Government launches £2m fund to improve construction supply chain
The government has launched a £2 m incentive to encourage innovation in the building industry. Innovate UK, the new name for the Technology Strategy Board, is investing £2m of funding to encourage...
View ArticleGovernment to invest in underground construction skills
The government announced yesterday that it will join forces with industry to invest in tunnelling and underground construction skills. The funding, made up of £1.1m from the government and £1.7m from...
View ArticleGreen Deal vouchers extended until end of March
The Government has announced the extension of vouchers from the first release of the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) until Tuesday 31 March. Around £120m of vouchers, offering up to £7,600 off...
View ArticleGovernment push new housebuilding technology with £22m grant
The government announced a £22m grant to accelerate new house building technology today as part of a plan to meet demand for affordable new homes. The grant is part of a £104m project led by...
View ArticleMothballed 4,000 home development in Leicester to start next month
Work on a 4,000-home development near Leicester will start next month, after the government agreed a £9.4m loan to developer, ERB Drummond Trust. The Lubbesthorpe scheme near Leicester will provide...
View ArticleDECC cuts solar subsidies
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) today launched a consultation on controlling subsidies for solar PV of 5 MW and below under the Renewables Obligation (RO). The proposals would stop...
View ArticleGovernment axes Green Deal
The Government has announced that it will no longer continue to fund the Green Deal Finance Company and will stop any future funding releases of the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund. In a statement...
View ArticleAmber Rudd defends FiT review
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Amber Rudd, has defended the decision to review the feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme, the latest of the Government’s proposals to cut spending on ‘green’...
View ArticleBritish manufacturers concerned about changes to renewable energy policy
The majority of British manufacturers are concerned about changes to renewable energy policy and the bureaucracy that surrounds it, according to research by npower Business Solutions. The survey of 100...
View ArticleRe-vamped Manchester Victoria station revealed
The re-vamped Manchester Victoria station was unveiled today, following a £44m upgrade. The station, once dubbed Britain’s worst train station, features a new roof built from 410 ETFE cushions, which...
View ArticleSecond renewable energy firm to enter administration sparks industry alarm
Calls for the Government to rethink its green policies have grown louder following the collapse of two leading Green Deal and renewable energy installers. Climate Energy has become the second UK-based...
View ArticleSolar industry proposes emergency £1 rescue plan
The solar industry has put forward an emergency rescue plan for British solar as an alternative to the Government’s proposed cuts to the Feed-in Tariff. The Solar Trade Association (STA) says it hopes...
View ArticleChancellor doubles housing budget in Spending Review
Chancellor, George Osborne, has doubled the housing budget and pledged to build 400,000 affordable new homes by the end of the decade. The affordable housing package in the combined Autumn Statement...
View ArticleGovernment pledges to regenerate sink estates
The country’s “worst” council housing estates are set to be removed and replaced under new plans announced today by Prime Minister, David Cameron. The Government has identified 100 housing estates...
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