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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 »
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 »
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 »
Construction's failure rate slows
24/05/2012: There has been a slight improvement in the health of the construction industry over the past year, according to an analysis of failures by information services company Experian. more »
British bridge manufacturer falls to German tanks
23/05/2012: Pre-fab bridge builder Williams Fairey Engineering (WFEL), best known for its military applications, has been taken over by German tank manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW). more »
Amec in acquisition talks
23/05/2012: Amec is negotiating the acquisition of Serco's nuclear Technical Consulting Services (TCS) business. more »
New BRE Innovation Park is underway
23/05/2012: Construction of the first building on the BRE Innovation Park in Scotland got underway yesterday with the arrival of the closed panel timber frame system that will form the new Visitor Centre on the site. more »
Renew on the rise
22/05/2012: Construction group Renew has reported record interim results for the six months to 31 March 2012 and is on the hunt for more acquisitions. more »
London First pushes for £15bn Chelsea-Hackney line
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22/05/2012: A group of construction, transport and property people have come out in favour of a £15bn rail construction project in London that they have dubbed 'Crossrail 2'. 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 »
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 »
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 »
Dar Group buys Currie & Brown
23/05/2012: Currie & Brown has been acquired by international design and project management business Dar Group for an undisclosed sum. more »
UBC roofing subsidiary rescued from administration
23/05/2012: One of the subsidiary companies of the failed UBC Group has been bought out of administration by its management. more »
100 Bishopsgate on hold
23/05/2012: Plans to build for a 37-storey, 950,000 sq ft high rise office block at 100 Bishopsgate in the City of London are on hold while the developers try to find a tenant. more »
Energy bill welcomed as 'a step in the right direction'
23/05/2012: Civil engineering contractors have welcomed the publication of the government’s draft energy bill, as paving the way for the necessary £110bn upgrade in UK power generating capacity. more »
Tender prices stagnate
22/05/2012: Contractors are taking a hit on cost increases with margins being further squeezed, resulting in no apparent increase in tender prices, latest research suggests. more »
Client day for Derby contractors
22/05/2012: An East Midlands ‘meet the clients’ event for trade contractors is being held tomorrow in Derby. more »
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