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All Rights Reserved. http://www.specifinder.com/images/feed_logo.gif http://www.specifinder.com/building_industry_news.asp Sat, 4 Feb 2012 17:08:06 GMT 20 http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407206/Builders-happier-over-prospects.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407206/Builders-happier-over-prospects.html Building firms have become more optimistic about 2012's prospects after manufacturing was revealed to have grown at the fastest rate since March last year Added on Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:10:39 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407205/Charles-slams-fashionable-designs.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407205/Charles-slams-fashionable-designs.html The Prince of Wales has criticised the "short-term manner" in which building projects are conceived and developed Added on Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:10:40 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407203/Housebuilding-increases-in-London.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407203/Housebuilding-increases-in-London.html The Olympic Games has driven a 40% increase in housebuilding in London over the last year but the market is now starting to lose momentum, a new survey suggests Added on Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:15:01 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407204/New-fund-scheme-for-recycling-gear.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407204/New-fund-scheme-for-recycling-gear.html Affordable finance for recycling equipment is to be made available through a new service launched by a trade association Added on Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:15:00 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407201/Cable-sees-fight-to-boost-economy.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407201/Cable-sees-fight-to-boost-economy.html The Business Secretary is meeting business leaders and construction apprentices in Northampton to see for himself the area's plans to improve the local economy Added on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:26:45 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407202/County-buys-first-cut-price-school-design.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407202/County-buys-first-cut-price-school-design.html A cut-price standardised school design from Willmott Dixon has found its first local authority customer Added on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:26:46 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407200/Gleeds-Polska-named-as-eurobuild’s-building-consultancy-of-the-year.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407200/Gleeds-Polska-named-as-eurobuild’s-building-consultancy-of-the-year.html Gleeds Polska, part of the International Management and Construction Consultancy, Gleeds, is delighted to announce that they have been named “Building Consultancy of the Year – Poland” Added on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407198/Lost-decade-for-construction-sector.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407198/Lost-decade-for-construction-sector.html Experts have warned that the construction industry is in for a difficult year, with huge job losses expected Added on Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:10:12 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407199/Plans-for-Design-Museum-unveiled.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407199/Plans-for-Design-Museum-unveiled.html A revamped Design Museum is set to open in London in 2014, ministers have announced Added on Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:00:48 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407196/BIM-is-unstoppable---Paul-Morrell.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407196/BIM-is-unstoppable---Paul-Morrell.html The Government's chief construction advisor has described the industry's take-up of building information modelling (BIM) as "unstoppable" Added on Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:43:20 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407197/Ravenhill-stadium-upgrade-approved.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407197/Ravenhill-stadium-upgrade-approved.html A major redevelopment of the Ravenhill rugby stadium has been approved by the Northern Ireland Assembly and given £14 Added on Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:45:11 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407194/Experts-say-Big-Ben-is-tilting.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407194/Experts-say-Big-Ben-is-tilting.html Surveyors have found that Big Ben, one of London's most iconic sights, is tilting Added on Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:06:25 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/heating/800407195/New-plans-to-recycle-wasted-heat.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/heating/800407195/New-plans-to-recycle-wasted-heat.html Heat that is usually wasted when rubbish is burned is going to be captured and recycled, under a new plan to build a low carbon district heating system in Southwark Added on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:41:10 GMT Heating http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407193/Staff-signing-up-to-new-agreement.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407193/Staff-signing-up-to-new-agreement.html Officials have said they are "extremely encouraged" by reports that most staff employed by the major mechanical and electrical (M&E) contractors have signed up to a new agreement Added on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:59:58 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407192/Builders-suffering-due-to-utility-companies.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407192/Builders-suffering-due-to-utility-companies.html A survey has suggested that building contractors are being put under further financial strain due to utility companies taking too long to create connections to water, gas and electricity networks Added on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:19:03 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407190/Lib-Dem-Lord-calls-for-housing-boom.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407190/Lib-Dem-Lord-calls-for-housing-boom.html A Liberal Democrat Lord has spoken of the huge demand for affordable housing in Britain and called for a post-Second World War style housing construction boom Added on Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:38:56 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407191/New-skyscraper-for-Southampton.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407191/New-skyscraper-for-Southampton.html Plans for a new 28-storey tower block in Southampton have been officially recommended for approval, it has emerged Added on Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:16:02 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407187/RIBA-concerned-about-Green-Deal.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407187/RIBA-concerned-about-Green-Deal.html The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has outlined concerns about a key Government scheme, saying that unless certain factors are addressed the project is likely to fail Added on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:24:16 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407186/Mayor:-PM-backing-new-airport-plan.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407186/Mayor:-PM-backing-new-airport-plan.html London Mayor Boris Johnson has claimed the Government is becoming "increasingly interested" in the idea of creating a new airport in the Thames Estuary Added on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:26:24 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407185/City-construction-workers-protest.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407185/City-construction-workers-protest.html Construction workers are due to hold a protest on London's Oxford Street on Wednesday over proposals to de-skill the industry Added on Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:59:33 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/cladding/800407184/Insulation-can-lower-energy-spending.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/cladding/800407184/Insulation-can-lower-energy-spending.html Installing better insulation can help people significantly reduce their bills, according to watchdog Consumer Focus Added on Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:58:34 GMT Cladding http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407182/Labour-MP-agrees-with-school-cuts.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407182/Labour-MP-agrees-with-school-cuts.html The shadow education secretary has revealed that he agrees with more than 50% of the Government cuts to school-building projects Added on Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:59:27 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407183/Female-architect-numbers-falling.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407183/Female-architect-numbers-falling.html Architecture is becomingly an increasingly male-dominated industry with the number of women in the profession dropping from almost a third to a fifth in the last three years, according to a survey Added on Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:58:25 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407180/ONS-sees-sluggish-construction-growth.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407180/ONS-sees-sluggish-construction-growth.html Construction growth figures for November were largely stagnant, with output increasing by just 0 Added on Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:24:03 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/heating/800407181/Meter-costs-must-be-controlled.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/heating/800407181/Meter-costs-must-be-controlled.html Ministers have been urged to reconsider the roll-out of new energy meters to British homes until they can ensure that costs will not spiral out of control Added on Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:26:38 GMT Heating http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407178/University-seeks-halls-contractor.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407178/University-seeks-halls-contractor.html Accommodation bosses at the University of Bath have announced plans for a major new student development costing up to £30 million Added on Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:43:30 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407179/Court-of-Appeal-to-hear-solar-bid.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407179/Court-of-Appeal-to-hear-solar-bid.html The Government is launching a bid to overturn a High Court ruling on its plans for solar power subsidies Added on Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:42:13 GMT Green and Sustainable Building http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407176/No-growth-decade-for-construction.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407176/No-growth-decade-for-construction.html The construction industry is set to experience a decade of zero or very slow growth, according to a financial reporting firm Added on Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:25:20 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/heating/800407177/Domestic-heating-needs-overhaul.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/heating/800407177/Domestic-heating-needs-overhaul.html Engineers have warned that an overhaul of domestic heating is needed to help the UK meet carbon emission targets Added on Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:26:29 GMT Heating http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407175/Home-registrations-fall-to-115,000.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407175/Home-registrations-fall-to-115,000.html The number of new homes registered in the UK fell to just 115,020 last year, new figures show Added on Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:40:55 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407174/Call-for-scaffolding-safety-changes.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407174/Call-for-scaffolding-safety-changes.html Regulations for working at height should be made clearer to ensure workers' safety is maintained, according to scaffolding industry experts Added on Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:39:30 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407173/Balfour-Beatty-wins-Olympic-Park-deal.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407173/Balfour-Beatty-wins-Olympic-Park-deal.html Balfour Beatty will assume the responsibility of maintaining the Olympic Park for the next 10 years, it has been revealed Added on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:03:03 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407172/London-stadium-set-for-Brazil-move.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407172/London-stadium-set-for-Brazil-move.html A basketball stadium which was built in London for the Olympic Games could be moved half way across the world to form part of a 2016 Brazilian tournament Added on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:04:48 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407170/Firm-to-build-college-department.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407170/Firm-to-build-college-department.html Esh Construction has secured a deal to create a department for building industry trades at Lakes College in Cumbria Added on Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:44:08 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/heating/800407171/Yorkshire-firms-heating-cash-boost.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/heating/800407171/Yorkshire-firms-heating-cash-boost.html The Government has revealed that two Yorkshire businesses will be the first to benefit from grants afforded to firms who generate heat from renewable sources Added on Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:45:15 GMT Heating http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407169/CIH-reveals-new-policy-director.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407169/CIH-reveals-new-policy-director.html The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has appointed a new policy and practice chief Added on Fri, 6 Jan 2012 09:50:34 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407166/Experts-wary-after-construction-growth.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407166/Experts-wary-after-construction-growth.html A construction survey shows the industry grew at the end of 2011, but experts said the wider economy probably still deteriorated as a whole towards the close of the year Added on Thu, 5 Jan 2012 08:59:16 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407167/Solar-power-cut-appeal-attacked.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407167/Solar-power-cut-appeal-attacked.html Ministers have been accused of creating further uncertainty in the sustainable construction sector by appealing a High Court ruling on cuts to solar power feed-in tariffs, Labour said Added on Thu, 5 Jan 2012 09:48:53 GMT Green and Sustainable Building http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407164/New-tower-for-London-business-site.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407164/New-tower-for-London-business-site.html London's Canary Wharf is to get another tower, at 25 Churchill Place Added on Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:00:31 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407165/Toolstation-purchased-by-Travis-Perkins.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407165/Toolstation-purchased-by-Travis-Perkins.html One of the largest UK and EU direct sale and online suppliers of trade tools and DIY products, Toolstation, has been bought by Wickes owner Travis Perkins Added on Wed, 4 Jan 2012 08:59:31 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407162/Construction-will-be-more-sustainable.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407162/Construction-will-be-more-sustainable.html The Welsh Government has promised to improve the environmental impact of construction after responsibility for building regulations were transferred to the principality Added on Tue, 3 Jan 2012 10:50:12 GMT Green and Sustainable Building http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407163/Contractors-face-worst-decline.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407163/Contractors-face-worst-decline.html The building trade will be hit hard this year as experts predict that the worst workload decline in decades will occur when commercial orders are delayed due to the Eurozone crisis and cuts in spending take their toll Added on Tue, 3 Jan 2012 10:50:13 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407161/Construction-firm-lending-on-the-rise.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407161/Construction-firm-lending-on-the-rise.html Official figures have revealed that lending to construction firms was up during November Added on Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:52:59 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407160/£9-5m-for-railway-stations-upgrade.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407160/£9-5m-for-railway-stations-upgrade.html Five railway stations in Scotland are to receive a total of nearly £10 million in funding for upgrades Added on Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:53:01 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407158/Last-chance-for-firm-to-repair-pier.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407158/Last-chance-for-firm-to-repair-pier.html A council has given the owners of a Grade II-listed pier two months to repair the fire-damaged structure or face a compulsory purchase order Added on Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:13:01 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407159/Governments-green-ratings-slammed.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407159/Governments-green-ratings-slammed.html None of the buildings owned by the Scottish Government have reached the top rating when it comes to green energy, new figures have revealed Added on Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:12:59 GMT Green and Sustainable Building http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/drainage/800407156/Concerns-over-SuDS-consultation-delays.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/drainage/800407156/Concerns-over-SuDS-consultation-delays.html The new National Standards for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) could be hampered by delays, according to industry experts Added on Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:14:34 GMT Drainage http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407157/£420-million-to-reinvigorate-UK-building.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407157/£420-million-to-reinvigorate-UK-building.html The Government has announced a multi million-pound fund to reinvigorate the British building industry Added on Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:14:33 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407154/Calls-for-housing-sector-reform.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407154/Calls-for-housing-sector-reform.html A think-tank has compared the Government's relationship with developers to crucial mistakes made in the past that paved the way for the banking crisis Added on Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:01:41 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407155/Solar-subsidy-changes-fatal,-say-MPs.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407155/Solar-subsidy-changes-fatal,-say-MPs.html The solar panel industry will be damaged and thousands of jobs put at risk by the Government's moves to reduce subsidies Added on Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:00:33 GMT Green and Sustainable Building