All articles by Alex Smith – Page 23
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Speedy Hire grabs Lifting Gear Hire for £13.5m
The equipment hire firm operates from 34 depots and has 335 employees in the UK
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ɫTV journalist scoops top award
Mark Leftly was named Business Reporter of the Year at last night's Magazine Journalism Awards
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Gleeson cuts losses to £3m following radical restructuring
Group announces 'deeply disappointing' traditional housing results as it appoints Tube Lines chief executive to the board
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Green light for Olympic DLR link
Docklands Light Railway link from Stratford to the Olympic Park will run 27 trains an hour during the Games
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Tunstall bypass receives £3m funding
Government funding will enable the construction of the Tunstall Northern Bypass in the West Midlands
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Euro regs boost Saint-Gobain sales
‘Vigorous’ construction markets across Europe help balance a slowdown in US growth as nine-month sales top €30bn
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Interserve seals £16m college deal
Interserve and consortium partner reach financial close on Holy Cross College in Northern Ireland
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Amec JV and Balfour Beatty preferred bidders on £1bn power contracts
Multidisciplinary firms are announced as preferred bidders on two big infrastructure contracts
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Next generation of solar panels arrives in Wales
US firm will manufacture “flexible” PVs at a new factory in South Wales
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Artisan shares fall 17% after warning on margins
The AIM-listed developer says a difficult market is hitting housing margins
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Gleeson sells engineering arm to Black & Veatch for £36m
Disposal of business reduces debt and enables Gleeson to focus on housing regeneration work
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Licence fee threat to BBC’s Manchester move
Director general warns that 1800 staff will not be relocated to Salford if government does not meet licence fee demand
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Giant wind turbine planned for London Olympics
The symbolic structure will provide energy for housing and street lighting for about 20 years
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Aberdeen retail scheme gets green light
The refurbishment and extension of Union Street properties will result in 150,000 sq ft of retail space
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Plans revealed for 7500 homes in north-west London
Huge 250-acre development will feature a revamped Brent Cross shopping centre, new parks, schools, and rail station
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House prices rise 1% in September
The Halifax says average house prices now top £180,000 but it expects house price inflation will ease
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Architecture Centre Network appoints first director
Michael Craven will take up the post in December as ACN looks to expand regional centres into the community
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Green light for £175m renewal of Huddersfield waterfront
The 800,000 sq ft mixed use regeneration of the town’s waterways will take four years to complete
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Profit at Henry Boot rises 74%
Half-year profit hits £13.5m, although construction group warns rate of growth cannot be maintained for rest of the year
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A flying visit
Margaret Hodge flew back into the country this week, only to spend the day at another airport - touring Heathrow’s T5 site. She was impressed, but will there be the same smooth operation for the 2012 Olympics?