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Salaries are soaring among building firms, says FMB
Salaries for small building firms are soaring as a result of the growing skills shortage, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Commenting on the results of the FMB’s
Work starts on £70m town hall revamp
Morgan Sindall has started its £70m scheme to transform Lambeth’s Town Hall and civic buildings. The Your New Town Hall scheme will see Morgan Sindall revamp the Grade II listed
Regen to start for disused steelworks
Developer Peel is advancing plans to redevelop the disused Thames Steel steelworks in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey. The steelworks tear-down, land remediation and refurbishment of existing warehouses has been broken down
Luton office block to become 119 homes
Galliard Homes is planning to transform the former Whitbread headquarters in Luton into a new 119-apartment complex. The Landmark will provide one of the largest new homes developments in the
Gas check cheat gets suspended sentence
A businessman formally based in Cornwall illegally carried out annual gas safety checks at tenanted properties despite not being a registered gas engineer. Sven Biesterfeldt, aged 41, who uses a
Solar panel deal for 3,000 Nottingham homes
Energy management specialist EkkoSense has won a tender from Nottingham City Council to supply a monitoring system for over 3,000 solar installations. Nottingham City Council has an extensive solar panel
PM wants MPs to stay during Westminster refurb
David Cameron wants to drop plans for MPs to vacate the Palace of Westminster during a six-year refurbishment because the public would reject the £3.5bn bill whilst the government is
Major refurbishment programme starts for Salford homes hit by floods
Nearly 300 homes hit by Salford’s Boxing Day floods are starting to undergo a major programme of improvements and repairs. The Salix Homes’ properties were among those damaged across Salford
Stansted Airport to unveil £600m upgrade plan
Stansted Airport’s operator is set to lift the wraps on plans for a £600m long term upgrade of its terminal infrastructure. Manchester Airports Group, which owns the airport, is to
Cardiff University picks preferred contractors
The University of Cardiff has selected its preferred contractors to deliver a work programme estimated to be worth £15m – £90m over the next four years. ISG has ranked top among the six contractors



















