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Muse JV to redevelop Aberdeen site
Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Aberdeen City Council has named a joint venture between Morgan Sindall subsidiary Muse Developments and Aviva Investors as preferred bidder for the £100m-plus redevelopment of the council’s former head office at St Nicholas House site in Aberdeen.

Galliford Try promotes investment man
Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Galliford Try has promoted Andrew Richards, currently managing director of its investment division, to be group managing director for housebuilding at its Linden Homes subsidiary.

Eque2 completes management buyout
Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Sage Construction has become Eque2 following a management buyout.

Client demand 'stifles BIM'
Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Minimal client demand could still be impeding an industry-wide adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM), a survey run by the RICS suggests.

Skanska UK sees orders drop
Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Skanska UK chief executive Mike Putnam says his company has delivered a “positive” start to the year, despite order bookings being behind expectations.

New homes registrations at five-year high
Tuesday, 7 May 2013

The number of new homes being registered with the NHBC is now at its highest level since 2008, the builder’s association has revealed.

BAM gets work in Cambridge again
Tuesday, 7 May 2013

BAM has been named as preferred bidder for a £9m contract to build UTC Cambridge.

Unite to protest at Man City site over blacklisting
Thursday, 2 May 2013

The Unite Union is holding a protest outside the building site for Manchester City Football Club's new training ground today over what it clams are contractor BAM Construct's links to blacklisting.

Carillion to build UK's largest hospital
Thursday, 2 May 2013

Carillion has won a £335m contract with the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust to build what will be the UK’s largest hospital when it is completed in 2017.

Elephant & Castle centre to be built by Balfour Beatty
Thursday, 2 May 2013

Southwark Council has awarded Balfour Beatty the £18.5m contract to build a new leisure centre at Elephant & Castle.

Birse Civils retained in Stockton
Thursday, 2 May 2013

Birse Civils has been retained for the second phase of engineering works aimed at regenerating Stockton High Street in Teesside.

Galliford Try takes on three Manchester jobs
Thursday, 2 May 2013

Galliford Try has secured three contracts in the Greater Manchester area worth £36.5m in total.

High winds leave contractor paying out £13,000
Thursday, 2 May 2013

A building contractor who put up hoarding around a restaurant it was refurbishing that wasn’t strong enough to withstand high winds has been ordered to pay over £13,000 after two pensioners were injured when the hoarding fell on them.

Elliott wins £9.8m hospital contract
Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Elliott Off-Site Building Solutions has been appointed principle contractor for a £9.8m design and build project at King’s College Hospital in London.

Brighton wants four-strong team
Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Brighton and Hove City Council is looking to put together a strategic construction partnership to manage all building work on behalf of the council and Sussex Police for the next four years.

Housing group wants contractors for £75m framework
Wednesday, 1 May 2013

A Welsh housing group is looking for contractors to become part of a four-year framework covering buliding work that could be as much as £75m in total.

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