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Construction firm Willmot Dixon moves to larger premises in Hitchin

10 February 2014 5:26 pm Leave a Comment

Construction company Willmot Dixon has decided to move its regional construction office in Hitchin from Park Street to a bigger property in nearby Wilbury Way, in order to provide enough room for expansion and the creation of new jobs, a news report in the local business media has revealed.

Willmott Dixon’s Hitchin office is the company’s regional base from where it delivers construction projects across a range of industry sectors in the northern Home Counties and London.

New £6m Leisure Centre set to be built for Selby District Council

7 February 2014 3:55 pm Leave a Comment

Building experts Wates Construction are set to start work on a new £6m leisure centre for Selby District Council, a news report in the local business media has revealed.

Mobile solutions to drive further the popularity of biometrics

4 February 2014 11:45 am Leave a Comment

The consumerisation of biometrics authentication and security solutions will be largely driven by the adoption of mobile solutions, market research company Goode Intelligence has predicted.

Carbon fibre manufacturer to build specialized facility at Narborough

31 January 2014 4:23 pm Leave a Comment

Formax, a well-known manufacturer of carbon fibre and speciality composite reinforcements for the automotive sector, recently acquired premises next to its Narborough site for building a new specialized manufacturing facility, a recent news report in the local media has revealed.

New Queen’s Terminal at Heathrow set to open in June

27 January 2014 4:02 pm Leave a Comment

The brand new Queen’s Terminal at Heathrow airport is set to officially open on 4 June 2014 following 5 years of redevelopment work, a news release in the local business media has revealed.

Apart from the main Terminal 2 building, the new terminal will also include a monumental new sculpture by artist Richard Wilson RA, a 1,340-space car park and an energy centre and cooling station.

Bam Construction wins contract to build £29 million school of veterinary medicine

24 January 2014 2:30 pm Leave a Comment

Well-known UK contractor Bam Construction has managed to secure a contract worth £29 million for building the new school of veterinary medicine for the University of Surrey, a news report in the local business media has revealed.

New railway station set to be built at Cambridge Science Park

20 January 2014 3:39 pm Leave a Comment

A new rail station at Cambridge Science Park was granted planning permission by the Cambridgeshire County Council in a bid to help shorten the journey times between the city’s main business areas and London, a news report in the local business media has revealed.

The station, designed by Atkins, will make it possible for passengers to travel between Science Park, St John’s Innovation Centre and the Cambridge Business Park to London in just around 30 minutes.

SMEs to be actively involved in north Wales super-prison scheme

16 January 2014 2:27 pm Leave a Comment

More than 250 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have participated in a large-scale tender for supplying various services as part of the project to build a new prison for north Wales, a news report in the business media has revealed.

The sub-contracting projects were put out to tender by Kier, Carillion, Lend Lease and Interserve – the four contractors who are themselves bidding to build the new prison for the Ministry of Justice.

Electromagnetic locks and electric strikes market to record strong growth by 2017

14 January 2014 11:16 am Leave a Comment

The electromagnetic locks and electric strikes market will grow at CAGRs of 6.9% and 7.8% respectively by 2017, significantly outperforming the mechanical locks’ segment, a new research report from IHS has revealed.

It’s already a well known fact that access control systems are becoming increasingly popular because they provide a higher level of security while offering integration opportunities with time management and building automation systems.

Global security market to record healthy growth over 2014, forecast reveals

10 January 2014 11:41 am Leave a Comment

The global physical access control market is set to record a 7% increase over 2013 levels, research firm IHS Technology has predicted during a recent report.

The new report suggest that this specific market segment will reach an overall $3.4 billion. Additionally, for the video market, IHS Technology forecasts 12 percent global growth this year, with fixed-dome and 180/360-degree network cameras as the fastest growing categories.

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