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CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
UK Construction News Archive for January 2013
31/01/2013
The public are being invited to have their say on plans to build a world class exhibition centre and hotel on Liverpool's waterfront. Plans for the new £40 million Exhibition Centre Liverpool (ECL) will be unveiled at a pre-planning application consultation on 8 and 9 February. The consultation, a
31/01/2013
Genesis Housing Association announced on 24 January 2013 that the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has granted general consent to its property disposal plans, through powers under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008. The move means that Genesis, which is the first housing association to be gran
31/01/2013
Improvement works have started on one of Carlisle’s oldest buildings. The Old Town Hall, a two storey Grade I listed building, is undergoing some major repair works between January and May 2013. Carlisle City Council have appointed local building firm, Cubby Construction, to undertake the restorat
31/01/2013
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has awarded IHP, a joint venture between VINCI Construction UK and Sir Robert McAlpine, the major contract to improve the hospital's key clinical services. . The hospital, located on Liverpool Road, has embarked on a £13m extension to the rear of t
31/01/2013
Callsafe Services Limited is presenting another of the Design Risk Management courses on 26th & 27th March at Aston Conferences in Birmingham. This is the only Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM) designers' course that is accredited by the Association for Project Safety (APS
31/01/2013
Cumbria County Council has voted to withdraw from the process to find a host community for an underground radioactive waste disposal facility. Copeland Borough Council voted in favour of remaining in the process to identify a host community for a geological disposal facility. However, it has previo
31/01/2013
Specialist restoration work to one of Lancaster's iconic landmarks has begun. The steps leading to the Ashton Memorial in Williamson Park have been closed for over a year due to the condition of the foundations and support structures below ground, which has made the steps unsafe for use by members
31/01/2013
The Senior Leadership team at Speedy Services have hailed the company's recent conference and exhibition a huge success and are looking forward to reaping positive rewards from the two-day event. Speedy's biggest ever supply chain exhibition and national conference brought together 180 suppliers an
31/01/2013
After several years of applications, Norman McMillan, Managing Director of Surrey based BTU Pool Services has finally fulfilled a life long ambition by being accepted to run in the 2013 London Marathon. Norman is running for a children's charity called Phab Kids which was introduced so that disable
30/01/2013
Morgan Sindall has won a £14.7 million contract to construct a landmark sustainable centre for the University of Essex which will house Essex Business School. The development at the University's Colchester Campus will comprise the construction of a new three-storey 5,500m2 building which brings the
30/01/2013
Over 230 jobs could be created thanks to the redevelopment of a disused pub and nearby buildings in Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo. Lambeth Council has approved plans for the demolition of The Florence Nightingale and the construction on the site of a 19 storey building that will provide student
30/01/2013
The Green Deal needs to involve more small, local builders to work, as red-tape and negative publicity threaten to scupper the Government's flagship energy-efficiency policy before it gets off the ground, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Just over a quarter (27%) of small to medium-s
30/01/2013
Willmott Dixon has given a major boost to the construction industry by investing £1m in a new academy in Birmingham that will provide training and lifelong skills to 2,000 people a year. The Willmott Dixon 4Life Academy, opening today 30 January, will be a national centre of excellence for the comp
30/01/2013
Power On Connections, specialists in the design, build and delivery of new HV and LV electrical infrastructure, has been shortlisted for a major, national award. The Leicestershire-based company with a nationwide footprint has been selected as a finalist in the Site Preparation and Services Special
30/01/2013
Residents' views have helped to shape National Grid's proposals for a key part of the new Bramford to Twinstead Tee high-voltage power connection in north east Essex. National Grid has announced the location for a cable sealing end compound on the western side of the Stour Valley. This equipment is
30/01/2013
Kier Sheffield LLP is celebrating after receiving 95% positive feedback from customers for the repairs and maintenance work it delivers to more than 42,000 council-owned homes and public buildings across the city. Customer satisfaction continues to improve year on year with Kier exceeding its overa
30/01/2013
Steel manufacturer Tata Steel and a specialist contractor have been fined a total of £320,000 for safety failings after a worker was killed by a falling metal bar in Redcar. Kristian Lee Norris, 29, from Middlesbrough, was working for Vesuvius UK Limited to re-line a steelmaking furnace at Teesside
29/01/2013
BAM Construction has secured a £5.3 million construction contract as part of a total £7 million project to redevelop Plymouth's landmark Theatre Royal. The contractor, which has offices in the Devon city, will re-clad the building's curtain walling and refurbish the front-of-house area including th
29/01/2013
TrustMark, the Government endorsed quality mark for tradesmen, is launching an urgent new advice guide for householders on what to do when home improvements or repairs are not covered by the Government’s new Green Deal which went live on Monday 28 January. Liz Male, Chairman of TrustMark, said: "Th
29/01/2013
Multi-national design and engineering consultancy Hyder Consulting has announced its acquisition of BCH Engineering Consultants Pty Ltd. BCH Engineering is a Western Australia-based consultancy providing specialist structural and marine engineering design services in the oil & gas and resources sec
29/01/2013
British Gas customers can now pay their energy bills through an iPhone or any Android smart phone , courtesy of a recent update. The new iPhone app follows a release for Android-based smart phone users last December. This makes British Gas the UK's first energy supplier to offer the option of ma
29/01/2013
The governing body of the University of Cambridge, the Regent House, has given formal approval for the commencement of the first phase of the North West Cambridge development. Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Institutional Affairs, Professor Jeremy Sanders, welcomed the decision. "The North West Cambridge d
29/01/2013
Construction union UCATT have described the news that Leeds based Hewlett Civil Engineering has today entered administration as a "fresh blow" for the industry. Rob Morris, Acting Regional Secretary of UCATT's Yorkshire Region, said: "This is a fresh blow for the construction industry in Yorkshire.
29/01/2013
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29/01/2013
New research from business-to-business energy supplier, Opus Energy, suggests there has been a growing level of interest among UK businesses in generating renewable energy from their own premises versus 2011. One third of those surveyed by Opus Energy - 39%, up from 32% in 2011 - expect to introduc
28/01/2013
Work has started on of 31 new rural homes in South Killingholme, as part of a development project by North Lincolnshire Homes (NLH), in partnership with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and Kier Living. The £2.5m project, with investment of £723,000 from the HCA will see 22 two-bed and nine
28/01/2013
Kier Construction jointly hosted a BIM seminar at Clarkslegal's Reading office in January. Kier Construction process & engineering managing director, Graeme Forbes, spoke at the event, alongside Professor Jennifer Whyte of the University of Reading, Jessica Taylor from Clarkslegal LLP and Graham Cl
28/01/2013
Evidence of a rapid decline in construction activity in 2012 has been confirmed by MPA sales survey results for 2012 which indicate a reduction of 9% in aggregates, cement and ready mixed concrete markets in 2012 and an 18% decline in asphalt sales. T he provisional construction output figures for
28/01/2013
Figures released today from NHBC indicate that the overall level of house building declined during 2012 with 104,510 new homes registered during 2012; a 9% decrease on 2011 (114,930). This decline was entirely contributable to public sector housing registrations which dropped from 36,680 in 2011,
28/01/2013
Construction union UCATT have strongly criticised the Government's "do nothing approach" to increasing apprenticeship numbers. The government has responded to a major report into apprenticeships by the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee. One of the key recommendations of that report
28/01/2013
The Green Deal goes live today, giving people the opportunity to transform their homes by paying for energy efficient home improvements with the savings on their energy bills. The Green Deal is the Coalition Government's new initiative to transform Britain's homes. With buildings in Britain among t
28/01/2013
Local residents are being invited to bring along any questions they have about their gas and electricity use to a special drop-in session organised by John Pugh MP and energy company E.ON. The Energy Advice Surgery will take place on Friday 1st February at the Southport Eco Visitor Centre on the Es
28/01/2013
A site developer from Powys has been fined after a contractor suffered major internal injuries when he fell through a floor and was hit by a falling concrete slab. Gruffydd Charles Beynon-Thomas was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after Andrew Wilding, 47, of Newtown was hurt wh
25/01/2013
An exhibition of Beswick's transformation plans has opened this week, showcasing pictures and working drawings of the 16-acre community facility. Opportunity to examine the project plans, which are a joint venture between Manchester City Council, Manchester City Football Club and urban regeneration
25/01/2013
Work is about to start on replacing and improving a wooden footbridge at Benwick after the original structure rotted. A replica cart bridge will be installed on new concrete pile foundations behind the existing timber walls which will be retained and repaired. Cambridgeshire County Council will sta
25/01/2013
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has appointed Kier Partnership Homes as preferred development partner for the high profile Castle College site on the edge of Sheffield city centre. The £9m project will see the transformation of the 2.7ha former college site at the corner of Granville Street,
25/01/2013
The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) today said that the fall in GDP for the fourth quarter of 2012 may dent confidence in the construction sector, despite a small rise in the industry's output. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures stated that while the construction sect
25/01/2013
South Cambridgeshire District Council has informed developers they need to provide more information on their remediation of a former agrochemical site before health and environmental bodies can rule whether it is ready for homes to be built on. Reports covering details of the remediation and more t
25/01/2013
A million people living in social housing could struggle with their rent and end up in debt as a result of the Government's welfare shakeup, warns the National Housing Federation. A report by Ipsos MORI and the University of Cambridge, commissioned by the Federation, found that most housing associa
25/01/2013
Builders offering the NewBuy scheme will now offer to buy a customer’s existing property before selling them a newly built home. Homeowners looking to take their next step on the property ladder will now be able to trade their old property in for a new-built home, Housing Minister Mark Prisk said t
25/01/2013
The start of work on a new affordable housing development in Hayle, Cornwall, has been celebrated by partners involved in the project. Representatives from Penwith Housing Association (PHA) joined Hayle town Mayor Cllr Jayne Ninnes and other local partners on site to mark the start of work on the n
25/01/2013
E.ON is encouraging the local community to have their say on plans for its proposed Inverneill Wind Farm. The wind farm would be located south of Ardrishaig in Mid Argyll and could feature up to 24 turbines that together could produce up to 49 megawatts of electricity. The energy company will be
25/01/2013
Plans for the first phase of a £6.5m housing scheme on Brownlow Road in Mansfield which includes 48 extra care homes for older people has been announced. Nottinghamshire County Council is joining forces with Mansfield District Council on the development which will comprise of a total 64 bungalows,
24/01/2013
Peterborough City Council planning and environmental protection committee have approved Viridor's Section 73 application for an 85,000 tonnes-per-annum Energy from Waste (EfW) facility in Fengate, Peterborough. The almost unanimous committee's positive decision was welcomed by Viridor's head of pro
24/01/2013
Builders are to return to Bristol Harbourside to begin developing nearly 200 homes, thanks to a £12m investment from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to unlock the vital first phase of the project. The HCA has agreed to invest in Wapping Wharf near the city centre, supporting the delivery of
24/01/2013
The Port of Tyne is stepping up the pace in the race to provide clean, green renewable fuels for the future with £180m investment plans for its south bank estate in South Tyneside. On the back of several years of record growth, the Port has focussed its business strategy for further growth on renew
24/01/2013
Morgan Sindall has won an £11.5 million contract to construct the principal commercial research and development building at Norwich Research Park. The design and build contract will see the Morgan Sindall team construct the new Centrum building. The four-storey building will provide 4,000 sq m of h
24/01/2013
A site which has been vacant since 2010 has been sold to a housing developer, generating more than £2 million for Peterborough City Council's budget. Vawser Lodge on Thorpe Road, Peterborough, has been sold to HID Estates Ltd. The 3.11 acre site sits within the Hospital Opportunity Area, which is l
24/01/2013
Interserve has been awarded a contract with ESS Support Services Worldwide (ESS), to provide soft facilities management services at five Royal Navy establishments in the southwest. This new three-year contract with ESS – the specialist defence, offshore and remote catering and support services divi
24/01/2013
A carpenter working on a house refurbishment project at Tregaron, Ceredigion, in August 2011 fell more than seven metres from the top of an unsecured ladder causing severe back injuries from which he has yet to fully recover. The incident prompted an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive
24/01/2013
New permitted development rights will allow office space to be converted into homes without the need for planning permission. New planning measures will ensure empty and underused offices can be swiftly converted into much-needed housing to make the most use out of previously developed land, Commun
24/01/2013
With an enhanced focus working with key stakeholders to deliver cost-effective and energy efficient solutions for across key industry sectors, the UK's leading equipment rental and support services company is delighted to announce the arrival of the world’s first hybrid lighting tower. The new VT-H
24/01/2013
Sytner Group's state of the art Audi dealership in Leicester is using advanced natural ventilation technology from SE Controls to ensure that a comfortable environment is maintained for its customers and staff. Constructed to Audi's 'Terminal Concept' dealership template, originally designed by All
23/01/2013
Wates Construction has been appointed by Manchester City Council to deliver HOME, the new £25m production centre for international contemporary art, theatre and film. Designed by Mecanoo Architects, HOME is the product of the merger of two of Manchester’s best loved arts institutions, Cornerhouse
23/01/2013
Consent has been given by the Government for the construction of two wind farms off the Norfolk Coast with a combined capacity of over 1GW. Consent was given today by the Government for the construction of two wind farms off the Norfolk Coast with a combined capacity of over 1GW. This means that 6.
23/01/2013
Sovereign Housing Association will provide 61 affordable homes at Hanham Hall, in South Gloucestershire, one of the country's most important new zero-carbon developments. Sovereign has signed a contract with Barratt Homes to take the affordable homes at the new community. These will consist of 54 g
23/01/2013
The Costain-Carillion Joint Venture (JV) has won two awards at the Highways Agency's Supplier Recognition Scheme, which recognises suppliers who demonstrate class-leading performance in driving down costs and delivering increasingly efficient and effective customer services, and promoting best pract
23/01/2013
A third of all small to medium-sized building firms fear they will have to reduce staffing levels this year as the decline in the construction industry continues, warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The pessimistic outlook for the building industry comes from the FMB's latest State of Tr
23/01/2013
Network Rail has awarded a contract to Balfour Beatty Rail for the upgrade of a 12 mile section of the Great Western Main Line between West Drayton and Maidenhead to enable Crossrail services to operate. The Crossrail 'west outer' track infrastructure contract includes: •The detailed design, insta
23/01/2013
Peter Boyd has been appointed as Expert Chair of the Energy Efficiency Deployment Office (EEDO), within the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Peter spent over ten years working for the Virgin Group, including stints in New York and Johannesburg, and is currently the Chief Operating Of
23/01/2013
Crossrail Limited has rejected the unsubstantiated claims made by the Unite union that blacklisting has taken place on the Crossrail project. Andrew Wolstenholme, Crossrail Chief Executive said: "Crossrail Limited is not aware of, and has seen no evidence of, blacklisting of any kind in connection
23/01/2013
Kier recently invited tenants along to a customer workshop to review the service provided to them, as well as consider ways to improve efficiency and introduce innovation. The half day workshop, held at L&H Homes' offices in Lincoln, included tenants, Kier repairs staff and L&H Homes (L&H) board me
23/01/2013
TIPCHECK - which stands for Technical Insulation Performance and Check - is a seal of quality and a standardised way of evaluating the performance of industrial installation. The EiiF TIPCHECK programme trains qualified engineers to perform energy audits. Certified TIPCHECK engineers provide clien
22/01/2013
Leading integrated support services company Carillion has joined forces with more than 100 energy companies, charities and businesses, calling for the Prime Minister to tackle the serious fuel poverty crisis facing the UK. In a letter to Mr David Cameron, Carillion and other members of the Energy B
22/01/2013
Willmott Dixon is moving forward on two more Free Schools in London with projects to create new homes for The West London Free School and Wapping High School ready for use in September 2013. Free Schools are a flagship policy for the Coalition Government, allowing groups of parents, teachers and lo
22/01/2013
Plans have been submitted to Doncaster Borough Council for a flagship new housing development through the Accelerated Land Delivery Programme that will help regenerate the area and have a long lasting impact on the region. If approved, the first phase of the £22.6m proposed development will see the
22/01/2013
Costain is stepping up its activities in the Arabian Gulf as the Company expands the range of services it offers in the region. The Company has been heavily involved in providing services to the oil and gas industries of Abu Dhabi for more than 30 years but increasingly hopes to promote its consult
22/01/2013
Steve Murphy, General Secretary of construction union UCATT, will call for the Government to release all the remaining papers relating to the Shrewsbury pickets. Mr Murphy will be speaking at a press conference in Parliament on Wednesday 23rd January. Other speakers will include MPs David Hanson, J
22/01/2013
Proposed measures, announced by Planning Minister Nick Boles, will cut out unnecessary paperwork, bureaucracy and duplication. Householder and commercial applicants and local authorities frequently complain that they are asked to supply information as part of the planning application process that p
22/01/2013
A police car was rammed as thieves tried to steal a JCB from a college in Birmingham overnight. A gang broke into the compound of the National Construction College in Kings Norton late on Sunday evening and used the JCB digger to force open gates of the Lifford Lane site. The thieves then tried to
22/01/2013
Planet Partitioning, the UK's largest independently owned partitioning specialist, working in collaboration with BAM construction and GMW Architects have completed a bespoke refurbishment of all the internal glazing for the Network Rail headquarters in Milton Keynes (The Quadrant:MK). The Scope of
22/01/2013
GMB, the union for construction workers, has now found nearly 200 members are on the construction industry blacklist but the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) is failing to cooperate with GMB solicitors Leigh Day who is preparing litigation to get these members compensation. This blacklist cam
22/01/2013
Doncaster's booming rail industry has received a boost with the addition of a specialised rail offering in the town. Speedy, the UK's leading provider of
21/01/2013
Tower Hamlets Council has granted planning permission for East Thames Group to regenerate New Union Wharf, a 189 home housing estate on the Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets. The approval has paved the way for the estate to be transformed; replacing the 1970s built estate with modern, energy efficient h
21/01/2013
132 projects have been awarded a share of £46 million from the Government to help reduce fuel poverty, boost energy efficiency, and encourage collective switching and purchasing in regions across Great Britain. This funding will be used by local authorities and third sector organisations to help ke
21/01/2013
Anglia Ruskin University has joined forces with Willmott Dixon to launch a Learning Academy for Leaders at the company's purpose-built training academy in Basingstoke. Willmott Dixon chose Anglia Ruskin ahead of five other universities to validate its internal course for future leaders, the Managem
21/01/2013
Construction union UCATT are calling for a full investigation into blacklisting on the Olympics after Balfour Beatty admitted it had conducted blacklisting checks on workers employed on the project. When UCATT gave evidence to the Scottish Affairs Select Committee investigation into blacklisting l
21/01/2013
Carillion has become one of the first businesses in the country to be awarded Green Deal Provider status. The accreditation will enable Carillion Energy Services to carry out energy efficiency home improvements as part of the Government's Green Deal initiative, in addition to providing Green Deal f
21/01/2013
A North East hospital trust has been fined after contractors were unwittingly exposed to asbestos fibres at Sunderland Eye Infirmary. Sunderland Magistrates' Court heard that over the weekend of 24/25 March 2012, contractors at the infirmary on Queen Alexandra Road drilled through door surrounds on
21/01/2013
Barr Construction has won a contract valued at up to £12 million to extend the Sainsbury's store in Scarborough's Falsgrave Road. Redundant warehouse buildings on the site will be knocked down to provide space for the 20,000 sq ft extension. The contractors will also totally refurbish the existing
21/01/2013
In December 2012, Suffolk County Council announced Balfour Beatty Living Places as the Preferred Bidder for the contract to maintain and improve Suffolk's highways from 1st April 2013. Following a period of extensive and constructive discussion with Balfour Beatty Living Places, Suffolk County Coun
21/01/2013
Scrap Metal Recyclers Mason Metals welcomed the Mayor of Dudley to its Brierley Hill head quarters this week. Councillor Melvyn Mottram was invited by The Black Country Chamber of Commerce to continue his interest in the regions SME businesses. The mayor was able to see the metal recycling expert
21/01/2013
Out with the old and in with the new. Dickies have revamped their catalogue for 2013 to include many new ranges. It's a New Year with new prospects ahead, and if you're in the construction industry then make it your New Year's resolution to upgrade your safety workwear and gear. DSXpress only prov
18/01/2013
Morgan Sindall has won a circa £25 million contract to redevelop Carmelite Riverside on London's Victoria Embankment. The project for Orion Capital Managers and Quadrant Estates will transform the Grade II listed building, formerly known as Carmelite House, which was, for many decades, home to Asso
18/01/2013
The Crown Estate has been given the go ahead from Westminster City Council's planning committee for its £450 million plans to create a new destination for London's St James's. The scheme will deliver the most redevelopment of historic St James's in the last century. The committee resolved to grant
18/01/2013
Carillion Energy Services has partnered with community-based training consultancy, Rikem, to deliver a series of employment skills workshops to parents in the Small Heath area of Birmingham. Carillion helped Rikem deliver the eight-week programme, in which 16 parents from Starbank Primary School to
18/01/2013
Graham Construction has been appointed by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) as one of three contractors to their £100 million Station Refurbishment Programme. The first project Graham Construction will tackle on the 15 station network is the refurbishment of the Ibrox Station. The aim o
18/01/2013
Residents can give their views on how to improve the look of entry routes into Chesterfield in a project managed by Chesterfield Borough Council. Barratt Homes and the European Regional Development Fund have contributed £500,000 to make environmental improvements and install public art at key sites
18/01/2013
A lot of development is planned for Lambeth over the next 15 years and new homes, shops and offices mean more residents and visitors to Lambeth. Development is great for the borough bringing more jobs and opportunities but it is important that the right infrastructure is in place to support it. L
18/01/2013
Construction workers at Runcorn thermal power station have returned to work following a week long walkout over welfare facilities. The dispute began early last week over sub-standard welfare conditions, including toilet and canteen facilities, which led to over 800 workers unofficially walking out.
18/01/2013
Construction union UCATT have welcomed a call for action to tackle "disreputable" payroll companies. The call for action was made by Labour MP John Cryer during a Westminster Hall debate on Wednesday 16th January. Mr Cryer focussed his attention on payroll companies operating in the construction i
18/01/2013
A Chester landlord has been fined after ignoring repeated warnings about gas safety at a property she rented out in the city. Nahida Hashim, 28, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after she failed to arrange for a registered gas engineer to visit a house on Queens Avenue betwee
18/01/2013
Islington residents are reaping the rewards of a new scheme which recycles and refurbishes unwanted household items while also providing training opportunities for the local community. Repairs and maintenance provider, Kier, in partnership with Islington Council and social enterprise, Bright Sparks
17/01/2013
Barratt Developments has announced that its London division has acquired two new major development sites. The sites based in London have a gross development value of £400m. The two new sites - Blackfriars Road in Southwark, and Cannon Wharf, Surrey Quays - will provide more than 1,000 homes for t
17/01/2013
Network Rail has begun construction on a new Rail Operating Centre (ROC) and Workforce Development Centre (WDC) on the site of the old engineers triangle next to York station. These facilities will retain skilled rail jobs in York and allow Network Rail to deliver a modern, efficient railway for m
17/01/2013
Houses4Homes (H4H) has opened its doors for developers and contractors to make funding applications with successful bidders also put forward for preferred contractor status. H4H is accepting interest from developers on projects valued between £500,000 and £25 million. The typical works being commi
17/01/2013
The first beneficiary of a new scheme to help communities save energy and reduce carbon emissions has been announced by Bath & North East Somerset Council. Energy Efficient Widcombe has secured the first Local Energy Champions Award and will receive £400 to use on activities that will benefit the l
17/01/2013
Liverpool City Council has brokered an agreement with insurance companies for work to be carried out on a collapsed tunnel in Dingle. Part of the Dingle Tunnel collapsed on 24th July 2012, leading to the immediate evacuation of eleven properties. The residents have been strongly advised not to ret
17/01/2013
BAM Construct UK Ltd, an operating company of Royal BAM Group nv, has acquired facilities management services provider Sutton Group Ltd and its subsidiary Sutton Maintenance Ltd. The acquisition of Sutton Group is expected to contribute approximately €16 million (£13 million) to BAM's turnover from
17/01/2013
The first turbine has been installed in the Teesside offshore wind farm. Operator EDF Energy Renewables has now completed the installation of the tower, nacelle and rotor blades of the first of the 27, 2.3MW wind turbine generators to be erected on the 62MW scheme. Commissioning tests on the new i
17/01/2013
Half a million pounds has been awarded to the south west to train more energy-saving assessors, leading to more green home improvements. The funding has come from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, after North Devon Council successfully bid for the money on behalf of North Devon, Torridge
17/01/2013
Croydon town centre and its economy are set to be transformed with £1 billion of investment, the Mayor Boris Johnson announced today. With his assistance, international retail developers Westfield and Hammerson plc have agreed to enter into a 50/50 joint venture and will now develop the centres tog
17/01/2013
Northumberland County Council has been awarded almost £60,000 of Government funding to support its work in helping people to get a better deal on their energy bills, through a programme called 'cheaper energy together'. This will allow the council to expand the work it is already doing in the area,
17/01/2013
Council tenants are to benefit from a multi-million pound investment programme by West Lancs Borough Council that will provide new kitchens and bathrooms in thousands of homes over the next five years. Refurbishment work will be carried out in the majority of properties in the Council's biggest-eve
17/01/2013
A local area in Sheffield is set to offer more affordable housing following a Council meeting. The proposal is to decide whether to present land at no cost to South Yorkshire Housing Association so that they can supply housing at affordable rent. Proposals will be made to build new apartments and
16/01/2013
Plans for new accommodation and an innovative £16m Media and IT hub to enhance student facilities at Edge Hill University have been given the green light. Creative Edge will be an exciting state-of-the-art building housed on the landscaped Eastern Campus, providing high-spec suites of industry-stan
16/01/2013
Two people have been killed as a helicopter crashed into a crane in central London. The tower is a 185-metre high cylindrical block overlooking the Thames and the Houses of Parliament. The helicopter also smashed into two cars as it plunged to the ground. The pilot, who was the only person on the
16/01/2013
New Ofgem rules have come into force to ensure energy suppliers do more to detect, prevent and investigate gas theft. Gas theft puts lives at risk and increases the cost of gas for customers. Research estimates that theft costs £138 million, or around £6 per household per year. The new regulations
16/01/2013
BAM Construct has been selected to build a new Learning Centre for BP. The contractor will deliver the Learning Centre at BP's International Centre for Business and Technology in Sunbury-on-Thames. The Centre will provide a 4,000 square metre learning environment for BP’s employees. BAM construct
16/01/2013
The Morgan Sindall Grontmij joint venture has been awarded a circa £14.6 million project with Yorkshire Water Services to upgrade Castleford Waste Water Treatment Works and improve the water quality of the River Aire. The project, known as the Castleford Freshwater Fish Directive Scheme, includes t
16/01/2013
St. Luke's Hospice at Nethermayne has confirmed that land being provided at no cost for its vital expansion and improvement will safeguard its future in Basildon. The land will be made available as a result of the proposed redevelopment of the current site of South Essex College of Further and Hig
16/01/2013
The Crown Estate are considering investing in the UK's first wave and tidal stream array projects, in support of their strategy to encourage growth of the emerging industry. This follows a report last year which found there is potential for tens of gigawatts of wave and tidal projects around the UK
16/01/2013
With sixty thousand jobs lost, and a 9% fall in output, 2012 saw UK construction tip back deep into recession. Over the past five years the construction industry has gone through one of its most difficult periods since the Second World War and the prospects are for 10 more years of pain. The Cons
16/01/2013
The first new homes in the regeneration of Elephant & Castle in Central London will go on sale to the general public next week. One The Elephant – located in zone 1 of the London Underground - will provide 284 new homes ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments in a landmark 37-storey tower
15/01/2013
An independent review of housing in the Princes Park area has backed the city's plans to revitalise the Welsh Streets through the delivery of 150 new homes and clearance of derelict properties. Property services consultants DTZ were commissioned in August 2012 to carry out an up-to-date Neighbourho
15/01/2013
House sales across the UK look set to increase as chartered surveyors’ expectations for the coming three months rose significantly, says the latest RICS housing market survey. Last month, 24% more surveyors across the country predicted that transactions would rise rather than fall over the next qua
15/01/2013
Elderly tenants of Liverpool Mutual Homes (LMH) in Toxteth have been given a helping hand to stay safely warm this winter after energy company E.ON donated 200 cold weather alarms worth a total of £5,000. The alarms are designed to alert people when the temperature of a room is falling to a dangero
15/01/2013
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has announced the regional winners of its prestigious Master Builder of the Year Awards 2012. The awards celebrate the best builders in the UK across a range of categories, including new housing, large and small renovation projects, energy efficiency and comm
15/01/2013
An unregistered gas fitter from Morden has been fined for endangering a Tooting family after he illegally and unsafely fitted a new boiler at their home. Mr Mussrat Ahamed was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as a result of installing unsafe gas fittings in a family's rented prop
15/01/2013
A million pound project to help West Midlands companies benefit from green technology has been launched by the University of Wolverhampton. The Built Environment Climate Change Innovations (BECCI) is a three year regional project which aims to promote sustainable economic opportunities and growth b
15/01/2013
John McAslan + Partners, a leading architectural practice in the U.K., have announced that its King's Cross Station Redevelopment project in London has won a 2012 Be Inspired Award from Bentley Systems, Incorporated. Bentley is the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software soluti
15/01/2013
Leading international waste management business Shanks Group plc has announced that it has signed a 25 year PFI contract with Wakefield Council worth an estimated £750 million. Under the contract, Shanks will build a residual waste treatment facility at South Kirkby, which will employ a number of p
15/01/2013
North Tyneside Elected Mayor Linda Arkley has seen at first hand the work to build new affordable housing in Wallsend town centre. Mrs Arkley was given a tour of Diamond House recently, a development of 33 affordable homes on the former Borough Theatre site on High Street East. Developed by Isos H
15/01/2013
Fingerprint readers to showcase at BETT, the world's leading education event placing technology at the centre of learning. The BETT event provides solutions by enabling educators to touch and test resources and debate ideas with biometric fingerprint readers looking set to take the centre stage thi
15/01/2013
Grestec have launched their Leshack Collection- Can you tell the difference? The Leshack is a collection of timber effect porcelain tiles; an interesting and original range replicating both the appearance and feel of aged wood with the strength of a porcelain tile. Each piece of the collection is u
14/01/2013
A2Dominion has been granted planning permission for an 81-home riverside development in Hammersmith, London. Designed by Assael Architecture, the scheme will provide 18 one-bedroom, 46 two-bedroom and nine-three bedroom apartments for sale, and eight affordable homes. Replacing an existing redunda
14/01/2013
Morgan Sindall has secured contracts worth £10 million from Heathrow Airport Ltd and British Airways. The company will be undertaking a contract with British Airways to modernise two aircraft hangars at the airport in preparation for the arrival of the new B787 dreamliner and B777-300ER aircraft. T
14/01/2013
Constructionline has launched its programme of Meet the Buyer events for 2013 after more than 2,000 trade contractors met with potential clients last year. Eight events in 2012 led to a host of new wins with main contractors for specialists. Flooring specialist Oracle joined Vinci's supply chain f
14/01/2013
"Energy saving has never been so attractive", that's the message from Edward Davey today as he announced the Green Deal Cashback Scheme is open, with hundreds of pounds of cash available to householders in England and Wales who make energy saving home improvements. Householders who use the Green De
14/01/2013
We now supply the Emglaze range of flat double glazed glass roof light. They are high quality and aesthetically pleasing with a fully welded aluminium frame and cill detail. The double glazed unit exceeds current thermal requirements and they offer excellent protection from traffic or other noise.
14/01/2013
Integrating housing with health and social care can improve the lives of vulnerable and older people and save thousands of pounds in health and care costs, a new report says. Providing an Alternative Pathway, released by the National Housing Federation, takes an in-depth look at how people's lives
14/01/2013
Aerial and Handling Services Ltd have designed and produced a new materials handling attachment for scissor lifts. The deckRail Xtra™ system is designed to safely hold a material load in place whilst the scissor lift is being moved or elevated. This new system has been carefully thought out and d
14/01/2013
Lovell has appointed Catherine Hill as field sales manager for its London region, based at the company's regional main office in Elstree, Hertfordshire. She will have responsibility for leading the firms’ New Homes sales team in London and the M25 catchment area and for strategic sales and marketin
14/01/2013
Vote for your work site and get you and your workmates fed for free! HSS Hire, the national supplier of tool and equipment hire and outsourcing services, today launches its Big Breakfast van – helping to make London construction sites a better place to be on cold and wet winter mornings! Feeding t
14/01/2013
Family run business All Gutters lends a hand and their bespoke products to a family in need, in Maidstone. Maidstone, Kent, December 4, 2012: All Gutters LTD is a family run and owned business based in Medway, They specialize in the manufacture and installation of bespoke aluminium roofing product
14/01/2013
AceCad was delighted to be recently interviewed by BIM Journal; the leading online monthly newsletter delivering impartial and authoritative information pertinent to Building Information Modeling (BIM) industry professionals. Aimed at everyone involved in the construction process - Developers, Proj
11/01/2013
Barr Construction has been appointed to both build and fit out a new 49,000 sq ft foodstore in Sedgefield, County Durham. Barr has just started work at the Salters Lane site on behalf of developers Terrace Hill. Once completed in spring 2013, the building will be leased to Sainsbury’s and Barr wil
11/01/2013
Plans for a new leisure and retail development on the Bridgefield site in Stockport town centre have been approved. Outline permission has been granted for the construction of a new high quality development including a new cinema, food and drink outlets, hotel, shops and a new 250-space car park.
11/01/2013
Circle, one of the UK's largest providers of affordable housing, has signed the first contracts to deliver its new repairs and maintenance service. After being named as preferred bidders in May 2012, Keepmoat and United House have been formally appointed to provide responsive and planned repairs re
11/01/2013
Terraco, a leader in the formulation, design and production of environmentally friendly finishing materials, is exhibiting at Ecobuild – the world's biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment. The exhibition is taking place at ExCeL in London from Tuesday 5 March to
11/01/2013
Severn Trent Costain has opened its new, green headquarters complete with a 24/7/365 response control centre and a host of water and energy efficiency features. The relocation follows the announcement that leading UK dairy, First Milk, had become the first business customer to switch to the joint v
11/01/2013
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) on new developments is hindering rather than helping smaller house-builders trying to meet the growing UK housing shortage, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned. Nick Boles MP, the Planning Minister, today outlined plans to give up to 25 per cen
11/01/2013
Workers were exposed to dangerous asbestos fibres following a catalogue of errors by an engineering company and a building firm during a demolition and refurbishment project in Swansea, a court has heard. The project was badly managed, with untrained staff put in charge of the operation, and was un
11/01/2013
The boss of a solar panel company has been ordered to pay customers over £11,000 in compensation after failing to return deposits when they cancelled contracts for work. Trading standards began investigating Robin MacDonald, trading under the name of Solar Initiative, following a complaint from Shi
11/01/2013
Southern Cranes and Access Ltd have ordered 20 Genie GS1932 scissor lifts to be supplied by Workplatform Ltd from Derby all of which will be enhanced with the new deckRailXtra® materials handling attachment (MHA) system offered by Aerial and Handling Services Ltd (AHS). The 20 GS1932's will be shi
11/01/2013
On 7th of January 2013 Filoform UK acquired the cable accessories business of CTL Components Plc. This acquisition will combine the strength and innovative character of both product ranges within the strong production and distribution organisation of Filoform and it will create one of the largest s
10/01/2013
The Basing View regeneration scheme has taken a major step forward as Muse Developments announces that it has entered into two development agreements with Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council for the £200m project, which will deliver a 21st Century regional business destination. Basing View is ide
10/01/2013
Willmott Dixon has been selected by ISIS Waterside Regeneration for phase one of a regeneration that will ultimately see 520 new homes built at Brentford Lock West to create a vibrant new community in the heart of Brentford. The company has secured a £30 million contract to build 150 homes that wil
10/01/2013
Strood Academy, built by BAM, has won the prestigious 2012 Medway Culture and Design Award in the New Build category. The field included housing and other school schemes, Chatham Bus station and the Bicentenary Bridge. Judges said the £26m project 'raised the bar in excellence and design' and was
10/01/2013
Piletec has teamed up with ground engineering specialist Miller Piling to provide a low-noise resonance-free method of installing piled foundations for a major office development in central London. 240 Blackfriars Road is a new 30 storey mixed-use development for Great Ropemaker Properties, a joint
10/01/2013
Concord has enhanced its multi-award winning Beacon range with the introduction of the innovative Beacon Projector. Featuring a high output 26W cutting-edge LED chip, Beacon Projector has an innovative connecting snoot designed for precise manual focus and optimum directional lens control. Further
10/01/2013
Two of the Big Brother celebrities were recently kitted out in the internationally renowned workwear brand Dickies Deluxe Overalls for a task. Big Brother is a popular UK reality television game show in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house for several weeks, trying to avoid being
10/01/2013
Costain has secured financial support from the Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) through a £20million programme for finding novel solutions to reduce the cost of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). As part of the climate change agenda, the UK Government held a CCS Innovation competi
10/01/2013
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has announced the first contract of Get Britain Building Round 2 programme with a loan investment of £1.17m to Heywood Homes to unlock an 18 home site in Brockholes, Holmfirth in rural Kirklees. The two and three bedroom family and starter homes will be great
10/01/2013
A Wakefield company has been fined for failing to keep a forklift truck in good working order, which posed a danger to workers. Traditional Slate and Stone Supplies of Horbury Bridge was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) at Wakefield Magistrates' Court for breaching safety law. T
10/01/2013
Cornwall Environmental Consultants, the trading arm of Cornwall Wildlife Trust, is delighted to welcome a new addition to the team for the New Year. Graham Sansom joins CEC as a Chartered Landscape Architect, and is looking forward to working on the numerous landscape projects the business is involv
09/01/2013
MITIE has been awarded a £30m contract with Hammersmith & Fulham Council. MITIE's painting business will deliver a borough-wide cyclical planned maintenance programme in a contract valued at £10m per annum for three years. The works, commencing in March 2013, comprise of external and communal de
09/01/2013
The first phase of a major programme of works to upgrade the 21 year old Conwy Tunnel will start this week. The £2m scheme which is anticipated to be completed over a maximum of four weeks - is to improve the lighting inside the westbound A55 tunnel and will include the installation of 3km of suppo
09/01/2013
Costain has announced that it has been awarded a £48m contract with Network Rail for Phase Three of the West Coast Power Supply Upgrade, which is part of a c£300m investment by Network Rail in power upgrade. The project will be delivered by ABC Electrification, a Joint Venture (JV) between Costain,
09/01/2013
The UK's first local authority-run wind farm moved a step closer this when Bristol City Council signed the contract for two wind turbines at Avonmouth. Contracts have been signed with Nordex UK for two N100 wind turbines to be located on a former Shell oil tank site in Avonmouth. The chosen wind tu
09/01/2013
Morgan Sindall has handed over the next three schools in Hull City Council’s £400 million Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. The company, which has offices in Hull, completed work on Andrew Marvell College, Kingswood Academy and Oakfield Special School, worth a combined total of £64.5
09/01/2013
Unite has called for the government to develop a strategic manufacturing blueprint to build on the improving manufacturing figures. Unite gave a cautious welcome to the improved manufacturing figures for December highlighted by the Markit/CIPS index, however, the union said there is much more that
09/01/2013
Southwark Council started work to upgrade and improve traffic signals and safety around the junctions of Peckham Rye with East Dulwich Road and Nunhead Lane. The improvements which are scheduled to complete on 29 February 2013, will see a temporary four way traffic system introduced with a phased c
09/01/2013
The public will have another opportunity to find out more about Peterborough City Council's renewable energy plans at two events this week. Three separate planning applications for solar farms were formally submitted to the Local Planning Authority in mid-December, following extensive public consul
09/01/2013
Outline planning approval has been granted for a high-profile regeneration scheme in Birmingham, which will see more than 1,000 homes created and development of the wider area. The application for the Icknield Port Loop site near Edgbaston Reservoir was submitted by the Homes and Communities Agency
09/01/2013
The HSBC Bank in the picturesque village of Broadway, Worcestershire, is housed in a Grade II listed 16th century building constructed from local Cotswold Stone. An area of wall was bulging and, with the village being a conservation area, it required a reliable, totally non-intrusive, means of struc
09/01/2013
We are delighted to announce that for the second year running, the O’Brien Group achieved the RoSPA GOLD award for Occupational Health and Safety. Having achieved a GOLD award in 2011 it is very encouraging to see that standards are being maintained into 2012 across the organisation.Managing directo
08/01/2013
Lovell has been selected by Blackpool Council as preferred developer for a £22 million redevelopment programme which will transform the town's Queens Park housing estate into a vibrant new neighbourhood. Residents have been closely involved in the development of the scheme which will see 198 contem
08/01/2013
Balfour Beatty has announced that Ian Tyler will hand over to Andrew McNaughton as Chief Executive, effective from 31st March, 2013. Andrew will take over leadership from Ian Tyler, who has led the organisation successfully for eight years. Ian will remain with the Group until 30th April to ensur
08/01/2013
The rail industry today set out a plan to deliver government priorities for rail and respond to the challenge to provide a better value railway for Britain and help drive economic growth. Responding to governments' plans for the 2014-19 funding period, published in July 2012, the industry’s strateg
08/01/2013
Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction group, has announced that S4B, the Equitix-led partnership that includes Galliford Try and Contour Homes, has been appointed as preferred bidder for the £100 million Brunswick regeneration scheme. The regeneration programme will transform the Brunsw
08/01/2013
An unregistered gas fitter has appeared in court in Swindon for carrying out unsafe work on a boiler leaving a householder at risk. Michael Compton, a parish councillor in Blunsdon, illegally removed a gas boiler and installed a new one at a property at Exmouth Street, Swindon between 19 March and
08/01/2013
A refurbishment of a Liverpool Football Club private members lounge features Armstrong Ceilings. Hexagonal canopies from Armstrong Ceilings were specified for a
08/01/2013
Plans to deliver hundreds of new primary school places in south Bristol have been submitted by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) as part of proposals to transform a former college site. The HCA has submitted an outline planning application to Bristol City Council which sets out ambitions to de
08/01/2013
Lancaster & Morecambe College's building project has secured additional funding bringing a much welcomed boost to construction trade in the area. The building work at Lancaster & Morecambe College is being carried out by Kier Construction and is currently nearing completion of the first phase. An a
08/01/2013
South Survey is pleased to announce the new Survey Basic software for Nivo C and Focus 8 total stations. Survey BasicTM onboard software provides you with the simplicity and familiarity of the tradition Nikon button-based user interface, together with the benefits of a colour touch screen. User
08/01/2013
Oxford Safety are looking for distributors for their SPS Stairwell Platform System. The SPS system is used tp prevent the fall of plasterers, carpenters, painters, is also used to maintain emergency "walk-through" access down stairway. The telescopic SPS stairwell platform decking system allows ea
08/01/2013
Obviously granite and quartz are two very different forms of rock, however both are popular choices for kitchen worktops, so what's the difference and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each? First and foremost, granite worktops are hewn from natural stone and are a 100% natural material w
07/01/2013
Willmott Dixon has won the £10.7m design and build contract to create a new three-storey main entrance and multi-storey car park at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. The scheme, which will provide improved access to the hospital and 958 additional car parking spaces, will cost a total of £16.4m, with ca
07/01/2013
Construction union UCATT is urging construction workers to make sure that they receive pay increases which come into effect from today, Monday 7th January. Pay rates for workers covered by the Construction industry Joint Council (CIJC) have increased by 2%. The minimum pay rates for workers under t
07/01/2013
Proposals to bring high quality environmentally sustainable homes and new jobs to a Hampshire town have taken a significant step forward, thanks to a £3m investment from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). The HCA has bought the Quebec Barracks site in Whitehill & Bordon, East Hampshire, from t
07/01/2013
UK Power Networks (Operations) Ltd, which supplies power to the East of England, London and the South East, has been ordered to pay £420,000 in fines and costs after an employee died while working at one of its Essex sites. Electrical engineer John Higgins, 59, from Colchester, was killed at an ele
07/01/2013
Property prices in the UK dipped by 0.3% in 2012 and will remain at the same level during 2013, according to the Halifax. House prices were 1.3% higher in December than they had been in November, with the average home valued at £163,845 across the UK. "Overall, last year saw an even mix of monthly
07/01/2013
Miller Construction has been awarded another two packages through the Ministry of Justice Strategic Alliance Agreement Framework for the North. The projects are for Courts in Durham, Cleveland and Northumbria, and Yorkshire. Chris Webster, Chief Executive, Miller Construction, said: "We are deli
07/01/2013
'Idle Hollow' in Noke, near Oxford is a Grade II listed cottage constructed in the early 18thCentury. The original part of this historic, stone built, thatched cottage required sympathetic stabilisation as it was suffering from cracking, outward movement and bowing of the front elevation. The challe
07/01/2013
Sandwell Council's £20 million refurbishment of a West Midlands school includes a 7,000sq m Sika Sarnafil single ply roofing system, installed by Birmingham-based contractor RLW Roofing. Funded by the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) scheme, the Wednesbury Learning Campus project involved the
07/01/2013
Cutting ceramic tiles is a relatively straight forward task, providing you're cutting straight lines. But one thing which has always proved tricky is cutting curves in a material which would much rather be cut straight. It requires careful and painstaking snipping with pincers and the chances of the
07/01/2013
B J Shelving have now been designing, manufacturing and installing fitted furniture for more than 6 years and are well on there way to their 7th year in Business making bespoke shelving throughout the UK B J Shelving are a young company, formed in 2006 but with a highly experienced, professional te
04/01/2013
Ten private sector companies have been invited to tender for a new framework agreement to deliver construction projects across the UK Defence estate. The companies shortlisted for the framework by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) are: •Balfour Beatty Group Ltd •BAM Construction Ltd
04/01/2013
1.4 million people in Britain are falling behind with their rent or mortgage payments, according to a new YouGov survey for Shelter. The number of people struggling to pay their rent or mortgage each month has increased by 44% over the past year, to 7.8 million people. The research also reveals th
04/01/2013
Balfour Beatty, the global infrastructure group has announced that it has been awarded a five-year highway maintenance contract worth £150 million by Wiltshire Council. The contract, which is due to start on 1 June 2013 covers highway maintenance, grass cutting, grounds maintenance, litter collecti
04/01/2013
A VAT cut for housing renovation and repair work is at the top of the New Year's wish-list for most small and medium-sized construction companies. In a major survey of members of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), the largest trade association in the UK construction industry, nearly three qua
04/01/2013
E.ON has awarded Great Yarmouth based Alicat Workboats a contract to build four new state of the art vessels to support offshore wind generation. The first to be built will serve E.ON's Robin Rigg Wind Farm off the Solway Firth. Alicat Workboats was established in 2009 in response to a growing dema
04/01/2013
Work has begun on a £1.5 million extension and refurbishment project to a Grade II listed GP medical practice in Tiverton, Devon. Clare House Surgery, which looks after more than 10,000 patients every year, is set to get a 4,111 sq ft extension, in a bid to take on a larger role in the community. T
04/01/2013
The first new vehicle crossing point to be built across the River Thames for 20 years is taking shape as a Costain team spans the river between Walton-on-Thames and Shepperton. The area has been served for many years by two bridges that were intended to be temporary links. A road bridge was built i
04/01/2013
A Suffolk plastics manufacturer has been fined after electrical fittings at its production site were found to be dangerous. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) uncovered serious issues with the construction and maintenance of the electrical systems at Techplas in Sudbury on 9 and 10 October 2011
04/01/2013
Atholl Crescent, in the Scottish city of Perth, is in a prominent location and contains a long terrace of architecturally significant Georgian properties that are all Category A listed. Around the pilaster at the junction of 6 and 7 a bulge had developed in the front walls that required stabilisin
04/01/2013
Moving your home can be a daunting prospect, whether it is within the area you already live or to somewhere further afield. Probably the most stressful situation is relocation overseas. More and more people are relocating from the UK to other parts of Europe and the rest of the world. No matter wh
03/01/2013
Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Bolton Council to deliver the £4.5 million Bolton Market refurbishment scheme. Willmott Dixon has extensive experience with retail and refurbishment projects, with the company delivering more than 30 retail and 110 refurbishment projects in the last five years.
03/01/2013
Durham ex-forces man Harry Thorpe is celebrating this month after landing his dream job as a gas engineer. Harry, who served in the 21 Engineer Regiment, was offered the job with plumbing and heating engineers DJ McGough Ltd following a successful work experience placement arranged for him by Gas
03/01/2013
A private landlord in Bradford has appeared in court after he repeatedly failed to produce a gas safety record for a property in Heaton where a mother lived with her two children. Khalid Khan ignored a series of warnings from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and from Bradford Council to provid
03/01/2013
Covering more than 8,000 miles as it travelled to destinations throughout the UK, Geberit On Tour 2012 was the company's biggest and best road trip yet, with hundreds of installers able to witness first-hand just how easy Geberit's Mapress press-fit piping system really is. Over the course of the s
03/01/2013
Elliott Off-Site Building Solutions has completed the design and build of a new two storey sixth form centre at Elthorne Park High School in the London Borough of Ealing. Completion of the building creates one of the first practical interpretations of the requirements laid down in the James Review.
03/01/2013
Construction union UCATT have written to the Health and Safety Executive calling on the agency to step in and prevent Personal Protective Equipment being sold through vending machines. The union has made the approach to the HSE after it recently became aware that at least one company has begun offe
03/01/2013
Galliford Try plc, the housebuilding and construction group, announces that its Construction Division has been appointed to four new contracts worth £55 million in aggregate. Firstly, St Hugh's College, part of the University of Oxford, has selected Galliford Try to build the £16.7 million China Ce
03/01/2013
CAD 21 Building Services Consultants along with the team Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Laing O'Rourke, MAAP, Arup, Summers Inman and Turner & Townsend were recognised in achieving excellence for the Ferndene project in Prudhoe Northumberland. The project is a 42 bed Medium Secur
03/01/2013
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, announces that it has acquired Subsurface Group, Inc. (Subsurface) to expand Parson Brinckerhoff’s Energy Storage Services business in the USA. Subsurface is a professional consulting and engineering firm, providing services in underground inj
03/01/2013
Local NHS Trusts have signed a ground-breaking new contract to improve estates and facilities management services across the city and counties. It is the first time that the Trusts have joined together to manage facilities and estates services across all local NHS services, including health centre
02/01/2013
Babcock International Group have announced that it has acquired LGE Process (LGE) from The Weir Group PLC for an enterprise value of £23 million. LGE designs and builds plants for the processing, storage and handling of liquid gases and is a market leader in the supply of these solutions to the
02/01/2013
Residents are being urged to start the New Year by slashing their fuel bills by up to £250. Greater Manchester residents are being encouraged to use ‘people power’ and join a ground breaking collective energy switching scheme that could mean massive reductions to the cost of heating their homes. R
02/01/2013
With trust in the energy industry collapsing, confusing adverts from energy companies and consumers still reeling from the recent spate of inflation busting price rises, Which? calls for radical new measures to increase competition in the broken energy market. A new Which? report, The Imbalance of
02/01/2013
A BASILDON pet shop and garden centre has been prosecuted for failing to dispose of asbestos properly. Manor Koi Ltd, in Pound Lane, Bowers Gifford, faced two charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act and one under the Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations 2009. Two o
02/01/2013
Mabey Hire has announced it is boosting its engineering leadership and strengthening its growth strategy with two significant industry hires, Tom Williams and Brian Williams. Tom Williams, who joins as Director of Engineering, will be responsible for the leadership of the engineering team whilst en
02/01/2013
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, announced today that Gammon Construction, a leading Hong Kong construction company that is 50% owned by Balfour Beatty, has been awarded a HK$ 3.4 billion, equivalent to £270 million, contract to work on a major section of the new Shatin to Cen
02/01/2013
Plans for improved public areas outside stations along the Crossrail route have moved a step closer with the approval of new funding for ambitious public realm improvements. The Transport for London Board has approved a £30 million contribution towards the Crossrail public realm project, moving the
02/01/2013
Wokingham Borough Council has secured major funding from the Government to back its drive to secure good quality housing developments accompanied by schools, transport links and sporting, community and youth facilities. The borough will see major development in the years up to 2026, with about 10,0
