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CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
UK Construction News Archive for December 2011
23/12/2011
A global steel firm has been sentenced after two workers suffered major injuries when a warehouse door, weighing over 300 kilograms, collapsed on them. The employees at Corus, which has since been renamed Tata Steel UK Ltd, were trying to repair a roller shutter door at its plant in Workington when
23/12/2011
Professor Jeremy Till, Dean of the School of Architecture and the Built Environment at the University of Westminster, has won the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) President’s Award for Outstanding University-located Research for the third time in five years. Professor Till is the only pe
23/12/2011
Grant Haze have launched their new Door Pack. Customers can just pick a handle and finish, pick a lock/latch type and they will include the hinges all for just £9.99 or ... £16.99 for the Bathroom pack. Polished chrome and Satin chrome finishes are available in both ranges and this offer is availa
23/12/2011
Foster + Partners, in a joint venture with engineers, G.O.C. and Cabanelas Castelo Architects, has won an international competition to design a new high-speed rail station in the city of Ourense in Galicia, north western Spain. The design combines transport infrastructure with a new park, which wi
23/12/2011
The Government is undermining confidence in energy policy and hurting the UK solar industry by rushing through panicked changes to Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs) without adequate notice to consumers and installers alike, according to a new report by MPs on two influential select committees. Tim Yeo MP, Cha
22/12/2011
The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has released new aerial images showing the transformation of the Olympic Park as 2012 approaches. The latest aerial shots show the Olympic Park 'big build' now over 90 per cent complete, with the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) on track to hand the site
22/12/2011
Nottinghamshire County Council is to change the way it carries out highway works in a move that will save money. A report recommending the changes was approved by Richard Jackson, County Council Cabinet member for Transport and Highways. This follows a decision by the County Council in June that m
22/12/2011
Ibstock, the UK's largest brickmaker, has revitalised its popular stand at the National Self Build and Renovation Centre with a complete make-over, giving visitors to the exhibition the chance to see more inspirational brick solutions for the self-build market, than ever before. Featuring the UK's
22/12/2011
H.J.Webb & Son are pleased to announce a complete new range of driveway & entrance gates and their new brochure can be down loaded from the home page of their website
22/12/2011
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has issued detailed guidance for developers wishing to apply for the £420m Get Britain Building programme. The new programme, unveiled in November as part of the Government's housing strategy and managed by the HCA, will enable work to start on stalled sites w
22/12/2011
Wates Living Space has confirmed it has been tasked with building 466 new high quality affordable homes for rent across Kirklees. Together with Regenter and Pinnacle PSG, Wates forms part of the Regenter Excellent Homes for Life consortium, which achieved financial close on Kirklees Council's Hous
21/12/2011
Mansell has won a £2.5 million contract to transform a former school building into a new residential development in Banbury, Oxford for Paradigm Housing Group. The former Dashwood School building will be converted and refurbished to provide ten new houses, two flats and one bungalow. A modern three
21/12/2011
Balfour Beatty, the global infrastructure group, announces that, in an alliance with Thiess and Sinclair Knight Merz, it has been awarded a £535 million contract for works on the Footscray to Deer Park section of the Regional Rail Link project in Melbourne, Australia. Balfour Beatty has a 35% share
21/12/2011
The administrator handling the sale of Battersea Power Station has confirmed it expects the site to go on the market early in the New Year. Ernst & Young say the sale could take up to nine months to complete. The site's previous owners went into administration last week. A number of major players
21/12/2011
A Mid-Wales estate agent has been fined after an elderly maintenance contractor was killed when he fell from a roof. Roger Jary, 79, from Welshpool was a self-employed contractor of Morris, Marshall & Poole estate agents, and was carrying out minor repairs to the carport and gutter of a rented bung
21/12/2011
More than 50 unemployed people are building sustainable careers on a construction site in North Tyneside thanks to training delivered by Gateshead College and renewable energy training specialist Group Horizon. The new recruits will work on social housing stock across the North Tyneside area, after
21/12/2011
Construction employers have snubbed a Christmas deal in the row over the de-skilling of the industry's workforce, according to Unite the union. As a result, Unite will re-ballot its members at Balfour Beatty Engineering Services (BBES) in the New Year. Unite said that the seven construction compa
21/12/2011
A galvanizing company has played its part in the construction of a new spectator stand that is set to provide a lasting legacy to a football club’s former president. Eastleigh-based Wessex Galvanizers, part of Wedge Group Galvanizing, was called upon to provide its hot dip galvanizing treatment to
21/12/2011
Harland Simon has recognised the need to utilise existing and natural power sources and has recently teamed up with Italian company Aston Energy to provide the Energy Solis Photovoltaic Inverter. The EnergySolis series grid-connected Photovoltaic Inverter is delivered in a waterproof IP65 enclosur
21/12/2011
Construction of a galvanizing firm's brand new £5.5 million plant commenced earlier this month and was marked by an official 'turning of the sod' ceremony at the site in Witham, Essex. South East Galvanizers, part of Wedge Group Galvanizing, welcomed staff and contractors to celebrate the occasion
21/12/2011
It's the first part of your home that greets any visitor so you naturally want to make the best impression you can. With our VEKA residential doors in PVCU, you can show a stylish welcome to the world while still keeping heat in and the elements out. As with any PVC-U home improvement product from
21/12/2011
West Wilts Auto Electrical - Malcolm and George from West Wilts Auto Electrical are pleased to say that the Bath Business Web team have built a professional website with front page results for 'Auto Electrical Bath'. They are very pleased with the site, many people have commented on the quality of
20/12/2011
Constructionline has been adopted by the largest housing association buying group in Wales, Integrate Consortium. The organisation is using Constructionline to monitor the contractors on its two four-year frameworks worth over £76 million. The first is for new development worth at least £12 millio
20/12/2011
Holy Family RC and CE College in Heywood is to receive £10 million to upgrade its existing school buildings and grounds. Contracts for the scheme were signed last week with construction due to start in the New Year. As part of the investment, Holy Family will receive a combination of new faciliti
20/12/2011
Gloucester City Homes has chosen Lovell to carry out a range of External Envelope refurbishment works on selected homes over the next three years. The contract, which includes external works such as roofing, rendering, windows, fascias and soffits, is worth £1.5m. Lovell has been working with Glou
20/12/2011
An empty Grade II listed building has been rescued from ruin and turned into a permanent hostel for homeless people thanks to a London Borough of Hillingdon joint project. The Cedars in Hillingdon, West London, was falling into disrepair before the council joined forces with freeholders Fassnidge P
20/12/2011
Planners have given the go-ahead to a scheme to turn the site of Sutton's old Burger King drive-through into a 100-bed hotel. Developers applied to build a Travelodge, complete with ground floor shops, on the site at the bottom of Sutton High Street, near the junction with Burnell Road. It is thou
20/12/2011
Mansell has announced the promotion of Richard Sterling and appointment of Michael Nolan to the positions of Business Development Manager, for the Partnership Housing North West business unit, which operates throughout the North West of England. Both Richard and Michael will be responsible for prom
20/12/2011
Liverpool residents are being given the chance to get free insulation for their homes this winter. The City Council has teamed up with the Energy Saving Trust on the offer for which all householders, regardless of income or age, can apply. It means householders can get: Free cavity wall insulation
20/12/2011
Mount Anvil has secured financial backing from Close Brothers Property Finance to invest in a key regeneration site in inner London. Close Brothers, a specialist financial services group, has agreed £8.7m funding for Mount Anvil to back the company's plans to develop its scheme in Pear Tree Street,
20/12/2011
Stonework specialist Szerelmey, has been appointed to install various stonework finishes at Paddington's new Crossrail Station, London in contracts worth in excess of £500,000. Szerelmey's work comprises Granite setts to the new taxi drop off areas and entrance concourses, limestone paving to the e
20/12/2011
Two energy-efficient housing developments were recently completed in Barnsley, as part of the 'Green Corridor' programme to tackle low demand in former coalfield communities. South Yorkshire Housing Association (SYHA), in partnership with Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and with £1.3m investm
20/12/2011
Many councils and local authorities across the UK are bringing in innovative measures to make sure their roads and highways are properly gritted and cleared during wintry weather this year, including using GPS devices and surveying equipment to assess the worst affected areas and manage the gritting
19/12/2011
A 24% fall in residential construction project starts was a key factor in the overall 10% decline in construction project starts according to the latest Glenigan Index. The data compares construction project starts for the three months to November to the same period a year ago. "Private housing
19/12/2011
A construction company and its managing director have been sentenced after a father-of-two was crushed to death when a crane overturned in Liverpool. Richard Mark Thornton, 46, from Longridge near Preston, died when a 50-tonne crane toppled over while moving a steel column on 29 March 2007. Mr Thor
19/12/2011
The European Gas Advocacy Forum (EGAF), a group of eight major gas companies – welcomes the EU Energy Roadmap 2050 published. The Roadmap recognises that natural gas is an essential complement to renewable energy in the transformation of the global energy system, a view with which EGAF agrees. Dic
19/12/2011
Creative organisations are being offered the chance to start the transformation of Bristol's Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone by taking up vacant space on the site. Companies and community groups have the opportunity to set up their ventures on the Diesel Depot site, near Bristol Temple Meads Station
19/12/2011
E.ON Gas Storage UK has begun full commercial operations at the Holford Gas Storage facility in Cheshire, England. The first three caverns, which represent the first phase of the development, are now fully available and with a current capacity of 60 million cubic metres, the facility will play a vi
19/12/2011
The Miller Group has announced an agreement in principle which secures the injection of £160 million of new equity capital and will refinance the existing debt with new five year committed facilities. The refinancing will be provided by an investor group led by GSO Capital Partners LP a division
19/12/2011
The Olympic Park Legacy Company today announced a shortlist of six developers for the opportunity to build the first neighbourhood on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Chobham Manor will be a return to London's traditional family neighbourhoods of terraced and mews houses, set within tree-lined ave
19/12/2011
Crossrail has awarded the contract to ship excavated material arising from Crossrail's construction to Wallasea Island, Essex to create a new RSPB nature reserve. This project aims to combat threats from climate change and coastal flooding by recreating a wetland landscape. It will also help to com
19/12/2011
Barnsley Council is supporting the national Surviving Winter Appeal which is being coordinated in South Yorkshire by the South Yorkshire Community Foundation. The appeal was originally inspired by individuals who wanted to donate their Winter Fuel Payment (which this winter is £300 for those aged 8
19/12/2011
PA Group has recently passed the PQQ stage for several contracts. The whole team have been working hard preparing the tenders to be sent off to the various contract managers. PA Group will be hoping to supply these contracts with Asbestos Surveying, Removal and Management services for the foreseeab
16/12/2011
Contracts have been signed on major construction projects at three Shropshire schools that will begin in the New Year. Kier Moss, who built the new Abraham Darby development in Madeley, has now been appointed by Telford & Wrekin Council to carry out three more projects. Kier will work on a new Pho
16/12/2011
Work on the £40 million project to transform the E-ACT sponsored Crest Boys' Academy and Crest Girls' Academy in Neasden has started. The rebuild is part of a drive to continue improving educational standards at the Crest Academies and make them Academies that the school community and local people
16/12/2011
A company which specialises in working safely when above ground level has moved in to bigger and better premises to expand its business onwards and upwards. 'Astra Access Safety Training Ltd' has moved to a new industrial unit at the Junction 38 Business Park in Darton, Barnsley and the colossal op
16/12/2011
International consultancy and construction company, Mace, has been appointed by British Land and Blackstone Group to deliver 5 Broadgate, the new UK headquarters of global financial firm, UBS. The building, is almost 1.2 million square feet, 14 storeys high and will include four trading floors each
16/12/2011
E.ON has unveiled that its Humber Gateway wind farm, located off the East Yorkshire coast, will consist of a 73 turbine array that will generate up to 219MW of electricity, enough energy to power up to 170,000 homes. Dr. Tony Cocker, CEO of E.ON UK, said: "This isn't just an important announcement
16/12/2011
Lovell has welcomed students from Bath College's BTEC Construction course to its Southlands development site in Bath, to show them how a real-life building site operates. The students were escorted around the site by site manager at Southlands, Aaron Cross, who explained the various build stages. T
16/12/2011
National Grid has welcomed the announcement by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) on the next stage of the electricity market reform. As part of the proposals, National Grid's system operator business will work with government, the regulator and the industry to deliver the capacity
16/12/2011
An Energy from Waste plant at the North Yard of HM Naval Base Devonport has been recommended for approval by planners, subject to section 106 obligations being met. Planning officers are recommending the Planning Committee grants conditional approval to the proposal. The Local Planning Authority h
16/12/2011
KTX Professional Woodscrews have been on the market now in the UK for over 5 years and for those who have used the screws they will happily tell you that they are as good if not better than any other brand of professional woodscrews available. The screws take their name from the specially designed
16/12/2011
Oxford Plastic Systems will be exhibiting at the Intertraffic event in Amsterdam. Oxford Plastic Systems are the UK's leading manufacturer of road cones and barriers for the Traffic and Construction Industries. The company also designs and manufactures custom-designed mouldings using a wide range o
16/12/2011
HSS Hire, the UK's award-winning tool and equipment hire company, has achieved Van Excellence accreditation for the safety and standards of its commercial fleet. It is the first tool hire company to achieve the accreditation. The Van Excellence accreditation, managed by the Freight Transport Associ
15/12/2011
National contractor Shepherd Construction has been awarded a £17 million contract to deliver the first phase of a new campus development on behalf of University College Birmingham (UCB). Work is scheduled to begin this December and will see Shepherd Construction deliver a new 7,592m² teaching faci
15/12/2011
Work has started on a major project to build 27 brand new homes and apartments to help regenerate part of Ramsgate's Newington estate. This is the first phase of a project that will eventually see all the buildings at the Centre being demolished and replaced with a total of 60 new homes, which has
15/12/2011
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has announced that it has been appointed preferred bidder for the £500 million Gloucestershire Residual Waste Project in joint venture with Urbaser. The 28-year PPP project involves the design, build and operation of an energy-from-waste faci
15/12/2011
The creation of one of the best cycling facilities in Europe took another step forward with the submission of plans to develop outdoor tracks immediately after the 2012 Games. The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLG) will build a one mile road cycle circuit and around 8km of mountain bike trails arou
15/12/2011
One of Britain's biggest coal producers has been ordered to pay £1.2 million in fines and costs for safety failings that cost the lives of four mineworkers in separate incidents at two collieries in Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands. UK Coal Ltd, of Harworth Park, Blyth Road, Harworth, Nottingh
15/12/2011
The Government should support the capital's efforts to generate more of its own heat and power to help reduce the UK's 'energy gap', a new report from the London Assembly has issued. Plugging the Energy Gap by the Assembly's Environment Committee also calls on the Government to take elements of the
15/12/2011
British Gas has acquired the remaining 81% of Econergy for £6.5 million in cash, adding to its existing 19% holding. Econergy is a market leader in biomass heating, which uses renewable energy sources for combustion to produce heat. Econergy offers a complete design, installation and energy service
15/12/2011
Essex County Council has chosen Wates to become its preferred bidder for three design and build school schemes in Essex. The schools are James Hornsby High School, Basildon, De La Salle School, Basildon and Shorefields School, Clacton. Work is due to begin in April 2012, with work due to be compl
15/12/2011
Karen Vigar has joined Miller Construction as Strategy and Development Director. Key to her new role, Karen will be responsible for working with existing clients in the public sector and will further strengthen the presence of the business in its developing markets including Community Regeneration,
15/12/2011
The long overdue launch of the Household Automation web site marks the era of a new drive towards connectivity in the home. The site clearly identifies all of the Product areas within the home as well as indicating the type of service, customers and suppliers that the company deals with. The chose
15/12/2011
One of the UK's leading door manufacturers JELD-WEN has released a new guide to internal doorsets, which has been specifically designed for specifiers and housebuilders. The brochure contains all JELD-WEN's Readyfit and Securefit internal doorsets, which are available to meet a wide range of acous
14/12/2011
A new national construction centre will provide thousands of young people with the building skills they need to refurbish the nation's homes so they become greener and cheaper to run, Communities Minister Andrew Stunell announced today. Mr Stunell said the new Centre of Refurbishment Excellence, wh
14/12/2011
Steve Murphy has been elected General Secretary of construction union UCATT. He is currently the union's Yorkshire Regional Secretary. Mr Murphy received 5,475 votes compared to 3,529 for Jerry Swain the Regional Secretary for UCATT's London and South East Region. Mr Murphy, said: "I am honoured t
14/12/2011
CLS Holdings, a property company headquartered in Vauxhall, has announced that it submitted a detailed planning application for a 154,000 sq mmixed-use development scheme in Vauxhall, London. The proposed Vauxhall Square redevelopment is located close to Vauxhall's transport interchange and compris
14/12/2011
Communities across England will benefit from £854m worth of investment in 21 local transport schemes, Transport Secretary Justine Greening said today. This is in addition to the 20 schemes, worth £574m, which were announced in the Autumn Statement at the end of last month. All the projects have b
14/12/2011
British Gas is calling on mums-to-be to make sure their homes are ready for winter, as a new study by Mumsnet reveals that a staggering 50% of mums have suffered boiler breakdowns with a baby or young child in the house. The poll of mums, commissioned by British Gas, show that expectant parents pri
14/12/2011
Thousands of hard-pressed families in social housing will face steeper electricity bills next year because of Government cuts to solar panel subsidies which have already taken effect. The Local Government Association (LGA) has found that the majority of councils which had imminent plans in the pipe
14/12/2011
EDF Energy, one of Britain's largest producers of low carbon electricity, has announced the names of 11 green 'Heroes' who have been selected from its Team Green Britain community as champions of sustainability. The 'Team Green Britain Heroes', from various locations around the country, have been s
14/12/2011
Nottingham Fencing Contractors will be celebrating their 22nd year in business during 2012. Nottingham Fencing Contractors source their fencing materials from long established wholesale stockists and British manufactures who have a long proven track record for delivering high quality at very compet
14/12/2011
Zero Clips Ltd celebrated a successful management buy-out by its employees. As a result, four of the staff have now become Directors. The four are brother and sister John and Lynn Lymer, Kvieta Dixon and Imran Munawar. All four have worked for the company for many years and embarked on the buy-out,
14/12/2011
Bainbuild are offering their free consultation for their asphalt roofing in London. Bainbuild is a family run business, and has been established since 1978. They are specialists in laying Mastic Asphalt and Felting Systems along with all other Roofing Services. They have a strong team of six empl
14/12/2011
If you are looking for extra space within your home then going underground could be an option for you. Basement finishing is a great way of gaining this extra space that you need without having to move house. Sometimes known as basement remodelling, basement finishing is a great method where you ca
14/12/2011
No wonder 'walk in wardrobes' are so popular! The space to hang all your clothes neatly instead of being 'scrunched' up together in a conventional wardrobe; a special place for everything such as racks for shoes, shelves and drawers for all your accessories. However, the real beauty of a walk in w
13/12/2011
Places for People has submitted an outline application for new homes, business and shops on Smith's Dock, a former historic shipbuilding site in North Shields. The firm plans to invest £140m to develop over 800 new homes, with commercial space for a small number of shops and cafes. Its proposals in
13/12/2011
Convenient and flexible office space at stations was signalled today as Network Rail agreed a joint venture with The Office Group, the Lloyd Dorfman-backed office space provider, to install drop-in work space at its major stations. Network Rail and The Office Group will work together to create a ne
13/12/2011
Bristol Rovers Football Club, the University of the West of England (UWE) and Sainsbury's have reached legal agreement regarding the proposed new stadium at UWE and the redevelopment of the Memorial Stadium. In June, the Club and UWE Bristol announced their aspiration to build a new stadium on land
13/12/2011
Communities in Surrey will benefit from a £750,000 fund announced by Surrey County Council leader David Hodge today. Mr Hodge used a meeting of the Full Council to reveal the new Community Improvement Fund that will allow residents to bid for money to help improve their local areas. In his speech
13/12/2011
The Mayor of London has unveiled ambitious plans to deliver 55,000 new affordable homes by 2015 with the potential to create over 100,000 jobs over the next four years. Speaking at the National Housing Federation, the Mr Boris Johnson set out the details of his revised housing strategy, which outli
13/12/2011
Research by construction union UCATT has found that construction deaths in 2010/11 were highest in Eastern England, London, Yorkshire, the North West and the Midlands. There were 50 construction fatalities in 2010/11, a 22 per cent increase on the previous 12 months. Construction has the highest nu
13/12/2011
Blackburn's Cathedral Quarter development, that will include a hotel, restaurants, shops, new bus interchange, a Clergy Court and new offices, is set to be given the green light by Blackburn with Darwin Borough Council. The scheme, that is a partnership between the Council, Blackburn Cathedral, the
13/12/2011
Bristol has revealed its business case to bring the world’s first dedicated Green Investment Bank to the city at the House of Commons. The city’s bid campaign: Bristol: The Natural Home for the Green Investment Bank hopes to secure the location for the bank, which will make major inroads into leadi
13/12/2011
Anson Packaging Ltd and Cambs Compressor Engineering Ltd, two companies based in Ely, have been fined a total of £68,030 with £37,743.72 costs after a 24-year-old worker broke his back in a fall from a roof void. Anthony Strong, a pipe fitter employed by subcontractor Cambs Compressor Engineering L
13/12/2011
EDF Energy will today outline the billions of pounds of opportunities on its UK nuclear new build programme as more than 350 companies gather for its third National Supply Chain event. At the event EDF Energy will announce a package of new contracts including the selection of Kier and BAM as prefer
13/12/2011
Fencelock is a revolutionary, eco-friendly system from Fencelock that fit 3" fence post and makes sure the fences you build stay built and last for many years. They don’t cost the earth either! Fence panels themselves aren't weak – it's the nails fixing them to the posts that cause the problem – n
13/12/2011
Willmott Dixon aims to show there is an important role for the Photo-Voltaic (PV) market to deliver low cost energy despite a planned cut in Feed-in Tariff income (FIT) announced by the Government. The company has just invested nearly £100,000 to install 150 square metres of PV to provide affordabl
12/12/2011
Two companies have been fined a total of £100,000 following the death of a maintenance worker who fell from the forks of a forklift truck at a Macclesfield factory. Martin Denton, 60, was being lifted in a metal container, known as a stillage, on 10 June 2006 when it slipped off and he fell approxi
12/12/2011
Waterloo Housing Group are building over 100 new affordable homes in Kettering Borough for local families to move into next year, as result of our new partnership with Kettering Borough Council. The new partnership is bringing two significant housing developments to fruition, with the help of two l
12/12/2011
Lovell, the housing solutions specialist, has been appointed by Barnet Homes to deliver a range of services in a deal worth around £103 million over 10 years. The firm will deliver planned refurbishment work and electrical work across a portfolio of 15,000 homes. The work will be completed for Bar
12/12/2011
Construction union UCATT have welcomed the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) decision to reinstall the award winning Hidden Killer campaign in 2012. The Hidden Killer campaign was launched by the HSE in 2008 and warned construction workers, particularly those involved in maintenance and refurbi
12/12/2011
Optima scooped the top award for 'Best use of Technical Information' at the annual Construction Marketing Awards in London. The annual award which is organised by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) recognises company's and professionals who have carried out effective marketing Campaigns wit
12/12/2011
A galvanizing company has played a leading role in the refurbishment of a crucial part of the UK's transport infrastructure. Worksop Galvanizing, part of Wedge Group Galvanizing, has galvanized more than 400 tonnes of structural steel used as part of a major upgrade to the northbound Blackwall Tunn
12/12/2011
A pioneering centre that provides care and support to cancer patients and their families has officially opened its doors in Swansea. Maggie's South West Wales was opened by the First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones, footballer John Hartson, His Excellency the Ambassador of Japan Keiichi Hayashi and
12/12/2011
Plans to transform derelict land in Tipner, Portsmouth, with new homes, jobs and green space took a massive step forward. Members of Portsmouth City Council's planning committee unanimously approved proposals to clean up and regenerate derelict land around the former greyhound stadium. They approv
12/12/2011
Bespoke Complete Services were approached by our Scotland Distributor, Fyfe & McGrouther in regards to one of his primary customers situated north of the Scottish Border. The project involved the Golden Jubilee Hospital which is based in Clydebank, near to Glasgow. This is one of Scotland's flagsh
12/12/2011
Bath Business Web has met the star Paul Gascoigne promoting their web design services in the UK. Duncan Short from Bath Business Web met him as you can see
09/12/2011
A company and its manager have been fined after two workers were engulfed in a fireball when they cut through a live 1,000 volt electrical cable at an industrial unit in Telford. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Birmingham firm RVB Investments UK Ltd and manager Clifford Leigh follo
09/12/2011
A £2.7 million contract for the major refurbishment of a care home in Plymouth has been won by BAM Construction, one of the largest healthcare contractors in the UK. The contractor will use several local firms to help it carry out a comprehensive renovation of the vacant Nazareth House facility on
09/12/2011
CoRE, the new national centre for cutting edge refurbishment skills, is to be launched on 14 December. Andrew Stunell MP, a junior Communities and Local Government Minister, will officially open the new Centre of Refurbishment Excellence (CoRE) in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. CoRE will open to student
09/12/2011
Bouygues UK has secured financial close of Quintin Kynaston Community Foundation School (QK), a contract worth £30m. QK is one of three schools that form part of the £41m Marlborough Hill Campus (MHC) redevelopment in St John’s Wood. QK is a secondary school and is the tenth and final school in W
09/12/2011
MITIE, the strategic outsourcing and energy services company, has announced that it has acquired a majority stake in access and disability consultancy company Direct Enquiries. Direct Enquiries provides a range of services to major companies and public sector organisations, allowing them to minimis
09/12/2011
TPAS, HouseMark and CIH are preparing to launch a new framework of standards for tenant scrutiny to help landlords and tenants improve the quality of housing services. This comes as the focus of consumer protection and decision-making moves away from the regulator towards tenants themselves and the
09/12/2011
Families across the country in need of a stable home could benefit from thousands of formerly long term empty homes being made available. Latest figures show that over the past year the numbers of long-term empty homes has fallen by over 21,000 - the biggest year-on-year drop since 2004. On a visi
09/12/2011
A housing solutions specialist, has been appointed by Barnet Homes to deliver a range of services in a deal worth around £103 million over 10 years. Lovell will deliver planned refurbishment work and electrical work across a portfolio of 15,000 homes. The work will be completed for Barnet Homes, t
09/12/2011
The number of households declared homeless so far this year is up by 13 per cent from the same period last year, according to Government figures. 35,680 households have been accepted as homeless by local authorities since the start of 2011. Commenting on the figures, Shelter's Chief Executive Camp
09/12/2011
Good Directions Ltd recently moved to new premises in Botley, Hampshire to expand in-house manufacturing capabilities. As a family owned British company we are world leaders in the design, manufacture and installation of Exterior Clocks, Roof Turrets, GRP Structures and Copper Guttering. When movi
09/12/2011
S&B Hire and Sales Ltd are a Yorkshire based company manufacturing and supplying Temporary fencing, hoarding and noise barriers in UK, Northern Europe, Middle East and USA. We mainly supply construction projects, concerts and sporting events and our largest market is the UK. Like everyone else we
09/12/2011
The 3W GU10 LED uses a high brightness Edison Opto LED engine which gives a superb illuminance. It is ideal for both domestic and commercial applications. Furthermore, various colours offers a great experience in decorative and mood lighting applications. Available in Warm White replicating traditi
08/12/2011
A UK construction, infrastructure and design business has been awarded a £7 million contract to build Manchester Airport's new Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower. Morgan Sindall has now started on site and the 60 metre high tower is due for completion in spring 2013. A time-lapse camera has been insta
08/12/2011
The first phase of a project to restore and protect Plymouth's historic West Hoe Pier is underway. Initial ground investigations are being carried out to fully assess the condition of the pier. This will establish what improvement works need to be carried out to make it safe and more robust against
08/12/2011
A Batley family was put in danger after a local builder carried out defective gas fitting work while constructing an extension to their home, a court has been told. Nigel Parker of Tingley, Wakefield, illegally modified the flue of a gas combi-boiler, extended pipework and moved the bayonet fitting
08/12/2011
Pupils studying construction at Pontypridd High School have visited Kier's construction site for Sainsbury's to see their chosen subject come to life. Kier, which Sainsbury's has appointed to manage construction of the store, introduced students to the site with a safety induction before taking the
08/12/2011
Mansell has won a £1.8 million contract for the British Museum in London. The contract is for the repair and refurbishment of Room 41, the Early Medieval Gallery including roofing, internal works and services upgrade. The British museum holds in trust for the nation and the world a collection of a
08/12/2011
Nottinghamshire County Council is investing £800,000 on solar panels on a number of its corporate buildings to reduce its carbon footprint and generate a new income stream from electricity that is fed back into the national grid. The plans were approved by the Council's Cabinet at its meeting yeste
08/12/2011
York-based Solarwall once again shone at the 2011 Insulation Industry Awards (NIA), scooping up two wins, receiving awards for Marketing Campaign of the Year and Website of the Year award for the industry. The awards are designed to recognise and reward success and best practice within the industr
08/12/2011
Eurocell has announced the opening of a new PVC-U recycling plant in Derbyshire. Part of the Tessenderlo Group, Eurocell has invested £3 million in the facility, which provides the capacity to process up to 12,000 end-of-life window frames per week. The investment makes Ilkeston-based Merritt Pla
08/12/2011
The Housing Minister has today called on any households faced with the threat of homelessness this Christmas to seek help and advice as soon as they can. Mr Grant Shapps said that this country has one of the strongest safety nets in the world for families with children and vulnerable people as loca
08/12/2011
J R Willoughby has announced it has finished the total renovation of two properties to create one large family home, including the removal of the rear wall and centre wall of the property. This created room for a new open-plan kitchen and living space to be added by way of an orangery. While the i
08/12/2011
Responding to David Cameron's Prime Ministerial rallying call to the nation, Professor Benfield urges the Chancellor of Exchequer to grant home extenders and improvers a two year VAT 'holiday'. Arguing that this could quickly create thousands of jobs without damaging the nation's finances, he cal
07/12/2011
Kier has been chosen as the preferred contractor, subject to contract, for the £4.7 million phase two restoration of Torre Abbey Historic House. This follows a £2.8m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for this Torbay Council owned and operated visitor attraction. Following the successful deliver
07/12/2011
Stonework specialist Szerelmey, has been appointed to install a new Portland stone façade at London's 14 Grosvenor Street in a £138,000 contract. Care will be taken to ensure that the façade blends in with its local surroundings and it will display the characteristics of a typical Georgian façade.
07/12/2011
Littlehampton's newest state school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 11 school is now completed and has opened its doors and welcomed pupils. River Beach has been formed after amalgamating with Elm Grove Infant School, Arun Vale Infant School nd Connaught Junior School. The main contractor Willmo
07/12/2011
Rail passengers are set to benefit from easier journeys at stations across the country after Rail Minister, Norman Baker, approved more than £37.5m of Government funding to make stations more easily accessible under a new Access for All Mid-Tier programme. Upgrades to the stations will include new l
07/12/2011
The construction industry in London is set for a boost following the announcement of a four-year agreement between the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and Sanctuary Group. With support of nearly £15 million from the HCA, Sanctuary will invest £90 million in London, constructing 467 affordable ho
07/12/2011
Warwickshire County Council has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a self-employed heating contractor lost most of two fingers in poorly guarded machinery. John Shields, 64, who traded as Shieldson Heating and was a nominated heating contractor at the Council's Headquart
07/12/2011
The findings of a new report which identifies that false self-employment is used to exploit migrant workers and calls for the Gangmasters legislation to be extended into the construction industry, has been welcomed by construction union UCATT. The recommendations form part of the recently published
07/12/2011
The Housing Minister has today criticised those housing associations that have failed to publish more widely details of how they are spending public money for their tenants to see. In a letter to the National Housing Federation, Mr Grant Shapps has argued that since coming to office he has repeated
07/12/2011
The Chairman of the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has resigned after five years in the role. Trevor Walker announced his decision at the CSCS Annual General Meeting yesterday, 6 December. The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) said that Mr Walker has playing a "hug
07/12/2011
Fencelock is a revolutionary, eco-friendly system from HYDROMAX Innovations that fit 3" fence post and makes sure the fences you build stay built and last for many years. They don’t cost the earth either! Fence panels themselves aren't weak – it's the nails fixing them to the posts that cause the p
07/12/2011
Design and construction will begin shortly for our 36m2 space only stand for Landscape 2012. As always this will be carried out by our experienced in house team. Our commitment to exhibit in 2012 follows on from the success of this years show. The Landscape Show took place for the very first time
07/12/2011
The Briton CO-100 Offline Electronic Lock, launched by Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, offers an ideal solution for smaller premises looking to improve their security quickly and cost-effectively. The CO-100 provides an opportunity to replace or enhance traditional mechanical key systems, whi
06/12/2011
A canal towpath and historic aqueduct has reopened this week after being closed while Derbyshire County Council carried out essential repairs. Councillor Simon Spencer, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport reopened the 163-year-old aqueduct which carries the Cromford Canal over the Derby to Ma
06/12/2011
Nightingale Associates has completed Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, a 233 bed hospital in South Wales. The new hospital is located in the former mining town of Ystrad Mynach, five miles north of Caerphilly. Covering an area of 31,000m2, it is the largest new hospital to be built in Wales for 30 years. The sc
06/12/2011
One of the leading International Management and Construction Consultancy's, has been appointed to two key projects for Birmingham Airport. Gleeds has been employed as Cost Manager for the procurement phase of the extension of the Airport’s runway and as Project Manager, Cost Manager and CDM Co-ord
06/12/2011
Construction has started on a new medical centre for East Cowes, Isle of Wight. The centre will replace the existing Primary Care Trust health centre in York Avenue. This modern, purpose-built centre located on the recently completed Town Square was developed by MedicX, a specialist investor and d
06/12/2011
A heating system that protects vulnerable residents and helps to alleviate fuel poverty has been installed at an 'Eco Village' in Greater Manchester. Onlookers at City West's Barton Village were left open-mouthed as a giant crane lifted the first EcoPod high above the surrounding roof tops and onto
06/12/2011
To complement our product offering Go Geothermal now have available from stock purpose built filling pump stations for GSHP. The Application includes the filling, flushing and venting of large scale solar collectors, ground collectors, probes and Underfloor heating systems. The Features are: Dry s
06/12/2011
An Ipswich plumber who put lives at risk by illegally working on gas appliances has been awarded 100 hours of community service. Andrew Davies, 44, of Tower Mill Road, Ipswich, admitted breaching safety regulations when he appeared at Ipswich Magistrates' Court today. A joint investigation by envi
06/12/2011
Local firms are being given invited to help build a new secondary school in Liverpool. Notre Dame Catholic College is set to be rebuilt on a site adjacent to Everton Park Lifestyles Centre, on the edge of the Project Jennifer regeneration scheme. It is part of the city council's Investment Plan fo
06/12/2011
Kier has been building bridges with the younger generation in the Eastern region by setting up a special play area at a nursery school. The new construction-themed play area was installed by the company at the University of East Anglia (UEA) Nursery on Earlham Road, Norwich. Kier is currently on s
06/12/2011
One of the country's biggest unions, has learned that protests are set to intensify at construction sites across Britain tomorrow, Wednesday 7 December. Unite the union is preparing to re-ballot Balfour Beatty Engineering Services over its attack on the skills and pay of its loyal workforce. The u
06/12/2011
Bath Business Web has met the apprentice star Saira Khan explaining how vital Facebook/Twitter is to businesses in the UK. Duncan Short from Bath Business Web also attended her seminar. The company are utilising Facebook and Twitter and recommending the use of these social media sites for all busi
06/12/2011
Fire doors are provided in a door set assembly which will include the fire door, frame and other needed pieces. It can offer many safety benefits to a building. Fire doors are designed to be kept closed at all times. However, some fire doors are designed to stay open and then close automatically if
05/12/2011
RILD CentreInterserve, the international support services and construction group, is continuing its success under the NHS ProCure21+ procurement framework with a £19.4 million contract to build a Research, Innovation, Learning and Development Centre (RILD Centre). The centre is for joint clients th
05/12/2011
Ambitious plan for the future of housing in the city goes before Plymouth City Council’s Cabinet on 13 December 2011. The consultation draft Housing Plan 2012 to 2017 sets out how partners in the city can work towards the vision for Plymouth to be one of Europe's finest, most vibrant waterfront cit
05/12/2011
Mansell has secured a £5.3 million contract to extend Hobbayne Primary School in Hanwell, London. Works will include a two-storey extension to the existing school with associated internal interventions and external works. This BREEAM "Very Good" addition will provide new classrooms, a hall, kitchen
05/12/2011
Discounts on more than 1,800 training opportunities are available to employers in the building services engineering sector courtesy of SummitSkills and the Joint Investment Programme. Employers and training providers can receive up to £171 worth of discounts on their training costs, providing af
05/12/2011
A landlady who put tenants' lives in danger at two houses, converted into flats, has been fined a total of £9,000 by Liverpool magistrates. Clare Margaret Sumner, of 1 Regents Field, Victoria Road, Formby, admitted, at a previous hearing, seven offences relating to properties which she owned at 3 a
05/12/2011
The first section of ground has been broken in preparation for Manchester Airport's new Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower. To capture the construction from start to finish a time lapse camera has been installed to show every moment that goes on during the build, which will be made available for the p
05/12/2011
The UK's largest carbon neutral development, the Graylingwell Park Partnership is celebrating Gold & Silver at the What House? Awards. The Gold is for 'Best Sustainable Development' and Silver for 'Best Brownfield Development'. In a joint development with Linden Homes, Affinity Sutton and the Home
05/12/2011
HSS Hire, the UK's award-winning tool and equipment hire company, has been appointed exclusive plant outsource provider to Simons Group in a agreement set to be worth around £5 million across 3 years with a further 2 year option. In a move that continues to extend their tool hire offering to the re
05/12/2011
Manchester City Council has told landlords to remove unauthorised extensions from dozens of houses on just three streets following complaints from residents. The City Council has issued enforcement notices to the owners of 24 houses on Braemar Road, Brailsford Road and Moseley Road in the Fallowfie
05/12/2011
Market-leading radiator guard supplier, Contour Casings Ltd, has been chosen to provide a comprehensive, multi-phase LST package to a significant Scottish care organisation. Meallmore Ltd is one of the foremost providers of innovative and ethical health and social care, with premises located throug
05/12/2011
Panel Systems is making it even easier for specifiers, builders and contractors to select environmentally-friendly window infill panels, with the release of Aluglaze eco. This new addition to the company's range of architectural panels comprises a tough, double skinned polyester-coated aluminium bo
05/12/2011
The UK Timber Frame Association (UKTFA) has launched the definitive Guidance to building timber frame safely on sites in high-risk and densely populated areas, developed with the backing of the HSE. The Guidance will drive the issue of fire risk management right back to the early stages of the sp
02/12/2011
Infrastructure, support services and construction group Robertson has begun work on an extension to the Michelin Factory in Dundee. The £2.2 million project is part of an ongoing programme of development and investment in the Dundee plant which has included, in recent years, the construction of two
02/12/2011
Two construction companies have been fined a total of £60,000 following the death of a worker who fell from a cherry picker on a dual carriageway in Liverpool. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Amey Infrastructure Services Ltd and Mouchel Parkman Services Ltd following the incident o
02/12/2011
Hackney UTC will be the first of the Government's wave of technical colleges to be built after BAM was appointed as contractor. BAM Construction has been awarded the contract to deliver Hackney University Technical College, London's first ever UTC. The contractor will refurbish, fit out and extend
02/12/2011
Mark Garnier MP for Wyre Forest attended the official opening of The Community Housing Group's (TCHG) two new homes at East Street, Kidderminster. Made possible through a successful partnership with Wyre Forest District Council, this is part of a wider plan to provide much needed affordable, quali
02/12/2011
Construction trainees at Enta are receiving essential on-the-job training thanks to a new maintenance partnership between the Birmingham social enterprise and city-based Arkade Property. Enta launched its Construction, Landscape and Maintenance Service in February and the team has enjoyed a great f
02/12/2011
Independent energy supplier to UK businesses, Northampton and Oxford-based Opus Energy, has announced the appointment of Annamarie Petsis Jones as its new Head of HR, Learning & Development. Annamarie took up her position on 10th October. Having recently secured a placement in The Sunday Times Top
02/12/2011
The Green Deal Skills Alliance, a partnership of SummitSkills, Asset Skills and ConstructionSkills, has secured £1.4m to help employers take advantage of commercial opportunities around the low carbon agenda. The funding was secured from Government's £61m Employer Investment Fund; a flagship initia
02/12/2011
Social housing fenestration specialist Total Glass is supplying its award-winning high-security communal entrance doors to Salford's City West Housing Trust as part of an on-going multi-million pound homes investment programme. Manufactured from heavy-gauge aluminium to the highest UK specification
02/12/2011
According to recent reports in the Daily Mail newspaper, it may come as no surprise to most that an increased number of potholes are expected next year. The ongoing 'pothole debate' continues and will become ever more prevalent with an icy winter on the horizon. The backlog of pothole repairs can
02/12/2011
Panel Projects Ltd has announced that it has re-branded to Gilcrest Manufacturing to encapsulate all of the businesses. The decision to re-brand was made following the expansion of the business over recent years into different specialist areas. Key examples of theses include: cleanrooms, acoustic
02/12/2011
One Planning launches its new website to promote its services within East Anglia, London and throughout the UK. The website will be updated regularly and provides customers with a useful interface, offering helpful information on the range of services we are able to provide. We welcome any thought
01/12/2011
Catalyst Housing Ltd and its private developer arm, Catalyst by Design, have appointed Ardmore Construction Ltd as the main contractor for Portobello Square – the first phase of the Wornington Green Estate regeneration project. Work will begin in January 2012. Griff Marshalsay, director of Catal
01/12/2011
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has announced the latest installment of powerful cash bonuses for communities who have built new homes. The Minister announced that the second year of cash payments through the New Homes Bonus would total over £430 million, more than double the first year's payment. F
01/12/2011
Leading housing and care provider Sanctuary Group has awarded Seddon Construction a £788,000 contract to carry out a programme of improvements to two developments of flats in Bicester, Oxfordshire. The work to Colne House and Evenlode House involves the refurbishment of all homes, including the ins
01/12/2011
Unite the union has condemned Balfour Beatty's use of draconian ballot laws to prevent construction workers from taking legal industrial action further to the overwhelming yes vote earlier in the week, as the union vows to re-ballot. Members of the country's biggest union, Unite, working at BBES, v
01/12/2011
The demand for OHSAS 18001 & NVQ's is becoming more prevalent at tender stage. A notable increase in the amount of contract tenders stipulating organisations are required to be OHSAS 18001 accredited is a welcome development for those businesses who have invested in this ethos. Employers who are k
01/12/2011
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors took enforcement action on more than a third of sites visited during an initiative to improve standards on basement construction sites. Inspectors visited 109 sites in four London boroughs, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster and Wand
01/12/2011
NRTL are proud to announce their 10 year anniversary. NRTL produce roof trusses which are designed and manufactured using ITW. Industry's Alpine design software and nailplate system. Trussed rafters are today's preferred choice of roof construction for domestic housing and are increasingly favoure
01/12/2011
Having established a national footprint, Power On Connections, the independent electrical connections experts, has been appointed to install the complete electrical infrastructure for a new cultural quarter in Cambridge. The 25 acre masterplan is being developed by Brookgate and will totally transf
01/12/2011
Foil Insulation have just released their new foil insulation product: Double Foil Bubble Insulation. SFBA is the UK's leading bubble foil insulation. It can be used to insulate under floors, in walls, in dry linings such as for cellars and can also be used in green houses and other industrial appli
01/12/2011
Bath Business Web who specialise in web design in Bath are meeting up with Doug Hillard Sports. Doug Hillard Sports is a family run traditional shop that has been trading in Bristol since 1967. The shop was opened by Doug Hillard a Bristol Rovers legend after hanging up his boots with more than 300
01/12/2011
Do not get caught out again this year make sure you are prepared. Learn from last year and get your rock salt NOW. Last winter thousands of people got caught out with the snow and ice. You can’t leave the purchasing of salt/grit any longer you need to buy it now. Salt is in very short supply and yo
01/12/2011
Little Chef, Britain's favourite roadside restaurant chain, has been in our hearts since the 1950s and over the next five years will complete an exciting £30Million programme. The iconic roadside eatery is also at the centre of the biggest roll-out programme of electric vehicle charging points of
