Industry News Roundup
1st March 2019
The latest news this week in the Built Environment:
Llangollen railway: Funding bid to finish steam project
After 45 years of building a railway line between two Denbighshire towns, volunteers say they need £10,000 to finish the last stretch. Read more…
O’Rourke seals £70m Oxford Uni biochem project
Laing O’Rourke has finally signed a contract with the University of Oxford for phase two expansion of its acclaimed biochemistry building. Read more…
Thames Water turns up pressure on water thieves
Thames Water is ramping up the pressure on those who illegally tap into supplies and steal water after four separate offenders were heavily fined in court. Read more…
NatWest lifts DSS restrictions on BTL landlords following campaign
NatWest is lifting restrictions on buy-to-let landlords to allow them to let to tenants in receipt of housing benefit. Read more…
UK Collaboration Awarded £0.8m For Tech To Tackle Black Plastic
A unique project born from a collaboration between recycling compliance scheme Ecosurety, plastic innovations specialist Impact Solutions, recycling specialists Impact Recycling and plastics injection moulder company McLaren Plastics has been awarded £0.8 million by the Government’s Innovate UK grant scheme. Read more…
