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19 April 2012
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Ardmore wins £66m of London residential work
Ardmore Construction has won contracts on two London residential schemes worth a combined £66 million. -
Balfour Beatty wins £12m university deal
The contractor will refurbish a building for Edinburgh University -
Bam calls in choppers for special delivery
To counteract the logistical problems of delivering material to its Waterloo Station job, Bam Construct called in a helicopter to take care of delivery. -
BAM wins £11.5m school contract
BAM Construction has won a £11.5m contract to construct a replacement building for a school in Birmingham -
Beijing planners visit Wales to learn about insulation
A delegation responsible for overseeing planning and development in Beijing will visit Bridgend in Wales today to look at work being done by Rockwool in energy efficient insulation. -
Biggest scheme above Crossrail station is approved
Proposals for two developments above Tottenham Court Road station have been given planning permission -
Bovis gives housebuilders a kick-start
Private housebuilders struggling to secure traditional development finance from banks are turning to Bovis to help kick-start schemes, according to chief executive David Ritchie. -
Carillion and Mace among 23 on £200m Gatwick framework
Gatwick Airport has named its 23 contractors for a minor works framework to cover around £200 million in work. -
Carillion wins pioneering £700m FM deal in Oxfordshire
Carillion has won a £700 million deal for property and facilities management services in Oxfordshire. -
Changes in store as Tesco shifts towards refurb
Tesco’s shift towards refurbishment from new-build is unlikely to see a major shake-up of its supply chains but could lead to delays on site, according to retail experts. -
Civils leader calls for end to 'years of neglect' in North-east
The new chairman of CECA North-east says contractors need to push for an end to ‘years of neglect’ to infrastructure in the region. -
Cladding firm follows Barnhill Construction into administration
Cladding specialist Colourclad has gone into administration after the collapse of Barnhill Construction earlier this month, which owed the cladding firm £350,000. -
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Construction bodies urge government to help industry out of recession
Two major construction bodies called on the government to support to the sector after a slump in output -
Contractor has Grand Designs for £8.5m housing deal
A Gloucester building company has won an £8.5m housebuilding deal with a company run by TV presenter Kevin McCloud -
Contractor wins £36.7m London social housing contract
Jerram Falkus Construction has signed a contract with the local Building Schools for the Future PFI consortium Thames Partnership for Learning Regeneration. -
CPA upgrades 2012 construction output forecasts to 2.9% fall
Construction output is set to decline by 2.9 per cent, according to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association, although private housing and infrastructure offer some highlights. -
Crossrail checking supply chain risk daily
Crossrail is taking the unusual step of obtaining daily alerts on the financial strength of its suppliers as it looks to prevent companies from going bust on Europe’s biggest engineering project. -
Crossrail maps out its supply chain
Crossrail has committed itself to opening up work to construction apprentices and creating a level playing field for SMEs. -
Crossrail: raising flags and industry aspirations
Crossrail, in taking lessons directly from the Olympics and building on them, is setting the standard in terms of proactively mapping out its supply chain. -
Dawnus sees 75 pc revenue rise through UK and African businesses
Dawnus Construction has grown turnover by 75 per cent to hit more than £135m, after signifcant successes in both its UK and African businesses. -
Delayed public sector impact casts ill omens for next year
For those of us geeks who follow every piece of economic and construction data, it has been a weird last 18 months. CIPS says construction has risen every month for the past 15 months and only fallen once in the past 25 months. -
DIO names contractors eyeing up bids for £4.35bn contracts
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has released the names of interested bidders for three new regional prime contracts worth £4.35bn. -
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Eastbourne £65m redevelopment threatened by planning row
The future of a major redevelopment of Eastbourne town centre is in doubt after councillors granted planning permission to a rival retail scheme. -
Edinburgh Airport sold for more than £800m
BAA has announced it will sell Edinburgh Airport for £807.2 million to an infrastructure investment fund. -
Engineers investigate 'tunnel obstruction' on London Underground
The Bakerloo Line has been suspended on London Underground this morning due to what Transport for London was describing as ‘an obstruction in a tunnel’ at Embankment. -
Exclusive: Four eye up Manchester City £65m training facilities
Carillion, Laing O’Rourke, Bam Construct and Bowmer&Kirkland are all eying up bids for Manchester City’s new world-class training facilities, CN understands. -
Fall in construction sends UK into recession
A slump in construction output has helped push the UK economy back into recession, new government figures show -
Fire-ravaged school to get £5m makeover
A contractor is being sought for a £5m deal to rebuild a fire-ravaged school which went up in flames in April 2010. -
Former Scottish Power boss named new Miller chairman
Miller Group has announced the appointment of Smiths Group chief executive Philip Bowman as its chairman, replacing the outgoing Sir Brian Stewart. -
Four shortlisted for £500m Bank station upgrade
London Underground has announced four shortlisted bidders, including Costain/Vinci and BFK teams, to take part in an ‘innovative contractor engagement’ procurement process for the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade project. -
Government on track to make £3bn of savings on rail and roads
The government is on track to make up to £3 billion of annual savings on infrastructure projects after cutting costs on highways and London Underground schemes, it said today. -
Green Deal and CIPS on CPA lunch agenda
Construction Products Association chairman Bill Bolsover called today for the government to have “greater ambition” and to offer “real incentives” to householders to take up the Green Deal when it is launched in October. -
Highways Agency offers up £42m Area 8 contract
The Highways Agency has put up to £42 million of maintenance and improvements to motorways and trunk roads across south and east England out to tender. -
Investec downgrades profits forecast for Kier but says company is strong
A major investment bank said contractor Kier’s profits will lower than it previously predicted but said investors should buy its shares for longer term gain -
Kier acquires £20m pipeline from Stewart Milne
Kier has acquired £15m of contracts and a pipeline of potential work valued at around £20m from Stewart Milne. -
Kier wins £17m of south west social housing work
Contractor Kier signed affordable housing contracts in the Devon and Cornwall worth over £17m last month -
Lending to self builders to rise by over £1.1bn
The amount of money lent to people building their own homes could rise by 141 per cent, a report has forecast -
London council advertises £10m framework
Harrow council is looking for contractors to join a framework worth £8m to £10m -
Lovell wins place on £55m framework
Repairs and maintenance specialist Lovell has been appointed by Procurement for All to work on the organisation’s £55 million, national five-year repairs and maintenance framework. -
'Majority' of Killby & Gayford's 255 staff made redundant
The failure of Killby & Gayford means that “the majority” of its 255 workforce have been made redundant, administrators confirmed today. -
Morrison's order book grows to more than four times its annual sales
A series of contract wins have placed Morrison in an “unprecedented” financial position, the repairs firm has said. -
New panel to improve diversity of construction
CITB ConstructionSkills has taken over the leadership of a panel to increase the industry’s employment of women, disabled people and those from ethnic minorities -
North West Construction Hub announces next batch of framework winners
The North West Construction Hub has decided the firms to join its regeneration landscaping and artisan, project and programme management and quantity surveying panels. -
North west university to build £15m student accommodation
The University of Chester is looking for a contractor to construct a student accommodation building worth £10m to £15m. -
Procure Plus names winning contractors for £130m framework
North-west social housing procurement consortium Procure Plus has named 34 contractors for its new build brokerage framework including Kier, Wates and Willmott Dixon. -
Projects ‘on track’ following Killby & Gayford collapse
A string of projects left up in the air by collapsed building refurbishment firm Killby & Gayford are either on track or close to returning to schedule, according to clients. -
Quality and cost winners on MoJ £1bn framework revealed
Vinci led contractors on its cost bids, while Lend Lease led the way on quality for the winners of the £1bn Strategic Alliance Agreement Framework for Construction, Construction News can reveal. -
Redrow to raise £80m to accelerate land investment
House builder Redrow is planning to raise nearly £80 million through a shares sale so it can hone in on the London residential market and snap up strategic land elsewhere in the country. -
Revenue up 52pc at Travis Perkins
Builders merchant Travis Perkins has increased its turnover by half following the acquisition of plumbing and heating supplies firm BSS -
Rydon to build £29.5m home development on hospital site
Rydon has secured the £29.5 million contract to build 180 homes on a former hospital site, after a joint two stage redevelopment bid with housing provider Family Mosaic. -
Search to replace Paul Morrell as chief construction adviser begins
The search has begun to replace chief construction adviser Paul Morrell, who is due to stand down in November. -
Social housing consortia posts £2.5bn building supplies framework
A consortium of affordable housing landlords in the Midlands is tendering for up to £2.5 billion of building supplies through a four-year framework. -
Thames Water gives £100m contract to EnServe
Support services company EnServe has won a repair and maintenance contract with Thames Water -
Willmott Dixon forms joint venture for housing repairs
Willmott Dixon will create a joint venture with affordable housing provider Acis Group to offer repairs to 5,500 in Yorkshire and the east of England. -
Willmott Dixon lands £20m deal for Welsh schools
Willmott Dixon has been awarded a £20m deal to build four schools and a clubhouse in Powys, Wales. -
Wind turbine maker scraps Scottish factory plan
Doosan Power Systems has withdrawn plans to make wind turbines in Scotland
