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CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
UK Construction News Archive for April 2016
29/04/2016
The number of new home registrations has fallen by 9 per cent, according to statistics from the National Home Building Council (NHBC). There were 36,566 new homes registered by NHBC in the first three months of the year in the UK. 28,398 new homes were registered in the private sector, a 7 per cen
29/04/2016
Amendments to the Housing and Planning Bill could stifle housing delivery in the UK, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Changes made by the House of Lords would target small development sites for expensive affordable housing contributions, while increasing regulations and taxes o
29/04/2016
A road scheme in Liverpool has scooped an engineering award. The scheme on Leeds Street has won the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation North West Regional award for Best Practice Project of the Year. It was also commended for Transportation Project of the year. Liverpool City Cou
29/04/2016
Work on a £7.6 million housing and care scheme in Buxton, Derbyshire, is to begin this summer. Derbyshire County Council are developing the scheme, on the Brown Edge Road, in partnership with housing provider Housing & Care 21 and community regeneration specialist Keepmoat. Local businesses are be
29/04/2016
East Sussex Council has selected Morgan Sindall to expand Rye Community Primary School. The firm has started work on the project which includes the construction of a two-storey extension housing a bespoke nursery, two classrooms, a staff room and group work space. The expansion is to be completed
29/04/2016
A total of 1,000 housing association tenants in Burton-on-Trent are to be offered smart meters. Energy form E.ON has teamed up with Trent & Dove Housing Association to help tenants lower their energy bills. Tenants with prepayment meters will also be offered Smart Pay As You Go. Graham Line, Dire
29/04/2016
Stroma Group Ltd has completed the acquisition of two established Building Control service providers, BBS Building Control Ltd ("BBS") and Approved Design Consultancy Limited ("Approved Design"). Following the previous acquisition of Greendoor Building Control & Specialist Services Limited ("Greendo
29/04/2016
Costain in joint venture with CH2M has been awarded a £300 million contract to maintain East Sussex's highways network over the next seven years. The contract, which will start on 1 May, will bring together several aspects of highways maintenance, such as roads, pavements, drainage, street lights,
28/04/2016
Galliford Try has won a £15 million contract to develop a new 'dunk tank' facility for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). The company will build a Aircraft / Amphibious Vehicle Underwater Escape and Survival Training centre at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset. The project involves creating a
28/04/2016
Network Rail has established a new property company to help generate £1.8 billion to fund its Railway Upgrade Plan. The specialist business, Network Rail Property, will approve investments in the rail company's estate and make decisions about the disposal of property assets It will also provide gr
28/04/2016
Union UCATT has slammed the number of Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Inspectors monitoring the UK construction industry. A Freedom of Information Request by the organisation has revealed 132 individuals monitor the industry, a decrease of 141 in 2011/12. The sector is one of the most dangerous
28/04/2016
New figures have revealed the number of empty homes in the UK is now at 203,596, the lowest level since records began. While this is a significant drop from 318,642 vacant properties in 2004, there has also been an increase in the number of owned-occupied homes for the past year after seven years o
28/04/2016
A poorly-performing roads sector is effectively crippling growth in the wider economy, according to the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA). In the organisations quarterly Workload Trends Report, the CECA reveals workloads declined on motorways and trunk roads (29%), and local roads (1
28/04/2016
Business standards company BSI has revealed new guidelines for the safe use of construction hoists. The BS 7212:2016 Code of Practice was designed to assist the construction industry in using safe practices which aim to protect both workers and the public. The standard, which is endorsed by the He
28/04/2016
Keepmoat has launched a new office in Leeds which is aiming to deliver hundreds of new homes in West Yorkshire. The company's operations director for Yorkshire, Ian Hoad, will lead the division which plans to develop 500-600 homes a year in Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield and Kirklees. Mr Hoad said: "T
28/04/2016
A roofing firm has been fined for safety failings after a worker fell seven metres from a roof in York. Mitchell Roofing Ltd of Derwent Road, Malton was found guilty to breaching Sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. It was fined £10,000 with £1,355 in costs. York
28/04/2016
Work is continuing on a £2.5 million refurbishment programme at London Overground's South Tottenham Station. Two new lifts have now been installed as part of the project. Features of the project include new walkways that will provide step-free access from platform to street, a new entrance and bik
28/04/2016
Motion control specialist LG Motion can offer a compact low cost linear positioning stage with a manual or motorised drive. Available from stock and backed up by the comprehensive expert design and application service offered by the team at LG Motion, XSlide is already serving a wide range of indus
27/04/2016
Senior chiefs from energy firm EDF have been recalled back before the Energy and Climate Change Committee to explain further delays to the Hinkley Point C project. The firm's chief executive Vincent de Rivaz told the committee last month that a final investment decision on the £18 billion nuclear p
27/04/2016
Student accommodation developer Unite has purchased a large development site in the centre of Liverpool. The site already has planning consent for 713 student bedrooms and is expected to become a home for over 1,000 students. The area lies adjacent to the developer's Grand Central property and is
27/04/2016
Network Rail has awarded £90 million worth of contracts for railway improvement works between London and Reading. French company Alstom will upgrade train control signalling systems while infrastructure firm Amey will improve signalling power supplies. Alstom's £79m deal forms the final stage of t
27/04/2016
Pay talks surrounding a large construction industrial agreement have broken down, it has been announced. A two-year deal made by employers under the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) Working Rule Agreement was rejected by unions UCATT, Unite and GMB. Around 500,000 construction workers ar
27/04/2016
Scarborough Group International (SGI) has submitted a planning application for the second phase of a £30 million office development in South Wales. Proposals include building a further 45,000 sq ft office complex on the Admiral House redevelopment site at Station Quarter in Newport. The 'Interface
27/04/2016
Nottingham-based contractor J Tomlinson is underway with a £1.4 million housing services contract in East Yorkshire. The deal is an extension to a previous three-year £3m programme to install new kitchens in approximately 1,500 homes for the council. In its second contract, the firm will replace b
27/04/2016
Industry body Scottish Renewables has warned proposed changes by the UK Government to the way it supports renewable heat technology are "counterproductive". The organisation made the comments in response to a Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) consultation, which ends today, 27 April. Proposed changes
27/04/2016
Sweett Group has revealed a £5.1 million write-down to its accounts for the past year as a result of a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation and restructuring costs. The Group announced its intention to withdraw from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in December 2015, which it claims will
27/04/2016
Two construction firms based in Derbyshire have been fined for safety breaches due to reported cases of employees suffering carpel tunnel syndrome and hand arm vibration syndrome. Both Sandvik Construction Mobile Crushers and Screeners Ltd and Sandvik Mining and Construction Limited pleaded guilty
27/04/2016
A major housing investment programme in Cardiff is set to boost employment in the city, it has been revealed. The city council's programme to build 1,500 new homes across the city will support around 6,400 people with employment while creating 9,000 weeks of training. The pledge has been made by c
26/04/2016
Hundreds of new homes are set to be built on major development site in Kent. Land Securities has secured a number of deals with Taylor Wimpey to develop a significant number of new homes at Ebbsfleet Garden City. The developer has exchanged contracts with the house builder for the sale of 539 resi
26/04/2016
Breedon Aggregates' acquisition of Hope Construction Materials looks set to go ahead after the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) indicated a proposed sale of 14 ready-mix (RMX) sites 'might be accepted' by the authority. The £336 million merger-deal was thrown into doubt after the CMA raised co
26/04/2016
Work is underway on a £70 million refurbishment scheme in Lambeth. Morgan Sindall is delivering the Your New Town Hall project, which aims to regenerate Lambeth's Town Hall and civic buildings. The scheme is being carried out for Muse Developments and project partner Lambeth Council. Features inc
26/04/2016
Real Estate company Patrizia has delivered a £27 million office development near Reading. The 1030 Eskdale Road project was built at Winnersh Triangle business park in partnership with Wates Construction. The four-storey 61,780 sq ft scheme features a communal green space with a landscaped environ
26/04/2016
An increasing industry skills shortage is significantly increasing salaries among small building firms, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The organisation's latest State of Trade Survey for Q1 2016 predicts output prices, wages, salaries and material costs are all projected to r
26/04/2016
New research has revealed there is high demand for more high quality retirement housing in the UK. The 'Retirement housing: residents' experiences' report by the National House Building Council (NHBC) Foundation found nine out of 10 elderly people have a positive experience of living in a retiremen
26/04/2016
Ealing Council has demolished an unauthorised building in Southall after its owner failed to comply with enforcement notice to remove it. The structure was developed at the rear of a proposed care home facility on Beresford Road, which was granted planning permission in 2012. Proposals included de
26/04/2016
A self-employed contractor has been fined after one of his workers fell through a sky light during roofing work on a farm building. Phillip Posnett, of Haughton Hall, Hall Lane, Haughton, Tarporley, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. He was fined £16,0
26/04/2016
A major coastal defence scheme has been completed at a beach in Dover. The £1.95 million project was funded by the Environment Agency and will protect local homes at Kingsdown beach. Works involved the placement of 16 new timber groynes and around 50,000 m2 of recycled shingle. Designed through t
26/04/2016
QuickScale is the easy, simple and accurate way to take measurements from 2D drawings on your PC. QuickScale takes line, path and area measurements from PDF drawings. Use an accurate measurement to scale the drawing. If there are no measurements on the drawing, any known measurement like a door wi
25/04/2016
Work is progressing on the recovery operation of the collapsed Didcot power station site in Oxfordshire. One person was killed and three men are missing after the boiler house at Didcot A power station partially collapsed on 23 February. A large volume of material has now been removed from the deb
25/04/2016
New research has revealed over a 250,000 homes are to be built on England's Green Belt. Data gathered by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) shows up to 275,000 homes are now planned to be built on Green Belt land. The figure is an increase of 50,000 on last year and nearly 200,000 more t
25/04/2016
English Cities Fund (ECf) has selected housebuilder Strata to deliver a new housing development in the centre of Wakefield. The company will build 116 new homes close to Wakefield Westgate railway station as part of the Merchant Gate 'masterplan'. ECf is a joint venture between Muse Developments,
25/04/2016
Preparatory works are underway on a major redevelopment project in Dover, it has been announced. Following the completion of demolition and main archaeological investigations, work has begun to prepare the eight-acre St James site for construction. Earthworks and utility diversions are taking plac
25/04/2016
The HS2 joint venture (JV) between Balfour Beatty and VINCI has revealed the Mott MacDonald SYSTRA JV as its design partner for its bid to deliver the major infrastructure project. The consultancy team has pledged to utilise a local supply chain in the Midlands on all potential work undertaken, mir
25/04/2016
Morgan Sindall has been chosen to deliver a £1.4 million expansion project at a school in Bury. The firm will built an extension to the King Edward VI School in Bury St Edmunds as part of the £500 million Suffolk County Council construction framework. Work is already underway on the scheme, which
25/04/2016
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has secured a contract to provide services on the National Grid Grain Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Framework. The firm will provide engineering and design services for the LNG terminal located on the Isle of Grain in Kent. As the largest LNG facility in Europe (1,000,000m
25/04/2016
The first investments have been initiated from the £100 million Housing Growth Partnership. The scheme is a joint venture (JV) launched between Lloyds Banking Group and the government in July 2015. It will see between £500,000 and £5m invested in housing developments alongside smaller builders as
25/04/2016
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has unveiled a new Code of Practice for surface water source heat pumps. The Code was created by the Heat Pump Association (HPA) and the Ground Source Heat Pump Association (GSHPA), with support from the Department of Energy and Clima
25/04/2016
A businessman has been sentenced after carrying out illegal gas safety checks at tenanted properties while not registered as a gas engineer. Sven Biesterfeldt, aged 41, who has previously lived in Carnkie, near Redruth and then in Breage, near Helston, pleaded guilty to two breaches of gas safety l
22/04/2016
Planning has been approved for an 11-storey apartment building development in Manchester. The 86-apartment City Gardens scheme in Castlefield was granted approval at a city council meeting on 07 April. The project signals the third phase of a major redevelopment plan by DeTrafford Estates Group.
22/04/2016
A steel support package announced by the UK and Welsh governments is "positive news" for steelworkers and their families, according to union Unite. Both governments have pledged to provide support worth hundreds of millions of pounds to potential buyers of Tata Steel after the company revealed it w
22/04/2016
New research has revealed specialist sector investment is set to reach £14.3 billion by the end of 2016. According to a new report by Knight Frank, total investment in the sector will increase 10% year-on-year. In 2015, 18.3% of all commercial property investment transactions were in specialist pr
22/04/2016
Lakehouse has announced CEO Stuart Black has resigned from the company. The news comes three days after founder Steve Rawlings won a power struggle to be returned to the energy support services board. Mr Rawlings and major shareholder Slater Investments embarked on a campaign last month to oust ce
22/04/2016
Plans have been approved to build thousands of homes on green belt land around Birmingham. The Government's planning inspectorate has endorsed the Birmingham Development Plan (BDP), which includes releasing green belt land to develop 6,000 homes in Langley. The overall BDP will build 51,100 additi
22/04/2016
An extensive £120 million redevelopment programme is nearing completion in Stockton. A 11-year project to transform the Mandale Estate region began in 2004 An agreement between Stockton Council, Barratt Homes, ISOS Housing and Keepmoat Homes has seen the area redeveloped with 891 new homes built.
22/04/2016
Work is underway to repair a collapsed water tunnel in Howden, Network Rail has announced. The culvert, which runs under the A614 carriageway, will take around five weeks to rebuild. The tunnel partially collapsed last week due to unknown reasons. While investigations into the incident continue,
22/04/2016
Breedon Aggregates has appointed Steve Tagg as its first HR director. In preparation for Breedons £336 million acquisition of Hope Construction Materials, Mr Tagg will be responsible for overseeing the company's health and safety. Recently, he was organisation & human resources director at Aggrega
22/04/2016
Galloper Wind Farm Ltd has selected Peel Ports Great Yarmouth as the assembly base for its offshore wind farm project off the coast of Suffolk. The news comes weeks after the port was named as the construction and installation base for ScottishPower Renewables' East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm.
22/04/2016
A man has been sentenced for carrying out illegal gas pipework at a flat in Torquay. Geoffrey Voss, 59, of South Street, Torquay, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 3(3) and 33(1)(c) of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations. He was sentenced to 36 weeks imprisonment suspended for t
21/04/2016
Plans have been approved for a tidal energy development off the coast of the Isle of Wight. The joint venture (JV) between Perpetuus Energy and the Isle of Wight Council is proposing to build an energy facility around 2km offshore from St Catherine's Point. The 30MW Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (
21/04/2016
Planning has been submitted for a new retail development in south-west Wales. Proposals by Conygar Investment Company involve building a 106,000 sq ft retail complex in Cross Hands. The site was purchased with consent for a 90,000 sq ft store from Sainsbury's in October 2015. Plans include: • A
21/04/2016
New data has revealed growth in the private housing sector has slowed 'considerably' during the first quarter of 2016. Despite Government pledges to deliver 200,000 new homes by 2020, private housing workloads are at their slower pace since 2013, according to the latest UK Construction Market Surve
21/04/2016
Transport for Wales (TfW) has appointed engineering consultancy Mott MacDonald to a new framework agreement. The company will provide multidisciplinary services during the procurement of the new Wales and Borders franchise, as well as during the development and delivery of the South Wales Metro. T
21/04/2016
A strike ballot is being planned by drivers at building supply firm Marshalls due to a dispute on overtime pay, it has been announced. Union Unite is planning action for the drivers that deliver to customers from 14 manufacturing sites across the UK. Currently, drivers receive time and a third for
21/04/2016
Nexen has awarded Wood Group (WGPSN) a £100 million contract to continue operations, maintenance and technical services across its North Sea offshore assets. The Aberdeen-based energy services firm will maintain various offshore platforms, including the Buzzard, Scott and Golden Eagle platforms.
21/04/2016
Over 240 UK businesses have been awarded an accolade at the Queen's Awards for Enterprise today, 21 April JCB and British Land Company are among some of the company's recognised for their contribution to international trade, innovation and sustainable development. Seven businesses received accolad
21/04/2016
A Derbyshire-based construction company has been fined after a worker was seriously injured during construction work in Edinburgh. Bowmer and Kirkland Limited, of High Edge Court, Church Street, Heage, Belper, Derbyshire, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulation
21/04/2016
Werma Signaltechnik is launching Andonspeed, a unique call for action andon light system for warehousing and packing operations, at Logimat in Stuttgart from the 8 - 10 March 2016. Unlike traditional andon lights, this not only gives clear and immediate optical signalisation of operational conditio
21/04/2016
The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC UK), has announced that its Annual Stakeholder Day will take place in London on Tuesday, 05 July. This year's theme will be Market Drivers for Certified Products with speakers highlighting the market-based initiatives that are driving d
20/04/2016
Willmott Dixon has secured a deal to build new student halls for the University of London. Designed by architect Stride Treglown. the firm will create a 'new model for student accommodation' and develop 56 townhouses at Royal Holloway in Surrey. The three/four-storey buildings will provide housing
20/04/2016
Network Rail is due to carry out a £14.5 million improvement project on the rail network in the south west and Thames Valley. The scheme is part of the company's £40 billion Railway Upgrade Plan and will begin on Friday, 29 April. Features of the project include: • Installing a new bridge at Broa
20/04/2016
Britcon has delivered a new £4.2 million technical centre facility at the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Sheffield. Working alongside AHR Architects and WYG Engineers, Britcon built the 32,291 sq ft facility for the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). The building was developed to provide gr
20/04/2016
Buckingham Group Contracting has been selected to deliver the first phase of a new £100 million project in Gloucestershire. The contractor will build the first 400 metres of the new Northern Quarter spine road in Cinderford. The Gloucestershire Local Enterprise Partnership Gfirst has provided a £3
20/04/2016
Government ministers have slammed a ScottishPower warranty scheme which allegedly failed to pay over £75 million to hundreds of thousands of customers in the UK. In their report, the group of 28 MP's claim the energy supplier not only sustained the scandal for a number of years, but actively sought
20/04/2016
A deal has been reached with the Building and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (BATJIC) involving a 5% pay rise for workers. The two-year agreement was successful following negotiations between the Federation of Master Builders, on behalf of SME construction employers, and Unite the union, on
20/04/2016
Galloper Wind Farm has launched a new community fund along with Sizewell B in Suffolk. The seven-year Leiston and Sizewell Community Fund will provide over £85,000 for community projects within a 10km radius of the nuclear power station facility. A wide range of community projects can be supported
20/04/2016
A Judicial Review has been won by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). The case was taken against BIS, with CITB named as an interested party, by Hudsons Contract Services at the Royal Courts of Justice on 01 and 02 March. The
20/04/2016
The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) has released a new outreach video, 'Forests Matter', to promote the values and benefits of responsibly-sourced forest products. The new video highlights the facts that globally some 1.6billion people rely on forests, and that 2 out of
20/04/2016
MiniTec's purpose-built trolleys have helped a turbo shaft manufacturer improve its operational efficiencies. The art of improving operational efficiency and helping to make processes more "Lean" are key challenges for manufacturing operations today.
19/04/2016
A number of archaeological items have been unearthed at a housing development site in Wiltshire. Work is underway to build 227 new army family homes on MOD land in Bulford. However, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) project has discovered a number of archaeological artefacts during pr
19/04/2016
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has urged firms that develop projects which provide skills and training to construction workers to apply for funding. Applications for CITB's next Flexible Funding opportunity are open today, 19 April. The initiative offers funding for construction s
19/04/2016
Kier has been appointed to a new £750 million highways framework in the East of England. The company will deliver projects between £1m and £20m on the major works Lot of the Eastern Highways Framework 2, which will have a total spend of around £600m. Other winners include: Danaher & Walsh, Fox Bui
19/04/2016
Work is underway on the largest ever coastal investigation project in Wales. The Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) Capital Delivery Alliance, comprising Mott MacDonald Bentley and joint ventures between Morgan Sindall/Arup and Skanska/Arcadis, is investing £8 million in scientific investigations ar
19/04/2016
A Graham–BAM joint venture (JV) has been selected to deliver a new £95 million Acute Services Block for the Ulster Hospital in Belfast. As the largest live healthcare project in Ireland, the building will replace the outdated existing main ward block and other specialist acute services within the h
19/04/2016
Balfour Beatty has sold its stake in M1-A1 Link Road (Lofthouse to Bramham) DBFO Road Project. HICL Infrastructure Company purchased the firms 30% interest in the scheme for £14.5 million. The project is a 30 year shadow toll PFI concession for the design, construction, financing, operation and ma
19/04/2016
A North Yorkshire-based steel fabrication company has been fined after a forklift truck (FLT) operator was killed when his truck overturned while he was operating it. Severfield (UK) Limited, of Severs House, Dalton Airfield Industrial Estate, Dalton, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, pleaded guilty to a no
19/04/2016
Thousands of jobs are set to be cut at Centrica as the company embarks on a multi-million pound efficiency savings programme. The utilities firm has revealed it will slash a total of 3,000 jobs in 2016, generating £200 million in savings towards its £750 million per annum cost efficiency initiative
19/04/2016
A fall in the UK's construction output reflects uncertainty ahead of the EU referendum, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Recent Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures revealed a 0.3% fall in output during February, with new work and repair falling 0.2% and maintenance repo
19/04/2016
The UK green building movement – from architects and builders to specifiers and planners – can now benefit from an expanded range of responsibly-sourced timber and forest products eligible for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has recentl
18/04/2016
BAM has been selected to build a new £20 million six form college in Doncaster. The New College Doncaster will be developed on playing fields adjacent to Hayfield Lane in Auckley. It will be operated by the New Collaborative Learning Trust and plans to open to students in September 2017. Planned
18/04/2016
Interserve has secured a £230 million contract from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to provide maintenance services for the United States Air Force's (USAF) bases in the UK. The five-year United States Forces Prime (USFP) deal combines four existing facilities support contracts coveri
18/04/2016
Luton Council has revealed plans for a £1.5 billion inward investment programme. The 20-year initiative outlines how the region will achieve 'strong, sustainable and balanced growth' and create over 18,500 local jobs. A number of developments are included in the Investment Framework, such as Londo
18/04/2016
The boardroom of construction company Lakehouse has been reshuffled following an ongoing campaign to oust certain directors. A campaign was launched by the company's founder Steve Rawlings and major shareholder Slater Investments to remove and replace members of Lakehouse's board last month. A pro
18/04/2016
The redeveloped Birmingham New Street station has been shortlisted in two categories of the Celebrating Construction Awards. The new station was opened in September last year after undergoing a five-year £750 million transformation. It has now one of three shortlisted in the Legacy Award for Susta
18/04/2016
Construction output forecasts for 2016/17 have been revised downwards due to the effects of a "slowdown in global economic growth prospects", the Construction Products Association (CPA) has announced. The CPA has forecasted a 3% growth for 2016 and 3.6% rise in 2017, a downward prediction from 3.6%
18/04/2016
ISG is underway with work to build a new £10 million free school for Temple Learning Academy in East Leeds. The project was awarded to the company under the EFA Framework. The new three-storey building will be developed on the former East Leeds Leisure Centre site. The scheme aims to re-use as mu
18/04/2016
A £160,000 gas mains replacement project is due to begin this summer in Berkshire, National Grid has announced. Engineers will begin installing new piping to replace ageing gas mains in Sunninghill from mid-late July until early September. The work will take place in Sunninghill High Street betwee
18/04/2016
Two companies have been fined for disturbing asbestos during a refurbishment scheme in London. Firestone Estates Limited, of Tolpits Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court to breaching Regulation 10(1)(b) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
18/04/2016
Gage-Tupper and Associates have been selected as Clerk of Works consultants on a new £330 million campus development for the University of Northampton. The new Waterside Campus will transform a 58-acre brownfield site within the Northampton Waterside Enterprise Zone. It will provide a modern acade
15/04/2016
BAM has been selected to deliver a £41 million office refurbishment project in the north of Leeds. The company will refurbish the ten-storey Merrion House building within Merrion shopping centre for developer Town Centre Securities (TCS). The project involves complex remodelling, refurbishing and
15/04/2016
Balfour Beatty's Chief Executive Leo Quinn has been selected to lead the Construction Leadership Council's (CLC) Skills division. As a number of UK major infrastructure projects demand a highly skilled workforce, the CLC's Skills arm ensures the industry has a skilled enough workforce to meet curre
15/04/2016
Property developer Nikal has been granted detailed planning permission for the first phase of a £70 million mixed-use development in Altrincham. Eric Wright Construction will begin site clearance works for the 4.5 acre 'Altair' scheme this summer. Nikal was granted outline planning permission for
15/04/2016
Ask Real Estate (AREL) has acquired a former car showroom site in Manchester. The 1.74 acre site is located in the city centre and was previously home to the Bauer Millett car showrooms. Designed by SimpsonHaugh and Partners, early development proposals will include a mix of uses comprising commer
15/04/2016
Home builder Countryside Properties has agreed to make a new office and retail development in Wolverhampton its regional headquarters. A deal has been signed with the city council to occupy the top floor of the new i10 building. The development forms a 'key component' of the city's £120 million In
15/04/2016
Work is progressing on the Mersey Gateway crossing project in Halton. Two 270-tonne bridge building machines have now been lifted into position 25 metres above the River Mersey, ready to being building the projects main bridge deck. The scheme involves building a new road bridge across the River M
15/04/2016
Willmott Dixon has revealed plans to expand its business in the South West by opening a new office in Exeter. The new premises will be used as a platform for growth in the region. The move follows a series of major project wins in the area, including building a new home for the Met Office's multi-
15/04/2016
Civil engineering firm Rudridge has appointed Clive Summerfield as Regional Director. With over 30 years' experience in the industry, Mr Summerfield will lead Rudridge's four branches to ensure their operations deliver a 'market leading service'. For the last 17 years, he has worked for Keyline as
15/04/2016
A construction company has been fined for safety failings at site in London. RS Construction UK (London) Limited, of International House, Regents Street, London, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulations 17(1)(a) and 22(1) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. It was fined £4
15/04/2016
A repair and maintenance programme is underway to improve a 50-mile stretch of road between Exeter and Bere Regis. The project, between the A30 and A35, began on 11 April and is scheduled to finish on 23 April. All work will take place between 8pm and 6am and diversions are in place. The scheme i
14/04/2016
NG Bailey has secured a £20 million contract with Land Securities to deliver maintenance services for eight shopping centres. The three-year deal involves providing mechanical, electrical and building fabric maintenance, including HVAC, security, fire detection and protection, drainage and energy c
14/04/2016
Plans have been approved by Ealing Council for the regeneration of a former gasworks site in west London. Property developer Berkeley Group will build over 3,000 new homes at the 88-acre brownfield site in Southall. Work is expected to begin on the Southall Waterside project in early 2016, As the
14/04/2016
New research has revealed the highest percentage of UK rent increases was experienced in Greater London, the East Midlands and Scotland. Excluding Greater London, the HomeLet Rental Index rents on new tenancies over the three months to March 2016 were on average 4.9% higher than the same period las
14/04/2016
A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has concluded the Green Deal initiative by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has 'not achieved value for money'. No additional energy savings have been generated by the scheme which, including grants to stimulate demand, cost taxpayers £2
14/04/2016
Legal & General Capital (LGC) has revealed plans to extend its build-to-rent portfolio in Salford. The move follows the acquisition of a further development site from English Cities Fund (ECf), bringing LGC's and PGGM's joint venture (JV) pipeline to nearly 800 new homes. Overall, total investment
14/04/2016
Network Rail is due to carry out the final stage of a £250 million upgrade project next month between Stafford and Crewe. The Stafford Area Improvements Programme will remove one of the last major bottlenecks on the West Coast main line. The works will be carried out between 30 April - 02 May and
14/04/2016
Countryside Properties is "confident" of making further progress as the company announced its latest trading update. For the six month period from 01 October 2015 to 31 March 2016, the house builder revealed Group completions were up 15.4% to 1,095 units, compared to 949 units last year. In additi
14/04/2016
A Plymouth-based plumber has been sentenced for arranging fraudulent gas safety checks at numerous landlords' properties between February 2013 and May 2015. Gary Lynch, 36, of Fletemoor Road, Plymouth, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 4 of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 199
14/04/2016
There were over 40 cases of motorists ignoring closures on the A13 in Essex during 2015, Highways England has revealed. Road workers are currently working on the improvement scheme to widen the A13 and M25 junction 30 near Thurrock. The interchange is being overhauled to reduce congestion and impr
14/04/2016
Based in Basingstoke, LG Motion Ltd design, develop and manufacture motion control technology components and systems to meet the exacting requirements of research and academic institutions and the wider industry.
13/04/2016
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has signed a deal with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) to create a £6.5 million construction training facility. A consortium led by the UWTSD will establish the Construction Wales Innovation Centre (CWIC) at the University's Swanse
13/04/2016
London's commercial construction activity has reached £7.4 billion, according to new figures. The latest UK Commercial Construction Index by JLL and Glenigan reveals the capital's activity is at its highest level since 2008. Speculative office development under construction in Central London total
13/04/2016
Plans have been submitted for a new £30 million engineering facility in Preston. Proposals for the new Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC) were put forward by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). The facility is the first milestone in UCLan's £200m Campus Masterplan and has been identifie
13/04/2016
A new £32 million viaduct has been opened by Roads Minister Andrew Jones in Essex. The A138 Chelmer Viaduct was built by GRAHAM Construction and officially unveiled today, 13 April. The three-lane structure is 900 metres long and replaces the old two-lane 1930s bridge which is set to be demolished
13/04/2016
Costain has been selected by National Grid to manage the £100 million 5 km gas pipeline replacement project across the Humber Estuary. Works will span across multiple disciplines including health, safety, project management, project controls and planning, commercial management, engineering, risk ma
13/04/2016
Work is underway on a new £70 million housing development in Wiltshire. House builder Hill will develop 322 new homes at Tidworth for army families based at barracks on and around Salisbury Plain. The development is being carried out on behalf of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and w
13/04/2016
HS2 has revealed the dates and locations for this years regional Supply Chain Roadshows. The organisation will visit 11 regions across Britain to explain the types of work packages available on the multi-billion high speed rail network project. In addition, the company will advise firms on the bes
13/04/2016
A demolition contractor has been found guilty for multiple safety failings across two separate sites in southern England. Scot Ian Richardson, of Aztec Demolition, was found guilty of two breaches of the CDM Regulations 2007, one breach of The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and one breach of
13/04/2016
London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith's housing manifesto "hits all the right notes" for SME home builders, according to the House Builders Federation (HBF). The Tory nominee has pledged to double the capital's house building output to 50,000 homes a year by 2020. In addition, Goldsmith has promi
13/04/2016
Around £15 million is to be invested in upgrading railway signalling in South Yorkshire, Network Rail has confirmed. The programme will see the control of signals around Sheffield, Rotherham, Swinton and Mexborough moved to a modern Rail Operating Centre (ROC) in York. The project will be carried
12/04/2016
Lendlease has been selected as Construction Manager for an £87 million refurbishment project in West London. The company will redevelop three buildings at White City Place (WestWorks, Mediaworks, and Garden House) into commercial office facilities for joint developers Stanhope, Mitsui Fudosan and A
12/04/2016
Willmott Dixon has signed a three-year agreement with off-site product suppliers to 'future-proof' its residential construction business. The company is seeking to build up to 1,000 homes a year using factory manufactured systems. The strategic agreements aim to reduce reliance on on-site trades a
12/04/2016
A number of concrete ready-mix plants are due to be sold by Breedon Aggregates in preparation of its acquisition of Hope Construction Materials. The company secured a deal to takeover Hope Construction for £336 million in November 2015. An investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CM
12/04/2016
Network Rail has completed part of a railway electrification project on the Great Western Main Line between Bath and Bristol. The work is part of the company's £40 billion Railway Upgrade Plan to deliver an improved railway with more reliable infrastructure and better facilities. The project began
12/04/2016
London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith's housing vision for the city needs local SME building firms to be successful, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). In his manifesto, the Tory candidate pledges to double home building in the capital to 50,000 a year by 2020. However, even th
12/04/2016
Work is underway on a new £13 million campus for Northampton College. The modern 4,900 sq m building will be built on the institution's Daventry Campus. Construction consultancy Pick Everard has been selected to provide full design services and cost management on the project. Features of the hub
12/04/2016
A self-employed contractor has been sentenced after one of his workers was crushed while working inside a trench in Pembrokeshire. William Ryan Evans, of Blaenwaun Twr, Trelech, Carmarthenshire was found guilty of breaching Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. He was given a si
12/04/2016
H+H UK has announced the appointment of Calum Forsyth as its new MD. He will replace Mark Oliver on 01 May, who is stepping down after over eight years in charge. With 25 years experience in the construction sector, Mr Forsyth was most recently Chief Executive Officer at IAC Acoustics, and previou
12/04/2016
A road resurfacing programme is due to begin this week on the M1 near Watford, Highways England has announced. The three-month scheme will be carried out on sections of the motorway between junction 2 (for the A1) and junction 6 (for the M25). The programme is due to begin on Friday, 15 April. Ar
12/04/2016
LG Motion has announced it will attend the Drives & Controls exhibition at the NEC from 12 – 14 April. Based in Basingstoke, LG Motion design, develop and manufacture motion control technology components and systems to meet the exacting requirements of research and academic institutions and the wid
11/04/2016
Tata Steel has announced the sale of its Long Products Europe business to Greybull Capital. The deal includes the steel plant in Scunthorpe and will help protect 4,400 jobs in the UK. It is understood Greybull is preparing a £400 million investment package to turnaround the Scunthorpe facility. O
11/04/2016
Work is underway on a new £45 million leisure scheme in Stockport. The Redrock Stockport project is being built for the council by Wates. The 75,000 sq ft development will provide retail, leisure and restaurants including a 10-screen cinema. A 360-space multi-storey car park will also be built. T
11/04/2016
A new deal has been agreed between Network Rail and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) which will see thousands of new homes built around train stations. The development programme could see up to 10,000 new properties built on sites around rail stations in the coming years. York, Taunton and S
11/04/2016
Property consultancy Pick Everard has appointed Mike Petersen as its regional head of project management in Wales and the South West. With numerous years of experience delivering residential, hotel and retail projects, Mr Petersen will be based at the consultancy's Welsh office in Cardiff. Previou
11/04/2016
A framework has been agreed between bosses at HS2 and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) maximising the 'economic and labour benefits' of the high speed rail line project. The deal was signed by HS2 Chief Executive Simon Kirby and TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady at HS2's community hub last week
11/04/2016
The boss of a construction company has been sentenced to jail after two of his workers fell through a roof they were repairing in Stockport. Allan Thompson, of Woodburn Crescent, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire, was found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter, while both he and his company Building an
11/04/2016
Keepmoat has helped to deliver a £9.7 million refurbishment project at an iconic block of maisonettes in Newcastle upon Tyne. Work on the Grade II listed Byker Wall was delivered between the Byker Community Trust (BCT) Housing Association, Keepmoat and security systems provider OpenView. The proje
11/04/2016
A lack of industrial strategy by the UK Government is damaging the manufacturing sector, union Unite has warned. According to the organisation, new figures show a 1.8% annual fall in manufacturing output, the largest since July 2013. While the Office for National Statistics added UK crude steel pr
08/04/2016
Keepmoat and Strata have secured a £142 million contract which will see 1,000 new homes developed in Leeds. Working in partnership with the city council, the two companies will redevelop 13 sites of brownfield land in the Seacroft, Halton Moor and Osmandthorpe regions. The project aims to deliver
08/04/2016
Property developer SEGRO has partnered with Barratt London to deliver over 1,000 new homes on a former Nestle plant in West London. Subject to planning permission, the regeneration scheme will be developed on the 30-acre former coffee and chocolate factory site in Hayes. SEGRO is responsible for d
08/04/2016
Network Rail is underway with track installation work between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale. Around 1,200 metres of new track will be installed by engineers as part of the £1 billion Northern Programme investment. In addition, existing track will be remodelled to link a new 135 metre-long platf
08/04/2016
Mott MacDonald has appointed Steve Canadine as its development director for environment in the UK. With over 20 years' experience in engineering and environmental consultancy, Mr Canadine will work to implement the company's strategy in the UK, Europe and Africa. He was originally trained as a str
08/04/2016
Sheffield City Council has became the latest local authority to sign a minimum standards construction charter, union UCATT has announced. Council Leader Leigh Bramall signed the agreement with construction unions UCATT, GMB and Unite on Wednesday, 06 April. The document ensures contractors employe
08/04/2016
Approval has been granted to develop a new 12,000-capacity arena in Bristol. Two applications for the £95m Bristol Arena development were brought back before the council's Development Control Committee on 06 April. The resubmission follows a deferral last month to allow for additional transport in
08/04/2016
Willmott Dixon has teamed up with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) on a project which will form an energy efficient blueprint for older properties. In collaboration with Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation, Willmott Dixon and BRE are improving insulation and thermal performance of a
08/04/2016
A plumber has been sentenced for carrying out illegal gas work at a property in Devon. Christian Winter, 35, trading as CJS Winter Plumbing & Heating Services of Ashburton, Devon, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 3(3) and 3(7) of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 and Sect
07/04/2016
Balfour Beatty has secured a £82.5 million contract to develop engineering and training facilities at RAF Marham in Norfolk. The project is being carried out in preparation for the arrival of the UK's new F-35 Lightning II aircraft in 2018. The firm will build three new facilities on behalf of BAE
07/04/2016
Contractors working on the £88.4 million A160 Port of Immingham improvement scheme are trialling new technology to improve monitoring of highway equipment. Costain engineers are using the online RedBite asset tool to tag Highways England owned assets such as street lighting and drainage along the r
07/04/2016
A series of protests are taking place across three energy-from-waste (EfW) power station sites in Scotland, Wales And Yorkshire. Members of union GMB began staging industrial action at 6:30am today, 07 April after accusing construction companies of undercutting pay at the sites. The organisation s
07/04/2016
Regeneration specialist St. Modwen Properties has appointed Mark Allan as its new CEO. Mr Allan will take over from current CEO Bill Oliver, who is retiring from the business on 30 November. Previously Mr Allan, 43, was Chief Executive of student accommodation developer Unite Group. He joined the
07/04/2016
The UK Government has revealed details of a £250 million fund to repair potholes across England. Over 100 councils are due to receive £50m of funding this year to help repair around 943,000 potholes on local roads. The £250m Pothole Action Fund will allocate £50m per year to local authorities and
07/04/2016
Costain has announced former PowerGen Chief Executive Dr Paul Golby will become its next Chairman. Mr Golby will succeed David Allvey as Chairman on 05 May 2016. In addition to being a Chairman of NATS Holdings and a Non-Executive Director of National Grid, Mr Golby was formerly Chairman of AEA Te
07/04/2016
A Berkshire-based roofer has been fined after carrying out asbestos removal work without a licence. Michael Wilkie (trading as Royal County Roofing), of Ploughlands, Bracknell, Berkshire, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulations 5(1)(a), 11(1) and 16 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. He
07/04/2016
A flood alleviation scheme on the M5 near Bristol is due to be completed next week, Highways England has confirmed. A three-mile section of the motorway at Falfield has been subject to flooding issues in recent years due to drainage deterioration. A six-month works programme will now conclude with
06/04/2016
Plans to build a £80 million international convention centre in Newport have been backed by the Welsh Government. The government has agreed to form a joint venture (JV) partnership with Wesley Clover, the parent company of Celtic Manor Resort, to build the proposed facility at the resort. The deve
06/04/2016
Talks of a possible merger between three of London's largest housing associations (HA) are underway, it has been announced. L&Q, The Hyde Group and East Thames have entered into merger talks with plans to create one of the UK's top four largest house builders. The move would result in the organisa
06/04/2016
Network Rail has begun work to repair a stretch of railway near Dover. The £44.5 million project involves replacing a badly damaged viaduct with a new structure before trains can run again on the Dover to Folkestone railway. The railway has been closed since Christmas Eve when increasing damage wa
06/04/2016
Kier Group has appointed Paul Gandy as its UK building director in the south. With 34 years' experience in the industry, Mr Grandy was previously Balfour Beatty's MD of operations in London. In addition, he has worked for Lendlease as MD of its England and Wales activities, as well as holding seni
06/04/2016
Concerns have been raised over the amount of time being taken to recover the bodies of three missing men from the Didcot power station collapse site. The former boiler house at Didcot A power station collapsed during demolition preparatory works on 23 February. One person was killed and five peopl
06/04/2016
Gas company Air Products has announced plans to end its Energy-from-Waste (EfW) business. The move means plans for the second phase of a EfW facility in Teesside will be scrapped. In a statement, the company's Board blamed technical problems and rising costs for the decision. Previously, 700 cons
06/04/2016
An Essex-based plumber has been sentenced to a community order after installing boilers while not registered with Gas Safe. Martin Law (trading as Complete Heating and Plumbing) of Trotters Field, Braintree, Essex, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulations 3(3) and 3(7) of the Gas Safety (Installatio
06/04/2016
MiniTec was first set up in 1986 in Bensheim in the south west of Germany. MiniTec profiling systems have proved themselves over the years in a wide range of industrial applications.
05/04/2016
Tower Hamlets Council has appointed Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) to design its new £77 million civic centre scheme. The internationally renowned architects will act as lead designer and consultant for the redevelopment of the Grade-II listed Old Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. The cou
05/04/2016
The UK construction industry is continuing to expand at a 'relatively subdued' pace, according to new research. The latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI index shows the sector is heading towards three full years of growth. The seasonally adjusted statistics posted a score of 54.2 in March, putti
05/04/2016
Work is underway on a new housing development in Bath. A ground-breaking ceremony was held with Housing Minister Brandon Lewis to mark the start of construction on Thursday, 31 March. Curo Group has outline planning permission for up to 700 homes at the former Ministry of Defence (MoD) site near F
05/04/2016
A total of £37 million will be invested in improvements at Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Royal Collection Trust has announced. The Future Programme aims to revamp the way visitors are welcomed to the residences, with new dedicated Learning Centres created as well as new spaces
05/04/2016
Keepmoat has completed a £11 million high-rise redevelopment scheme in Smethwick. The company worked alongside Sandwell Council's urban high-rise team to transform three blocks comprising 270 homes at Ashcroft, Birchcroft and Elmcroft in the Cape Hill area. Features include new roofs with energy e
05/04/2016
A new road bridge running over the Great Western Main Line (GWML) has been opened in Buckinghamshire. The Thorney Lane Bridge in Iver was unveiled on 02 April and replaces a temporary bridge that had been in place since 2014. Network Rail built the 110-metre structure as part of improvement work i
05/04/2016
Property developer Richborough Estates has secured planning consent to build 50 new homes in Leicestershire. The properties will be built on a 22-acre site near Great Bowden. The development is in line with the region's local plan, with the village earmarked to accommodate some additional housing
05/04/2016
A new carriageway viaduct has opened in Essex, Highways England has announced. Two lanes of the redeveloped A138 Chelmer Viaduct were unveiled to traffic yesterday, 04 April. The 900-metre long structure is part of a £32 million investment programme and took 13 months to build. It involved the co
04/04/2016
Willmott Dixon has been selected to deliver a new sports and leisure centre complex in Romford. The £25 million contract was awarded by the London Borough of Havering. The Romford Ice Rink and Swimming Pool complex will include an eight-lane competition swimming pool, fitness suite and 56m x 26m i
04/04/2016
New measures have been announced by the Government allowing British steel companies to compete 'on a level playing field' across the public sector. In the next five years, around £300 billion is set to be spent on major UK infrastructure projects. The two new initiatives will support a steel suppl
04/04/2016
Building contractor Pave Aways has been selected to develop a new £10 million development for the University of Wolverhampton. The Shropshire-based company will develop advanced engineering facilities for the University at its Telford Innovation Campus. Work is due to begin this month, with comple
04/04/2016
McLaren Construction has secured a deal to redevelop the Camden Town Hall Annexe into a hotel in King's Cross. The cut and carve refurbishment and extension contract involves turning the iconic building into a 270-room boutique hotel for Crosstree Real Estate Partners. Plans for the hotel have bee
04/04/2016
Improvement works at Manchester Victoria and Salford Central stations is now complete, Network Rail has announced. Works included moving the track, widening the Middlewood Viaduct, installing a new bridge and strengthening railway arches. The 10-day project was carried out in preparation for Ordsa
04/04/2016
Three companies and a site manager have been fined after a worker was injured while replacing a window at Leeds Prison in 2014. Fewell Engineering Limited (FEL), of Fairfield Works, High Wycombe Buckinghamshire, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
04/04/2016
Grontmij UK has rebranded as Sweco following the engineering consultant's acquisition by the Swedish group. The company was bought in October last year by Sweco, which has its headquarters in Stockholm. The Group's UK MD, Max Joy, said: "Our rebrand represents the next step of our successful integ
04/04/2016
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has opened a construction research fund with £50,000 worth of grants available. The Bowen Jenkins Legacy Research Fund aims to support practitioners and researchers with their unique ideas associated with the construction industry. Now in its second year,
04/04/2016
A new ruling has came into force allowing tenants to make energy-saving improvement requests for properties they rent from landlords. Under the new initiative, which was implemented on 01 April, landlords will not be able to refuse requests 'without good reason'. However, tenants will need to ensu
04/04/2016
A new £40 million Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) is to be built in Wiltshire, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced. The CSOC facility will be developed at MOD Corsham. The dedicated centre will be staffed by experts trained to protect the MOD's cyberspace and is part of the Gove
01/04/2016
Concerns have been raised over the impact of 3% Government surcharge on additional residential property which comes into effect today, 01 April. The real estate industry is understood to be worried on the effect the new initiative will have on the UK's build to rent sector, which currently has over
01/04/2016
Fusion21 has announced the winning contractors on its £200 million Servicing, Maintenance and Installation of Heating Systems framework. A total of 49 companies, including a mix of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), have each secured a place on the four-year programme. The framework covers
01/04/2016
Business Secretary Sajid Javid is due to meet with steel workers and managers in Port Talbot later today, 01 April. At the meeting, Mr Javid is expected to tell those attending that 'all possible ministerial, official and diplomatic influence' will be used to help secure the long term future of the
01/04/2016
New arrangements between the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and Sellafield Ltd will see the organisation become a subsidiary of the non-departmental public body from today, 01 April. Sellafield Ltd, the organisation leading the clean up operation at the Sellafield nuclear site, will become
01/04/2016
The Brick Development Association has appointed Andrew Eagles as its new Chief Executive. He will take up the position at the beginning of June. Mr Eagles is currently MD of consultancy and research body Sustainable Homes. Previously, he has worked with the Housing Corporation and was consultant
01/04/2016
A £250 million upgrade programme has been completed by Network Rail in Staffordshire. A new section of track and a key rail-over-rail flyover opened to trains at Norton Bridge near Stafford on Tuesday, 29 March. The works alleviates one of the last major bottlenecks on the West Coast Main Line by
01/04/2016
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has appointed University of Warwick Professor Ian Guymer as its first ever academic in residence. Working alongside ICE members and industry leaders, Professor Guymer will help identify new areas where civil engineers can offer contributions to major global
01/04/2016
A Derbyshire-based construction company has been fined after a worker fell down a service shaft while dismantling falsework at a building in Leicester. David Ashley Construction Limited, of Lydford Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulati
01/04/2016
A resurfacing and lighting replacement scheme is due to begin on the A27 in Worthing, Highways England has announced. The project will get underway on Monday, 04 April and finish in August. The scheme involves replacing 82 street lights with 73 energy efficient lights as well as resurfacing sectio
