General Construction news articles 
UK construction activity continues to contract but at a slower rate
According to the latest CIPS/Markit UK Manufacturing PMI, UK construction activity has continued to fall during February. However, the rate of decline was one of the weakest during the current two-year period of contraction. The seasonally adjusted CIPS/Markit Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI®) posted 48.5 during February, which was only fractionally lower than the previous month’s 48.6. This signalled that the rate of contraction ... [more]
PassivSystems works with ModCell to target the Building Schools for the Future programme
The Government’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme is the biggest-ever school buildings investment programme, with the aim being to rebuild or renew every school in the UK. Two British clean technology firms have combined forces to unveil a blueprint for the eco schools of the future. PassivSystems is to work with ModCell® on the creation of the ModCell Renewable Schools across the UK, targeting the BSF programme. The schools wil... [more]
Antolini puts its name on its Signature Stone Collection
Antolini has debuted its Signature Stone Collection which includes varieties of granite and quartzite chosen for their unique characteristics and versatility. Selections are now available in over thirty showrooms in the United States and Canada. While natural stone has been used in decor and construction for thousands of years, Antolini is the first producer to put its name on its products. Before now, homeowners, architects, designers and con... [more]
IKM Consulting performs site investigations for the building of a new primary school in Inverness
IKM Consulting has been appointed to perform site investigations for the building of a new primary school in Inverness. The £7M Milton of Leys school project has been given the green light by Highland Council’s education, culture and sport committee, with construction expected to be completed by August 2011. The Milton of Leys Primary School catchment area will include the Milton of Leys and Dell of Inshes Housing Estates. Highland Counci... [more]
PiLON secures three new refurbishment contracts
PiLON, a specialist in refurbishment and building for the social housing, education and healthcare sectors has announced it has won three new contracts, in total worth around £2 million. The first is for main contractor Enterprise. Based in Fareham on the South Coast, the project involves refurbishing a number of MoD houses. This is the second contract that PiLON have secured for this client, the first being a similar contract at another MoD ... [more]
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National General Contractor, Retail Construction Services, Inc., Expands it's LEED Building Operations
ST. PAUL, Minn.----Retail Construction Services , a leading and award winning national general contractor, has been expanding its LEED building capacity this year. Founded in 1984, RCS has built over 8,200 major projects, and over 23,000 store refreshes, retrofits other Facilities Management work in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, U.S.
Pipeline construction nears for Johnstown to Ligonier connection
Construction of a 14-mile pipeline that would pump water from Johnstown to the drought-prone Ligonier area could begin next spring as funding for the $9.8 million project has been finalized.
Report: Construction spending hits 10-year low
WASHINGTON — Total construction spending declined to a 10-year low of $805 billion in July as investments in construction projects dropped 1 percent from a downwardly revised June total, the Associated General Contractors of America said in an analysis of new Census Bureau data.
Construction continues on 9-story Piedmont Newnan Hospital
Construction on the tallest building in southwest metro Atlanta is well underway. And sometime in early 2012 the doors will open for the nine-story, 362,000 square-foot Piedmont Newnan Hospital on Poplar Road near I-85. read more
OSHA: Contractor had 19 violations
The general contractor on the University of Iowa construction project where a man died following a fall Monday has received 19 Occupational Safety & Health Administration violations and been fined $15,293 since September 2005.
UK Construction Activity Dampens In August
(RTTNews) - UK construction sector growth weakened for the third successive month in August from the recent high recorded in May, depressed by a slow growth in housing construction, the latest survey by Markit Economics showed Thursday.
Construction industry continues to trim payroll
WASHINGTON — Construction employment declined in 276 out of 337 metropolitan areas between July 2009 and July 2010, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Construction work continues on Lenoir Co. veterans’ nursing home
Despite threats of rain and wind from Hurricane Earl, workers tasked with building a state veterans nursing home for Lenoir County remained on-site Thursday preparing the foundations for the buildings. After three years of delays — because of the...
Construction starts on surgery center at HMC
The undeveloped, 12,000-square-foot space near the ground floor lobby of Henry Medical Center’s North Tower will find its purpose within the next few months.
Balfour Beatty Construction Awarded Gate Replacement Project at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
DALLAS----Balfour Beatty Construction, in partnership with James A. Cummings, Inc., was awarded a contract to manage construction for the Terminal 4 Gate Replacement at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
