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Gove reveals 42 schools set for priority capital funding
A priority list of schools will be funded through capital grants due to their urgent need of repair.
Full list of 261 schools to benefit from £2bn Priority Schools revealed
A total of 261 schools, from 587 applicants, will be rebuilt, or have their ‘condition needs met’ under the £2bn Priority Schools Building Programme.
ISG in u-turn over subcontractor fee
ISG has scrapped a controversial £300 registration fee it was asking subcontractors to pay to prequalify for its national supply chain after it was approached by Construction News.
Skanska awarded £60m Thameslink deal
Network Rail has awarded a contract worth up to £60 million to build a final part of the Thameslink programme - the Bermondsey diveunder.
Local sourcing for Interserve police job
An Interserve-led consortium is set for a £150 million police private finance initiative building project.
Aberdeenshire set for new homes
Construction activity in north-east Scotland is set to increase after Aberdeenshire Council’s adoption of its local plan.
Scrap procurement 'gold-plating', say architects
Architects have called for radical reforms to public sector procurement rules, which they said cost them some £40 million a year to make bids.
Priority Schools programme increases to £2.4bn
Contractors say questions remain unanswered over £2bn of private finance as government injects £400 million to kick-start building.
'Shock' surge in construction waste disposal costs
The cost of disposing of certain grades of construction and demolition waste has surged by 2,460 per cent overnight.
Demand for new properties fuels rent rises
Rental values are continuing to rise across the UK as rising demand outstrips the number of new properties coming to market, according to a Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors survey.
Sir John Armitt not pursuing chief construction adviser role
Olympic Delivery Authority chairman rules himself out of the running as Paul Morrell’s replacement.
Government confirms delay to Feed-in Tariff changes
The Department for Energy and Climate Change has confirmed that its proposed changes to the Feed-in Tariff scheme for solar installations will be implemented a month later than planned.
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Network Rail agrees £2.3bn infrastructure funding package with Crossrail
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Winter financial close expected for £237m Alder Hey hospital
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Civils firms facing fuel hike threat
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Airedale Electrical in administration
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Homes and roads gain cash in Wales
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Clegg reveals plans for 'massive' state investment in infrastructure and housing
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Food retailers set to keep building
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United tenders for less ammonia
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Southern councils seek roofing framework
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New board to drive capital's housebuilding
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Graham Construction wins £16.6m Sanctuary housing deal
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Roof firm saved from UBC collapse
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Further Hinkley Point C delays feared
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Minister hints at fresh incentives for Green Deal
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Pollard pushed by industry in hunt for Morrell successor
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Great Portland Estates optimistic on London projects
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ACE calls for five replacements for PFI model
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Amec eyes Serco nuclear section in latest acquisition move
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Lend Lease to build £9.5m Help for Heroes recovery centre
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Mace and EC Harris win £72m Qatar programme
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Giant pipeline put up for sale
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New regulator to oversee nuclear build safety
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Government starts EDF talks to ensure Hinkley Point C investment
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Circle names four on £1.2bn repair and maintenance framework
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Bids sought for £400m Scottish partnership
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Safety regs rewrite due for 2014
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South west housing repairers sought
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Harrow seeks sustainable roads contractor
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Interserve wins five year FM contract with Boots
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Sellafield contractor Renew Holdings doubles profits
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Homeserve profits as problems fade
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Plan launched for massive London regeneration
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EDF seeks extension to existing nuclear power stations
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Business leaders to examine best route for Crossrail 2
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Parsons Brinckerhoff named on new defence framework
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Exclusive: Bouygues buys Cardiff rail firm
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Bids sought for £660m Scottish healthcare framework
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British Land profits rise despite tough retail climate
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Mitie reports £2bn turnover as loyalty pays dividends
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Skanska, Kier among new Green Deal Finance Company members
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Eurozone cloud over London office revival
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Kier named winner for £9.8m Dorset academy
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O'Donnell workers left empty handed
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One house sends North Midland into loss
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Cash flow brings down McGoff & Vickers
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Ex-Leighton chief joins Laing O'Rourke
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United House in £100m market renewal win
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Breedon tipped to profit from Tarmac Lafarge disposals
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Steel group sees 'distant' recovery
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SIG beats rain to put on sales
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Investors urged to buy Keller shares
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Costain/Skanska lands £40m Crossrail deal
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Banks refuse lending to speculative office projects
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Downing lands three student project
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Morgan Sindall in second Longbridge win
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HCA to bridge industry's gap in social housing knowledge
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Exclusive: 'Waste to energy' firm to file for administration
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Interserve looks to new infrastructure and commercial markets
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Balfour Beatty wins infra works on £250m Center Parcs scheme
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Engineers criticise cost of £118M Wear bridge
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Small firms suffer as housing starts slump
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New Buy bookings hit 400
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Berkeley ahead in Wapping race
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Go-ahead for Vauxhall student scheme
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£22m housing job offered in York
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Lovell starts at former hospital
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Greg Barker: July Feed-in Tariff cuts could be delayed
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Winners to take all in £2bn schools programme
Contracts
Full list of 261 schools to benefit from £2bn Priority Schools revealed
A total of 261 schools, from 587 applicants, will be rebuilt, or have their ‘condition needs met’ under the £2bn Priority Schools Building Programme.
Skanska awarded £60m Thameslink deal
Network Rail has awarded a contract worth up to £60 million to build a final part of the Thameslink programme - the Bermondsey diveunder.
Priority Schools programme increases to £2.4bn
Contractors say questions remain unanswered over £2bn of private finance as government injects £400 million to kick-start building.
Winter financial close expected for £237m Alder Hey hospital
The Acorn consortium, comprising John Laing, Laing O’Rourke and Interserve, will be formally announced as preferred bidder on the £237m Alder Hey hospital today.
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Graham Construction wins £16.6m Sanctuary housing deal
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Lend Lease to build £9.5m Help for Heroes recovery centre
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Mace and EC Harris win £72m Qatar programme
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Circle names four on £1.2bn repair and maintenance framework
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Parsons Brinckerhoff named on new defence framework
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Bids sought for £660m Scottish healthcare framework
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Mitie reports £2bn turnover as loyalty pays dividends
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Kier named winner for £9.8m Dorset academy
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United House in £100m market renewal win
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Costain/Skanska lands £40m Crossrail deal
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Banks refuse lending to speculative office projects
EDUCATION
Gove reveals 42 schools set for priority capital funding
A priority list of schools will be funded through capital grants due to their urgent need of repair.
Full list of 261 schools to benefit from £2bn Priority Schools revealed
A total of 261 schools, from 587 applicants, will be rebuilt, or have their ‘condition needs met’ under the £2bn Priority Schools Building Programme.
Priority Schools programme increases to £2.4bn
Contractors say questions remain unanswered over £2bn of private finance as government injects £400 million to kick-start building.
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Business News
Priority Schools programme increases to £2.4bn
Contractors say questions remain unanswered over £2bn of private finance as government injects £400 million to kick-start building.
Regional news
Gove reveals 42 schools set for priority capital funding
A priority list of schools will be funded through capital grants due to their urgent need of repair.
Contract News
Full list of 261 schools to benefit from £2bn Priority Schools revealed
A total of 261 schools, from 587 applicants, will be rebuilt, or have their ‘condition needs met’ under the £2bn Priority Schools Building Programme.
Safety News
Boost for UK new nuclear as Chinese groups eye investment
Chinese energy groups could lend a boost to UK nuclear plans after reports there are firms looking to form consortia to buy the failed Horizon consortium.
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Engineers investigate 'tunnel obstruction' on London Underground
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CITB-ConstructionSkills to mount card fraud probe
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Worker stopped with forged CSCS card on Berkeley Homes site
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‘Slight improvement’ in construction site safety
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Taylor Woodrow looks to HS2 after King's Cross success
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Rail regulator: We need up to £29bn five-year investment in rail
PARLIAMENT THIS WEEK
Construction Parliamentary Update - 2 March 2012
A round-up of all the construction news from Westminster this week, brought to you by the Madano Partnership
