THE “deeming” of employment income provisions is experiencing a renaissance as HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) look for a viable alternative to countering “false” self-employment in the construction arena.Read
IN the past, this column has referred to the need for, and ability of, frameworks and infrastructure activity to help our sector through difficult times.Read
NEWCASTLE developer Metnor Property Group is ready to push ahead with the construction of a 396-bed student accommodation block for Northumbria University, which it said will protect around 100 jobs in its North East supply chain.Read
NEWCASTLE builder Surgo Construction has put the finishing touches to its latest social housing scheme as it looks to stave off the effects of the recession with the help of a series of new projects.Read
I’D never thought of the crocodile as a metaphor for a business before now but, when you think about it, it’s rather a good way of looking at how companies need to act to survive a harsh economic winter.Read
THE impact of the recession is testing every aspect of our sector. Nobody underestimates the effects of the economic downturn on house building and regeneration, but I detect a resilience that suggests it will not be forced on to the back foot for too long.Read
AN energy company hopes to double turnover year on year, thanks to Government proposals that would pay homeowners to create their own electricity and put the excess into the national grid.Read
THE Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) North East has presented a student from the region with a prestigious award to recognise his work at Durham University.Read
WHAT’S wrong with some straight forward good news about the economy for a change? I know there needs to be a balance in reporting, but it seems that every time there is even a glimmer of a “hurray!” it is followed by a “but…”Read
THE North East division of a UK construction group has just secured two major NHS contracts and says it is confident of doubling its turnover to £50m.Read
THE North East’s targets on wind power are being portrayed as hot air this week after two stories emerged highlighting the difference between our region’s delivery and national targets.Read
