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Constructive solution for trainees facing lay-offs

CONSTRUCTION bosses are being urged to take on some of the 127 trainees in the North East who are currently at risk of being left without a job after their courses finish.Read

Project’s joists offer extra support to the environment

A TYNESIDE builder is championing a new type of environmentally friendly joist on an £8.4m project in Newcastle.Read

Good health equals good business

UNDOUBTEDLY times are tough for companies working in the construction industry.Read

End of era as builder’s merchant leaves city site

ONE of the region’s biggest building materials suppliers has moved out of Newcastle city centre after 140 years as part of its expansion plan.Read

Pupils get first taste of new dining hall

PUPILS at Thornhill School in Sunderland joined a team of builders from Newcastle construction firm Dorin for their tea break as they began work on a £1.2m dining hall.Read

Designs on transforming environment

WOW. Two huge weeks for designers, constructors and our clients. A fortnight of awards, initiatives and new challenges.Read

School building project is a lesson in success

BUILDERS are looking back on a job well done after they completed work on one of the first schools to fall under the Government’s Building Schools for the Future programme.Read

Awards give builders something to smile about

THE best of the North East’s construction industry have been recognised for their determination in the face of the recession.Read

We need help up North too

THIS column recently talked about the need for innovative thinking to inspire a kick start for the construction industry. It’s clear that something needs to be done.Read

Roofing company forges ahead with training plan

A NORTH East roofing company hopes to revolutionise one of the building industry’s key skills after launching its own equipment and training arm.Read

Builder’s campaign aims to save jobs

A BUILDER this week held a campaign in the centre of Newcastle calling on the Government to safeguard around 250,000 jobs in the UK by reducing the cost of private repair and maintenance work.Read

Awards mean it’s time to celebrate

IT’S time to put on the party frocks – dinner suits for the men, unless they’re Scottish in which case tradition tends to dictate a bow tie and kilt combination – and celebrate.Read

Buy-out of roofing firm brings new confidence

A ROOFING company in Northumberland is confident that it can tackle the recession head on after being bought out by a national contractor last year.Read

Bringing house back to life

BUILDING work has begun on a rundown Victorian terraced house in Gateshead as part of a project to bring many more long empty properties back to life.Read

HCA is giving a kick start to builders

THE construction industry and good news don’t seem to go together very often in the media these days, if indeed the words “good news” are found in relation to any industry at the moment.Read

First UK bridge restored in golden eight hours

BUILDING consultant Faber Maunsell has just completed a UK first in Gateshead after completing major refurbishment work on a National Rail bridge in just eight hours.Read

Public-sector work will keep us going

THE latest projections that construction is facing a 12% fall in output – the worst drop on record – are perhaps no surprise.Read

Top BSI standard awarded to Dorin

A FAMILY-RUN construction company has become the first of its size in the region to achieve the highest international standard in environmental practices.Read

Students prepare to rebuild world famous buildings

A GROUP of 70 students from Northumbria University are set to rebuild London’s Gherkin building and two other world famous landmarks as part of a unique training programme.Read

Material cost rises are choking trade

THESE increases are far and away the largest I have been faced with in 24 years as a professional construction buyer.Read