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Build more ‘granny flats’ to help solve housing crisis, says Pickles 27 Aug 2013 | 04:44 pm
Council tax on home annexes, such as ‘granny flats’, should be slashed in half, to help ease the housing shortage - the government has proposed. read more
Older workers could plug the skills gap 27 Aug 2013 | 03:56 pm
With Skills shortages anticipated to become a major problem for UK firms over the next decade, new research shows that older workers could help to plug the skills gaps in the employment market. read ...
Protect our green belt and build on brownfield sites, says CPRE 27 Aug 2013 | 02:43 pm
The Government is failing to deliver on its pledge to protect the green belt from development, according to the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), which claims over 150,000 houses are planned f...
Kier wins Scottish contracts 27 Aug 2013 | 02:22 pm
Kier has won a £1.25m contract to provide repairs and maintenance for Aberdeenshire Council and its housing stock – in the South Marr region of the area. read more
Wilmott Dixon wins £19m University fit out contract 27 Aug 2013 | 01:59 pm
Willmott Dixon has secured its largest ever interiors redevelopment contract - a £19m project to refurbish a 10-storey 1960s-built teaching block for the University of Brighton. read more
Earls Court plan passes another hurdle 23 Aug 2013 | 08:11 pm
Regeneration chiefs have applauded a government decision not to hold a public inquiry into proposed plans to demolish Earls Court as part of an £8bn redevelopment programme, but it has brought harsh c...
Beard wins £2.2m Guildford hospital extension 23 Aug 2013 | 05:02 pm
South of England contractor Beard has won a £2.2m contract to build a new two-storey extension to the Royal Surrey County Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) in Guildford. read more
Construction boosts economy to 0.7% growth 23 Aug 2013 | 04:53 pm
Increased construction output has helped to boost the UK economy, with the latest UK GDP output for the second quarter of 2013 revised upwards. read more
Baldwins in £2.6m crane deal 23 Aug 2013 | 04:47 pm
Baldwins Crane Hire has added a further Liebherr mobile crane to its inventory following a £2.6m finance agreement with Siemens Financial Services (SFS). read more
Awards mark best health and safety 23 Aug 2013 | 04:32 pm
Construction companies who can demonstrate top quality achievement in health and safety are once again being invited to enter the British Safety Council’s Sword of Honour awards. read more
