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CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
UK Construction News Archive for October 2015
30/10/2015
Chancellor George Osbourne is to launch the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) and committed to spending £100bn on infrastructure by 2020. In this Parliament, the Chancellor has pledged to spend the money on new roads, rail, flood defences and other vital projects. The NIC, which is to be un
30/10/2015
A £1.5bn wind farm project off the coast of Sussex is to begin construction next month, it has been announced. The 336W Galloper Offshore Wind Farm is to receive financial backing from the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB), Siemens Financial Services and Macquarie Capital. The partners will now join
30/10/2015
A growth slowdown in the infrastructure sector is a concern for civils contractors, the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has said. The CECA's Workload Trends Survey for Q3 of 2015 found that declines in workloads were reported in local roads (-24%), motorways and trunk roads (-12%),
30/10/2015
Wates Living Space has announced the appointment of Paul Nicholls as its Regional Managing Director (London & South). Mr Nicholls will lead the newly created specialist Homes division in the South. He will oversee all new-build contracting projects, regeneration and development activities. In add
30/10/2015
Architects have begun working on designs for a new biomedical sciences building at the University of Sussex. The £49m project includes a proposed refurbishment of the Genome building along with a connected new building spread over three and a half storeys. With designs still in development, it is
30/10/2015
United Utilities is underway with a multi-million pound upgrade of water treatment works (WTW) in Shropshire, it has been announced. A total of £54m is being spent on modernising Oswestry water treatment works. Engineers plan to use 'innovative' methods to treat the water before it flows north tow
30/10/2015
A £4.2m infrastructure project to develop small robots which 'self-repair' cities is being led by the University of Leeds, it has been announced. The scheme aims to create robots which can identify problems with utility pipes, street lights and roads, fixing them with minimal impact to the environm
30/10/2015
A self-employed worker has been fined after an employee fell through a shed roof and suffered fatal injuries. David William McVey, of Jellieston Terrace, Patna, East Ayrshire, was fined a total of £10,000, after pleading guilty to offences under Section 2(1) and 33(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at
29/10/2015
A major milestone has been reached on the electrification of a railway route between Manchester, Bolton and Preston. It has been announced J Murphy & Sons have broken through at Farnworth tunnel using the UK's largest tunnel boring machine (TBM), Fillie. The 293 tonne TBM emerged into daylight on
29/10/2015
Morgan Sindall has announced it is underway with work to develop two schools for Birmingham City Council. The firm will build eight schools in the region under the Construction West Midlands (CWM) framework. The first school, Paganel Primary School, involves a £1.5m extension due to be complete in
29/10/2015
A request by the Business Secretary Sajid Javid for an emergency steel meeting with European ministers has been granted. Following talks with Luxembourg, which holds the European Union (EU) presidency, it has been agreed that talks will take place within the next ten working days. In recent weeks,
29/10/2015
Construction union UCATT has made a call for a 'clearer approach' concerning industry safety tests following revelations of rogue companies issuing fraudulent Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards. Earlier this month, a joint BBC London/Newsnight investigation revealed a string of t
29/10/2015
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has granted £2.5 million for two restoration projects in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The Belong Heritage Gallery has received nearly £1.8m to restore and bring back into use the former Maxim's nightclub. The 17th century Grade II listed building has fallen into disrepair
29/10/2015
Contract close has been reached on a £16.7 million school in Barking, it has been announced. Wates Construction is to develop the second school in the Barking, Dagenham and Newham batch of the Priority School Building Programme (PSBP). The project forms part of over £150m worth of new and refurbis
29/10/2015
Planning permission has been granted by Westminster City Council to redevelop the south-western corner of Lord's Cricket Ground in London. Forming phase two of the 'Masterplan' for Lord's, the South-Western project includes a new Thomas Lord building and Tavern Pub. Work on the first phase of the
29/10/2015
New home registrations in the UK fell by 2% during the third quarter of 2015, according to figures from the National House Building Council (NHBC). In total, 36,219 new homes were registered in Q3 compared to 36,955 a year ago. However, the overall year-to-date figures up to and including Septembe
28/10/2015
A joint venture (JV) between VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and Atkins is due to begin working on the first phase of a £10m flood defence project in Morecambe. The VBA JV is the main contractor for the project to replace Morecambe's wave reflection wall. The 1980's structure protects approxima
28/10/2015
Construction is underway on a £90m scheme to regenerate Addlestone town centre in Surrey, it has been announced. The Addlestone One project has been designed by Broadway Malyan. Features of the scheme include a cinema, a hotel, restaurants, shops, 213 new homes, a multi-storey car park and new pub
28/10/2015
Planning consent has been granted by the Secretary of State for the Ferrybridge Multifuel (FM2) development in West Yorkshire, it has been announced. Multifuel Energy Ltd (MEL), a joint venture (JV) between SSE and Wheelabrator Technologies, is developing the project. FM2 will process up to 675,00
28/10/2015
A major milestone has been reached on the first phase of a £100m biomass terminal being built at Port of Liverpool. The new facility has shipped 1,600 tonnes of sustainable biomass pellets for Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire. A further two cargoes of biomass have been discharged, with anothe
28/10/2015
Workers in the construction industry are being paid more per week than staff in other sectors, according to the latest statistics. Figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reveals wages in the building trade increased by 5.1% in the last year. The data means staff took home on a
28/10/2015
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has stated recent construction output figures expose the "growing impact" of the construction skills shortage. The Office of National Statistics revealed a 2.2% drop in construction output along with a 0.5% slowdown of the UK's GDP. Brian Berry, Chief Execut
28/10/2015
A construction client has been fined for multiple safety failings including failing to remove asbestos from old buildings before the start of work. Care provider Chesham Care, of St Catherine's Road, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, admitted multiple failures of the Construction (Design & Management) Reg
28/10/2015
A number of improvements to the A13 and M25 junction 30 are to be carried out sooner than planned, Highways England has announced. Work is to begin in early November, meaning that the scheme will now finish in summer 2016 rather than autumn 2016. The scheme, beginning on 2 November, aims to increa
27/10/2015
Forrest has been appointed by United Utilities to develop the world's second largest ever floating solar power system in Greater Manchester. The £3.5m 3MW farm will be located on the Godley reservoir and will consist of 12,000 solar panels floating on the reservoirs water. In total, the project wi
27/10/2015
Engineers from Hertfordshire County Council have warned that a further giant hole could open up on a street in St Albans affected by a sinkhole earlier this month. The seven metre deep hole appeared in the early hours of 1 October, causing families to be evacuated from their homes. A Geotechnology
27/10/2015
Wates Construction has been appointed by Signature Senior Lifestyle to deliver two new luxury care developments in Berkshire and Surrey. Both schemes are valued at £34m and have been designed by PRP architects. The new £16m Sunninghall development is to be built in Berkshire, comprising on 96 bedr
27/10/2015
Construction output decreased by 2.2% in the third quarter of 2015, according to data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The figure follows an increase of 1.4% between April and June 2015. It is the first time in over three years that the industry has posted a negative score. Within pr
27/10/2015
Tampnet has selected SSE Enterprise Telecoms (SSE ET) to upgrade its existing offshore communications infrastructure with a new high quality network connecting London and Aberdeen. Over 200 platforms in the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico are connected by Tampnet. Colin Sempill, Managing Director
27/10/2015
Network Rail has launched a public consultation on route and design proposals for the Crossrail 2 project. Crossrail 2 is to serve central London through an underground tunnelled section between Wimbledon and Tottenham Hale and New Southgate. Connecting with existing National Rail networks in Surre
27/10/2015
A construction company has been fined after an employee was injured when a dumper truck he was operating toppled over and landed in an open excavation. Turner Construction [Midlands] of Commerce Drive, Penkridge, Stafford admitted a breach of the Construction [Design and Management] Regulations 200
27/10/2015
Balfour Beatty has won four accolades at the 2015 British Construction Industry Awards. The company was successful in four categories: • The BIM Project Application Award for construction of the National Graphene Institute for the University of Manchester. • The Product Design Innovation Award fo
26/10/2015
A new framework has been launched by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson which aims to 'transform' the east of the city. The 'City in the East' plan aims to deliver over 200,000 homes and 250,000 jobs. It details how major development should take place from London Bridge to the Isle of Dogs and Gree
26/10/2015
Southend United Football Club (SUFC) has revealed proposals to develop a new stadium in Essex. The Club, in partnership with British Land, has announced it intends to relocate to Fossetts Farm in Southend-on-Sea. The scheme forms part of wider plans by development company Martin Dawn to build a ne
26/10/2015
The Hyde Group could deliver a potential £2.2bn benefit to the UK economy, according to an economic report. The housing associations ambitious house-building programme is committed to building 6,100 homes over the next five years to support the Government's drive to build new homes. The investment
26/10/2015
Mace Group has reached a construction milestone on an apartment scheme in London. The company achieved the 'golden brick' milestone on its Highpoint development, marking the construction of the second floor structural slab for the tower section of the project. The 457-apartment scheme is being dev
26/10/2015
Chiltern Railways has launched a new service following a £320 million investment programme with Network Rail. A new rail link has been created to London and will serve brand new stations built by Network Rail at Oxford Parkway and Bicester Village. Chiltern Railways has invested £130m of the £320m
26/10/2015
Construction firm Osbourne has been awarded an accolade at the Inside Housing Awards 2015. The firms £8 million Railton Place development in Weybridge, Surrey was awarded the 'Top Non-Grant Funded Development of the Year'. Built in collaboration with Paragon Housing, the project provides 'affordab
26/10/2015
Two firms have been fined after an employee was electrocuted and killed during work at a data centre in Middlesex. Balfour Beatty Engineering Services [BBES] of Lumina Building, Ainslie Road, Hillington Park, Glasgow, admitted breaches of Section 2[1] and 3[1] of the Health and Safety Work etc. Act
26/10/2015
Work is underway on a new en-suite single living accommodation for medical staff at an army barracks in Surrey. The £3.9 million project at Keogh Barracks in Ash Vale is being carried out by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation and modular construction specialists, Rollalong. The 70-bed facilit
23/10/2015
Chinese developer Beijing Construction and Engineering Group (BCEG) has been appointed as main contractor for a £700m regeneration project in Manchester. The news comes as the Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese President Xi Jinping embark upon a tour of Manchester as part of the China State V
23/10/2015
A Kier and BAM joint venture (JV) has agreed a £203 million contract in final form to deliver the first phase of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station project. Kier BAM has worked with developer EDF Energy to create a new revised and expanded enabling works deal. The work will create 600 const
23/10/2015
Wates has been appointed as principal contractor on a £400m mixed-use development in Leeds. The firm and a team of contractors will deliver the first phase of the Kirkstall Forge scheme for developer Commercial Estates Group (CEG). The project has been designed by architects Cooper Cromar. The 57
23/10/2015
Three projects which will 'transform' Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter are to share over £3.2 million in funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The Jewellery Quarter Townscape Heritage Initiative is to receive £1.8m in funding. The scheme will work with private owners and the city council to
23/10/2015
Resurfacing work on the A66 in County Durham is due to begin this weekend, Highways England has announced. Contractors will resurface 2.5 miles of the A66 from Cross Lanes to Hulands Quarry. The work is to be carried out in three phases under 24 hour contraflow system beginning on 24 October. The
23/10/2015
Osbourne has been awarded a £6 million contract to redevelop two sites in London as part of Islington Borough Council's Newbuild Housing Framework. The project includes developing 20 new 'affordable' homes in Rowstock Gardens along with additional landscaping. As part of the scheme, Osbourne will
23/10/2015
GRAHAM Facilities Management (GFM) has secured a contract to provide maintenance works for student accommodation at The University of Edinburgh. The agreement marks GFM's eighth successful acquisition of a contract for a higher education. The Measured Term Contract involves building maintenance an
23/10/2015
The Chief of Network Rail has revealed the cost of electrifying the Great Western railway (GWR) could reach £2.8 billion. Previously, the estimate to electrify the railway line between Cardiff and London had been £874m in January 2013, which rose to £1.5bn in September 2014. However, CEO Mark Carn
23/10/2015
A Government study has concluded that employers in the offsite construction sector should work together to capitalise on available growth opportunities. The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has published the findings of its UK Futures Programme (UKFP) study of offsite construction.
23/10/2015
A support package of £9 million for Tata Steel employees and the local economy affected by the proposed job losses at the Scunthorpe steelworks has been announced. Tata Steel's regeneration arm UK Steel Enterprise has pledged £3 million to support job creation in Scunthorpe, on top of £10 million i
22/10/2015
EDF Energy and China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) have signed an agreement to begin construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station project in Somerset. The Strategic Investment Agreement (SIA) was signed in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Prime Minister Da
22/10/2015
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has been called into question after an investigation revealed people were fraudulently obtaining construction qualifications. Hidden cameras during a joint BBC London/Newsnight investigation caught test centres rigging construction health and safe
22/10/2015
Ealing Council will take forward plans to redevelop its head offices, it has been announced. Councillors have agreed on proposals to demolish the Perceval House site in Ealing Broadway. The site will make way for new homes and an improved customer service centre and library. Other features includ
22/10/2015
The CEO of Hanson UK is to step down from his position after eight years as head of the construction materials business. Daniel Cooper will succeed Patrick O'Shea when he steps down in December 2015. Joining Hanson in 1990, Mr O'Shea held a number of senior financial and operational roles before b
22/10/2015
Property company Workspace Group has sold an industrial estate in East London. Capital Industrial One BV purchased the 135,000 sq ft site in Leyton for £23m. The estate was sold at a 25% premium to its valuation in March 2015. Jamie Hopkins, Chief Executive Officer of Workspace, said: "We are del
22/10/2015
The UK must do more to meet its decarbonisation of the heat sector, according to a new report. Think tank Policy Connect has released the report on the supply of low carbon heat in the country. The 'Policy for Heat- Transforming the System' study concludes that at present, the UK is on track to fa
22/10/2015
A programme of resurfacing works is due to begin next week in Cornwall, Highways England has announced. The project will see three sections of the A38 carriageway resurfaced, with work beginning between Catchfrench and Lean Quarry. Two other schemes will see resurfacing work take place between Car
22/10/2015
Wates has started construction work to develop a £26 million school campus in Milton Keynes. The new Walton High Brooklands Campus is to provide 1,200 secondary and up to 400 Post-16 places for Brooklands and Broughton Gate. The three storey building is being built on a nine hectare site and will
22/10/2015
A concrete pumping company has been fined after an employee's foot was partially amputated in the hopper of a concrete pump. Reilly Concrete Pumping, of Old Premier Stone Yard, Station Road, Sutton, St Helens, admitted breaching Regulation 5(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
22/10/2015
Solar PV could provide the same amount of power as the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project, according to new research. The Solar Trade Association (STA) stated the renewable method could also provide as much electricity as the power plant for half the subsidiary cost. The analysis shows a
21/10/2015
More than 300 acres of land is to be released for the development of new housing, Transport for London (TfL) has announced. The released land will be developed over the next decade to provide over 10,000 new homes. Offices and retail units will also be created. In total, 67% of this phase of deve
21/10/2015
VolkerFitzpatrick is underway with the development of a £22.8m office facility in Surrey. The two buildings have been designed by architects TPBennett and are being built on a brownfield site in Weybridge. They will provide 116,000ft2 of office accommodation at the Bourne Business Park along with
21/10/2015
Equipment hire company Hewden has released a report detailing how construction in the UK might look like in 30 years. The '2045: Constructing the Future' report was delivered by futurologist Ian Pearson. It has been launched today, 21 October, to coincide with the date Marty McFly and Dr Emmett Br
21/10/2015
Octopus Investments has entered into a deal with Wates Living Space to deliver its first major 'affordable' housing development scheme. The UK fund management company has joined up with 'affordable' housing developer QSH. It will deliver thousands of homes using a financial model that requires lit
21/10/2015
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff, Halcrow and Steer Davies Gleave have been appointed to lead a study into exploring options for a dedicated road link between Oxford and Cambridge. The joint venture (JV) will consider options in a £512,000 study to create an 'Expressway'. The study will also extend to the
21/10/2015
China is to invest in the multi-billion pound Hinkley Point C nuclear power point project which is expected to be given the go ahead. President Xi is due to confirm his country's contribution to the project today, 21 October, which is expected to cover 30% of the total costs. Contracts with UK fir
21/10/2015
Developer Nikal has submitted a planning application for the first phase of its development in Greater Manchester. The £70m 'Altair' project is a 4.5 acre mixed-use scheme located in Altrincham Town Centre. Phase one plans include the development of an iconic building marking the gateway to Altair
21/10/2015
Government plans to make landlords police immigration "must deliver sufficient benefit to justify the cost and consequences of the obligation", the British Property Federation (BPF) has said. It has been announced that from 1, February 2016, all private landlords in England will have to check new t
21/10/2015
A builder has been fined after a worker fell through a roof light and suffered life changing injuries. N C Tucker, of The Cottage, Guildhall Lane, Wedmore, pleaded guilty to an offence under Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. It was fined £26,000 with over £3,700 in costs
21/10/2015
A slip road on the M56 in Cheshire is to remain closed after workers discovered an uncharted water pipe, Highways England has announced. The road off the southbound A556 after Bowdon roundabout forms junction 8 of the M56. It was closed last month as part of construction work on a new £192m A556 l
20/10/2015
Nearly 1,200 jobs have been cut at Tata Steel's plants in Scunthorpe and Lanarkshire, the company has announced. A total of 900 jobs are to go in Scunthorpe, while 270 will be lost in Scotland. Plant mills in Scunthorpe, Dalzell and Clydebridge will be mothballed, while one of the two coke ovens a
20/10/2015
The developers of Battersea Power Station (BPS) have revealed plans for a new luxury hotel. The 160 plus-bedroom hotel will be managed by PPHE Hotel Group, owner of the art'otel brand. Located in a building designed by Foster + Partners, the hotel will be situated around the Grade II listed Batter
20/10/2015
Balfour Beatty has been selected by Highways England to carry out £6.3m worth of road improvements. The upgrade works are to take place on the A14, M11 and A1307 in Cambridgeshire. Improvements to the roads involve resurfacing, safety barrier renewal, bridge repairs, embankment repairs, replacing
20/10/2015
SSE has announced it is to reopen a 735MW gas-fired power station in North Lincolnshire. The Scottish energy company has spent five months bringing the plant at Keadby back into operation following it's mothballing in March 2013. Keadby power station entered into the first Capacity Market Auction
20/10/2015
The Transport Minister Andrew Jones has opened a new improved road link between Milton Keynes and the M1. The new dualled section of the A421 and the enlarged Kingston roundabout will improve journeys and help develop 2,900 new homes. The works received Department for Transport (DfT) funding throu
20/10/2015
A £95m flood defence scheme in Derby has been granted planning permission, it has been announced. Galliford Try's joint venture with Black & Veatch, GBV, is to begin work next month on the 13km Our City Our River scheme. Features on the project include creating realigned flood defences, using floo
20/10/2015
It has been announced £10m worth of transport improvements are to be invested in Newcastle. The council plans will redesign roads within the city's centre, making it easier for pedestrians and motorists to move around while also improving safety and cutting down on pollution. Barras Bridge, St Mar
20/10/2015
A Leeds-based woodworking firm has been fined after stacks of boards fell onto two workers, injuring both of them. Spa Laminates, of Pepper Road, Leeds, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. It was fined £8,000 with over £7,400 in costs. Leeds Magistr
20/10/2015
As a market leader in entry solutions, Boon Edam is all to familiar with revolving doors. The revolving door is a common sight amongst larger commercial buildings and in many places where there is a high foot fall. The revolving door, usually consists of three or four doors known as wings which a
20/10/2015
Build to Rent development in London is over double than in the rest of the UK, according to new figures. Data collected by the British Property Foundation (BPF) shows that over 14,726 units are either in planning, are completed or under construction, compared with 7,112 units for the rest of the UK
19/10/2015
Morgan Sindall has been awarded a £60 million contract to deliver a new science research building at Cambridge. The 155,000 sq ft Array Multiplex facility is to be developed for BioMed Realty at Granta Park. It will become the new European HQ for biomedical company Illumina. The three-storey con
19/10/2015
Allied London has been granted approval for the first phase of its £1.3bn redevelopment project in Manchester. The new St. John's neighbourhood is to be located on the site of the Old Granada Studios building, the former home of ITV studios. The project involves developing 2.8m sq ft of retail and
19/10/2015
Carillion has signed an £80 million deal to deliver the regeneration of a former industrial site in Leeds. The firm is to develop the Tower Works site in Holbeck Urban Village for the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). The 1.17 hectare site will be redeveloped into 90,000 sq ft of commercial offi
19/10/2015
Willmott Dixon's Energy Services division is to upgrade hundreds of homes in Oxford under a £20m contract. The firm was selected by the council to refurbish five high-rise residential 1960's tower blocks, Evenlode and Windrush in Blackbird Leys, Foresters in Wood Farm, Hockmore in Cowley and Plowma
19/10/2015
A summit with key figures from the UK steel industry has agreed further detailed joint work is required within three major areas of the sector. The meeting comes shortly after the closure of the SSI Redcar plant, while Tata Steel is due to reveal 1,200 job cuts next week. Working groups chaired by
19/10/2015
Up to £500 million should be diverted from universities to increase the quality of professional and technical courses in FE colleges across the UK, according to construction industry experts. The report, by think tank Policy Exchange, suggests the move would promote technical education while slowin
19/10/2015
AECOM has been selected to draw up a masterplan for a new 15,000 home garden city in Kent. The project, in Ebbsfleet, was identified in the government's 2014 budget. Up to £200m of infrastructure funding is available to begin the development. Aecom will lead a team comprising of three sub-consulta
19/10/2015
A fabrication firm has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries when he became tangled on a length of galvanised pipe inside a machine. ASLR Fabrication Services, of Opal Way, Stone Business Park, Stone, Staffs admitted breaching the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998,
19/10/2015
Proposals have been put forward by MP's to remove asbestos from all rented homes, businesses and public buildings by 2035. A new asbestos eradication law is being called for by the Parliamentary Group on Occupational Health and Safety. In its report, the all-party group suggests a national program
19/10/2015
The Big 5 will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from the 23 - 26 November 2015 and Instarmac are delighted to be exhibiting for the first time. The Big 5 is the global meeting place for the construction industry and with some 80,000 people visiting each year, it is no surprise that this even
16/10/2015
Almost 7,000 council homes could be lost per year if the funding gap in right to buy isn't closed, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). The Government's new Housing and Planning Bill plans to extend the right to buy scheme to housing associations (HA). However, CIH analysis shows local author
16/10/2015
A project to develop a new bulk warehouse at the Port of Liverpool is now complete. McLaughlin & Harvey (M&H) was appointed as main contractor on the scheme by Peel Ports Group in March 2015. Designed by Corstorphine + Wright Architects, the multi-million pound storage facility was completed withi
16/10/2015
ISG has been appointed to develop a £7.5m visitor centre scheme at The Royal Mint in Wales. The project involves building the visitor centre outside of the facilities perimeter in Llantrisant. A dedicated car park and a footbridge over a river to link the car park with the visitors centre will als
16/10/2015
Work is underway to develop a new £83m military logistics centre in Berkshire. The modern 80,000 sq m building in Donnington is to store food, clothing, general and medical supplies for the Armed Forces. The Defence Fulfilment Centre (DFC) will take approximately one year to build and will compris
16/10/2015
Work is due to begin on a new spillway as part of a flood defence scheme for a canal in Northern England. The spillway on the Rochdale Canal at Gauxholme is to channel water directly into the Walsden Water if the canal overflows during heavy rainfall. The £500,000 scheme is being developed by the
16/10/2015
Resurfacing work is scheduled to take place on the M621 near Leeds, Highways England has announced. Contractors will resurface the westbound entry slip road at the Belle Isle junction, along with repainting white lines and installing new reflective road studs. The slip road is to be closed from 8p
16/10/2015
Reading Football Club's property division has began a public consultation on plans for a new mixed-use development. The Royal Elm Park proposal involves transforming an undeveloped area of land next to its Madejski Stadium. Plans include to develop a 'world-class' convention centre, 630 new homes
16/10/2015
Less that one in six building firms are ready to use Building Information Modelling (BIM) on projects, according to a new survey. The Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA) study reveals just 16% of respondents are 'fully prepared' to utilise BIM. The government has set a 2016 deadline for mand
16/10/2015
Galliford Try's flood alleviation scheme in south London has won an accolade at the British Construction Industry Awards. The £6m scheme for Thames Water won the Sustainability Award at the ceremony held in London on 14 October. It was carried out by MGJV, a joint venture between Galliford Try and
16/10/2015
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has launched a new construction higher apprenticeship in Wales. In partnership with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), the scheme aims to give workers the chance to become supervisors and managers within the Welsh construction industry. The
15/10/2015
A £100m cinema scheme in Ealing is due to go ahead after a compulsory purchase order (CPO) was granted to buy the land. The west London council was told the Secretary of State has confirmed the CPO. Land Securities' Ealing Filmworks cinema scheme is to include an eight-screen, 1000-seat cinema, re
15/10/2015
Willmott Dixon has been selected to build a new £14m campus for Coventry University. The Scarborough Campus opened in September this year and is to relocate to Weaponess Valley Car Park in September 2016. Willmott Dixon, appointed under the Scape Group's National Major Works Framework, will create
15/10/2015
Approval has been granted for a £85m rail scheme in Manchester after a ruling by a high court judge. Mrs Justice Laing in the Planning Court in London dismissed all three legal challenges by former ICE president Mark Whitby to the Ordsail Chord rail project. He was also refused permission to appea
15/10/2015
Tesco has sold fourteen development sites to property management company Meyer Bergman for £250m. The sites were owned by the supermarket chain's Spenhill development arm and are based across London, the South East and Bath. They are suitable for mixed-use and residential housing. Both Tesco and
15/10/2015
Communities Secretary Greg Clark has opened a new Royal Opera House costume centre in the Thames Gateway. The facility, opened today, 15 October, was designed by Nicholas Hare Architects. To develop the Bob and Tamar Manoukian Costume centre, £2.1m of funding was secured through the European Regio
15/10/2015
The House Builders Association (HBA) has welcomed the government's new Housing and Planning Bill. The HBA said it is "encouraged" to see the government trying to tackle rising prices with capped value starter homes. It added devolved power will "certainly help communities increase their local hous
15/10/2015
Bouygues UK has been awarded a £120m contract to develop a new exam board headquarters for Cambridge University. The new HQ for Cambridge Assessment was designed by Eric Parry Architects and is to be located on a brownfield site previously occupied by Cambridge University Press. The 2.5 hectare si
15/10/2015
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has opened a new train depot in West Sussex, it has been announced. The Three Bridges facility in Crawley was opened today, 15 October. It marks a 'major' milestone for the government's multi-billion pound Thameslink Programme. The project is due for complet
15/10/2015
A new £7m upgraded roundabout is to built in Northamptonshire, Highways England has announced. Work on the scheme for the A43 Abthorpe roundabout near Silverstone involves widening the roundabout junction, upgrading the layout, approaches, signals and crossing facilities. The project is to be carr
15/10/2015
Keepmoat has appointed former Westminster housing and property chief Ben Denton as its Group Strategy and Business Development Director. His will role include developing strategies across the company's Homes and Regeneration divisions, focusing on increasing growth within new and existing partnersh
14/10/2015
A joint venture (JV) between Balfour Beatty and Kier Construction has handed over a new Army training facility in Wiltshire. The £121m project was delivered by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). It was built by the 'Hercules' JV at the former RAG Lyneham airbase. The new facility is p
14/10/2015
Major cities in England are taking over half a year to determine new planning applications, according to a new survey. The survey, produced by the British Property Federation (BPF) and GL Hearn, reveals cities are taking 'well over' six months to produce applications. Both developers and local aut
14/10/2015
The Government has introduced a new Housing and Planning Bill to Parliament. The Bill marks the start of a 'national crusade' pledge by the Prime Minister David Cameron to 'turn generation rent into generation buy'. The PM had previously announced plans to build one million homes in England by 202
14/10/2015
Prime Minister David Cameron has visited a housing development in Devon as he announced plans to strengthen UK housebuilding. The PM called at the Linden Homes site in Kingsteignton. During his visit, Mr Cameron unveiled key details of the Housing and Planning Bill. Linden Homes Group Managing D
14/10/2015
The Home Office has launched an enforcement campaign to "root out" illegal working in the construction industry. 'Operation Magnify' involves enforcement officers carrying out operations which target businesses in the sector which employ and exploit illegal migrant workers. Immigration Minister Ja
14/10/2015
A set of roadworks developing the smart motorways scheme on the M1 in Derbyshire are to be removed, Highways England has announced. The government-owned company will lift speed restrictions and remove the narrow lanes on a three-mile section of the motorway on 19 October. Work is to continue 'behi
14/10/2015
The UK Government has announced a grace period for onshore wind projects affected by the closure of the Renewables Obligation (RO). The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) is to push ahead with its commitment to end public subsidies for onshore wind farms by closing the RO from 01 April.
14/10/2015
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has given a £246,800 grant towards a restoration scheme in Cornwall. A total of £3.4m in funding has been earmarked for the Luxulyan Valley Heritage Restoration project. The project is to restore the 'industrial heritage' within the valley, which includes a complex
14/10/2015
A £138m biomass power station project in Northumberland has reached financial close, Mott MacDonald has announced. The firm is acting as lenders' technical advisor on behalf of Barclays Bank, who is providing £90m towards the scheme. The new 27MW biomass combined heat and power plant in Cramlingto
14/10/2015
Work to repair a railway embankment in Dorset is now complete. Osbourne carried out the repairs on the Poole to Hamworthy line after its embankment had been damaged through years of natural tidal erosion at Holes Bay. The works are part of the five-year £250m One Team Wessex Programme. Justine Ha
13/10/2015
The Insolvency Service has confirmed the coke ovens and blast furnace at the SSI Redcar steel mill are to be shut down. The closure comes due to 'no viable offers' being received from potential buyers after the site's owner Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK went into liquidation on 02 October. The ov
13/10/2015
BAM Construction has been appointed by LiveWire to carry out a £16 million redevelopment project in Lancashire. The scheme will transform the existing Great Sankey Leisure Centre in Warrington into a neighbourhood hub. The new facility is to include a fitness suite, swimming pools, a sports hall,
13/10/2015
ISG has been awarded a £7.9 million project to modernise a five-storey office building in Reading. The firm is to refurbish the 2002-era building at 400 South Oak Way in Green Park. Green Park is owned and managed by Oxford Properties. As well as mechanical and electrical services upgrades, ISG i
13/10/2015
Network Rail has announced a road bridge in Crewe is to be rebuilt as part of a £17m upgrade programme. Work on the A532 Hungerford road bridge will extend the structures life by over 60 years. The first phase of work is to begin on 26 October and will be completed by 04 January. Structural impro
13/10/2015
House builder Lovell Homes has announced the demolition of a former council building in South Northamptonshire is now complete. The developer now intends to build 87 properties on the Springfields site in Towcester. Councillor Stephen Clarke said: "This site will create new homes for local familie
13/10/2015
The Prime Minister David Cameron has urged council's to set out their plans to build new homes before 2017. The PM has warned that local authorities which fail to provide blueprints for thousands of new properties could see the government having to intervene. The plans are part of a 'national crus
13/10/2015
Work is underway to rebuild a school in north Lincolnshire. Baysgarth School is one of eight schools across north and north-east Lincolnshire to be rebuilt under the Government's £4.4bn priority school building programme (PSBP). The £13.8m project, being developed by Galliford Try, includes replac
13/10/2015
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £180,000 of funding towards a project to redevelop a derelict outdoor pool in Suffolk. The Grade II listed Art-Deco Broomhill Pool lido in Ipswich is to be restored into a new commercial leisure destination. HLF agreed to provide the figure with a view t
13/10/2015
A growing skills crisis in the building industry is threatening government plans to increase home ownership, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said. The Prime Minister David Cameron has stated he wants to build one million homes over the next five years as part of his 'legacy'. However,
13/10/2015
A number of major new business deals worth £1.7 billion have been sealed since 30 June 2015, Carillion has announced. An increase in growth has been reported by the company over the last few months. Network Rail has selected Carillion and Carillion joint ventures (JV) for a number of frameworks an
12/10/2015
REL Electrical is to deliver an electrical package for a new £10m leisure centre in Bedfordshire, it has been announced. The council-owned Flitwick Leisure Centre will replace the existing facility and is being developed by SDC Builders. When complete, the centre will include a 25m swimming pool,
12/10/2015
M+W Group is to deliver a £55 million research and manufacturing facility in Hertfordshire. The company has been selected by the Cell Therapy Catapult (CTC) to develop its BioScience Catalyst Campus in Stevenage. The CTC is part of a group of government funded independent centres called 'Catapults
12/10/2015
Output in the construction industry decreased by 4.3% in August compared to July, according to the latest statistics. The data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) also reveals a 1.3% decrease compared with August 2014. Overall, it is the first year-on-year fall since May 2013. All new wo
12/10/2015
GRAHAM Construction has delivered a new £81 million campus for the University of Salford. The Peel Park Campus, designed by architects Sheppard Robson, was handed over by the company on 10 September. The development includes almost 1,400 individual bedrooms comprising of nine residential blocks on
12/10/2015
Civil engineering specialist Rudridge has promoted Darren Price to Group Operations Manager. Mr Price joined the company as Group Business Development Manager in September 2013. Previously, he had a four year spell at building materials supplier Burdens. Mr Price will be responsible for overseein
12/10/2015
A new £5.2 million council-owned solar farm being developed by Carillion is now complete. The 5MWp Tangmere project, located on 25 acres of land near Chichester, Sussex, will generate enough energy to power 1,500 homes. The scheme has been developed by Your Energy Sussex, a council-led partnership
12/10/2015
Crossrail chief executive Andrew Wolstenholme is to take over as Chair of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), it has been announced. Mr Wolstenholme will take up the position following a meeting with the Construction Minister Nick Boles on 21 October. He will replace Sir David Higgins. The
12/10/2015
EcoCurves has announced it was another successful year at the Timber Expo 2015. In addition to its stand, the company covered 200 m² of the Timber Expo halls with EcoCurves VIP Lounge, Relax Zone and entrance feature - all filled with unique glulam products. EcoCurves has now decided to be Timber
09/10/2015
Galliford Try has been selected to deliver a £150m hospital redevelopment in Luton. The firm was appointed as preferred supply chain partner under the ProCure21+ framework to support the project at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital. The scheme is to be delivered by the firm's Northern Home C
09/10/2015
Osbourne has been selected to deliver a new £9m construction centre for the City College Brighton and Hove. The Construction & Trades Centre facility has been funded by the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). It has been designed by HNW Architects and will be built at the College'
09/10/2015
Construction training could experience a 'devastating impact' if the Government goes ahead with plans to introduce an apprenticeship levy, it has been claimed. Trade body Build UK made the warning in response to its consultation on the proposals. The organisation stated the proposed Government's A
09/10/2015
Work is underway to modernise a main electricity substation in Wales. Over £2m is to be invested by SP Energy Networks to upgrade the facility in Newtown. The substation supplies power to over 40,000 homes and businesses. The new modern infrastructure will boost the security of electricity suppli
09/10/2015
The House Builders Association (HBA) has welcomed the Prime Minister's David Cameron call for a reform in the planning process. The PM made the announcement during his closing speech of the Conservative Party conference in Manchester. Mr Cameron said: "Those old rules which said to developers: you
09/10/2015
Solar energy firm Mark Group has gone into administration. Over 900 jobs have now been lost at the Leicester-based business as Deloitte were appointed as administrators on 07 October. The firm employs 1,165 people across the UK, with more than 700 based at its headquarters in Beaumont Leys. In a
09/10/2015
Dennis Wilson of Lend Lease has won the Construction Manager of the Year award, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has announced. The 2015 CMYA ceremony took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel on 08 October. Mr Wilson received the accolade for his performance on the £48m rebuild and refurb
09/10/2015
House builder Story Homes has appointed Ian Worgan as Managing Director of its North East division. Mr Worgan, who joined from Taylor Wimpey, will oversee Story Homes' growth in the North East region from its Newcastle head office. He began working as Finance Director for Taylor Wimpey in 2003, op
08/10/2015
ISG has secured a £29 million office development scheme in London. The contract is being carried out for developer Baldwin House, a subsidiary of McKay Securities. The two-stage project involves the demolition of Lombard House in the capital's banking district and the development of 58,000 sq ft o
08/10/2015
Durham County Council has given the go ahead for a £30 million retail redevelopment in the city. Planning permission has been granted for a transformation of The Gates shopping centre, owned by fund manager Clearbell Capital. Proposals include developing a cinema and a new riverside promenade feat
08/10/2015
The Welsh Government has revealed plans for a new £24 million Dyfi Bridge. The proposals consist of a new viaduct structure which will cross the River Dyfi upstream of the existing bridge near Machynlleth. The Welsh Government stated the new bridge will improve capacity, safety and journey times o
08/10/2015
A specialist piling contractor has been prosecuted after it was found to be operating machinery without a safety guard. Southern Piling, of The Pagets, Newick, Lewes, East Sussex, pleaded guilty to breaches of Regulation 11(1)(a) of PUWER 1998 and Regulation 13(2) of the Construction (Design and Ma
08/10/2015
A museum in Luton has been awarded £1.8 million by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The grant brings the Wardown Park Museum £200,000 away from its £3.5m target to fully restore and conserve the facility. The project is being led in partnership by Luton Culture and the council. The scheme will se
08/10/2015
Hull City Council has granted planning permission for work to begin next year on a new £11.5 million bridge. The Princes Quay bridge is to link the marina with the southern end of Princes Dock and is expected to be finished by Easter 2017. The project is being part-funded by Highways England, with
08/10/2015
Plans to replace 'Generation Rent' with 'Generation Buy' will only be possible if the Government enables house builders to boost the supply of new homes, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to launch a housing drive and build 200,000 'a
08/10/2015
Vital repair work to a busy motorway link road is to be completed by Christmas, Highways England has announced. The Government-owned company has stated it is working "flat out" to finish the repairs between the M6 to M5 in time for the holiday period. The waterproofing work is being carried out be
07/10/2015
ISG has been awarded a £10m contract to develop a new UK headquarters for insurer and reinsurer firm Brit Insurance. The contractor will deliver a high-specification Cat B fit out across five floors at The Leadenhall Building in London. ISG is to create 66,000 sq ft of majority open plan accommoda
07/10/2015
Eric Wright Construction has been appointed by Nikal Developments to deliver a £70 million mixed-use scheme near Manchester. The 'Altair' development in Altrincham will be predominantly shops, restaurants and bars. It will also feature 150 new homes, with consent granted for grade A offices. Nika
07/10/2015
The developer of Battersea Power Station (BPS) has been given the green light to begin the next phase of the project. Skanska, which is managing the project, gained approval from Wandsworth Council to remove and rebuild the three remaining chimney stacks. The council has officially signed off the
07/10/2015
The rise of UK house prices in the year to September has slowed down, according to research from Halifax. In its annual house price index, the banking chain reported house prices were 8.6% higher than in the same three months last year. Overall, the figure is 2% higher than between July and Septem
07/10/2015
Welsh firm Dawnus is preparing to start work on a new £26.7 million secondary school in Wokingham. The company will develop the new school in Aborfield, the first new build secondary school academy in Wokingham for over 60 years. The two-storey building will comprise of 6,280m2 along with associat
07/10/2015
Morrison Construction has been appointed as preferred contractor to develop a new £72 million hospital in East Lothian. The Galliford Try-owned business was selected by Hub South East Scotland on behalf of NHS Lothian. The 23,000 sq m community hospital is to be developed on the existing Roodlands
07/10/2015
Crosslane has been granted planning permission for a new student accommodation development in Sheffield. The £32m property is to be developed on Scotland Street in St Vincent's Quarter. Crosslane purchased the Princess Works site from Bolsterstone Group in March. The development will comprise of
07/10/2015
Garden Affairs, Wiltshire-based suppliers of high quality garden buildings throughout the UK, has announced a new range of summerhouses. Available to order now, the new designs are handmade by British craftsmen from the finest Western Red Cedar, known for its durability and resistance to the elemen
06/10/2015
Transport for London (TfL) has started a major public consultation on a new river crossing in east London. The Silvertown Tunnel would link the Greenwich Peninsula with the Royal Docks. TfL said the development would help deliver thousands of new homes and jobs, along with relieving congestion at
06/10/2015
Mace has been appointed to deliver a new £25 million Student Centre for the University College London (UCL). The six floor facility has been designed by Nicholas Hare Architects. It is to include 1,000 study places for students, a Student Enquiries Centre, a cafe and a space for exhibitions. The
06/10/2015
Crosslane Student Developments has opened a new £18 million student accommodation facility in Liverpool. The Glassworks project features 323 purpose-built rooms in a mixture of en-suite flats and self-contained studio apartments. The development will be operated by Crosslane's operational platform
06/10/2015
The Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has officially opened Manchester Station after a £44 million upgrade. The modernisation of the station is part of a £1bn investment programme. Improvements include a new 8,500 sq m roof and a 60m bridge linking the station and the Manchester Area. Other
06/10/2015
Work is underway to install flood defences at a village in County Durham. Teesside-based Wilton Engineering has manufactured the defences to act as a removable section of flood defence along the front of its site in Port Clarence. The first sections of the demountable defences have already been in
06/10/2015
A SEGRO and Aviva Investors joint venture (JV) has launched a new Grade A logistics development next to Heathrow Airport. The Skyline development is to comprise of two warehouse units of 73,530 sq ft and 80,440 sq ft. Both have the potential for office space across the first and second floors. Th
06/10/2015
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06/10/2015
As part of a targeted business strategy for 2015, Workmates & Daniel Owen has become Daniel Owen Ltd. The company rebrand includes a new logo, website and significant internal restructuring to position itself for further growth and to improve upon its already market leading recruitment service. Ope
05/10/2015
SEGRO has signed a deal with Mayor of London Boris Johnson to redevelop 86 acres of industrial land owned by the Greater London Authority (GLA). The partnership is the largest deal of its kind between the public sector and a private land developer in the city. SEGRO plans to invest £180 million ov
05/10/2015
Seddon has won a £7 million contract to deliver a retail park development in Birmingham. Salmon Harvester Properties has appointed the company to develop the 54,000 sq ft Mulberry Walk Retail park in Sutton Coldfield. Seddon will build retail accommodation, a service yard, car parking and hard/sof
05/10/2015
ISG has been appointed by Cheshire Fire Authority (CFA) to develop a new fire station in Warrington. The deal is part of a wider four-year capital build framework worth over £22 million. The company is underway with the construction of the station in Penketh, which comprises of a lightweight steel
05/10/2015
McCarthy & Stone has increased its investment target to £2.5bn after it experienced strong growth in 2015. The retirement housebuilder generated an underlying profit before tax of £88.4m for the year, an increase of 40%. Revenue growth increased 25% to £485.7m, compared to £387.8m in 2014. Legal
05/10/2015
Cuts announced to the solar energy feed-in tariff could put up to 27,000 jobs at risk across the UK, according to the Solar Trade Association (STA). The jobs, out of a total of 35,000, are at risk due to the proposed 87% cut to the domestic feed-in tariff for solar energy. The South East is set to
05/10/2015
Two global engineering companies have been prosecuted after an employee was killed and another seriously injured during construction of an offshore wind farm. Fluor Ltd was found guilty of breaching Section 3 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. It was fined £275,000 in fines and ove
05/10/2015
Highways England has reached a milestone on a £28m project to replace a viaduct in Essex. Over a period of three days, eight steel beams will be installed across the river Chelmer by the project contractor Graham Construction. The 35m long, 52 tonne beams will form a new bridge deck for the new A1
05/10/2015
EcoCurves has announced its CEO Jakub Grzymała is to run a seminar on curved glulam at Timber Expo 2015. Want to know what is it in the shape of an arch that makes it a construction masterpiece since the Roman Empire? Ever wondered why is glulam timber one of the most desirable building materi
02/10/2015
Laing O'Rourke has delivered a new £237m children's hospital in Liverpool. The Alder Hay Children's Hospital was handed over on 1 October and will care for over 275,000 children each year. It is the first NHS health park for children in the UK. It provides 270 beds, including 48 critical care bed
02/10/2015
A total of 100,000 new construction workers will be required to carry out infrastructure projects scheduled for the next five years, according to new research. The National Infrastructure Plan For Skills Report shows there will be a need to find an additional 150,000 engineering construction employ
02/10/2015
Construction output growth increased to a seven-month high in September, according to the latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI report. Across the sector, the index rose to 59.9 in September, up from 57.3 in August. Improved growth was experienced across all sectors, with construction companies r
02/10/2015
Work is continuing on a £45 million flood defence project in Leeds city centre, it has been announced. A river footbridge at the manmade Knostrop island has now been taken away for refurbishment. In addition, work is underway to remove a 600 metre length of land at the island. The works will allo
02/10/2015
Overnight closures are scheduled to take place this month on the westbound A20 and the M25 in Kent, Highways England has announced. The closures are to allow work to replace important bridge expansion components on the roads. The expansion joints help to protect the structural integrity of a bridg
02/10/2015
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has granted £1.8m for a restoration project in Lincolnshire. The Benington Community Heritage Trust will use the funding to restore and re-open the closed church of Benington All Saints. The church will be redeveloped as a community, events and heritage centre to be
02/10/2015
An agricultural services firm has been fined after two workers fell from a telehandler during construction work at a farm in north Lincolnshire. Henzell Enterprise of Elyhaugh Farm, Long Framlington, Morpeth pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 4 of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. It was fi
02/10/2015
CES has travelled to Brooklands College in Ashford to deliver a selection of Tools and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Bricklaying and Multi Trade Students to use in its new workshop. Originally, the company got in touch with Christian Hatherall-Good (Bricklaying Tutor) through Twitter w
01/10/2015
Work to electrify the TransPennine and Midland Mainline railways is to restart under new plans, it has been announced. The Department for Transport (DfT) has given Network Rail the green light to resume working on two electrification schemes. The proposals were announced on 30 September after Netw
01/10/2015
Lendlease has been appointed to deliver a £19.5m preservation project for the University of Leicester. The company is to maintain the Grade II listed Stirling and Gowan Engineering Building. Work will involve replacing each of the 2,500 glass panels on the diamond shaped roof. A fabric envelope w
01/10/2015
Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom has officially opened a wind farm off the coast of Yorkshire, E.ON has announced. The 73 turbine Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm was unveiled by the minister on Wednesday, 30 September. She was joined by local MP Melanie Onn and Chief Operating Officer (COO) for E.
01/10/2015
Freeman Plant Sales has been appointed as an authorised distributor of construction tools and portable energy equipment by Chicago Pneumatic. The Surrey-based company will supply handheld pneumatic and hydraulic tools, light compaction and concrete equipment, rig-mounted breakers, portable compress
01/10/2015
Wates has announced the acquisition of Shepherd Engineering Services (SES) and Shepherd FM. The deal also includes a number of contracts and strategic frameworks from Shepherd Construction. Wates said the deal is a step towards its plans to double turnover to £2bn. In addition, 1,200 new staff wi
01/10/2015
Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission and Distribution business has been awarded a £37.5m cabling framework by Western Power Distribution. The three year contract involves managing planned and reactive low voltage to 33Kv cabling works in the South Wales region, including excavation, cable laying and
01/10/2015
A maintenance company has been fined after a worker was injured from falling from a roof. Aspect Maintenance Services, of Rufus Business Centre, Ravensbury Terrace, London, pleaded guilty to an offence under Regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. It was fined £20,000 with costs of
01/10/2015
Cotaplan has installed a low energy school building for Wandsworth Borough Council. The £160,000 modular building, Passivclass, is the only Passivhaus certified modular building in the UK. Advantages of Passivclass include: • Uses a fifth of the energy of a traditional building. • Costs up to 5
