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Colas awarded £328m maintenance and response contract

National Highways have awarded Colas Ltd with the £328m,eight-year maintenance and response contract for Area 9, which covers the strategic road network within Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, and Shropshire as well as parts of Gloucestershire, Derbyshire, and Leicestershire.

Laing O’Rourke to build Centre for Humanities at University of Oxford

Long-standing partner Laing O’Rourke will deliver the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for Humanities at the University of Oxford.

Farrans Construction wins £50m senior living development contract

Farrans Construction has been awarded the contract to build a new £50m senior living development in Bedfordshire, England.

Modular offices for improved health and wellbeing

A webinar hosted by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) heard that the pace of change in workplaces over the next decade would be ‘astounding’, as office buildings that fail to comply with health and wellbeing regulations will become redundant.

Kier awarded affordable housing Television Centre development contract

Stanhope, Mitsui Fudosan and AIMCo have announced that they have awarded Kier the contract for the construction of 142 new affordable homes for Peabody in Macfarlane Place at Television Centre, London.

Willmott Dixon begins work on £10.7m SEMH School

Willmott Dixon has started work in Okehampton, to deliver a new £10.7m SEMH school for children with special needs in West Devon, on behalf of Devon County Council.

Tilbury Douglas begins refurbishing grade II listed Oldham Old Library

Tilbury Douglas has started work on a major refurbishment project to restore and reopen Oldham Old Library.

Government injects £316m funding to tackle homelessness in the UK

The government have announced a £316m funding boost to the Homelessness Prevention Grant, which will support households in England who are homeless, or at risk of losing their home.

Tilbury Douglas secures place on 2021 DfE Construction Framework

Tilbury Douglas has been appointed on the new Department for Education’s (DfE) 2021 Construction Framework, with an anticipated spend of £1.8bn to cover all education-related projects from £6-12m.

HS2 creates the first of 56 giant piers for Colne Valley Viaduct

HS2 has taken another step forward towards the construction of the UK’s largest railway bridge, as work begins on the first of 56 giant concrete piers that will support the Colne Valley Viaduct.

Cardiff’s £2bn Gateway Linear Park for Garden City revealed

The first glimpse of the Gateway Linear Park entrance to Plasdŵr, Cardiff’s ‘garden city for the 21st century’ has been released.

New build housing to reduce carbon emissions by a third

New government regulations mean that new builds in England will have to produce significantly less carbon, as the country moves towards net-zero targets.

Demolition of Norton Court makes way for Birmingham Women’s Hospital’s modernisation

Demolition of Norton Court at Birmingham Women’s Hospital by leading building company Tilbury Douglas and local demolition and remediation partners Armac Group has successfully paved the way for hospital expansion.

Gove bans Grenfell lead contractor from government housing scheme

A company linked to the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower is being excluded from the government’s Help to Buy housing scheme, pending the outcome of the Grenfell Inquiry, following concerns of ‘unacceptable’ business practices.

Levelling up: Government pledges billions for councils to build back better

Councils across England are set to receive £53.9bn in ‘Levelling up’ funding for the next upcoming financial year, including an additional £1bn of funding for social care, according to the latest government announcement.

Major redevelopment plans for Wakefield rugby club

Wakefield Council approve plans for major redevelopment of Belle Vue stadium, providing a brand new 2,507 seated capacity East Stand built to Super League standards, and community facilities.

Construction firm receives £174K in tax relief for fixing stormwater tanks

Oakley Industrial Services has received £174k in government tax relief after perfecting a method for fixing underground stormwater tanks.

The Donaldson Group acquires timber frame technology specialist SMTS

The Donaldson Group has acquired Stewart Milne Timber Systems, a ‘UK pioneer’ in timber frame technology and manufacturing, marking the company’s entry into the timber frame market.

Graham gains two places on DfE’s £7bn construction framework

GRAHAM makes it on to the highly coveted Department for Education’s 2021 £7bn Construction Framework.

Kitchen manufacturers invited to apply for LHC K7 framework

LHC invites kitchen manufacturers to apply for a new four-year framework to supply kitchens and associated products to the public sector.

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