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Miller takes national title again

A BUILDER which is to construct more than 400 homes in the North East this year has picked up a national award. Read

Construction market is having credit crunch fears

WORRIES that the construction market is facing a tough year have been confirmed by a new survey showing sharp falls in workloads and private housing contracts. Read

£15m funding for a BoKlok development

GATESHEAD’s innovative BoKlok housing development has received £15m worth of funding as it prepares to open the doors to its first residents. Read

Students are earning their replica stripes

A GROUP of North East construction students have built on their experience by reproducing some of the world’s most recognisable landmarks. Read

Why change can turn out to be hard

I WAS recently sent a Powerpoint presentation titled “Shift Happens”. The insertion of the “f” seemed superfluous since it was an amusing exposé of how, when and why scale should influence our thinking. Read

Busy Gladedale bucks gloomy housing trend

HOUSEBUILDER Gladedale Group is in the midst of a £45m development programme to build 430 new homes in the North East. Read

Project is generating new space

NEARLY a year of construction work got under way this week on a big expansion of Newcastle’s Generator Studios office complex. Read

Tax relief on slice of history

A HISTORIC building in the heart of Newcastle is being marketed to investors wanting to benefit from tax relief specific to renovating commercial property. Read

Corporate homicides laws soon

WHEN many people think of April, it is of showers, spring days, Easter and daffodils. But for those in commerce, there is always the prospect of a new set of legislation which will affect the way they run their businesses. Read

Access 55 is beating squeeze

ASCAFFOLDING company hopes to create 120 jobs and double its turnover securing a host of new contracts. Read

Chance to talk to the stars

A NEW construction network aims to support the next generation of business leaders by giving them the chance to meet up with a host of industry ‘gurus’. Read

Megan comes first in the name game

SCHOOLGIRL Megan McKenzie has bridged the generation gap by naming a £2.3m old people’s home in North Tyneside. Read

Think about ways to cut down costs

WHILE all the attention has been focused on Alistair Darling’s first Budget and its implications, a significant change – announced in last year’s Budget and quietly confirmed by Mr Darling in this year’s – is about to come into force which will have a major impact on the regeneration of the North East. Read

Coupe goes for growth as it starts £3m revamp

A CONSTRUCTION group is hoping to grow its turnover by £1.5m as it begins the transformation of one of the region’s biggest shopping centres. Read

Students get insight into industry – at last

TWO students have spent eight days learning the tricks of the construction trade by working with construction firm McInerney Homes at its Bishops Park housing development. Read

Housing for the elderly

WORK has begun on a £6.5m extra care housing scheme that will provide accommodation for the 60 elderly residents who saw their old building knocked down last year. Read

Appeal for students to consider us

IT’S the time when parents of teenagers about to leave school may be wondering what best to advise those who have yet to decide on a career. Read

Rok aiming to double its £59m turnover in North

BUILDER Rok is aiming for significant growth in the North East and is hoping to almost double its £59m turnover in the region by next year. Read

Annual awards deadline fast approaching

NORTH East builders have only one week left to enter the fourth annual Constructing Excellence Awards and have a greater chance than ever of grabbing a piece of the limelight. Read

Mansell finishes hostel work

CONSTRUCTION firm Mansell has completed work on a £1.8m hostel in the region as part of a series of projects which it believes will keep it safe from the credit crunch. Read