General Construction news articles 
Balfour Beatty awarded two major education sector contracts
Balfour Beatty has announced that it has been awarded two education sector contracts totalling £134 million. Balfour Beatty has been awarded the £77 million contract to build new student accommodation at the University of Exeter, in partnership with University Partnerships Programme Limited (UPP), as part of the University’s £400 million capital programme. Located at the University’s Streatham campus, the project is scheduled for completion in... [more]
James and Taylor designs high-tech facade for Manchester College
Cladding supplier James & Taylor has used a new concept to land the contract for a stunning aluminium façade at a Sixth Form College in Greater Manchester. The subtle, shimmering face on the £40m project at Aquinas College in Stockport is being created using four different anodized finishes that coat both mirror polished and highly etched Senses aluminium tiles. Architects Broadway Malyan worked with James & Taylor to develop a pattern to ... [more]
ISG Jackson builds affordable homes for Swan Housing Group
ISG Jackson has completed one of its first projects secured under a £400 million framework partnership with affordable homes provider, Swan Housing Group across Essex and East London. The £3 million scheme at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, has seen the contractor build 36, two bedroom flats on a brownfield site close to the centre of the town. The project has played a major role in improving the local built environment and is a key note regeneration s... [more]
Facelift Access Hire takes delivery of 17m truck mounted platform from Ascendant Access
Facelift Access Hire has confirmed delivery of its 20th, 17m truck mounted platform from Ascendant Access. The A17m, mounted on a 3.5 tonne chassis has been specifically designed for the UK market and can be driven on a normal car license. Unique features include permanent one sided jacking allowing the machine to achieve full unrestricted outreach of 12.2m with a cage capacity of 230KG, whilst still maintaining a narrow working width of onl... [more]
ISG awarded medical training facility contract
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has awarded the fit out of a ten storey premises in Waterloo to ISG. The Trust has taken the lease on the building as part of its estate development plans, and when complete, the building will provide an education and IT centre freeing up vital space on its main hospital sites for clinical developments. The top five floors will provide facilities for the Trust’s IT Department while the lower ... [more]
Other General Construction news and reviews
Construction Firms Urged to attend OSHA training (Yankton Press & Dakotan)
The South Dakota State University Engineering Extension Office and the Associated General Contractors of South Dakota/Building Chapter are sponsoring a seminar called “OSHA’s Voluntary Compliance Safety and Health 10-Hour Course for Construction.” The course is specifically tailored for needs of both commercial and residential construction businesses in South Dakota.
N.B. auditor general says items were overlooked in rushed deal for nursing homes (Times & Transcript)
New Brunswick's auditor general says the provincial government overlooked a number of important items when it signed an untendered contract for the construction of three new nursing homes.
L.A. college board to name inspector general (Los Angeles Times)
The decision is reached after the disclosure of misspending on the district's $5.7-billion bond construction program. A whistle-blower complaint program also will be established. Trustees of the Los Angeles Community College District voted Wednesday to name an inspector general to guard against waste and corruption in its $5.7-billion bond construction program.
Report: Every state sees construction job losses (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A report from Associated General Contractors of America shows the number of construction industry jobs fell from January 2009 to January 2010 in every state and the District of Columbia.
Construction worker's accident at YMCA investigated (Pioneer Press)
Minnesota safety officials are investigating a construction worker's 15-foot fall Wednesday from scaffolding at a White Bear Lake construction site.
Leaders reach deal on construction tax refunds (Aberdeen American News)
PIERRE -- The Legislature's leaders reached agreement Thursday to cut back and eventually shut down South Dakota's program that has provided millions of dollars in construction--tax refunds for large business projects and agricultural processing plants....
Industry: Construction employment bleaker than previously thought (The Salt Lake Tribune)
New monthly data from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) suggests Utah's construction industry has lost a few more jobs than state officials calculate.
Wireless Construction Manager (Cellular-News.com)
Provides Contractor field planning, coordination and oversight in Support of the Client, construction functions, as required and directed by the Implementation Lead Field Coordinator.
Construction could tie up mall traffic (The Plainfield Sun)
JOLIET--A major mall intersection will go under construction later this month.
Report: Every State Sees Construction Job Losses (Arkansas News Bureau)
A report from Associated General Contractors of America shows the number of construction industry jobs fell from January 2009 to January 2010 in every state and the District of Columbia.from Channel 7
