Construction News
30 July 2009

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West Norwood £8.3m housing scheme gets planning go-ahead

Plans for an £8.3 million affordable housing development in West Norwood, south-east London by housing association L&Q have been given the go-ahead.
1) George Osborne MP

Shadow Chancellor
10) David Cameron

Party leader, Conservatives
11) Liz Peace

Chief executive, British Property Federation
12) Philip White

Chief inspector of construction, Health and Safety Executive
13) John Armitt CBE

Chairman, Olympic Delivery Authority
14) Bill Emery

Chief executive, Office of Rail Regulation
15) James Stewart

Chief executive, Partnerships UK
16) Colin Matthews

Chief Executive, BAA
17) Sir Terry Leahy

CEO, Tesco
18) Lord Adair Turner

Chairman, Financial Services Authority
19) Stephen Hester

Chief executive, Royal Bank of Scotland
2) Sir Bob Kerslake

Chief executive, Homes and Communities Agency
20) Rita Donaghy

Chair of government inquiry into construction safety
21) Ray Stephenson

ProCure 21 programme manager
22) Vincent de Rivaz

Chief executive, EDF Energy
23) Peter Hendy CBE

Commissioner, Transport for London
24) Mark Prisk

Shadow business spokesman
25) Regina Finn

Chief executive, Ofwat
26) Robert Devereux

Permanent secretary, Department for Transport
27) Peter Bishop

Group director of design, development and environment, London Development Agency
28) Mark Britnell

Director general of commissions & system management, Department of Health
29) Peter Andrews

CEO, LondonThames Gateway Development
3) Boris Johnson

Mayor, London
30) Nigel Smith

Chief executive, Office of Government Commerce
31) Andrew Davies

Minister for finance and public service delivery, Welsh Assembly
32) Adam Dawson

Director of new nuclear, Office for Nuclear Development
33) Sir Simon Milton

Deputy Mayor of policy and planning & chief of staff
34) Michael Gove MP

Shadow secretary of state for children
35) Simon Williams

Chair of cover pricing inquiry, OFT
36) Jose Manuel Barroso

President, European Commission
37) Professor Li Shirong

President, Chartered Institute of Building
38) David Lunts

Regional director for London, Home & Communities Agency
39) Chris Grigg

CEO, BritishLand
4) Tim Byles

Chief executive, Partnerships for Schools
40) Vice-Admiral Tim Laurence

Chief executive, Defence Estates
41) Richard Simmons

Chief executive, Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
42) Bob Blackman

National secretary for construction, Unite
43) Nick Gibb MP

Shadow schools minister
44) Steve Morgan

Capital director, head of construction and design, BAA
45) Dr Paul Golby

Chief executive, E.On
46) David Higgins

Chief executive, Olympic Delivery Authority
47) Richard Lambert

Director general, Confederation of British Industry
48) John Richards

Chief executive, Hammerson
49) Dr Peter Bonfield

Managing director BRE
5) Rob Holden

Chief executive, Crossrail
50) John Swinney

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, Scottish Parliament
6) Jonathon Porritt

chair, Sustainable Development Commission
7) Tony Fountain

Chief executive, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
8) Iain Coucher

Chief executive, Network Rail
9) Mervyn King

Governor, Bank of England
A2Dominion reveals plans for £42m Hammersmith apartment development

Plans for a £42 million 100-apartment development in Hammersmith on the banks of the River Thames in London have been unveiled by A2Dominion Group.
Aldar awards Al-Falah housing contracts

Abu Dhabi-based Aldar Properties has awarded three major construction contracts on its Al-Falah villas project.
An introduction to rapid construction

In the first of two articles on very different advanced approaches to building car parks, Construction News looks at a fast build ‘kit’ system. By Kevin Walsh
Ashbourne £20m health

Plans approved
Aylesbury £27.3m residential & commercial

Plans approved
Ayr £5m commercial

Plans approved
Bahrain receives bids for housing contracts

The Housing Ministry has received bids from local contractors for two construction contracts in the Madinat Hamad area of Northern Bahrain.
Banff £4.5m commercial

Plans approved
Be your own management consultant

Use Construction News’ quick guide on how to work more efficiently for a better, robust business
Be your own management consultant: Courses can help

Management training means time away from the office but done well it can be a great way of improving how people work and making your business run more efficiently.
Be your own management consultant: Where to start

Reducing costs is about looking at four areas of your business, according to Neil Heyside, chief executive of consultancy Effective Management Group.
Be your own management consultant: Why consider using an external expert

Firms can do a lot to help themselves to be more efficient.
Bexhill-On-Sea £100m infrastructure

Plans approved
Bids invited for £110m Western Isles schools project

Bids are being invited for a £110 million contract to carry out the Western Isles school project in north-west Scotland.
Bids invited for £126m Crawley housing repair job

Crawley Borough Council is inviting bids for a £126 million contract for repairs and voids services across its housing stock from 2010.
Bids invited for new £13.5m Grimsby uni building

Bids are being invited for a £13.5 million contract to build a university centre for the Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education.
Big names size up £445m housing framework in east London

Several housebuilders and contractors are lining up bids for a four-year, £445 million housing framework in Poplar, east London.
Birmingham £2.8m commercial

Plans approved
Birmingham £35m retail

Plans approved
Birmingham £65m commercial

Plans approved
Birmingham £65m commercial

Plans approved
Bootle £10.5m commercial

Plans approved
Bradford £24.4m leisure

Plans approved
Bradford £35m education

Plans approved
Bradford £35m education

Plans approved
Brighton £95m commercial

Plans approved
Bristol £117m commercial

Plans approved
Bristol £80m residential

Plans approved
Bristol £80m residential & commercial

Plans approved
Broxbourne £22.3m education

Plans approved
Burnley £30m health

Plans approved
Bury £70m commercial

Plans approved
Caerphilly £6.2m residential

Plans approved
Call for shared ownership expansion

Housing associations are experiencing the highest ever number of applications for shared ownership schemes since they began 30 years ago.
Call for sub-contractors to work on £2.4bn Birmingham BSF job

Catalyst Lend Lease and Birmingham City Council have issued a plea for a wide range of sub-contractors to help with one of the largest education construction programmes in Europe.
Cambridge £16.9m residential

Plans approved
Cambridge £3.7m housing

Plans approved
Cambridge £65m education

Plans approved
Cardiff £9.2m residential

Plans approved
Carillion to build £116m East Dunbartonshire prison

A new 700-prisoner jail will be built in East Dunbartonshire after a £116 million construction deal was agreed.
Carlisle £45m infrastructure

Plans approved
Carmarthen £3.5m retail

Plans approved
CECA reports accidents are at an all-time low

The Civil Engineering Contractors’ Association has reported that accidents on its members’ sites in 2008 were at an all-time low.
Chesterfield £13.5m commercial & retail

Plans approved
Chester-Le-Street £15m leisure

Plans approved
China State Construction soars on debut

Shares in China’s biggest housing contractor jumped by almost 70 per cent on their first day on the stock market following the world’s largest share issue earlier this year.
College private finance plans rubbished

Colleges will struggle to attract private finance to rescue their stalled construction projects due to their tight revenue margins, according to UK Contractors Group director Stephen Ratcliffe.
Construction £350m PAYE crackdown dubbed "stealth tax"

The largest contract and payroll service provider for self employed construction workers Hudson Contract has described the Government’s attempts to crack down on bogus self employment as a “stealth tax in waiting”.
Construction Parliamentary Update - 24 July 2009

A round up of all the construction news from Westminster this week brought to you by the Madano Partnership.
Contractor fined £25k over worker fall death

Birkenhead-based CRN Contracts has been fined £25,000 after a worker was killed when he fell through the roof of a retail outlet in Wigan in 2005.
Corus plant rescue deal falls through

Fears grew for nearly 2,000 jobs at a Teesside steel plant after a consortium pulled out of a deal with its owner, Corus.
Cottingham £6.9m residential

Plans approved
Crewe £7.7m education

Plans approved
Cumnock £50.4m residential & commercial

Early planning
Cyril Sweett commits to halving landfill waste by 2012

Cyril Sweett has committed to halving the amount of construction, demolition and excavation waste going to landfill by 2012.
Deal on low-energy cooling system

A Leeds firm has linked up with the US developer of a low-energy cooling system to acquire the distribution rights to sell it around the world.
Deeside £6m health & commercial

Plans approved
Defence Estates advertises £14m housing job in Oxfordshire

Contractors are being invited to bid for a £14 million contract to design and build 118 new housing units in Oxfordshire for Defence Estates.
Dereham £1.5m health

Plans approved
Doing business with Utilities: Top tips

Contractor Barhale director Andy Flowerday talks about the five rules for winning work
Doing business with Utilities: What subcontractors should know

Subcontractors need to be aware that they must jump through administrative hoops
Downturn hits Scottish construction

The construction sector in Scotland has performed worse than any other part of the country’s economy as the effects of the credit crunch continue to be felt.
Dubai developer plans to build sports city in Tunis

Dubai-based Sports Cities International (SCI) plans to build a $5bn project called Tunis Sports City in the northern suburbs of the capital.
Dunfermline £1m retail

Early planning
Durham £40m infrastructure

Plans approved
Edinburgh £1.1m education & commercial

Plans approved
Edinburgh £7.4m residential

Early planning
Editor's pick of the week

Welcome to this week’s update from Construction News. Blacklisting is still high on the industry’s agenda after the ICO banned 14 firms from using the data, now unions are calling for action on the remaining users of the list.
Enabling works for £23m school of music goes out to tender

Enabling works for a new £23 million school of music in Manchester have gone out to tender after the city council granted detailed planning permission.
Energy City issues tenders for Lusail buildings

Qatari developer Energy City has invited contractors to bid by 26 August for a contract to build low-rise buildings at the Energy City development at Lusail.
Equitix closes £75m Derbyshire BSF deal

The Equitix Consortium has reached financial close on the £75 million Derbyshire Building Schools for the Future contract.
Exeter £125m water

Plans approved
Exeter £73m commercial

Plans approved
Firm wins £10m Speedo build deal

A firm has won a £10 million deal to build a new international headquarters for swimwear giant Speedo in Nottingham.
Future 50: Who will shape our industry’s future?

Construction News’ expert judging panel has named the 50 people who together hold the future in their hands
Gainsborough £40m residential

Plans approved
Gas fitter convicted of manslaughter over double fatality

A self-employed gas fitter has been found guilty of causing the death of two elderly friends, killed by carbon monoxide poisoning after he failed to fix a boiler at one of their homes.
GB Building win £11.5m Chesterfield FC stadium job

GB Building Solutions has secured a £11.5 million design and build contract for a new all-seater stadium for league two club Chesterfield FC.
Glasgow £2.5m commercial

Plans approved
Govt to unveils plans to mark Workers' Memorial Day

A new bank holiday could be announced by the Government to commemorate those killed at work.
Harlow £16.9m industrial

Plans approved
Hayes £5m commercial

Plans approved
HCA entices contractors

Previously writing for Construction News, I made reference to the good work being done by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) in introducing initiatives such as HomeBuy Direct and Kickstart. By Nigel Shilton
HCA puts three year delivery partner framework out to tender

The Homes and Communities Agency is to set up a three year framework of delivery partners to develop new residential property across England.
HCA shortlists 270 housing schemes for £925m funding

The Homes and Communities Agency has shortlisted 270 stalled housing schemes for a share of a £925 million cash pot to kick start building again.
Health sector is set for a full recovery

After a weak first half of 2009, the number and value of health projects are expected to grow
Home-insulation £84m project launched

An £84 million construction project to install cavity-wall insulation in social-housing properties has been launched by the Homes and Communities Agency.
Howard Holdings is wound up, but its "business as usual"

The UK arm of Irish property development firm Howard Holdings PLC was wound up in the High Court on Wednesday.
Huddersfield £5.1m residential

Plans approved
Huge mosque build given go-ahead

Plans for the construction of a five-storey building which will be one of London’s biggest mosques have been given the go-ahead.
Illegal strikes a threat to struggling industry

Last month the Lindsey oil refinery once again found itself at the centre of an employment dispute. By Tom Potbury
IMAGES: Barcelona FC 'stadium at sea' plans

Plans for a 150,000-seater football stadium just off the coast of Barcelona have been published by a Catalan architect.
Interest invited for £73m South West housing framework

Frameworks South West is inviting expressions of interest for a £73 million housing development framework covering Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Inverness £990k retail

Plans approved
Ipswich £16m infrastructure

Plans approved
Ipswich £16m infrastructure

Plans approved
Ipswich £52m education

Plans approved
Iraq worker loses compensation claim against Mott Macdonald

A British engineer who lost his shoulder in a roadside bomb blast in Iraq has lost his High Court case against Mott MacDonald and the Ministry of Justice.
ISG wins £2.4m Barclays fit out in Manchester

Interior Services Group has won a £2.4 million fit-out contract for Barclays bank’s new offices at the Spinningfields development in Manchester.
Jordan issues tender for Aqaba phosphate port

The Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) has invited companies to bid by 28 September for a contract to build a phosphate export terminal at Aqaba.
Jurys Inn secures £60m for new building projects

Hotels chain Jurys Inn has secured £60 million of new funds to underpin future developments in the UK.
Kidderminster £120m education

Plans approved
Kier to build new Sainsbury's in Scotland

Kier has been appointed to build a new Sainsbury’s in Braehead, near Glasgow, the largest in Scotland.
King's Lynn £400m commercial

Plans approved
Laing O'Rourke wins £100m hospital redevelopment job

Laing O’Rourke has won a £100 million contract to redevelop West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven.
Lancaster £133m infrastructure

Plans approved
Leicester £16m commercial

Plans approved
Lincoln £16.4m commercial

Plans approved
Lincoln £2.8m industrial

Plans approved
Liverpool £23m education

Plans approved
London £1.4m residential

Early planning
London £1m residential

Early planning
London £2.3m residential

Plans approved
London £2.5m commercial

Plans approved
London £20m residential & health

Plans approved
London £2m commercial

Plans approved
London £4.5m commercial

Plans approved
London £5m commercial

Plans approved
London £8.5m commercial

Early planning
London Underground re-tenders huge Metronet signalling job

London Underground has issued an invitation to tender for a re-signalling programme on its sub-surface lines that was originally placed by collapsed contractor Metronet.
Looe £6m water

Plans approved
Loughborough £4.3m education

plans approved
Loughborough £7.5m education

Plans approved
Lovell has six schemes schortlisted for HCA Kickstart funding

Six schemes being built by affordable housing specialist Lovell have been shortlisted for the Homes and Communities Agency’s Kickstart funding.
Lovell wins two new housing contracts worth £8.2m

Affordable house builder Lovell has won two new affordable housing contracts worth a combined £8.2 million.
Luton £40m transport

Plans approved
Mace wins contract extension at Blackfriars station

Mace Group’s utilities team has won a contract extension with Network Rail for work on Blackfriars station as part of London’s Thameslink programme.
Manchester £10.5m education

Plans approved
Manchester £12m commercial

Plans approved
Middlesbrough £13.8m education

Plans approved
Middlesbrough £30m retail & commercial

Plans approved
Milton Keynes £40m residential

Plans approved
Mirror, signal, manoeuvre

It’s been a week of contrasting economic indicators, again.
Morgan Ashurst wins £37m Liverpool BSF job

Morgan Ashurst has won a £37 million contract to build two replacement high schools and a sixth form college under Liverpool City Council’s Building Schools for the Future programme.
Mountain Ash £63.6m health

Plans approved
MPs call for college jobs to be bundled with schools

An influential group of MPs has urged the Government to rescue on-hold college projects by packaging them together, possibly along with secondary school work.
Much Wenlock £25m education

Plans approved
Museum to build American folk park

A major expansion plan costing £2.4 million has been announced for the Ulster American Folk Park outside Omagh.
Mushrif bids low on two government projects

Mushrif bids low on two government projects
N Ireland procurement plan published

Capped shortlists, simplified pre-qualification questionnaires and work towards a fair payment charter are among 25 measures on the Northern Ireland Executive’s new public procurement strategy.
Nakheel awards Port Rashid work to Dubai Civil Engineering

UAE developer Nakheel has awarded Dubai Civil Engineering (DCE) an estimated AED60m ($16m) contract to design and build a cruise-ship terminal at its Port Rashid development in Dubai.
New worker involvement guidance unveiled by Strategic Forum

A new guide to improve worker involvement and help reduce accidents has been published today.
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne £21.3m health

Plans approved
Newport £3.5m health

Plans approved
NG Bailey wins £5.5m order at Heathrow Terminal 5

NG Bailey’s off-site division has secured an order worth £5.5 million from Carillion to provide 12 nodes for BAA’s Heathrow Terminal Five Concourse C.
NHBC: New home starts continued to rise in June

New home starts increased further in June, up 95 per cent on the low in December 2008 and the highest number since July 2008.
No respite in sight for West Midlands

The outlook is grim, with education and health projects providing the only silver lining
North Shields £5m water

Plans approved
Northampton £26.2m energy

Plans approved
Number of June mortgages up by 65pc

The number of mortgages approved in June was at its highest level since March last year, up 65 per cent to 35,235, according to the British Bankers’ Association.
ODA chief John Armitt hails Olympic contractors

Olympic Delivery Authority chairman John Armitt has hailed the performance of contractors on the 2012 site as it marks three years to the London Games.
ODA dismisses 'radioactive bunker' reports

The Olympic Delivery Authority and Environment Agency have moved to reassure workers and the public of their safety at London’s Olympic Park after it was today reported that thousands of tonnes of radioactive waste would be buried at a bunker next to the 2012 site.
ODA plots new tenders on 2012 Village

Contracts to build the final five blocks of the £1 billion Olympic Village will move to tender stage within weeks, John Armitt has revealed.
OFT's Simon Williams moved off 'bid rigging' investigation in reshuffle

The man who spearheaded the Office of Fair Trading’s investigation into alleged construction sector cover pricing is being redeployed as part of a senior team reshuffle within the regulator.
Oldbury £20m infrastructure

Plans approved
Online editor's pick of the week

Analysis by economic intelligence unit Glenigan has shown that the Government is struggling to deliver additional investment promised in the pre-budget report, with Whitehall departments actually under spending by £1.3 billion.
ONS data expected to reveal fifth quarter of decline

Government figures due out today after expected to show a fifth successive quarter of decline in the UK economy.
Paisley £1.5m health

Plans approved
Pension funds to invest in private rented housing

Pension funds Aviva and Legal & General are set to invest in private rented housing.
Pier project

Fire-damaged areas of Essex’s iconic Southend Pier have been repaired in a nine-month £2.5 million construction project carried out by Nuttall John Martin, a division of Bam Nuttall.
Planning chiefs approve £28m Leeds airport expansion

Plans to expand Leeds Bradford International Airport have been approved.
Planning permission granted for £35m Birmingham regen project

Plans for a the first phase of a £35 million development of a brownfield site in Hodge Hill, Birmingham by regeneration partnership PxP West Midlands have received planning permission.
Plans to overhaul NI public procurement formally unveiled

The Northern Ireland Executive has today unveiled potential changes to its public procurement strategy which ministers claim will simplify the bidding process and make it easier for firms struggling in the recession.
Pontypridd £6.9m education

Plans approved
Preston £11m commercial

Plans approved
Public get preview of Games stadium

More than 300 members of the public are set to get an exclusive preview of the Olympic Stadium under construction in Stratford, East London.
Qatar Airways invites tenders for crew accommodation buildings

Qatar Airways has invited contractors to bid by 30 July for a contract to build a crew accommodation building in Doha.
Recession creates fitter workforce but lower prices

The struggling economy brings redundancies but can mean new ways of working and better skills
Reclamation works at British Steel site blamed for birth defects

The High Court has ruled that reclamation works on the former British Steel complex in Corby were capable of leading to some, or all, of the birth defects displayed in more than a dozen children in the local area.
Renew Holdings wins £20m work plus Sellafield extension

Renew Holdings has secured over £20 million of new orders and an extension to its principal nuclear framework for its specialist engineering business Shepley Engineers.
Saleh starts building work at Dubai Lifestyle City

The local Saleh Construction has started building work on the Dubai Lifestyle City development in Dubailand.
Sales figures rise at DIY store

A trend for budget makeovers has boosted sales figures for B&Q, according to DIY retail giant Kingfisher.
Scottish government advertises £150m energy assistance job

The Scottish Government is looking to appoint a managing agent to deliver Stage 4 of the Energy Assistance Package under a £150 million contract.
Scunthorpe £90m education

Plans approved
SFO: Bosses who self-report corruption could escape criminal prosecution

The Serious Fraud Office has released new guidelines that would encourage companies to proactively report suspected bribery offences within their own organisation.
Sheffield £12m commercial & retail

Plans approved
Sheffield £70m retail

Plans approved
Slump prompts apprentices overhaul

ConstructionSkills is to overhaul industry apprenticeships after 30 per cent fall in recruitment to programmes
Southampton £50m commercial

Plans approved
St Austell £44m residential & commercial

Plans approved
St Helens £6.5m commercial

Plans approved
St Regis construction to start in August

The joint venture of South Africa’s Murray & Roberts Contractors (Middle East) and the local Al-Habtoor Engineering Enterprises will start work on site in August for the AED1.8bn ($490m) St Regis resort on Saadiyat island in Abu Dhabi.
St. Neots £5m residential

Plans approved
Stadium capacity may not be reduced

If England hosts the 2018 World Cup then a planned reduction of seats in the main east London stadium from 80,000 to 25,000 after the Olympic Games may not go ahead, Baroness Margaret Ford has said.
Stafford £26m commercial & retail

Plans approved
Stalled schemes to benefit from £1bn Govt package

The Government will today unveil plans for a £1 billion package to kick-start building projects stalled in the recession.
Strategic Team reports 20pc rise in turnover to £34.5m

Yorkshire based contractor Strategic Team Group today reported a 20 per cent increase in turnover to £34.5 million for the year ended 31 March 2009.
Sunderland £6.6m education

Plans approved
Survey finds Govt's credit insurance scheme is failing

The Government’s trade credit insurance top-up scheme is not working according to the results of a survey from the Construction Products Association.
Sutton Coldfield £9m residential

Plans approved
Swadlincote £10.4m residential

Plans approved
Swansea £18m commercial

Plans approved
Taunton £32m education

Plans approved
Tavistock £5m retail

Plans approved
Taylor Woodrow gets Highways Agency FM contract extension

Taylor Woodrow has won an extension on its facility management contract with the Highways Agency until 2011.
Tender price forecasts revised down

The price of construction work is set for even greater falls than previously thought over the next two years, according to the inaugural Construction News tender price consensus.
Tender prices remain depressed with workload still falling

Tender prices remain depressed as construction workloads continue to fall, according to the latest Tender Price Index from the Building Cost Information Service.
TfL signs joint venture to develop sites at Woolwich

Transport for London has signed a joint venture agreement with Oakmayne Properties to develop 1.5 acres of space at two Docklands Light Railway sites in Woolwich, South East London.
Tonbridge £52m education

Plans approved
Top housebuilders up for £1bn housing cash

The Homes and Communities Agency has given the go-ahead to 270 Kickstart housing schemes, with the big volume housebuilders scooping a large chunk of the £1bn development cash on offer.
Torquay £130m infrastructure

Plans approved
Tredegar £4m commercial

Plans approved
Turner & Townsend increase revenue but suffer blow to profits

Project management and consultancy services firm Turner & Townsend increased revenues by almost 18 per cent last year but suffered a fall in pre-tax profit, which was dragged down by restructuring costs.
Two contractors win Rail framework places

At least two contractors have won a place on Network Rail’s five year £1 billion Multi-Asset Enhancement Framework as the procurement process draws to a close.
Ulster American Folk Park set for £2.4m expansion

A £2.4 million project has been unveiled to build an extension at the Ulster American Folk Park near Omagh, in Northern Ireland.
Up to 400 jobs created by £40m hotel contract

Up to 400 building jobs will be created after it was announced that construction work on a new five-star hotel in North Yorkshire will begin in September.
Wakefield £5m commercial

Plans approved
Waltham Cross £20m education

Plans approved
Wandsworth calls for interest in £300m BSF deal

Wandsworth Council has called for expressions of interest in its £300 million Building Schools for the Future programme.
West Bromwich £38.9m residential & retail

Plans approved
What can the last recession tell us today?

Construction News looks back at the archives – and the figures – to see what’s changed and what’s in store this time round. It’s not good news.
What employees really want

No employer would deny the potential impact of a motivated, positive workforce. By Fiona Dent
Whitehall departments underspend by £1.3bn

The Government’s promise to spend its way out of the recession has been undermined by figures showing key departments underspent on their 2008/9 capital budgets by even more previously revealed.
Whitley Bay £20.3m education

Plans approved
Winning construction work: Utilities

Utilities frameworks due to begin next year may be lucrative for firms
Wolseley profits fall 60pc

Pre-tax profits at building supplies giant Wolseley dropped 60 per cent for the 11 months to the end of June 2009, the firm revealed today.
Wrekin Construction's parent company goes under

Wrekin Construction’s parent company the Tamar Group has gone into liquidation.
Wrexham £6.4m residential

Plans approved
WSP chief says no further plans for redundancies

WSP chief executive Chris Cole has said there are no further plans for more redundancies after more than 1,000 job cuts have been made over the last six months.
WSP cuts 1,000 jobs over past six months as profit tumbles

Consultant WSP has cut 1,000 jobs over the past six months after restructuring the business to cope with a fall in profits during the downturn.
Wymondham £3.5m commercial

Plans approved
Yarm £5.2m education

Plans approved
York £18.3m education

Plans approved

Construction News30 July 2009

Construction News
30 July 2009