Engineering News 2011   Exclusive rental homes to get refurb     904-home regeneration for Southall     LLDC says Olympic Stadium process on track despite ITT extension     RICS reports UK construction sector activity rises in Q1     New joint venture to support Liverpool regeneration     £50 million penthouse atop Europe's new tallest building     Work to start on new Kingskerswell Bypass     Energy bill to shake up industry     Edinburgh-Borders rail line will open on time, says minister     Roads minister announces six major schemes     New 299 MW Welsh wind farm given nod     Humber Gateway ;Meet the Buyer; event announced     Chelsea FC in bid to develop Battersea Power Station     Two new health centres in Cumbria to go ahead     5,000 tonnes waste bunker excavation complete     New Birmingham metro extension plans being finalised     New £100m duel carriageway for Belfast     Construction market confidence stays positive     Four contractors in mix for Man City academy job     FoE weighs into wind debate     New plans to restore Birmingham's Grand Hotel submitted     RenewableUK hits back at CPRE     Plans surface for undersea power connection to Denmark     Temple Meads to become 'world-class'     Siobhan Benita behind Heathrow expansion plan     Four new schools to be built in Wales     £44m reservoir and water treatment works gets green light     34-wagon terminal to be built at London Gateway     £5m housing development for North Wales     £83m Plymouth Pavilions project to go ahead     Council approves terminal extension at London Southend Airport     Two new screens coming to the Barbican     Grant Shapps gives 12-month planning decision guarantee     ICE procurement process debuts on Bank station upgrade     Southampton 'super yacht' hotel approved     Infrastructure savings on track     Contractors appointed to build 1,100 homes     £1bn masterplan given the nod     SkillBuild entrants to battle it out     Crossrail's £1bn West End plans approved     5,500 homes to be repaired in South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire     Contractors found for £11.5m Harborne Academy     Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership finds new contractor     RenewableUK out to prove wind farms have public's support     £150m Shrewsbury shopping centre gets go-ahead     £840k renovation to help pumping station comply with regulations     £150 million fresh milk dairy being built in Aylesbury     Two schools to be built in Leicester     Wind farm developers welcome bird study     £14m redevelopment planned for Dundee station     Dong to test 6MW turbine     Network Rail Infrastructure Projects launches     Bids received for student housing project     Thames cable car milestone reached     £130m biomass plant given go-ahead     Bidding process to open for Scottish A-roads     Iconic 'Hornby' bridge restored     Japanese could lend technical expertise to nuclear builds     Wanlip sewage works to get £45 million upgrade     Construction output hits 21-month high     Contractors' opinions sought on Liverpool bio centre     Wales to get first energy-from-waste plant     HS2 design contract awarded     Nuclear site to be cleaned up     Universities planning construction spree     Shard spire lifted into place     Aberdeen Airport unveils 30-year plan     £300m energy-from-waste facility to be built in west Yorkshire     Lyme Regis coastal project given go ahead     London Bridge planning consent granted     Olympic work delayed by Occupy protesters     Multi-billion pound opportunities available to UK construction firms in Hong Kong     Premier Inn to build new hotel in Warwickshire     Construction sites to open their gates to the public     Boost for UK CCS as Samsung buys in     Nuclear blow as energy firms disappear over horizon     Transport Scotland launching £415m road project     Viking power project needs fresh investment     Repairs begin on Twin Sails bridge in Poole     Contractor wanted for £40m Liverpool exhibition centre     Planning minister to announce policy changes     Industry responds to planning changes     Mersey Gateway proposals due by end of year     Hammers want Olympic Stadium lease     A11 dual carriageway work gets nod     £400m Crossrail contract shortlist announced     Jowell wants construction advertisement rules changed     Uncertainty after Budget, says ACE     Council leader welcomes Budget decision     Chancellor announces infrastructure plans     Grangemouth carbon capture project announced     Government to look into viability of 'Boris Island'     Cameron puts his weight behind nuclear and wind     Labour: 2,000 new schools required     Reading viaduct gets the go-ahead     Larne only possible location of CAES scheme     £50m biomass plant to be built in Yorkshire     London Games advert for British construction and engineering     Public consultation opened for technical college     HSE site-inspection charge delay     'Spectacular' western concourse is completed     Hungry Olympic workers involved in more accidents     Approval granted but cuts force review     Davey calls for energy mix     Government launches house buying schemes     Contractor needed for brewery HQ redevelopment     £200m winter sports arena coming to Cardiff     Scotland is 'shovel ready'     Japan incident sets off nuclear reaction     3 shortlisted for Digital Plaza     £8m NI sewage scheme announced     Selby power plant plans revealed     £230m Barry development gets nod     £300m port terminal planned for Liverpool     Stamford Bridge extension ruled out     Work starts on mine construction route     Port of Hartlepool to become wind construction hub     Construction activity hits 11-month high     Center Parcs to build fifth UK site     WYG appoints new global Buildings & Infrastructure MD     First tower erected for Beauly-Denny power line     New director appointed at transport consultancy JMP     New Heathrow terminal tops out     Romsey rail bridge construction to begin     Games "showcases best of British"     Bypass construction halted while legal documents are processed     Minister gives go ahead for Causeway golf course     Five authorities launch road repairs bid     Highways Agency awards first ASC contract     Water pipe plans for rail link     Wind firms seeking government clarification     £11.5m interchange to go ahead     Loch Lomond bottleneck to be removed     HSE to visit construction sites     Energy companies ask for EU action     Glossy finish for paint factory application     Wind-to-heat project planned for Shetlands     Snowdonia bridge revamp gets go-ahead     DIO opens up £4.35billion in contracts     HSE swooping for nationwide clampdown     Shell awards £75m gas contract     Innovative affordable housing to be built in London     Britain and France in nuclear accord     Artist wants to build 500 eco-homes     NAEA puts forward high street housing plan     Crossrail tendering process extended     Firms shortlisted for Battle of Bannockburn tender     Police stations to be built and run by contractors     £470m gain for knocking down chimneys     Contracts boost from Olympics work     'Meet the buyer' event being held in Kent     Street works permit scheme consultation open     Contractors required for substation work     Work begins on 500,000 sq ft Canary Wharf building     Tower block demolished for station redevelopment     Mayor urged to 'go Dutch' with city's design     New energy secretary throws his weight behind wind farms     Naming competition ahead of tunnel work     Wales learns lessons from two frameworks     Sixpenny Wood wind farm work to commence     Norfolk MP to press DECC on home improvements     400kv and 275kv transmission substations contract awarded     Contractors announced for major north-west projects     State-of-the-art tunnelling machine ready for action     Rail company seeks engineers of the future     SHI selects Scotland for wind farm     570,000 sq ft site gets go-ahead     Council offering £500m highways contract     Construction hits confidence high     Government aims to 'get Britain building'     Spurs and Haringey commit to regeneration project     Bidders shortlisted for £950 million defence contract     Decision due on £1.2bn nuclear civils package     Construction begins on south-west's first managed-motorway     £500m incinerator awaiting approval     Sainsbury's given nod for depot plan     Stadium renovation plans set to go ahead     Plans for £80m museum conversion revealed     80 jobs created by next phase of HS2     Contractor required for £22m hospital project     South West Marine Energy Park development announced     Council seeking road contractor     Manchester event aims to create opportunities for SMEs     Scottish Water to harness hydro power     UK wind power reaches 6GW landmark with Ormonde upgrade     4,000 construction jobs set to be created     £350m Swindon project approved     Tender out on 5,000-seater sports arena     Humber Marine Energy Park proposal being considered     Football ground to be turned into homes     Highest-ever compact crane helping in deadline race     Liverpool FC's old new stadium plans back on     £659 million 'Airport City' planned for Manchester     Plans for 1,000 homes approved     £23m developments planned for Cardiff     Consortium looking for demolition contractors     1,800-home Tyne development to go ahead     Construction starts on Olympic Park sculpture     Council starts scrubland tender process     Skyscraper construction precedes economic crashes, bank says     Local contractors involved in phase two of Camster wind farm     £650 million contract for National Grid awarded     'Energy centres' will power Games     £50 million highways maintenance contract awarded     HS2 tunnel increase announced     HS2 scheme to be approved     Building work officially completed ahead of Olympics     Dartford Crossing upgrades to cost £42.3 million, says report     Cadbury factory to be turned into homes     Council hoping to avoid usual tendering process, report says     New air traffic control tower on its way     4,400 jobs to be created in Cumbria     Letters call for high-speed rail link     Large-scale development planned for Horsham     Youngsters urged to pursue construction careers     Phase one of station redevelopments will finish this year     Contractor announced for £800 million waste project     Scottish wind farm capacity continues to increase     Councils seeking contractor to build sea defences     Green office planned for Canary Wharf     Engineers recognised in New Years Honours     HSE: Workplace deaths increased in 2011     Scottish Water unveils water treatment plans     London 2012 generates 40,000 construction jobs     London bridge redevelopment design proposals approved     Public in support of Northern Hub proposals     EGIP contracts awarded in Scotland     Phase three of Leicester BSF programme due to start next year     Work on Tees Valley biomass plant set to begin in 2012     Gateways to Oldham project commences     Forth crossing creating hundreds of contracts     Construction of police HQ set to commence next year     Queen's renewable project making good progress     Council seeking contractor to complete £2.5 million pier project     Work set to commence on A14     Crown Estate accepting bids for Northern Ireland projects     EU procurement thresholds to increase from 1 January 2012     Environment Agency seeking new contractors     Major part of King Cross construction complete     Construction work on tunnel due to begin January     Developers shortlisted for Royal Albert Dock scheme     Nottingham tram expansion due to start in New Year     New waste burning plant set to be built in Gloucestershire     Funding secured for second phase of Blackburn's Cathedral Quarter development     Scunthorpe retail park given green light     Arup’s Philip Dilley to chair London First     Bristol Rovers to build new £40m stadium     UK construction firms expecting growth in 2012     Plans to build new £200m wind turbine plant in Hull     Network Rail plans upgrade of Swansea-Gowerton rail services     Plans submitted for £140m housing development in North Shields     Working week shortens for construction workers     Scottish architects call for review of construction procurement process     Defra white paper proposes significant reform of water sector     Plans submitted for student accommodation in Vauxhall     Plans submitted to extend Essex shopping centre     Plans for National Indoor Arena regeneration given go-ahead     New nuclear power stations would 'breathe life' into construction industry     Scottish govt consider high speed rail network     Improvement works start at Leeds airport terminal     Govt signs off on seven Regional Growth Fund projects     Further 1,500 affordable homes to be built under govt programme     Welsh govt unveils £1.4bn school building programme     Guidelines unveiled to cut risk of fire on timber frame construction sites     Government delays London-Birmingham high-speed rail decision     Scottish govt to unveil £60bn infrastructure programme to boost economy     Contractor appointed for first phase of Kensington estate scheme     Construction of £64m Fareham shopping centre set to begin next year     Hammersmith redevelopment good news for 'local businesses'     Work begins on £6.8m sixth-form centre in Middlesbrough     Funding deal paves way for construction of new Glasgow college campus     Govt unveils plans to invest in UK infrastructure     A third of basement construction projects in London deemed unsafe     Residential tower blocks to be built in Greenwich following Olympics     21 train stations set to be upgraded     £65m multi-purpose development to be built in east London     Sittingbourne town centre to be regenerated     Pension funds to invest in infrastructure projects     UK construction industry remains flat in Q3     More than 900 affordable homes to be built in north-west by 2015     Industry bodies unveil plans to boost construction sector growth     Sussex College looking for contractor for new £55m campus     New construction apprenticeship scheme launched in London     University of York inviting bids for £100m campus expansion     Think tank calls for 'green belt cities'     Govt housing strategy includes 450,000 homes by 2015     LU looking for developers to complete Bank station upgrade     Affordable housing funding surpasses £1bn mark     UK slips down sustainable energy rankings     Birmingham council looking for developer to build £35m science park     UK developers to bid for £50bn of public contracts online     Network Rail saves Hydrex rail unit from administration     New hospital set to be built in Shropshire     Morgan Sindall to build £12m academic and business park in Inverness     Skanska and Mace battle for £120m London office project     E.ON unveils plans for £120m Sheffield biomass plant     Planning application submitted for Northampton office building     Tesco secures planning permission for retail-led development in Kent     United House and JER Partners to build £120m Greenwich development     Govt to review PFIs to deliver construction projects at lower cost     VolkerFitzpatrick secures Reading train depot contract     BAM secures approval to build new community centre in Portsmouth     Crest Nicholson to build 248 new homes in Essex     Balfour Beatty to build mixed-use development in Glasgow     Telford council unveils £200m school building programme     Galliford Try to build hotel and office development in Manchester     Willmot Dixon to build new Newcastle police HQ     Govt approves mixed-use development in Leicester     Govt urged to restart road building scheme     Plans for Wolves training academy and school approved     More council houses set to be built in London following HRA reform     Welsh government to invest £1.3bn in infrastructure projects     Govt pledges £500m to stalled building projects     Employment rate for building and engineering graduates on the rise     Shepherd Construction to build two new academies in Lincolnshire     Proposals submitted for 55-storey south London tower     UK's tallest sculpture completed at Olympic Park     UK construction sector expands in October     Bidding opens to build first neighbourhood in Olympic Park     Costain secures £400m London Bridge station contract     Management team completes Encon buyout     Vinci to build two major UK waste treatment facilities     Ikea set to build 1,200 home in east London     Construction apprenticeships on the rise     UK government approves two new power plants     NI construction firm's HQ wins sustainable building award     Recycled plastic bridge built in Wales     Theft costs construction industry £1.6bn     Road improvement work to continue in Hampshire     Construction industry should learn lessons of Olympic site     Skanska awarded £50m contract for City of London development     Pembrokeshire solar park opens