Riba president Ruth Reed has expressed “serious concern†that the Homes & Communities Agency’s proposed Core Housing Standards will be abandoned. Addressing the National House Building Council today, housing minister Grant Shapps announced he was abandoning the Core Housing Standards. The Homes & Communities Agency’s (HCA) has spent months developing Continue Reading
Construction Crossword
Here’s a bit of fun, our first Construction related crossword. All answers are related to the Construction Industry. Instructions: Highlight the crossword and answers by dragging your mouse over this sentence and the crossword, click on file then print, choose print selection and then print it off so you can Continue Reading
Green and sustainable building regulations ‘move step closer’
Green and sustainable building is set to take a step forward on a global scale, one industry organisation has suggested. The UK Green Building Council revealed there are indications a common carbon metric for structures could be introduced worldwide after attendees to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Continue Reading
South Rotating Laser for under £400
South Rotating Laser The South Rotating Laser comes with detector, bracket, remote control, red glasses and target plate and all for under £400.00 Read more….
Rok sold to Balfour subsidiary Mansell
£7m sale will see 235 further redundancies Rok’s administrators are to sell part of the construction and social housing business to Balfour Beatty subsidiary Mansell for £7m, securing employment for 381 of the collapsed contractor’s remaining staff. Administrator PwC said the transaction, which will complete later today, will result in Continue Reading
Construction sector stagnates in Q3
The construction sector in the UK saw very little positive movement during the third quarter of the year. Recent results from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) found that 59 per cent of chartered surveyors questioned had not seen any movement between the second and third quarters of 2010. Continue Reading
Rok cuts further 1,800 jobs as buyers lose interest
More than three quarters of 3,800 staff have lost their jobs and potential buyers put off by Rok’s portfolio of patchy businesses. Administrators at Rok have made a further 1,800 people redundant after buyers for the building and maintenance business melted away. After a flurry of initial interest in the Continue Reading
Jobs bonanza if Wirral windfarm goes ahead
Massive investment in windfarms off Wirral coast would bring ‘jobs bonanza’ WIRRAL is poised to make major economic gains from a potential £15bn windfarm bonanza in the Irish Sea. Thousands of new jobs are in prospect from a venture to create the west coast’s major hub in the development of Continue Reading
First Minister opens St Andrews University’s £45m sciences building
St Andrews is set to become a world leader in medicine and biological sciences with the opening of a £45 million school. First Minister Alex Salmond officially opened St Andrews University’s new facility at North Haugh. The medical and biological sciences building brings together the institution’s medical school, previously in Continue Reading
Viliv X70 Mobile Holster
At last, a Brand new holster for the Viliv X70 tablet UMPC, allows the user to work hands free, comes with two pairs of straps and full instructions of how to use it. Access is possible to all ports, slots and buttons whilst the tablet pc is enclosed, saves taking Continue Reading