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Government and Local Decision-Makers Urged to do more for North-East
By phillaw at January 24, 2012 | 11:02 | 0 Comment
THE construction industry has urged government and local decision-makers to do more to ensure the North-East does not lose out in the race to secure vital infrastructure investment. The government has published details of projects totalling £250bn over the next decade, but only £2.8bn of this investment has been earmarked for local infrastructure schemes in this more...
HSE Awarenss Course
By phillaw at January 13, 2012 | 10:23 | 0 Comment
Builders in the North East are being encouraged to attend a training event to get to grips with health and safety in one of Britain's most dangerous industries. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and industry partners have organised the event as part of the UK-wide Working Well Together (WWT) campaign and it will take place at The Durham Centre, Belmont Industrial more...
Caterpillar announces multi-million pound investment in its Tees Valley plant
By phillaw at December 8, 2011 | 15:28 | 0 Comment
CONSTRUCTION vehicle maker Caterpillar has announced a multi-million pound investment in its Tees Valley plant just weeks after it emerged £10m was being poured in to its County Durham facility. The £50m investment announced yesterday is being split between its Building Construction Products (BCP) division's plants in Stockton, which makes steel components for more...
