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Tilbury Douglas bags two new education contracts in the West Midlands

Tilbury Douglas Construction has won two new education contracts in the West Midlands, The Ladder School and Walsall Studio School.

Gracewood and EastendHomes to develop rooftop homes in London

Gracewood Group and EastendHomes will provide 142 new homes on Eric Estate in London along with further estate refurbishment work, construction is already underway.

Weston Homes withdraws high court challenge for Anglia Square scheme

Weston Homes has withdrawn from challenging the housing secretary Robert Jenrick in the High Court for the redevelopment of Anglia Square in Norwich.

Pagabo launches national utilities supply framework

Pagabo has launched the National Utilities Supply Framework to provide public sector bodies with a procurement route for their electricity, gas and water supply contracts.

Biophilic Swansea project ‘a first for the UK’

The Biophilic Swansea project will transform the site of the former Woolworth store on Oxford Street, providing affordable new homes and workspace alongside a community urban farm.

Kane secures £29m MEP contract at Lewisham Gateway

MEP contractor Kane has landed a £29m design and build contract with Balfour Beatty to deliver the MEP installation at Lewisham Gateway Phase 2.

Bauer Keller JV wins £95m HS2 foundations contract

Bauer and Keller JV has bagged a contract to deliver ground engineering and foundational work along an 80km stretch of HS2.

Willmott Dixon lands £22.9m Gateshead Quays car park

Willmott Dixon has been awarded a £22.9m contract to deliver a ‘futuristic’ multi-storey car park in the Baltic Quarter of Gateshead.

Readie Construction bags £28m contract for Moog Controls centre

Readie Construction has started work at a Gloucestershire site, paving the way for the development of a manufacturing and design facility for Moog Controls Limited.

Green light for all four phases of Peel in North West London

Countryside has received planning approval from London Borough of Brent, for all four phases of Peel, in Kilburn, North West London.

Construction output grows by 1.6% in February

Construction output grew by 1.6% in February 2021, largely thanks to a 1.5% increase in new work and 1.9% increase in repair and maintenance, as the industry maintains its recovery.

Plans unveiled for new £200m business quarter in Nottingham

Plans have been unveiled for New Albion Place, a new office space development by the former Broadmarsh shopping centre in Nottingham.

JV North opens bids for £560m housebuilding framework

JV North, a consortium of North West housing associations and local authorities has launched a £560m framework to build 4,000 homes.

Laing O’Rourke sets new sustainability and equality targets

Laing O’Rourke has announced new global sustainability targets, including a commitment to decarbonise its own operations by 2030 and achieve equal numbers of men and women among its 5,500 global staff.

Plans approved for Southampton Airport extension

Eastleigh Borough Council has approved controversial plans to extend Southampton’s airport runway.

Muse submits plans for affordable homes at Northshore

Following the recent deal with Thirteen to bring a further 75 much-needed affordable homes to Stockton on Tees, Muse Developments has submitted plans to Stockton on Tees Borough Council to bring the phase forward.

The Egan Report 23 years on… Part 1: How has construction changed?

More than two decades on from the release of the influential Egan Report, Nathan Doughty, CEO of Asite, reflects on the progress the construction industry has made with five key drivers of change.

Green light for 1,600 new homes at Northwick Park Hospital

Network Homes has received planning permission for the next stage of a major development at Northwick Park Hospital in Northwest London.

Terra puts forward 96-acres of land for 600 new homes in North Somerset

Terra Strategic has agreed terms with five landowners to promote circa 96-acres of the proposed Banwell Garden Village development through the Local Plan process.

Redrow acquire land for 1,250 new homes across Cheshire

Redrow has secured land for around 1,250 new homes across two different locations in Cheshire, including a 63.5-acre site in Congleton.

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