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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Debut for Snorkel boom lift

25/05/2012: Snorkel is launching its A62JRT articulated boom lift onto the UK market next month. 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »