Simons Group lands starring role on £20m cinema scheme
Simons Group has been awarded the main contract to build a new £20m cinema and restaurant complex at East Square in Basildon, Essx. The 10 screen cinema will boast the biggest screen outside of Leicester Square in the country. Enabling works are already underway with...
Scotland sees rises in starts and completions of new homes
There was a 4% rise in the number of new-build homes completed in Scotland in the year ending September 2018 although there was a drop in ones built by the private sector.There was a 4% rise in the number of new-build homes completed in Scotland in the year ending...
Interserve investor ‘could buy firm out of insolvency’
Interserve’s largest shareholder has suggested it could buy the firm out of insolvency and warned against a pre-pack sale of the firm to lenders, according to reports. source...
Dorset-based contractor enters administration
Dorset-based contractor Wessex Building Services has entered administration. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/companies/administrations/dorset-based-contractor-enters-administration/10040927.article
Top Gear excavation puts professionals in a spin
Construction professionals have been left horrified by the latest episode of the television programme Top Gear, with some even calling for the Health & Safety Executive to step in and take action.Construction professionals have been left horrified by the latest...
Plans in for new Leeds hospitals
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has submitted an outline planning application for two new hospitals at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI).Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has submitted an outline planning application for two new hospitals at Leeds General Infirmary...
New tool helps identify land available for development
Highland Council has released a new mapping tool that is aimed at supporting investment by showing land available for business and industrial use across the area.Highland Council has released a new mapping tool that is aimed at supporting investment by showing land...
Forterra reports double-digit growth
A buoyant house-building sector helped brick and block maker Forterra increased revenue and profit in 2018A buoyant house-building sector helped brick and block maker Forterra increased revenue and profit in 2018Read Full Article: The Construction Index from All...
Team UK members picked for the Skills Olympics
More than 30 apprentices and students – including a number from the construction industry – have been selected to represent Team UK at this summer’s ‘Skills Olympics’ in Russia.More than 30 apprentices and students – including a number from the construction...
Company fined £400k after worker electrocuted
A company has been fined £400,000 after a worker was killed by an overhead power line strike in a “tragic and wholly avoidable” incident. source...

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