General Construction news articles

Blunt Construction completes the construction of a Veolia regional office in just seven months

Blunt Construction, based near Winchester, has completed the construction of a major regional office in record time. Blunt Construction won the Design and Build contract for a new cost-efficient modular office building for the Veolia Group, based in Otterbourne, Hampshire. The new building, covering 980m2, was conceived as one of the four new regional offices for Veolia – a supplier of integrated waste management services. Replacing an asso... [more]

City of Stoke-on-Trent 6th Form College will see upon completion in September 2010

Works on the City of Stoke-on-Trent 6th Form College are progressing well and will see upon completion in September 2010, a new state-of-the-art 10,000 Sq.m educational facility which will form part of the larger Stoke on Trent University Quarter. Miller Construction has welcomed City of Stoke-on-Trent 6th Form College Principal Helen Pegg and the board of Governors to the site of the £24m new facility. The delegates, who were joined by the Pr... [more]

The worst is over for housebuilding market

According to a new report produced by HobsonFord Associates and Barbour ABI, demand and affordability are two significant influences over the housebuilding market’s past, present and future. The housebuilding industry are set to see a complete reversal of the current market situation within the next five years. As the demand for homes remains strong, other signs attributed to a turn in fortune for the housing sector include; mortgage lending ... [more]

ISG securecontract to complete remodel Hackney Community College Shoreditch campus facilities

ISG has secured a further £1.1 million worth of work at Hackney Community College. The contract, won in competitive tender, involves a complete remodel of the College’s Shoreditch campus facilities. This will take place over the eight and a half week summer vacation. The work follows the refurbishment of an existing ground floor restaurant undertaken earlier this year which now provides an on-site training facility for the College’s cater... [more]

Bouygues and One Housing Group to develop plans to create a new Town Centre for Newham Council

Newham Council has appointed Bouygues Development, and its consortium partner One Housing Group, to develop plans to create a new Town Centre on a 16-acre brownfield site opposite Canning Town station. A major milestone has been reached in the regeneration of East London with the appointment of this preferred development partner to deliver one of the UK’s largest regeneration projects in Canning Town and Custom House. The appointment of a pref... [more]

Other General Construction news and reviews

General Contractor Exam preparation class starts Feb. 15 (Anderson Independent-Mail)
PENDLETON —Tri-County Technical College’s Construction Training Center will offer a class to prepare individuals for the South Carolina General Contractor’s Examination. Students will learn how to use the state-approved reference books as a quick-reference guide to help pass the exam.The class will be from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Feb. 15-18 at the Pendleton campus. The cost is $225. The course fee ...

Hart Habitat receives check to purchase safety equipment for construction volunteers (Anderson Independent-Mail)
HART COUNTY —The Hart EMC Foundation recently presented a check for $2,000 to Hart County Habitat for Humanity to be used to purchase safety equipment for construction volunteers. From left, Hart Habitat treasurer Cherry Reeve; Hart Habitat vice president Lou Horvath; Hart EMC Foundation general counsel Walter Gordon; Hart EMC board member Beth Maret; Hart Habitat president Gena Cauthen; Hart ...

Consequences For The Construction Industry Of Conserative Victory In Imminent UK Election (OfficialWire)
There is no doubt that regardless of which party assumes office following next year's General Election, the lingering recession and the dire state of public finances will inevitably have severe consequences for the construction industry over the next Parliamentary term.

1-in-4 U.S. construction workers jobless (Orange County Register)
The U.S. construction industry’s unemployment rate hit 24.7% in January as another 75,000 American construction workers lost their jobs.

Farella Braun + Martel Names Richard Van Duzer Construction Practice Group Chair (dBusinessNews.com)
SAN FRANCISCO - Farella Braun + Martel LLP has named partner Richard Van Duzer Chair of the Construction Practice Group, effective February 1, 2010. He succeeds Adam Dawson, who served as Chair since 2004.

World Cup keeps construction ticking over (NZCity)
9 February 2010 Repainting and construction work in preparation for next year's Rugby World Cup is helping to keep the country's building industry going, but things remain tight in the building business.

South Texas Chapter Associated General Contractors gives awards (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)
COASTAL BEND —The South Texas Chapter Associated General Contractors presented 2009 Construction Industry Awards to:General Contractor of the Year: B.E. Beecroft ConstructionNew Member of the Year: Ewing ConstructionSupplier of the Year: Otto Dukes Construction Supply SolutionsArchitect of the Year: CLK ArchitectsEngineer of the Year: Naismith EngineeringConstruction Service Firm of the Year ...

Mortenson Construction Successfully Deploys Texada Software's Systematic Asset Management System Throughout Its North ... (Marketwire)
GUELPH, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 8, 2010) - Texada Software Inc. ("Texada") (TSX VENTURE:TXS) announced today that Mortenson Construction (ranked 22nd in Engineering News Record "ENR" 2009 Top 400 Contractors listing) has successfully deployed Texada's Systematic Asset Management system within their Equipment Facility network to manage their construction assets throughout North America. M

Mortenson Construction Successfully Deploys Texada Software's Systematic Asset Management System Throughout Its North ... (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)
GUELPH, ONTARIO-- - Texada Software Inc. announced today that Mortenson Construction has successfully deployed Texada's Systematic Asset Management system within their Equipment Facility network to manage their construction assets throughout North America.

General contractor preparing to hire for Etowah Village project (Rome News-Tribune)
The general contractor for the Etowah Village senior living complex proposed for South Rome is looking for both skilled and unskilled laborers to bring the 78-unit apartments to life later this yea...