The Associated General Contractors of America report that the Internal Revenue Service has issued its final version of a regulation that will impair all government contracts by 2014. By 2014, all contracts will be susceptible to withholding. Construction News Federal & State Contracts Legislation & Law New Laws Public Contracting Taxation 3% rule 3% withholding federal contract withholding IRS regulation for construction public construction taxation public contract withholding state contract withholding Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 Tax Relief Ac MORE >>

This will involve an integrated approach across Diageo’s production, commercial and brands heritage businesses, including The Gleneagles Hotel, host to the Ryder Cup 2014. Building Construction Industry Building Engineering Sector construction jobs construction news Diageo t4ts train4tradeskills Train4TradeSkills News construction Economy of Scotland plumbing jobs practical training Scotland train 4 trade skills train 4 trade skills news Train4trades train4tradeskills scribdDiageo sets out £1billion Scotch whisky investment plan. MORE >>

Line 12 is expected to be in operation by 2014 from the city’s northeast to its southwest, with 30-plus stations and 40 kilometers of track. International NewsOne worker was killed and eight others injured when scaffolding collapsed at a Metro Line 12 construction site in the Pudong New Area yesterday, Shanghai government officials said. Three of the injured suffered severe injuries and a search was under way for others believed buried underneath the fallen debris. The accident happened about 9pm in Pudong’s Jinqiao area. Source: Shanghai Daily. MORE >>

The news about the significant redevelopment of Hinckley’s town centre, Leicestershire, comes after 12 years of discussions about the future of the project. As reported on BBC News today, the regeneration scheme will build 24 new retail and restaurant units, 111,000 square foot Sainsbury’s store and a new bus station. Stuart Bray, the leader of Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, said: “This is fantastic news for the town and means we shall soon start to see things happening. We are now looking forward to working with the developer on the construction programme.”. MORE >>

Building and construction work at Bangor University will begin in May this year, continuing until 2014, whilst work in Durham will begin this month and is expected to be completed by September 2013. Chris Webster, Chief Executive of Miller Construction, told Construction News : “We are building a strong portfolio of projects in Higher Education and the contracts at Bangor University and Durham University provide us with the opportunity to reinforce our expertise and skills in this market.”. What’s your reaction to the expanding university infrastructure across the UK? MORE >>