Monthly Archives: August 2014

  1. Sponsor of BIBA’s Construction Business of the Year one of construction's fastest growing companies

    The construction industry in Lancashire is definitely benefiting from the recovery, with new developments popping up throughout the county.
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  2. Funding to help 500 unemployed London construction workers into jobs

    £2 million has been committed to a scheme operated by the CITB which aims to target the skills shortages in London by getting 500 unemployed construction workers back into work.
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  3. London Housing: Breakthrough needed for Barking Riverside Homes

    About 20 years ago Bellway Homes got hold of a chunk of land in the Thames Estuary, by a chunk, we mean 179 ha of land, on which they were granted outline planning permission in 2007 for 10,800 new houses. We’re in the middle of a housing crisis in London and the question has to be asked, why have they built less than 400 new homes?
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  4. Boris Johnson targets construction by banning old plant

    London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced plans to improve the quality of the capital’s air by banning construction plant that’s more than 10 years old.
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  5. New build nuclear plans take step forward

    It looks likely that we’ll see more nuclear power stations in the UK after the regularly of the nuclear industry announced that it plans to reinitialize the planning process for the construction of Westinghouse’s AP1000 nuclear reactor.
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  6. Joanna Johnson crowned in OBAS Sponsored Miss Blackpool 2014

    Congratulations to Joanna Johnson who won the OBAS sponsored Miss Blackpool 2014.
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  7. Major boost for Welsh construction industry with £315m MotoGP Circuit of Wales

    The Circuit of Wales has been on the cards for a while; however it seems to be moving a step closer with the developers of the track signing a deal for the British MotoGP to be held at the track. This should have a considerable beneficial impact for the construction industry in Wales as well as the wider UK.
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  8. Nick Boles Becomes Construction Minister

    Although the UK Cabinet reshuffle took place in July it has now been confirmed that Nick Boles has been given the position of Construction Minister.
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  9. Should construction professionals delete holiday emails?

    Here has been a lot of talk recently about whether businesses should prevent their employees getting emails whilst on holiday, but it is it time for the construction industry to take the same approach?
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  10. Positive news for construction industry as mortgages healthy in July

    We've been getting mixed signals recently about the health of the mortgage and residential construction sector, however it appears the mortgage industry is getting back to where it should be – something that should put all our minds at rest in the construction industry.
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