CIVIL and structural engineering specialist Portland Consulting expects to get its turnover back up to pre-recession levels after a number of contract wins in the leisure sector.Read
IT IS heartening to learn that the Government sees an efficient, effective and profitable construction industry at the heart of any growing economy.Read
HOUSEBUILDER Linden Homes has launched a new division in the North East after picking up lucrative housing contracts in the region, including its involvement in the regeneration of Gateshead’s housing stock.Read
NORTH East social landlord Derwentside Homes is celebrating after its apprenticeship programme was recognised as one of the best in the North East.Read
THE announcement by the Government to sell off surplus land to house builders was particularly timely as it came at the same time as a report revealed housing projects were in decline.Read
THE commitment to reduce the cost of construction by 20% is no small thing, but it will help the Government and the construction industry. This strategy will stimulate growth by enabling more to be constructed within the funds available.”Read
FOR those of us who live in the communities in which we work, it seems only common sense that what we do leaves a positive lasting legacy. In construction, this is as important as with anything else we do in life.Read
RESTORATION work has begun on one of the North East’s most striking train stations, which will include the preservation of a Victorian cast iron canopy.Read
UNEMPLOYED youngsters in the region are set to gain valuable work experience after a builders’ merchant became one of the first organisations to sign up to a new scheme.Read
THE North East’s top construction projects and organisations have been named at the seventh annual Constructing Excellence in the North East (CENE) Awards.Read
COMPANY secretary Moya McGregor of Coupe Construction at Birtley, County Durham, is the first woman to be elected to the management board of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (North East).Read
A TRANCHE of reports on how the construction sector is faring make for a depressing read. The Office for National Statistics has indicated that there was a fall in construction output of 4.7% for the first quarter of 2011.Read
CONSTRUCTION firm bosses are being given the chance to find out more about reforms to pension schemes, which will affect companies across the North East.Read
A BUILDING surveying consultancy has marked its first anniversary by securing a new long-term contract to help shape the future development of the facilities offered by a north east further education college.Read