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Construction underway on £9.6m SEND school in Essex

Kier held a ceremony to mark the formal start of the project at Southview SEND School and New Rickstones Academy, both located at Conrad Road in Witham, Essex.

Go-ahead for QPR’s new training ground in Heston

The London Borough of Hounslow Council has approved planning permission for a new Queens Park Rangers training ground in Heston.

Construction work underway on mixed-use Mayfair scheme

Ardmore has officially started on site to construct a landmark mixed-use scheme as part of the redevelopment of the former Carrington Street NCP car park in Mayfair.

Urban Splash to lead £750m Swansea regeneration

Swansea Council has appointed Urban Splash as development partner for a number of key sites, including the Civic Centre, Swansea Central North and a plot of land running alongside the River Tawe in the St Thomas area of the city.

Tilbury Douglas hands over £10m West Oaks School campus in Leeds

Tilbury Douglas has successfully completed and handed over a new teaching facility to the West Oaks School – Woodhouse Learning Campus in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

Caddick secures £2m fit out contract for Bolton warehouse

Caddick Construction has been awarded a £2m contract to fit out a warehousing and office unit on the Logistics North industrial park in Bolton.

Balfour Beatty wins £85m overhead line contract in Scotland

Balfour Beatty has been awarded an £85m contract to deliver the second phase of overhead line works in the West of Scotland between Port Ann and Crossaig, on behalf of SSEN Transmission.

Six shortlisted for HS2’s £240m advanced civil works contracts

HS2 has invited six firms to tender for advanced civil works (ACW), a two-part enabling works contract for the phase 2a route from the West Midlands to Crewe.

Will construction supply shortages dent safety progress?

The Government’s bid to ‘build back better’ has reaffirmed an urgent need to improve construction output. Ian King, COO at Zeroignition explains why Brexit and the pandemic have together created a storm within the industry.

Kier hands over £57m student village in Warwick

Kier has successfully completed the final phase of the Cryfield student residences at the University of Warwick.

Go-ahead for £60m Manchester inland surfing lagoon

McKinney Group has been given the green light for plans to deliver a £60m inland surfing lagoon in Manchester.

Willmott Dixon secures £8m Innovation Central in Darlington

Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Darlington Borough Council to deliver the £8m Innovation Central in Darlington.

Green light for 702-bed student living scheme at Island Quarter

Plans for a 12-storey, 702-bed purpose-built student development at Nottingham's Island Quarter have been given the go-ahead by Nottingham City Council.

BAM Nuttall lands £118m Cross Tay Link Road project

BAM Nuttall has been appointed to deliver the detailed design and advance work on the £118m Cross Tay Link Road project.

Five bidders shortlisted for £1.9bn Lower Thames Crossing deal

National Highways has revealed the five companies in the race for two road contracts worth £1.9bn to design and build routes north and south of the river on the planned Lower Thames Crossing.

Tilbury Douglas hands over new SEND Beacon College

Tilbury Douglas has successfully completed the construction of the new Beacon College, which is a Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) school located in Hereford.

Balfour bags £52m London power tunnels project

Balfour Beatty has secured a £52m contract on behalf of National Grid to deliver cabling works as part of the London Power Tunnels 2 project.

Mace to build super-prime Audley Square scheme in Mayfair

Mace has been selected by Caudwell to deliver the Audley Square development in Mayfair which will see the creation of a 7-storey residential building.

Muse hands over new South Shields job centre

Muse Developments partnered with South Tyneside Council and contractor, GMI Construction Group to deliver a 12,000 sq ft new Jobcentre Plus for South Shields.

Kier lands £66m Mogden Sewage Treatment Works contract

Kier has secured a contract from Thames Water to deliver a £66m improvement project at Mogden Sewage Treatment Works in Isleworth.

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