Construction News

June 2009 - 5 news articles


Manchester tops London in desirability poll

10/06/2009

Manchester is one of the world's top 50 most liveable cities and was rated ahead of London, New York, Rome, Milan and Singapore.According to the Economist Intelligence Unit's global liveability ...

Pentland Firth has power firms queuing up

09/06/2009

The Crown Estate's Pentland Firth has attracted 42 applications to develop marine and wind power.Bids are for wave and tidal energy leases, which could lead to the creation of commercial energy sites ...

Manchester boosts construction jobs

04/06/2009

Construction jobs in Manchester look set to become more widely available in the coming years following a major investment form the city's council.Manchester city council has unveiled a new £700 ...

New mortgage approvals rise

03/06/2009

There has been a noticeable increase in new mortgage approvals in recent months, it has been revealed, which could offer some good news for the construction industry.Construction jobs have been hit ...

Southampton dockers say worst of recession has passed.

01/06/2009

Bosses at the port of Southampton hope they have seen the worst of the economic downturn and are predicting an improvement in trade, reports the Daily Echo.Doug Morrison, port director, told the ...