The Highland Council will highlight to the Scottish Government a series of infrastructure and development projects that would boost economic growth and create new trade jobs. Our response will highlight the need to ensure we have the best infrastructure in place to make the most of every opportunity and will recognise the work we are doing to promote sustainable development and economic growth. The projects being promoted by the Council to the Government include strategic road improvements to the A9. MORE >>

The development will be delivered in two phases with phase one comprising the construction of the new 9,395m2 supermarket for Sainsbury’s together with 267 residential units of which 52 will be shared ownership. Phase two comprises the demolition of the existing superstore and the construction of 196 units, including 14 social rented homes. Our London portfolio is expanding fast – we now have over 3,000 units under construction across the Capital in 17 boroughs providing homes ranging from £120,000 to £3.5m.”. acre site in Fulham from Sainsbury plc. MORE >>

Building, Engineering and Construction work of the Olympic Park for London 2012 has raised the public profile of the industry, helping millions of people in Britain to appreciate the importance of civil engineering to society, a survey by a leading engineering body revealed today. Nearly half of the 2, 000 people who took part in the ComRes survey  said they would consider civil engineering to be a ‘respected’ profession, alongside jobs such as lawyers and teachers. More than 46,000 jobs have been created as a result of the London 2012 construction project. MORE >>

Chancellor George Osborne has used Budget 2013 to announce an additional £3 billion investment plan to boost infrastructure spending and create new trade jobs. The Budget sets out further action to build a stronger economy, with help for UK businesses to create jobs and kick-start major construction projects across England. So by using our extra savings from government departments, we will boost our infrastructure plans by £3 billion a year from 2015-16. But on existing plans, capital spending is still due to fall back in 2015-16. don’t think that’s sensible. MORE >>

“Growth-boosting railway projects to help for the creation of new electrical, plumbing and engineering jobs”  . billion infrastructure investment package that will deliver sustainable economic growth and pave the way for thousands of new jobs for people in the trades, the Department for Transport revealed today. The plan includes the electrification of a number of railway schemes including the Midland Main Line between Bedford and Sheffield creating new jobs in the electrical engineering sector. The Government has announced a £9.4 MORE >>