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Brent Civic Centre to be built
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Plans to build a new civic centre opposite Wembley Arena have been approved by Brent Council.
Fallowfield retail and residential development planned
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Plans have been submitted for a retail and residential development which would breathe new life into Fallowfield Triangle, a shopping and business area which lies between Lloyd Street South and Platt Lane in Manchester.
Public inquiry to be held into Belfast airport plans
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
A public inquiry is to be held into plans to extend the runway at George Best Belfast City Airport.
Government halts Brent Cross scheme
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government John Denham has issued a 'stop notice' against the £4.5bn Brent Cross Cricklewood regeneration scheme.
Willmott Dixon takes £350m Scape framework
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Willmott Dixon has won the second installment of the Scape National Contractor Framework worth up to £350m over the next four years.
HCA appoints new head of design and sustainability
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
The Homes and Communities Agency has appointed Jane Briginshaw as its new head of design and sustainability.
Features
H+H points to zero carbon housing at EcoBuild
H+H will showcase cost-saving solutions already proven to meet the zero-carbon level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes at Ecobuild. The Thin Joint bonding system, using the manufacturer’s new vertical elements, was used to meet level 6 of the code on a 3.65-acre housing project by Miller Homes in Basingstoke.
Securing the skills base
Housing associations can help avoid a future skills gap, says Nigel Donohue, ConstructionSkills’ apprenticeship programme manager.
A big job in Brum
The UK’s largest council has recently awarded the UK’s largest highway maintenance contract for its roads, lights and infrastructure
Shouting from the rooftops
It’s been just over a year now since Corus launched its new ‘Colorcoat Urban™’ product. The move has already generated new jobs, and now promises to grow year-on-year.
The National Brownfield Strategy for England
Dr Richard Boyle, Brownfield Technical Consultant, the Homes and Communities Agency, says unlocking brownfield land is the key to a sustainable future.
The AGS Data Standard - what is it and why?
The Association for Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS), has committed itself to the standardisation of electronic data transfer through the AGS Data Transfer Format
Life after PPG 16
Kathryn Whittington, PR Coordinator, Institute for Archaeologists, on the major changes to the profession of the last 20 years
Train your way through the recession
Jimmy Phillips, from the Construction Study Centre outlines four ways training can make construction companies recession proof.
City News
| Carillion wins health contracts |
| Wednesday, 02 July 2008 | |
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Carillion has been awarded two contracts, with a combined value of £8m, to provide maintenance services at health properties across Hertfordshire. The contracts began in April and runs for an initial five-year period, with an option to extend to seven years. Carillion will deliver planned and reactive maintenance services at around 180 properties for the Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, West Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust and East and North Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust. The properties range from mental health units to health centres and community hospitals. Shaun Carter, managing director of Carillion Government Services, said: "These are among the first significant contracts to be awarded by the NHS under the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) Property and Facilities Management Framework Agreement.
OGC framework agreements promote the use of best practice procurement techniques which use pre-existing contracts to deliver significant efficiency savings for public sector organisations." |
