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CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
UK Construction News Archive for August 2012
31/08/2012
Birse Civils has been awarded a £5.1 million contract to construct a new flood risk management scheme in Derbyshire by the Environment Agency. The Lower Dove Flood Risk Management Scheme is designed to provide protection to over 1,600 residential and major commercial properties in the villages of S
31/08/2012
Kier Property has been selected by the Health Campus Partnership (formed by Watford Borough Council, West Hertfordshire Health Trust (WHHT) and Watford Football Club) as the preferred bidder for the £240m Watford Health Campus project. The contract will deliver a 375,000sq ft mixed-use development,
31/08/2012
The British Property Federation (BPF) has urged the Government to accept the findings of the Montague Review, as it strives to boost housing supply and kick start the UK economy. With house building at a post war low despite increased demand, and figures from the Office of National Statistics showi
31/08/2012
Parents from across Hull are being given the opportunity to get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the latest developments on site at what will be the all-new £25m Kingswood Academy. The school - which will change its existing name Kingswood College of Arts to Kingswood Academy, when the doors
31/08/2012
New sustainable development figures show that in the last year Wales has increased its economic output, driven up its renewable energy production, recycled and composted more of its waste and improved the way it manages water. The figures also show improvements in education performance in core subj
31/08/2012
Ministers today launched a major clampdown on rogue landlords to bring an end to suburban shanty towns that trap vulnerable people in dangerous living conditions. Housing Minister Grant Shapps and Immigration Minister Damian Green launched new guidance to councils making clear the wide range of pow
31/08/2012
An Essex plumber has received a twelve-month suspended prison sentence and 180 hours of unpaid community service after his firm fitted a dangerous boiler in what was to be a child’s bedroom in a house in Clacton-On-Sea. A joint investigation by Gas Safe and the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) resul
31/08/2012
The Environment Agency is working to reduce the risk of flooding to more than 1,600 properties in South Derbyshire, with construction of the flood defence starting on Tuesday 4 September 2012. The flood risk management scheme for the lower reaches of the River Dove is being developed by the Environ
31/08/2012
The UK Home Office has appointed Mott MacDonald to provide multi-disciplinary professional services under a four-year property estate framework agreement. Occupying a large and diverse estate which includes a wide range and size of facilities across the UK, the Home Office framework agreement inclu
31/08/2012
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon George Osborne MP, has visited a fabrication yard in North East England which is creating 200 new jobs – part of 4,000 expected across the country - building offshore platforms for the major Cygnus gas project. The project was made possible in part by th
30/08/2012
The new Alder Hey has moved one step closer, following Liverpool City Council's planning approval. The Planning Committee had already granted outline planning permission of the redevelopment of Alder Hey last year. In May this year, Alder Hey revealed that Acorn had been selected as the Preferred
30/08/2012
Teign Housing has selected Lovell for a five-year contract to carry out responsive repairs and other work for 3,600 homes in South Devon. The contract, worth £17.5 million in total turnover, is set to start in November 2012. Lovell will provide a reactive repairs service as well as carrying out wor
30/08/2012
Plans for thousands of new homes have finally got the go-ahead after a historic deal was reached between ministers, councillors and developers. The deal will unlock around 22,600 much-needed homes over the next 20 years - delivering as many as 60,000 jobs - and brings a brownfield site back into u
30/08/2012
British Gas is extending its offer of free loft and cavity wall insulation to all British households regardless of who supplies their energy. The new offer means that anyone owning a home with unfilled cavity walls or a loft with little or no insulation can apply to British Gas to install the meas
30/08/2012
The owners of a Bristol derelict site, which became a fly tipping hot spot after they left it insecure, have been ordered to pay over £12,000 by Bristol Magistrates. The Company in Brislington was found guilty by Bristol Magistrates for allowing the derelict site of a former pub in Withywood to rem
30/08/2012
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has been appointed preferred bidder for the University of Edinburgh's £110 million Holyrood Postgraduate Student Accommodation and Outreach Centre project. The 50-year concession contract involves the design, build and maintenance of student a
30/08/2012
New funding to help communities bring jobs and homes to their neighbourhood using improved planning powers was announced today by Planning Minister Greg Clark. Neighbourhood planning gives people a major say in shaping development in their area. It gives communities the power to help decide where d
30/08/2012
A housing repair and maintenance company has been fined after a Nottingham worker suffered serious neck and back fractures falling 2.4 metres through a fragile roof. The employee, 49, who asked not to be named, needed to wear a body and neck brace for three months after falling head first through a
30/08/2012
Households across the country could protect themselves against energy price increases for the next two winters and benefit from one of the cheapest dual fuel deals in Britain by switching to EDF Energy's Blue +Price Promise April 2014. Blue +Price Promise also comes with no termination fees meaning
30/08/2012
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29/08/2012
Liverpool is making huge strides in delivering new and refurbished housing across the city. A new Cabinet report reveals that the city's housing delivery plan is exceeding expectations, with programmes of activity already underway set to deliver over 5,200 new and 1,100 refurbished houses over the
29/08/2012
A new system to secure funds from developments to help pay for community infrastructure projects such as schools, community facilities and public realm improvements will be discussed by Peterborough City Council's Planning and Environmental Protection Committee on Tuesday 4 September 2012. Currentl
29/08/2012
Costain's extensive operations at London Heathrow Airport have recorded a year without any lost time accidents (LTAs). Heathrow remains the world’' busiest airport in terms of the number of international passengers. Ensuring that health and safety standards are kept at high levels is Costain's focu
29/08/2012
BAM FM has been recognised by RoSPA for its record on health and safety. The facilities management business behind dozens of schools, hospitals, police stations, offices and leisure facilities in the UK has achieved a remarkable health and safety distinction. BAM FM, part of BAM Construct UK, has
29/08/2012
Plans for thousands of new homes that have been stuck on the drawing board for a decade are to finally get the go-ahead. A historic deal was reached between ministers, councillors and developers. The deal will unlock around 22,600 much-needed homes over the next 20 years - delivering as many as 60
29/08/2012
Two Lincoln companies have been fined after workers were exposed to asbestos during the refurbishment of a Northamptonshire hospital ward. Contractors Simons Construction Ltd hired Rilmac Insulation Ltd to carry out an asbestos survey for them before work began on Martin Roth ward at St Mary’s Hosp
29/08/2012
BSW Timber has launched its biggest ever customer promotional campaign to drive its easi range of timber products throughout the Jewson network of branches. From 1 September - 30 November, all customers who spend over £50 on easi products in any of the 300 participating Jewson branches could win a
29/08/2012
BEW, one of the country's leading independent electrical wholesalers is delighted to announce the opening of its latest branch in Farnborough. Technically this is more of a "relocation, relocation, relocation" as this branch has been moved from nearby Camberley. The Camberley Branch was always a f
28/08/2012
Work has started to demolish derelict properties at Nottingham’s Trent Basin site off Trent Lane. The land owner of the 4 ha site, the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), has appointed Connell Brothers to bring down the buildings and WYG to undertake further site investigation works on the land. T
28/08/2012
VINCI Facilities has won a contract to complete upgrade work to a block of flats on behalf of New World Housing Association, who own and manage over 300 homes throughout South London. The contract will see VINCI Facilities begin work in July to upgrade both the kitchens and bathrooms in the flats,
28/08/2012
PJS Solutions Limited have worked for London 2012 at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in Docklands London to provide a 1 hour fire rated dividing wall, segregating Boxing & Fencing for the Olympic Games. The wall was 10.2m high by 90m long and was completed in 7 days flat The system used was PJS Soluti
28/08/2012
Kier will soon begin the main construction works for MVV Umwelt’s Energy from Waste plant at Weston Mill in Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth, following securing of the planning permission and the Environment Permit for the plant. The appointment follows one year of design and the completion of precons
28/08/2012
In the midst of current widespread speculation about energy prices, E.ON has re-affirmed its price promise not to raise standard residential prices in 20121. Offering reassurance to its customers, the company has made clear that its price promise will not be broken under any circumstances and that
28/08/2012
A new student accommodation development at the Royal Veterinary College in Potters Bar has scooped two prestigious architecture awards. The £15 million Royal Veterinary College Student Village development, which was built by leading construction, design and infrastructure company, Morgan Sindall an
28/08/2012
A Romsey brick-making firm has been prosecuted after one of its employees suffered crush injuries to his leg in a poorly-guarded machine. Mr Nikoloz Demetrashvili, 42, was in hospital for three weeks with a multiple fracture of his right leg after the incident at Michelmersh Brick and Tile Company
28/08/2012
A family owned tool hire business has been acquired by a builder’s merchants, Frank Key, based in Daybrook. The purchase price of Sinbad Tool Hire has, as yet, been undisclosed. The firm are based in Stapleford but also have another branch in West Bridgford. Both trade and domestic customers will
24/08/2012
Work has begun on the former Bristol North Pool site on Gloucester Road following legal exchange of contracts. The building project involves the conversion of the former Bristol North Pool into a community Health Centre, pharmacy and hydrotherapy suite together with new housing and a new Bishopsto
24/08/2012
Measures aimed at boosting professional investment in good quality, privately rented homes and to help meet the nation's housing demand are published today. Housing Minister Grant Shapps welcomed the report by Sir Adrian Montague, saying it offered "a blueprint" for encouraging more institutional i
24/08/2012
ITS, a leading supplier of power tools and hand tools to the building and joinery trade, are retailing the brand new Dewalt 4.0Ah Lithium-ion system. Power and hand tool supplier ITS endeavour to operate at the forefront of their industry, offering customers new products and technology where possib
24/08/2012
A construction firm and a roofing company have been fined for their part in a fall at a Lincoln retail park. Taylor Pearson Construction Limited was the principal contractor building a new retail unit at The Carlton Centre on Outer Circle Road. The company sub-contracted roof cladding work to Roofw
24/08/2012
ISG continues to highlight its credentials within the social housing sector, following confirmation of its inclusion in the Link Group Main Contractor Framework. Over the next four years, Link will unveil a series of affordable housing developments, encompassing an estimated 600 new build or refurb
24/08/2012
Responding to a Policy Exchange report calling for councils to sell the most valuable homes in their areas, Cllr Mike Jones, Chairman of the Local Government Association's Environment and Housing Board, said we "desperately need more housing". "Councils want to play their part in building more affo
24/08/2012
Morgan Sindall is continuing to support young workers in the South West by recruiting a new apprentice to work alongside its skilled team in the company's Plymouth office. As part of the paid apprenticeship, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a BTEC National Diploma in Construct
24/08/2012
Lumin plywood from international forest products company, Weyerhaeuser, has been installed as roof cladding at a new warehousing facility in Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes. Supplied by the local Jewson branch, Lumin was specified based on its CE2+ and PEFC certifications and the ability of Lumin distr
23/08/2012
Kier North Tyneside is providing unique training opportunities to members of its supply chain to help share best practice and promote safe and efficient work processes when providing planned and responsive maintenance services to around 16,000 council-owned properties across the region. Forty-five
23/08/2012
Star of the British design industry Sir Terence Conran is to work with the Government to help create a new competition to give communities a chance to design their own neighbourhoods, Housing Minister Grant Shapps has announced. It comes as Sir Terence and the Minister call on housebuilders to invo
23/08/2012
The search is on for the latest batch of entrants to Costain's apprenticeship programme, with applications needed by the end of August. There are 10 vacancies available in fields ranging from engineering construction to business administration, at sites from Inverness to near Bristol. The company'
23/08/2012
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has reacted strongly to reports that senior Ministers want to weaken the planning rules governing major infrastructure projects to allow building in the Green Belt. Shaun Spiers, Chief Executive of CPRE, said: "Reports that senior Ministers are contempla
23/08/2012
Home Group has maintained its place as one of the most financially robust social housing providers in the country. Standard & Poor's (S&P) has rated the Newcastle-based housing association as A+ following a rigorous assessment of the company's finances and its future strategy. Home Group has 53,00
23/08/2012
Crossrail and Bentley Systems have launched a dedicated Information Academy to provide hands-on training to the Crossrail supply chain on the latest technology and software being used to design and build the new railway including Building Information Modelling (BIM). The Academy is an undertaking o
23/08/2012
Whether skin or wood - protection is important and what counts is the sun protection factor. Remmers have developed a new product called Long Time Stain UV that provides considerably better and longer lasting protection from UV-Rays that destroy wood. Whether fences, facades, windows and shutters,
23/08/2012
Peterborough City Council has announced Bretton Water Park is to re-open on Saturday 25 August. Paul Phillipson, Executive Director of Operations for Peterborough City Council, said: "We are pleased to confirm that the intention remains at this time for Bretton Water Park to re-open to the public o
23/08/2012
Potholes are usually formed in later winter or early spring depending upon weather condition - the well-known freeze-thaw cycle being the main cause. Typical Lithuanian weather, from heavy snowfalls and melting ice to hot and dry summers, all contribute to the formation of dangerous potholes. World
22/08/2012
Crossrail's first tunnel boring machine (TBM), Phyllis, has successfully reached Paddington, having travelled 750 metres from Royal Oak. A second, TBM, Ada, has broken ground at Royal Oak Portal and commenced tunnelling towards Paddington. Keith Sibley, Crossrail Area Director West said: "Our fir
22/08/2012
Costain has been awarded a one-year framework to carry out minor civil work for Anglian Water, which supplies 1.2 billion litres of water every day to its customers in the east of England and Hartlepool. Commencing immediately, the framework consists of undertaking small scale repairs of buildings
22/08/2012
UCATT, Unite and the GMB have agreed an improved pay offer on behalf of 500,000 construction workers covered by the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC). Following protracted pay talks the unions and construction employers agreed an improved pay offer of 2% on all basic pay rates from Monday
22/08/2012
Plans to breathe new life into the Neats Court site on the Isle of Sheppey have received a boost following confirmation that work is due to start on a new development that will help to invigorate the local economy. The site is part of the larger Queenborough and Rushenden regeneration programme bei
22/08/2012
Lovell has invested in the future by employing three talented graduates from South Wales to help them launch their construction careers. The trio: Tom Williams (23) from Cardiff, Rhys Thomas (22) from Llantwit Major and William Hamilton (23) from Gorslas, Carmarthenshire, had their degrees sponsore
22/08/2012
In the midst of a double dip recession, some construction firms are discovering that apprentices offer a competitive edge. It appears to reflect a wider trend, with UK businesses in a range of sectors reporting improved productivity and a better reputation by delivering apprenticeships. Accord
22/08/2012
When a large section of the tower wall failed and collapsed at Lockbridge Mill Flats, the former Union Mills Factory in Huddersfield, the owners, Places For People Housing Association, required a rapid, cost-effective means of ensuring the structural integrity of the complete tower in order to preve
22/08/2012
Graduates who were working for housing company Redrow Homes have driven a project that saw equipment hire company Speedy Services help out a Liverpool based housing charity. The five graduates transformed a property by sourcing services, equipment and materials as well as getting their hands dirty.
22/08/2012
Children in Huddersfield have been given a lesson on the dangers of playing on building sites this summer in a series of health and safety talks and a visit from construction mascot, Ivor Goodsite. Local contractor, Wates Living Space, popped into schools in Lowerhouses, Lepton and Oakes to educat
22/08/2012
Alpha Plaster, a qualified south London plastering firm with an exceptional reputation, has appointed a new member to its team. Blake, has a wide range of skills and his experience includes rendering, plastering, joinery, kitchen and bathroom fitting. Together with his positive attitude and good pe
21/08/2012
ISG has been awarded two projects at West Suffolk College in Bury St Edmunds, with a combined value of £7.8 million. The most high profile of these awards is the brief to create a stunning new £7 million teaching block at the entrance to the main Out Risbygate campus site. Both schemes form part of
21/08/2012
Young people with disabilities were guests of honour on site to witness the start of works on their brand new home last week. The purpose built accommodation is being built in Bletchley to house eight young people aged 10 -19 with a wide range of learning and physical disabilities and associated d
21/08/2012
Detailed discussions are underway with a developer about a potential facility for a global company which would create over 1,000 jobs in east Liverpool. Liverpool City Mayor Joe Anderson was recently approached by a developer that had identified the council-owned Stonebridge Cross site off the East
21/08/2012
A Costain and Laing O'Rourke Joint Venture has excelled in the latest Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) assessment, achieving a total score of 38 out of a possible 40 points for its work on the Bond Street Station Upgrade for London Underground. Out of a total of eight categories, the joint ven
21/08/2012
Construction union UCATT have slammed proposals put forward by the Right-wing think tank Policy Exchange, which would result in "expensive" social housing being sold off and the money invested in building new homes in cheaper areas, as a further move to "ghettoization". Steve Murphy, General Secret
21/08/2012
A public inquiry will consider a Compulsory Purchase Order for the largest site in the Northampton Waterside Enterprise Zone. Led by West Northamptonshire Development Corporation, the CPO has been launched to enable a major mixed-use development at the Avon Nunn Mills site. The public inquiry wil
21/08/2012
Social housing providers own 2,586,115 homes, a 2.4% increase on the total for 2011 according to the HCA's Statistical Data Return (SDR) which has been published today for the first time. The data comes from an annual survey completed by all Private Registered Providers (PRPs) in England and incl
21/08/2012
Outdoor advertising company Clear Channel UK Ltd has been fined after an employee's hand was caught in a petrol-powered lawn mower in Bristol. In a prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Bristol Magistrates Court heard that the maintenance worker was working at a billboard si
21/08/2012
Kubota Construction has announced an order for 140 mini-excavators by GAP Group, the UK’s largest independent plant and tool hire company. The deal marks the first major win since the appointment of Kubota Construction’s first dedicated Key Account Manager. GAP has been a regular user of Kubota C
21/08/2012
The recently established Cornwall and West Devon Mining World Heritage Site contains a number of Grade II* listed buildings and significant industrial archaeology. Known as the Heartlands Project, the centre opened in April and has transformed 7.5 hectares of derelict land, preserving at its centre
20/08/2012
Morgan Sindall is to start work on a £19.2 million project in Hull in the latest stage of the £400 million Hull Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. The business, which has offices in Hull city centre, will undertake a new build and refurbishment project at St Mary's College. The works
20/08/2012
A ceremony was held on Wednesday 15 August to mark the start of work on a £16 million extra care housing scheme for older people in Sunderland. Invited guests from Housing 21, Sunderland City Council and Keepmoat gathered at the site of Dovecote Meadow in Fordfield Road on Ford Estate to celebrate
20/08/2012
This week marks the start of the timber frames being laid for the 'Straw Bale' houses in High Ongar with the straw, which is currently being harvested, set to arrive in September. Today, 20 August, Hastoe will start filming the building process as a time lapse to keep record of the different stage
20/08/2012
The Chief Executive of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme Steve Harriott, has announced that he will be leaving his post in the middle of September 2012 to take over as Chief Executive of a specialist housing association based in south London. He will remain on the TDS Board in a non-executive capacity.
20/08/2012
Government figures released show a 24% decrease in the number of new homes started in the last year. 21,540 homes were started in the June quarter of 2012 - compared with 28,330 in the same quarter last year. The figures are set to heighten expectations the Government will announce a new plan to
20/08/2012
The second phase of improvements on the city’s Eastern Corridor will begin on Monday 3 September. The work, being carried out by Plymouth Transport and Highways, will include changes to the junction of Finnigan Road and Laira Bridge Road to improve traffic flow over Laira Bridge and provide better
20/08/2012
With less than two weeks to go until the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, a giant set of Paralympic Agitos – the symbol for the Paralympic Games – has been launched outside Cardiff City Hall. This is the first of five sets of Agitos that will be unveiled before the Games start on 29 Augu
20/08/2012
Social tenants who have been stuck in homes that no longer meet their needs are seizing the opportunity to up sticks through the HomeSwap Direct scheme, boosting their chances of getting a job, living nearer to family or simply improving their quality of life, Housing Minister Grant Shapps has annou
20/08/2012
Lovell has launched new fuel-efficient, low-carbon vehicles for its team working for the Accord Group in the Midlands. Lovell calculates that the new diesel-powered Ford vans – which have been introduced by the repairs and maintenance business across the UK - will cut monthly carbon emissions by ar
20/08/2012
A £1.7m project giving entrepreneurs a place to both live and work has signed up its final tenant. Spark Studio, in Broughton, Salford brings together affordable residential and commercial space, as well as communal facilities and business support services under one roof. Spark is based in a Grade
20/08/2012
A new partnership between equipment and tool hire company Speedy Services and Trimble at Hillhead Quarry in Buxton means that the investment in the Spectra Precision and Nikon total stations range will provide exclusive access for clients looking for industrial solutions. The company will offer cli
20/08/2012
Alscot Bathroom Company, one of the largest on site bathroom repair and resurfacing firms in the UK, has announced that it has been designated as an official member of the Thomas Crapper Authorised Retailer Network. Thomas Crapper are producers of the world's most period style sanitary-ware. Alsco
17/08/2012
Crossrail today announced its intention to award the main construction contract for C520 Custom House station to Laing O'Rourke Construction Ltd. In line with European procurement rules the contract is subject to a ten-day standstill period. The new Crossrail Custom House station, located in east
17/08/2012
The Uliving Consortium, made up of Bouygues Development and housing provider Derwent Living, has reached financial close of the £65 million student accommodation scheme for the University of Essex. The scheme comprises the construction of 648 new student units – and the transfer of 766 existing u
17/08/2012
Work has started on a major programme of maintenance work at Rushcliffe School and Leisure Complex on Boundary Road, West Bridgford. Contractors, working on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council, are carrying out the £500,000 scheme in two phases. Work to the Sixth Form Block will be carried ou
17/08/2012
The Deputy Head of one of the largest academies in England has been named as the Principal of Plymouth's new University Technical College (UTC) specialising in marine engineering and advanced manufacturing. Mary Cox, Director of Quality and Standards and Deputy Head of Northumberland Church of Engl
17/08/2012
Seventy new apprenticeships in engineering and construction are to be created across North West Wales thanks to a funding boost of almost £900,000 from the Welsh Government, Business Minister Edwina Hart has announced. The £896,000 funding is to support Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s apprentice emplo
17/08/2012
The cost of buying your own home in England increased by more than three times the rate of an average salary over the past ten years – leaving millions of people out of reach of ever getting on the housing ladder. National Housing Federation research found that in 2001 the average price of a home w
17/08/2012
The Princes Park conservation area in Liverpool is to be extended to include two leafy roads lined with Victorian villas. It will now encompass Greenheys Road and Bentley Road following a request by local residents, supported by local councillors, through the Greenheys Road Forum. Houses in these
17/08/2012
Coventry's largest housing redevelopment scheme, Spirit Quarters, is up for a national award at the 2012 Regeneration and Renewal Awards. The £360m scheme has been shortlisted in the Best Community-led Regeneration category at the renowned industry awards for its commitment to putting the community
17/08/2012
Kier Construction and Nightingale Associates have won the Oxford Spires Academy bid. The three-storey secondary school building, housing the Reuben Business Centre, will provide new ICT teaching and breakout spaces, laboratories, sixth form study and social areas, house bases and a 330-seat lecture
17/08/2012
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has today announced that its LivingPlaces business has been selected as the preferred partner by North Tyneside Council to provide business services, which incorporates finance, procurement, revenues and benefits, ICT, Customer Services and Hum
17/08/2012
Overcoming the severe logistical challenges of working on an active hospital site to deliver the project on budget and time, BriggsAmasco has installed a complex inverted roofing system at the new two storey paediatric extension for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. The UK’s leading roofing and wat
16/08/2012
Ocon has been selected as preferred bidder for the 1,259 unit 'Crown Place' scheme following a demanding two stage open tender, impressing the client by modifying the BREEAM Excellent design brief to include 200 additional units on the same footprint. The new scheme once again demonstrates the Uni
16/08/2012
A £6 million plan to regenerate housing in the rundown Rockfield area of Anfield is a step closer following the completion of consultation. The area comprises seven streets – Rockfield Road, Tancred Road, Coningsby Road, Sybil Road, Alroy Road, Lothair Road and part of Anfield Road. More than 40 p
16/08/2012
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and Rushcliffe Borough Council have agreed a deal to transform Cotgrave, the former mining town, creating 444 new homes and 12,600 sq m of employment space for local businesses. Housebuilder Barratt Developments has been selected as the developer on the £100m
16/08/2012
Balfour Beatty has been selected as the preferred partner for the business package for North Tyneside Council which incorporates finance, procurement, revenues and benefits, ICT, Customer Services and Human Resources. Capita Symonds is also the preferred partner for a second technical package that
16/08/2012
First-time buyer activity helped sustain lending for house purchase in June, according to data published today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The figures show that lending to first-time buyers during the month was at its highest since July 2010 - with the exception of March this year, w
16/08/2012
Construction union UCATT are stepping up their campaigning and lobbying to persuade the Government to invest desperately needed funds into construction projects. UCATT are working alongside other construction unions, construction companies and sympathetic MPs in their lobbying activities. Several
16/08/2012
A Staffordshire environmental waste company has been fined after an employee was crushed by a reversing vehicle. The 23-year-old man from Cannock was handpicking waste from a skip at Rugeley Environmental Waste Services Ltd on 5 September 2011 when a skid steer loader reversed into him, pinning him
16/08/2012
Demand for the EZR range of wire mesh shelving systems is increasing dramatically; this new found popularity is mainly due to the needs of retailers who need to comply with ever more stringent fire and sprinkler rules laid down by insurance companies. Wire mesh shelves fit perfectly on to EZR Triml
16/08/2012
Motorists are being warned of a growing number of potholes which have emerged on our road network after the recent heavy downpour. Potholes are inevitable after periods of wet weather. They are caused by water seeping into the cracks of the road. This seepage slowly undermines the integrity of the
16/08/2012
GM Bathrooms Bathroom Suppliers is a well-established, direct supplier to customers in the plumbing, bathroom and DIY sectors. GM Bathrooms has special offers to customers. This month's special offers include Mixer Taps, Shower Kits, Basin Wastes, Swing Mixers and many other items to suit retailer
15/08/2012
Scott Brownrigg has completed a new 2,430sq m student reception and residence for the University of Surrey. The three-storey landmark building provides a gateway to the University's Manor Park campus, and comprises of 42 en-suite bedrooms with kitchenette and bathroom facilities, designed to a ve
15/08/2012
Derbyshire County Council's project to clean-up contaminated lagoons in Grassmoor have reached another milestone. The lagoons on a former colliery tip next to Grassmoor Country Park contain tar and contaminated liquid from the former Avenue Coke Works run by British Coal. A project to remove the t
15/08/2012
Liverpool is set to upgrade three sheltered housing complexes so they provide ‘extra care’ round the clock support to older people. A report to the Mayor's Cabinet is recommending investing £255,000 on an additional 260 units of Extra Care Housing (ECH) for older people. It will bring to five the
15/08/2012
The National Federation of Builders is pleased to announce the appointment of Sandra Loton - Jones as Operations Executive for Wales. Sandra will be responsible for retaining and recruiting NFB members within Wales as well as lobby the Welsh Government and national Government in order to improve p
15/08/2012
Two local groups working to bring much needed new affordable homes to South Somerset are to receive £1.3m from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to support their ground-breaking projects. The HCA has agreed to fund schemes in the villages of Queen Camel and Norton sub Hamdon, which are being l
15/08/2012
Polypool are proud to be involved with a Grand Designs project which is currently being filmed for the new series on Channel 4. This project is a new build development in Camden, Central London. The house is built in a contemporary style, with a focus on creating a family home. This house is design
15/08/2012
A £22 million ProCure21 contract to redevelop the medium secure unit at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish, Devon is showcasing Interserve's innovative approach as main contractor. The international support services and construction group, on behalf of Devon Partnership NHS Trust, is currently undertaking
15/08/2012
The Co-operative Bank’s Pyramid building in Stockport became the first major data centre in the world to use a compressed air electricity generating system to supply backup power. The new environmentally-friendly system uses clean, compressed air and replaces scores of lead acid batteries which wer
15/08/2012
A pioneering renewable energy scheme in the heart of the Cotswolds has been powered by the UK's leading Independent Connections Provider (ICP) for new HV and LV electricity connections, Power On Connections Ltd. Modelled on similar, hugely successful, community based renewable energy schemes in Den
15/08/2012
The Kier Construction-built National Composites Centre (NCC), a £25m open access R&D facility for the rapid manufacture of carbon composites, has been highly commended at this year’s RICS Awards South West. Hosted by the University of Bristol in partnership with the South West Regional Development
14/08/2012
ISG has secured the £61 million contract to build the accommodation element of the new Center Parcs holiday village development in Bedfordshire. Center Parcs Woburn Forest is the operator's fifth UK village and the project sees ISG deliver 625 lodges across the 365 acre site, which is scheduled to
14/08/2012
The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has today appointed Taylor Wimpey and L&Q to build the first of five new neighbourhoods on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Chobham Manor will see a return to London's traditional family neighbourhoods of terraced and mews houses, set within tree-lined
14/08/2012
Restoration of the historic Stone House Hospital site at Dartford is making excellent progress with the first phase of the redevelopment now complete. Stone House's first residents have settled into 16 new and 10 refurbished homes at the Cotton Lane development and further phases have been released
14/08/2012
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) is to hold its annual conference for its larger members, the Principal Contractors' Group (PCG) on Tuesday 23 October 2012 in association with CITB-ConstructionSkills. The PCG is made up of the largest contractor members of the NFB, with a combined turnove
14/08/2012
Bilfinger Berger Global Infrastructure (BBGI) have announced that it has now completed the previously announced acquisition of additional equity interests in three PFI/PPP projects from Graham Investment Projects Limited for approximately £5.3 million. The interests are a 25% stake in Scottish Bor
14/08/2012
There will be much for families to enjoy in the new £5.3m West Bridgford Library and Young People's Centre which opens next spring. The library already has a high number of families who have a strong affiliation with the service. West Bridgford is one of the busiest libraries in the county in terms
14/08/2012
EDF Energy has welcomed the draft decisions by the Environment Agency on the three main environmental permit applications required to operate the proposed new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C in Somerset. After an initial consultation and detailed assessment of the permit applications, the
14/08/2012
The head teacher at an east Hull school set to reopen in January after a £26 million redevelopment is encouraging more students to enrol. Andrew Marvell College, in Barham Road, will begin 2013 in the new multi-million pound development created as part of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) P
14/08/2012
Whilst Cemplas Waterproofing and Concrete Repairs Ltd were installing a Delta Cavity membrane system to the basement of the main house on a large farm in Cobham Surrey, the main contractor who was also acting as the agent for the building owners appointed the flooring division of Cemplas to lay 600m
14/08/2012
Father and Daughter Team, Robert and Jane Francis have a superb reputation for their business and quite rightly so, as they have received many testimonials from satisfied customers over the years. Based in Abermule, Powys, they install a range of home improvement products from the famous Swish In
14/08/2012
Advanced Acoustics are pleased to announce they have won the contract to supply Huddersfield University with their Silent Space Isolation Booths. These booths will be used for practice and recording sessions as part of their music education program. Advanced Acoustics' Silent Space Isolation Booths
14/08/2012
Cambridge Ecology Ltd continues to provide high quality and professional ecological support to Carillion Civil Engineering and Essex & Suffolk Water at Abberton Reservoir. This is required as part of a major infra-structure project to increase the water capacity of the reservoir and enhance its bio
13/08/2012
Expert brokers will spearhead a fresh drive to get stalled housing deals up and running and builders back on moth-balled sites, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has announced. Mr Pickles is concerned that too much development is being stalled because of economically unrealistic agreements negoti
13/08/2012
A new facility that will enable the UK to lead the World in the testing of offshore wind turbine blades has been completed by national contractor Shepherd Construction. The contractor handed over the 5,700m² steel frame structure to the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, Northumber
13/08/2012
The redevelopment of the University of Hull’s historic Brynmor Jones Library has taken a major step forward with the appointment of its main contractor. BAM Construction North East is to deliver the multimillion pound redevelopment, which will upgrade the building inside and out to create a modern,
13/08/2012
Under a treaty which encourages nuclear investment in the European Union, the European Commission has expressed its satisfaction with proposals by EDF Energy to build and operate a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset. Last month the Commission presented its opinion to the UK Gove
13/08/2012
Liverpool is becoming a greener city as the city council is cutting carbon emissions from its buildings. Latest figures show that carbon emissions from council buildings have been reduced by 13% in the last year (51,445 tonnes of CO2 compared with 59,071 tonnes in 2011). It is expected that this w
13/08/2012
A company which makes modular timber buildings has been fined after an employee suffered multiple injuries falling from a canopy at a Shropshire school. RG Stones (Buildings) Ltd had been contracted to replace the canopy between two temporary buildings at Lakelands School on Oswestry Road in Ellesm
13/08/2012
Following North West Leicestershire District Council's (NWLDC) successful bid to obtain HCA Decent Homes backlog funding, Lovell is one of two contractors chosen to deliver a £35 million Decent Homes improvement programme to nearly 4,500 council properties across an area of 28,000 hectares. The fiv
13/08/2012
An apprentice on a community building project in Peterborough has picked up an award for his carpentry skills. Nineteen-year-old Ryan Clarke, who works as a trainee site supervisor for Kier Construction on Clayburn Road, where the contractor is building a new primary school and community facilities
13/08/2012
Cambridge Ecology Ltd has successfully been commissioned to provide high quality and professional ecological support to Cambridgeshire CC and Atkins Ltd at Chesterton Sidings, Cambridge. This is required as part of a major infra-structure project to create a new railway station and public transpo
13/08/2012
When JM Architects was commissioned to create a new, single building to house two schools in Hull as part of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) scheme, it didn’t hesitate to specify Sika Sarnafil single ply roofing to complete the job. Winifred Holtby secondary school and Tweendykes special
13/08/2012
Polypool are proud to be involved with a Grand Designs project which is currently being filmed for the new series on Channel 4. This project is a new build development in Camden, Central London. The house is built in a contemporary style, with a focus on creating a family home. This house is design
13/08/2012
Bristol is challenging the national trend which is showing a sharp rise in the number of people becoming homeless, new figures have revealed. Bristol has not seen the sort of rise in the number of people becoming homeless that has been recorded nationally and it is performing better than a number o
10/08/2012
Construction sites in the West Midlands, Worcestershire and Warwickshire will be put under the spotlight over the next three weeks as part of a safety drive to reduce the number of workplace deaths and injuries. Between 2006 and 2011 there were three fatalities and 250 injuries involving fixed or m
10/08/2012
BP, one of the world's leading energy companies, has chosen Select Plant Hire to deliver a rapid solution to increasing space requirements at its International Centre for Business & Technology (ICBT) in Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex. The contract, for 3,960 sq metres arranged over three floors, wil
10/08/2012
The British Property Federation (BPF) has appointed Becky Worthington, Deputy Chief Executive of Quintain, and Jonathan Thompson, International Chairman Real Estate, Building and Construction at KPMG, to its Board. Both will join the Board, which provides corporate governance to the BPF, at its mee
10/08/2012
Construction work on the new Shoreham Footbridge is expected to begin very soon. West Sussex County Council has written to main contractor Osborne to say it will be awarded the contract for the construction phase of the £9.8 million project. It is expected to take 45 weeks to complete and be open
10/08/2012
As part of major highways improvements needed to support the county council funded 37 hectare Teal Park development near Lincoln, a new roundabout will be completed over the summer at the junction of Whisby Road and the A46. Guy Blumer, Principal Engineer, said: "Teal Park will be one of the larges
10/08/2012
Ultra Floor is pleased to announce the latest addition to its family of next generation flooring compounds! Level IT 3 is an innovative multi-component bag & bottle system specifically developed for the smoothing and levelling of subfloors prior to the installation of floorcoverings. It consists o
10/08/2012
A landlord, whose electricity supply had been cut off, left tenants in danger, a court was told. Mostofa Hamadani, of Aigburth Road, was found guilty of five offences under the Housing Act 2004 and pleaded guilty to two other offences at Liverpool Magistrates Court. He was fined a total of £4,250
10/08/2012
Stockwell Park High School in London describes themselves as an outstanding school for pupils of all abilities. Moving forwards to become a flourishing academy which offers excellent facilities to the local community, the school wanted to make further improvements, focusing this time on sports. Thi
10/08/2012
An extension to the former Redland Police Station in Bristol has been agreed by councillors, as part of the conversion of the building to new classrooms to be used by St John's Primary School. The buildings on Lower Redland Road will be used for eight classes for pupils from reception to year two.
10/08/2012
Total Glass has added triple glazed units and Grey on White PVC-U profile to its comprehensive product portfolio, further widening choice for installers and commercial specifiers. The addition of 36mm triple glazing units enables the Liverpool-based window and door fabricator to offer ‘A’-rated PVC
10/08/2012
London's historic Victoria Park has been restored to its former splendor following the completion of a £12 million, 16 month renovation project. The project, funded by Tower Hamlets Council and The Heritage Lottery Fund was carried out by family-owned construction, civil engineering and property se
10/08/2012
Cemplas Waterproofing and Concrete Repairs Ltdwere contacted by our Client Skyswood Management who are the managing agents for this block in St Albans. Our brief was to inspect the concrete staircase leading to the residential flats in block 125–139. Following a full visual and hammer test survey
09/08/2012
The University of Cambridge has been granted planning permission for its £1 billion development in North West Cambridge. Local planning authorities have approved outline planning permission for the 150 hectare site which will include 1,500 homes for key University and College employees, 1,500 homes
09/08/2012
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) NHS Foundation Trust and Kier Construction have officially marked the opening of the new purpose-built Make Ready Centre in Ashford, Kent. The Mayor and Mayoress of Ashford, Cllr Robert Davidson and his wife Daphne, were joined by SECAmb staff and guests,
09/08/2012
A £7m loan from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to The Green Deal Finance Company (TGDFC) has been agreed that will allow TGDFC to continue developing its offer of low cost finance, expected to be available early in 2013. Green Deal Providers will be able to access finance throu
09/08/2012
Commentating on the announcement that the Bank of England is no longer predicting any economic growth in 2012, Steve Murphy General Secretary of construction union UCATT, said: "This announcement yet again demonstrates the disastrous failure of the Government’s economic policies. The Government cann
09/08/2012
A brand new social enterprise in Old Trafford selling furniture to low income families has received a generous donation from Wates Living Space - in the form of items from a striking exhibition display. The Rainbow Furniture Centre, based on Malvern Row, has taken delivery of a large collection o
09/08/2012
Mansell has recently won contracts for a number of projects across South London, Surrey and Sussex that reinforce its reputation for 'constructing communities'. The projects, which are a mix of new build and refurbishment work, have a combined value of approximately £11 million. •A £1.2 million c
09/08/2012
The Costain-Skanska Joint Venture (jv) handling the Crossrail C405 Paddington Station contract has had its approach to the prevention of accidents and ill health recognised with a Gold Award in this year's RoSPA Awards. The contract involves excavating a huge box measuring 260 metres long by 28 wid
09/08/2012
Costain's rail sector has achieved 2.5 million man hours with a zero accident frequency rate (AFR). Staff have also racked up an enviable all accident frequency rate (AAFR) of 2.01, which is also below the Group's limit of 2.5. Rail has a number of challenging projects, often in safety-critical en
09/08/2012
Peterborough City Council is launching its second Peterborough Design and Construction Awards which recognise and celebrate quality design and building excellence within the city. The first of these awards was held in 2010 and this year some new categories are being introduced. The design categor
09/08/2012
A property developer has been fined after the routine inspection of a construction site discovered safety failings that endangered the lives of workers. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors visited Stefano Di Piazza's construction site at Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex, on 10 February 201
09/08/2012
The declining film studios at Bray – famous for its mid-20th century association with Hammer Films – is to be sensitively redeveloped under plans by a:b:i:r architects. The proposals focus on the refurbishment of Down Place the iconic, grade II listed Thames side manor house on the site which will b
09/08/2012
Roundhill is a large detached property in Hampstead which had been recently constructed by Walter Lilly. Cemplas Waterproofing and Concrete Repairs Ltdwho are one of Walter Lilly’s supply chain contractors were called in and asked for their proposals to fill any void areas of the impressive central
08/08/2012
ISG has secured the £16 million project to refurbish and upgrade City Tower in Basinghall Street, London for owners Great Portland Estates and investment firm Starwood Capital. The contract sees ISG working across 10 floors of the 21-storey office building – approximately 80,000 sq ft of accommoda
08/08/2012
Amey, one of the UK's leading public service providers has been named preferred bidder to take on a highways maintenance contract with Calderdale Council worth up to £120m. Amey has been Calderdale’s highways maintenance and street lighting provider since May 2000, and this announcement signals th
08/08/2012
A £1.8m development of new affordable homes has given 14 local families the chance to stay in the beautiful, and increasingly affluent, village of Beadnell. This is particularly important since a report at the end of last year showed an astonishing 54% of Beadnell’s 589 homes were registered as sec
08/08/2012
Morgan Sindall has handed over a landmark commercial development in Cambridge - the first office scheme speculatively developed in the city centre for over 20 years. Botanic House, a seven-storey office development in Hills Road, stands between the city’s historic core and the railway station. It w
08/08/2012
E.ON UK has welcomed the publication of DECC's 'Energy Red Tape Challenge' review. Commenting on the announcement which details the results of a formal review of a number of regulations, Sara Vaughan, Director of Strategy and Regulation, E.ON UK, said: "What customers want is clear, simple, comparab
08/08/2012
Social housing regeneration specialist Forrest has secured an £970,000 job to refurbish Liverpool City Council’s Lime Court Day Centre. The Council collaborated with the North West Construction Hub (NWCH) framework to procure Forrest for the project and it is the first contract Forrest has won on t
08/08/2012
Two Sheffield landlords have been handed suspended jail sentences after dangerous defects were found on every gas appliance at a house they rented out to a young woman. During the prosecution of landlords Waheed Ahmid and Farhat Basharat, his wife, Sheffield Magistrates heard the defects were disco
08/08/2012
The installation of a new five lane synthetic cricket facility was part of a broader project led by leading UK sports surface consultant White Horse Contractors (WHC) to provide new sports facilities at Summer Fields Preparatory School in Oxford. The historic boarding and day school, which boasts fo
08/08/2012
Advanced Acoustics are pleased to announce the launch of a new website. This new website now has all of the Advanced Acoustics products in one place making it much more simple to find the product you require. There are also some new features including articles, room analysis forms and easier shop
08/08/2012
Edge protection experts’ easi-edge Limited have supplied their superior perimeter edge protection to two landmark projects for main contractor Miller Construction. City of Leicester College and Crown Hills Community College are the sixth and seventh schools to be built as part of the Leicester Buil
08/08/2012
In 2012 Corilla Marine based in Bridgend in South Wales became an Industrial Member of IALA. The Bridgend factory has been producing rotationally moulded parts for over 35 years and prides itself as being one of the most experienced and professional rotational moulders in the world. In more recent
08/08/2012
Wombell based hoarding supplier hoard-it take prime position as Barnsley Council prepares to revamp the frontage of Barnsley Town Hall. As preparations begin for the overhaul, the innovative hoard-it system has been installed to protect the public from ongoing works and to keep the site secure. The
07/08/2012
Crossrail has taken another step towards the creation of a new 1,500 acre RSPB nature reserve with the completion of a new 180 metre jetty at Wallasea Island in Essex. The jetty will receive in the order of 4.5 million tonnes of material excavated during Crossrail's tunnelling operations in Londo
07/08/2012
Neil Carter, a project manager with leading residential developer Lovell, has been chosen for a top award for his exceptional work on a large-scale affordable housing development in Southwark, south-east London. Neil has won an NHBC (National House-Building Council) Pride in the Job Quality Award r
07/08/2012
Work has started on Telford's newest pub restaurant in Lawley Village and the Mayor of the Borough of Telford and Wrekin, Cllr Kevin Guy, cut the first sod on the site. The pub is scheduled to open early next spring, giving residents of the new Lawley Village neighbourhoods which surround Lawley Sq
07/08/2012
EDF Energy has launched a Blue +Price Promise April 2014 which offers customers the chance to fix their energy prices for the next two winters – but with the freedom to leave at anytime without paying an exit fee. EDF Energy, which is Britain's largest generator of nuclear-backed low carbon electr
07/08/2012
Willmott Dixon's repairs and maintenance brand, Partnerships, has invested £10,000 of time and materials in a much needed community project which will allow a local Scout group to thrive, both now and in the future. The south Birmingham branch of Willmott Dixon Partnerships came to the aid of 100 y
07/08/2012
MITIE, the FTSE 250 strategic outsourcing and energy services company, has secured a five-year repair and maintenance contract with the City of London Corporation, which provides local authority services to the Square Mile business district, supports the financial services sector and runs many other
07/08/2012
Interserve, the international support services and construction group, has completed a historically fascinating project for English Heritage at Osborne on the Isle of Wight, a former royal summer residence and rural retreat beloved of Queen Victoria, and the location of the monarch’s death in 1901.
07/08/2012
Mansell has been appointed to deliver the new interactive state-of-the-art £4.5 million Bannockburn Heritage Centre, in time to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the famous 1314 Scottish battle. Representing a partnership between National Trust for Scotland and Historic Scotland, and funded by t
07/08/2012
GDF SUEZ as operator with partners Centrica and Bayerngas have announced sanctioning of the £1.4 billion Cygnus project to develop the sixth largest gas field in the UK Southern North Sea. GDF SUEZ (38.75%) will operate the field with partners Centrica (48.75%) and Bayerngas (12.5%). Initial cont
07/08/2012
Kier Living has begun work on the redevelopment of the Almshouses in Culverland Road in Exeter and to celebrate, The Lord Mayor of Exeter, Cllr Rob Newby, joined Kier and the trustees of Exeter Municipal Charities at an event to mark the formal start of demolition works. Exeter Municipal Charities
07/08/2012
An Ammanford construction company has been fined after a routine inspection at one of its sites revealed a number of dangerous failings. T Richard Jones (Betws) Ltd was operating a site at St Michael's Church, Manselton, Swansea on 10 August 2011 when Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors vi
07/08/2012
With the 2012 Olympics now in full swing, sports stadium security is more topical than it has ever been. What are the measures put in place to make sure that our sports stadia are as safe and secure as possible? •Steel Shutters & Perspex roller shutters Steel shutters can be used at entrances and
06/08/2012
Designed by Capita Symonds – on behalf of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council – the new station will be situated in the heart of the town centre on the site of the former market, adjacent to the town's shopping centre and a new market development. The relocation of the bus station to the new sit
06/08/2012
Bristol is to bid once again for the title of Europe's greenest city. After making it to the finals of the European Green Capital Award 2014 and being pipped at the post by worthy winners Copenhagen, Bristol has voted overwhelmingly in favour of going for the title for 2015. Professor Martin Bigg,
06/08/2012
One year on from the start of its highways' contract with Surrey County Council, May Gurney has secured £7.3 million of savings for the local authority, fully achieving its cost saving and all financial targets in the first year of the contract. May Gurney was appointed by Surrey County Council in
06/08/2012
The London Legacy Development Corporation has established an independent Quality Review Panel to support its new planning work and promote high quality design. From October the Legacy Corporation will take on planning powers for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the surrounding area. The 16 members
06/08/2012
Network Rail has awarded Atkins the signalling and power and distribution contracts for the Cardiff Area Signalling Renewal (CASR) project. The contracts, which will be delivered by 2015, have a revenue for Atkins of £64 million and are a key part of Network Rail’s investment to upgrade the signal
06/08/2012
Trainee plumbers Lewis Summerson, on left, and Tom Wilcox, on the right. Lovell has taken on trainee plumbers Tom Wilcox and Lewis Summerson, both aged 19, and 21-year-old apprentice carpenter Joel Williams to work on the major maintenance reactive building repairs and electrical maintenance servic
06/08/2012
Kier has secured its position as one of the market leaders in waste and recycling with a £24.4 million investment in the UK’s leading food waste to energy business Biogen. The 50/50 joint venture with Biogen’s parent company, Bedfordia Group plc, will build on Kier's commitment to green energy and
06/08/2012
A fresh approach to continue to drive economic growth and create strong sustainable communities across the City Region is outlined in a new Local Investment Plan signed by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and the Liverpool City Region. Since the first Liverpool City Region Local Investment Pl
06/08/2012
Peterborough City Council has announced Viridor as the recommended preferred bidder to build and operate a new 'energy from waste' facility in the city, which could make sending rubbish to landfills virtually a thing of the past and save taxpayers millions of pounds in the process. The proposed pla
06/08/2012
Three companies were ordered to pay a total of £232,000 in fines and costs after two workers on an Exeter building site suffered severe injuries when the platform they were working on collapsed and fell four storeys down a lift shaft. Exeter Crown Court heard that the men were working on a site bui
06/08/2012
The recently completed Hive in Worcester has received the highest ever BREEAM score for a public library from BRE Global. The £60 million building was constructed by a team headed up by Galliford Try, and included architects Feilden Clegg Bradley and consultants Max Fordham, Hyder and Grant Associa
06/08/2012
GQA will be taking part in the Fabricator, Installer and Trade Show in Telford on the 16th - 18th April 2013. The FIT Show (Fabricator and Installer Trade) will be the Glass and Glazing event of the year. A 3-day exhibition held at the Telford International Centre (TIC) where everyone passionate a
03/08/2012
Costain, a leading engineering solutions provider, has announced that it has been awarded two contracts. Firstly, in Joint Venture, a £102m Northern Ireland Roads Service contract awarded for the design and construction phase of the A8 Belfast to Larne Dualling, split equally between the Joint Ven
03/08/2012
Crossrail has submitted a planning application to Westminster City Council for a major over-site development at Paddington. The 320,000 sq ft development is located at the junction of Bishop's Bridge Road and the Grand Union Canal, with the new London Underground Hammersmith & City line station to
03/08/2012
Bison Manufacturing, the UK's leading precast concrete manufacturer, has supplied and installed precast components for a new £17 million student accommodation project at the University of Warwick. The order from Main Contractor Shepherd Construction Limited consisted of 15,800m² of pre-stressed Hol
03/08/2012
Affordable housing contractor Wates Living Space has commenced their first planned maintenance project through the innovative I-FLAIR Framework. Wates started on site delivering 34 central heating replacements and associated works for Cloch Housing Association in Greenock this month. The I-FLAIR
03/08/2012
Hillingdon Council has scored another court victory as it continues its battle against illegal back garden homes and rogue landlords. Harnek Singh Brar, of Brookside Road, Hayes, has been ordered to pay a total of £14,325 for unlawfully using his garage as two separate 'beds in sheds'. Brar had als
03/08/2012
Mansell has secured a place on Surrey County Council’s Local Construction Framework (Lot 3) for the maintenance and construction of the council’s property portfolio. The framework will run from autumn 2012 for four years and the potential workstream is estimated at approximately £6 million. Indi
03/08/2012
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has opened a 12-week consultation on proposals to simplify and clarify the reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences. The changes proposed to Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995 will remove the dut
03/08/2012
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust will be replacing the existing Urgent Care Centre and Children’s Minor Illness Unit (CMIU) at Burnley General Hospital with an Integrated Urgent Care Centre (IUCC) on the site which will also include a GP out-of-hours service in line with the strategic direction o
03/08/2012
Lincolnshire based housing association Acis Group recently opened their latest new homes development in the town of North Hykeham. Acis, who own and manage over 5,300 homes across Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire, declared their Minerva Way development officially open in front of
03/08/2012
Morgan Sindall has launched a new programme to help local education authorities meet the challenge of upgrading the UK's schools estate. Community Plus is a range of new standard designs for primary and secondary schools which are fully supported by funding options to ensure that the projects are f
03/08/2012
As part of major re-development works in Malinslee, Shropshire, comprising of contemporary retail units and modern leisure amenities, a roofline solution was sought which delivered both a professional finish, alongside robust weather-proofing performance. Specification by the client also stipulate
03/08/2012
In 2010 Whitkirk Lawn Tennis Club in North Leeds contacted Playrite in regards to selecting an artificial surface to be laid on top of their existing painted tarmac courts. They also contacted two other companies who all individually met with a small committee of the clubs members to offer advice on
02/08/2012
Bullock Construction has started work to build the first 32 homes that form part of the regeneration of the Goscote Lane Corridor. The homes are being built on behalf of Walsall Housing Group (whg) with investment from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). The development, a mix of two and three
02/08/2012
The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has today appointed Taylor Wimpey and L&Q to build the first of five new neighbourhoods on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Chobham Manor will see a return to London's traditional family neighbourhoods of terraced and mews houses, set within tree-lined
02/08/2012
The Kier-built Essa Academy has been announced as one of five projects to be short-listed for this year's Greater Manchester Building of the Year competition run by the Chamber of Commerce Property & Construction Committee. Judges described the academy as: "A new educational building which has made
02/08/2012
The Office of Fair Trading has published a report on the home insulation market which makes a number of recommendations to the Government and others to improve consumer protection and encourage more competition and choice in the sector. The OFT issued a call for evidence in April, triggered by the
02/08/2012
Bristol's new kerbside waste and recycling services, which include a new mixed plastics collection for all residents, have now been rolled out to all households in the city. By the end of July, all households should have received their new green recycling box for mixed plastics collections and had
02/08/2012
Construction union UCATT are calling for 20 construction workers to be recompensed after they were left out of pocket, following the Queen's recent visit to Leeds. The Queen visited the Leeds Arena on Thursday 19th July. Due to her visit the principal contractor on the project, Bam closed the site
02/08/2012
Willmott Dixon and Scape's solution to cut the cost of building new schools by up to 50 per cent has attracted another local authority client with the Isle of Wight Council investing approximately £9 million in their Sunesis standardised product. Other authorities to use Sunesis are Warwickshire
02/08/2012
Wates Living Space has been shortlisted in the "Sustainable Social Housing Contractor of the Year" category of The Sustainable Housing Awards 2012, organised by Inside Housing magazine and its sister publication Sustainable Housing. This awards scheme focuses on the best "green" social housing proj
02/08/2012
Local MPs Iain Stewart and Mark Lancaster joined Jephson Homes Housing Association at the official unveiling of its Walton Grange scheme on Brickhill Street. Comprising 53 high-quality affordable homes, the scheme was built by Leybourne Homes and funded in partnership with the Homes and Communities
02/08/2012
Global steel company Tata was fined £500,000 for serious safety breaches today after a worker died when he fell into a channel carrying slag waste at 1,500 degrees Celsius when covers had been removed for maintenance and not replaced. Kevin Downey, 49, was working on a night shift on the Number 4 B
02/08/2012
Two Cambridgeshire firms have joined forces to help create a new Hovercraft Rescue Station in Southend-on-Sea. Sawtry-based East Anglian Galvanizing, part of Wedge Group Galvanizing, has teamed up with SDM Fabrication Ltd to galvanize over 26 tonnes of steel used to build a new RNLI Hovercraft Stat
02/08/2012
Baskerville School in Birmingham is a special day and residential school for students aged 11 to 19 years with autistic spectrum disorders and complex difficulties. They decided to improve the schools facilities and reduce general maintenance by installing an artificial grass surface which will look
01/08/2012
Work for the exciting new Silverstone University Technical College (UTC) is a step closer following the selection of Interserve, the international support services and construction group, as preferred bidder on the brand new £10 million campus. The Silverstone UTC facilities will be situated at the
01/08/2012
Costain has been invited to join a task group that is charged with developing a strategy for using Building Information Modelling technology on future construction projects in Wales. As part of the Supplier Working Group, Costain will contribute its knowledge and experience of using BIM technology
01/08/2012
Sheffield City Council's £2 billion Highway Maintenance PFI Project has reached financial close with Amey, its private sector contractor for the 25 year contract. Amey will now be tasked with delivering one of the biggest highways projects in the country and providing the improvements which are nee
01/08/2012
The price of a typical UK house fell by 0.7% in July, according to Nationwide. Prices were 2.6% lower than one year ago and the typical price of a home was £164,389. Commenting on the figures, Robert Gardner, Nationwide's Chief Economist, said: "UK house prices declined for the fourth time in five
01/08/2012
Homeowners who install solar panels will be paid less for the electricity they generate from today - 16p/kWh down from 21p/kWh. The Feed-in tariff pays homeowners who have solar panels, hydroelectric systems, micro combined heat and power systems, anaerobic digesters or wind turbines. These chang
01/08/2012
E.ON UK has today announced that the 33 years old, oil-fired power station on the Isle of Grain in Kent, Grain-A, will be mothballed with closure of the plant by 31 December 2012. The Grain-A power station, which has not generated power during the last two years, was originally due to be closed by
01/08/2012
BAM's success in the education sector continues with a contract in Somerset to build Taunton Academy. Taunton Academy now has planning agreed and has signed contracts for the £11 million rebuild on the school's North Site. BAM Construction has been appointed to deliver the education development. T
01/08/2012
Lovell is looking for construction subcontractors and suppliers to work with the company in Lincolnshire. Following recent contract awards in South Kesteven and Hull, and as part of its continuing expansion in the East of England, Lovell is targeting a number of projects locally, including major ho
01/08/2012
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and Sustainable Homes have today published Dealing Green: Options for Registered Providers, designed to help the sector realise the benefits of the Green Deal for their business and their residents. The guide sets out options for how Registered Providers and l
01/08/2012
Good Directions Ltd has restored a clock on the retained façade of an old grammar school building in Banbury to mark the site’s £9.7 million redevelopment of the Stanbridge Hall building into a housing scheme for the over-55s. The clock began ticking again during a special ceremony where represent
01/08/2012
Kier Construction's project at West Burton Power Station has been commended in the 2012 Structural Steel Design Awards. Now into their 44th year, the awards recognise the excellence achievable in structural and architectural design with the use of steel, and assess projects’ efficiency, cost effect
01/08/2012
A beef supplier has been fined after a worker fractured his spine and heel bone after falling during dangerous work at height at a Lincoln abattoir. The maintenance engineer, who has asked not to be named, has been told he may never fully recover from the injuries he sustained in the incident at Do
