General Construction news articles 
Bamtec floor slab reinforcement system achieves steel savings of around 20 percent
The Bamtec floor slab reinforcement system offers a high productivity alternative to slow and labour-intensive traditional methods of manual re-bar placement. By using a factory fabricated roll of reinforcement that is simply rolled out like a carpet, the floor slab reinforcement can be installed in a fraction of the time. More importantly, Bamtec substantially reduces the amount of steel, skilled manpower and supervision required. Hy-Ten has ... [more]
Leadbitter completes specialist research centre for the University of Worcester
The Leadbitter Group has completed a specialist research centre for the National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit at the University of Worcester. The new specialist facility houses a state-of-the-art test room able to replicate any environment on the planet, from the Sahara Desert to the Arctic. As well as this climatic centrepiece, the two-storey building, located on the University’s St John’s Campus, provides new laboratories, teaching area... [more]
Stewart Milne Construction secures range of construction projects in Scotland
Stewart Milne Construction has secured new contracts totalling around £10 million for a variety of projects throughout Scotland, range from social housing developments to private clients, and from hotels to churches. In Perthshire, following the successful completion of a number of projects for Perthshire Housing Association, the company will design and build 36 flats in High Street, Auchterarder. Other projects include: a first project of h... [more]
ISG refurbishes wards at St Thomas Hospital
ISG has been awarded a new project by Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as part of its estate improvement plans. This latest project is valued at just under £2 million. This month ISG will commence the refurbishment of wards on floors 8 to 12 in the North Wing of St Thomas' hospital in SE1. The hospital will remain fully operational throughout the duration of the project. This is the third project ISG has been awarded by th... [more]
Birmingham City University shortlists contractors to manage the build of its new flagship campus
Plans to build Birmingham City University's flagship campus are gaining real pace. The state-of-the-art development will include fully operational television studios, a library, performance theatre, 250-seat lecture theatre and a learning resource centre. Incorporated inside the iconic campus buildings will be cutting edge technologies to enhance the student experience and support business engagement. Detailed designs to build the new City Cen... [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.
