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Contractor profits rise thanks to Olympics

A CONSTRUCTION and engineering firm believes it can grow its turnover by 20% to around £82m as it continues building work for the 2012 Olympic games. Read

Egan words a gritty dose of realism

I GUESS if I were giving marks out of 10 after 10 years I’d probably only give the industry about four out of 10, and that’s basically for trying, for having its demonstration projects, still being in the game, and still having enough there to actually, perhaps with another big heave, get it done the next time around. Read

New chairman of Barratt remains upbeat

HOUSEBUILDER Barratt has brought in a new chairman as it looks to fight its way through the credit crunch. Read

Kier sets its sights on council contracts

A CONSTRUCTION giant hopes to create more than 700 jobs in the North East after bidding for its biggest contract in the region and setting up new headquarters. Read

Project managers strengthen their team

THE North East division of international project managers and cost consultants Faithful+Gould has appointed three new staff to help it complete a number of high-profile contracts. Read

Taking the pain out of tendering

THE tendering process can be time-consuming and costly. If you’re in regular contact with the business development and customer liaison side of the industry, the phrase, ‘I’m up to my eyeballs in a tender that has to be submitted next week’ will be familiar. Read

Consultants expand in bid to beat downturn

A CONSTRUCTION consult- ancy is expanding out of the North East after creating a new business which it hopes will protect it from the credit crunch. Read

Contracts move for Mansell

CONSTRUCTION firm Mansell has appointed a new proposals co-ordinator as it looks to better its chances when bidding for lucrative contracts. Read

Awards give us something to shout about

IT is too rare an occasion that we truly celebrate the successes and achievements of those who work in the built environment as a whole. Read

Firm spreads word to keep children safe

HUNDREDS of children in County Durham have been warned of the dangers of playing on building sites. Read

Biker goes up a gear building for wealthy

AFORMER professional motor cycle racer and his wife have secured a multi- million-pound loan to expand their luxury housebuilding firm. Read

Demand has to be fired up again

TWO years ago, if you had told me private house building would become an area of uncertain employment prospects, I would have disagreed. Read

We’ll live in polystyrene homes soon, says group

THE team behind a new environmentally aware housebuilding company in Gateshead is boldly predicting the beginning of the end for conventional bricks and mortar houses within eight years. Read

Firms fear taking on trainees

CONSTRUCTION firms in the North East are ignoring the need to take on apprentices and losing up to £153,000 of support as a result. Read

Message is not getting through

ALL the parties campaigning for yesterday’s local elections put green issues at the heart of their message. Despite this and media coverage of global warming, the requirement for our homes to be carbon neutral by 2016 does not seem to have sunk in. Read