Hydrock acquires remediation contractor QDS
Hydrock has announced the acquisition of remediation contractor QDS.
View ArticleDerwent appointed to four Opal student properties
Derwent Students has been appointed to operate four Opal student accommodation properties in Nottingham, Sheffield, Liverpool and Wrexham.
View ArticleBidders questioned 'risk and reward' of £300m Tees hospital
The North Tees hospital trust planning the UK’s first pension fund-backed hospital scheme has not ruled out alternative forms of finance after bidders pulled out of the £300 million project amid...
View ArticleFirst private schools worth £300m revealed
THe Education Funding Agency is working with schools in the North and South-east that are “likely” to form the £300m first three batches of privately-financed schools.
View ArticleNew Wear Crossing £118m contract delayed
The contract award for the £118 million New Wear Bridge in Sunderland has been delayed after one of the bidders requested more time to submit its final tender.
View ArticleSweett looks north with management reshuffle
Sweet Group has appointed a new head of operations in the north of England
View Article£1bn of priority schools to hit market in next 12 months
Schools projects worth £1bn are set to hit market in next 12 months, with the first lot scheduled for June.
View ArticleForrest tops £100m turnover in 'landmark' 2012
Northern social housing regeneration firm Forrest had a “landmark” year in 2012 after turnover grew 49 per cent to £100m.
View ArticleEFA shakes up capital-funded schools with new batches worth £269m
The EFA has changed two of its existing capital-funded schools batches and pumped £269m of an available £300m into new schemes.
View ArticleClugston boss looks to supply chain on bid for EFA framework
Clugston wants to use its expanded supply chain on energy-from-waste schemes to win a place on the new Education Funding Agency contractors framework.
View ArticleBids invited for £20m Middlesbrough police HQ
Cleveland PCC is looking for a contractor to build a new police headquarters in Middlesborough, worth up to £20m.
View ArticleBellway profits jump by a third
Housebuilder bellway has seen its profits jump by 28 per cent to £89.7m, as margins climb to 12.8 per cent.
View ArticleFull List: Winners on £4bn HCA affordable framework
Barratt, Galliford Try and Kier are among the firms to win places on all four lots of the Homes and Communities Agency’s new £4 billion delivery partner panel.
View ArticleHousing registrations jump 21 per cent
Quarterly housing registrations have jumped by almost 5,000, bringing the total for the period between December and February to 26,004.
View ArticleKier-Graham consortium wins £64m Salford Uni campus
A consortium including Kier Property and Graham Investment Projects has won the contract to build a £64m campus for the University of Salford.
View ArticleHighways Agency unveils £98m pinch point schemes – full list
Improvement plans on more than 50 highways schemes worth £98 million have been unveiled today, with work set to come to the market across England.
View ArticleGateshead £350m housing scheme goes to planners
The first phase of a £350 million housing project on Tyneside involving Galliford Try has been submitted to planners in Gateshead.
View ArticleCouncils use 'pass or fail' credit checks on £2.1bn of SME bids
SMEs are facing a ‘pass or fail’ test on £2.1bn of construction work as local councils use credit reports as a ‘blunt instrument’ to assess bids, it was claimed today.
View ArticleSite supervisor fined after worker paralysed in fall
A site supervisor has been fined after a construction worker was paralysed in a 10-metre fall from the roof of a Tyneside warehouse.
View ArticleContractors revealed for £800m schools refurb framework
Ten contractors have been appointed to LHC’s new regional schools and community building framework worth up to £800m, Construction News understands.
View ArticleWinners revealed for £41m Empty Homes funding
The 65 winners of £41m in funding from the Homes and Communities Agency have been named.
View Article£125m private finance schools to hit market in July
The Education Funding Agency will start procurement of privately financed schools worth up to £125m this month.
View ArticleInterserve wins government facilities contract extension
Interserve has been awarded a contract extension with HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions across its Newcastle estate.
View Article£118m New Wear Bridge scrapped due to 'unaffordability'
Procurement of the £118m New Wear Crossing will be scrapped after the final two bidders, Graham and Vinci, were unable to bid the scheme within its £118m budget.
View ArticleKier wins £100m Swan Hunter deal
Kier has won a £100m deal to redevelop an historic Tyneside shipyard.
View ArticleCostain wins delayed Lincolnshire speed trial project
Costain has won an early contractor involvement deal from the Highways Agency on the £34m A160/A180 upgrade scheme, a scheme that had been delayed for years before being earmarked for accelerated...
View ArticleNew schools deal targets regional contractors after frameworks slammed
The Education Funding Agency will look to establish a regional framework for small works worth up to £5m, as several northern contractors group together to criticise the effect of national frameworks...
View ArticleHousing registrations enjoy highest growth in five years
Housing registrations have enjoyed their strongest quarterly growth in five years, according to the latest figures from the National House-Building Council.
View ArticleMan jailed after driving stolen JCB into police car
A Redcar resident has been jailed for hitting a police car with a stolen JCB, according to reports.
View ArticleKier nabs place on four schools shortlists worth £210m
Kier has been shortlisted for the latest four capitally funded priority schools batches worth a combined £210m.
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