The Board of the Innovative Construction Network (ICoN), represented by The University of Northampton and BRE, invited architects to enter an open, two-stage competition to design and build an exemplar innovation hub and office building, in Daventry.

Allied London has been granted planning permission for its 1 Crown Square building in Spinningfields, Manchester.

UCATT, the largest union representing local authority craftworkers in Scotland, has begun balloting its members about strike action in a dispute over pay.

Southern Water has extended a contract with United Utilities and the 4D consortium to manage part of its capital investment programme through to 31 March 2015.

The Government has announced approval of London Thames Gateway Development Corporation’s Corporate Plan for 2008-11.

Consultant WSP said it had started the year well with its first quarter performance in line with company expectations.

Civil engineer Scott Wilson has said that it expects its full year to meet forecasts following "robust" demand in the second half which takes in the first three months of 2008.

Boris Johnson has kicked off his leadership of London by announcing that the leader of Westminster Council Sir Simon Milton would be joining his team as senior adviser on planning.