" for the key
18/01/2012
Brent Council has announced that plans to redevelop Willesden Green Library Centre (WGLC) have been agreed following a decision made by the council's Executive to enter into a development agreement with Galliford Try. The decision - unanimously agreed by the board - marks a new chapter in the futur
18/01/2012
Greg Michael has joined May Gurney as group business development director, reporting to the chief executive and with a seat on the executive management team. Greg is responsible for leading May Gurney's business development strategy – specifically, achieving growth through new clients, new services
18/01/2012
Housing Minister Grant Shapps and Communities Minister Andrew Stunell have called on councils to use every opportunity under the New Deal for Older People to give elderly people more choice and control over where they live, so they are not pressured to sell their home or move into residential care.
18/01/2012
Those watching the skies around the south side of the River Thames in London this week may have been surprised to see GGR's compact mini crane being lifted to an incredible height of 283 metres onto the roof of The Shard—making it the highest ever compact crane in Britain. The 6 tonne capacity Unic
18/01/2012
YorPower have notched up another record with four 40ft containers full of generators being despatched one after the other on the same day! The first to leave was a 40ft container full of generators for Kenya while another was being loaded for Ghana with two more going to Nigeria. The YorPower opera
18/01/2012
Dulas has delivered the largest solar PV array in the UK for the National Trust at their Grade I listed Llanerchaeron property in Wales before the deadline. At just under 40kWp (37.5kWp) and combined with the existing 7.5kWp solar PV array the installation should generate up to half of the electric
18/01/2012
New solar thermal panels at HMS Raleigh HMS Raleigh, the Royal Navy's premier training establishment in Cornwall, is cutting its carbon footprint by using renewable energy to heat its swimming pool. Specified by Wessex Design Ltd, Kier’s specialist energy solutions team supplied Vaillant solar ther
17/01/2012
Climate Change Minister Greg Barker has launched a partnership to ensure the UK has the right skills to implement the Green Deal, the government's flagship policy to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. The Green Deal aims to enable private firms to offer consumers energy improvements to the
17/01/2012
Confidence in the building industry has collapsed with only 5% of small building companies expecting workloads to increase in 2012, according to the latest State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The FMB's State of Trade Survey, the only one of its kind looking at constr
17/01/2012
W2, a 10 year joint venture between Warwick District Council and Waterloo Housing Group, has been formally agreed to deliver 300 affordable new homes over the next 3 years. Councillor Vincett, Portfolio Holder for Housing & Property Services said: "Even in the current economic climate, with budgets
17/01/2012
A Tenby landlord has been fined for failing to maintain a gas fire safely within one of his properties. David Ian Douglas-Law of Penally, Tenby, was fined £8,500 and ordered to pay costs of £1,500 at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court following a prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive
17/01/2012
Breedon Aggregates Limited, one of the UK's largest independent aggregates business, is entering the Nottingham ready-mixed concrete market with the acquisition today of Nottingham Readymix. The acquisition fills an important gap in Breedon Aggregates’ coverage of the East Midlands, located midwa
17/01/2012
The Leadbitter Group has started work on a new development of affordable housing in Saltash, Cornwall, which it is constructing on behalf of Tamar Housing Society. The nine affordable homes on Alamein Road, which will be built to Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3, were awarded to Leadbitter after
17/01/2012
E.ON has announced a 6% decrease in its standard electricity prices. The decrease, which equates to £312 off the average annual bill, will take effect from Monday 27th February 2012. E.ON UK Chief Executive, Dr. Tony Cocker said: "We understand that household bills are the most pressing concern f
17/01/2012
Cembrit, the roof slate and cladding specialist, has strengthened its sales force with the appointment of Damion Fearnley as Regional Sales Manager for the South West. Based in Bovey Tracey, Damion will be using his previous experience in the construction sales sector to focus on developing sales
17/01/2012
National Window Films are pleased to announce the latest addition to our range of Low-Emissivity energy saving films. EnerLogic LEP 70 by Llumar is the first Low-E product on the market to offer substantial all year performance improvement without altering the aesthetic of existing glass. This new
17/01/2012
Northern Group Build are delighted to announce the successful completion of the Iconic Ice Plant Development in the heart of Ancoats Urban Village. The complex project incorporated the existing derelict building with a modern first class 8 story new build tower linked with an innovative atrium spa
16/01/2012
A Liverpool businessman has been fined £112,000 after a labourer died following a fall from the roof of an industrial unit, just months after another worker was injured in a fall at the same site. John McCleary fell 15 feet while fitting roof panels at a construction site in Toxteth being managed b
16/01/2012
Plans to create a new public space in front of King's Cross, which will form the final part of the redevelopment of the station, have been approved by Camden council. The design will reveal the Victorian Grade 1 listed station façade for the first time in 150 years. In place of the 1970s concourse
16/01/2012
The 'RUN' installation has been created by internationally-renowned artist Monica Bonvicini. The artwork is made up of three nine-metre-tall letters forming the word RUN in capital letters, each weighing ten tonnes. It will be largest standalone sculpture on the Park and will be located outside th
16/01/2012
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, announces today that it has been awarded construction contracts in the commercial sector totalling £100 million. In Glasgow, Balfour Beatty has been awarded an £18 million contract for 185-221 Buchanan Street for Land Securities to provide a n
16/01/2012
Costain celebrated the successful completion of a strategically important project recently with the handover of the gas processing plant for the Holford underground gas storage facility, in Cheshire. The facility, which belongs to E.ON, will play a vital role in the future of UK's energy infrastruc
16/01/2012
Leading North East Housing Association Isos has won a four year, £5.3m funding deal for 275 homes with the Government's housing and regeneration agency, the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). Under the new Affordable Housing Programme (AHP), Isos will build the homes for rent and shared ownership,
16/01/2012
Councillor Grant Monahan has officially opened the extension to Plymouth City Council's Colwill Lodge in Estover. The five modern apartments provide high quality short respite breaks for adults with learning disabilities who may also require special care. Councillor Grant Monahan, Cabinet Member f
16/01/2012
Local Government Minister Grant Shapps has insisted that communities will be kept firmly in the driving seat and able to determine the future of their local areas. In his response to a report from the Department for Communities and Local Government select committee, Mr Shapps rejected the committee
16/01/2012
Hammersmith Flyover is to reopen one lane in either direction for cars, vans and other light traffic. Transport for London (TfL) continues to work round the clock to reopen bridge to all traffic over the next four months. Drivers advised to continue to plan routes carefully and avoid area if possib
16/01/2012
Plans to bring a prominent Margate seafront site back into use have taken another step forward, with the decision to compulsorily purchase more land for the project. Thanet District Council's Cabinet were given an update on progress with the Fort Road Hotel, one of the few seafront properties still
16/01/2012
Neweys Online the ecommerce channel from the UK leading electrical wholesaler Newey & Eyre announced plans to help their web based customers cut costs as the strain of last quarter budgets are felt come January. From the 9th of January all orders placed online through Neweys Online will incur no ch
13/01/2012
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has issued the draft contract Heads of Terms and a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to further help developers prepare their bids for the £420 million Get Britain Building programme. The new programme, part of the Government's housing strategy and mana
13/01/2012
LifeCare Residences Ltd, an international retirement village operator, and VINCI Construction UK have formed a Joint Venture to develop retirement villages in London. Richard Davis, LifeCare's CEO said: "We are delighted to be working with such a distinguished company as VINCI Construction UK on th
13/01/2012
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has confirmed that a major new river crossing for the east of the capital will be completed within a decade in a speech to London’s Government leaders. In his speech the Mayor asserted the need to complete the vital Tube upgrades that are underway and make the ca
13/01/2012
The British Property Federation responded to reports this morning that the new owners of Blacks Leisure, JD Sports, intends to renegotiate many of its leases by stating landlords will be happy to sit down and talk, but any pain must be shared. JD Sports fought off competition to buy Blacks Leisure
13/01/2012
Manchester City Council believes that proposed changes to housing benefit could cost Manchester residents almost £8 million a year. If the changes come into force, the Council estimates the proposals would leave an estimated 14,000 social housing tenants in the city worse off. The changes relate t
13/01/2012
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has announced that Signalling Solutions Limited (SSL), its 50/50 joint venture with Alstom, has been successful in the tendering process for the new signalling frameworks on behalf of Network Rail. SSL has secured involvement in seven of the e
13/01/2012
A demolition worker from Croydon has been taken to court after his actions left one of his colleagues with serious leg injuries. Devon Stoner, 44, of Whitehorse Road in Croydon was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after the incident in January this year, when he was carrying out
13/01/2012
Unite the union has announced its plan to re-ballot members employed at Balfour Beatty Engineering Services (BBES) for strike action over the employer-led attacks on the skills and pay of workers in the sector. Potential strike action could hit some of the UK's key infrastructure projects, includin
13/01/2012
Pontllanfraith Leisure Centre near Blackwood is the third project that has seen Playrite, South Wales Sports Grounds and Caerphilly District Council working together to transform their artificial pitch. Other projects over 2011 included Heolddu Leisure Centre and Newbridge Leisure Centre, both of wh
13/01/2012
The VEAB range of stainless steel ATEX-approved duct heaters are available in ratings up to 400 kW and are used for heating air in duct systems, central ventilation (air handling) units and for various industrial processes in environments in which the danger of explosion occurs.(Zone 1 and Zone 2).
12/01/2012
More than one in five small building firms report being forced to cut jobs as a direct result of last year’s VAT increase to 20%. In addition, more than half of these small businesses reported falling workloads as a consequence of the VAT hike. These are the findings from the Federation of Master
12/01/2012
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has made proposals to help ensure tenancy cheats who deny social homes to families in need will face justice. The Minister set out proposals to criminalise the abuse of social homes - such as unlawful subletting and key-selling - with a possible two year jail sentence.
12/01/2012
E.ON will this week begin to prepare phase two construction of its Camster wind farm in Caithness. The Camster wind farm will be situated between Lybster and Watten and feature 25 turbines capable of generating up to 50MW of electricity, enough power for up to 35,000 homes. Work began in late 2010
12/01/2012
British Gas, one of the the biggest suppliers of gas and electricity to homes in Britain, has today announced an average five per cent reduction in its standard domestic electricity prices. The price cut takes effect immediately and re-establishes British Gas as the cheapest major standard electric
12/01/2012
United Utilities has been given the go ahead to build a £200 million extension to its waste treatment plant on the banks of the River Mersey in a scheme that could create up to 350 jobs. The existing works at Sandon Dock, Regent Road, will be extended into the redundant Wellington Dock. And that w
12/01/2012
Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) research estimates that 30,640 homes in Wales will be put out of reach of people on housing benefit as a result of changes brought in by the UK Government in 2012. New research by CIH estimates that 30,640 homes in Wales will be put out of reach of people on hou
12/01/2012
IHP, the Joint Venture between Sir Robert McAlpine and VINCI Construction UK, handed over the Step Down Unit (Phase 4) at Guild Park to the Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust. The handover of the unit, named as Fallside, marks a key point in the completion of the facilities being built at Guild
12/01/2012
An advanced smoke & heat exhaust ventilation (SHEV) system developed by smoke and natural ventilation specialist SE Controls has received full Registered Detail Certification from the Local Authority Building Control (LABC) following a detailed and extensive performance evaluation process. The new
12/01/2012
It is generally acknowledged that Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) is integral to today’s residential building specification. MVHR is strongly encouraged by current Building Regulations and is considered essential for low-energy and Passive houses now, MVHR can provide Winter heatin
12/01/2012
As preparations continue for the Earth Summit 2012 or Rio+20 conference, being held in Rio de Janeiro on the 20th - 22nd, June later this year, you can help safeguard the environmental, social and economic benefits that the world's forests provide by signing the Rio Forest Certification Declaration.
11/01/2012
The six major energy suppliers received over four million customer complaints in 2011, according to new research from Which?. The most common problems people reported to us were billing and meter problems, including mistakes on bills, inaccurate meter readings and missing bills. The consumer cham
11/01/2012
A Milton Keynes plumber who put a householder at risk by illegally installing and working on a gas boiler has been sentenced. Trading as C&H Services, Christopher Johnson, 45, of 2 Bogart Place, installed a new gas boiler in the kitchen of a residential property in Fairfield Road, Dunstable in Apri
11/01/2012
A joint venture of AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, Babcock Networks Ltd and Mott MacDonald Group has been awarded a five-year extension by National Grid to its existing five-year Electricity Alliance West contract to upgrade overhead power lines and underground ca
11/01/2012
EDF Energy has announced it will cut its gas prices by 5% – becoming the first major supplier in 2012 to announce it will pass on falling wholesale prices to its customers. The company was the last of the major suppliers to raise its energy prices in the autumn. It’s the latest step in EDF Energy’
11/01/2012
HSS Hire, the national supplier of tool and equipment and outsourcing services, has announced the opening of a new Regional Distribution Centre in Bristol. The 30,000 sq ft purpose-built facility on the Aztec Business Park will become a key regional distribution hub for the group's activities in th
11/01/2012
The National Housing Federation’s assistant director of research and futures, Gavin Smart, has been appointed director of policy and practice at the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). Gavin will assume his new role on 2 April 2012. Under Gavin’s leadership the research and futures team produce
11/01/2012
Construction union UCATT have welcomed the Government’s decision to go ahead with a high-speed rail link. UCATT support the scheme, which will help to better distribute jobs and investment throughout Britain. In order to ensure this fully occurs UCATT believes that the high-speed lines must be exte
11/01/2012
A bold new vision for an estate in need of regeneration is at the heart of an outline planning application that has been submitted to Tower Hamlets Council. The outline planning application promotes the ambitious transformation proposed for the Blackwall Reach area, which includes Robin Hood Garden
11/01/2012
May Gurney has been awarded Harrow Council's highways maintenance contract, valued at up to £50 million. Starting in April 2012, the initial contract period with Harrow Council is for five years with an option to extend for a further two years. The contract has been awarded in three "bundled servic
11/01/2012
Harland Simon UPS continue to manufacture a range of IP54 Wall Mounted Panels, which are used widely in Industrial/Utility applications and designed to take various AC UPS's we offer (Eaton, Riello, Emerson...) Depending on the project, the IP rating requirements will vary and may be higher than th
11/01/2012
Newbridge Leisure Centre is the second project that has seen Playrite, South Wales Sports Grounds and Caerphilly District Council working together to create a state of the art artificial pitch using 3G surface Conqueror 40. The first project was at Heolddu Leisure Centre in Mid Glamorgan and the c
10/01/2012
The Transport Secretary has announced Britain will have a national high speed rail network providing vital new capacity and faster journeys across the country from 2026. "HS2 will be a Y-shaped rail network with stations in London, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and the East Midlands link
10/01/2012
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has won a ten-year deal to run services and facilities for the future Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London. Under the terms of the contract, announced by the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC), Balfour Beatty will have overall responsib
10/01/2012
E.ON has launched a new offer of free cavity wall and standard loft insulation, plus a cheque for £100, to anyone in receipt of Child Tax Credit where their annual household income is less than £16,190 or to anyone claiming Pension Credit. The offer is open to anyone who fits these criteria - wheth
10/01/2012
Dr Diana Montgomery, who is currently the Deputy Chief Executive at the Chemical Industries Association, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Construction Products Association (CPA). She will take over from Michael Ankers who retires at the Association's AGM in April. Diana g
10/01/2012
A scaffolder from Manchester will never walk again after being crushed by metal tubes which fell from a crane. David Collins, a 31-year-old father of two who worked for Bury firm Spectra Scaffolding, suffered severe injuries to his head, back and leg and is now paraplegic. The Health and Safety Ex
10/01/2012
The first homes to roll off the production line at the Accord Group's new timber home manufacturing hub are being erected in Walsall as part of a £10 million housing development. More than 100 new homes, including 90 low carbon timber houses, are being constructed in Darlaston by the Accord Group a
10/01/2012
Neweys Online the ecommerce channel from the UK leading electrical wholesaler Newey & Eyre announced plans to help their web based customers cut costs as the strain of last quarter budgets are felt come January. From the 9th of January all orders placed online through NeweysOnline will incur no cha
10/01/2012
Construction union UCATT is seeking urgent answers concerning the future of construction workers at WJ Harte. It is believed the company will formally enter administration this week and up to 700 jobs could go should no buyer be found. Harry Frew, Regional Secretary of UCATT, said: "It's extremel
09/01/2012
A North Wales man, who falsely claimed to be a registered gas engineer, has been sentenced to eight months' imprisonment after dangerously installing a gas boiler at an address in Rhyl. The Heath and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Mr Lee Hampshire, trading as LH Heating and Plumbing, for carryin
09/01/2012
Six out of eight permanent Olympic venues have had their future secured after the Olympic Park Legacy Company appointed operators for the Aquatics Centre, Multi-Use Arena and ArcelorMittal Orbit. Employment, training and sporting opportunities for Londoners are at the heart of the contracts, along
09/01/2012
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, visited the A4 Hammersmith flyover today to inspect work being carried out to repair one of the most vital stretches of road in the capital as soon as possible. The complex flyover was forced to close due to water damage that has corroded and weakened the cables
09/01/2012
Morgan Sindall has started on site at the new £3.8 million Hattersley District Centre. The four-storey centre is part of land owners Tameside Council and Peak Valley Housing Association's regeneration master plan for the town and includes a new 94,300 sq ft Tesco Metro store, where Morgan Sindall s
09/01/2012
Flagship proposals to develop the final phase of new homes on the former Park Prewett Hospital site near Basingstoke have received a boost after partners reached a deal to progress the project. Site owner the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has signed an agreement with David Wilson Homes which w
09/01/2012
Communities Minister Andrew Stunell has announced the successful bids for £60 million of funding that will provide hundreds of new authorised pitches as well as better facilities for travellers on official sites. The Homes and Communities Agency have completed their assessment of bids and have reco
09/01/2012
Chell Heath Residents Association in Stoke on Trent has been awarded a grant of nearly £5,000 from E.ON's Sustainable Energy Fund as part of its work with charity 'Beat the Cold' to help residents cut their energy bills this winter. The funding from E.ON will pay for a series of community events wh
09/01/2012
St George's Park has been highly commended in the category of Best Retirement Development in East Sussex at the UK Property Awards. This is the second year running that St George’s Park has won one of these desirable awards. The Mansell team is on site completing the £4 million phase 4b of the ret
09/01/2012
Work starts this week on the first major new road bridge over the Thames in more than 20 years. Construction of the £32 million crossing between Walton-on-Thames and Shepperton will begin on 9 January after preparations were completed. The first phase of construction will see the bridge's foundati
09/01/2012
Britain's biggest water company is losing £1.2m a year as a result of thieves who steal metal from its operational sites to sell on to scrap dealers. Soaring commodity prices are fuelling the underground market for copper, lead and other non-ferrous metals. Thames Water is using 'SmartWater', a co
09/01/2012
Hughes and Salvidge are delighted to have been shortlisted in two categories for this year’s Specialist Awards – Health and Safety and Business Growth. The awards are one of the construction industry's most notable annual events, recognising and rewarding the best specialist contractors in the busi
06/01/2012
An Evesham horticultural nursery has been fined after a worker suffered serious head injuries and fractured his hand when he fell through a glasshouse roof. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Westland Nurseries (Offenham) Ltd following the incident at the company's premises on 4 Decem
06/01/2012
Midlands-based principal contractor Thomas Vale and Architype architects have formalised a joint-venture partnership to deliver combined skills and expertise in the design and build of the internationally established Quality Assurance standard Passivhaus, which is designed to minimise energy consump
06/01/2012
House Prices fell by 0.1% in the final quarter of this year according to Halifax. On a monthly basis house prices declined by 0.9% in December. This took the average house price down to £160,063. Commenting, Martin Ellis, housing economist, said: "Whilst there was a modest fall overall in prices d
06/01/2012
Wolverhampton based construction firm IB Construction is looking forward to a prosperous New Year with an exceedingly strong order book in stark contrast to the current economic climate. The West Midlands firm has secured a critical commercial advantage over competitors by investing in their qualit
06/01/2012
The Costain Laing O’Rourke JV Project team has successfully completed the latest major milestone delivery at the £250million Farringdon Station redevelopment. The handover of the lengthened platforms that enable train operator First Capital Connect to operate 12-car trains through the station. Thi
06/01/2012
Kier Construction's completion of the first stage of building works on the new Criminal Justice Centre (CJC) in Northampton has been officially acknowledged with a topping out ceremony. Chief Constable Adrian Lee and chair of Northamptonshire Police Authority Deirdre Newham marked the occasion by t
06/01/2012
Mansell's Western Regional Training Manager, Jeremy Lydiatt has been appointed to Vice-Chairman for the East and West Midlands Skills for Growth Forum. With over 37 years experience in construction, Jeremy brings both the perspective of contractor and lecturer, having taught at numerous colleges th
06/01/2012
Umbrella supplier Booth Brothers in Sheffield entered the history books by becoming one of the first places in the UK to get the government's Renewable Heat Incentive. Its offices, housed in an 18th century former corn mill in Penistone, will be kept warm through an underfloor heating system powere
06/01/2012
Thirty-three housing associations, local authorities and other providers are set to deliver around 600 new traveller pitches, as the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) confirmed successful organisations for Traveller Pitch Funding today. A total of £47 million funding will be allocated to 71 projec
06/01/2012
E.ON has announced it has signed a gross bidding agreement with N2EX for its Day Ahead Auction which led it immediately to significantly increase the size of volume it traded through the platform. This means E.ON Energy Trading is now trading in excess of 30% of E.ON UK's generation related energy
05/01/2012
Carillion Canada has been named as the preferred bidder for the Area Maintenance Contract (AMC) 2011-12 London, a 12-year contract worth in excess of £100 million. The contract will commence in May 2012 and involves the provision of year-round routine maintenance services for Provincial Highways in
05/01/2012
New plans have been released, which if approved, will see significant additions to the area which is now home to BBC North, ITV, Coronation Street, the University of Salford and a host of commercial occupiers, large and small. The Peel Group today unveiled ambitious plans over the next 20 years for
05/01/2012
The Mersey Gateway Project team has submitted three planning applications to Halton Borough Council detailing modifications to the £600 million scheme. The project team is aiming to make the changes to reduce the impact of the scheme on residents, to save £30 million and to deliver design improveme
05/01/2012
Research conducted by the Chartered Institute of Housing for the Guardian has found that welfare reforms will leave low income families with shortfalls in their rent payments. These changes will mean that housing benefit claimants face the unenviable choice of debt, cutting back on basic living exp
05/01/2012
The City will be looking for signs of life in the housing market and any evidence first time buyers are re-entering the market when Persimmon provides an update on January 9. In Persimmon's last interim management statement, the group reported that visits from first-time buyers between July 1 and N
05/01/2012
Centrica plc's North American subsidiary Direct Energy has acquired the Indiana-based natural gas retailer Vectren Source from Vectren Corporation for £25 million in cash, plus additional working capital. Vectren Source has more than 146,000 residential and small commercial customer accounts, toget
05/01/2012
The University of Nottingham Ningbo China will appoint another 30 academics to join its talented engineering team as it expands its degree programmes and grows its research programmes. The University’s Science and Engineering Faculty is advertising posts for professors, associate professors and le
05/01/2012
The Council's Project Manager, Mace Ltd has submitted a planning application for the new multi-sport Arena on Pride Park. The 156,000 sq ft Arena is to be built next to Pride Park Stadium and will include:
05/01/2012
Large quantities of 20' shipping containers (
05/01/2012
One of Liverpool's rarely seen gems is being unveiled in the New Year. The exquisite Minton Floor in the Great Hall of St George's Hall will be on public display from Saturday 7 to Sunday 22 January – uncovered for the first time since January 2009. And for the first time in more than ten years, v
04/01/2012
The Midlands office of Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Sandwell Council to build a new multi-million pound pool and leisure centre. The new £8 million complex, which will include a 25-metre swimming pool, is to be built on vacant land at the junction of Alexandra Road and Thursfield Road in Ti
04/01/2012
Kier working with Sheppard Robson Architects, has completed work on the new £14.5m Essa Academy in Bolton. The 8,303sq m academy provides a unique 900 place learning environment for 11 to 16-year-olds and is now fully occupied. The state-of-the-art learning facility provides a business-like envir
04/01/2012
GB Building Solutions has been awarded a £4.3m Sustainable Enterprise Centre for University of Bradford. Part‐funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Higher Education Funding Council for England and the University of Bradford the building will be used as a teaching and learning
04/01/2012
Mansell has completed the National Grid's Training and Office Facility ahead of schedule. This £2.1 million project involved the creation of a new two-storey training facility for the National Grid in Nottinghamshire. The facility provides the National Grid with office space, classrooms and worksh
04/01/2012
The redevelopment of Birmingham New Street station took a major step forward over the Christmas break as engineers successfully completed several large projects in and around the station. It is now just one year to go until the first phase of the project will complete when a new station concourse
04/01/2012
Progress has recently been made on the Emirates Airline project with the erection of the North Intermediate Tower. The tower, located near the Emirates Royal Docks terminal is the first of three soon-to-be iconic towers to be fully erected. Measuring at over 200ft tall and weighing 270 tonnes the
04/01/2012
The Greater London Authority (GLA) will get the first proceeds of Olympic land sales as part of a new deal to compensate it for taking on £231 million of debt from the original purchase of the land. The Assembly's Budget and Performance Committee will tomorrow, 5 January, question the Mayor's Chi
04/01/2012
Peter Latham, the Chairman of leading timber merchants James Latham plc and PEFC UK, has been awarded an OBE in the New Years Honours List. Recognised for services to the UK wood industry, Peter Latham has spent over 20 years dedicated to sustainable timber sourcing and forest management. As wel
04/01/2012
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has launched a new deal to help older people to continue living comfortably in their own homes - with particular support for those leaving hospital. With nearly one in five of the whole population expected to be aged 65 or over by 2020, Ministers are determined to ensu
04/01/2012
Electrical wiring accessories, lighting and audio control manufacturer Hamilton Litestat will be showcasing its comprehensive range of products at Interiors (Hall 3 E28). One of the newest collections is Hartland CFX Colours – new glossy plastic switch plates and sockets that replicate every detail
03/01/2012
Carillion has been awarded a £104.9 million contract to transform another section of the M6 in Birmingham, between Junctions 5 and 8, into a managed motorway. Managed motorways use a range of innovative technology combined with new operating procedures to actively control traffic flow. This include
03/01/2012
Canary Wharf Group has secured a £190m development and investment loan facility for the development of a major office scheme at 25 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf. The facility was secured from a syndicate of banks consisting of Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG, Lloyds TSB and The Royal
03/01/2012
The Mayor of London's battle to rid the capital's streets of disruptive and unsafe roadworks has made progress over the last 12 months according to the latest figures from Transport for London. There were nearly 4,000 fewer roadworks on Transport for London's roads between last April and the end of
03/01/2012
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has announced it has been appointed preferred bidder for the £800 million Essex Waste Partnership's Residual Waste Treatment Contract. The project, a 30:70 joint venture between Balfour Beatty and Urbaser, is a 28-year PPP contract to design,
03/01/2012
A worker could have been killed when he cut into a live electricity cable on a building site near Wigan, a court has heard. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted his employer, Wain Homes (North West) Ltd, after an investigation revealed he had been told the cable did not have power runni
03/01/2012
A comprehensive new guide to architectural panels has been released by Panel Systems. The guide contains detailed technical information, including edge detail drawings to suit all project requirements and technical specifications. It also includes a U-value calculation table, which enables the co
03/01/2012
Midas Construction has been awarded an £8 million contract to build student accommodation on behalf of University College Falmouth (UCF) and the University of Exeter (UoE) at Glasney Student Village at the Tremough Campus, Penryn. The contract involves the construction of five additional blocks of
03/01/2012
Environment Minister, John Griffiths has welcomed new powers that will help to ensure sustainable and environmentally friendly construction in Wales. Responsibility for building regulations have been transferred wholly to the Welsh Government. Responsibility had previously sat with the UK Governmen
03/01/2012
In August 2011, Novus Sealing launched an on-line customer satisfaction survey in order to measure the level of service we offer our customers. From 700 surveys emailed out, we received 94 responses. The results were extremely encouraging and we have decided to offer you a snapshot on what our custo
03/01/2012
Household Automation 'attempts' to clarify the zero rating of building materials into new residential properties. Household Automation provides a variety of design installation and programming services to self builders, builders and developers building new properties. This article may point you in
