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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 12:21 |
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The latest ONS statistics show that construction output fell by over 11% in 2009 – the largest fall the industry has experienced in a single year since the time of the 3day week in 1974. Commenting on these figures, Michael Ankers, Chief Executive of the Construction Products Association said:
‘Today’s figures illustrate the dramatic impact of the recession on the construction industry in which some experts estimate up to half a million jobs have been lost over the last two years. The only thing that has prevented the industry from suffering an even more dramatic downturn has been the continued high level of public spending on construction which grew by 8% in 2009 compared with a collapse of 20% in spending by the private sector.
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 13:11 |
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 Demolition work is getting under way on the old shopping precinct at Blenheim Square in St Dials, Cwmbran, south-east Wales, as part of a £7 million regeneration scheme.
The event is a significant milestone in the project to transform the neighbourhood with 53 new high-quality homes for sale, affordable rent and affordable home ownership.
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 11:10 |
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The Glass & Glazing Federation (GGF) recently held its quarterly ‘Gulf Region’ meeting at Emirates Float Glass, based in Abu Dhabi.
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 11:06 |
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A Greater Manchester company has been fined £24,000 after scaffolding collapsed outside a new gym in Hyde, crushing several cars.
Craven Scaffolding Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following the incident at the health and fitness centre on Queen Street in Hyde during its construction.
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 11:01 |
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The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen is set to host a prestigious conference on climate change next month.
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 12:06 |
A brand new foundation school for 1,350 pupils in Sheffield is to due to open in 2011, after the Government approved its construction in the green belt of the city thanks to the expertise of Leeds planners.
Independent planning consultancy DPP has secured planning permission for the new Forge Valley Community School (FVCS) in the Wood Lane area of Sheffield. Myers Grove and Wisewood Secondary schools are to merge, with the new school situated on the old Myers Grove site
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 11:56 |
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.The reluctance of civil engineers to pick up and run with the Eurocodes could cost British construction companies dearly.
In development over the past 20 years or so, this set of pan-European model building codes developed by the European Committee for Standardisation has progressed slowly resulting in their implementation being met with scepticism.
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 15:11 |
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Environmental consultant Redhills has announced the opening of a new office in Newcastle. The office, which opened on 1 March, has been set up as the centre of the company’s North East operations, to service current contracts and a number of recent new clients.
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 11:08 |
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A construction skills programme created by West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (WNDC) has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 11:03 |
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Dave Hulme uses a harness to carry out maintenance work to the outside of the 158-metre-high tourist attraction, and is giving his support to the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE’s) Shattered Lives campaign.
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 12:09 |
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 Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) has celebrated the shipment of the 25,000th medium Hitachi Zaxis excavator at its factory in Amsterdam. The milestone machine, a ZX140W-3, represents an impressive achievement for the Japanese construction manufacturer and the largest of its European assembly plants
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 12:02 |
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While stiffer fines and punishments start today for organisations found guilty of corporate manslaughter, the leading body for health and safety professionals believes new sentencing guidelines still don’t go far enough.
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 11:52 |
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he Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) calls for best practice when or if government reforms local and regional government. ACE’s latest report on regional development examines how regional development agencies are working currently.
ACE has identified best practice principles that should apply to all sub-national development whether the Regional Development Agencies continue or are abolished by an incoming government.
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