Latest News
Crossrail unveils shortlist for Connaught Tunnel and Pudding Mill Lane
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Crossrail today announced the shortlist for the refurbishment of the Connaught Tunnel, a major part of the Abbey Wood branch, and the Pudding Mill Lane Tunnel Portal.
Bristol housing scheme gets underway
Thursday, 02 September 2010
The Leadbitter Group has started work on 26 new affordable homes on the former site of Winstanley House in Barton Hill, Bristol.
Go ahead for first phase of Green Man Lane estate regeneration
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Ealing Council has granted planning permission for the first phase of the £136m regeneration of the Green Man Lane estate.
London Fruit and Wool Exchange regeneration planned
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Exemplar Properties and The City of London Corporation have signed a development agreement for the regeneration of the London Fruit and Wool Exchange site.
Wates opens office in Liverpool
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Construction firm Wates has set up a new office in Liverpool after winning several contracts in the city.
Barratt takes Plymouth housing scheme
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Barratt Developments has been chosen by Plymouth Community Homes to deliver a £30m housing regeneration project in Plymouth over the next three years.
Features
AIMC4 Leads the Way to Code Level 4
The knowledge and skill exists to build sustainable homes – the challenge is how we make them available in volume, at a competitive cost and desirable to the consumer.
Get Ahead of the Game - invest in training
Andy Walder, director of the National Construction College (NCC), Europe’s largest construction training provider, describes the importance of investing in training in the current economic climate and outlines the benefits it can bring to businesses.
A Lesson in Delivery
School construction is not just about the architecture and building materials. The role of the project manager is pivotal to the successful completion of any construction scheme, non more so than at the new Swindon Academy.
Manchester's School Report - a BSF Update
Manchester has a combined Building Schools for the Future (BSF) and Academies Programme with an unprecedented £500m capital investment to rebuild or refurbish all 33 of the city’s high schools, seven which will be specialist Academies.
Construction & the Olympic Hurdle
Standards can’t afford to slip. And according to the BSI Group, the construction sector must up its game to exploit the huge opportunities resulting from 2012 Olympics, stay ahead of the competition and increase stakeholder appeal...
Creeping Control
It can grow a metre a month and affects almost every part of the UK, but Japanese knotweed can be managed with forethought and good management practice. Nick Hartley, managing director of TCM (Thurlow Countryside Management) explains how.
Health and Safety '10 - Scotland
Taking place at the Royal Highland Centre on the 15th and 16th September 2010 is Health and Safety ’10 – Scotland. Here, Construction Scotland summarises what the event has to offer in assisting those in the construction sector with easy access to health and safety information, products and services.
BBC Hoddinott Hall - Acoustic Appreciation Made Visual
Designed by Capita Architecture, BBC Hoddinott Hall is the latest addition to the Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) in Cardiff Bay and unsurprisingly, is home to some of the finest acoustics in the UK.
City News
| Costain takes £400m waste contract |
| Thursday, 09 April 2009 | |
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Costain has won a £397m contract to design and build municipal waste treatment infrastructure in Greater Manchester.
The deal with Viridor Laing forms part of the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority's (GMWDA's) PFI Waste and Recycling Contract, the largest municipal waste contract in Western Europe. "This is a major project win for Costain," said chief executive Andrew Wyllie. "We have deliberately targeted the waste sector where we can leverage our complementary process engineering skills and expertise from our water operations." "We intend to build a major presence in this rapidly expanding UK and European regulated marketplace, and look forward to building the waste services business into one of Costain's leading divisions." The £3bn project involves designing and constructing 44 different facilities spread across 26 locations, including 25 household waste recycling centres and five mechanical biological treatment plants |
