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Kier completes £10m apprenticeship centre at Warwick Uni

Kier has completed the £10m apprenticeship centre for WMG and handed it over to the client, the University of Warwick.

SPIE secures m&e contract at the University of Manchester

SPIE UK has won an 18-month design, supply, install and commission contract for a clean room at The University of Manchester, as part of a new build being constructed by Balfour Beatty.

Eight contractors win place on £2bn YORcivil Major Works framework

Eight contractors have secured a place on the £2bn YORcivil Major Works framework to deliver civil engineering and highways major works projects.

Graham begins construction work on i9 development

Graham begins work on the new i9 office development in the City of Wolverhampton, bringing investment and jobs to the city.

62% decline in affordable housing for London, analysis reveals

As the 2010s draw to a close, the overall supply of new affordable housing hasn’t improved at all across the capital this decade, Southern Grove reveals.

Balfour Beatty to connect British and Danish power grids

Balfour Beatty has won a £90m contract to deliver the British onshore civils works for the Viking Link Interconnector Project.

SD awarded Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone contract

SD Sealants’ Tiling has been awarded a £600,000 contract in Bristol Temple Quarter's new residential apartments, designed with green infrastructure in mind.

Housebuilder Persimmon criticised over lack of construction standards

An independent review of Persimmon has revealed that the housebuilder fails to adopt a minimum standard for all of its homes and manifests a poor culture.

Muse secures One City Park scheme in Bradford

Muse Developments has been awarded the One City Park scheme, a new state-of-the-art office building, in Bradford.

£650m village development in Scotland gets the nod

Springfield Properties has gained planning consent for a 3,042-home village development at Durieshill in Stirling – believed to be the largest development to be approved in Scotland.

Adur council approves revised plans to regenerate Surry Street

Plans to regenerate The Mannings on Surry Street were approved last week which will see the creation of 74 new homes.

National Park achieves award for its local plan

The South Downs National Park Authority has received a major award from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) for the environmental excellence of its Local Plan.

UK’s biggest housebuilders of 2019 revealed

Barratt’s has topped the housebuilders table for 2019 with 17,579 completions over a 12-month period, as Persimmon narrowly misses out.

Construction begins on 1,000 new homes at Wirral Waters

Construction has commenced on three residential schemes at Wirral Waters, as the project looks set to transform 500-acres of former docklands.

Tolent wins £20m leisure centre contract in Berwick

Tolent has been appointed to Berwick’s new £20m leisure centre, the centre will be built in phases to guarantee that the existing centre facilities stay open throughout construction.

Architects to design three residential schemes worth £365m

Darling Associates has been selected by former Essential Living managing director to design three mixed-tenure residential schemes worth £365m.

Everton to submit plans for new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock

Everton Football Club has revealed it is ready to submit a planning application for a new football stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock in Liverpool.

National Grid appoints contractor to London Power Tunnels project

Hochtief-Murphy joint venture (HMJV) has been appointed by National Grid to deliver the second phase of its London Power Tunnels (LPT2) project in a contract worth £400m.

Ofwat’s investment programme to transform the water sector

Ofwat has confirmed a major investment programme to improve services for customers and the environment in its finalised price review for 2020-25.

Skanska completes Zayed Centre for Great Ormond Street

Skanska has completed the construction of The Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children for the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.

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