Orkney £28.5m energy system to create ‘smart energy island’
The ReFLEX Orkney £28.5m project has been launched to digitally link local electricity, transport, and heat networks into one controllable energy system.
London’s super sewer 40% complete, says Tideway
The company responsible for building London’s new super sewer has revealed they have completed 40% of construction and are on track to deliver the project by 2024.
Galliford Try awarded two water-related contracts worth £35m
The larger project, to be carried out in joint venture with Black & Veatch, is the upgrade of Keadby pumping station near Scunthorpe for the Environment Agency.
Procurement specialists break £1bn social value mark
Procurement specialists, Pagabo, have announced more than £1bn in its measurement of social value, according to financial year-end figures.
CPA on the lookout for plant sector Stars of the Future
The CPA is hosting its Stars of the Future awards ceremony on 26 June 2019 to recognise some of the industry’s brightest and most promising talent.
Schools nationwide to be refurbished thanks to £1.4bn funding
Schools across England are to benefit from investment of over £1.4bn in buildings and facilities over the coming financial year
Concrete wall blocks firm fined after workers hand crushed
Concrete wall blocks firm Thakeham Tiles Ltd has been sentenced after a worker’s hand was crushed in an unguarded machine.
Brent’s tallest building transformation underway
Plans will deliver affordable workspace, a Lidl supermarket and hundreds of affordable homes, the redevelopment is expected to be complete by 2022.
AEC alliance to deploy digital twin platform
Digital transformation specialist, Capgemini, is to enter into an alliance partnership with Autodesk, to deploy a new cloud-enabled digital twin platform.
EU invests €4bn for 25 infrastructure projects
The EU is to invest €4bn on 25 large infrastructure projects across ten of its Member States.
Higgins to deliver 75 affordable homes overlooking the Thames
Higgins has started work on site to design and build a 14 storey residential block which will home 75 affordable homes at Woolwich Reach, E16 for Notting Hill Genesis.
Balfour Beatty benefits from drones on M6 smart motorway
This article takes a look at how Balfour Beatty is reaping the benefits of using drones on Smart Motorways in England, with support from UAV specialists Heliguy.
Pegasus Group secures planning for creative hub in Yorkshire
Selby District Council has approved plans by Makin Enterprises to develop a creative hub on land at the former RAF Church Fenton airbase, already home to Yorkshire’s largest film studio.
BAM: Jesus College in Oxford redevelopment underway
Jesus College in Oxford has appointed BAM to deliver the redevelopment of its £36m Northgate site, including a new lecture theatre, library and student accommodation.
GMB urges KPMG to clarify Be First Regeneration accounts
GMB London has called on auditor KPMG to clarify why accounts for Be First Regeneration are late as fears grow about losses in the accounts for March 2018.
Costs hike by £54.9m in Costain Welsh road upgrade
The Welsh Government has confirmed that the Costain scheme to widen the road between Gilwern and Brynmawr has increased by £54.9m
Mace to fit-out new Bristol HMRC offices
Mace Interiors has been appointed by HMRC to deliver the fit-out for 100,000 sq ft of category B fit-out at their new site in Bristol.
McLaren to deliver Leicester’s new football training centre
McLaren Construction has been awarded principal contractor on Leicester City Football Club’s new state-of-the-art training centre.
MPs slam Crossrail project for ‘unnacceptable shortcomings’
A committee of MPs has urged the Department for Transport (DfT) and Crossrail Ltd to explain who is responsible for the delays and 19% cost failures on the Crossrail project.
RGU research to explore innovative robotic timber construction
Researchers from RGU's Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment are conducting a research project into an innovative housing construction method which could help to bring down the cost for house-buyers.
Company director sentenced for unregistered gas work
An unregistered gas fitter operating as a director of Master Plumbing Contractors Limited has been sentenced for carrying out gas work without being registered with Gas Safe.
How advancing technology will affect construction workers
This article explores new forms of technology while also considering how humans are still vital to construction and how finding a good balance is essential.
Birmingham to work with landlords to tackle homelessness
Birmingham City Council has been awarded £711,000 from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to work with the private-rented housing sector to prevent homelessness.
Competition challenges students to design home using MMC
The Construction Innovation Hub has teamed up with MOBIE to challenge school students in the UK to design a home using modern methods of construction.
UCL appoints ISG as main contractor for neurology centre
ISG will focus on design and procurement for a research facility that will serve as a hub for the UK Dementia Research Institute and a new home for the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology.
Kier Property wins £200m Camberley town regeneration
Kier Property has been selected by Surrey Heath Borough Council for the £200m mixed-use regeneration of Camberley Town Centre.