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Green light for £43m social housing scheme in Brent

Plans for 65 new council homes, a state-of-the-art education centre and a new affordable workplace in Brent have been given the green light.

Mulbury and Great Places to deliver £11m housing scheme in Shaw

Residential developer Mulbury has agreed a deal with Great Places Housing Group to deliver 65 new homes in Shaw, Greater Manchester.

Construction contract awards rise to £6.3bn in July

Construction contract awards increased by at least 33% in every sector in July, as the total value surged from £3.1bn in June to £6.3bn.

Landmark provides free environment checks on Nightingale hospitals

Landmark provided free Envirocheck reports to 66 Works Group Royal Engineer carrying out an evaluation of environmental factors to consider in the design of NHS Nightingale hospitals in Birmingham, Manchester and Cardiff.

Atkins predicts digitally-driven Covid recovery in 18 months

The new Atkins report shows that 68% of infrastructure businesses expect their organisation’s outlook to have recovered to pre-crisis levels by Q4 2021.

Go-ahead for Space Hub Sutherland plans

Plans for the Space Hub Sutherland, which will launch satellites into orbit from the north Highlands of Scotland, have been approved by Highland Council.

Green light for Nottingham Guildhall transformation

Plans to transform the vacant Guildhall into a hotel have been given the green light by Nottingham City Council.

Winners revealed for professional services framework

The Procure Partnerships Framework have concluded the tender process for its Professional Services Agreement.

Mace to oversee Brent Cross West Station project

Mace has been chosen to provide project management services for the Brent Cross West Station development in North London.

£77m funding to kick start York Central project

Homes England and Network Rail have agreed to invest £77m for infrastructure work to ensure that York’s new city centre development goes ahead.

Wates begins housing repairs for Crawley Borough Council

Wates has started a ten-year contract of housing repairs for Crawley Borough Council in the middle of a pandemic, after assembling its teams using virtual and social distancing mobilisation measures.

Issues in the construction sector post-Covid and how to tackle them

David Kelly, general manager for EMEA at Deputy, takes a deeper look into the challenges faced by the construction sector following the coronavirus outbreak, and the possible solutions to deal with them.

Man erased from Architects Register for inappropriate social media post

Peter Kellow of Peter Kellow Architecture has been erased from the Architects Register for inappropriate comments on social media where he denied the existence of the Jewish race.

Interserve to deliver £4m Digital Innovation Hub for Barnsley College

Interserve has secured a £4m contract to transform the SciTech Centre at Barnsley College to create a new Digital Innovation Hub.

CLC launches Brexit working group to prepare construction industry

The Construction Leadership Council has launched a ‘Brexit Working Group’, to produce and signpost business guidance and information to help the industry be prepared to maintain business continuity at the end of the transition period.

Murphy to deliver Soham’s new railway station

Network Rail has appointed J Murphy and Sons to build Soham’s new railway station, which will deliver a new 99-metre platform and a footbridge.

Construction starts on £13.5m Norwich Castle transformation

Morgan Sindall has started construction on the major National Lottery Heritage Fund supported project to transform Norwich Castle Keep back to its origins as a Norman royal palace.

Two superspan gantries installed over M6

Two 38-tonne gantries spanning the width of the M6 were installed in under 10 hours as part of Highways England’s upgrade of the motorway.

Willmott Dixon to deliver extra care facility in Old Woking

Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Woking Borough Council to deliver Hale End Court, which will provide independent living and extra care housing facilities in Old Woking.

London Airport halts £500m development programme

London City Airport has temporarily halted its £500m development programme due to decreasing passenger numbers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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