Hull suppliers join talks to win more local work_2
19 July 2012
Suppliers to the construction industry in Hull are joining a forum to discuss how local firms can get a bigger slice of the city’s expected construction boom, writes Cathy Hayward.
They will meet for the first time with city officials, contractors and manufacturers this month to map out a plan.
Kingston upon Hull City Council sold half of its privately owned telephone company, Kingston Communications, last year and will spend £700 million of the proceeds on construction over the next seven years.
The newly formed Hull Construction...