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Be First appoints McLaren for Barking town regeneration scheme

Be First has confirmed the appointment of McLaren Construction to construct 169 affordable and shared ownership homes at the heart of Barking Town Centre.

Crossrail to open ‘by March 2021’ without Bond Street

The new Crossrail leadership team has developed a new plan to complete the outstanding works and bring the Elizabeth line into passenger service at the earliest possible date.

Interserve awarded place on £450m NHS framework

Interserve Construction has been awarded a place on the NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) framework for Car Park Management and Infrastructure.

Galliford Try to deliver new homes at Meridian Water scheme

The first 725 homes, including affordable homes at Enfield Council’s £6bn Meridian Water scheme, will be delivered by development partner Galliford Try.

GMB slam Barking and Dagenham Council for approval of demolishing homes

GMB have slammed Barking and Dagenham Council’s approval of proposals put forward by their development company Be First to demolish 24 homes.

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Scotframe’s new Dundee office opened by Kevin Stewart MSP

Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, Kevin Stewart MSP, officially opened the new Dundee office of Scotframe Timber Engineering Ltd.

Construction Scotland forms strategic forum to meet construction goals

The Scottish Government and Construction Scotland have formed a new strategic leadership forum to help the construction industry achieve its infrastructure and built environment goals.

Empty dwelling management orders hit all-time low

Applications to seize vacant properties using EDMOs dropped to just six in 2018, modular smart homes provider Project Etopia reveals.

Joint venture to support Dounreay nuclear decommissioning programme

Nuclear Decommissioning has been appointed to support a major decommissioning services framework for DSRL at the Dounreay nuclear site in Scotland.

Guinness to build largest ever housing scheme in Leeds

The Guinness Partnership has acquired a 928 home site, the biggest in its history, at Hunslet Road near Leeds Dock.

Labour says it will scrap permitted development rule

The Labour Party has said it would scrap a government scheme that allows commercial and residential buildings to be transformed into homes without planning permission.

Interserve wins £8m mental health inpatient unit contract

Interserve has been awarded an £8m construction contract by Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) to build a new mental health inpatient unit.

Stigma against LGBT construction workers to be addressed

Challenges experienced by LGBT workers in the construction sector are to be addressed during an event organised by the IOSH's London Metropolitan Branch on 25 April.

Plans unveiled for £30m tourist development at Loch Lomond

Plans for a new £30m tourist development at Loch Lomond have been unveiled by Flamingo Land Limited and Scottish Enterprise.

Wills Bros wins £31.5m Maybole Bypass scheme

Wills Bros Engineering has been awarded the £31.5m contract to construct the Maybole Bypass on the A77.

New £150m neighbourhood at Church Wharf gets the go ahead

Proposals to create a new £150m neighbourhood at Church Wharf in Bolton have been approved by the council’s planning committee.

Demystifying the engineering of light gauge steel

Light gauge steel (LGS), like many Modern Methods of Construction, is becoming less of a niche market and a real growth area within the construction sector.

Fresh Crossrail fears as ‘opening could be delayed until 2021’

The opening date for Crossrail could be pushed back until 2021, as those in charge continue to evaluate the remaining work, according to the BBC.

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