Latest News
Eric Wright Group buys Site Electrical
Tuesday, 07 September 2010
Lancashire developer and building contractor Eric Wright Group has bought Bury-based mechanical and electrical engineering firm Site Electrical for an undisclosed sum.
Work gets underway on site next to Manchester City stadium
Tuesday, 07 September 2010
New East Manchester has announced that work has started this week on site preparation of a 17 acre plot at Eastlands next to the City of Manchester stadium.
Fifty jobs go at Blight and Scoble
Tuesday, 07 September 2010
Devon contractor Blight & Scoble has ceased trading, with 50 staff losing their jobs.
Pochin Construction takes £15m Mere Golf Club job
Tuesday, 07 September 2010
Pochin Construction has won a £15m contract to refurbish and extend Mere Golf & Country Club in Cheshire.
Green light for YES! project in Rotherham
Tuesday, 07 September 2010
Developer Oak Holdings has been given the go ahead for its £350m YES! project in Rotherham, south Yorkshire.
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
| KieranTimberlake to design American Embassy |
| Wednesday, 24 February 2010 | |
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The US State Department has named Philadelphia-based firm KieranTimberlake as the winning architect for the design of a new American Embassy in Battersea, London.
Wandsworth Council granted outline planning permission for a new embassy building at Nine Elms last September. It marks the next stage in the process of agreeing the detailed plans for the site and will be followed by extensive public consultation in the coming months. The proposed site for the new embassy covers just over five acres on the south side of Nine Elms Lane. Once built it will employ 800 people and offer jobs for local people. The Nine Elms area comprises around 450 acres of land on the Thames riverside and is the biggest regeneration opportunity in central London. The council has identified the potential for thousands of new homes and jobs in the area which stretches from Vauxhall Bridge to Battersea Park. "The new designs reveal just how confident the Americans are about the future of the borough and this part of London. "The plans aim to deliver a landmark building and will help put Nine Elms on the map, internationally as well as nationally. "With plans progressing on other sites in the area, this is an important and exciting time for Battersea and Nine Elms. We look forward to working with the State Department in the months ahead in the exciting regeneration of this part of London." |
