Doncaster- based regeneration specialist Keepmoat has announced overall pretax profits for 2007 of £50 million, up from £40 million in 2006.

Quintain Estates, the quoted property developer and investors, has confirmed that is is ready to go ahead with a new master plan for the 15 acre Palace of Arts and Industry site in Brent.

An £8 million programme of enhancement work for Manchester Metrolink has been given the green light by the North West Regional Development Agency.

The Building Control Alliance (BCA) has appointed the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) to formally sit alongside the four organisations that represent and deliver the current building control system.