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| Taylor Woodrow/Bam Nuttall win £695m Victoria station upgrade
Joint venture chosen for central London rail revamp job | |
| MAYFLOWER HELPS ATHLETIC VENUE GET UP AND RUNNING
Boston Mayflower has been helping a community sporting organisation build a new home. | |
| THREE VALLEYS MOVES TO FILL GAP IN THE MARKET
Three Valleys Housing have began manning a stall in Ilkeston Market Place every Thursday. | |
| ALDWYCK HOUSING CELEBRATES PARTNERSHIP WORKING
Aldwyck Housing Group has held a celebration event with its partners to mark its achievement in reaching 500 new homes for the year and the completion of the first phase of the major Biddenham Vale development. | |
| VISION TO HELP THIRD SECTOR TACKLE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
A vision of how Government and third sector organisations will work together over the next five years to tackle key environmental issues including climate change and sustainable development has been set out in Shaping our future. | |
| PLANNING IS AT THE HEART OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES, SAYS UK-GBC
The UK Green Building Council has welcomed the 'green planning' package from Government, including the Planning Policy Statement consultation - Planning for a Low Carbon Future in a Changing Climate. | |
| ACTION DESPERATELY NEEDED AS HOMES SHORTFALL APPROACHES A MILLION
The country's housing shortage is fast approaching one million homes, yet we are building less now than at any point since the Second World War, according to statistics revealed in HBF's election manifesto. | |
| Organisation requires Construction & Associated Training - London
The awarding authority requires a Framework designed to deliver employer-led vocational training for the Workplace service. | |
| HEALEY ANNOUNCES FURTHER £83M OF KICKSTART FUNDING
Housing Minister, John Healey has announced £83m to get building over 5,700 new and affordable homes stalled by the recession back on track. | |
| SIX MORE COUNCILS JOIN SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
Six more local authorities across England have today been given the green light to join the national Building Schools for the Future programme to rebuild or refurbish secondary schools in their area. | |
| GREAT INTEREST SHOWN IN NOTTINGHAM DEVELOPMENT SITES
Top hotels and blue-chip companies are racing to obtain six city-centre sites in Nottingham. | |
| LINCOLN UNIVERSITY REVEALS NEW DEVELOPMENT PLANS
Plans visualising what Lincoln's Brayford waterfront might look like over the next decade have been revealed. | |
| LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS BID REJECTED
A bid for £80m to rebuild schools in Loughborough, Quorn and Barrow-upon-Soar in Leicestershire has been rejected by the Government. | |
| NEW GUIDELINES ASSESS REGIONAL RENEWABLE POTENTIAL
New guidelines will help regional authorities assess the potential for renewable and low-carbon energy in their area. | |
| FUTURE JOBS' FUND PROGRAMME IN PETERBOROUGH
A new government funded scheme to help young unemployed people get back into work is being rolled out across the city by three leading organisations. | |
| GLEEDS BEGIN NOTTINGHAM HOUSING SCHEME
Gleeds, the International Management and Construction Consultancy, has recently begun the construction phase for 38 new homes on Green Street, Nottingham. | |
| Morgan Ashurt wins two BSF jobs in Hull worth £71m
These include a £38m secondary and special needs school and a £32.8m academy 05 March 2010 | |
| BID TO BUILD MORE THAN 36,000 IN DERBYSHIRE BY 2026
There are plans to build more than 36,000 new homes in Derby city and parts of Derbyshire by 2026. | |
| WORK STARTS ON AXIOM EXTRA CARE HOUSING SCHEME
Developers have started work on an extra and close care housing scheme in Eye for Axiom Housing Association. | |
| HEALEY REVEALS CIL PLANS
Housing and Planning Minister, John Healey has confirmed how councils will be able to raise a new levy to help fund economic growth and lay the foundations for future success of local areas. | |
| emda seeks to identify regional business challenges and opportunities
As part of emda’s role in improving the economy of the East Midlands, the Agency would like to know how businesses and organisations understand and address a range of workplace and marketplace issues that affect their success. | |
| Outshine your competitors
The National Training Awards (NTA) celebrate training and development in the UK, and are run by UK Skills on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). | |
| £22m regeneration scheme starts
Work on a multi-million pound regeneration scheme which is set to transform a former North East Derbyshire mining town and create hundreds of new jobs has officially started. | |
| Planning approval for station interchange
Plans for the first phase of a proposed multi-million regeneration programme at Derby Railway Station have been approved by Derby City Council. | |
| Helping smaller firms win Government contracts
A free online public procurement course designed to help smaller firms bid for the £220 billion of public sector contracts awarded each year has been launched. | |
| FEDERATION PUBLISHES EXCELLENCE IN STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
The National Housing Federation is to publish a new book, Excellence in standards of conduct, on Friday, which aims to support housing associations in maintaining excellent standards of conduct in everything they do. | |
| CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR RIBA PRESIDENT'S AWARD
The RIBA is calling for entries for this year's RIBA President's Awards for Research, with a deadline for submissions of May 7. | |
| LATHAM URGES CRAFTS PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR CSCS CARDS
Sir Michael Latham, Chairman of ConstructionSkills has joined with other industry partners to call for more craftspeople and building professionals in the built heritage sector to apply for CSCS cards. | |
| LSC HONOURS COMMITMENT TO HELP COLLEGES WITH FINANCIAL PROBLEMS
The Learning and Skills Council has agreed to provide an extra £34m to 41 colleges to ensure they do not face financial difficulties as a result of developing capital bids that have not proceeded. | |
| £22m Regeneration Scheme Starts
Work on a multi-million pound regeneration scheme which is set to transform a former North East Derbyshire mining town and create hundreds of new jobs has officially started. | |
| NEW CHAIRMAN FOR UK-GBC
Daniel Labbad, CEO - Europe of Lend Lease, has succeeded Peter Rogers as chairman of the UK Green Building Council. | |
| CIOB LAUNCHES JOURNAL FOR 'CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH AND INNOVATION'
Next month will see the inaugural edition of a new journal from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). | |
| KEY MILESTONE REACHED IN NORTH LINCS BSF PROJECT
Structural steelwork has commenced two weeks ahead of programme on May Gurney's £18m Melior Community College project, which is part of the £91m North Lincolnshire Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. | |
| £15M URBAN DEVELOPMENT FUND LAUNCHED BY EMDA
The East Midlands Development Agency (EDMA) has created a new £15 million urban development fund using a European funding mechanism that allows structural funding to be invested in the form of loans, rather than grants. | |
| GOVERNMENT ALLOCATES £60M FOR 'ECO SHOW HOMES'
The government has announced the allocations of a £60m funding package to build over 600 new homes including 'eco-show homes' as well as community and green infrastructure projects. | |
| LINCS SUPER-DAIRY PLANS SUBMITTED
Plans have been submitted to build a super-dairy south of Lincoln that would be four times bigger than any other in the UK could trigger a massive cash windfall for local firms. | |
| LEICESTER: £6M DIABETES CENTRE PLANS SCALED DOWN
Plans for a £6m purpose-built diabetes centre of excellence in Leicester have been scaled down. | |
| JACOBS WINS CONTRACT ON £53M EAST ANGLIA PROJECT
Plans for a £53m investment in the rail infrastructure in Anglia have moved a step closer as Network Rail announces its design partner for the works, Jacobs Engineering. | |
| Conservative 'backtrack on localism'
The Tories have been accused of ‘back-pedalling’ on localism following their newly unveiled schools policy | |
| DIGGING DEEP HELPS TENANTS SAVE CASH AND ENERGY
A housing provider is digging deep to tap into underground heat to help tenants boost their eco-credentials and save money. | |
| NEW AFFORDABLE HOMES TO ALLEVIATE SHORTFALL IN LEICESTER
A new housing project designed to help alleviate the shortfall of affordable homes by utilising pockets of derelict city council land across Leicester is now complete and has been officially handed over by Loughborough-based contractor and developer William Davis Ltd to East Midlands Housing (EMH). | |
| Dozens of zero-carbon schools to be built by 2016
Pilot green schools planned in all English regions as part of implementation of newly published Zero Carbon Task Force report 28 January 2010 | |
| BRITISH FIRMS CHALLENGED TO DEVELOP GREENER LIGHTING FOR HOMES
Ultra energy efficient lighting could transform Britain's homes and energy use with a new Government initiative to encourage innovation and research in the lighting industry. | |
| CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO EMERGE FROM RECESSION IN 2011
Government and public sector funders are being urged to provide a sustained approach to public sector construction investment, as new figures from the Construction Skills Network (CSN) forecast a slow return to growth for the construction sector for the 2010 to 2014 period. | |
| CROSS KEYS HOMES BEGINS DEMOLITION OF GARAGE SITE
Demolition work will begin shortly on a city garage site as part of a £1.7m cash injection by landlord Cross Keys Homes to provide 33 new homes. | |
| ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHIEFS TO MEET IN LEICESTER
Leicester is playing host to leading figures from newly-formed economic development companies from across the UK this week. | |
| CONSTRUCTION WORK BEGINS ON NEW NOTTINGHAM PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Work begins this week on the construction of Nottingham's multi million pound Primary Capital Programme. | |
| JOB: PROJECT MANAGER, UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER
Employer: University of Leicester | |
| LAW STUDENT SHARPENS SKILLS PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE TO HOMELESS
A law student in Leicester in sharpening the skills she has learnt on her course by providing legal advice and support to the homeless and people with housing issues. | |
| Decent Homes upgrade scheme 'late and expensive'
A government programme to upgrade poor social housing will take eight years longer than planned and cost almost twice as much as initially suggested, the Whitehall spending watchdog has said | |
| NCH TO DEMOLISH 440 COUNCIL HOUSES
Nottingham City Council has identified more than 400 empty houses it plans to demolish. | |
| MORE JOBS FOR THE GIRLS, SAYS RAIL CHIEF
Sexist and outdated public perceptions about job opportunities for women in the rail industry are a damaging barrier to building a bigger and better railway Britain needs, according to Network Rail chief executive, Iain Coucher. | |
| APPRENTICESHIPS ACHIEVED UP A THIRD
The number of people achieving an advanced level Apprenticeship has increased by approximately a third, according to provisional data released by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. | |
| HSE sues four firms over asbestos regs breach
Willmott Dixon and Style and Wood among firms prosecuted for breaches of safety regulations during refurbishment work 26 January 2010 | |
| Morrell: Older buildings must be torn down
Chief construction adviser says government will need to demolish sixties and seventies buildings to meet carbon targets. 26 January 2010 | |
| HAMPTON VALE, PETERBOROUGH NEW HOMES LAUNCH
Hampton Vale, Peterborough's newest township within the Hamptons, appears to have established itself as a sought-after area to live. | |
| BELPER HOMES PLAN RUNS INTO TOWN COUNCIL OPPOSITION
Plans to build 31 affordable homes are to be opposed by Belper Town Council. | |
| PLANS FOR 300 HOMES SUBMITTED TO LINCOLN COUNCIL
More than 300 homes and a new business park could be built on the site of a major eyesore near Lincoln. | |
| GOVERNMENT MUST HONOUR 'DECENT HOMES' PLEDGE, SAY ALMOS
The National Federation of ALMOs (NFA) is calling for the government to honour its promises to bring all council homes up to a Decent standard following a report by the National Audit Office (NAO), which revealed significant shortfalls in funding and delays to the programme. | |
| THOUSANDS OF HOMES, JOBS AND APPRENTICESHIPS COULD BE AXED UNDER CUTS
More than half a million affordable homes could be axed from the Government's building plans if earmarked public spending cuts are implemented, a campaign group has warned. | |
| NEW HOMES TO MARK A NEW CHAPTER IN WELLINGBOROUGH
The ground has been symbolically broken in a characterful Wellingborough village where a pocket of homes are to be built to meet the housing needs of the community. | |
| DEMOLITION PLANS FOR NOTTS COUNTY HALL
Virtually half of County Hall looks set to be demolished under Notts County Council's modernisation plans, according to reports in the Nottingham Evening Post. | |
| FOOTBALL CENTRE OF FOOTBALLING EXCELLENCE PLANS TO BE SUBMITTED FOR BURTON
Plans to build a £100million home for English footballing excellence aimed at stemming the flow of foreign coaches into the English game are ready for submission according to developers. | |
| Increase in People Achieving High-Level Apprenticeships
The number of people achieving an advanced level Apprenticeship has increased by approximately a third, according to provisional data released today by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. 22 January 2010 | |
| PROPERTY PROFESSIONALS HEAR FROM PARTIES AT RICS
Around 100 property professionals have had the chance to question housing spokespeople from the three main parties at the RICS, Building and Property Week pre-election hustings. | |
| Government freezes planning fees
The government has leant a helping hand to the construction industry by freezing planning application and appeal fees for one year in a bid to stimulate new projects | |
| Geospatial Building, University of Nottingham
Maber Architects’ new £4.5 million Geospatial Building for the University of Nottingham has opened its doors to students and staff | |
| JCB SENDS DIGGERS TO HAITI
JCB is donating diggers worth over £90,000 to help the disaster relief effort in Haiti following the devastating earthquake that is feared to have killed tens of thousands of people. | |
| NEW APPRENTICE GRANT ANNOUNCED
The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has introduced AGE 16 and 17, a new grant of £2,500 that will enable employers to offer 5,000 new apprenticeship places and take on an unemployed 16 or 17 year-old apprentice immediately. | |
| WILLIAMS ARCHITECTS APPOINTED ON NOTTINGHAM PROVIDENT WORKS
Nottingham Regeneration Limited (NRL) has appointed Williams Architects to carry out design work and project management services for a £300,000 major refurbishment of Provident Works. | |
| FHM WINS £20 MILLION 'BETTER HOMES' CONTRACT IN NOTTINGHAM
Doncaster-based Frank Haslam Milan (FHM) has won a £20 million housing improvement contract. | |
| WILLMOTT DIXON APPOINTED FOR £26 MILLION MILTON KEYNES RETIREMENT VILLAGE
Willmott Dixon Housing's track-record as a constructor of retirement villages will be further enhanced after it was appointed by ExtraCare Charitable Trust for the main element of a 300 home retirement village in Milton Keynes. | |
| LAND FOR NOTTINGHAM ECO HOMES SOLD BY GLADEDALE
Plans to build eco-friendly housing on a site in Nottingham has been put in jeopardy after developers sold off the land. | |
| £5M SWIMMING AND LEISURE CENTRE FOR LEICESTER UNIVERSITY
The University of Leicester wants to demolish a sports pavilion in Manor Road, Oadby, and replace it with a £5 million pool, spa and gym for students, staff and the public. | |
| 500 NEW GREEN BELT HOMES PLANNED FOR RADCLIFFE
Around 500 new homes are planned in the green belt in Radcliffe-on-Trent. | |
| NEWARK AND SHERWOOD HOMES ON THE WAY THANKS TO HCA GRANT
New council homes are set to be built in Newark and Sherwood thanks to a successful bid for funding to the Homes and Communities Agency. | |
| NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENT OMBUDSMAN APPOINTED
Dr Jane Martin has been appointed as a Local Government Ombudsman by The Queen following the recommendation of the Communities Secretary, John Denham. | |
| House prices stabilise in the East Midlands
RICS December Housing Market Survey | |
| HCA APPOINTS CONTRACTORS TO DELIVERY PANEL
A variety of house builders, contractors and development consortia have been appointed to the Homes and Communities Agency's (HCA) new Delivery Partner Panel. | |
| HEALEY DOUBLES COUNCIL HOUSING CASH
With the largest council house building programme for nearly two decades already underway, Housing Minister, John Healey has doubled Government cash for new council homes. | |
| NATIONAL SKILLS ACADEMY PROJECT SET TO IMPROVE TRAINING AND SKILLS FOR LOCAL CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
A regional ‘National Skills Academy for Construction’ (NSAfC) – a virtual establishment for delivering a wide range and diversity of skills development programmes and construction sector qualifications to the whole supply chain – has been approved and awarded to EMPA by Construction Skills, the Sector Skills Council with responsibility for administrating the National Skills Academy initiative on behalf of the construction sector. 07 January 2010 | |
| NATIONAL SKILLS ACADEMY PROJECT SET TO IMPROVE TRAINING AND SKILLS FOR LOCAL CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
A regional ‘National Skills Academy for Construction’ (NSAfC) – a virtual establishment for delivering a wide range and diversity of skills development programmes and construction sector qualifications to the whole supply chain – has been approved and awarded to EMPA by Construction Skills, the Sector Skills Council with responsibility for administrating the National Skills Academy initiative on behalf of the construction sector. 07 January 2010 | |
| NEW BUILT ENVIRONMENT PARTNERSHIP WORKS TO BRING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDERS CLOSER TOGETHER
A range of East Midlands Built Environment businesses, organisations and providers attended an event which highlighted the benefits of partnerships between Built Environment and Higher Education providers. | |
| Jelson Holdings secures multi-million pound package
Leicester-based house builder Jelson Holdings has secured a multi-million pound package with Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets to support its ongoing growth and expansion. | |
| Evans Dream
Derbyshire based Evans Contrete artist wins special award | |
| Evans Dream
Derbyshire based Evans Conrete artist wins special award | |
| Benoy Celebrates British Business Awards Success
International, award winning architectural firm Benoy is celebrating being named British Company of the Year in China at the 2009 British Business Awards | |
| Atkins-led consortium lands final crossrail station
Crossrail have awarded the last of their train station design contracts to a consortium of Atkins, Arup and Allies & Morrison | |
| BOILER SCRAPPAGE SCHEME KICKS OFF
Prime Minister, Gordon Brown and Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Ed Miliband have kick started a national scheme to upgrade household heating systems to cut carbon, save money on fuel bills and sustain work for the heating industry. | |
| PRIME MINISTER CONGRATULATES NEWARK AND SHERWOOD HOMES
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has written to congratulate Newark and Sherwood Homes on their winning of a national award for excellent customer services. | |
| BOSTON SITE STRIPPED TO MAKE WAY FOR NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Work has begun on a new £5 million affordable housing development in Kirton, Boston, by local housing association L&H Homes (part of parent company Longhurst Group). | |
| £9m Park and Ride Scheme to Improve Access to City Centre
Flagship park and ride asset for commuters, visitors, shoppers and sports fans. | |
| Dennis decorated for skills in wallpaper hanging
A trainee decorator from Leicester College has been named the country's top young wallpaper hanger. | |
| Leicestershire Man Named IoD Young Director of Year
Steve Walker, managing director of SWA and Assessment UK Ltd of Birstall, Leicestershire, was named East Midlands Young Director of the Year at the Institute of Directors Annual Business Leaders Dinner. | |
| Contractors Renamed
Electrum Holdings is to reorganise its key subsidiaries nationally as Wathes Limited | |
| ECO HOMES WITH A COMMUNITY IMPACT
An eco-friendly development of affordable homes is set to help families on lower incomes save energy and reduce living costs. | |
| ECO-TOWN GUIDANCE
The Town and Country Planning Association has published new guidance, sponsored by Government, entitled Developing energy efficient and zero carbon strategies for eco-towns. | |
| Galliford Try lands Olympic village contract
Contractor awarded final Tier One contract to build part of the residential development on 2012 athletes village 21 December 2009 | |
| Space to succeed in Innovation
Jo Derbyshire of University of Nottingham Innovation Park says the Sir Colin Campbell building has succeeded in the teeth of the economic downturn. | |
| SHAPPS HITS OUT AT ROUGH SLEEPER FIGURES
Shadow Conservative housing minister, Grant Shapps has hit out at rough sleeper figures in his blog. | |
| HEALEY PROPOSES MORE CONSUMER-FRIENDLY GREEN RATINGS FOR HOMES
Housing and Planning Minister, John Healey has launched proposals for a more consumer-friendly green rating for homes that will help green-proof properties and reduce future utility bills by up to nearly £1500 a year in the most energy efficient homes. | |
| Judge orders Construction Confederation to be wound up
Court classes organisation as a company allowing its £20m pension deficit to be covered by government scheme 17 December 2009 | |
| Kier scoops two education projects worth £90m
Contractor is preferred bidder for three Church of England academy buildings in Northumberland and two Cambridgeshire schools 17 December 2009 | |
