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/dawnus-expects-strong-growth-in-09/5204563.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/dawnus-expects-strong-growth-in-09/5204563.article Dawnus Construction, the fast-growing Welsh contractor, increased sales by nearly 10 per cent in 2008, bucking the gloom in the construction industry, and giving an upbeat outlook for its growth prospects. Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:47 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/wales/castlemore-administrators-to-sell-coal-site/5204537.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/wales/castlemore-administrators-to-sell-coal-site/5204537.article Castlemore administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers are looking to offload a 1,300 acre site near Talywain in South Wales, dubbed “The British”. Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:34 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/wales-on-track-with-affordable-homes/5204473.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/wales-on-track-with-affordable-homes/5204473.article Ministers have said more than 3,200 homes have already been created in Wales as part of the Assembly’s commitment to affordable housing. Thu, 2 Jul 2009 09:45 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/gas-fitter-faces-manslaughter-charges-over-carbon-monoxide-deaths/5204373.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/gas-fitter-faces-manslaughter-charges-over-carbon-monoxide-deaths/5204373.article An elderly man and woman died of carbon monoxide poisoning when a gas fitter failed to properly repair the boiler at one of their homes, a court has heard. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:04 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/wales/carillion-wins-payment-fight-on-70m-swansea-tower/5204134.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/wales/carillion-wins-payment-fight-on-70m-swansea-tower/5204134.article Construction giant Carillion has not only won back its position on the stalled £70 million Median Quay tower in Swansea, but the contractor also appears to have emerged victorious in a payment argument while doing so. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:20 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/wales/bridgend-15m-housing-repair-job-up-for-grabs/5204046.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/wales/bridgend-15m-housing-repair-job-up-for-grabs/5204046.article Firms are being invited to bid for a £15 million repairs job across various sites across Bridgend County for Valleys to Coast Housing. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:33 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/morgan-ashurst-wins-32m-cardiff-hospital-extension-job/5203955.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/morgan-ashurst-wins-32m-cardiff-hospital-extension-job/5203955.article Morgan Ashurst has won a £3.2 million contract to build an extension at Velindre Hospital in Cardiff, which will include bunkers to house new radiotherapy machines. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:45 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/intelligence/c100/carillion/carillion-finally-back-on-site-of-wales-tallest-apartment-tower/5203852.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/intelligence/c100/carillion/carillion-finally-back-on-site-of-wales-tallest-apartment-tower/5203852.article Carillion will today start back on site at Wales’ tallest residential tower, almost three months after abandoning the project in a row over payment. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:25 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/retail/sainsburys-raises-432m-for-expansion-plans/5203694.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/retail/sainsburys-raises-432m-for-expansion-plans/5203694.article Supermarket chain J Sainsbury has raised £432 million from share and bond issues for an accelerated expansion drive in the North of England, Scotland and Wales. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:05 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/tall-buildings/carillion-looks-set-to-return-to-wales-tallest-residential-tower/5203536.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/tall-buildings/carillion-looks-set-to-return-to-wales-tallest-residential-tower/5203536.article Carillion will win back its position as main contractor on Wales’ tallest residential tower if it can agree payment terms with the developer next week, Construction News understands Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/intelligence/c100/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-wins-15m-m4-newport-road-job/5203587.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/intelligence/c100/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-wins-15m-m4-newport-road-job/5203587.article Balfour Beatty’s regional civil engineering arm has secured the £15 million M4 Newport controlled motorway contract for the Welsh Assembly Government. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:53 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/cowlin-consults-more-employees-about-redundancies/5203523.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/cowlin-consults-more-employees-about-redundancies/5203523.article Cowlin Construction, a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty, has placed a number of employees in redundancy consultation. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:15 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/wales/four-year-18m-swansea-asbestos-removal-framework-out-to-tender/5203338.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/wales/four-year-18m-swansea-asbestos-removal-framework-out-to-tender/5203338.article The City and County of Swansea is inviting bids for a four-year £18 million asbestos removal framework contract. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:20 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/council-to-retender-newport-site-after-friars-walk-scheme-runs-ground/5203318.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/council-to-retender-newport-site-after-friars-walk-scheme-runs-ground/5203318.article Newport City Council is expected to call for tenders for a new city centre development after Modus Corovest, the developers of Friars Walk, revealed they are not in position to deliver their proposed scheme. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:54 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/ex-alfred-mcalpine-director-pleads-guilty-to-fraudulent-trading/5203097.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/ex-alfred-mcalpine-director-pleads-guilty-to-fraudulent-trading/5203097.article A former sales director of Alfred McAlpine Slate today pleaded guilty to fraudulent trading, following guilty pleas last month from two other former directors. Fri, 5 Jun 2009 12:58 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/tall-buildings/carillion-made-to-sweat-over-meridian-quay-tower/5202817.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/tall-buildings/carillion-made-to-sweat-over-meridian-quay-tower/5202817.article Contractor faces stiff competition from Welsh firm Opco to win back work on Swansea tower scheme Thu, 4 Jun 2009 08:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/wales/welsh-firm-owed-23k-goes-into-receivership/5202893.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/wales/welsh-firm-owed-23k-goes-into-receivership/5202893.article A Welsh building firm has gone into receivership citing withheld payments of around £23,000 for work on a new rail link for Welsh Highland Railway Construction. Wed, 3 Jun 2009 10:37 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/morrison-wins-16m-south-wales-framework/5202800.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/morrison-wins-16m-south-wales-framework/5202800.article Morrison Construction, part of the Galliford Try group, has been awarded two civil engineering packages worth £16 million by Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council in south Wales. Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:24 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/wales/tenders-invited-for-37m-merthyr-housing-refurb/5202694.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/wales/tenders-invited-for-37m-merthyr-housing-refurb/5202694.article Contractors have been invited to tender for a 54-month housing refurbishment contract by Merthyr Valley Homes worth between £25 and £37 million. Fri, 29 May 2009 09:44 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/housing/applications-to-build-new-homes-up-10pc/5202483.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/housing/applications-to-build-new-homes-up-10pc/5202483.article The housebuilding industray has received a boost with applications to build new homes up 10 per cent in the three months to April, figures from the National Housebuilding Council have revealed. Mon, 25 May 2009 00:01 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/wildcat-stikes-spread-over-local-labour-row/5202300.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/wildcat-stikes-spread-over-local-labour-row/5202300.article Hundreds of contract workers have staged wildcat strikes at sites across the country today in a row over the hiring of local labour. Wed, 20 May 2009 10:17 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/lovell-in-5m-housing-win/5202261.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/lovell-in-5m-housing-win/5202261.article Lovell has won a £5 million housing development for Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association. Tue, 19 May 2009 11:47 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/wales/planning-sought-for-mod-st-athan/5202166.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/wales/planning-sought-for-mod-st-athan/5202166.article An outline planning application has been submitted to the Vale of Glamorgan Council for the development of a Defence Technical College and associated infrastructure at the site of MoD St Athan. Mon, 18 May 2009 10:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/wales/welsh-govt-looks-for-new-private-capital-for-housing/5202058.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional-news/wales/welsh-govt-looks-for-new-private-capital-for-housing/5202058.article The Welsh Assembly government is looking at new ways for housing associations to access private funding and unlock up to £200 million of capital, deputy housing minister Jocelyn Davies announced today. Thu, 14 May 2009 16:19 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/tall-buildings/carillion-back-in-ring-on-welsh-tower/5201933.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/tall-buildings/carillion-back-in-ring-on-welsh-tower/5201933.article Contractor may be looking to patch up its relationship with developer of Meridian Quay Thu, 14 May 2009 08:50 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sir-robert-in-lead-for-royal-welsh-job/5201814.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sir-robert-in-lead-for-royal-welsh-job/5201814.article Sir Robert McAlpine is believed to be in the lead to win the prestigious contract to revamp and expand the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. Thu, 14 May 2009 08:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/housing/redrow-to-start-building-houses-once-again/5201856.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/housing/redrow-to-start-building-houses-once-again/5201856.article Redrow said today it was restarting construction on certain developments and starting new sites from its existing land bank. Tue, 12 May 2009 08:47 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/former-alfred-mcalpine-directors-plead-guilty-to-fraudulent-trading/5201790.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/former-alfred-mcalpine-directors-plead-guilty-to-fraudulent-trading/5201790.article Two former directors of Alfred McAlpine Slate have pleaded guilty to fraudulent trading following an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office and the North Wales Police. Mon, 11 May 2009 10:11 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/housing/redrow-contemplating-a-rights-issue-to-pay-down-269m-debt/5201786.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/housing/redrow-contemplating-a-rights-issue-to-pay-down-269m-debt/5201786.article Housebuilder Redrow is understood to be considering a rights issue ahead of a trading update to the stock market tomorrow. Mon, 11 May 2009 09:42 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/welsh-govt-unveils-green-standards-for-new-build/5201656.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/welsh-govt-unveils-green-standards-for-new-build/5201656.article The Welsh Assembly has today issued increased environmental standards for new buildings in an attempt to combat climate change. Thu, 7 May 2009 16:57 GMT