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Decorator fined £80,000 over asbestos exposure
Thursday, 16 May 2013

A Surrey-based decorating company has been fined over £80,000 after it exposed employees, agency staff and members of the public to potentially fatal asbestos materials.

Kingspan delivers for M&S
Thursday, 16 May 2013

Kingspan’s products have helped Marks & Spencer’s giant new distribution centre achieve a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating.

SMEs 'missing out on Green Deal', says FMB
Thursday, 16 May 2013

SMEs in the construction industry need fairer access to the Green Deal market if the scheme is to be a success, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is claiming.

Willmott Dixon aims at 6p Scape savings
Thursday, 16 May 2013

Willmott Dixon says it aims to increase by 6p in the pound the amount of money local authorities can save by using the Scape framework it has just been reappointed main contractor on.

ISG gets more Dundee work
Wednesday, 15 May 2013

ISG has won a second project at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee with a £1.2m contract at the University of Dundee’s School of Medicine to add to its ongoing £4.1m extension and refurbishment contract at the hospital.

Kier strengthens Sheffield ties
Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Kier has been chosen by Sheffield City Council to provide a range of property services and support for the city’s council tenants.

'Super alliance' wins Thames Water contract
Wednesday, 15 May 2013

SMB, the joint venture between Skanska, MWH Global and Balfour Beatty, has won a seven-year contract with Thames Water as part of its infrastructure improvement programme.

GB gets Tyne tunnel work
Wednesday, 15 May 2013

GB Building Solutions has won a £4.9m contract from the Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority (TWITA) to refurbish, renovate and modernise the pedestrian and cyclist tunnels under the river Tyne.

Speedy Hire sees more value outside construction
Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Speedy Hire has seen a 35% incrase in its full year profits and a 4.3% increase in revenue - but only by focusing more on markets outside its core UK construction base.

B&Q tightens regional links with contractors
Tuesday, 14 May 2013

In a bid to support regional contractors, B&Q has launched a new tradesman brokerage scheme for consumers.

Construction boost for Isle Of Skye
Tuesday, 14 May 2013

A £1.9 million funding package will help to create up to 60 new jobs in construction on the western Scottish Island of Skye.

Company boss fined £25,000 after on-site death
Tuesday, 14 May 2013

The boss of a building company has been ordered to pay a total of £25,000 in fines and costs after one of his workers fell to his death while constructing Swansea Marina’s Meridian Quay tower complex.

Lovell in Inverclyde win
Tuesday, 14 May 2013

River Clyde Homes has chosen Lovell to undertake a £2.1m programme of internal refurbishment work for homes in the Inverclyde area.

Crossrail awards VolkerFitzpatrick £50m Ilford Yard contract
Tuesday, 14 May 2013

VolkerFitzpatrick has seen off competition from Vinci and Balfour Beatty to win Crossrail’s £50m Ilford Yard stabling project.

University seeks second phase contractors
Tuesday, 14 May 2013

The University of Derby is inviting construction companies to tender for work involved in the £5m second phase of the redevelopment of its Leek campus.

BAM gets to work in Glasgow
Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Gallagher Developments, one of the UK’s leading privately owned developers is pleased to announce that work has commenced on the next phase of the Gallagher Shopping Park in Port Glasgow.

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