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Last week’s Budget… I don’t think we’re there yet

Tom O’Brien, director, O’Brien Contractors, reflects on the construction commitments made in last week’s Autumn Budget and why these need to go further.

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How PPP delivers an efficient, effective public estate

Nigel Skinner outlines why the Irish market could evidence the fact that public-private partnerships continue in providing an effective public estate.

Plans revealed for £30m Bolton College of Medical Sciences

Plans have been unveiled for The Bolton College of Medical Sciences (BCMS), a state-of-the-art training facility that will go before Bolton Council’s planning committee next month.

Willmott Dixon to deliver social housing in Leeds

Willmott Dixon has won a £9.3m construction contract with Leeds City Council to deliver affordable homes in Gipton and Osmondthorpe.

Transport improvement programme to open up Perry Barr

The highway transport improvements programme to open up the heart of Perry Barr and support the regeneration of the wider area is set to go out to public consultation.

Riverlinx consortium preferred bidder for Silvertown Tunnel

Transport for London (TfL) has nominated the Riverlinx consortium as preferred bidder to design, build, finance and maintain the Silvertown Tunnel.

Willmott Dixon secures third University of Kent contract

Willmott Dixon will deliver its third project for the University of Kent following a £10m contract to build Kent and Medway Medical School.

An unrealistic ambition: 2015-20 Public Land for Housing programme

The Government recently announced serious failings in its 2015-20 Public Land for Housing programme, which aims to release160,000 homes by 2020

Morgan Sindall wins £16.5m Pantycelyn renovation

Morgan Sindall Construction has been appointed to complete the £16.5m Pantycelyn renovation which will include external restorations and internal refurbishments.

Guidance on the treatment of Cross Laminated Timber

Premier Guarantee technical standards manager, John Gilbert, provides technical guidance on the treatment of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT).

Arbroath affordable housing development officially opens

The £8.1m affordable development of 71 urgently affordable homes in Arbroath is to be opened by local MSP Graeme Dey.

Virtual reality building: Is VR the future of construction?

Lift Mini Cranes Ltd takes a look at how virtual reality (VR) is currently being put to use in the construction industry, and how it could become even more useful in the future.

Galliford Try announces £30.9m combined defence sector contracts

Galliford Try has been appointed in a £23m defence sector deal to construct new facilities to station a reformed Typhoon squadron at RAF Coningsby.

27 illegal waste sites uncovered by largest one-day sting

The largest one-day sting carried out by the Environment Agency and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed construction and demolition waste at 27 sites.

MHA reveals successful bidders for £70m PSP3 framework

The Midlands Highway Alliance (MHA) has revealed the four suppliers who have been successful with their bids for its new professional services, worth up to £70m over four years.

Balfour Beatty executes innovative cable push system

Balfour Beatty has automated the installation of a 250 metre 33kV cable underneath the woodland of South Yorkshire, as it trials cable push system.

PCC issues £1,000 fine to Bolton-based architect

The Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) has issued architect Neil Pike, of Neil Pike Architects, Bolton with a penalty order of £1,000 after he admitted unacceptable professional conduct.

Outline planning granted for logistics space at Symmetry Park

Tritax Big Box has received outline planning consent for a 2.31 million sq ft logistics space at Symmetry Park in Kettering.

Skanska Sweden to build two new development projects

Skanska Sweden has been commissioned by Aranäs Fastigheter to build two development projects and an office building in central Kungsbacka.

SEC Group Scotland says SMEs continue to suffer from poor payment

SMEs in the construction supply chain in Scotland are still suffering from poor payment performance and the latest initiatives by the Scottish Government have not yet had a major impact.

Green light to modernise health and social care services

The Board of NHS Highland has given the green light to a £48m investment to modernise health and social care services in Badenoch and Strathspey and Skye, Lochalsh and South West Ross.

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