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CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
UK Construction News Archive for March 2012
30/03/2012
The price of a typical UK house declined by 1% in March, according to Nationwide. The cost of a typical house is £163,327, 0.9% lower than a year ago. Commenting on the figures, Robert Gardner, Nationwide's Chief Economist, said: "A slowdown was to be expected, given the imminent expiry of the
30/03/2012
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) are looking to appoint housing developers and development consortia for its Delivery Partner Panel 2 (DPP2). The procurement will be a collaborative initiative between the HCA and the Greater London Authority (GLA). The procurement of the HCA panel is being ma
30/03/2012
Visitors to the National Homebuilding and Renovation Show must find out about how they protect any investment in their property with a building warranty but visiting the Build Assure, a subsidiary of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) which is the largest trade association in the UK constructio
30/03/2012
A West Midlands firm has been fined after a teenage worker's arm was amputated after being crushed during the demolition of old Grand Cinema in Ramsey town centre in Cambridgeshire. Thomas Bird, from Lichfield, Staffordshire, was working as a labourer for UK Demolition Services Ltd on the old cinem
30/03/2012
Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that Britain's economy was even weaker than expected at the end of last year, underlining the country's struggle to avoid another recession. GDP fell 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2011, more than the 0.2% drop previously estimated by the ON
30/03/2012
Peterborough City Council has submitted a bid for £6.1 million to the Department for Transport for cash to repair drought-damaged roads. The city council has joined other local councils in the East of England to bid for government cash to help repair millions of pounds worth of damage to roads in t
30/03/2012
Housing, Regeneration and Heritage Minister Huw Lewis was on Barry Island to announce funding of over £500,000 for eight projects in the Barry Regeneration Area. The Minister was visiting Barry Island Lifeguard station where St John’s Ambulance and the Order of St John have been awarded £58,000 tow
30/03/2012
Towns across the country have got their applications in ahead of today's deadline in the hope of becoming Portas Pilots. Ministers revealed the unexpectedly high level of interest whilst announcing that the Government is accepting virtually all the recommendations put forward by Mary Portas last D
30/03/2012
MAM Software is pleased to announce that Donington Engineering Supplies Ltd (DES), a newly established merchant based in Spalding, has just completed the successful implementation of MAM's Trader business management software. The new business startup, which provides construction, engineering and m
29/03/2012
An Interserve-led consortium has been appointed preferred bidder by West Yorkshire Police Authority and West Yorkshire Police to deliver two new divisional headquarters (DHQs), custody suites and a specialist operational training facility. The consortium, led by Interserve, the international suppor
29/03/2012
Capita Symonds has been appointed by Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust to provide civil, structural and mechanical and electrical engineering services on a £35m new build and refurbishment project at Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. The scheme includes a new Women's U
29/03/2012
E.ON has today (THURS) announced that following a strategic review it will not proceed with plans to develop its 50-50 joint-venture, Horizon Nuclear Power. It will instead look to find a new owner for Horizon, and, in the UK, it will focus on other strategic projects that will deliver earlier bene
29/03/2012
Carillion has been awarded a five-year contract to provide facilities (FM) services for Centrica. The contract is worth some £50 million over five years and will extend the Centrica relationship to 2017. Carillion has provided Centrica with FM services since 2005 and under this new contract, Cari
29/03/2012
Balfour Beatty Workplace has been awarded a contract worth £7 million a year to deliver total facilities management services across UK Power Networks property portfolio. The contract, which is for three years, with the opportunity to extend for a further two, covers about 80 UK sites across London,
29/03/2012
Lovell has been selected by Parkway Green Housing Trust to build a £5.6 million, 68-home development in Wythenshawe, south Manchester. The 'New Foxfield' development will create 44, two-, three- and four-bedroom houses; eight two-bedroom bungalows and 16 two-bedroom apartments. All the properties w
29/03/2012
BAM Construct UK has been awarded a £10.9 million contract to upgrade Maltby Academy in Rotherham. The contractor will deliver two new buildings as well as refreshing, remodelling and refurbishing other parts of the Yorkshire school's estate. Maltby Academy, which has space for 1,200 students aged
29/03/2012
The owner of a pallet manufacturing firm has appeared in court after he allowed fires to be repeatedly lit at his premises next to gas storage sites in Carlisle. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted George Ward after he ignored warnings about lighting fires at Brampton Pallets, which bo
29/03/2012
A new company, Airtherm Engineering, has been formed in Stourbridge, West Midlands to design supply and install energy efficient heating, cooling, ventilation and renewable systems. The company's product range consists of chimney and flue systems, natural ventilation systems, natural lighting syst
29/03/2012
Plans to bring thousands of new jobs, investment and major transport improvements to Bristol's Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone have been backed by £5m investment from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). The HCA has agreed to invest in the acquisition of two properties near Temple Meads Station t
29/03/2012
Linden Homes has welcomed the publication of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and in particular its immediate implementation. Ian Baker, Linden Homes Group Managing Director, says the NPPF, which will significantly streamline the planning system, has removed a major obstacle to providi
28/03/2012
Graham FM recently fought off competition to win a contract to deliver planned and reactive mechanical and electrical repairs to all Portsmouth City Council Buildings. The contract will run for a period of five years and will include major installations, under the council’s framework contract, for
28/03/2012
A local housing association has marked the beginning of a new scheme that will provide high-quality, energy-efficient housing with a brick laying ceremony. A wide variety of guests joined officials from Wellingborough Homes, contractor Wates Living Space, project investors the Homes and Communities
28/03/2012
The Government's new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) launched risks being undermined if local authorities do not adopt a responsible approach to planning reforms, warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, said: "It's good that the Government
28/03/2012
Dozens of Bristol schools are seeing their electricity bills slashed as a massive programme of investment in solar energy by the City Council reaches completion. Believed to be the largest of its kind in the UK, the initiative will save council taxpayers almost £60,000 each year. Local renewable
28/03/2012
Work by Morgan Sindall on the re-development of Old Trafford Cricket Ground is moving forward at a rapid rate, with the installation of the first seats on the club's new grandstands. The construction, infrastructure and design company, which secured the £12.3 million contract to deliver the scheme
28/03/2012
A Cheshire worker could have been killed when he fell from the top of a chemical storage tank, a court has heard. The 44-year-old from Bala, North Wales, had been carrying out maintenance work on the tank at a plant in Widnes when the chemical vapour inside set alight, causing an explosion. The wor
28/03/2012
The Olympic Park Legacy Company today announced a final shortlist of three bidders competing for the opportunity to build the first neighbourhood on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Chobham Manor will see a return to London's traditional family neighbourhoods of terraced and mews houses, set withi
28/03/2012
GSR Self Storage have announced their opening of new facilities for self storage in East London and Essex. GSR offer 24 hour access, 7 days a week for all storage facilities including builders tools. GSR Self Storage also operate a Van and Lorry Park and you can find them at at the end of Chequer
28/03/2012
Construction work at a new £5.5million galvanizing facility in Witham is progressing at a rapid rate just three months into the project. The initial foundation work at South East Galvanizers' new plant on the town's Western Industrial Estate has already been completed, with the structural steel fra
28/03/2012
Honeywell has introduced its new Attune™ Advisory Services, a suite of professional services that combines cloud-based tools and analytics with a global network of operations centers, and energy and facility experts to provide enhancements that can reduce utility bills and operating expenses up to 2
28/03/2012
Two representatives from Portal Power Ltd attended an awards evening at Wherstead Park in Suffolk. The Greenest County Awards are an annual event that highlight the excellent environmental achievements on going within the communities, businesses and schools across Suffolk. The fifth year opened up a
27/03/2012
Plans submitted by Crossrail and Aviva Investors for a commercial and retail development above the new Crossrail Liverpool Street Station western ticket hall shaft at 101 Moorgate have been given the go ahead by the Corporation of London. The new scheme will comprise approximately 88,000 sq-ft of
27/03/2012
Wakefield and District Housing (WDH) has appointed Kier as their new strategic partners to improve 600 homes in the next year. WDH has already improved more than 29,000 properties across the district to the 'Wakefield Standard', which is higher than the Government's Decent Homes Standard, since 200
27/03/2012
Sandwell Council has secured the social housing investment from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) that will see a total of 450 properties built in the borough by 2015. A mixture of private sale and rental homes will be available from the scheme which is expected to bring in an additional £49 m
27/03/2012
Lovell in the Midlands will be a key partner in a major regeneration project in Towcester, Northamptonshire. Morgan Sindall Investments Limited (MSIL), the investment unit of construction and regeneration group and part of Morgan Sindall Group, has been appointed as preferred developer for South N
27/03/2012
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has welcomed the changes approved by Parliament to the CITB-ConstructionSkills’ Levy Order. MPs voted unanimously in favour of keeping the construction levy for a further three years. They also approved a number of industry-led revisions to the skills body
27/03/2012
E.ON has today announced a £100,000 funding package to kick-start the recruitment of 100 young jobseekers into energy efficiency apprenticeships. The funding package will attract and recruit job seekers aged between 16 and 24 from across England and Wales who will be trained as external wall insula
27/03/2012
St. Modwen and Vinci Joint Venture have been named as preferred bidder for the £2 billion regeneration of New Covent Garden Market. Development of a new 500,000 sq ft market releasing 20 acres of land in Central London for the delivery of 2,800 new homes adjacent to the new US Embassy. The Covent
27/03/2012
Concrete Cracks in your Car Park Slabs? – Don’t panic, everyone’s got them! USL StructureCare’s John Taylor explores the different types of cracking common specifically in Parking Deck Surfaces and recommends seeking qualified advice on treatment options. Concrete cracks - Fact! The reasons for th
27/03/2012
Household Automation upgrades BRE display facility. Household Automation has recently had the privilege of providing the Building Research Establishment (BRE) with Comfort Intelligent Home equipment (from Cytech Technology Pte Ltd) to form part of a training and demonstration display at the BRE ca
27/03/2012
One of the most common problems with old or outdated sectional garage doors is areas between sections of the door where people, particularly children, can get their fingers trapped, crushed or bruised. Section joints can be shielded through good design to make them less likely to present this ris
26/03/2012
Canary Wharf Group has completed construction of Canary Wharf Crossrail station's platform level five months ahead of schedule, making it ready to receive the two giant eastern tunnel boring machines in 2013. Construction of the Crossrail project began at North Dock in Canary Wharf less than three
26/03/2012
Plymouth City Council has announced BAM Construction the preferred contractor for the 18 month project at All Saints C of E Academy, Plymouth. It makes BAM's fifth scheme this year under the Academies Framework. Some schemes contain others schemes batched within the sample. The work is to be carr
26/03/2012
Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction group, has announced the award of three new contracts in the commercial building sector worth £49.4 million. First, in the central London office sector Galliford Try has been selected by Green Property (UK) Ltd for a £27 million project to create 10
26/03/2012
Regeneration Liverpool, a joint venture between Liverpool City Council and regeneration specialist Sigma Inpartnership Limited, has announced that it will be developing at least five new sites across the city, in addition to its £100 million scheme in Norris Green, where the partnership has already
26/03/2012
Children at High View Primary School will be enjoying an official opening ceremony to mark one year since the first lessons took place in the fantastic new buildings. Ocean sailor Conrad Humphreys will be unveiling a plaque to mark the occasion, which is taking place today, Monday 26 March, in the
26/03/2012
Kier Living has secured the contract to build the second phase of the Coastline Housing development at Consols in St Ives, Cornwall. Mayor of St Ives, Ron Tulley, Kier Living development manager, Shaun Stapleton, Cornwall Council principal development officer, Jody Jeffrey and Coastline Housing pro
26/03/2012
A Wrexham-based gas fitter has been sentenced after installing and illegally servicing equipment which could have resulted in harm to the tenants and landlord of a Wrexham property. Wrexham Magistrates' Court sentenced Mr Neil Lloyd to a 12-month community order that includes 150 hours of unpaid wo
26/03/2012
Local Government Minister Bob Neill published a radically streamlined planning policy that will ensure fair treatment of travellers in the planning system while respecting the interests of the settled community. Condensing the previous 54 pages of traveller site guidance into just eight pages, the
26/03/2012
Residents across Derbyshire are being urged to join millions of people around the globe and flick the switch for Earth Hour. The council is backing the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) campaign to get people to switch their lights off for an hour and show how much they care about the effects of climate
26/03/2012
The Morgan Sindall Grontmij joint venture (MGJV), has been awarded a circa £26 million project from Yorkshire Water Services to improve Scarborough's bathing water quality. The project involves the construction of additional storm water storage facilities at Wheatcroft Sewage Pumping Station as wel
26/03/2012
Trade Window Fabricator Lister Trade Frames, of Stoke on Trent, have become the latest Bowater Halo fabricator to offer the revolutionary and energy efficient Smart Sash window system. Listers say that this addition to their range gives their commercial and trade customers some real advantages in
23/03/2012
Crossrail have announced that the following organisations have been shortlisted for the major fit-out of the new rail tunnels. The indicative value of the C610 contract is in the region of £400 million. •Alstom Transport / TSO / Costain Ltd Joint Venture •Balfour Beatty Rail Ltd •BAM Nuttal Ltd
23/03/2012
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has announced a vital boost for the capital's construction industry after he revealed a £103 million funding package to kick-start building projects across London's boroughs. As part of the government's Get Britain Building programme, the funding has the potentia
23/03/2012
BAM Construct UK is to give a former government office block in central London a £23 million upgrade. The contractor has secured the deal to alter and extend 1 Page Street in Westminster for developer Derwent London. The building was used as Westminster Hospital in the 1960s and more recently as a
23/03/2012
Minchinhampton homes and Lovell get planning consent and focus on energy efficiency. A new housing scheme that will see 35 new council homes and 31 properties for sale has received its final planning consent from Stroud District Council and is set to get underway later this year. The 35 new council
23/03/2012
Mansell has won a £1.1 million contract to build a new plant room at a research and development facility in Bedford, which is owned by an Invesco-managed property fund. The new pre-fabricated modular two-storey building will provide energy to an office and a laboratory. Prefabricating and assemblin
23/03/2012
Kier and Harlow Council have announced an extension of the Kier Harlow Ltd contract to 31 January 2017 following a special meeting of Harlow Council's cabinet. The £82.6m revised contract will see Kier Harlow continue to deliver its repairs and maintenance service to Harlow's 12,000 tenants and le
23/03/2012
A Merseyside shipbuilding firm has been fined £120,000 over the death of a welder who became trapped while driving a forklift truck. Robert Dunroe suffered life-threatening injuries while using the truck to transport heavy welding equipment at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead on 18 August 2010. He died
23/03/2012
Morgan Sindall has won a £13 million project to extend and enhance Centro's Wednesbury depot in preparation for the arrival of a new fleet of trams. In order to keep the existing tram service running without disruption, Morgan Sindall will be carrying out the improvement works around the depot’s da
23/03/2012
During the refurbishment of the Royal Mail East Moseley sorting office by Vinci Construction, the flooring division of Cemplas Waterproofing and Concrete Repairs Ltd were called upon to advise on providing a floor finish which would be suitable for a fully functional post office sorting room from wh
23/03/2012
Based on national best practice, a pioneering new stroke unit has installed 42 innovative LST radiators that give housekeeping staff full access for cleaning without having to call on the services of estates – at a cost neutral price. Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trus
23/03/2012
For over 30 years, NERGECO has become the worldwide specialist for productivity doors and is now present within more than 75 countries. NERGECO offer a whole range of automatic and flexible rapid doors equipped with our new Intelligent Curtain®. The Nergeco's Intelligent Curtain® increases insulat
23/03/2012
Many companies today are unaware of just how much money they could save on building maintenance and repair projects because the have never considered Rope Access. Mark Robinson, Managing Director of Apex Industrial Rope Access Ltd. said: "The services we provide for maintenance and repair projects
22/03/2012
Capita Symonds has announced the acquisition of construction consultancy Northcroft for an undisclosed sum. Established in 1840, Northcroft employs over 150 staff in 10 UK offices providing cost and project management services across a wide range of sectors. The company will join Capita Symonds' M
22/03/2012
Sustainable businesses will have the opportunity to provide information and data that will shape how the Green Construction Board (GCB) will deliver its plans for a low carbon built environment. Business Minister Mark Prisk, co-chair of the GCB, called on the construction industry to share their fi
22/03/2012
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, and Autodesk, a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, have signed a three year, $12 million agreement that will help Balfour Beatty expand its adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM). The agreement, one
22/03/2012
MITIE, the FTSE 250 strategic outsourcing and energy services company, is investing heavily in a Lean Six Sigma team that will help to revolutionise the way cleaning services can be delivered. The Lean Environment team is headed by Jon Lightowler who is a qualified Master Black Belt in Lean Six Si
22/03/2012
Willmott Dixon Interiors has delivered a glimpse of the future of commercial fit-out by helping Mott MacDonald attain the highest possible Ska sustainable rating for its new London office at 10 Fleet Place. With energy prices rising and companies keen to combine high environmental standards with lo
22/03/2012
Over 200 stalled building projects will receive a share of a multi-million pound pot to get Britain building again, Housing Minister Grant Shapps has announced. The news came as the Prime Minister announced an extra £150 million for the Get Britain Building fund - taking the total to £570 million,
22/03/2012
GSK today confirmed that it will invest more than £500 million in the UK across its manufacturing sites to increase production of key active ingredients for its pharmaceutical products and vaccines. The company announced selection of Ulverston in Cumbria as the location for the first new GSK manu
22/03/2012
If you're planning any home improvements or even considering a self-build project then a trip to the NEC from 29th March – 1st April is a must! The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show is now in its 21st year and with over 400 exhibitors, a variety of master classes and seminars, demonstrations,
22/03/2012
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), Durham County Council and a development consortium led by Carillion Developments, Arlington Real Estate and Richardsons Capital LLP have entered into a development agreement to invest £27 million into a scheme that will breathe new life into a derelict site in
22/03/2012
A firm specialising in diesel fuel injection has been fined after a worker was set on fire at its Derbyshire premises. The 23-year-old apprentice mechanic had been with Swadlincote Diesel Fuel Injection Services Ltd for 18 months. On 16 March 2009, he and another employee were burning rubbish in an
22/03/2012
Construction union UCATT have described the budget as a betrayal of workers and their families. The budget confirmed that the 50 pence top rate of tax will be abolished and that the Chancellor will press ahead with regional pay resulting in lower rates for thousands of public sector workers, creati
22/03/2012
The UK Supreme Court has dismissed a legal bid by Tesco to stop Asda from building a large store close to one of its supermarkets. The row began in 2010 when Asda was granted permission to build a new store on the site of a former NCR factory on the outskirts of Dundee. But Tesco, which has an esta
21/03/2012
May Gurney is at the midway point of a £4.1 million project to refurbish one of the busiest stations on the Tyne & Wear Metro. May Gurney was appointed to the Surface Stations' Refurbishment Framework in 2010. The three-year framework was awarded by Nexus, the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Exec
21/03/2012
Plans for a £400,000 cycle hub with a cycle shop, maintenance workshop, CCTV monitored indoor secure bike parking and a controlled access system for Peckham Rye Station have been unveiled. Cllr Barrie Hargrove, cabinet member for transport, environment and recycling, said: "This is yet another exam
21/03/2012
Diligent pupils at The Duston School have won a pioneering carbon trading project devised by Northamptonshire County Council and saved more than £12,000 in a year by reducing their energy use. By taking simple steps to use energy more efficiently, such as turning down radiators, the students reduce
21/03/2012
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has welcomed the government's continued commitment to ensuring wider competition for public work. The Better Procurement 2012 conference, co-sponsored by the NFB, was a one-year progress review that examined what had changed since the government voiced its
21/03/2012
Balfour Beatty is one of two companies pioneering a new UK ethical accreditation system which demonstrates that the organisation has in place appropriate ethical policies, procedures and practices and is showing a commitment to act with integrity at all times. Investing in Integrity is a new initia
21/03/2012
A man has been hit with a four figure fine for flouting planning regulations following a Hillingdon Council investigation. Diarmuid Martin O'Donovan pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice at Uxbridge Magistrates Court on 6 March and was fined £4,500, ordered to pay a
21/03/2012
VINCI Construction UK has been awarded a contract by UPP to construct two multi storey student accommodation blocks for Nottingham Trent University. The project follows VINCI Construction UK's successful completion of the Clifton campus student residences at Nottingham, also for UPP. VINCI Construc
21/03/2012
Spirit Partnership led by Coast & Country is set to receive £2.9m from the Government to extend its successful Empty Homes scheme in Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton and Hartlepool. The scheme will look to refurbish a further 205 properties and provide more training to those seeking construction work
20/03/2012
Kier has announced that it has achieved Gold in Business in the Community’s (BITC) 2012 Corporate Responsibility Index (CRI), the UK's leading voluntary benchmark of corporate responsibility (CR). Over a decade of exercising responsible business practices, the 350 organisations in the CRI have demo
20/03/2012
The slump in new affordable rural homes being built in the Highlands is set to get much worse unless subsidy levels are improved, a housing conference has heard. The number of rural developments has dropped from 325 homes in 2006/7 to only 82 this financial year and is predicted to drop even furthe
20/03/2012
Specialist housing contractor and developer United House has seen a great start to 2012, securing six new refurbishment contracts with local authorities and housing providers. The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has instructed United House on a hat-trick of new contracts, doubling the amount
20/03/2012
A firm specialising in the manufacture of wooden doors and windows has been fined for safety failings after a worker died at its Leyton premises. Andrzej Rokita, a 55-year-old Polish national, had been with M M Contracting Ltd for only 10 days when he attempted to help his son, also an employee, to
20/03/2012
Finance Minister Jane Hutt has seen how the refurbishment of Cefn Hengoed Community School has brought huge benefits to the local community. The Welsh Government is providing £8m grant funding to support the £10m project which will include a refurbished teaching block featuring hi-tech science labs
20/03/2012
May Gurney has announced the appointment of Mark Hazlewood as Group finance director with immediate effect. Mark Hazlewood, aged 45 years, joined May Gurney in November 2010 as Group corporate development director and led the successful acquisition and integration of both Turriff and TransLinc. He
20/03/2012
British Gas has announced its commitment to roll out a new comparison table on the front of annual statements from April 2012, which will allow customers to compare British Gas tariffs – and see if they could save money by moving to a different deal. By the end of 2012, around six million British G
20/03/2012
A theatre for the creative arts in Hackney has been awarded £16,500 from EDF Energy to help it become the first carbon neutral theatre in the country. The grant comes from the EDF Energy Green Fund and will help fund installation of 24 square metres of solar panels at newly-acquired premises for Ar
16/03/2012
Work to build a new 2.1km carriageway on the A470 at Maes yr Helmau – Cross Foxes has started. The £11.3m scheme, just to the east of Dolgellau and within the Snowdonia National Park, improves the existing substandard section of the Cardiff to Glan Conwy trunk road and enhance safety for users. Co
16/03/2012
JCB today revealed it is pumping £3.5 million into recruiting more than 100 new young people into the business in 2012 - just as a set of 16-year-old triplets embark on their working lives as apprentices at the same JCB factory. JCB is investing the money in a new 'Young Talent' programme that wil
16/03/2012
Gentoo, with the help of £200,000 investment from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has built 28-revolutionary low energy bungalows utilising the highly energy efficient German ‘PassivHaus’ standard. First developed in Germany in 1990 ‘PassivHaus’ homes provide excellent living conditions dur
16/03/2012
A galvanizing company has lent a helping hand to the upgrade of a Hampshire boatyard located in a village that aims to shine a light on 18th century shipbuilding. Eastleigh-based Wessex Galvanizers, part of Wedge Group Galvanizing, was called upon to provide its hot dip galvanizing treatment to app
16/03/2012
Plans to make it easier for council tenants to take control of their local neighbourhood and services were announced today by Housing Minister Grant Shapps. Mr Shapps challenged tenants who feel their landlords have neglected their neighbourhood to exercise their rights and take matters into their
16/03/2012
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced that its cost recovery scheme, Fee for Intervention, is going ahead but will now not start in April 2012. The scheme sets out to recover costs from those who break health and safety laws for the time and effort HSE spends on helping to put matters
16/03/2012
Monowa Operable Wall Systems has yet again proved influential in another exciting construction project in the North of England. The Bow Chambers building located in Manchester is currently undergoing a £700,000 refurbishment. The building, located on the corner of Tib Street and Cross Street compri
16/03/2012
Mansell has won a contract worth £2.6 million with Scira Offshore Energy Ltd to build new facilities providing support for Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm. The development at Egmere, Wells-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk, includes a two-storey office block, warehouse, car park and bike shelter and Mansel
16/03/2012
Barnsley Council is appealing for witnesses after a spate of thefts from its Milton Forge skate park in Hoyland. Large metal panels, which provide parts of the park’s surface, have gone missing, resulting in the council spending over £1000 in recent weeks having them replaced. The panels are also w
16/03/2012
Stroma Certification and Community Interest Company (CIC), Yorkshire Energy Services (YES) have collaborated to prepare communities across the UK for the Governments new initiative – the Green Deal. The Green Deal is the new Government Initiative, which intends to reduce carbon emissions cost-effec
16/03/2012
Rockwool, the world's largest producer of stonewool insulation, is sponsoring this year's 'Architect in the House' scheme, run in partnership by Shelter and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), which aims to raise thousands of pounds to support the housing and homelessness charity’s vit
15/03/2012
Mansell has won a prestigious £1.2 million redevelopment project at London's Charles Dickens Museum. Great Expectations Project is a complex job involving the refurbishment of 48 Doughty Street and the partial refurbishment of 49 Doughty Street (Grade 1 listed five-storey terraced houses in a busy
15/03/2012
The £550m scheme delivers the biggest transformation in the 160-year history of the Grade-I listed King's Cross station and marks the completion of yet another key transport upgrade for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. It takes the total investment in transport infrastructure in the King’s Cross
15/03/2012
London Luton Airport Operations Limited, the operator of London Luton Airport, which is the fifth largest airport in the UK and was the fastest growing London airport in 2011, has announced its Master Plan for the future of the Airport. As the Airport operator since 1998, it has carried out a detai
15/03/2012
A search has been launched for a lead investment partner to deliver one of Manchester's most important regeneration initiatives. Manchester City Council, with Network Rail and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), is looking for a partner to create a series of high-quality new residential neighbo
15/03/2012
The proposed Heysham to M6 Link Road Scheme in Lancashire has reached a significant milestone after the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) formally accepted an application for the Scheme to be examined. Costain is engaged on the Scheme in an early contractor involvement arrangement on behalf
15/03/2012
A Tottenham Hale futon manufacturer has been prosecuted after a worker fell through a fragile roof light during poorly-managed maintenance work. The Futon Limited employee, who does not wish to be identified, fractured his spinal column and suffered a collapsed lung as a result of the fall at the c
15/03/2012
Prisoners are to capture rising volumes of low-grade PVC in a unique private/public sector social enterprise between a Manchester-based plastic recycling firm and HM Prison Service. Low-risk offenders will sort, segregate and process the worst-contaminated plastic for further refining by PVC Recycl
15/03/2012
One Planning has moved into new offices. Their new office is now at 1 Bank Plain, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 4SF. One Planning was formed by Mark Philpot after spending over 12 years of professional life working in London and Norwich within both public and private sectors. We use this experience to proj
15/03/2012
The Government’s plans to reinvigorate the Right to Buy policy are even worse than first feared, according to construction union UCATT. Under the original proposals the Government were proposing that the maximum discount on buying your council house or flat would be £50,000. That figure has been in
15/03/2012
Unlocking the energy from our seas, making sure the billions of pounds of investment delivers jobs, helping businesses maximise opportunities and ensuring communities benefit from energy developments are among the commitments included in the Welsh Government’s vision for energy. Launching 'Energy W
15/03/2012
GN Groundworks are based in Hampshire and offer a first class service in Block Paving and all kinds of landscaping and groundwork for customers in and around the Hampshire area. They specialise in block paving, driveways, landscaping services, drainage services in Bordon, Hampshire, Surrey and Berk
15/03/2012
Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Redcar & Cleveland Council to deliver a £31m leisure, business support and community facility in the heart of Redcar. The project will bring first class facilities to the town and will include: • a 6 lane, 25 metre swimming pool, training and leisure pool • da
14/03/2012
Plans for a new £4 million purpose-built secondary school for South Lanarkshire pupils with additional support needs have been given the go-ahead. The school, which will be built by Kier Construction and located in Blantyre, will provide education for up to 60 pupils with social, emotional and beha
14/03/2012
The new flagship leisure centre being built in Lewisham town centre is to be called the Glass Mill. The name was chosen following the submission of ideas from Lewisham residents and because it reflects part of Lewisham’s history while referring to the striking glass façade that will front the new b
14/03/2012
The Government's 'NewBuy' mortgage indemnity guarantee scheme which aims to provide higher-value mortgages for first time buyers is a welcome boost to the housing market, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The scheme aims to help up to 100,000 buyers gain access to higher loan-to-value
14/03/2012
Balfour Beatty Workplace has been appointed to provide facilities management services for a range of EDF Energy sites in the UK. The contract, worth over £9m per annum, is for a minimum of five years and will see Balfour Beatty Workplace provide site facilities management, maintenance, cleaning, se
14/03/2012
Mansell Energy is working with The Housing Forum on a series of regional workshops to discuss the opportunities and challenges posed by the Green Deal and the Renewable Heat Incentive. The workshops are designed to give key decision makers in the affordable housing industry a comprehensive understa
14/03/2012
Let's face it; there are good and bad builders and customers alike. Yet everyone can protect themselves from the disreputable ones by using the
14/03/2012
Three of the world's leading forest certification organisations will be sharing a stand at Ecobuild 2012 to promote and educate visitors on a wide range of issues surrounding the supply of legal and sustainable timber into the UK market. Joining PEFC on Stand S1221 will be the Sustainable Forestry I
14/03/2012
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has seen the vision of the future Olympic Park which will provide thousands of much-needed new homes for residents in the capital after the 2012 Games. Mr Pickles opened the East Village - a lasting legacy for London exhibition and saw for himself the housing desi
14/03/2012
Fuel poverty affects almost a fifth of London households and contributed to 2,500 excess winter deaths last year - and the problem is getting worse, a London Assembly report has warned. 'In from the cold' by the Assembly's Health and Public Services Committee says despite efforts by the government
14/03/2012
A gas engineer from West Bromwich has been prosecuted after a family of five were taken to hospital following exposure to carbon monoxide. The two adults and three children aged two, nine and 11 were taken ill on 22 January 2011, Birmingham Magistrates' Court heard. The family housekeeper was also
14/03/2012
South Survey is pleased to announce that a new innovative surveying aid has been developed. Deckset is the new innovative surveying aid to assist site engineering teams to set out on holorib and metal deck flooring systems. Deckset Solutions gives Engineering Teams a rigid platform on metal dec
13/03/2012
ESA – part of Capita Symonds - has unveiled plans for the redevelopment of the former Courage Brewery headquarters on the River Thames in Staines, Middlesex. The refurbishment of the 60,000sq ft office and underground car park – know as Ashby House (after Thomas Ashby, the local brewer) - seeks to
13/03/2012
The Federation has welcomed two Government schemes announced today to help people buy their own homes. The NewBuy Guarantee will put together the Government, high street lenders and building firms to allow prospective homeowners to get a 95% mortgage to buy a new-build property. House builders inv
13/03/2012
School children in York are being invited to come up with a name for a new community facility that will power hundreds of affordable new homes in the city. The Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) officially unveiled The Energy Centre at their Derwenthorpe development on March 9. The centre will b
13/03/2012
A disused former allotment site in the centre of Consett has been transformed into a new 24-home eco-friendly affordable housing scheme. Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association (DAMHA), in partnership with Durham County Council, the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and specialist affordable ho
13/03/2012
A Southampton-based roofing company has been prosecuted after a worker suffered serious injuries, including brain damage, when he fell from a roof. The 57 year old, who does not want to be named, was working for Focus (Southampton) Ltd as a foreman on a project to remove an asbestos cement roof at
13/03/2012
ACE's latest economic snapshot continues to reflect the challenging market conditions within the construction sector. The fourth quarter construction output data shows that the total volume of construction output has decreased by 0.5% compared with the previous quarter. Another quarter of negativ
13/03/2012
Crofton, the consulting engineer, has carried out a building services contract at the historic Bishop’s Park and Fulham Palace sites in west London. Working closely with archaeological consultant Gifford, Crofton devised inventive solutions that have allowed it to install building services while m
13/03/2012
Costain's Eamonn Slevin is the winner of this year's James Rennie Medal Award, following the annual event at the Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) London HQ. The award brings both the prestige of the James Rennie Medal as well as a £1,000 prize. It is named after the man who in 1930 became the
13/03/2012
The concrete access road to a Toyota dealership in Bracknell had become broken and uneven. Nike Construction, who are responsible for all maintenance work for the dealership group, were asked to find a long lasting repair product which could be laid without the dealership closing and with minimum di
13/03/2012
Expectations for future house prices were more optimistic during February as transaction levels continued to edge upwards, says the latest RICS UK Housing Market Survey. Expectations for future prices saw a considerable turnaround in February with surveyors reporting a net balance of zero percent.
13/03/2012
Astra Access Safety Training are pleased to announce that they have now become a registered CISRS Scaffold Training Centre. Following a 6 week refurbishment programme, the new training academy was audited by 3 representatives from the CISRS (Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme) audit
13/03/2012
Bi fold doors croydon, Aluminium Bi fold doors up to 50% off: 3 pane supply and fully fitted from £2,831 including VAT! Green Conservatories supply and install quality windows, doors and conservatories across the London, South East of England and Croydon. Where others talk about quality, we install
12/03/2012
Environment Minister, John Griffiths has opened a flood defence scheme at Borth, Ceredigion which will protect 420 homes and businesses as well as the Cambrian Coast railway. The new scheme includes a rock reef to not only improve protection but also enhance its growing reputation as a tourist des
12/03/2012
The Government's 'NewBuy' mortgage indemnity guarantee scheme which aims to provide higher-value mortgages for first time buyers is a welcome boost to the housing market, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The scheme aims to help up to 100,000 buyers gain access to higher loan-to-value
12/03/2012
Midas Group's Health & Safety Manager Perry Osborne recently hosted a number of work experience visits to support former labourer Bill Boulter's quest for a Health & Safety qualification. 34 year old Zimbabwe born Bill has been working on Midas' Morrison's contract in Woking when he met Perry who w
12/03/2012
Morgan Sindall has been awarded a £10 million contract to transform the College of West Anglia’s campus in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. The scheme involves the creation of a new technology block and engineering training centre for the College of West Anglia, and the development of new offices for Cambr
12/03/2012
The Government will today unveil ambitious new plans to boost home ownership across the country. An estimated 100,000 prospective and existing homeowners will be helped to buy their dream home through the NewBuy Guarantee - a scheme that brings lenders, builders and the Government together to offer
12/03/2012
Communities Minister Andrew Stunell visited the iconic Byker Estate in Newcastle to see for himself how progress is being made to help secure its long-term future. The Grade II listed Byker Estate, designed by Ralph Erskine, is internationally acclaimed as a prime example of 1970s social housing,
12/03/2012
A Sunday Times Top 100 list published yesterday is dominated by housing associations. Housing association staff voted their organisations as the country's best employers in the Sunday Times 100 Best Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For list. The poll, topped by One Vision Housing, quizzed staf
12/03/2012
A Halifax man was killed at a Nestle factory in the town because the company failed to implement basic safety measures, Bradford Crown Court was told. Father of three Nazar Hussain died at food giant Nestle's Albion Mill plant in Bailey Hall Road in December 2008 after a colleague re-started a conv
12/03/2012
Gum Busters are delighted to announce that they have become the sole distributor of Smart Graffiti Products on the island of Ireland. The Smart brand will be available through Smart Graffiti Ireland which will operate under the Gum Busters umbrella. The products completely remove graffiti from any
12/03/2012
Stonemasonry project using locally sourced welsh blue pennant stone in South Wales Architectural stone (
09/03/2012
Over 200,000 people have now signed up to The Big Switch to help them get a better deal on their energy bills. The Big Switch campaign, a partnership between Which? and 38 Degrees, aims to help people struggling with rising energy prices by using the combined switching power of thousands of consume
09/03/2012
A Hertfordshire contracting company and its managing director have been prosecuted for safety failings after a worker received an electric shock from a live junction box during poorly planned maintenance work in London. Polish national Krzysztof Jabczanik was hospitalised in an induced coma as a re
09/03/2012
RFM Group has strengthened its offering with the acquisition of Yorkshire-based Greenwood Estates & Property Maintenance Ltd. With a current turnover of £500k a year, Greenwoods provides facilities and maintenance services to the Yorkshire commercial property sector and will add some of region's la
09/03/2012
Gloucester City Homes has celebrated the completion of the final home in its Decent Homes programme. Lovell has just completed work on the home, which belongs to Mr Robert Butler of 7a Bathurst Road, Tredworth. The home has had a new kitchen, bathroom and central heating system. The property has al
09/03/2012
A landlord has been found guilty of flouting housing regulations and fined more than £4000 following an investigation by Hillingdon Council. Sandeep Bhambra, of Billets Lane, Slough appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates Court on 21 February for sentencing and pleaded guilty to five charges. He was fined
09/03/2012
For almost 150 years Stannah has remained a resolutely independent British business. By remaining true to our family values and taking care to look after our people and our customers we have been quietly successful, expanding to have operating companies across the UK and all over the world. At the
09/03/2012
The contract to install Peterborough's new war memorial has been awarded to John Lucas Ltd of Peterborough. Work has started on site, with the war memorial due to be completed by Monday 23 April 2012. The stone is Ancaster white limestone from Stamford Stone Company Ltd. The memorial, which will s
09/03/2012
Morgan Sindall has been awarded an exclusive place on a £21 million Major Works framework from the University of Sunderland. As part of the framework, Morgan Sindall’s team in Durham will undertake a range of design, construction and refurbishment projects for the university. The programme of impro
09/03/2012
New government funding to train hundreds of people in greens skills ahead of the Green Deal launch is very welcome but unless there is consumer demand for the Green Deal there is the danger of training people with no future work, warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Brian Berry, FMB Chie
09/03/2012
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has announced that Gammon Construction, the market-leading contractor in Hong Kong in which Balfour Beatty has a 50% shareholding, has been awarded a HK$6.2 billion (£507 million) development contract at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).
08/03/2012
The preferred bidder for a contract that will fix every single pot-holed street and cracked stretch of pavement in the London Borough of Hounslow has been announced. The council's preferred bidder for the 25-year, £800 million PFI contract, which will give a massive makeover to the borough's 259 mi
08/03/2012
UCATT are highlighting the findings of their recent survey into the problems faced by women in construction, to coincide with International Women's Day. The survey which was principally conducted online, found that just over half (51%) of the women surveyed believed that they were treated unfairly
08/03/2012
E.ON has today announced that power generation at its Kingsnorth power station will cease in March 2013. Like many other power stations around the country, Kingsnorth's closure is a result of the EU's Large Combustion Plant Directive legislation which requires it to close after generating for 20,0
08/03/2012
A construction worker had both legs broken when a 22-tonne excavator reversed over him on a building site in Leeds, a court has heard. The 58-year-old man from Barnsley, suffered severe crush injuries when the excavator backed into him as he erected boundary fencing on a Tinshill building site on 3
08/03/2012
Costain, one of the UK's leading engineering solutions providers, announces that it has been awarded a three-year asset support contract for the operation and maintenance of the Government Pipeline and Storage System. The contract is expected to have a value over three years of approximately £60m,
08/03/2012
In Northfield, Birmingham, the halfway stage has been reached in the 26 house building development under the city council's award winning house building scheme – the Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust (BMHT) with four more new homes being unveiled. The 12 properties in the south of the city will be
08/03/2012
Ninety five housing associations, local authorities and other providers are set to deliver over 5,600 new affordable homes by bringing empty properties back into use, as the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) confirmed successful organisations for £70m of Empty Homes funding. This is significantly m
08/03/2012
The first key enabling works to allow the Hammersmith Flyover to be fully reopened to traffic have now been completed, Transport for London (TfL) have announced. The works, which began in January, have seen around 200m of the central reservation along the flyover removed in preparation for new tens
08/03/2012
Hughes and Salvidge secure the contract to demolish Building A2 for Sellafield Limited on the Capenhurst Site near Chester. Nationwide decommissioning and demolition contractors, Hughes and Salvidge who specialise in the safe deconstruction, dismantling and decontamination of high risk sites for th
08/03/2012
Homebuyers in England and Wales are facing bills for thousands of pounds by failing to have a sufficient survey on their property before purchasing, according to recent research carried out by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The RICS survey has found that a quarter of all home
08/03/2012
London is and always has been a tree lined city. Some of the benefits are obvious, trees are beautiful to look at – marking the seasons with blossom, seeds and changing leaf colours, they provide homes to a variety of wildlife and on a more practical level create shade and shelter. Trees have invi
08/03/2012
Household Automation shares some LED lighting experiences both good and bad. The light emitting diode LED has been around for years but it is only recently with the compulsory demise of the 150W and 100W traditional tungsten bulbs and the building regulations requirement of 75% energy efficient lig
07/03/2012
Interserve, the international support services and construction group, has secured a place on National Grid's five-year 'Major Fabric Framework'. This national framework will cover projects up to £5 million in value with works consisting typically of external and internal building refurbishment pro
07/03/2012
Pupils and staff gave Kier Construction a resounding cheer on completion of a large-scale programme of extensions and improvements at Burlington Junior and Infant Schools in New Malden. To mark the opening of their latest accommodation, which features a spacious main hall and four other new structu
07/03/2012
Mansell has completed a £1.9 million heritage project for the Knockando Wool Mill Trust who received Heritage Lottery Funding to allow them to redevelop the mill, saving the A-listed buildings and machinery from imminent collapse. The Knockando Wool Mill is a working spinning and weaving mill which
07/03/2012
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has offered wannabe decorators and carpenters the opportunity to become "an apprentice in the home" - and get paid to hone their skills. Under the Tenant Cashback Scheme, responsible residents will have the chance to tackle everyday DIY dilemmas like leaky taps, fittin
07/03/2012
A £5.5 billion scheme to regenerate 60 hectares of dock land in Liverpool has been approved by the city councils planning committee. The approval of the outline application will now be referred to the Government. Council Leader Joe Anderson said: "The decision to grant planning permission for Live
07/03/2012
We are delighted to announce our new branch in Guildford Surrey is now open to trade and public. Situated just off the Woking Road, the site was most famously, and recently, home to Anthea Turner’s home furnishing business. The location provides BEW with a spacious and bright office space, and am
07/03/2012
Bainbuild are offering their free consultation for their asphalt roofing in London. Bainbuild is a family run business, and has been established since 1978. They are specialists in laying Mastic Asphalt and Felting Systems along with all other Roofing Services. They have a strong team of six emp
07/03/2012
Durham County Council has been prosecuted for safety failings after a grounds-man's arm was severed in a wood chipper machine. The 25-year-old council worker, from Ferryhill, who does not wish to be named, was cutting back bushes near Atherton Close, Spennymoor when the incident occurred on 4 Augus
07/03/2012
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07/03/2012
The UK's leading supplier of rainwater systems, Yeoman Rainguard, has finished installing one of their systems to the South Sands Hotel near Salcome in Devon. Yeomon Rainguard Yeomon Rainguard are industry leading rainwater solution specialists who have been providing very high quality rainwater s
07/03/2012
The demolition of a Birmingham city centre landmark, marking another step in the redevelopment of New Street station has become an internet hit with more than a thousand people logging on to website YouTube to watch Stephenson Tower coming down to make way for a new John Lewis store. The 200ft (61m
07/03/2012
Odournet UK Ltd has opened a new odour laboratory and consultancy office in Altrincham, continuing to build on its position of the UK’s leading odour assessment consultancy. The facility is located in Bowden, Altrincham, and was chosen for its excellent transport links and proximity to Manchester a
07/03/2012
House prices in the UK for February have declined in comparison to the previous month, it has been revealed. According to a survey carried out by Building Society, Halifax, house prices in the UK are down by 0.5% and the average value of a house in the UK has now dropped in total by 1.9% when compa
06/03/2012
A galvanizing company has been called upon to lend a helping hand to build a new fire station that will also double up as a valuable community facility. Eastleigh-based Wessex Galvanizers, part of Wedge Group Galvanizing, was called upon to provide its hot dip galvanizing treatment to approximatel
06/03/2012
Julian Lowther, a town planning graduate from UWE Bristol, has received an award for 'outstanding student achievement' from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). The award was presented to Julian at a high profile ceremony in London. He was chosen from a short list of five candidates from acro
06/03/2012
When gardening guru Alan Haynes heard that a small community of Walsall Housing Group (whg) customers needed help to bring their communal garden to life he was quick to lend a hand. The long-serving whg colleague was impressed by the enthusiasm of residents living in Valley Road, Blakenall, and kn
06/03/2012
Ipswich based company Bauder, one of the largest and most respected roofing companies in Europe, is celebrating today as it has successfully made it into the 2012 Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to work for in the UK. This is second time that the company has made it on to the prestigious lis
06/03/2012
As the government looks to more effective procurement to cut the cost of public construction projects by 20 per cent over the next three years, Wolseley UK is celebrating a decade of helping organisations cut building, maintenance and repair costs through smarter procurement and supply chain efficie
06/03/2012
Yuill Homes has welcomed a group of French apprentices to work on-site at its new Cecil Court development, as part of a foreign exchange programme in partnership with Hartlepool College of Further Education. The apprentices are part of a group of 18 trainee bricklayers who have travelled from Les
06/03/2012
RICS has launched a new qualification, allowing those from non-traditional educational backgrounds to gain recognition of their experience in residential, commercial and mixed-use property. Few property professionals operate in solely one area and while most pathways are specific in terms of specia
06/03/2012
Following the successful hand over of the first phase of Coventry’s new £27m eco-friendly Sidney Stringer Academy last year, Kier Construction returned from its work on phase two of the development to assist in burying a time capsule. The oldest living member of the academy, caretaker since the day
05/03/2012
Kier Sheffield has welcomed its 6,000th candidate through the doors at its gas technical training centre in Manor Lane just months after the centre celebrated its tenth anniversary. Kevin Pinder, 49, from Beauchief in Sheffield was named as the triumphant candidate and received £100 off his course
05/03/2012
Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has announced a shortlist of 10 bidders for its future commercial arrangements for the delivery of large-scale construction projects across the UK Defence estate. The National Capital Works Framework is being developed and procured by the DIO Next Generati
05/03/2012
Energy efficiency experts at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are calling for ambitious new targets to reduce energy demand across the European Union. In a report published today by the Build with CaRe consortium, the researchers propose a new EU target of a 40 per cent reduction in primary ene
05/03/2012
Advances in post-consumer recycling and innovative new product development are just two of the reasons for Eurocell being shortlisted for the third consecutive year in the prestigious Building Awards 2012. Eurocell, part of the Tessenderlo Group, is one of only six companies nationally to be select
05/03/2012
Manchester based dbn Lighting has supplied a custom LED and control solution to the city's Whitworth Art Gallery which will run for three months as part of the "Cotton : Global Threads" exhibition – a compelling story about the production, consumption and global trade in cotton. The light work is
05/03/2012
As part of its ongoing commitment to superior customer care and supporting the growth of the UK PV industry, Krannich Solar UK today announces the appointment of David López as Technical Sales Director and the growth of their logistics and operational systems under the stewardship of Operations Dire
05/03/2012
The National Federation of Demolition Contractors has published a revised edition of its groundbreaking guidance notes on the safe use of high reach demolition excavators. Just five years after it published the world’s first Guidance Notes on the Safe Use of High Reach Demolition Excavators, the N
05/03/2012
Gazeley a leading global supplier of logistics warehouses and distribution parks has signed a major deal with logistics service provider, Rigterink, to develop a new build-to-suit warehouse close to Jena in Germany. As specialists in food logistics, Rigterink will use the 30,000 sq m warehouse for
02/03/2012
Center Parcs has announced that the construction of its 5th UK village, Woburn Forest in Bedfordshire, will commence in the next few weeks. The construction phase will last for approximately two years, with a scheduled opening date now set for Spring 2014. This announcement follows the completion
02/03/2012
Northstowe, the major new town planned for the north west of Cambridge, reached a significant milestone as the planning application was submitted for a first phase of 1,500 new homes and related facilities. Over the next 20 years Northstowe will provide up to 10,000 new homes as well as new schools
02/03/2012
Crossrail has announced its intention to award the main construction contract for Liverpool Street station to Laing O'Rourke. In line with European procurement rules the contract award is subject to a ten-day standstill period. Andy Mitchell, Crossrail Programme Director said: "As with the Padding
02/03/2012
BAM Construction in the Midlands has been chosen to deliver a £33 million retail and residential regeneration building project in Shirley, West Midlands on behalf of Shirley Advance, a joint venture between Helical Bar and Coltham Developments. BAM has its head offices in Coventry and has delivere
02/03/2012
Kier Construction successfully completed work on the restoration of the 18th century building that houses Carmarthen’s crown and magistrate courts over a month early. The refurbishment of the Grade II listed building, for clients the Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Servic
02/03/2012
Mansell Partnership Housing has been chosen to build two housing contracts, worth £5.2 million in the South of England. Five affordable houses and 17 affordable flats will be built at Manor Road, Swindon for Raglan Housing. This brownfield site was subject to archaeological surveys seeking a lost S
02/03/2012
Specialist London contractor United House has been appointed by Notting Hill Housing through their framework agreement to deliver a residential and retail scheme in Grange Walk, Bermondsey Spa, London SE1, in the heart of Southwark's regeneration area. The development, with a contract value of £28
02/03/2012
Delegates who made a series of pledges at Peterborough's First Environment Capital Conference are being urged to do all they can to make them happen. A large number of people who attended the summit made promises detailing how they - or their companies - would become greener. Councillor Samantha D
02/03/2012
Bathroom specialists, Bathroom Ceramics, has released a range for the commercial market sector – the Black Series. Aimed at the retail owners and developers looking for the unique look that black offers but without the bespoke price tag – as the Black Series is an off the shelf solution from Bathro
01/03/2012
National affordable housing provider Affinity Sutton has awarded a £48 million repairs and maintenance contract to Willmott Dixon's repairs and maintenance specialist Willmott Dixon Partnerships. The company has picked up a five year deal – which could be extended up to 20 years and be worth £190 m
01/03/2012
Thames Gateway Minister Bob Neill opened the doors to a brand new visitors centre in Basildon, showcasing the innovative ideas and technologies being developed in Thames Gateway South Essex. Built on a site formerly the Nobel Dynamite factory, in the heart of the Wat Tyler Country Park, the Green C
01/03/2012
Residential and civil engineering construction projects starting on site increased in the three months to February to boost the underlying year on year value of total construction project starts by 17%, according to the latest data from construction industry analyst Glenigan. The underlying value o
01/03/2012
A street party to be opened by the Lord Mayor of Manchester and featuring guest appearances by TV celebrities is being staged for local residents to mark the success of the 'Infusion' residential development in Moss Side, Manchester. The celebration on Sunday 4 March will include a helter-skelter,
01/03/2012
Pipework Supplies Ltd are independent distributors of pipes and fittings to the trade offering a comprehensive product range from stock for the Gas, Water, Building, Civil Engineering, Mechanical and Electrical, Plumbing and Heating and Construction markets. Product categories include: •MDPE/HDPE
01/03/2012
One of Europe's best cycling facilities will be created on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park after plans to develop outdoor tracks have been approved. The Olympic Park Legacy Company will build a one mile road cycle circuit and around 8km of mountain bike trails around the existing Velodrome to crea
01/03/2012
Lovell has installed solar panels on the roof of its Birmingham office. "The amount of sustainable technology installations we’re doing for our housing association and local authority clients continues to grow at a steady rate so we thought it was about time we made the same commitment," said David
01/03/2012
Development Securities has announced that it has signed an agreement with Morrisons for the pre-lease of an 80,000 sq ft food store, subject to planning, at its 7 acre mixed use redevelopment site at 399 Edgware Road, North West London. Development Securities is currently preparing a revised planni
01/03/2012
If you have a timber conservatory which is leaking or has seen better days, you do not necessarily have to replace it. Most conservatory companies may tell you this, but Marchwood Conservatories may be able to repair and upgrade your conservatory to make it like new, at a fraction of the cost of
01/03/2012
A manufacturing company based in Uxbridge has been fined for a series of health and safety breaches which put its employees at risk. The large number of Notices were issued between September 2010 and March 2011, after a wide range of health and safety failings were discovered at the company's premi
