http://www.cnplus.co.uk http://www.cnplus.co.uk http://www.cnplus.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.cnplus.co.uk http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/crossrail-appoints-commercial-director/5204567.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/crossrail-appoints-commercial-director/5204567.article Crossrail has appointed Martin Buck as commercial director of the £15.9 billion rail project. Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:49 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/volkerhighways-wins-100m-of-new-term-maintenance-work/5204548.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/volkerhighways-wins-100m-of-new-term-maintenance-work/5204548.article VolkerHighways has won £100 million in new term maintenance business from three London boroughs – Haringey, Camden and Enfield  – and Transport for London. Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:20 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/2012-olympics/morrison-starts-work-on-2012-canoe-centre/5204544.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/2012-olympics/morrison-starts-work-on-2012-canoe-centre/5204544.article Morrison Construction today started work on the white water canoe centre for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:36 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/skanska/serco-consortium-wins-600m-prison-job/5204518.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/skanska/serco-consortium-wins-600m-prison-job/5204518.article A Skanska/Serco consortium has won contracts with a combined value of £600 million to build and operate two new prisons at Belmarsh West in London and Maghull in Liverpool. Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:21 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/housing/land-securities-gets-green-light-for-720-homes/5204464.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/housing/land-securities-gets-green-light-for-720-homes/5204464.article Land Securities has received planning permission for a 1.1 million sq ft mixed-use development in north London. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:29 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/persimmon-finally-wins-case-on-4m-profit-share-appeal/5204463.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/persimmon-finally-wins-case-on-4m-profit-share-appeal/5204463.article House builder Persimmon has won a House of Lords appeal against a court order which demanded it pay £4.1 million to former development partner Chartbrook. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 16:53 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/2012-olympics/olympic-stadium-white-elephant-fears/5204406.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/2012-olympics/olympic-stadium-white-elephant-fears/5204406.article A potentially expensive failure is how construction of the 2012 Olympic Stadium in east London has been dismissed by a top London Assembly committee. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:07 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/education/huge-interest-in-300m-wandsworth-bsf-deal/5204390.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/education/huge-interest-in-300m-wandsworth-bsf-deal/5204390.article More than 100 firms attended the launch of Wandsworth’s £300 million Building Schools for the Future programme this week. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:08 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/crossrail-will-already-have-spent-1bn-by-the-end-of-2009/5204396.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/crossrail-will-already-have-spent-1bn-by-the-end-of-2009/5204396.article Crossrail chief executive Rob Holden has estimated that nearly £1 billion will have been spent on the project by the end of this year. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:08 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/southern-housing-tenders-20m-repair-and-maintenance-job/5204392.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/southern-housing-tenders-20m-repair-and-maintenance-job/5204392.article Bids are being invited for a £20.3 million repair and maintenance contract covering Southern Housing Group’s London region properties. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:14 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/bouygues-and-one-housing-group-win-500m-canning-town-regeneration/5204382.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/bouygues-and-one-housing-group-win-500m-canning-town-regeneration/5204382.article Bouygues Development and its consortium partner One Housing Group to develop a £500 million town centre opposite Canning Town station in East London for Newham Council. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:45 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/london/royal-repair-bill-goes-up-by-8m/5204359.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/london/royal-repair-bill-goes-up-by-8m/5204359.article The cost of carrying out a backlog of maintenance work at Buckingham Palace and other royal residences has increased from its previous multimillion-pound figure, it has been revealed. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:27 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/isg-trading-in-line-with-expectations/5204314.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/isg-trading-in-line-with-expectations/5204314.article Interior Services Group said its trading in line with board expectations for the year ended 30 June 2009. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:45 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/education/willmott-dixon-signs-32m-ark-academy-deal/5204291.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/education/willmott-dixon-signs-32m-ark-academy-deal/5204291.article Willmott Dixon has won a £32 million contract to build the Ark Academy in Brent, North-west London. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:29 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/london/crown-planned-for-westminster-abbey/5204274.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/london/crown-planned-for-westminster-abbey/5204274.article Plans for the first building work on Westminster Abbey for 250 years have been unveiled. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:09 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/construction-worker-injured-in-iraq-sues-mott-macdonald-and-mod/5204194.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/construction-worker-injured-in-iraq-sues-mott-macdonald-and-mod/5204194.article A British civil engineer who was seriously injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq has launched a landmark case against engineering consultancy Mott MacDonald, his employer, and the Ministry of Defence. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:53 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/connect-plus-is-to-hold-m25-supplier-day/5204142.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/connect-plus-is-to-hold-m25-supplier-day/5204142.article Connect Plus, the consortium heading up the £6.2 billion M25 PFI widening scheme, will be holding a supplier day for subcontractors on 3 July. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:46 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/london/input-sought-for-prisons-procurement-strategy/5204063.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/london/input-sought-for-prisons-procurement-strategy/5204063.article The National Offender Management Service will hold a market engagement day later this month to seek input into its procurement strategy for future construction projects. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:16 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/2012-olympics/olympic-media-centre-plans-approved/5204053.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/2012-olympics/olympic-media-centre-plans-approved/5204053.article The Olympic Park Planning Committee last night approved plans for the International Broadcast Centre and the Main Press Centre. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:18 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/mace-to-host-charity-cricket-at-the-oval-featuring-mark-ramprakash/5204020.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/mace-to-host-charity-cricket-at-the-oval-featuring-mark-ramprakash/5204020.article Mace Group’s utilities sector is to host the Mace Group Celebrity Cricket Challenge, in aid of WaterAid at the BritOval on Friday 24 July. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:40 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/telford-homes-to-buy-clifford-contracting-for-63m/5203982.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/telford-homes-to-buy-clifford-contracting-for-63m/5203982.article East London residential developer Telford Homes is buying Clifford Contracting for £6.3 million from Puma Venture Capital. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:38 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/inspace-secures-53m-richmond-social-housing-project/5203847.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/inspace-secures-53m-richmond-social-housing-project/5203847.article Willmott Dixon’s social housing arm Inspace has secured a £5.3 million project to build extra care housing for theRichmond Housing Partnership. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:16 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/intelligence/clients/transport-for-london/tfl-will-reduce-tube-upgrade-funding-gap-by-25bn/5203843.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/intelligence/clients/transport-for-london/tfl-will-reduce-tube-upgrade-funding-gap-by-25bn/5203843.article Transport for London is set to reduce the tube upgrade funding gap by £2.5 billion after deferring work, cutting 1,000 jobs and altering engineering contracts. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/insurance-deal-completed-for-connect-plus-62bn-m25-project/5203825.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/insurance-deal-completed-for-connect-plus-62bn-m25-project/5203825.article The largest project insurance policy has been completed for the £6.2 billion M25 widening scheme covering all parties involved up to a policy limit of £25 million. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:47 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/housing/mansell-wins-57m-london-housing-project/5203819.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/housing/mansell-wins-57m-london-housing-project/5203819.article Mansell has won a £5.7 million contract for the design and construction of 36 new homes at Lyme Grove in Hackney, London. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:24 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/inquiry-for-new-stansted-runway-construction-delayed-again/5203701.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/inquiry-for-new-stansted-runway-construction-delayed-again/5203701.article The proposed public inquiry into the construction of a new runway at Stansted Airport has been delayed for the second time. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:10 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/education/wandsworth-calls-for-interest-in-300m-bsf-deal/5203695.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/education/wandsworth-calls-for-interest-in-300m-bsf-deal/5203695.article Wandsworth Council will invite expressions of interest in £300 million Building Schools for the Future contract at a bidders’ day later this month. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:37 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/london/make-submits-plans-for-149m-vauxhall-tower/5203609.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/london/make-submits-plans-for-149m-vauxhall-tower/5203609.article Plans for a 149m-high mixed-use tower in Vauxhall, south London have been submitted by architects Make. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:54 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/london/rydon-wins-16m-clapham-regen-contract/5203600.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/london/rydon-wins-16m-clapham-regen-contract/5203600.article Rydon has secured a £16 million regeneration contract for Clapham Park Homes. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:18 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/transport/crossrail-appoints-implementation-director/5203524.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/transport/crossrail-appoints-implementation-director/5203524.article Crossrail has appointed David Bennett to the newly created position of implementation director. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:50 GMT