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4 October 2007
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Agency warns of M1 weekend work
The Highways Agency has said warned of overnight weekend work to lift bridge beams into place for a new bridge over the M1 motorway in Hertfordshire. -
Ainscough Crane Hire ready for buy-out
The UK’s biggest hirer is set to be sold to its operational management in the next couple of days -
Ainscough’s £255m management buyout
The UK’s biggest hirer has been sold to its operational management. -
Birmingham's 50-storey tower gets go ahead
Planning permission has been granted for Birmingham's tallest residential tower -
Bobcat opens 16m Czech factory
Firm intends to have 80 per cent of all machines destined for the European market built in Europe by 2008 -
Brown gives Crossrail the greenlight
Government funding dependent on City contributing to £16 billion project -
Bryant Homes buys former hospital site
Bryant Homes has purchased the former Groeswen Hospital site in Margam, Wales. -
Builder fined after worksite fall
Cheshire builder StonesWood Construction will have to pay more than £14,000 after pleading guilty to a safety breach. -
Buildings on Olympic site demolished
Almost half of the buildings on the site of the Olympic Stadium have now been demolished. -
Carillion scoops £300m T5 project
Construction giant Carillion has been awarded pre-construction services project worth £300 million for completion of the second satellite at Terminal 5 of Heathrow by BAA. -
Carillion takes loss on service groups
Construction firm Carillion has off-loaded two service businesses inherited in a takeover deal last year, recording a substantial loss. -
Cash boost for buildings in South Holland
The future of a number of historic town centre buildings in South Holland has been boosted, thanks to a new round of grants from English Heritage, Lincolnshire County Council and South Holland District Council. -
Charles Wilson expands with £1m of Neuson kit
Move part of its £4 million expansion of hire operations into the south-west -
Clancy signs up for anti-theft registration
Utilities contractor will install ownership information plates in its fleet -
College to train Olympic plant specialists
ConstructionSkills will open a National Construction College in the Olympic Park to train specialist plant workers for the 2012 Games. -
Company spotlight: Raven Mount
Raven Mount inherited Swan Hill’s pension fund, which was in deficit, and this scuppered a quick resale of the business. -
Concrete loses out on tall jobs
Tall buildings across the country are being built using steel because contractors cannot get enough specialist concrete mixes. -
Construction firms vie for Diageo's distillery
Four firms are chasing a host of deals worth over £30 million in and around Elgin in northern Scotland. -
Contractor picked for £400m repairs job
Kier has been appointed preferred bidder by Stoke-on-Trent City Council for a £400 million joint venture repairs and maintenance contract. -
Contractors plan skills gap strategy
Major contractors have met their key subcontractors to find the best ways to use the 2012 Olympics to plug skills gaps. -
Corroded ladder leads to £21k fine
Brickwork cleaning contractor penalised after worker’s accident -
Crossrail secures extra funding
The long-awaited £16 billion Crossrail project will go ahead after extra funding was agreed, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said today. -
Croudace profits likely to grow if housing starts rise
Croudace will drive starts forward this year by avoiding apartment schemes, but increasing social housing contributions are weighing down the Surrey house builder.Last year, Croudace Group hoisted turnover by £24.6 million to £117.9 million. But pre-tax profits only firmed to £8.5 million from £8.2 million after paying £8 million for section 106 agreements on social housing.Managing director Russell Denness said: “Our target this year is to build just ov -
Cumbria care home plans unveiled
Six state-of-the-art old people's care homes are to be built in north and west Cumbria over the next five years. -
Dawson-Wam fined for employee death
A civil engineering firm has been fined £100,000 and ordered to pay £76,000 costs after the death of an employee while dismantling heavy machinery. -
Decision time for £60m Gateway road scheme
Three teams will find out this month which of them has scooped a £60 million junction upgrade contract -
Drop retentions now
Sir,In your Agenda (‘Retentions under fire’, September 6), one main contractor you interviewed still feels the need to withhold retentions – despite not having this onerous situation being placed on his firm. -
Edinburgh uni hosts green construction course
Edinburgh University is to host a 10-week course in environmentally-friendly construction. -
Exmouth lifeboat station plans approved
East Devon District Council has approved plans for a new Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat station on Exmouth seafront. -
Galliford Try preferred for carbon neutral deal
Galliford Try has been named as preferred bidder to redevelop the former Graylingwell hospital on the outskirts of Chichester, West Sussex for English Partnerships. -
Glasgow seeks builder for health office plans
Glasgow City Council is looking for firms interested in building a new community health office. -
Govt proposes changes to Regional Spatial Strategy
The Government has published proposed changes to the draft Regional Spatial Strategy, which will increase housing growth in the Yorkshire and Humber region to more than 22,000 a year. -
Green light for Grimsby medical centre plans
North East Lincolnshire Council’s planning committee has approved plans for a new medical centre on the Yarborough Estate, Grimsby. -
HA picks Costain for M27 upgrade
Costain has clinched an £18 million deal to construct two news climbing lanes for large vehicles on the M27 for the Highways Agency. -
Health and Safety Resource List
Links for official organisations dealing with health and safety. -
Health and Safety resources
Links for official organisations dealing with health and safety -
Keepmoat increases turnover to £532m
Social housing contractor drives profits up 25 per cent ahead of MBO -
Kier secures £25m maintenance deal
Kier has signed a £25 million deal with Hammersmith & Fulham Management Services to carry out repairs and maintenance on 7,165 council-owned houses for the next five years. -
Law Resources
Links for official organisations dealing with law and regulation. -
Leicestershire £30m homes revamp advertised
Housing association Acclaim Housing Group has invited tenders for a £30 million contract to refit kitchens, bathrooms and central heating in homes in Derbyshire and Harborough, Leicestershire. -
Mayor's emission plan unworkable, says CPA
Impracticality of certifying all makes and models of equipment stalls emissions plan -
MCG seeks best practice for Olympics
Major Contractors Group members have met with supply chain partners to identify best practice for the 2012 Olympic legacy. -
Mears secures Wigan Council contract
Social housing contractor Mears has won a three-year contract worth £1 million a year from Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. -
Metronet's uncertain future
The spat between London Underground, public-private partnership arbiter Chris Bolt and Metronet is nearing a dramatic conclusion -
More homes for Yorkshire and Humber
The Government has published its proposed changes to the draft Regional Spatial Strategy for the Yorkshire and Humber. -
Morgan Ashurst wins £2.9m contract
Morgan Ashurst has won a £2.9 million contract from Cambridgeshire County Council to build a new primary school in St Neots. -
Morgan wins college contract
Morgan Ashurst has beaten three other builders to win a £25 million contract for a college redevelopment in Bracknell, Berkshire. -
New homes target must be about more than land
Sir,The Housing Forum, through its work on the Customer Driven Strategy, has highlighted the fragmentation of the housing industry. -
Norfolk £20m academy gets go ahead
A £20 million academy is set to go ahead after residents backed plans for a high school to be bulldozed. -
Oil rigs techniques considered for Severn Barrage
Experts will look to techniques used to build oil rigs in the 1970s for the proposed Severn Barrage. -
Olympic Park secures final planning consent
The Olympic Park, the multi-billion-pound development set to form the centre of London's 2012 Olympic celebrations, today finally secured the formal planning green light. -
Olympic projects affecting City development
Growing construction cost of the 2012 London Olympic Games is damaging City office development deals. -
Peterborough city centre to regenerate
Developer Hammerson and Morley have submitted a planning application to Peterborough City Council for a mixed-use scheme in the North Westgate area of Peterborough city centre. -
Peterborough city centre to regenerate
Developer Hammerson and Morley have submitted a planning application to Peterborough City Council for a mixed-use scheme in the North Westgate area of Peterborough city centre. -
Plans submitted for 380 Cambridge homes
Harrow Estates is seeking planning for 380 homes, business and shops on the former Bayer CropScience site near Hauxton village, south-west of Cambridge. -
Project bank account in development
The Specialist Engineering Contractors Group has teamed up with construction cost consultancy Rider Levett Bucknall to develop a new project bank account. -
Report reveals cause of Grayrigg derailment
Degraded and unsafe points were the immediate cause of the Grayrigg train derailment, which caused the death of one passenger in Februrary this year, according to official rail accident investigators. -
Residents back controversial housing scheme
A controversial housing development in the centre of Southampton has been backed by local residents. -
RNJ selected for £15m retirement job
Construction consultant RNJ has won a £15 million contract from specialist retirement property provider Golden Living to work on five developments. -
Rok buys Avonside in £16.5m deal
Listed construction giant Rok has spent £16.5 million for a northern-based plumbing, heating and electrical services business. -
Safety will not improve when inspections are cut
Sir,For more than two years I have been extremely frustrated and angry at what is happening in the name of health and safety and those responsible for it – the Government and HSE. -
Schoolkids to learn about eco-site
Schoolchildren are to visit the site of the £174.61 million M6 Carlisle to Guards Mill upgrade to take a look behind the scenes at what is being done to safeguard the environment. -
Signoff: David Taylor
Depending on your outlook, this time of year is either when your interest in politics deepens, or you begin to wish the whole sick crew would head off to Brighton en masse and jump off the nearest cliff. -
South Bank skyscraper plans on hold
Plans for a skyscraper on the South Bank between Waterloo Bridge and the Oxo Tower have been blocked by communities secretary Hazel Blears. -
Speedy concentrates on UK growth
Hirer focuses on UK expansion but joins European body to gain more influence over legislation -
Spotlight: Oakdene
After a dour period, shareholders in Oakdene finally appeared to be seeing some upside – then came Northern Rock. -
Sunderland win could delay election date
The Conservatives have won a by-election victory, taking a seat from Labour on Sunderland City Council. -
Talk is cheap - not talking isn't
Disputes require good communication if additional costs are not to be incureed by unnecessary delays. Guy Cottam takes a look at an example of how not to do it -
The hazards of going global
Contractors might see a global claim as the best option for fighting a case. But, if it reverses the burden of proof, it will almost certainly fail -
The right strategy for sustainability?
John Malins - associate at David Arnold Cooper Solicitors looks at the government's proposals published in the Draft Strategy for Sustainable Construction -
Tobermore reveals £10m expansion plan
Concrete products company Tobermore, which is based in County Londonderry, has announced a £10 million expansion. -
Warwickshire housing jobs advertised
Heart of England Housing is inviting bids for a series of building and refurbishment contracts in Warwickshire, West Midlands. -
West Sussex school job up for grabs
West Sussex County Council is advertising for tenders from firms to build a £3.5 million primary school in Bolnore Village near Haywards Heath. -
Wharton Engineering secures £5m work
Wharton Engineering has won three contracts worth more than £5 million. -
Widening the safety net
If the alarming rise in site fatalities is to be reversed, small companies in the house building and refurbishment sector will need persuading to improve their safety procedures -
WYG to oversee £20m Cumbria regen
Cumbrian social landlord Home has appointed White Young Green to help deliver up to £20 million worth of regeneration and housing.
