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Roman baths scrub up well at Segedunum
Conservation work on a Roman Bath House and a section of Hadrian’s wall at Segedunum Roman Fort in North Tyneside now completed and the area is open for visitors. The
Go-ahead for £344m London City Airport expansion
The final planning green light has been granted for a £344m expansion of London City Airport. Work will create 500 construction jobs building an extended terminal, new aircraft taxiway and
Government action needed to stave off construction recession, says FMB
A significant programme of capital investment by the Government is now needed to tackle the threat of a construction recession – as revealed today by the latest statistics from the
GRAHAM passes half billion pound mark in record turnover year
GRAHAM, one of the UK and Ireland’s leading construction, asset management and project investment businesses, has reached a major milestone, posting record end of year results for 2015-16. With Group
Velux predicts home improvement boom
Nearly half (47%) of the UK’s homeowners taking part in a survey by window manufacturer VELUX are planning to carry out home improvements over the next six months. For the
£120k fine after ankle sprain on refurb site
A Gateshead contractor has been fined £120,000 after a worker sprained his ankles when he fell down a service riser shaft. Newcastle upon Tyne Magistrates’ Court heard how Meldrum Construction
£13m refurb deal for Manchester hotel
ISG has checked in with a £13m contract to transform Manchester’s historic Grade II listed Corn Exchange into a four star boutique hotel. The project for Queensberry Real Estate involves the refurbishment of floors two
School fined after refurb disturbs asbestos
An Essex school has been fined after poorly-planned and managed refurbishment and maintenance activities exposed school staff and others to asbestos. Chelmsford Crown Court heard that managers at The Boswells
Prisons to be turned into homes
Plans to redevelop Portsmouth’s disused Victorian Kingston Prison into housing have been given the go-ahead by city planners. Portsmouth prison conversion is the first of four projects planned by specialist heritage
Extra £14.5m for cathedral repairs
Almost 40 cathedrals across England will benefit from extra government funding of £14.5 million for repair works. Culture Secretary Karen Bradley confirmed the cash from the First World War Centenary



















