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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
| Costain wins Highways Agency framework in Midlands |
| Monday, 09 November 2009 | |
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Costain has been appointed, in joint venture with Lafarge, to the Midlands Works Framework Contract 4 by the Highways Agency.
The framework has been established to undertake structural work, surfacing and roadworks in the Midlands Area up to a total framework value of £250m over two years. It enables the Highways Agency to implement the Treasury's fiscal stimulus initiative and is also available to several Local and Unitary Authorities including Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Peterborough and Staffordshire. |
