Go-ahead for 244 new homes in Collyhurst Village
Manchester City Council and FEC has received planning approval for the first phase of its Collyhurst regeneration plans – part of Manchester’s £4bn Victoria North project.
Want to explore MMC but not sure where to start? Here’s...
If, as a social housing provider, you’re not fully ready to take the plunge into MMC yet, Gary Cawley, regional director of the Consortium Procurement Construction (CPC), explores the way forward.
GMI bags £30m build to rent scheme in Derby
Contractor GMI Construction has secured a £30m contract to deliver a 259-unit build to rent apartment block in Derby city centre.
Wates embraces company-wide flexible working
Wates has announced the adoption of company-wide flexible working, as it aims to improve staff wellbeing and productivity.
Evolving street works in the UK through data and digital twins
Michelle Scarsbrook, commercial sector director at Sopra Steria, explores how to minimise disruption to our roads by evolving street works through data and digital twins.
The CCPI is crucial to prioritising safer buildings now
Peter Caplehorn, chief executive of the Construction Products Association (CPA), explains the importance of the new Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI).
BAM to reduce emissions from construction machinery by 90%
BAM has committed to running all of its UK construction machinery using recycled cooking oil, contributing to goals focused on reducing carbon emissions from its activities.
Ardmore wins contract to restore Old War Office site
Ardmore has secured the contract to restore and transform the iconic Old War Office site in Whitehall.
HS2’s Chiltern tunnel chalk grassland project gains approval
HS2 has gained approval for a scheme that will use material excavated from the Chiltern tunnels to create 127 hectares of new chalk grassland and wetland habitats around the tunnel’s south portal.
North west logistics scheme gets the green light
Symmetry Park Wigan, a strategic logistics scheme on Junction 25 of the M6, has been given the green light.
IHP to deliver £50m mental health facility for young people
Integrated Health Projects (IHP), the VINCI Construction UK and Sir Robert McAlpine joint venture has been appointed to deliver a new Children and Young Persons (CYP) Mental Healthcare facility for the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM).
nmcn agrees refinancing deal with new investors
nmcn has agreed a refinancing deal worth up to £29m, which will see the company hand over a controlling stake to new investors Svella Plc.
HS2 opens Chipping Warden relief road
HS2 has opened a new relief road around the village of Chipping Warden in Northamptonshire, allowing construction vehicles and other through traffic to avoid the centre of the village and the local primary school.
Construction firm fined after worker severs hand
A construction company has been fined after a worker’s hand was severed by an inadequately guarded mitre saw on a construction site in Bolney, Sussex.
Structural engineering software assists work on the Pontsteiger
SCIA Engineer’s structural engineering software assists engineers and subcontractors working on the Pontsteiger in Houthaven, Amsterdam.
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.