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Priority School Building Programme - the full list
25/05/2012: The government has selected 261 school building projects for funding through its Priority School Building Programme (PSBP), out of a total of 587 that applied. more »
Completion deferred for Alder Hey children's hospital
25/05/2012: Construction of the new Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool has been delayed by at least six months but the costs appear to have been reduced. more »
Interserve finalises £150m West Yorks cop shop deal
25/05/2012: An Interserve-led consortium has reached financial close with West Yorkshire Police on the contract to design, build, finance and operate two new divisional headquarters (DHQs), custody suites and a specialist operational training facility. more »
Debut for Snorkel boom lift
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25/05/2012: Snorkel is launching its A62JRT articulated boom lift onto the UK market next month. more »
Highways Agency to be given new targets
25/05/2012: Transport secretary Justine Greening has set out a plan for a 20-year strategy for the national road network, with new performance targets for the Highways Agency. more »
Lancashire gas storage project would create hundreds of jobs
25/05/2012: Construction of a planned underground gas storage facility at Preesall, Lancashire would create 1200 construction jobs a year for eight years, according to a report by economists to support the planning application. more »
Mansell converts Torquay hotel
25/05/2012: Mansell has been awarded an £11.5m contract to convert the old Palm Court Hotel in Torquay. more »
Cats feed new waste plant
25/05/2012: Avondale Environmental has taken delivery of three new Caterpillar machines for use at its residual waste processing plant in Polmont, Central Scotland. more »
US volunteers to build 200 houses in a week
24/05/2012: Builders across the USA are volunteering time and materials next week in blitz aimed at building 200 homes in 25 states. more »
Brazil adopts Broadway Malyan plan for new city
24/05/2012: A masterplan vision designed by Broadway Malyan has been officially launched for a new city in north eastern Brazil. more »
Battle lines drawn in pay bargaining
25/05/2012: Construction employers are proposing no pay increases this year in a move that is threatening to lead to conflict with industry unions. more »
NMC struggles under extreme pressure
25/05/2012: Market conditions are extremely competitive, tender opportunities limited and heavily oversubscribed, and margins remain under extreme pressure. more »
Skanska wins additional £60m Thameslink structures
25/05/2012: Network Rail has selected Skanska to design and build the so-called Bermondsey diveunder, a series of structures forthe final phase of the £6bn Thameslink programme. more »
Solar FIT subsidies to be cut
25/05/2012: The government is cutting the subsidies that it pays towards the installation of solar panels in a bid to put the feed-in tariffs (FITs) scheme on a more predictable and sustainable footing. more »
Social housing collapse hits registration numbers
25/05/2012: Figures released today by NHBC have shown public sector registrations to build new homes in the UK are still below last year’s figures. more »
Local work keeps Surgo active
25/05/2012: Northeast-based Surgo Construction, has picked up two contracts with Isos Housing and Redcar Community College that are together worth more than £3.5m. more »
Cadman adds 70t Liebherr AT
25/05/2012: Cadman Cranes has taken delivery of its first Liebherr, a 70t capacity LTM 1070-4.2 all terrain. more »
FCC solar project to create 750 jobs
24/05/2012: FCC's Energy division has begun work on a €240m (£193m) solar thermal energy plant in Villena, Spain. more »
Aecom picked for $42m transit study
24/05/2012: Aecom has been awarded a US$42m (£26.6m) contract for an engineering study of the planned Malaysia-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) link. more »
Rising fuel costs threaten recovery
24/05/2012: Rising fuel costs are putting a fledgling recovery in the infrastructure sector at risk, according to civil engineering contractors. more »
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