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Business Minister warns of deeper cuts: Bosses at the South West Regional Development Agency fear the cuts forced on them by the new government could be much deeper than originally thought. Business Minister Vince Cable has warned that development agencies in the South are likely to bear the brunt of money-saving measures in the coming months, with government resources to be concentrated in areas such as the North East and West Midlands.
Increase in surveyor workloads: Workloads for surveyors increased for the first time in two years, a recent study has shown. RICS (The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) reported increased workloads from their membership over the first quarter of 2010, representing the first such increase since the beginning of the recession.
Falling construction output helps hold the UK economy in recession. Much to the surprise of many analysts the UK economy appears to have remained in recession, with GDP output falling 0.4% in the three months of July, August and September. Construction output fell by 1.1% in the same period.
Contractors lead fight against spending cuts. The Construction Industry has launched a campaign against capital spending cuts, spelling out that every £1 spent on construction delivers an economic benefit of nearly £3.
Construction Recruitment Agencies Fined for Price Fixing: A Warwick Associates, Beresford Blake Thomas, CDI AndersElite, Eden Brown, Fusion People, Hays Specialist Recruitment, Henry Recruitment and Hill McGlynn & Associates have been fined a total of £39.27m by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for price-fixing.
New crackdown on self-employment; Construction recruitment specialists are confident a new government tax crackdown on employment status in construction will not spell the end of labour-only subcontractors wrokoing for agencies.
Construction unexploded bomb guide launched; A guide to dealing with unexploded bombs on construction sites will be launched later this year by industry research body CIRIA (Construction Industry Research and Information Association). Bomb disposal experts claim that during the last three years 15,000 items of ordnance have been removed from building sites.
Leading industry publication The Contract Journal have announced their list of best comapnies to work for in construction for 2009. The list is divided into categories of Building Contractor with 501 employees or more; Building Contractor with 100 - 500 employees; Building Contractor with 11-100 employees and as well as categories for civil engineering, professional services and specialist contractor services. The nominations for the building contractor categories are;
Grand Designs under fire from contractors over health and safety. TV show Grand Designs has come under fire from contractors angry at regular scenes in the programme that appear to show poor health and safety management.
Purnell announces Tower Crane Register. A statutory tower crane register should be in place by April 2010, according to James Purnell, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, preceeded by a voluntary system starting later this year.
