Mears has been awarded biggest ever contract covering over 20,000 homes for 10 years.
The £300M deal covers a 10 year period and 20,000 homes in London and the Home Counties with work expected to start in October 2010. The contract includes maintenance for, gas maintenance,
responsive, property surveying, void, estates management services and a 24 hour [...]
The renewable heat Incentive scheme setup by the government recently came under attack
as it could lead to higher carbon dioxide emissions. The AECB (The sustainable building association)
warned that the proposed Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme is so badly designed that in some circumstances people are better off to install systems that use more fossil fuel which [...]
According to sources in the building industry, Tesco is to ramp up development of it’s storesspending £1.6bn on the development programme. Tesco plans to build a total of 2.4 million ft2 this year, a rise of 41% on the below average 1.7 million ft2 in 2009.
A close source to Tesco said: “We’ve been told they [...]
The government has recently launched an investigation after it discovered that civils projects in the UK cost as much as it would on the continent.
James Stewart, Chief executive of government body, stated today, estimates by the team working up plans for High Speed 2, were that the project could cost nearly double what equivalent high [...]
According to ContractJournal.com “May Gurney has won a £75m contract to provide environmental services to Bridgent County Borough Council.
The new contract, which begins in April 2010, includes collections for recycling, waste and food waste, and management of the Council’s four Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs).
The contract runs for an initial 7 years, with a [...]
Feburary 2010 saw an increase in Hombuyers according to the latest figures from the RICS. The market has also seen a 7% increase in the number of new houses coming onto the market oupacing the number of new buyer enquries. This is the first time this has happend in the last two years.
So far, House [...]
The contest for a £100m office deal in Brighton has narrowed to three challengers.
It is understood that the client is in talks with the three remaining firms and that a decision is expected within the next few weeks.
The £100M office development which is known as Amex House, will be constructed on the car park site [...]
According to latest reports the Zero Carbon Hub and Energy Saving Trust is calling for a new marketing plan to promote zero carbon homes. The plan also addresses concerns that they appear experimental and unappealing to homeowners. The report also makes a number of proposals to ensure carbon homes are not marginalised as ‘green’. The [...]
At least two contractors have banned foam concrete containing IBA from all of their sites. The foam concrete is widely used in the construction industry. The worst of the explosions occurred at Mill Green, Hertfordshire where two workers sustained fractures to the ankle and foot.
The explosion was caused when foam concrete was placed into a [...]
Construction work on a £545 million state-of-the-art hospital in Birmingham is ahead of schedule, it has been revealed.
University Hospitals Birmingham Trust said most of the building work had been completed and the Queens Elizabeth Hospital is expected to hit all its target dates.
The hospital will be the first in the city for 70 years when [...]