Construction news, construction in the North East

Young apprentices build on their careers Sep 30 2011

TWO young people are starting their careers in the construction industry as apprentice joiners with builder Galliford Try in Northumberland.Read

Cut VAT to help boost economy Sep 30 2011

SHADOW Chancellor Ed Balls announced his five-point plan to kick-start the economy at the Labour Party Conference this week.Read

Portland Consulting Engineers eye up overseas expansion Sep 23 2011

CIVIL and structural engineering firm Portland Consulting Engineers hopes to nearly double its revenues over the next couple of years with a push into new markets.Read

Morgan Sindall event aims to build on regional expertise Sep 23 2011

FIRMS in the North East’s construction industry are being offered guidance on how they can secure more public sector work with one of the UK’s leading contractors.Read

Government policy must be consistent Sep 23 2011

CONSTRUCTION companies are used to having to deal with the peaks and troughs and the cyclical nature of the business environment in which they operate.Read

A chapter of growth as Koru Property Services win library job Sep 16 2011

BUILDER Koru Property Services has won the contract to work on the makeover of a Northumbria University library.Read

New construction council head for CBI Sep 16 2011

THE CBI has appointed Steve Hindley CBE as the new chairman of its construction council.Read

Energy savings may not be so cost effective Sep 16 2011

AT A time when power prices are soaring the need for people to make their homes as energy efficient as possible has never been more timely.Read

Cardinal Point housing development completed at Beadnell by Yuill Homes Sep 09 2011

NORTH East housebuilder Yuill Homes has completed its Cardinal Point development in the Northumberland village of Beadnell following a year of successful partnership working.Read

Green energy conference tackles slump Sep 09 2011

A CONFERENCE that will look at how green energy installation can help building companies out of the current slump is to take place next week.Read

Housing must cater for needs of population Sep 09 2011

THIS country seems to be obsessed with home ownership, unlike some of its European counterparts where renting is the norm.Read

Architects help to shape Gateshead's creative quarter Sep 02 2011

NEWCASTLE-BASED Intersect Architects Ltd has completed a £850,000 mixed retail and residential project in Gateshead as part of the council’s Bridges Creative Quarter.Read

Jonathan gets foot on working ladder Sep 02 2011

HEXHAM-based painting firm Ivan Todd Ltd Painting & Decorating has taken on a full-time apprentice after signing up to the Experience Construction work experience initiative run by CITB-ConstructionSkills.Read

Supporting those left after redundancies Sep 02 2011

IN the current financial climate, some companies in the construction sector are having to reduce overheads and lay off staff to survive until the economic upturn emerges.Read

Turnover is doubled as firm wins new orders Aug 26 2011

A SMALL Newcastle-based architecture firm has seen its turnover almost double in the past year after winning work on a number of large contracts.Read

Job-loss engineer goes it alone with GreenGeo Aug 26 2011

AN engineer has battled back from redundancy to set up his own surveying company.Read

Nurturing new talent vital to post recession success Aug 26 2011

THE need for employers to cultivate and nurture new talent is vital to ensure that companies are ready to capitalise on the opportunities that will emerge when the recession ends.Read

Engineering firm 3e defies odds with new work Aug 19 2011

A NEWCASTLE-based construction engineering company is continuing to defy the gloomy building market after picking up a string of contract wins.Read

Gentoo partners with Gateshead College for solar panel training Aug 19 2011

GATESHEAD College has won a new contract from social housing provider Gentoo to train its electrical contractors in the installation and connection of special solar-powered roof panels.Read

Constructing Excellence: When number-crunchers get it wrong Aug 19 2011

AS THE American writer Mark Twain once noted: “There are three kinds of lies – lies, damned lies and statistics”. This adage of treating statistics with caution was certainly reflected in recent data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Read

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