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£300m Shell Centre redevelopment gets the go ahead
Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar have got the go ahead to redevelop the Shell Centre site on London’s Southbank.

Carillion lands Battersea Power Station job
Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Carillion has been appointed as the preferred bidder for Circus West - the first phase of the 39-acre Battersea Power Station scheme.

Blackpool school project shows the way
Tuesday, 21 May 2013

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is running a special training event later this month at a school in Blackpool whose redevelopment has involved 500,000 hours of work being completed without a single accident being reported.

Wirral schoolgirls win engineering competition
Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Schoolgirls in the Wirral have won over £2,000 of Lego Education Robotics kits for their school after winning an engineering competition.

Insurance man in award first
Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Gary Higgins, East Anglia regional engineering manager for HSB Engineering Insurance Services, has been named as the first ever Bureau of Engineer Surveyors (BES) Engineer Surveyor of the Year.

Mansell takes on £4m in contracts
Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Mansell has won three interior refurbishment contracts worth nearly £4m.

Brent centre achieves practical completion
Tuesday, 21 May 2013

A project team involving Skanska as design and build contractor has achieved practical completion on a new civic centre for the London Borough of Brent.

LSE looks to redesign campus
Tuesday, 21 May 2013

RIBA is inviting expressions of interest from architects interested in redesigning the London School of Economics and Political Science’s (LSE’s) Aldwych campus.

RIBA launches competition for new Met HQ
Monday, 20 May 2013

RIBA has launched a competition on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) to create a new central London HQ - replacing the existing New Scotland Yard building.

Mitie pulls out of M&E
Monday, 20 May 2013

Mitie Group is closing down its mechanical and engineering contracting business to concentrate on higher margin markets.

Construction disputes 'last longer'
Monday, 20 May 2013

Legal disputes in the construction industry now take on average over a year to be resolved, due to the economic downturn, new research shows.

Interserve teams up with environment charity
Monday, 20 May 2013

Interserve has formed a partnership with regeneration charity Groundwork that will see surplus equipment and construction materials that might otherwise have gone to landfill used on environmental projects.

Murphy to take over collapsed Land & Marine
Friday, 17 May 2013

Some 184 jobs look to be saved this afternoon after administrators at Deloitte confirmed that Murphy Group will buy the assets of collapsed Daniel Contractor’s subsidiary Land & Marine Project Engineering together with a number of the company’s contracts.

Severfield-Rowen to cut 93 jobs
Friday, 17 May 2013

Severfield-Rowen is planning to cut around 93 jobs at its structural steel subsidiary Severfield-Watson Structures.

Central London Construction hits 4-year high
Friday, 17 May 2013

Construction in Central London is on the increase - according to the latest London Crane Survey by Deloitte Real Estate, which shows that construction in the city has hit a 4-year high.

Styles & Wood heads for the red
Friday, 17 May 2013

Fit-out specialist Styles & Wood is warning that it is likely to dip into the red in the first half of this year, even with an increased turnover.

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Editors Choice

2013-05-08 11:49

A revolution in costs

Reforms to costs in litigation still need to be bedded in for their true effect to be noticed, say Paul Jonson, head of dispute resolution at Pannone

2013-05-08 11:37

Late payments - the rows go on

Activity on both sides of the border between England and Scotland this past month suggests that late payments remains as pressing an issue as ever.

2013-05-07 15:14

Laying the groundwork

Rising demand for land for development through reclamation and site decontamination has led to a rapid expansion in the field of ground improvement techniques. High energy impact compaction (HEIC) from Landpac is proving an innovative and cost-effective technology in solving geotechnical challenges. Builder & Engineer takes a look.

2013-04-24 11:21

Fair play

Construction has come a long way from the days when female workers were a novelty, yet women still represent just 10 per cent of one of the UK’s most important sectors. So why is it still such a man’s world?

2013-04-24 11:00

Putting the brakes on potholes

An annual survey has revealed that despite a significant increase in highway repairs, the road network in England and Wales is crumbling, fuelling calls for increased and longer-term funding from Government.

2013-04-24 10:54

Lift off

Liftex International 2013 will host series of free industry seminars covering issues in the lift and escalator industry.

2013-04-10 14:33

HBF vs CIL

House builders have set up a “fighting fund” to try and ensure Community Infrastructure Levy rates are realistic and do not hinder new developments. Builder & Engineer takes a look.

2013-04-10 14:25

Opportunity knocks

Professor George Martin of Coventry University’s Low Impact Building Centre says a green building boom offers big opportunities for smaller builders hit by the recession.

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