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The Arndale Centre in Eastbourne is set to undergo a major extension worth an estimated £85m, a recent media news report on the matter was able to reveal.

A new super-school that will see five different schools merge into a single, “all-through” educational establishment, is set to be built by Willmott Dixon on behalf of the Ceredigion County Council, a recent news report was able to reveal.

Access control systems designed to fully integrate building contractors' CSCS cards will become more widespread on the future, especially since the whole industry is set to grow 23% by the end of 2018, according to the latest Construction Products Association (CPA).

Individuals and organizations looking for a way to enhance the level of security at their sites or premises should seriously consider removing their older mechanical master key systems and replacing them with modern, high-end proximity smart card-based access control systems.While using a key system is extremely easy, the truth of the matter is that, on the long-term, it can cost a lot of time and money. For example, should one employee lose his assigned set of keys, the company would have to replace all locks on the site, at a considerable cost.

Access control systems are a must have for any public services' buildings where the safety and security of personnel is of utmost importance, such as fire and rescue, ambulance or emergency centres.Included in the above category is also the new £15 emergency centre that's currently being built in Wrexham in Wales. The facility will house a six-bay ambulance station and eight-bay fire station, a recent media news report on the matter was able to reveal.

Biometric systems are typically used for restricting access to sensitive, high security areas, but their actual range of uses can extend much further, as researchers from Michigan State University have recently proven.

A new £60m Graphine Engineering Innovation Centre is to be built in Manchester, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal.The new facility will be added to the £40m National Graphene Institute that BAM is currently building for Manchester University.

Plans to build new student accommodation in Portsmouth have been approved by the local council, with construction work set to start shortly, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal. The site located in Portsmouth's Greetham Street is being acquired from Portsmouth City Council.

The site of a former brewery is set to be redeveloped and become a University Technical College (UTC) for West Midlands Construction in Wolverhampton, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal. The former Springfield Brewery site is to become home to the new multi-million pound, West Midlands Construction UTC (WMCUTC) for 14 to 19 year olds.

Construction work has begun on a new £14 million retail development in Surrey, featuring two new retail units which will include car parking and soft landscaping.Midas Construction is the main contractor for this project on behalf of client Notcutts Woodbridge Ltd, which owns the site. Troika Project Management Ltd has also been brought it for essential services for the project, which is set to be complete by June 2015.

Construction work is set to start on a new £6.7m medical and dental facility at RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire, a recent media news report on the matter was able to reveal.The three-storey facility includes treatment rooms, laboratories, offices and meeting rooms and will service the needs of the US Air Force team who operate the communication station based at the site.

A school in Reading is set to take over the operation of a sports centre located on its campus, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal.The Highdown School in Emmer Green will take over running the centre from Reading Borough Council and plans to honour existing lesson programmes and leisure bookings but has not yet decided whether it will continue to allow members of the public casual access to the pool and sports hall.