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CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
UK Construction News Archive for September 2011
30/09/2011
Mansell has won a £1.6 million contract to construct a new sixth form block and music room for Aldenham School near Elstree. The design and build project comprises the construction of a new two-storey music and teaching rooms and refurbishment works to the existing Pavilion building. The new music
30/09/2011
The rail industry today publishes its vision for how it can deliver better value for money and play a key role in driving sustainable economic growth over the period 2014-19. The Initial Industry Plan (IIP) sets out how the industry could build on recent improvements in cost efficiency and cut the
30/09/2011
A cardboard box manufacturer in Kent has been fined after an incident in which a delivery driver suffered severe head injuries after a fall. As a result, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) brought a prosecution against W.E. Roberts (Corrugated) Ltd which is based at Thames Works, Grove Road, Nor
30/09/2011
North Yorkshire County Council has awarded the contract for maintenance of the county's highways network to Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited (Ringway). The contract will cover all aspects of: •highway maintenance •highway improvement •gully emptying •grass cutting •bridge repair and mai
30/09/2011
Striking blue tennis courts and the temporary seating for 10,500 spectators are being installed at Eton Manor, the Olympic Park’s Paralympic Venue. Eton Manor is one of the last venues to be completed on the Olympic Park. Construction work started on site just over 18 months ago. The venue during
30/09/2011
Plans for the regeneration of Glocuester's Greyfriars quarter have been revised by Linden Homes in response to the consultation on its proposal with local residents and organisations. The announcement comes as demolition work starts on the 'eyesore' tower block on the former Gloscat site. A revis
30/09/2011
Permaflor has announced that its stock levels have now been greatly increased. It is now holding 20,000+ of the panels listed below, in stock, ready for immediate dispatch. •BGM600 PSA Medium Grade Steel Encapsulated •BG3 BSEN 3/A/3/2 Medium Duty Steel Encapsulated •BEM600V PSA Medium Grade Ed
30/09/2011
Hot on the tail of the recent Wiha Tools launch NeweysOnline.co.uk has announced today that the heavy duty Might Milwaukee Power Tools range from the world renowned US manufacturer will be available to buy on their online electrical wholesale website. Embracing the power of social media the tradit
30/09/2011
Catchfrench Design has just launched its new website at
29/09/2011
The British Property Federation (BPF) has welcomed calls from the National Trust, made as part of a 10-point list of demands, that the draft National Planning Policy Framework should adopt a more explicit requirement to develop brownfield land before greenfield sites. However, the industry body is
29/09/2011
A new £4.3 million pound low carbon project has been launched in the West Midlands set to help over 120 local building businesses learn about and take forward business opportunities using innovative technologies. Over 345 pre-war and Victorian houses will be refurbished to demonstrate the benefits
29/09/2011
Dan Labbad has been appointed as the co-Chair of the new Green Construction Board by Business Minister Mark Prisk. Mr Labbad, an experienced property and construction executive, who is currently Chief Executive Officer - Europe, Middle East & Africa for Lend Lease, will take up his position immedia
29/09/2011
Capita Symonds has appointed Richard McCarthy as executive director for central government. Richard joins from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) where he was Director General for Neighbourhoods for eight years. Richard will develop Capita Symonds' provision of services to
29/09/2011
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has made a final call for Tottenham Hotspur football club to commit its long-term future to north London and help to kick-start major regeneration in the area. The Mayor, and the leader of Haringey Council, Claire Kober, have both urged the club to press ahead ur
29/09/2011
Hill International and The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) have announced that their next Masterclass educational event will be held in London on 9 & 10 November 2011. For the first time, the two days will feature a complete mix of Barristers from leading sets, Atkin Chambers and Keating Cha
29/09/2011
A crackdown on unsafe construction sites has begun as businesses turn their attention to renovations and building projects now the tourist season is coming to a close. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are visiting small-scale projects and refurbishment sites which are responsible for more than
29/09/2011
Willmott Dixon has been appointed preferred bidder by Housing 21 for a £38 million contract to deliver five new elderly extra care facilities across Warwickshire. The contract is part of Housing 21's PPP arrangement with Warwickshire County Council that will see one of the UK's leaders in providing
28/09/2011
The 96 tonne, 60.2 metre long Navvies Bridge in Workington, Cumbria, has officially opened. Capita Symonds designed and project managed the construction of the £1.7 million bridge which replaces the original precast footbridge that was damaged beyond repair in the 2009 floods. The new access point
28/09/2011
Construction of Royal Oak portal, the first of five tunnel portals on the Crossrail route is now complete. Work is underway to prepare the site for the start of Crossrail tunnelling next year. The tunnel portals will act as an entry point for the tunnel boring machines that will construct the Cro
28/09/2011
House prices in England and Wales have come to a halt according to the latest data from the Land Registry’s House Price Index. The results showed the average house prices dropped by 0.3% in August to £162,347, 2.6% lower than last year. The only area in England and Wales to experience an increase
28/09/2011
The work being done by Peterborough City Council's Climate Change team has helped contribute to a reduction in carbon emissions of 700kg per person. Figures released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change show that emissions per capita in the Peterborough area were 7.8 tonnes in 2008 and 7.
28/09/2011
Babcock has been awarded a contract by Magnox for an intermediate level waste (ILW) retrieval and processing project, at the Berkeley site. The project is placed under the Magnox ILW Management Programme, for which a framework contract was awarded to Babcock by Magnox earlier this year. Under th
28/09/2011
BAM has extended its range of work in Newcastle to build an extension at Newcastle International Airport. BAM is to start work next month on the main feature of a £3.2 million expansion of the North-East's largest airport. The development will create additional space and improve customers’ passage
28/09/2011
Construction workers, who face up to 30 per cent pay cuts because rogue employers are de-skilling their industry, have demonstrated at Kings Cross station this morning, 28th September. Over 200 workers, members of the country's largest trade union, Unite, staged their protest at Kings Cross station
28/09/2011
Crofton, the consulting engineer, has been highly commended in the Heritage Project of the Year category at the Constructing Excellence Awards where it has received further recognition for the restoration of the Victorian Grade II-listed Leas Lift in Folkestone, Kent. Originally installed in 1885,
28/09/2011
Marks and Spencer and three of its contractors have been fined for putting members of the public, staff and construction workers at risk of exposure to asbestos-containing materials during the refurbishment of two stores in Reading and Bournemouth. Asbestos is the biggest single cause of work-relat
28/09/2011
Szerelmey the stonework specialist is undertaking a £1m façade design and installation contract at St James' Gateway, a new 97,000 sq ft development in London’s Mayfair. Szerelmey has been appointed to design, supply material and install a Contemporary Faience façade to the Piccadilly elevations of
27/09/2011
The regeneration of the Olympic Park site and associated infrastructure will be a crucial step in providing a lasting legacy in East London after the 2012 Olympic Games, according to new research published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The independent research, commissione
27/09/2011
Authorities preparing a Community Infrastructure Levy have a timely opportunity to help tackle youth unemployment, according to a government regeneration body. West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (WNDC) has just published a revised version of its Planning Obligations Strategy. It is belie
27/09/2011
One of the eight so-called 'rogue construction firms' who threatened to pull out of the JIB has written to its workforce to say it will no longer be a party to the move to impose the new BESNA agreement. MJN Colston has confirmed to Unite that it no longer wishes to withdraw from the long establish
27/09/2011
A unique approach by Network Rail to use technology and innovation to provide a better and more cost effective railway is on course to deliver savings of nearly £40 million by 2014. Just six months after Network Rail's bright ideas innovation portal was launched to encourage businesses to provide i
27/09/2011
The latest Household Automation installation features KNX automation. As a KNX installer Household Automation specified KNX because of its versatility, the five bedroom house is in the process of being refurbished and this was an ideal time to introduce structured cabling. The KNX system is connec
27/09/2011
Halcrow has announced that the business is to be acquired by the global engineering and construction firm, CH2M HILL. The two companies have entered into an agreement which will see CH2M HILL buy 100 per cent of the issued and to be issued share capital of Halcrow Holdings Limited for the considera
27/09/2011
A demolition contractor has been fined after exposing workers to potentially deadly asbestos fibres at the former Revlon factory in Maesteg. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found Walsh Plant Hire and Demolition Contractors Ltd of Pontypridd ignored repeated warnings to man
27/09/2011
Berneslai Homes is responsible for managing just under 20,000 homes on behalf of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Berneslai Homes came into existence in December 2002 and amongst other work it carries out repairs and maintenance for the council properties. Most of the homes that Berneslai l
27/09/2011
Roof waterproofing specialist Rock was called in to provide technical and practical support on a major schools building project – par for the course for a market-leader, but it was unaware that it would end up solving a testing industry issue at the same time. When a major contractor was commissio
27/09/2011
Discounted Heating are the UK's no.1 & lowest priced web-based heating & plumbing retailer, supplying products throughout the United Kingdom. Our prices are arguably the lowest available online, and with price matching available we are constantly working to keep it that way. At Discounted Heating,
26/09/2011
More than 300 new affordable homes will be developed in North Hampshire in a four-year deal agreed between Basingstoke-based Sentinel Housing Association and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). The £50m contract will see the HCA invest £5m and the rest provided by Sentinel to deliver 300 homes
26/09/2011
A maintenance contractor must pay a total of £155,000 after a man drowned after falling into a water filled sump at a North Wales power station. Michael Benn, 37, from Glenrothes, Fife was one of a team of three working to remove sludge and debris from part of a cooling tower at Connah's Quay Power
26/09/2011
Work is underway to construct a new ammunitioning jetty in Portsmouth Harbour to service the Royal Navy's surface ships, including the new Type 45 destroyers, into the 21st century. Once complete, the £18m Upper Harbour Ammunitioning Facility will allow Royal Navy warships to load up with ammunitio
26/09/2011
Elliott Off-Site Building Solutions has been commissioned by the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council for the design and construction of a new extension at Riddlesden St Mary’s Primary School in Keighley, West Yorkshire. The school has a phased expansion plan for a range of increased acco
26/09/2011
Kier Construction (Western & Wales) has helped a Plymouth school convert two small classrooms into a more suitable area to teach BTEC courses in construction. Last year Ridgeway School decided to trial a new and expanded programme of vocational courses for its 14 to 16-year-old students. Initial ta
26/09/2011
Construction union UCATT are warning that tenants of Victory Housing in North Norfolk are facing a "raw deal" after the housing association cut its maintenance budget. Ten of the 50 plus maintenance workforce are being laid off. Although the workers are employed by contractor Jenkins Weir, the deci
26/09/2011
Builders and plumbers in the UK will down tools for the day and head to a building and plumbing merchant for a set of demonstrations, in a bid to get better informed. MP Moran Builders and Plumbers Merchants have invited C-Tec Building Solutions to hold live demonstrations of the revolutionary Powe
26/09/2011
SE Controls will be launching their unique TAMPERPROOF Manual Control Point (MCP) and their revolutionary SHEVTEC Extended Travel Distance smoke ventilation system at the M&E Exhibition, Olympia, London, 11th & 12th October, on stand C113. The TAMPERPROOF MCP is the only product available on the m
26/09/2011
BJK Shop Equipment has now been a main Tegometall dealer for 15 years. Since more than 41 years the name Tegometall guarantees excellent and unchanged quality for shop fittings. The same counts for storage techniques since over 20 years. Their goal is to achieve reasonably priced and high class q
23/09/2011
A Shetland engineering company has been fined after a worker was severely injured when he fell while dismantling a redundant aerial mast. David Thomson, 22, was working as part of a team removing the mast at the former RAF remote radar head at Unst, Shetland, when the incident happened on 23 August
23/09/2011
Recently securing a Police Port in the UK the ievo reader was subject to forensic investigation to render the biometric system fit for purpose. The forensic team at the Police Port constructed a false finger made from synthetic material and tested the reader to see if it could be duped by the non-
23/09/2011
Affordable homes at Wheddon Cross in Exmoor, have been officially opened by children from the local primary school. The 10 new properties in Meadow Close, Cutcombe, are being rented to local people by Magna West Somerset Housing Association. Pupils from Cutcombe First School planted a tree to mark
23/09/2011
400 pupils took part in the ribbon-cutting Schoolchildren at Estcots Primary School in East Grinstead got a very big present when they returned for the start of the school year earlier this month – a new school – all tied up with a big ribbon. Kier Construction (Southern) has recently completed the
23/09/2011
VINCI Facilities, a leading provider of facilities management services to the public and private sector, has appointed Andy Bray as Director for Energy Management for VINCI Facilities. Andy joins VINCI Facilities from British Gas where he was Senior Head of Energy Solutions. He has experience of e
23/09/2011
E.ON has announced it is to cut 500 staff in the UK. The company is currently seeking voluntary redundancies in its UK support functions division. The energy firm said this is to reflect the changed nature of the business following the sale of its distribution arm, Central Networks, in March and t
23/09/2011
UK vibration firm Reactec has celebrated a new business landmark by ensuring 15,000 workers across the country are covered by its HAVmeter safety devices. The firm hit the milestone sales figure this month, which means that thousands of workers in the UK construction, manufacturing, grounds mainten
22/09/2011
New global research from Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) reveals the UK is in the top three countries in the world in working towards zero carbon emissions in the built environment, however, there are still a number of areas to be improved on. The RICS Global Zero Carbon Capacity Inde
22/09/2011
SummitSkills has been shortlisted for the prestigious RAC Cooling Industry Awards 2011. The sector skills council for the building services engineering (BSE) sector has been selected for the Training Initiative of the Year Award for leading the new Qualification Credit Framework (QCF) Level 3 in Car
22/09/2011
ACTUS, a joint venture of AMEC, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc, Costain and Babcock, has been awarded a contract worth up to £67 million over four years, by Magnox Limited. The work has been awarded to the ACTUS joint venture as part of an Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) framework contract and involve
22/09/2011
Harlow residents will see their electricity bills drastically reduced thanks to a new solar panel scheme introduced by Kier Harlow. Savings of up to £190 a year per household are expected once it is completed in March 2012. Funded by Kier's project investment arm and with the design and materials f
22/09/2011
May Gurney has been named preferred bidder for Cheshire West and Chester Council's waste and recycling contract, which is valued at up to £126 million for a fourteen-year period with the potential for a further seven year extension. Beginning in April 2012, the new contract involves the collection
22/09/2011
Communities Minister Andrew Stunell has announced that community groups will be able to apply for Government cash to bring empty homes that blight neighbourhoods back into use. Community and voluntary organisations will now be able to bid for part of £100m Government funding for pioneering housing
22/09/2011
Rockdale Housing Association has awarded Mansell a £9.5 million care home contract in Sevenoaks, Kent. The contract will involve traditional construction of a new 48 bed care home, Rockdale House, and two further buildings – 'Summerbank' comprising nine two-bed and one one-bed apartments and 'Lauri
22/09/2011
A striking new development of homes has been completed in the Northumberland village of Allendale, thanks to the commitment of local people. Pat Ritchie, Chief Executive of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), joined local MP Guy Opperman for the opening of three new homes which have been develo
22/09/2011
Willmott Dixon's repairs and maintenance specialist has marked Gas Safety Week by celebrating one year of 100 per cent compliance for successfully completing 6,500 gas safety checks at 5,500 properties belonging to Phoenix Community Housing. It is the first time that Phoenix Community Housing have
22/09/2011
A new centre that will provide temporary accommodation, support and training for homeless people in Hull has opened its doors. Community regeneration specialist Frank Haslam Milan (FHM) has completed work on The Crossings for Riverside-ECHG following a construction project that included searches f
22/09/2011
The National Housing Federation has called on the Government to help fix the broken housing market and deliver thousands of new affordable homes for first-time buyers. Investing in house-building would represent the most effective way of stimulating immediate economic growth, and would create jobs
21/09/2011
Construction union UCATT have been forced to take legal action after Lend Lease the principal contractor on the Olympic Village refused to intervene on behalf of workers who have not been paid after working on the site. The case involves two workers who were engaged by the employment agency James V
21/09/2011
A foundry in Stoke-on-Trent has been fined after a man was left with serious injuries after being burned by molten metal. Copper Alloys Ltd was prosecuted after the 28-year-old worker suffered severe burns to his left arm and upper legs when he fell into an unfenced pit, which housed a mould contai
21/09/2011
Plans to build 200 new homes as part of Southampton City Council's £30 million estate regeneration scheme have been submitted by Lovell and First Wessex. The partners have outlined their vision to build new homes and seven modern shops as part of the proposed redevelopment of Exford Avenue Shopping
21/09/2011
Less than twelve months after Interserve opened a new office in Lincoln, the international support services and construction group reports the winning of three major clients, taking turnover for the group's new regional office to over £10 million. Schemes won include a variety of works for the Univ
21/09/2011
Mansell has announced the appointment of Nicholas Winter to the position of Business Development Manager, for the London business unit. Nicholas joins Mansell from Northcroft (Construction Consultants) where he held a similar role. Nicholas will be based at Mansell's City Road office in London wher
21/09/2011
Surrey County Council has asked for comments on plans to recycle more building waste in the county. Each year around 370,000 tonnes of construction and demolition aggregates, including concrete, bricks and masonry, are recycled in Surrey. The council's aim is to increase this to 900,000 tonnes a ye
21/09/2011
Willmott Dixon is again using BRE's Insite show to reveal a number of UK low carbon firsts. Systems to harvest footfall energy and use transparent photovoltaic glazing to generate free electricity are just two new technologies included in the refurbished Willmott Dixon Community Healthcare Campus a
21/09/2011
Hydrotech MM6125 Structural Waterproofing from Alumasc has been chosen for Aberdeen’s latest commercial landmark. Designed by Richard Murphy Architects, the new Park Inn and adjoining iQ office complex is a £75 million mixed-use development, situated on the south side of Justice Mill Lane. The 185
21/09/2011
Exciting new development proposals for affordable housing will be unveiled at a drop-in event at Shirehall, Shrewsbury, today Wednesday 21 September. Proposals are to develop a piece of land owned by and once used by Shropshire Council as a grit store at Underdale Road, Shrewsbury. Officers from
21/09/2011
Construction workers, who face up to 30 per cent pay cuts because rogue employers are tearing up long held national agreements, will be demonstrating outside the Lindsey Oil Refinery on Monday 26th September. About 100 workers, members of the country’s largest trade union, Unite, will be staging th
20/09/2011
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has approved plans for a crucial new development of offices, homes and commercial space in the heart of London's West End. At a public hearing in City Hall the Mayor gave his consent for the redevelopment of 80 Charlotte Street & 65 Whitfield Street in Camden - k
20/09/2011
Exeter College has awarded Mansell a £4.7 million contract to construct a new Centre for Engineering and Automotive learning at Monkerton, Exeter. The new facility will provide industry-led teaching space, workshops and laboratories for both practical and academic learning for around 300 students f
20/09/2011
A Hastings firm has been fined after handing over unsecured scaffolding to a client, putting builders at risk. A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector visited a site at Claremont, Hastings, on 20 April 2010 where building repairs and external work were being carried out. The inspector noted
20/09/2011
Kathryn Firth has joined the Olympic Park Legacy Company as its Chief of Design. Kathryn will lead the Legacy Company's Design Team as it embeds high standards of design quality and sustainability across the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park’s new neighbourhoods, venues, parkland and other open spaces.
20/09/2011
The National Housing Federation has welcomed the Government's plan to test the new direct payments system but warned the policy would deny tenants choice and could affect housing associations ability to borrow money to build new homes. Welfare reform minister Lord Freud announced this week that ten
20/09/2011
Residents in Charville and Hillingdon East are being offered a free home energy visit to help lower their utility bills as part of the RE:NEW initiative, a London-wide scheme to increase energy efficiency in the capital. Green Doctor from Groundwork Thames Valley will be visiting 1,600 homes across
20/09/2011
A leading galvanizing firm has played a major part in the ongoing construction of a £30 million leisure centre in Dundee. Glasgow-based Scottish Galvanizers, part of the Wedge Group Galvanizing, has carried out the mammoth task of galvanizing all the steel structures that will be used to create the
20/09/2011
The Metallurgy and Materials building at Birmingham University is a 3-storey construction comprising over 14,800m2 of gross floor space and was constructed in 1966 and designed by Sir Philip Dowson of Arup Associates. The building consists of four similar three-storey blocks linked at the corners.
20/09/2011
Socomec Emergency UPS systems provide a guaranteed centralised power supply to keep you safe and your business secure - even in the most challenging crisis situations. In the event of a power failure or black out, you need complete confidence that your vital emergency systems will activate. Do you
20/09/2011
Primrose Bank Caravan Park - a family-run business, which has now been established five years - is getting a boost. A lot of time and careful planning has been put into developing the park and they are continually upgrading our standards. This year (2010) they gained the David Bellamy Gold award.
20/09/2011
Household automation provides automated solutions for residential properties in order to provide retro-fit lighting solutions. Household Automation has taken on board the Vitrum range of lighting dimmers, switches, and blinds controllers. The Vitrum range offers outstanding glass fronted aesthetic
19/09/2011
Construction workers, who face up to 30 per cent pay cuts because rogue employers are tearing up long held national agreements, will be demonstrating outside the Newcastle University building site on Wednesday, 21 September. About 100 workers, members of the country's largest trade union, Unite, wi
19/09/2011
Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction group, announces that it has, in partnership with Imtech Process, been awarded a £35 million contract to construct two advanced anaerobic digestion plants for Anglian Water at sewage works in Basildon and Ipswich. The plants will generate energy fro
19/09/2011
The OFT has launched a consultation on draft guidance to estate agents and property developers which aims to help them comply with the law when they handle sales of property and land in the UK. The new guidance focuses on two pieces of law: the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2
19/09/2011
RICS launches new guidance for its members which addresses the issue of breach of contract and damages for delays in the completion of construction projects. Damages for Delays to Completion addresses the legal and financial repercussions associated with breaches of contract in relation to missed
19/09/2011
New Glenigan data shows that the construction industry has seen a 6% year on year increase in the underlying value of projects starting on site. Growth in utilities, industrial, office, private and social housing project starts all contributed to the first growth seen by the industry in a year.
19/09/2011
Consent has been granted to Anglesey Aluminium Metal Renewables to construct a biomass fuelled power station at Penrhos Works, Holyhead, Anglesey. The plant will generate 299 MW of electricity, enough to power approximately 300,000 homes – equivalent to around a quarter of the homes in Wales. It wi
19/09/2011
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has congratulated the first member of the Armed Forces to benefit from the Government's FirstBuy scheme and get that all-important first foothold on the property ladder. Terry Ferguson, a military policeman, and his wife Kerry, have bought a four-bedroom house in Donni
19/09/2011
A Cardiff construction site manager has been fined after failing to comply with two safety orders issued to protect workers from injury. Mr Haider Zaman, 53, trading as Pride Builders, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for ignoring two Improvement Notices served while he was r
19/09/2011
Blyko Paving Products have supplied over 3000 m² Novostones® paving and 14 model 16 benches as part of the redevelopment of the Barnet College Wood Street Campus in Chipping Barnet. The paving used was a combination of Novostones® Fjord and Nougat colours in both polished and shotblast finishes. Th
16/09/2011
A worker sustained serious burns in an electrical explosion after a North London company failed to carry out basic Health and Safety checks. On the 30th April 2010, the injured man was working on a construction site at Leonard Street, Islington, when the electrical blast occurred. City of London Ma
16/09/2011
A report commissioned by the National Housing Federation has warned that the housing market is in crisis with millions stuck on housing waiting lists, private rents soaring and owner occupation rates in decline. The Federation's warning that the housing market is in crisis dominated the domestic ne
16/09/2011
Environment Minister, John Griffiths has announced an extra £1 million to help create new habitats and stronger ecosystems for Wales. The money will be used to enhance Wales's precious natural environment and in doing so will benefit its wider economy. It will also be used to develop new pilot p
16/09/2011
The Strategic Forum for Construction (SFfC), has held a meeting for the first time under new Chairman Lord Martin O’Neill, and has outlined its priorities for 2012. At its meeting on Forum members committed to provide a single clear voice from industry to support and guide Government efforts to r
16/09/2011
Students from Ormiston Bushfield Academy have teamed up with construction company Kier to create a piece of history at their new school by burying a time capsule filled with artefacts which represent school life of today. Students will be burying the time capsule in what will be the reception area
16/09/2011
Ronacrete has recently added a new product to its flooring range for commercial and domestic use. RonaFloor Stone carpet has been laid in various retail establishments and work places including Ronacrete’s own headquarters. Director Simeon Osen explained: "There is no better testimony as to how
16/09/2011
1136 new affordable homes are to be delivered in Kent under a four year investment agreement between the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and The Town and Country Housing Group (TCHG). These homes are part of a wider consortium which bid for government cash to deliver 1280 new affordable homes in
16/09/2011
Defence Doors has announced the launch of a new online brochure, in which customers can browse through all the latest products and services ranging from Blast Doors, Defence Doors, Flood Windows, Prison Doors and Flood Gates. Defence Doors Ltd is a Yorkshire based UK steel fabrication company with
15/09/2011
Kier has been named as sole contractor to deliver a range of construction projects throughout the UK on behalf of Scape. The Scape National Minor Works framework will run for four years and is valued between £750 million and £1billion. Scape is a local authority-controlled company, its remit bein
15/09/2011
Work on the construction of 12 new council homes in Lawrence Weston, Bristol, is complete with tenants due to move in over the next few weeks. The new homes, which range from four-bedroom houses to two-bedroom bungalows, have been supported with a £775,000 investment from the Homes and Communities
15/09/2011
Mansell has announced that it has won a £4 million contract with Augustinian Care to construct Phase 4b of the St Georges Park retirement complex in Ditchling, East Sussex. The contract will comprise construction of a further 21 apartments built on the existing retirement complex. It follows succe
15/09/2011
Delegates at the TUC Congress have unanimously supported a motion moved by construction union UCATT, which condemns the Government's cuts to the Health and Safety Executive and attacks on safety laws. The motion highlighted the Government's plans to cut 35% of the HSE’s budget by 2015 and how this
15/09/2011
Business leader Sir John Banham is to lead a major new inquiry into British homes as the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) launches HomeWise campaign. The average new three bedroom home currently being built by the UK's top house builders is around 8% smaller than the basic recommended m
15/09/2011
The Welsh Government has announced £3 million to help create a new venture that will see four of Wales' social housing providers work together to meet the country’s housing demands. Cymdeithas Tai Clwyd and Coastal, Hendre and Seren groups have joined forces to create the Welsh Housing Partnership
15/09/2011
A Cannock company has been fined after a man was pulled into unguarded rotating parts of a machine. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted storage equipment manufacturer Stakapal Ltd following the incident on 20 December 2010, when employee Adrian Taylor, 41, was working on a multi-roll f
15/09/2011
The popularity of fake, plastic, nylon, astrofurf - call it what you will - is increasing enormously according to turf industry blog
14/09/2011
The strength of the housebuilding market in southern England helped Galliford Try push up adjusted pre-tax profits by a third in the last financial year and Glenigan's research shows the group looking to build on this success. One of only two remaining hybrid contracting-to-housebuilding groups lef
14/09/2011
A new housing development, named after one of Hull's most famous residents, has taken off with the official opening of the Hawthornes @ Amy Johnson show home and sales centre. Built by developer Keepmoat Homes in partnership with Hull City Council, Places for People and the Homes and Communities A
14/09/2011
For the fifth year running the Olympic Park was opened to the public allowing more than 4,000 people to take bus tours around the site. The 200,000th visitor was welcomed as part of Open House weekend. This year, for the first time, the tours included a look inside the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics
14/09/2011
Ambitious plans for a new school for Tibshelf look set to get the go-ahead from Derbyshire County Council, the authority’s Cabinet Member for Education has confirmed. Councillor Mike Longden said the authority was fully committed to replacing the community school and would be considering a report o
14/09/2011
Cheshire West and Chester Councillors have granted planning permission for a 20 mw biomass renewable energy plant at the Ince Resource Park – but only after being advised that there were no 'defendable grounds' to reject it. Operated by Peel Energy Limited, the plant will create electricity for 37,
14/09/2011
Planned and responsive maintenance specialist Lovell Respond is helping local apprentices in Camberley pave their way to a career in the construction industry. The company has taken on two local apprentices to work on the Accent Peerless Housing Association contract, and both will be working within
14/09/2011
Mansell has won a contract to construct an independent school in Evington, Leicestershire, for I Foundation. Krishna Avanti Primary School will be the first ethnically diverse independent school in the county. The project will deliver the customer’s vision of a school which integrates Hindu beliefs
14/09/2011
Liverpool has unveiled a radical alternative investment plan for its secondary schools following the cancellation of its Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. In summer 2010 the Government axed Wave Six of the scheme, which would have seen £350 million spent rebuilding or refurbishing ea
14/09/2011
Construction union UCATT are calling for far higher levels of safety awareness on the final stages of major retail projects, following two recent accidents at the Stratford City Shopping Complex, which opened yesterday, Tuesday 13th September. Last week two serious accidents occurred at the site. I
14/09/2011
A bus manufacturer has been fined £50,000 after a worker was injured by a bus floor platform which slipped while being lifted into position. Samuel Murray, 56, from Plains, North Lanarkshire was working in the welding bays of bus body manufacturing firm, Alexander Dennis Ltd, in Falkirk on 16 Septe
13/09/2011
Plans by rogue construction firms could see the pay of thousands of skilled workers slashed by up to a third, Unite the union has warned. Unite has called on eight break-away construction companies, who are imposing semi-skilled grades into the mechanical and electrical sector, to 'pull back from t
13/09/2011
Doncaster Council and Helioslough has announced that planning permission has been granted for an Inland Port at Rossington, Doncaster. The proposal will see a rail freight terminal built served by rail and road, 562,000m2 of warehouses, over 100 hectares of ecological enhancements and a road link t
13/09/2011
The UK housing market remained subdued during August, as economic uncertainty and lack of mortgage finance impacted on the level of property sales, says the latest RICS UK Housing Market survey. The number of sales per surveyor over the three months to August dipped slightly to an average of 14 (on
13/09/2011
Elliott Off-Site Building Solutions has been commissioned by East Norfolk Sixth Form College to design and build a new canteen and two-storey classroom block. The award of this new contract continues a hugely successful relationship with the College that was established in 2003. During that time,
13/09/2011
The Trade Union Movement has unanimously backed a motion moved by construction union UCATT, condemning the activities of payroll companies. In recent years there has been a huge increase in the number of workers forced to operate via payroll companies. Well in excess of 100,000 construction workers
13/09/2011
The Government's proposals to reform the planning system are balanced and fair, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in its response to the House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee inquiry into the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Brian Berry, Director of Extern
13/09/2011
As the government's Welfare Reform Bill is debated in the House of Lords today, 13 September, housing campaigners release analysis that questions government assumptions on rent inflation. Two leading bodies call for planned housing benefit cuts to be re-examined. A new report from the Chartered
13/09/2011
The ethos of Toppings has always been to use only 100% natural high quality ingredients. Using the same traditional recipes used in their home this family run business has multi-award winning products. When it came to choosing a product to finish off their staff facilities Toppings turned to Proc
13/09/2011
The Socomec Group, one of Europe's largest manufacturers of high-quality power supply equipment has appointed a new Service and Maintenance engineer - Paul Sinclair. Paul joins Socomec UPS with 5 years Engineering experience in uninterruptible power supply technology. He will be responsible for com
12/09/2011
Further evidence that the larger publicly quoted contractors are bucking the gloomy trend in the construction sector and are continuing to grow profits, order books and market share should emerge when Kier Group reports its full year results on Thursday, September 15th. Figures compiled by construc
12/09/2011
The London Assembly will tomorrow question representatives from the energy and energy efficiency industry, along with national and local government, about how fuel poverty can be eradicated in the capital. The Assembly's Health and Public Services Committee is investigating the role that suppliers
12/09/2011
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has sent a clear message that any household threatened with homelessness must seek help and advice as early as possible. He said that a wide range of support remains available to those struggling to stay in their homes and that local councils have a strong track record
12/09/2011
Steadmans composite roof and wall panels in poppy red have been chosen for the building envelope of a new extension at Greenside Nursery Garden Centre in Lanark, Scotland. Greenside Nursery wanted to extend its existing store area and appointed Lanark-based R J Doak and Sons as the main contractor
12/09/2011
Over 700 new and old buildings across the capital are opening their doors to the public for free during the weekend of 17 and 18 September. Open House London celebrates the buildings, places and neighbourhoods that have contributed to the creation of a vibrant, distinctive city. This year, the Ho
12/09/2011
E.ON is moving to the next stage of its planned 665MW Rampion wind farm off the Sussex coast. The company, is also a partner in the London Array which will be the world's largest offshore wind farm when complete, has applied for permission to put a 100m mast on the proposed Rampion site and is on t
12/09/2011
The new split level ultra modern three-storey extension to the preparatory school at Hilden Grange in Tonbridge will be built by BAM Construction. The contractor was chosen for the £4 million design and build contract by the Alpha Plus Group, which is investing heavily in this premier prep school i
12/09/2011
Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction group, has announced its appointment to frameworks in the environmental, highways and affordable housing sectors. The company has announced the further extension of its framework with the Environment Agency to manage part of its flood defence, water
12/09/2011
The Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) scheme by The Carbon Trust has approved Socomec UPS Systems for taxable benefits on the purchase of new equipment in-line with the governments Energy Efficiency Policy. If you are a Facilities Manager or Data Centre Manager in charge of uninterruptible power sup
09/09/2011
Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction group, has been selected as preferred bidder by Genting UK for Resorts World at The NEC, a major new leisure and entertainment development located at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. The Resorts World at The NEC complex will include a c
09/09/2011
A Manchester-based company has been fined after a night shift worker died when he was trapped in a machine at a factory in Berkshire. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Duco International Limited for failing to provide a safe system of work which led to a death at a site in Eastbourne
09/09/2011
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has announced the appointment of Steve Hindley CBE as the new Chairman of its Construction Council, with immediate effect. A civil engineer with more than thirty years' experience in the construction industry, Mr Hindley is Chairman of Midas Group, one of
09/09/2011
A poignant target of 4,000 hours of free asbestos awareness training has been set in a new initiative to help tradesmen in the North East and across Britain protect themselves from the deadly dust. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), in partnership with the training industry, is calling for busi
09/09/2011
The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) is broadly in favour of the draft National Planning Policy Framework, which sets out a simpler and consolidated approach to planning, and which directly seeks to tackle the huge challenges around housing supply and affordability. Grainia Long, CIH interim ch
09/09/2011
Mayor Boris Johnson leads ground-breaking at Riverlight:Kick-off time for central London's biggest regeneration programme. Riverlight becomes the first scheme to start construction in the massive Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea (VNEB) Opportunity Area, with a ground breaking ceremony led by the Mayor
09/09/2011
When Sarah Beeny met recently engaged Mark and Gudrun, in episode 4, Series 2 of Channel 4’s 'Help My House is Falling Down!', their Warwick home was crumbling and in danger of collapsing. As the couple faced mounting bills to secure their home, Sarah and her team of specialists needed to come up
09/09/2011
New figures out today show that Wales' total greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by 23.3% compared to the base year (1990/1995). The figures also show that greenhouse gas emissions in Wales fell from 49.5 MtCO2 in 2008 to 42.6 MtCO2 in 2009, indicating an ongoing, year on year decline. In a
08/09/2011
One of the UK's largest homebuilders is on a high this week with news that Redrow Plc has reported a better than expected annual pre-tax profit, thanks to a 10% rise in house prices. However, it was a mixed message as the Ewloe-based firm also warned the outlook for the property market was challeng
08/09/2011
The University of Salford has been granted permission to construct a major new faculty building at its Peel campus. The Arts Building, designed by Stride Treglown, forms the first phase of the University’s Campus Redevelopment Masterplan. The development will provide a new home for the department
08/09/2011
Builders who are also VAT rule-breakers have until 30 September to register to pay what they owe under an HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) campaign. The new campaign focuses on individuals and businesses trading above the VAT registration threshold - a turnover of £73,000 - but who have not registered.
08/09/2011
New British bank Aldermore will launch a mortgage specifically designed to help underserved first time buyers get a foot on the housing ladder. The 'Family Guarantee Mortgage' is available up to 100% LTV and is designed for borrowers who do not have large cash deposits. The mortgage has a three yea
08/09/2011
Used plant and equipment specialist Mr Machinery has introduced a new interactive service to help buyers and sellers get the most out of its reserved auctions. The online auction expert, which enables construction companies to bid on a wide range of high-quality used plant and heavy equipment, has
08/09/2011
Nolan Commercial, the trade and commercial arm of Nolan uPVC, has recently completed the installation of aluminium windows, curtain walling and entrance door automation at the new Phoenix Centre in Fishguard. The community centre project, which is due for completion in the autumn, is being carried
07/09/2011
Morgan Sindall has started work on a new £10 million Air Traffic Control Tower at Birmingham Airport. Scheduled for completion in 2013, the tower will stand at 33 metres above ground level and will be home to the airport’s air traffic control provider NATS. It will take over from the current contro
07/09/2011
New affordable homes have been unveiled in the Northumberland village of Beadnell, thanks to investment from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). North East housebuilder Yuill Homes has celebrated the completion of its Cardinal Point development in the popular coastal village, where strong deman
07/09/2011
Kier Property and Calmont Group have unveiled plans for a £6 million hotel development in Sunderland city centre. They have submitted an application for the 82-bedroom Travelodge hotel in Sunniside and, subject to planning approval, it will open in late autumn 2012. The project, to be built by co
07/09/2011
Terrace Hill Group has announced that it has received a minded to grant recommendation with regard to two of its current planning applications, a Sainsbury's supermarket at Riverside Road in Sunderland and an Asda supermarket in Skelton, East Cleveland. Both the applications have now been referred
07/09/2011
Two Sheffield firms have been fined after a worker fell through a fragile rooflight while removing asbestos at the city's now-demolished college. Mr Nikitas Coulson, 40, from Middlesbrough, broke his arm after falling three and a half metres from a flat roof to the ground below. He needed surgery t
07/09/2011
Sainsbury's has announced the appointment of Philip Bell-Brown as Director of Property Development. Philip joins Sainsbury's from Dixons Retail where he was Group Property Director. In his new role Philip will have responsibility for all site acquisitions, town planning and property communication
07/09/2011
Eurocell has opened is latest new branch on Avon Way, Doric Business Centre, in Trowbridge. Being the third largest town in Wiltshire will ensure that Trowbridge gets off to a flying start as more customers take advantage of being able to buy direct from the manufacturer. Opening a branch in Trowb
07/09/2011
With less than a week to go before the opening, EZR Shelving has completed stockroom storage solutions for many of UK's leading retailers. Westfield Stratford is the largest urban shopping centre in Europe with 300 retail units at the gateway to the Olympic Park. EZR Shelving's installation teams
07/09/2011
A firm that specialises in high-tech sealing solutions for the construction sector, ISP and its parent company Filoform, is marketing its blown fibre optic sealing products to target FTTx sealing solutions globally. The firm's unique water and gas tight divisible seals mean that the majority of bl
06/09/2011
Penalties for late or non-filing of a contractor's monthly return within the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) are changing next month. From 6th October, CIS contractor monthly returns will be liable to a new penalty regime. The following penalties will apply to that return and all subsequent mon
06/09/2011
JCC Ventures Ltd has appointed BAM Construction to build London's first purpose-built Jewish Community Centre. BAM won the main construction contract for this £25 million state-of-the-art building project at the beginning of August and has already started work on site. Designed by award-winning
06/09/2011
Housebuilder and regeneration specialist Lovell has started laying the foundations for 27 new affordable homes in Nuneaton. Working in partnership with Orbit Homes, Lovell will build 12 apartments and 8 houses at Bucks Hill and 7 more houses in neighbouring Burnaby Close. The new homes and apartme
06/09/2011
Plans to re-build a Birmingham school severely damaged in a fire last year are set to be approved by the city council’s cabinet property committee. The main hall and classrooms at Harborne junior school were destroyed by a fire in April this year – with minor damage done to the infant school – leav
06/09/2011
Birmingham City Council and a Solihull refurbishment company have been sentenced for exposing three men to asbestos during work on a school. Solihull Supplies Ltd, of Lodge Road, Knowle, was contracted by the council to refurbish the reception area at William Cowper Community Primary School, Newtow
06/09/2011
A transformation of Green Park Tube station is now nearly complete, with three new lifts already providing step-free access to the platforms and an attractive new ramped entrance with views of the park now in action. The changes mean passengers are already benefiting from improvements being made to
06/09/2011
MITIE, the outsourcing and energy services company, has partnered with Camden Council, in north west London, to provide surplus heat from its new energy plant at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead. The surplus heat from the hospital plant will be piped to a new energy centre in the Gospel Oak ar
06/09/2011
A report published by the Gas Safety Trust reveals that tenants living in rented accommodation are at a greater risk of CO poisoning than homeowners. The shocking statistic was revealed in the Carbon Monoxide Trends Report, which provides a factual account of the trends relating to reportable CO in
06/09/2011
St. Modwen has started work on the first phase of residential development with joint venture partner, Persimmon at Glan Llyn, a project redeveloping the former Llanwern Steelworks site in Newport into a £1 billion sustainable community. Construction is now underway on the first 307 homes at the 600
06/09/2011
As fossil fuel prices continue to rise, so too does the promise of alternative sources of power. Solar panel production in the UK is on the up, with solar arrays dominating landscapes nationwide – Zouch Converters have developed a range of specialist UV stable tapes designed to be an integral part
05/09/2011
Bolton Council has selected its preferred bidder for the building work on Kearsley Academy. BAM won the contract for the work having presented an impressive set of proposals. The company beat off competition from Balfour Beatty to become the selected bidder. The academy will benefit from a complet
05/09/2011
Mansell has completed a £22.5 million project to construct seven multi-storey student accommodation blocks at Mansfield Hall in Reading for Unite Integrated Solutions (UIS). The development comprises part traditional and part modular build of 604 bedrooms, 132 kitchens and 36 stair modules. A centr
05/09/2011
Bouygues UK has reached Financial Close on Batch 3 of Tower Hamlets' Secondary Education Building project, at £61.5 million, with Tower Hamlets Council. This third wave brings the number of schools undergoing regeneration in the borough to 14, with at least three more to come. The programme compris
05/09/2011
Construction union UCATT are urging workers covered by the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) agreement to ensure that they receive the pay rise, which comes into effect today, 5th September. Pay rates have been increased by 1.5%. The minimum rates under the CIJC agreement are now £7.87 an
05/09/2011
A poignant target of 4000 hours of free asbestos awareness training has been set in a new initiative to help tradesmen across Britain protect themselves from the deadly dust. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), in partnership with the training industry, is calling for those who run training cour
05/09/2011
LHC has launched an innovative OJEU compliant, pre-tendered framework arrangement to help social landlords procure housing refurbishment works more efficiently. LHC has launched an innovative OJEU compliant, pre-tendered framework arrangement to help social landlords procure housing refurbishment
05/09/2011
The Isle of Anglesey County Council favours an equal mix of purpose built, rented and tourist accommodation to house construction workers should a new nuclear power station get the go-ahead. In September 2010 DTZ Consultants were commissioned to undertake a Construction Workers Accommodation Study
05/09/2011
Train operators, local authorities and other third parties are being encouraged to submit an application for a share of the next wave of funding from a new £100 million station improvement fund, before the deadline at the end of September. The call to action comes as the first 15 projects funded by
05/09/2011
Sites which could be developed for future housing in North Somerset have been identified in a new document. The strategic housing land availability assessment (SHLAA) identifies and records potential sites across the district where there could be additional housing. It is a technical evidence docum
05/09/2011
According to new research from E.ON, one in 10 UK households is missing out on huge savings by not having their cavity walls and lofts insulated, claiming that they simply 'can't be bothered'. Other excuses given include having too much clutter in the loft (9%), not having a ladder (3%), and not k
02/09/2011
Latest research from Baker Tilly and Company Watch focused on Construction SMEs with an annual turnover of £5 million – £25 million shows that over a quarter of companies in this sector have been hit by a 20% or greater downturn in sales, according to their latest filed accounts. This is compounded
02/09/2011
Szerelmey, the stonework and restoration specialist, has completed a £520,000 flooring contract at Westfield Stratford City London. Located next to the 2012 Olympic Park, it will be the largest urban shopping centre in Europe when it opens on 13th September, with 1.9m sq ft of retail and leisure s
02/09/2011
A national power company supplying the East of England, London and the South East has been fined £300,000 after an employee died while working at one of its Norfolk sites. Jonathan Crosby, 45, from Dickleburgh, Norfolk was working as an electrical overhead linesman at UK Power Networks (formerly kn
02/09/2011
Alison Seabeck MP and Oliver Colvile MP have paid a visit to City College Plymouth to meet employers and students involved in a pilot scheme which aims to encourage more construction firms to take on an apprentice. The Pathway to Construction scheme has been piloted in Plymouth thanks to funding fr
02/09/2011
The housing market is in crisis as owner occupation rates tumble and house prices and private rents soar, according to a new study. Home ownership in England will slump to just 63.8% over the next decade - the lowest level since the mid 1980s - as an entire generation are effectively locked out of
02/09/2011
Unite, the UK's largest union, has responded to the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) draft manufacturing strategy by criticising the government's policy on health and safety that lies behind it. Tony Burke, Unite's assistant general secretary and head of manufacturing, said: "Unite cannot suppor
02/09/2011
A turf cutting ceremony to mark the start of building work on the new Welland Primary School in Peterborough will take place on Wednesday 7 September. Councillor John Holdich, Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and University, will be at the ceremony along with headteacher Giles Civil, pupils and
02/09/2011
Stylish touch-screen displays showing households how much energy they are using will be rolled out to British Gas customers' homes. The energy displays are the first of a new generation which are small, stylish, fully portable and, by linking directly to smart electricity and gas meters, capable of
02/09/2011
Sister companies Rookery Barns and Southdown Shepherds Huts are to exhibit for the first time at the international Goodwood Revival motor race event in Sussex on 16thto 18th September. The companies will be using the event to display examples of their high quality traditional buildings which meet
02/09/2011
E.ON, one of the UK's renewable generators, has begun the formal consultation process on plans for a new wind farm called The Isles in County Durham, and is urging local residents to comment.. The company has produced three potential layouts for the wind farm, which would be located near to Newton
01/09/2011
A gas engineer from Willenhall has been prosecuted for illegally carrying out work at a house in Cannock. Leslie Morgan, of Cedar Road, issued a gas safety certificate for an address in Cannock Road, Cannock, on 20 October 2010 after installing a boiler at the house despite not being a Gas Safe reg
01/09/2011
British Gas and Bio Group have announced that they have signed an agreement to build a facility that will convert commercial food waste in to renewable gas. The project will be the UK's first purpose-built site to benefit from the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). The £5 million facility, in Stockp
01/09/2011
Air quality, electricity production from renewable resources and recycling rates have all improved in Wales over the last year, according to new figures. The latest sustainable development figures show that Wales has made clear improvements in 19 of the 44 areas measured by sustainable development
01/09/2011
Views will soon be invited on a planning application for a new Council building in King's Cross to house a new library, two-pool public sports centre, customer contact centre and council services. The Agreement for Lease and Development Management Agreement were signed by the Council and King’s Cr
01/09/2011
The concrete contract for the 20 Fenchurch Street office development in the City of London, dubbed the 'Walkie Talkie', has been awarded to P.C. Harrington Contractors Limited. In a fillip for the local economy, the Southall-based company was awarded the contract by Canary Wharf Group to pour the c
01/09/2011
New powers to give local people unprecedented influence to determine the future of their areas are to be tried out in 36 more front-runner areas, Planning Minister Greg Clark has announced. These areas are among the first to test out neighbourhood planning, a radical new power being introduced in t
01/09/2011
A £6.5 million investment to deliver a new generation of engineering leaders in renewable energy was announced today by the Business Secretary Vince Cable. Leading universities and industry will provide training for up to 50 of the best engineering students as part of a new Industrial Doctorate Cen
01/09/2011
Mitchell Evans LLP have recently achieved a planning consent for a 50kW photovoltaic installation at Chilworth Manor in the Surrey Hills. The property has undergone extensive renovation in recent years and the client has been particularly keen to benefit from the new alternative energy efficient t
