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CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
UK Construction News Archive for December 2014
19/12/2014
Building form BAM is to develop an £11 million three storey building for Ingleby Manor Free School and Sixth Form in Teesside. When complete in Spring 2016, the building will house pupils within their community. Sustainability features in the new school building will include solar panels on the ro
19/12/2014
A Balfour Beatty Skanska joint venture has been chosen to upgrade junction 30 of the M25 by the Highways Agency. The £55 million scheme is a construction partner to Connect Plus and has already delivered £1.3bn worth of 'smart' motorway upgrades to 117km of the M25 since 2009. The work on junction
19/12/2014
The Lord Mayor of London has approved the construction of a new Garden Bridge over the River Thames. The Garden Bridge will provide a crossing of the Thames for pedestrians in central London, helping to contribute to the Mayor's strategy for making central London a more attractive and accessible pl
19/12/2014
Argent has chosen construction firm Carillion as the preferred bidder to deliver three new buildings at the King's Cross regeneration project. The project involves the design and construction of a large commercial building and two new high-class residential buildings, all of which are in the North
19/12/2014
Contractor McAleer & Rushe and Dominvs Group have signed contracts in excess of £100 million to develop hotels throughout the UK. The first legal agreement signed by Dominvs was a £26m contract with McAleer & Rushe to design and build two hotels in Aberdeen close to the airport. The Holiday Inn Exp
19/12/2014
Construction work is underway on a new multi-million pound educational centre in Buckinghamshire. Construction firm Morgan Sindall is developing the four-storey building, which will include educational facilities and public amenities including restaurants, cafes and a new public square. The work i
19/12/2014
A housing firm has been fined £37,000 and ordered to pay £75,000 in full costs after heating engineer was found dead in a communal boiler house at one of their housing estates. The body of Alan Young, 68, who lived in South Mead, Barnet, was discovered in the Grahame Park estate boiler house on 9 A
18/12/2014
Developers Willmott Dixon have been selected to convert a two-storey office building at Manor Royal Business Park near Gatwick Airport into an all-through school. The company has been commissioned by The Crawley Free School Trust for pre-construction work on a £8.6 million contract at The Gatwick S
18/12/2014
Plans for over 200 new homes and a new library in Wandsworth have been approved. The council approved a proposal to merge and redevelop three outdated sites linking Garratt Lane and Wandsworth High Street. The three sites include a nine-storey block owned by South Thames College and two buildings
18/12/2014
Structural steel group, Severfield, has scooped six new contracts, worth £43m. One of the contracts includes the expansion of Liverpool Football Club's Main Stand and associated improvements, supporting Carillion. The five other contracts are: • Three commercial office developments in London •
18/12/2014
Energy suppliers are being slammed after research revealed they leave customers waiting on the telephone for an average of 30 minutes. Which? carried out an investigation and called 16 suppliers' customer service lines 12 times at set times of the day to find out how long customers were left on hol
18/12/2014
Construction firm Morgan Sindall has installed thatch cladding on the UAE Enterprise Centre at the University of East Anglia. The installation of the thatched cassettes cladding is one of the key sustainable elements being incorporated into the project, developed by the Adapt Low Carbon Group and d
18/12/2014
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has given consent for a gas pipeline to be developed in Willington. The Willington C Gas Pipeline will provide natural gas for a new power station. It will be approximately 27km in length, buried for its entire length, with an above ground install
17/12/2014
Wates has been awarded a £14 million contract to design and re-build part of an academy in Nottingham. Appointed by Arnold Hill Academy and the EFA, Wates is to create 8,200 sq m of replacement teaching space, science labs, an indoor sports hall and drama studio. The work will be carried out on th
17/12/2014
Costain has appointed a new Group Commercial Director. Mr David Taylor will take up his role onto the Executive Board on 01 January 2015. Since joining the Group in 2009, he has held a number of senior commercial roles, most recently as the Natural Resources Divisional Commercial Director. Prior t
17/12/2014
Contractor GF Tomlinson and Kier Property have started construction work at the new £65 million Waterfront leisure project in Walsall. Selected by Kier Property, the firm is to develop a new eight-screen cinema for 'The Light' and four new restaurants. Only one unit remains as part of phase one, w
17/12/2014
The Home's & Communities Executive Director for the North West has been selected to act as Chief Executive of Manchester Place, to help speed up housing growth in the city. Deborah McLaughlin will begin her role in February 2015 for a 12 month period. Karl Tupling, the HCA's Head of Strategy and P
17/12/2014
Housing Minister, Brandon Lewis, has announced that councils have received over £3 billion through the New Homes Bonus for developing over 800,000 new homes. The minister said the figures demonstrated how more communities were saying "yes" to new development, after planning reforms have put power b
17/12/2014
Plans to build a new specialist cancer centre in Liverpool are moving forward. The proposals have been praised by patients, the public and local authorities in the region, according to the Liverpool Express. The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust wants to develop a new hospital provi
17/12/2014
Construction firm Interserve has won an 'Energy Excellence' award for its work on the Defence Infrastructure Organisation's (DIO) Energy Spend to Save Programme. The annual Energy Institute (EI) Awards recognise individuals and organisations in the global energy industry for setting new standards o
17/12/2014
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has approved a £1.4 billion programme of transport and road improvements. A new junction on the M62, rail line upgrades and increased opportunities for park and ride at more accessible stations are among schemes to be undertaken under the West Yorkshire Plus Tr
16/12/2014
Graham Construction has been appointed to develop a new £8.5 million Science building at Liverpool Hope University. The scheme includes the demolition of the existing Health Sciences building and the construction of a new Health Sciences teaching unit. The new two-storey development will feature
16/12/2014
Cubby Construction is to begin improvement works on the Old Town Hall in Carlisle. Restoration work on the two storey Grade I listed building, is to start in January until July 2015. The construction firm will work with architects, Johnston and Wright. The City Council will be financing the £650
16/12/2014
Building contractor Britcon has appointed a new Managing Director. Mr Paul Clarkson who was previously operations director has been promoted to take over from Mr Shaun Hunt. Mr Hunt will remain vice chairman role but is taking on other development ventures through parent company Hunt Group. Mr Cl
16/12/2014
The European Commission has approved the proposed merger of building materials firm Lafarge and Holcim. The two firms have finalised the list of assets for divestment in Europe, which with the exception of a very slight change in France essentially corresponds to the list presented in October. "We
16/12/2014
China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) has bought a in three of EDF Energy Renewables UK onshore wind farms. The wind farms are Green Rigg, Rusholme and Glass Moor II. EDF Energy Renewables will continue to own a 20% share in the three wind farms. It will also continue to run, maintain and
16/12/2014
The Highways Agency has announced it has 1,000 sites registered under the Considerate Constructors Scheme. The firm was presented with an award at the 1,000th registered site, Blunts Farm Depot in Theydon Bois, near junction 27 of the M25. Graham Dalton, Chief Executive of the Highways Agency, sa
16/12/2014
A large number of Brunel-era bricks have been given to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR), to reconstruct the railways at Broadway station in Worcestershire. The bricks are being donated from Costain's Crossrail Paddington New Yard site in West London where Crossrail archaeologis
16/12/2014
Waltham Forest Council has selected a development partner to help build more than 400 new homes in the area. Countryside will work with residents and stakeholders on the design plans on the regeneration of Marlowe Road. The project will see the transformation of the estate with the existing proper
15/12/2014
Affinity Water has awarded Amey a five-year contract, worth £129 million, to deliver metering installations and planned and reactive maintenance. Andrew McAlinden, Director of Community Operations for Affinity Water added: "I am delighted to be able to announce that Amey has been successful in bein
15/12/2014
Work on a £3.7 million scheme in Stockton-on-Tees has finished. The project, at the A19/A689 Wolviston Interchange near Wynyard, is the first of four ‘Pinch Point’ schemes to be completed in the North East. Highways Agency Project Manager, Steve Bishop, said: "This is great news for drivers in the
15/12/2014
The £105 million upgrade of the A11 is now complete. Construction firm Balfour Beatty recently finished the last remaining single carriageway section between Barton Mills in Suffolk and Thetford in Norfolk, on behalf of the Highways Agency. The scheme involved the widening of the route linking Su
15/12/2014
KierWSP has been awarded the highway services contract for Northamptonshire County Council. The Council's Cabinet confirmed the four-year extension, with the formation of a new alliance entitled 'Making Northamptonshire Work'. The highways services contract was due for renewal in 2016 and has a va
15/12/2014
A new scheme which will offer 100,000 first-time buyers a 20% discount is t be announced by the Prime Minister. Mr David Cameron said it is part of a major push to help people onto the housing ladder. Home owners will be asked to register their interest in buying via the Starter Home initiative fr
15/12/2014
The redevelopment of the Magistrates Court building in Thetford is now complete. Havebury Housing Partnership finished the project after funding was given from the Homes and Communities Agency. The development now offers a mix of 14 adaptable one and two bedroom properties. Scott Bailey, Developm
15/12/2014
Complete Utilities, based in Gloucester, has been fined £80,000 after an employee died from crushing injuries sustained at work. Spencer Powles 62, from Coleford, returned to the company's works yard in Maisemore to collect a road saw. While there, he was pinned between a telehandler and a metal sh
15/12/2014
On 18th and 19th June 2015, Oliver Kinross are bringing a new, leading construction exhibition, London Build 2015, to the iconic O2 in London. The construction industry in London and the South of England has a positive future. Richard Threlfall, Head of Infrastructure, Building and Construction at
12/12/2014
Sir Robert McAlpine has been selected by Hammerson to build its £70 million development in Southampton. WestQuay Watermark development, located in the city centre, is to include a 10 screen cinema, up to 20 restaurants and a new public plaza for the city supported by the Government's Regional Growt
12/12/2014
Over 40 new homes are now complete in Leicester. The £4.8 million scheme, a partnership between Westleigh, Asra Housing Group and Leicester City Council, includes a mix of two four-bedroom properties, 13 three-bedroom houses, 20 two-bedroom homes, including two bungalows, and 10 one-bedroom apartme
12/12/2014
Construction firm BAM has started building work on a £12 million school upgrade project near Hull. BAM will deliver a new three-storey building for Withernsea High School in East Yorkshire. The new school is being built on the site of the existing school on the Hull Road before demolishing some ex
12/12/2014
Steel fabrication firm Mabey is to close its Bridge Infrastructure division at Chepstow. The firm has also been forced to put its Renewables division and the Newhouse site up for sale. In a statement the firm said: "We have not made these decisions lightly and we understand that this is a very di
12/12/2014
The A11 dual carriage way in the East of England has officially opened today, 12 December. The £105 million improvement to more than nine miles of the A11 will bring a significant boost to the economy, reduce congestion and improve road safety. The Highways Agency scheme between the Fiveways round
12/12/2014
Carillion has pledged to create 5,000 apprenticeships over the next five years. The apprenticeships will be across the business with roles in construction, infrastructure and support services sectors. The apprenticeship plan was announced during a visit to the Carillion Training Services centre in
12/12/2014
Significant parts of the roof on Cusworth Hall in Doncaster are to be replaced. Doncaster Council is investing £370,000 in the project which will begin in January next year. The work will be carried out by a Yorkshire-based specialist heritage contractor. Councillor Joe Blackham, Cabinet Member f
12/12/2014
Energy firm E.ON has met all of its targets under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme, ahead of schedule. The company has funded and installed a total of 225,000 energy saving measures in 181,000 homes across the country. The measures, which included external wall insulation, loft and cavit
11/12/2014
Vinci Construction UK is to develop a new £30 million ten screen cinema and leisure complex in Bournemouth. The firm, selected by Licet Holdings Ltd, will construct the new complex on Exeter Road. It includes a multiplex cinema with ten fully digital auditoria and twenty new restaurants. Leisure f
11/12/2014
A new agreement with PRS Operations Limited has been signed to build new homes for private rent throughout Britain. Housing Minister Brandon Lewis signed the agreement to help unlock £3.5 billion in funding. Initially, up to £3.5 billion in government-backed loans will be made available to landlor
11/12/2014
Derbyshire County Council is inviting local groups and businesses to bid for a share of £800,000 from the Government to help set up projects to prevent materials going to waste. Grants of up to £25,000 could be made available through the Waste Prevention Fund for projects which help reduce wastes s
11/12/2014
Construction work on the redevelopment of the Westgate shopping centre in Oxford is to start early next year. A temporary car park will open at Oxpens on 15 December 2014 ahead of the planned closure of Westgate multi-storey and Abbey Place car parks. To accommodate extra traffic during the run-up
11/12/2014
Galliford Try has officially started rebuilding a college in East Yorkshire. An official turf cutting ceremony took place to mark the start of work on the Hessle High School and Sixth Form College. The school is one of five projects in the region to get underway as part of the government's £2.4bn
11/12/2014
ISG has been appointed to develop new student accommodation in Cardiff. The new accommodation, for specialist property developer Fusion Students, is to replace Windsor House, a large 1970s concrete frame office block. The seven-storey building will include both self-contained studios and twodios,
11/12/2014
The Mayor of London has approved plans to build over 3,600 new homes on the eastern edge of the Canary Wharf. The plans to create the new waterside community will also create over 17,000 new jobs in the city. The new development, on land formerly known as Wood Wharf, will transform a vast 13.6 hec
11/12/2014
Construction firm Galliford Try and Black & Veatch (GBV) have announced an appraisal award for the River Thames scheme. The joint venture will see the flood risk for more than 15,000 properties, including all communities between Datchet and Teddington, reduced by the River Thames Scheme. The appr
10/12/2014
The Government has given the green light for the construction of three offshore wind farms off the coast of Yorkshire. Hornsea Project One will have a maximum capacity of 1200MW. Once built, it will generate enough electricity to power more than 800,000 homes. Energy and Climate Change Secretary E
10/12/2014
The Port of Felixstowe has launched a new site where its new Logistics Park is to be developed. The new site is less than 100 metres from Berths 8&9 where the firm handles the world's largest container ships, and it is only 500 metres from Trinity terminal. Both terminals can be accessed via intern
10/12/2014
Construction firm Wates has been appointed to build a new office development in Liverpool. The work on Duke Street involves the demolition of existing buildings to make way for four floors of Category A office space. The project, which has been designed by DLA Architects, will include the retentio
10/12/2014
Plans to build more than 2,000 new homes in Birmingham over the next five years are to go before cabinet. The Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust (BMHT) Delivery Plan for 2015-2020 will deliver an estimated 2,056 homes. The plan sets out key priorities for the next five years, locations of developm
10/12/2014
Housing provider Orbit Group is to invest £17.98 million into a programme of energy efficiency works to March 2016. £2.18 million is from ECO funding. The £18 million commitment will see 2,604 homes being improved to an EPC Band C rating. This has a huge environmental impact, with an estimated
10/12/2014
Seddon Construction and Salix Homes have completed a £5 million improvement scheme at three tower blocks in Salford. For the past year the firms have been working together on the project at Oakhill Court, Cheshill Court and Ascot Court in Higher Broughton. The three high rise buildings have been r
10/12/2014
BAM Construction has started building work on a new high school development in East Yorkshire. Withernsea High School is being built to replace its old school building. The school is one of nine projects in the region to get underway as part of the government's £2.4bn Priority School Building Prog
10/12/2014
Building contractor Price Street Developments is transforming former Cygnet public house in Birkenhead into flats for the Regenda Group housing association. Regenda said its Cygnet Court development on Watson Street will offer much needed affordable housing and help to regenerate the local area. A
09/12/2014
Construction firm ISG is to start work on a £5.8m extension at Colchester Institute. The new extension to the South Wing marks a milestone for the College, after an £85m scheme to replace the existing campus was cancelled in 2008, part-way through development by the now disbanded Learning and Skill
09/12/2014
Construction company Willmott Dixon has been selected as the preferred bidder for a £60 million Green Deal and ECO partnership. Hull City Council chose the firm to deliver energy improvements to 3,000 homes across the city. Refurbishment work by Willmott Dixon will include improvements to homes in
09/12/2014
Plans for an extra care housing scheme have been submitted to Winchester City Council. The scheme would include 52 affordable, self-contained apartments with a mix of one and two bedrooms, undercroft car parking, replacement resident permit parking, a day centre and communal facilities for the olde
09/12/2014
Refurbishment work is now complete on the first property in Liverpool using the Homes for a Pound scheme. According to the Liverpool Express, Jayalal Madde, 49, was the first applicant to be allocated a house under the city council's scheme to sell 20 of its properties for just £1 last year in the
09/12/2014
Plans to extend an academy in Peterborough are now complete. The expansion of Fulbridge Academy includes eight new classrooms for Year 5 and Year 6 pupils on a site opposite the school. The new building also includes a new hall and small office area. There is some refurbishment to the existing scho
09/12/2014
Moston Lane in Manchester is to be transformed as part of a part of a programme cleaning up district centres. Manchester City Council is to invest over £122,000 from the clean city fund, provided by its shareholding in Manchester Airport, into improving the appearance of the area. The money will p
09/12/2014
Construction union UCATT has slammed reports foreign bricklayers have been hired to work for £1,000 a week. The union blames the industry for a 30-year failure to train apprentices. In 2013, 7,280 construction apprentices completed their training across all trades. Training body Construction Skill
09/12/2014
Construction firm McGoff & Byrne has announced it is to enter into the private rented sector (PRS) following its multi-million pound project in the North West. McGoff & Byrne's residential development arm of the business, Villafont Homes, has recently submitted for planning permission for a PRS sch
08/12/2014
A new Job Facility has opened on the Royal Liverpool University Hospital (RLUH) site. Construction firm Carillion started work on the construction of the £335 million hospital project in February and is scheduled to handover the building in 2017. The development of the new hospital is expected to
08/12/2014
Waterman, an international engineering and environmental consultancy, has appointed a new Chairman. Michael Baker has been selected for the role following the retirement of Roger Fidgen at the end of the Annual General Meeting on 5 December 2014. Mr Baker has also been appointed Chairman of the No
08/12/2014
Wandsworth Council has announced a competition to design a new bridge across the River Thames in London. Architects and engineers are being challenged to create a design for the new river crossing linking the Nine Elms district with the Pimlico embankment to the north. A jury panel is currently be
08/12/2014
York Council has approved a potential site for new homes to be developed. The plot on Pottery Lane in Heworth has been identified as suitable to be part of the first phase of building 70 new council houses in York. The new site is between Pottery Lane and Heworth golf course and could provide six
08/12/2014
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) have launched new guidance on the principles, importance and opportunities of the resource efficiency of building services. TM56: Resource Efficiency of Building Services explores the impa
08/12/2014
NuGen has appointed Amec Foster Wheeler for for environmental services on the proposed new nuclear power station at Moorside, Cumbria. Amec Foster Wheeler will also provide specialised environmental consultancy support to prepare for the installation of the plant's three Westinghouse reactors, whic
08/12/2014
The Government has released a new Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) to help households improve their energy efficiency. Beginning on Wednesday 10 December, the scheme will open to new applications, with up to £5,600 available to households in England and Wales to help with the cost of instal
08/12/2014
Hydrok, have recently received substantial support from the European Regional Development Fund in the form of matched funding, permitting their continued expansion both in personnel and state of the art equipment as they continue to increase their service to UK Water Industry. Increased demand from
05/12/2014
Seddon is to develop a new £5.5 million school in Stafford. Staffordshire County Council selected Seddon through its £40m construction framework. The Veritas Academy building will see the refurbishment, conversion and extension of the former Staffordshire University Nelson Library, as well as the
05/12/2014
Planning permission has been approved to build over 20 new homes in Walthamstow. The site, which is currently used for council staff parking, will house a new mixed development of twelve shared ownership homes and seven one bed and two wheel chair accessible homes as part of a supported living sche
05/12/2014
Liverpool Football Club is to expand its Main Stand at Anfield Stadium. Carillion is expected to start construction early next year and be it will be completed during the 2016-17 season. The expansion will take the Main Stand capacity to over 20,000 and overall Anfield capacity to around 54,000. F
05/12/2014
Construction group Interserve has acquired the Employment & Skills Group (esg), for £25m. Esg is one of the UK's largest private sector providers of training and employment services for Government and employers and also provides vocational training in three new Further Education colleges in Saudi A
05/12/2014
Taylor Woodrow has finished construction work at the Nottingham Hub train station. The Edwardian Grade 2 listed frontage has been transformed to create a modern passenger environment. Original features have been restored, existing facilities have been modernised and new shops and cafes have been pr
05/12/2014
Construction firm Morgan Sindall has signed a deal with The S.M. Stoller Corp and Newport News Nuclear to offer a combined delivery capability to the UK nuclear market. The agreement will enable the three firms to bring processes and systems to market and collaboratively target nuclear new build an
05/12/2014
Housebuilder Lovell has won the Contractor of the Year title at the 2014 Builder & Engineer Awards. The annual awards, organised by industry magazine Builder & Engineer, recognise the construction sector's top achievers. Lovell regional director, Simon Medler, said: "I'm delighted on behalf of all
05/12/2014
The ongoing refurbishment programme at the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital identified a set of emergency exit doors on the Holly Suite Cardiac Day Care Unit being regularly used as a delivery point for supplies and exit for waste materials. The doors were not automated which made it difficult t
04/12/2014
Lakesmere has been appointed to redevelop the former Press and Broadcast Centres at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The £13m contract will create one of the most advanced digital hubs in Europe. The new Here East development will use the existing infrastructure to develop a creative and digital
04/12/2014
Southwark Council has given the go-ahead for the second phase of the £1.5bn regeneration of Elephant & Castle. 593 new homes are to be built and 43,000 square feet of new retail space is to be made available at Elephant Park. The latest phase follows the launch of 360 homes, known as South Garden
04/12/2014
Buoygues UK has scooped a new design and build contract. Selected by developers Morgan Capital Partners LLP, the contract will see the demolition of existing offices and the construction of a new eight-floor office building at 45 Cannon Street, including a Category A fit-out and the addition of 13,
04/12/2014
Westminster City Council has granted planning permission for a residential development on the site of Derwent London's headquarters building at 25 Savile Row. Designed by Stanton Williams Architects, the development comprises 29 apartments and 5,600 sq ft of retail and gallery space on the ground f
04/12/2014
Goldtrowel Construction Training has launched an online YouTube video channel. The aim of setting the channel up is to keep previous and current customers up to date with the firms latest activity and courses. Goldtrowel, which is based in Essex, offers plastering courses, polished plastering cour
04/12/2014
Carillion has been awarded support services contracts worth approximately £80m. At Heathrow Airport, Carillion will provide a range of soft facilities management services together with fabric maintenance for Terminals 3 and 5, under a contract that will run until March 2019. At Terminal 2, Carill
04/12/2014
While many long established companies have vanished from sight since 2008, Halifax Fan Ltd has gone from strength to strength. It hit the magic £10m turnover figure during 2013 and this year celebrates its 50th birthday and is looking forward to strong growth over the coming years. The key has b
03/12/2014
Construction work on the Ansty Park expansion in Coventry is progressing well. Wates Construction is currently delivering the new Aerospace Research Centre on behalf of the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), the High Temperature Research Centre in conjunction with the University of Birmingham a
03/12/2014
Housing Association, Axiom, has scooped an award for best social housing development in Netherton. The scheme in Cottesmore Close includes 31 apartments within Anson House and Harvard House. Axiom won the award as part of the city council's Peterborough Development and Environment Awards 2014. The
03/12/2014
Builders have welcomed the Governments National Infrastructure Plan which will see housing delivery viewed in a more comprehensive way. The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) said it shows a welcome emphasis on the importance of small sites for housing delivery. Brian Berry, Chief Executive of th
03/12/2014
A construction worker has died after a wall collapsed at a building site in east London. Emergency services were alerted to the site on the Isle of Dogs at approximately 09:00 today, 3 December. According to the Metropolitan Police, the man, believed to be in his 30s, died a short time later. The
03/12/2014
The Government has announced funding to deliver housing and transport schemes in London. Funding has been confirmed to help deliver an extension of London Overground to Barking Riverside, regenerate four major housing estates, support the development of the Crossrail 2 scheme and increase the use o
03/12/2014
Mitie has scooped a multi-million pound contract with transport provider Arriva. The contract, which started at the end of September 2014, will run for five years. Mitie's Environmental + business will carry out the work. The team will provide vehicle cleaning, shunting, fuelling and depot and
03/12/2014
A construction firm based in Berkshire has been fined £10,000 after three of its employees were photographed on a roof and ladder platform in Windsor without any safety measures in place. Able Building & Roofing Services Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following the inci
03/12/2014
Cemplas Waterproofing and Concrete Repairs Ltd were called in by Laing O'Rourke to inspect 3 sewerage tanks at the treatment works. Cemplas surveyors undertook a lengthy survey reporting the tanks had cracking and leakage which was combined with defective movement joints and rust spots. Cemplas al
03/12/2014
Grestec Tiles is enlarging the family of XXL technology, by proposing the new Cumbria Stone collection. Fine plates 6mm thick evoke the brutality and elegance of effusive rocks of volcanic origin, with a variety of movements and layers difficult to find in the extraction rocks. Cumbria Stone is va
02/12/2014
ISG is to reform the sporting facilities at The Hurlingham Club in Fulham, London, as part of a multi-million contract. A new Racquet Centre is planned for the site which replaces an existing marquee structure at The Hurlingham Club, which ISG will dismantle as the first phase of the project. The
02/12/2014
A new garden city is to be developed in Bicester, Oxfordshire, to tackle the housing shortage, the Deputy Prime Minister has confirmed. Mr Nick Clegg said 13,000 new homes will be built in Bicester, as part of the National Infrastructure Plan to be published tomorrow, 3rd December. Mr Clegg told t
02/12/2014
BAM Construction has completed construction work on a £10m school in Middlesex six weeks ahead of schedule. BAM handed over Heathrow UTC on 26 November, six weeks before its contracted completion date of 15 January next year. The contractor also built a temporary school nearby with the same site t
02/12/2014
£75 million is to be invested in new social homes in Salford over the next five years. In November, residents living in council-owned properties voted in favour of transferring their homes to Salix Homes. It is now working towards taking ownership of the 8,500 homes and has pledged to bring every
02/12/2014
The Government is to invest £2.3bn in flood defences and £15bn in road improvements. A pilot programme on a government-owned former RAF base in Northstowe, near Cambridge, will see the Homes and Communities Agency leading the development of 10,000 homes. The government will make an upfront invest
02/12/2014
Over a third of British adults said that empty homes are a blight on their local area, according to new research from Halifax and the Empty Homes Agency. Three quarters of adults also believe the Government should prioritise the issue of empty homes. The survey found people on average thought ther
02/12/2014
Barr Construction has completed building a foodstore for retailer Sainbury's. The new store in Wadsley Bridge, Sheffield, has been built on stilts above a 450-space car park, which includes six spaces for electric vehicles. The new store will include Sainsbury's clothing range, a restaurant and a
02/12/2014
Construction firm Skanska has announced two new business development appointments in its Facilities Services operation. Matt Mannion is to take control of business development in Southern England. He has 14 years' experience within the construction, property and facilities management sectors, havin
02/12/2014
Keepmoat has successfully installed Ground Source Heat pumps in homes across Barnsley. The sites for Berneslai Homes include: • Parkside and Sunrise Manor in Hoyland • Church Street Close Flats in Thurnscoe • Woodhall Flats in Darfield • Willowcroft Flats in Bolton Upon Dearne. Works involved
02/12/2014
AFI has strengthened its presence in the East Midlands by acquiring Altitude Access, which has a turnover of £1.6m, a rental fleet of 180 powered access machines and a depot in Mansfield. The Altitude Access brand will be incorporated into the AFI brand. AFI Director Steve Williams said: "This fu
01/12/2014
The UK Government has confirmed it is to invest £15bn to improve the condition of roads throughout England. The 'Road Investment Strategy' was announced by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander today, Monday. The government is to invest in more
01/12/2014
A major construction milestone has been made on Crossrail's new Whitechapel station. A joint venture comprising Balfour Beatty, BeMo Tunnelling, Morgan Sindall and VINCI Construction Grands Projets, (BBMV), which is delivering two sections of the £15bn Crossrail project, has finished the spray conc
01/12/2014
intu Potteries expansion has brought a boost to Staffordshire with local contracts totalling £2.5m. £1.4m has been to Stoke-on-Trent based firms, including 4-Tec Steel Fabrications, which has joined Wates to deliver the structural steelwork and balustrade and stair installations. As soon as the bu
01/12/2014
A plumber has sentenced to 140 hours community service after carrying out illegal gas work on appliances at a property in Tiptree, Essex. Ryan Ellingford, 30, was prosecuted after an investigation by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) found he had also illegally issued a landlord gas safety certif
01/12/2014
Housing refurbishment specialist Lovell has finished installing its 1,000th kitchen for West Lancashire Borough Council. The Council's Regenerating Homes Programme has now seen approximately 1,970 new kitchens completed at homes across the area. Councillor Jane Houlgrave, portfolio holder for hous
01/12/2014
Carillion has acquired 60% in a Canadian power transmission and distribution services business. Rokstad Power Corporation, which is based in British Columbia, Canada, provides a full range of transmission and distribution power line services, including specialist live line operations, and has expan
01/12/2014
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has welcomed the Government's announcement to lower the threshold on the Builders Finance Fund to five units. Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, said the Government's decision will make a real difference to the sector. He said: "We know that access to
01/12/2014
In a swimming pool environment there is heightened risk of someone slipping, tripping and falling to the floor as many surfaces do become extremely slippy when wet. Safety in the instance of a swimming pool should never be taken lightly which is why we strongly recommend installation of our safety s
