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CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
UK Construction News Archive for October 2010
29/10/2010
The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has warned, at its autumn conference, that the UK property industry faces a financing 'black hole'. £160 billion worth of property debt matures over the same five year period as the £81 billion of government cuts announced by the coalition government in the Co
29/10/2010
Fewer people in Wales are being seriously injured at work according to figures for 2009/10 released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). There were 1,424 serious workplace injuries recorded in Wales last year compared to 1,638 in 2008/9. However, the estimated number of people suffering from
29/10/2010
Analysis by construction union UCATT has discovered that six construction workers were killed in the week that the Government announced it was slashing funding to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) by 35%. With fears growing that the cuts will mean that frontline inspectors will be reduced and t
29/10/2010
Manor Property Group is to push ahead with its extensive £100 million mixed use Manor Mill development and is currently in the process of awarding a contract for the demolition of Clarence Mill and associated buildings on the east bank of the River Hull next to Drypool Bridge. The 480,000 sq ft sch
29/10/2010
Lister Trade Frames of Stoke on Trent have just been shortlisted as the UK's Fabricator of the Year in the National G-Awards Event to be held in December. The G-Awards are the Oscars of the Glass and Glazing world as hundreds of companies from across the UK compete each year to be recognised as the
29/10/2010
Householders in the county will be able to use energy monitors to keep track of the amount of electricity they use at home, enabling them to save money and help them reduce their carbon footprint. Northamptonshire County Council will soon be making the devices available at libraries across the coun
29/10/2010
Merton Council, in partnership with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and house builder Crest Nicholson, is all set to transform a former school site into a landscaped public park and 217 homes. Developer Crest Nicholson will start construction on the site in Mitcham, south west London early i
29/10/2010
Basingstoke and Deane council will begin its search for a partner on Monday 1 November to drive forward plans to regenerate and transform Basing View. The council will launch its bid to find a high profile development partner to develop five sites it owns in the town centre business park over the n
29/10/2010
Speedy, providers of equipment rental and support services, has scooped two accolades at this year's Building and Engineer awards. The business, won both the Supplier of the Year and the Energy Efficient Project of the Year categories. The business secured the Supplier of the Year for its continue
29/10/2010
For the Roundels Cottage project in High Button near Godalming, Mark Hillier of H2 Architects in Richmond chose to specify multiple products supplied by the A. Proctor Group. The A Proctor Group supply a wide range of high performance timber cladding systems which caught the eye of clients Mr & Mr
28/10/2010
Ofwat, the economic regulator of the water and sewerage sector, has reported that although companies continue to deliver good levels of service to most consumers, last year six companies failed to meet their leakage targets. The companies that failed were: Cambridge (1.4% over its target); Dee Vall
28/10/2010
Willmott Dixon has signed a contract with Rochdale Borough Council to build the town centre's new leisure centre, due to open in 2012. The company was appointed in August to develop plans to deliver the £10.8 million project and work will start on the Entwisle Road site in November. Plans for the
28/10/2010
A major new fuel poverty study carried out by energy company E.ON has revealed that cutting down on wasted energy is key to helping families struggling with the costs of heating their homes. Through its Challenge 100 progamme, E.ON worked with partners to offer 100 families a full package of help,
28/10/2010
Construction is still one of Britain's most dangerous industries, despite a significant fall in the number of recorded deaths and injuries, new statistics released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show. The HSE data reveals that in Britain between April 2009 and March 2010 the number of maj
28/10/2010
Plans to build more than 300 new homes, a community centre and accommodation for older people as part of the £50 million Stanwell New Start regeneration scheme in Surrey have been given the go-ahead. A2Dominion was granted outline planning permission by Spelthorne Borough Council for the next three
28/10/2010
London Mayor, Boris Johnson's decision to create a Task Force to create more affordable homes in London is a great initiative at a time when there is serious under supply of affordable homes, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Brian Berry, Director of External Affairs at the FMB said: "A
28/10/2010
Blackpool Council has appointed renowned conservation architects, Donald Insall Associates, to begin the restoration of phase one of the Winter Gardens, a Grade II listed building. This stage is set to begin in November and runs through until February 2011. Carefully selected to create the design
28/10/2010
Alastair Campbell, former director of Communications and Strategy for Tony Blair, will be presenting a keynote session at the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Eastern conference on 10th November. In his current role as a broadcaster and political aide, Alastair will discuss the challenges of h
28/10/2010
Construction accounting software provider, Integrity Software, has recently launched its new Report Writer module, to work in unison with the Evolution package, helping users to create accurate financial reports by using simple 'drag and drop' features to enter data from across the system into custo
28/10/2010
Established in 1974, Shelvex Ltd bespoke fitted furniture makers has designed, manufactured and installed over 11,000 fitted bespoke shelving furniture, fitted home office furniture, fitted living room furniture, fitted study furniture, and fitted bedroom furniture arrangements around the UK. Crea
28/10/2010
Deva, one of the UK's leading shower and tapware companies, today announces the appointment of Steve Lee as company Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from 1 November 2010 and a company name change to Methven UK from mid-December. Commenting on his appointment, Steve, who is well known to th
27/10/2010
Interserve, the international services, maintenance and building group, has been awarded three schools contracts worth an aggregate £42 million. These are: a £23 million improvement programme for Farnley Park High School in Leeds; a further £11 million of schools extensions in the Nottinghamshire C
27/10/2010
The property industry has welcomed official data today showing that the construction industry was the largest contributor to economic growth in the third quarter of 2010. Data published by the Office of National Statistics today shows GPD grew by 0.8% in Q3 2010, with the construction sector accoun
27/10/2010
The National Infrastructure Plan, announced by Prime Minister David Cameron at the CBI conference, is fundamentally flawed as it excludes the need for new housing, warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Brian Berry, Director of External Affairs at the FMB said: "The Government is right to b
27/10/2010
Wales' Finance Minister, Jane Hutt, addressed the Constructing Excellence in Wales (CEW) conference in Cardiff, where she called for a "Team Wales" approach to the challenges faced by the construction industry. Following the UK Government’s Spending Review, the Minister told conference that cost-ef
27/10/2010
£2.1 million of Government money to help kick start the housing market has been awarded to Barratt Yorkshire West's newest development College Mews in Whitwood, it was announced today. The money will help create new jobs and will mean more new homes available to buy in 2010, according to Barratt.
27/10/2010
Mansell has been awarded a £5 million contract to transform St Jude's Church in South West London into a theological education centre. The traditional construction of this listed building will involve the refurbishment and restoration of the existing church and will include major alterations to the
27/10/2010
EDF Energy, producers of low-carbon electricity, and social housing provider Liverpool Mutual Homes (LMH) have partnered in an agreement worth several million pounds, making it one of the most significant Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP) deals to date. Under the partnership, the improvemen
27/10/2010
Following lengthy negotiations with employer representatives from the plumbing industry, Unite has secured a two year pay deal for workers employed under the Joint Industry Board for Plumbing and Mechanical Engineering Services. The agreement covers 10,000 workers directly but the deal will also be
27/10/2010
A Costain-Skanska joint venture has begun work on the initial stage of creating the Crossrail rail route that will eventually traverse London, with commencement of the project to create the tunnel portal at Royal Oak, west of the city centre, next to Paddington Station. When complete in 2017, Cross
27/10/2010
Five people have been treated in hospital after a store ceiling in Bridgend town centre collapsed on shoppers. Retailer Home Bargains, located on Market Street, was evacuated after the ceiling fell down around 1140 BST. Five shoppers were treated in the store for minor injuries and were later take
27/10/2010
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27/10/2010
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26/10/2010
Mansell has been awarded a £5 million contract to transform St Jude’s Church in South West London into a theological education centre. The traditional construction of this listed building will involve the refurbishment and restoration of the existing church and will include major alterations to th
26/10/2010
Mott MacDonald, the global management, engineering and development consultancy has launched the first online construction cost and carbon tool, CapIT, with endorsement from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). CapIT is a single resource for civil engineering and building data, containing all c
26/10/2010
The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has given a warm welcome to the publication of the National Infrastructure Plan, just published by the Treasury. The Plan focuses on economic infrastructure, including energy, transport, digital communications, flood protection, water and waste
26/10/2010
Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction group, has been awarded £23.2 million of contracts within the health and education sectors. In the education sector, Galliford Try has been awarded an £8.1 million contract to develop the University of Manchester's School of Chemical Engineering and
26/10/2010
Bexley's Council Leader Cllr Teresa O'Neill has branded as "disgraceful" Ofgem's failure to order full compensation to residents and traders who suffered in the major power cut that affected the borough and neighbouring Dartford in July 2009. Ofgem ruled that the loss of power for several days was
26/10/2010
A man who was helping cut forage maize on a farm near Pickering, had his leg amputated after he attempted to clear a blockage on a harvesting machine while the blades were still rotating. Last November, the 23-year-old man from Whitby, who does not wish to be named, was employed at Skipsters Hagg F
26/10/2010
Two Lancashire companies have been sentenced following the death of a construction worker in Altham near Accrington. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Howorth Scaffolding Services Ltd and Glenmill Group (Developments) Ltd after Peter Walton fell five metres from scaffolding on Altham
26/10/2010
A new Practice Brief from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) gives housing organisations a starting point for reducing their environmental impact. The guide, supported by Matrix Housing Partnership, shows how organisations can gain the commitment of employees to culture change and can engage
26/10/2010
Jeff Ayres & Associates have recently assisted The Brennan Group to design, develop and implement a new Integrated Management System that incorporates Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety. Using this integrated approach The Brennan Group have successfully achieved Certification by SGS one of
26/10/2010
An affordable housing scheme in Cornwall has been hailed as 'fast track'. Truro builders Rok shaved eight weeks off a typical construction programme by completing eight brand new homes and the road leading to them, in the village of St Newlyn East near Newquay, in just 15 weeks. The two-bedroom ti
26/10/2010
Jewson are delighted to announce that we have renewed our agreement with Gloucester Rugby for another three seasons. Jewson, the UK's leading supplier of timber and building products to the trade and general public, entered into a partnership with Gloucester Rugby to become the club's main sponsor
26/10/2010
Underfloor heating is fast becoming a standard solution for UK homes and public buildings. With its lower energy consumption and safe, space-saving invisibility it's easy to see the attraction of this new approach to total comfort. The only downside is that if you have a system that’s a few years o
25/10/2010
Mansell has been awarded a £3.7 million contract to construct residential accommodation for Chinley Peak School in High Peak, Derbyshire for Derbyshire County Council. The single storey residential accommodation will have 12 bedrooms and associated staffing areas, to ensure pupils enjoy the best f
25/10/2010
UK renewable energy company has announced plans to regenerate Alexandra Dock site. The project will generate green electricity for homes and businesses as well as bringing permanent local jobs to Sefton, Liverpool and the wider Merseyside area and an investment of approximately £300m. The project
25/10/2010
Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction Group, has announced that it has, in joint venture with AECOM, been appointed as one of four partners on Yorkshire Water's Large Schemes framework with a total value of £330 million. Work will include major upgrades to water and waste water treatmen
25/10/2010
British Land has announced that it has agreed Heads of Terms with Oxford Properties, the real estate arm of the OMERS Worldwide Group of Companies, to develop the Leadenhall Building in the City of London, on a 50:50 joint venture basis. Designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners, at 736 ft, the
25/10/2010
Cardiff-based Boyes Rees Architects has secured a contract to design a new Waitrose supermarket and the relocation of the existing Dents glove factory in Warminster. Developer Henry Boot Developments has planning in place to develop a Waitrose store on the Dents site in Fairfield Road. Dents will
25/10/2010
Activists from construction union UCATT will be taking part in activities throughout Britain as part of European Health and Safety Week, which runs from 25th-29th October. The theme of this year's European Health and Safety Week is maintenance work and UCATT will be highlighting the dangers involve
25/10/2010
Leading waste management specialist, Peterborough Renewable Energy Ltd (PREL), has appointed Davis Langdon, an AECOM Company, to act as Owner's Representative on site to oversee the construction of the first sustainable Energy Park for the UK. Energy Park Peterborough, which was granted consent by
25/10/2010
Farnborough Comprehensive school needed more classroom space but couldn't afford the disruption of work going on during term-time. The double classroom unit measured 50'x40' and consisted of a modified existing unit to meet the school's own specifications. Restricted access across a playing field
22/10/2010
Construction union UCATT has warned that the announcement that spending on the Health and Safety Executive will be slashed by 35% by 2015, will risk workers lives. The announcement of the huge cuts in HSE funding was not contained in the Comprehensive Spending Review but the information was slipped
22/10/2010
Work has started the first phase of a major development which holds the key to creating thousands of jobs and new homes in North East Bridgwater. Hallam Land Management is preparing the site at Sydenham Farm, in readiness for developer David Wilson Homes South West to begin building more than 400 n
22/10/2010
National hotel chain Marriott pleaded guilty to an offence under Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 following an accident that left a contractor with a compressed fracture of the vertebrae and a fractured heel. Marriott Hotels International Limited which has around sixty ho
22/10/2010
New research by housebuilder Galliford Try Homes shows that 60% of people are attracted to new homes because they are easier and less costly to maintain. The top ten housebuilder surveyed 1,373 UK adults to ascertain their views on newly built properties to coincide with the UK-wide New Homes Mon
22/10/2010
Work is well underway on the creation of new buildings for two primary schools in Wolverhampton. The development of state-of-the-art accommodation at Oak Meadow and Bushbury Hill primary schools began last month, and the 'footprints' of the new buildings are visible. The work is being carried out
22/10/2010
The new autumn term will see students from 50 schools across the UK developing key skills and showcasing their construction talent through a partnership programme between the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and The b-live Foundation. Aimed at 11-12 year olds, students will need to hone their
22/10/2010
Europe's largest construction training provider, the National Construction College (NCC), is to launch a new training programme for 2011, featuring six brand new courses for businesses to bolster their bottom line in a constantly changing and fiercely competitive market. Developed in close consulta
22/10/2010
Willmott Dixon's Group Chief Executive opened the company's new Rotherham branch from where it will manage a responsive repairs service to nearly 12,000 homes and properties. 2010 Rotherham's Operations Director Matthew Spittles and Cabinet Member for Safe and Attractive Neighbourhoods, Councillor
22/10/2010
20ft Shipping Containers are at the heart of Smirnoff's Nightlife Exchange Project. The UK Shipping Container Conversion started as a new/once used container supplied by CS Shipping Containers who put in a side door put prior to the unit being kitted up ready to represent the best nightlife expe
22/10/2010
Nationwide property services provider, Apollo has ranked 50 in the Sunday Times' Top Track 250, a list of Britain's leading mid-market private companies. The table places Apollo above a number of household names that include Manchester United, Arsenal, Pret-a-Manger and Travelodge. The only pro
21/10/2010
The Culture Department, DCMS, has pulled out of its decision to fund Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) as part of a Comprehensive Spending Review which has seen massive reductions across the public sector. CABE is bitterly disappointed by the decision. The organisation h
21/10/2010
Cuts to public investment in housing over four years could see some of the most vulnerable people shouldering a disproportionate burden of the government’s deficit reduction measures warns the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). In response to the Chancellor's announcement on the reduction to the
21/10/2010
A Newport traffic management company has been sentenced after an employee was struck and killed by a vehicle when working on the M4 near Cardiff. Sean Luke Hale, 30, from Cwmbran, was hit by a car while crossing the carriageway to collect traffic cones from the central reservation during road resur
21/10/2010
Blackpool Council has appointed renowned conservation architects, Donald Insall Associates, to begin the restoration of phase one of the Winter Gardens, a Grade II listed building. The phase is set to begin in November and runs through until February 2011. Carefully selected to create the design
21/10/2010
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has welcomed vital investment to improve London's transport network and safeguard the capital's future announced in the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review. Speaking at a City Hall, the Mayor said Transport for London's (TfL) funding settlement means he wi
21/10/2010
EDF Energy Networks has begun installing replacement underground electricity cables between the major substation in Swanley and the major substation in Orpington as part of a £1.6 million project. The work is part of a planned replacement scheme to maintain reliable supplies to the area and to cope
21/10/2010
The Beacon Centre at Musgrove Park Hospital has been named Best Community Building at the Local Authority Building Control Awards, Somerset and South West. Morgan Sindall picked up the award for its work to create the state-of-the-art oncology centre at the hospital which was completed last year.
21/10/2010
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21/10/2010
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20/10/2010
Mansell has been appointed as main contractor on a £4.9 million contract to build a new primary school and highway infrastructure in Little Plumstead, near Norwich. Mansell will construct the new school for The Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance Limited, whilst the infrastructure works will be comple
20/10/2010
Construction union UCATT has welcomed the decision by Hull Council to award the housing maintenance contract formerly held by Connaught to Lovells. The decision secures the jobs of 96 workers and also ensures that their existing terms and conditions are maintained. It had been feared that the coun
20/10/2010
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has set out how a new era of regulating social housing at the local level will deliver better homes for tenants, whilst at the same time ensuring lenders continue to invest in the sector. Following the announcement last week that the Tenant Services Authority (TSA) wou
20/10/2010
Waste being sent to landfill is set to be reduced by Morgan Sindall by turning disused plastic hard hats into site hoardings. The company has sent more than 4,000 old hats to a manufacturer to be moulded into the environmentally-friendly boards which will be used as site hoardings. Morgan Sindall'
20/10/2010
An academy that will give long-term skills training to hundreds of people from Scarborough and the local region was officially opened by Willmott Dixon's Group Chief Executive, Rick Willmott. Located at Willmott Dixon's office on Newchase Court, Hopper Hill Road, the skills academy is a joint ventu
20/10/2010
Energy company E.ON has announced that it will not proceed to the next stage of the Government's carbon capture and storage (CCS) competition. The company's Kingsnorth project was one of two schemes shortlisted as part of the Government's competition, with the aim being to build the UK's first comm
20/10/2010
The state-of-the-art Energy Centre in the Olympic Park was unveiled today by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA). During the Games, the Centre will provide an efficient low-carbon heating and cooling system for venues across the Olympic Park. After 2012, it will support the new buildings and commu
20/10/2010
Kier North East's multi-million pound school project in Redcar is taking shape after the arrival of the first batch of steel. The 12 tonnes of steel will form the new kitchen area of Dormanstown Primary School with the uprights being lifted into position by a 40 tonne crane. A further four loads, 1
20/10/2010
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has welcomed Lord Young's findings from his review of the operation of health and safety laws and the growth of the compensation culture but insists that the opportunity to save the taxpayer millions will be lost unless its principles are applied to public sec
20/10/2010
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19/10/2010
Land Securities and Canary Wharf Group have announced they have formed 'The Partnership', a 50:50 joint venture partnership to develop 20 Fenchurch Street. The existing property, currently a cleared site with some ancillary retail neighbouring holdings, has been sold by Land Securities to the Partn
19/10/2010
ISG has secured an iconic project in London's Docklands to build a £30 million centre of sustainability excellence for Siemens. The Siemens Pavilion development, within the new Green Enterprise District stretching across East London, has been designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects with Pringle Brand
19/10/2010
North West-based Ainscough Strategic Land has submitted a planning application for the redevelopment of a 20-acre former factory in Cheshire, following 18 months of community consultation and master planning. The scheme will see the creation of 160 new family homes, community allotments and new pub
19/10/2010
Kier and arvato government services have announced a 10-year partnership agreement with Chesterfield Borough Council to deliver a range of financial, customer, information and property services. The services include ICT, customer services, human resources, revenues, benefits, payroll, accounts paya
19/10/2010
Proposals identifying where Peterborough's future housing, workplace, leisure and other facilities can be built will be discussed at Peterborough City Council's planning and environmental protection committee next Tuesday (26 October). The proposals will then be submitted to the cabinet and full co
19/10/2010
The National Federation of Builder's (NFB) ConstructCO2 flagship online software solution has assisted member company Frank Haslam Milan Ltd (FHM) in identifying immediate savings of £46,000 through the measurement and benchmarking of their carbon footprint. CostructCO2 provides a simple, practi
19/10/2010
Kirklees Council has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard after taking action on climate change and reducing its carbon emissions. Kirklees scored 80% in the rigorous assessment which is necessary to achieve the award. The Carbon Trust Standard is an independent award which recognises real action
19/10/2010
Plans to build 270,000 affordable homes for low income families over the next decade could be axed under government plans to slash funding for new developments by up to 50%, a campaign group has warned. The National Housing Federation said it had been told housing was likely to be one of the bigges
19/10/2010
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19/10/2010
Jewson, the UK's leading supplier of timber and building products to the trade and public, has launched a new kitchen showroom website, with an appointment setting facility enabling users to set up a meeting with their local showroom sales representative.
18/10/2010
The first new council homes to be built in Birmingham for three decades have been handed over. Lovell has completed work on four homes at the £2.75 million development in Pershore Road, Balsall Heath. The homes are the first to be delivered by Birmingham City Council's Municipal Housing Trust under
18/10/2010
Doncaster people can now see a new state-of-the-art 'super surgery' rising from the ground in the town centre. Morgan Sindall, which is delivering the £6.5 million building for NHS Doncaster at Saint Sepulchre Gate West, has completed building work on the 190-tonne steel frame. The construction mi
18/10/2010
Private sector non-residential construction for the three months to September increased by seven per cent compared to the same period last year according to Glenigan. The retail, hotel and leisure, industrial and office sectors all saw increases in the value of construction projects starting on si
18/10/2010
A surge of investment in new energy sources will be needed to ensure our energy security and reduce reliance on fossil fuels in the decades ahead, Chris Huhne said today. The Government has launched the consultation on the coalition's revised draft national policy statements on energy. They show th
18/10/2010
Construction union UCATT have warned that the Young Review on health and safety must not act as a forerunner to further Government attacks on safety legislation. Alan Ritchie, General Secretary of UCATT, said: "This report was a waste of time and money. Lord Young has failed to grasp why safety leg
18/10/2010
Legislation that is said to be 'outdated' that requires councils to advertise planning notices in local newspapers will cost £200 million over the next five years, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. For the same money town halls could fund the construction of 2,180 new council homes
18/10/2010
Cuts to the national housing budget will be so extreme that the Government will only be able to fund 243 affordable homes in London and the South East up to March 2015 beyond those in the previous government's spending plans, according to new research. The National Housing Federation says the amoun
18/10/2010
Costain has announced it has been awarded a contract from National Grid for its London Cable Replacement Tunnel. The contract is worth approximately £200 million and forms part of National Grid's investment plans in the capital to ensure a continued safe and reliable electricity transmission networ
18/10/2010
A self-employed plumber has been prosecuted after carrying out illegal work on gas boilers that was so bad it put his customers' lives at risk. Michael Gallimore, 62, formerly of Hengrave Road, Fornham All Saints, near Bury St Edmunds, but now temporarily living in Shefford in Bedfordshire, admitte
18/10/2010
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15/10/2010
A radical shake-up of the affordable housing sector could unlock up to £125 billion from the existing stock, which could in turn go to fund the development of sorely needed new homes, according to EC Harris, the international Built Asset Consultancy. The analysis, which is based on EC Harris' resea
15/10/2010
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has announced the abolition of the Tenant Services Authority (TSA), preserving its vital economic regulation functions in a new streamlined Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), whilst scrapping tasks considered unnecessary by Ministers. The end of the TSA is part of wid
15/10/2010
Plans to build one of the country's best examples of environmentally-friendly primary schools in Peterborough will be revealed to parents and residents at a meeting at Welland Primary School on Monday 18 October. The proposed new school, which is in the process of being designed by Peterborough Ci
15/10/2010
Commenting on the plans to turn British Waterways (BW) into a National Trust-style charity, Unite National Officer for docks and waterways Julia Long, said: "We have real fears that the vital maintenance work that is needed on the network will be forced to rely on the efforts of volunteers to fill g
15/10/2010
One of the UK's top industry magazines has voted Costain Group the outstanding contractor of the decade. The 'Contractor of the Decade' Award was announced this week by New Civil Engineer at the magazine's annual awards. Costain is Rhondda Cynon Taf Council's contractor for the Pontypridd Town Cen
15/10/2010
Phoenix Square, built by Willmott Dixon in Leicester, was been named Regeneration Project of the Year at the recent 2010 East Midlands Property Awards. The Phoenix Square redevelopment scheme by Blueprint has seen the transformation of a former factory site in the St Georges area of Leicester into
15/10/2010
City council planners have given the go-ahead to two major new schemes which will strengthen Bristol's commitment to reducing its carbon footprint. The Development Control (North) Committee approved two schemes including the development of a low carbon energy facility next to the mechanical biologi
15/10/2010
Galliford Try has announced the appointment of Ian Coull as Chairman designate. Ian will join the Board as a non-executive director on 8 November 2010 and succeed David Calverley as Chairman on 1 July 2011. Ian Coull is Chief Executive of SEGRO, Europe's largest industrial REIT and a leading prov
15/10/2010
Jewson has launched an app for the iPhone allowing customers to locate Jewson branches, receive exclusive offers and access directions to the branch they are visiting. The app is free to download from the iPhone App Store and can easily be found by searching for Jewson. The Jewson app is designed t
14/10/2010
Passengers travelling to and from Gatwick Airport by train will benefit from more reliable and punctual journeys, easier access, reduced congestion and better facilities after funding was secured for a major upgrade of the station. Gatwick has the fastest route by rail into central London from any
14/10/2010
The international infrastructure group, Balfour Beatty, has announced that it has acquired the Halsall Group, a Canadian professional services firm based in Toronto, for a cash consideration of £33 million. Halsall, which was employee owned, provides design and engineering services to the building
14/10/2010
A Kent-based construction and engineering company has been fined after an employee suffered severe burns when his jack hammer touched unexposed underground electricity cables. Bradley Marsh, 28, from Ashford suffered 62 per cent burns to his upper body, face, neck and arms when he inadvertently str
14/10/2010
The infrastructure development company, John Laing, has announced its intention to sell up to £256 million of yielding infrastructure assets to the newly formed John Laing Infrastructure Fund (JLIF). The disposal will be concluded upon the successful completion of JLIF's initial public offering.
14/10/2010
A recycling company has appeared in court after one of its workers suffered broken ribs when he was forced onto a metal conveyor belt in Preston. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Smurfit Kappa UK Ltd following the injury at its warehouse on Campbell Street in September 2009. The 60
14/10/2010
The leading construction company under the Construction Manager of the Year Awards says that construction managers and professionals are under-valued by the UK. Professional management skills in the construction sector are under-recognised, says the firm which had the best management record in sect
14/10/2010
Construction union UCATT have warned that a new report from the CBI is a thinly disguised call for the private sector to be given unfettered access to plunder social housing contracts for profit. The report Improving homes, improving lives: using competition for better social housing, claims that £
14/10/2010
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) was joined by MPs and a solar-powered hot air balloon outside Parliament in support of clean, green heat for businesses and homes on Tuesday. MPs from Government and Opposition parties backed a Renewable Heat Incentive that would encourage people to switch to
14/10/2010
Leading trade paint brand Leyland's incredible £20,000 competition, Load Up With Leyland, closes in two weeks so it's now or never to get your entries in! The all-action paint brand has never been one to shy away from giving something back to its loyal users, and the prize up for grabs in this comp
13/10/2010
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has pledged to put the full weight of the new Coalition Government behind cutting red tape and making it easier for developers to get projects started and the homes the country needs built. He highlighted the steps the Government are already taking to tackle the key ob
13/10/2010
Property management company, Places for People, has awarded a three-year, £1.5 million contract to responsive and planned maintenance specialist Lovell Respond. Under the new contract, Lovell Respond will provide gas servicing and reactive gas maintenance services to more than 4,800 flats and house
13/10/2010
The online grocer, Ocado, has announced it has exchanged contracts to acquire a 35.2 acre site at Birch Coppice Business Park, Dordon, North Warwickshire, on which it will construct a 350,000 sq ft Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC). The site will be the location for Ocado's second CFC doubling the
13/10/2010
Morgan Sindall has been selected by Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council to deliver an £18.57 million regeneration project in Stockbridge Village, Merseyside. The firm will build a new primary school, neighbourhood centre with leisure facilities and new retail space. The project forms part of a £
13/10/2010
More than 10,000 people are currently working on the Olympic Park and Athletes' Village as the 'big build' approaches its peak. More than 20 per cent of the 6,243 workers on the Park, and a quarter of the 4,090 on the Village live in the five Host Boroughs – Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham
13/10/2010
Small or Medium Enterprises (SMEs) construction sector has now experienced three consecutive years of declining conditions and is heading into a double dip recession as the economy falters, reveals the latest State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). 42 percent of responde
13/10/2010
Willmott Dixon has signed a £25.7 million contract with Northamptonshire County Council to deliver Kettering Science Academy. The academy is part of Northamptonshire County Council's £55 million academies building programme that Willmott Dixon was appointed preferred bidder for in April. Next to fo
13/10/2010
Work has begun on a £1.2 million project to build the first council houses in Charnwood in more than 20 years. The nine new affordable and energy efficient properties will be built in Shepshed, Barrow-Upon-Soar and Thurmaston. It is part of Charnwood Borough Council's bid to provide 250 affordable
13/10/2010
Work is set to start on a new academy which will give thousands of young people the skills and training needed to kick-start a career in construction after VolkerFitzpatrick was notified of Crossrail's intention to award the contract to them. Next month sees the start of the new Tunnelling and Unde
13/10/2010
Colourful paint brand Leyland looks set to turn heads once again at this year's National Painting and Decorating Show with another action-packed stand. Guaranteed to put visitors in a spin will be the ever popular Leyland Lovelies, who will be on hand to set pulses racing by posing for photographs.
12/10/2010
The house-building industry has welcomed the Housing Minister, Grant Shapps' commitment to cutting red tape, simplifying the planning system and increasing housing supply, but demanded more detail on the policies behind the promises. The national housing crisis has seen fewer homes built in the las
12/10/2010
An engraved trowel has commemorated news that the University of Surrey's new £3 million Performing Arts Centre is well on its way to hosting its first performance. On Wednesday 6 October representatives from the university joined the Kier Southern site team for a topping out ceremony. University v
12/10/2010
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has made the case for a period of house price stability to prevent generations of potential homebuyers being priced out of the market. In a speech to the Housing Market Intelligence conference in London, Mr Shapps argued that buying a property should not be seen only a
12/10/2010
Public spaces outside Crossrail stations will be made safer, more attractive and pedestrian friendly after Crossrail announced it has finalised a Memorandum of Understanding with local authorities, Transport for London and Network Rail. 18 local authorities along the Crossrail route, along with Tra
12/10/2010
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is calling for the Government to encourage the use of non-recyclable waste to meet the UK's energy needs. Launching a new report, Going to waste: Making the case for energy from waste, the business group highlighted the important role that energy from wa
12/10/2010
A scheme to help and encourage Hampshire businesses to take on apprentices has received an injection of cash from the County Council, in response to the number of applications received. The authority's Apprenticeship Grants Scheme has been topped up with £50,000 from other budgets. The cash boost
12/10/2010
Work has started on a multi-million pound scheme that will provide extra-care housing and services for over 55s in Ormskirk and the West Lancashire area. The scheme is a three-storey extra-care development comprising 111 self- contained apartments, a health and well-being centre and an enhanced da
12/10/2010
Liverpool City Council's planning committee has given the go-ahead to a third building at Liverpool Science Park. The park's Chief Executive Chris Musson told Insider the decision was a "significant milestone" in the development of the site. The new four-storey 42,000 sq ft building, to be known a
12/10/2010
Ian Jones has been appointed as managing director of Galliford Try Water. He will be responsible for its business with clients including Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Scottish Water, Welsh Water and Thames Water. For the past eight years Ian has been director of ETM, a joint v
12/10/2010
Leading trade paint brand Leyland has made a typically bold appearance at one of University of London's most prestigious exhibitions, Bartfest 2010. The week-long exhibition is held in the Slade School of Fine Art and celebrates students' work from the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. 'BSc Un
11/10/2010
Construction union UCATT have described John Hutton’s interim report on public sector pensions as misguided and that he has failed to adequately take into account the major reforms that have already been undertaken in public sector pension provision. Alan Ritchie, General Secretary of Construction
11/10/2010
Six major Welsh charities have joined forces to condemn the Westminster government's proposed cuts to housing benefit and local housing allowance. Shelter Cymru, Mind Cymru, Citizens’ Advice Cymru, Gofal, Community Housing Cymru and Cymorth, together with the Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru, t
11/10/2010
A man who falsely claimed to be a registered gas engineer has been sentenced for illegally installing gas appliances at addresses in York. Bennett Morley of Cherry Paddock, Haxby, York, was prosecuted by The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for five offences under Gas Safety legislation after comp
11/10/2010
Galliford Try Homes has opened a new regional office under the Linden Homes branding. Linden Homes Oxfordshire is based in Milton Park, Abingdon, and its opening is part of Galliford Try Housebuilding’s continued regional business expansion plans. Ian Baker, Group Managing Director for Housebuild
11/10/2010
Al Futtaim Carillion has been awarded a contract worth some £124 million for the construction of two residential towers for Emaar Properties PJSC that form part of its 500-acre Downtown Dubai development. The two residential towers, which are part of the 29 Boulevard residential project and have co
11/10/2010
Following the announcement by the UK Housing Minister that councils in England will be given the financial freedom to reinvest their council rents and will no longer have to pay them to the Treasury, the FMB Wales is supporting the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) call for the UK Government
11/10/2010
Lovell has stepped in to provide emergency housing repairs for Norwich City Council following the collapse of Connaught. Lovell, part of UK construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall, is also finishing work to kitchens and bathrooms previously started by Connaught, with surveys already und
11/10/2010
More delays are now expected for asbestos victims after appeal judges referred their compensation claims to the Supreme Court. Judges were unable to agree on a High Court ruling that insurers are liable for damages from when the victims were exposed to asbestos. Families now face more confusion a
11/10/2010
Water is getting very expensive and in some cases the same price as your electric and gas and it is going to get more expensive. JTS Energy Ltd specialise in helping companies to save water and water charges and have over the past twelve months help companies to get refunds totaling £290,000 throu
11/10/2010
Leading trade paint brand Leyland took to the skies recently as its Truguard Pliolite Based Masonry provided a winning makeover for a new multi-storey car park at one of the UK's largest airports. Serving over nine million passengers annually, Birmingham International Airport is the fifth largest i
08/10/2010
The Olympic Park Construction Crew has celebrated the 100th pupil joining the programme since it began in 2008. This year's Construction Crew is made up of 40 schoolchildren from the five Host Boroughs – Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Greenwich – bringing the total to 100. They
08/10/2010
Construction union UCATT has pledged to campaign vigorously in order to overturn a decision announced in the Court of Appeal, which will mean that thousands of dying asbestos victims will be barred from claiming compensation. The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a case brought by the insuranc
08/10/2010
The Welsh Assembly Government has set out exactly how it will manage its fight against climate change and achieve its ambition of a 3% year on year reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The First Minister, Carwyn Jones and Environment Minister Jane Davidson, were in the Centre for Alternative Tech
08/10/2010
A Manchester fencing manufacturer has admitted putting its employees in danger by allowing them to use unguarded machinery. Fencing Supplies Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after the company allowed guards to be disabled on nine fence cutting machines at its factory in
08/10/2010
A key plank of the Government's drive to build a 'New Welfare State', which would substantially reduce housing benefit allowances, could leave 160,000 claimants in London trying to squeeze into just 46,000 homes, according to new figures. Research by the National Housing Federation shows that when
08/10/2010
A2Dominion New Homes has become the first registered housing provider to launch its own iPhone application. The app, which can be downloaded for free from the iTunes store, enables anyone with an iPhone or iTouch device to search for both shared ownership and private sale homes available from A2Dom
08/10/2010
The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has welcomed the announcement of the new Universal Credit but believes that more work needs to be done to ensure the housing component reflects local housing costs and does not penalise tenants and their landlords. CIH has expressed significant concerns abou
08/10/2010
A two-year-old child escaped with minor injuries injury after a 17 metre wide shop hoarding collapsed on him at a popular Merseyside shopping centre. The toddler was enjoying a day out with his father and grandparents at the Racecourse Retail Park at Aintree when the hoarding, which had been erecte
08/10/2010
Leyland Trade has once again highlighted its thrilling colour credentials after its wide range of imaginative colours helped a creative mural designer transform the exterior of a Norwich children’s centre into a vibrant and eye-catching jungle-inspired design. Leyland's vast array of colour combina
08/10/2010
R.W.Simon the UK's leading supplier for trickle ventilators has recently launched the shortest 5000 equivalent air PVC-U trickle ventilator. At only 420mm the Simon FRAMEVENT 5000 HF provides specifiers and window fabricators the perfect solution to ever increasing issue of background ventilation.
07/10/2010
The latest school in Lewisham's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme has passed a major milestone and is heading rapidly towards completion. Local council and church dignitaries were present for a topping-out ceremony at Trinity School, a Church of England secondary that will from next y
07/10/2010
Sandwell Council is taking legal action to stop the Government axing its schools' modernisation scheme. The council is seeking to judicially review the decision to scrap nine projects in its Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. Education Secretary Michael Gove announced the news in the
07/10/2010
Mansell has won a £2.9 million contract to build phase two of Hartlepool Innovation Centre for UK Steel Enterprise at Queens Meadow Business Park. The centre will be constructed over three floors, with each floor containing multiple office units to accommodate new and developing local businesses. B
07/10/2010
Blaydon Leisure & Primary Care Centre, the North East's first purpose built multi-million pound leisure, swimming pool and healthcare facility has opened its doors. Located on the former site of Blaydon Comprehensive School on Shibdon Road the building has been purpose built to make the most of the
07/10/2010
Rok has announced it is investing in skills by taking on 50 apprentices. The recruitment drive bucks the national trend which has seen a dramatic 86 percent drop in the number of new trade apprenticeships since the height of the construction boom. The apprentices will be based at Rok Centres acros
07/10/2010
Peel have submitted the largest planning application in the UK named Liverpool Waters, a redevelopment of part of Liverpool Docks comprising over 14 million square feet of mixed use floor space on 150 acres, an investment of £5.5 Billion. Liverpool Waters proposes the regeneration of former and cur
07/10/2010
The multi-million pound redevelopment of Nottingham's railway station, the Nottingham Hub project, has been given the go ahead. Transport Minister, Norman Baker, said: "For many visitors and travellers, stations are the first experience they have of a place. A modern railway station with excellent
07/10/2010
A major pub chain has been fined £300,000 after a Merseyside landlord died from carbon monoxide poisoning, and tenants at another 474 pubs were put at risk. Paul Lee was found unconscious by a cleaner at the Aintree Hotel on Aintree Road in Bootle just after midday on 12 November 2007. He had turne
07/10/2010
Leyland's 'Mad About Colour' slogan came to life in spectacular fashion recently after its range of eye-catching colours helped bring a stunning piece of art bursting to life. Artist Ian Cook creates jaw-dropping pieces using only the tyres of model cars and was recently commissioned by oil and car
06/10/2010
J Murphy & Sons has been awarded a £1 million enabling works contract by Crossrail to carry out civil engineering works at Swanlea School in Whitechapel, London. Preparatory work for the contract has begun already and completion on site is programmed for January 2011. Murphy was awarded the contrac
06/10/2010
A man was left with serious injuries after a fall from an unguarded platform, a court heard during the sentencing of a Huddersfield textile retailer. Fifty-seven year-old Dennis Hunter, of Barnsley, was left with a broken leg and crushed ankle when he fell eight feet onto concrete while dismantling
06/10/2010
E.ON, one of the UK's leading green power companies, has announced that it has finished the construction and connection of its newest wind farm at Haswell Moor, near Haswell Plough in County Durham. The wind farm features five 2MW turbines, which stand 110m tall to the tip of the blade and will pro
06/10/2010
Local budding tradespeople are being given an opportunity to prepare for a career in construction through a young apprenticeship programme. For the second year running Sedgefield Borough Homes' (SBH) contractor partners, Mears Ltd, has recruited new apprentices and will be training them to become
06/10/2010
Medway Council has announced the appointment of BAM Construction to design and build Medway's three new academy schools. The combined contract value is approximately £80 million. It builds on the contractor's strong position in the area and in the education sector. As its preferred bidder, BAM w
06/10/2010
Morgan Sindall has been awarded a £14.8 million contract to create new civic offices for Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. The company is constructing a five-storey commercial building at Burton Street, Wakefield. Morgan Sindall is carrying out the project for English Cities Fund (ECf) – a
06/10/2010
Pat Ritchie has been appointed Chief Executive of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). Currently the HCA's Director for the North East, Pat will now lead the Agency through a significant period of change including development of its continuing role as a smaller, enabling and investment organisat
06/10/2010
The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has welcomed Housing Minister Grant Shapps' confirmation of his intention to scrap the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) subsidy system in England. Sarah Webb, CIH Chief Executive, said: "We are delighted that the Housing Minister has confirmed his intention to
06/10/2010
Leading trade paint brand Leyland has launched a brand new colour card packed with an array of new features designed to make life easier than ever before for its trade customers. Leyland’s blockbusting new colour card comes bursting onto the market with a further 43 brand new colours, which have be
06/10/2010
Jewson, the UK's leading supplier of sustainable timber and building materials to the trade and public, has launched its largest charity event to date. The Tour de Jewson cycling relay marathon launched on the 4th October and brought together staff, suppliers and customers in a bid to raise money
05/10/2010
Network Rail has agreed to an independent review of how it reports staff accidents following intervention by Unite, Britain's biggest union. Bob Rixham, Unite's National Officer for railways, exposed the under-reporting of minor accidents amongst workers. The company's chairman, Rick Haythornthwait
05/10/2010
A Wiltshire construction company has been prosecuted after a teenager was seriously injured in a wall collapse. Simon Jones Restoration and Re-design Limited pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches at Chippenham Magistrates Court today, Monday 4 October. The prosecution was brought by the Hea
05/10/2010
Willmott Dixon's transformation of the 1960s-era Mardyke estate in Rainham, Essex, continues after Old Ford Housing Association awarded it a £23 million contract for phase two. Old Ford Housing Association is responsible for the £80m renewal of the estate, which has been renamed Orchard Village aft
05/10/2010
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has outlined plans to devolve greater powers to councils to meet the housing needs of their local communities. Currently, councils are required to pay the council house rents and the majority of receipts from the sale of land and homes to Whitehall, where it is then de
05/10/2010
British households are today cooking and heating their homes with renewable gas, produced from human waste, for the first time. Biomethane gas from Didcot sewage works in Oxfordshire will produce enough renewable gas to supply up to 200 homes. The landmark project at Didcot - a joint venture betw
05/10/2010
With a 40% cut in the rate at which borrowers receive income support to cover their mortgage payments, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) is urging the government to resist further cuts to this benefit in its forthcoming comprehensive spending review and, in particular, to maintain the 13-week qu
05/10/2010
Wates and Sir Robert McAlpine have been named as the firms in the running to design and rebuild a Doncaster school worth around £10.5 million, which suffered significant fire damage in December 2009. The Department for Education announced last month that the rebuilding of Campsmount Technology Coll
05/10/2010
Plans for Britain's largest development of 'zero carbon' homes to be built in Peterborough are moving ahead after a grant of £7.8 million from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to provide 120 affordable homes. In total, there will be 344 high quality, environmentally-friendly homes forming an
05/10/2010
Laing O'Rourke and Imperial College London have announced the creation of a new multi-disciplinary academic centre of excellence to advance the systems engineering profession and leverage innovative thinking to benefit the construction industry. Laing O'Rourke, will fund the Centrefor Systems Engin
05/10/2010
Earlier this year CS Shipping Containers were approached by the Manchester Creative Collective (MCC) to help them in their aim to provide creative space within Manchester. To do this they wanted to use second hand shipping containers and convert them into various artist studios. "Recycled Shi
04/10/2010
The unprecedented challenges of making the transition to a low carbon economy and securing supplies as efficiently as possible has led Ofgem to introduce the biggest change to the regulatory framework for 20 years. Ofgem's new performance-based model, RIIO, seeks to ensure consumers get the necess
04/10/2010
The construction industry faces a demographic time bomb if more is not done to address skills and employment in the face of the imminent spending review, guests were told at a business luncheon in Birmingham last week. Speaking in his capacity as Chairman of Construction Skills and President of the
04/10/2010
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), the single housing and regeneration agency for England investing in communities, has confirmed £14.8 million funding to provide approximately 390 new homes to be started this financial year in Essex. Projects are being enabled across the county of Essex,
04/10/2010
The Government's decision to scrap the nation's planning infrastructure, without putting an alternative system in place, will lead to 300,000 planned homes being ditched by local authorities across the country, according to a campaign group. The National Housing Federation said that the decision t
04/10/2010
While much of the construction industry is reeling from the loss of Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, one construction network is succeeding in helping local firms capitalise on opportunities. Build Up North Staffordshire is this week launching a special BSF Meet the Buyer forum on T
04/10/2010
Private-sector organisations can now register their interest in investing in the Olympic Village. The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) will be looking for a deal which offers best-value along with a long-term commitment from an investor. They must have the experience and expertise needed to realise
04/10/2010
Less than 24 hours after the launch of Birmingham's Big City Plan, preparatory work has begun for the demolition of a landmark tower block, to be removed as part of the Birmingham Gateway project. The project will transform New Street station into an iconic gateway to Birmingham with more space, b
04/10/2010
A new safety initiative targeting small-scale building projects is being launched across Greater Manchester and Cheshire. Statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show two thirds of all construction deaths in the North West, and more than half of the serious injuries, occur in the two
04/10/2010
PG Insulation Ltd is an expanding, well-established and reputable Company able to work nationally to high standards, at competitive rates and in a full range of insulation environments. PG Insulation Ltd regularly works within the public sector: NHS, Petro Chemical and Chemical Industries, Agricul
01/10/2010
Construction union UCATT have criticised Cllr Carl Minns, Leader of Hull Council for his failure to resolve the future of the Connaught workforce in the City. UCATT have described the Liberal Democrat leader as acting like "Pontius Pilot" when dealing with the workers fate. Over 3 weeks after the
01/10/2010
Hundreds of millions of pounds is set to be ploughed into regenerating Tottenham after ambitious plans to redevelop the Spurs stadium and surrounding area were approved. Haringey Council's planning committee welcomed designs which will pave the way for an overhaul of north Tottenham. At the heart
01/10/2010
Staff at Peterborough City Council have been praised for their commitment and efficiency in bringing forward proposals for the design and construction of new £20.6 million premises for Ormiston Bushfield Academy. At a contract signing ceremony at Peterborough Town Hall Kier Eastern Managing Directo
01/10/2010
Shoppers and traders flocked to view the exciting new plans for the £10.5m Pontypridd Town Centre regeneration project in Wales. Since Wednesday proposals of how the multi million pound investment will totally transform the centre of the town have been on display to the general public with 300 atte
01/10/2010
West Ham United has formally submitted its bid for the Olympic Stadium with a presentation at No 10 Downing Street. Scott Parker, Carlton Cole and Mark Noble delivered the club's joint bid with Newham Council to run the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games to the Prime Minister's office. They were
01/10/2010
A new tool launched by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) will help landlords calculate how much housing benefit their tenants are likely to lose in planned government reforms and assess the risk of vulnerable tenants falling into rent arrears. Any tenant who is currently in receipt of housin
01/10/2010
The A. Proctor Group of Blairgowrie Scotland, is showcasing several of their product ranges at the Built Environment Solutions & Technologies (BEST) Exhibition in Birmingham. Running from 18th – 20th October 2010, the event will not only host the exhibition, but also live debates, free seminars and
01/10/2010
R W Simon has recently supplied our 100mm "C" blade solar shading on the Berkeley Homes prestigious development at Caspian Wharf in Bow, east London The system installed by
01/10/2010
Architectural Ironmongers Scott Beaven Radius Ltd have undergone some changes since the retirement of the Companies founder Scott Beaven in April this year. The leadership has been passed to Scott Brown and Stephen Waistell who have taken over as joint Managing Directors. With 28 years of industr
