Construction services company Balfour Beatty has revealed plans to provide 10 construction students in Beverley with an opportunity to get into the construction industry during a project to build the town’s new £22m Southern Relief Road.
A major UK construction company has managed to scoop a new contract for building an £11m mixed tenure housing development at the former Brentry Hospital site in Bristol.
As part of this deal, construction experts Lovell will build 79 high-quality houses and apartments on the five-acre site on Brentry Lane with construction set to start in summer 2014, a news report in the local media can reveal.
A major UK-based construction company has revealed plans to create up to 1,500 jobs around the country, in order to meet the increased demand brought about by all the new contracts it has managed to win.
Mobile technologies are as important for a running a business in a proper manner as a proper supply of electricity, gas and water, a recent market research study can reveal.
The level of activity in the construction sector is set to record an 18% growth by 2017, the Construction Products Association (CPA) has forecast within their latest report.
The main drivers behind this significant surge in activity will be private house building, together with growth in the infrastructure and commercial sectors, a news report on the matter can reveal.
A new joint venture company called Matrix Homes has been set up in Manchester with the clear purpose of bolstering house building in the area, a news report in the local business media can reveal.
Matrix Homes will join a partnership between Manchester City Council, Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) in an effort to develop Manchester’s pioneering housing investment model.
Research was carried out by social enterprise MyKindaCrowd revealed that almost a third of young people aged 12 to 25 would seriously consider engineering as a potential career, despite quite a few having misleading information regarding the exact nature of the profession.
As a news report on the matter has revealed, over a third of respondents (34%) associated engineering with physical labour, and 87% saw the car industry as the main reference point for the industry.
A housing association will build 485 homes for private rent across 4 sites in London and Chelmsford, as part of the Government’s £1 billion Build to Rent scheme, an official statement by Housing Minister Kris Hopkins has revealed.
Genesis Housing Association will receive £45.5 million to build the new 1, 2, and 3-bedroom properties.
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has approved plans put forward by developer Berkeley Homes to build almost 1,000 homes in Islington, in a bid to alleviate some of London’s pressing housing needs and regenerate a part of London that is in need of improvement.
According to a recent news report, the scheme will comprise a 42-storey tower block and a 36-storey tower block in an area already designated by Islington Council as suitable for locating a cluster of tall buildings.
A host of Welsh businesses will receive a £1000 discount on the business rates bill as part of a £15m package that has just been announced by the Welsh government.
The Wales Retail Relief Scheme includes an £11.5m funding package to help cut rates bills for retailers and food and drink premises with a rateable value of less than £50,000, a news report in the local business media has revealed.