Daily updated construction news for Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland from http://www.build.co.uk http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp Thu, 17 May 2012 07:15:49 +0000 A contractor has started building nearly 150 new social houses across Yorkshire in a deal worth £15 million.Strategic Team Group won the work with Yorkshire Housing and will build 144 new homes at affordable rent levels in Barnsley (two schemes), Wakefield, Bradford and Leeds.Some of the new homes will replace existing properties and others will be constructed on previously undeveloped land...... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144400 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144400 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 One of the West Midland"s largest housing associations, the Accord Group, has awarded a £50 million repairs contract to Lovell.Lovell beat 15 competitors to win the 10-year contract from the Accord Group, which provides 11,000 affordable homes and a range of services to 50,000 people across the Midlands.As part of the deal, Lovell will undertake day-to-day repairs and provide a 24-hour a day r..... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144414 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144414 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Following government funding being confirmed and the subsequent granting of planning consent, construction work has recently started on the new £16.7 million Thetford Academy.A ground breaking ceremony to celebrate the start of work was held yesterday, with principal Cathy Spillane with pupils turning the first sod. The event was attended by Thetford"s new Mayor, Terry Lamb, Sponsors, Governors ..... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144412 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144412 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Details of how thousands of new affordable homes will be built using the cash proceeds from the Government's reinvigorated Right to Buy scheme were unveiled by Housing Minister Grant Shapps.The Minister said he was responding to appeals by local authorities for more time to take advantage of the new scheme by allowing them three years to reinvest the funds they gain from additional sales into he..... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144392 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144392 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 A campaign urging Manchester businesses to join the Apprentice Revolution is closing in on its ambitious target of creating 300 apprenticeships in just 100 days.With 242 new Apprenticeships created in Manchester since the launch date,Thursday 9 February, the Apprentice Revolution campaign is succeeding in its mission to highlight the benefits Apprentices bring to businesses of all sizes and sect..... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144391 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144391 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Court and tribunal reforms outlined in the Queen's Speech offer hope to small business employers who need greater flexibility to run their businesses more competitively and so help job creation, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, said: "Small construction businesses are the backbone of the UK economy but red tape means they are at breaking point..... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144390 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144390 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Detailed plans showing how a former secondary school site will be transformed to make way for the City of Peterborough Academy, which will include a special school, will be on display at an open evening at the site on Reeves Way, Eastfield, Peterborough, on Monday 21 May 2012 between 6pm and 8pm.Support Services and Construction Company Carillion, which has been selected to carry out an extensiv..... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144387 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144387 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 A Norwich gas installer has received an eight-month suspended prison sentence and 250 hours of unpaid community service after his inadequate work on domestic gas appliances put the lives of a mother and daughter at risk in their own home.James Hampson, 34, of Knowland Grove, Norwich, installed a new gas boiler and associated pipework at Lynne Brown's home on Chapel Road in Wrentham, Suffolk, on ..... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144386 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144386 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Channel 5 televisions The Gadget Show recently filmed 4 special challenges in one day, with the final one being filmed at AG Cranes Ltd in Studley.The 5 TV presenters had no idea what the special challenges were and as they left their 3rd challenge near Stratford upon Avon they listened to a video message outlining the challenge at AG Cranes Ltd based Studley Warwickshire.The presenters; Suzi ..... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144381 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144381 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 We are very pleased to announce that Containex will be "on board" from an early stage when this new Crossrail construction project starts in London very soon. Indeed, Containex will build and supply a modular construction consisting of more than 40 modules to be used as site office facilities.This job will be very challenging, as this temporary building has to be installed underground, within re..... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144407 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144407 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Social landlord Riverside has awarded Lovell a £3.7 million contract to build 40 new affordable homes in historic Bromborough Pool Village on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside.The 40 new three-bedroom houses will be built at four sites in the village and will create 14 homes for social rent and 26 properties for shared ownership. The new housing forms part of Riverside"s major regeneration progra..... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144335 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144335 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The transformation of Northampton Castle Railway Station is going ahead after the Government announced a £10m investment in the scheme.Located within the Northampton Waterside Enterprise Zone, the new station will support continued economic growth in the town. It will be twice the size of the existing building, which is already at capacity during peak hours. Recognising Northampton"s economic po..... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144331 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144331 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Willmott Dixon has completed work on a facility in Aberystwyth that aims to enhance research into genetics, agriculture and ecology.The research station and greenhouse at the Gogerddan campus at Aberystwyth University creates a range of artificial conditions allowing students and researchers at the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) to monitor the growth and respon..... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144324 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144324 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Situated adjacent to the River Cam in Cambridge, The Old Warehouse in Bridge Street required major structural stabilisation as its west elevation, which was built off the river wall, was separating from the main structure. To secure the building and prevent further structural movement, the consulting engineers for the project, Hannah-Reed, specified a combination of systems from masonry repair s..... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144333 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144333 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Work on the £130 million project to regenerate Tipner, Portsmouth, by bringing new homes, jobs and green space to the area is due to begin within weeks.The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has agreed a £3m contract to begin the clean-up of the land it owns, along with some owned by Portsmouth City Council, as the first phase of this important scheme. Contractors will begin working on the PD Fu..... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144323 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144323 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The Twyford Church of England Academies Trust has selected Kier as preferred bidder for the new £18.95 million North Ealing Church of England Academy in Greenford, West London.The school will have places for 1,200 11 to 16-year-olds, a sixth form with places for 250 students and a centre for children with special educational needs. Under current proposals, the local community will also be able t..... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144321 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144321 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Housing Minister Grant Shapps has welcomed Santander's decision to start offering mortgages under the NewBuy Guarantee scheme.Just two months after its launch, Santander has become the fifth lender to become part of the scheme that will help prospective home buyers buy new build properties.The NewBuy Guarantee scheme enables those looking to get on or move up the property ladder the opportunit..... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144319 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144319 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 A Northamptonshire construction company has been fined after a six-tonne dumper truck ran over a worker's foot.Self-employed ground worker Ross Smith, 23, from March in Cambridgeshire, was helping to build a roadway at a construction site on Wolsey Way, Lincoln, on 11 March 2011 when the incident happened.During the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution of principal contractor Maypine ..... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144318 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144318 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 BAM Construct UK is to build a £6m primary and nursery school in Buckinghamshire in the first of two contracts it has been announced.The contractor - which has secured a leading role in the Government"s Academy framework - has also secured a contract to deliver Berryfields Primary and Nursery School on the same site as Aylesbury Vale Academy where it will soon commence work.Berryfields will ha..... http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144311 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144311 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Recent research has revealed an ever increasing number of homeowners are opting for wetrooms when renovating their property.While dining rooms, hallways and traditional single-use kitchens are increasingly becoming prey to the builder"s sledgehammer as today's homeowners opt for open-plan living, other rooms are taking their place. And high on the renovators" "must-have" list is the wetroom........ http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144330 http://www.build.co.uk/construction_news.asp?newsid=144330 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000