Kier hands over new campus at Salvatorian College
Kier has successfully completed the new campus at Salvatorian College in Harrow, the transformation of the school’s estate is part of the Department for Education’s Priority Schools Building programme.
L&G agrees £350m investment in Bristol Temple Island
Legal & General has agreed terms with Bristol City Council to invest £350m into Bristol Temple Island to transform the vacant site into a new urban quarter.
Caddick completes trio of schemes for Chancerygate
Caddick Construction has completed three industrial and retail projects, including the £10m Novus warehouse and distribution facility at Parkgate Industrial Estate in Knutsford on behalf of client Chancerygate Ltd.
£19.7m Carlisle town deal projects revealed
Projects that will benefit from £19.7m Government funding, as part of Carlisle’s Town Deal plan, have been unveiled.
£7.5m Swansea railway refurbishment complete
Swansea railway station has been given a transformation after Network Rail and Transport for Wales came together to deliver key improvements.
Plans in for £135m Wigan shopping centre redevelopment
Cityheart and BCEGI have submitted a hybrid planning application for the £135m redevelopment of the Galleries Shopping Centre in Wigan.
Wates gets the go-ahead for new homes in Romford
Proposals for 1,380 new homes at Waterloo and Queen Street in Romford have been approved by Havering Council’s Strategic Planning Committee.
NHBC announces winners of Pride in the Job Awards 2021
The NHBC has announced this year’s winners of its flagship Pride in the Job Awards, recognising site managers who have achieved the highest standards in housebuilding across the UK.
Graham secures £13m Southwark student accommodation contract
Graham has been awarded a contract by Student Urban Living Bermondsey to build a new £13m student accommodation block in Bermondsey Spa Gardens, Southwark.
New Belong Chester care village tops out
Belong Chester, the new care village set to open on City Road, has reached the topping out stage – meaning the main building works are another step closer to its scheduled opening in early 2022.
LHC extends schools and community buildings framework
Public sector framework specialist LHC has extended its schools and community buildings framework for an additional three months, following a delay in the retendering procedure caused by Covid-19.
Green light for plans to transform Aberdeen University campus
Plans to transform the King's Quarter at the University of Aberdeen’s King’s College campus have been given the green light by Aberdeen City Council.
Aggregate Industries opens new Warwickshire concrete plant
As part of ongoing plans to expand its concrete offering across the West Midlands, Aggregate Industries has opened a new ready-mix concrete plant in Coleshill, Warwickshire.
Modular housing provider grows order book to over £200m
Modular housing provider, ilke Homes has grown its order book to over £200m after it agrees a £44m deal with ReSI LP’s for-profit provider, ReSI Homes Limited.
Latimer secures Manchester site to deliver 60% affordable homes scheme
Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group, has acquired a 1.24 acre brownfield site in Manchester, investing in the city and committing to affordable housing.
1,200 homes delivered at Wembley Park
John Sisk & Son and Quintain have delivered 1,201 new homes at two new developments, E03 Canada Gardens and E05 The Robinson at Wembley Park.
Living Space Housing appoints new project manager
Living Space Housing has appointed Martin Gaffney as a project manager to head up the delivery of its flagship Malvern Oaks development in Cradley, Herefordshire.
Is the economic recovery hiding mental health issues among construction SMEs?
The economic recovery is concealing a growing mental health epidemic among construction SMEs, according to a new online survey by YouGov.
Structural engineers use Nemetschek solutions for complex structures
Structural engineering and steel detailing provider, Connected Structural Group is using AEC solutions Bluebeam, SDS2, and RISA to build casinos, airports, hospitals, campuses, and other facilities.
University of Bolton to deliver facilities management degree apprenticeship
Bolton University will deliver a facilities management degree apprenticeship, after gaining approval as an IWFM recognised centre to deliver the IWFM diploma as a dual award with its BSc (Hons) in facilities and built asset management programme.
Modular housing provides green bay for institutions to park their capital
Joseph Daniels, founder and CEO of Etopia Group, discusses why lenders will need to look to modular housing to comply with their ESG objectives, future-proof their loan books and achieve their net-zero targets.
Morgan Sindall begins work on £10m East Sussex College development
Morgan Sindall has started work on the development of a new teaching facility at Hailsham Community College in Hailsham, East Sussex.
VolkerFitzpatrick replaces London Victoria to Ramsgate footbridge
VolkerHighways and VolkerFitzpatrick have replaced an expired pedestrian footbridge over the London Victoria to Ramsgate railway cutting, at Gillingham, Kent
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Plans in for £300m Blackpool Central scheme
Developers Nikal Ltd and Media Invest Entertainment have submitted a planning application for the £300m Blackpool Central scheme.
Virtual reality brings HS2 Old Oak Common to life
As part of its innovation programme, HS2 is developing virtual reality (VR), eye-tracking and emotion-sensing technology to be used to develop how passengers will navigate their way around the new HS2 station at Old Oak Common.
It’s time for fresh ideas on construction product data, not old...
Darren Lester, founder and CEO of SpecifiedBy, explores the shortfalls of the proposed new Code for Construction Product Information and offers a constructive look to find more productive ways to move forward.