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Ramboll awards VU.CITY with multi-million-pound investment
Smart city design and planning platform VU.CITY has secured a series A multi-million-pound investment from Ramboll to help model the future our cities using digital twin technology.
Will construction insolvencies rise in 2022?
Ben Harwood, head of asset recovery at Naismiths, asks whether we should be bracing for a second wave of construction firms going bust in 2022.
GMI Construction tops out on £52m Leeds office development
Contractor GMI Construction Group PLC celebrate the topping out of the new £52m office development at Thorpe Park Leeds, by installing the final steelwork.
Morgan Sindall completes £14.6m Community College expansion project
Morgan Sindall has completed a two year, £14.6m development and expansion project at Cromwell Community College, in Cambridgeshire.
WILL+Partners appointed to design new Peartree Hostel
WILL+Partners Architects has been appointed by charity and housing provider One YMCA, to deliver a new Peartree Hostel in Hertfordshire.
Construction underway on phase two of Airview Park
Construction has officially started on phase two of Airview Park, after planning permission was granted by Newcastle City Council for a new multi-million-pound office development.
RECOM to deliver new £5m Shree Swaminarayan Temple
RECOM has awarded a new £5m Hindu temple in Oldham for the internal fit-out after completing the external shell and core of the landmark building.
Premier Modular awarded £21m outpatient service building contract
Premier Modular has been awarded a £21m contract to construct a new outpatient service building at King’s College Hospital in London.
Kier to deliver two redevelopment projects worth £107m in London
Kier has been appointed to deliver two redevelopment projects in London worth £107m - The Fitzrovia and 1&2 Macfarlane Place.
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.
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.
SNC-Lavalin secures contract to refurbish nuclear power unit
Candu Energy, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group and, Shoreline Power Group joint venture, and United Engineers & Constructors Inc, have been awarded a second fuel channel and feeder replacement contract, for Bruce Power’s nuclear unit.
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.
Willmott Dixon tops out on £16m carbon-efficient leisure centre
Willmott Dixon and partners joined with council leader Simon Robinson, to lay the first part of the low-carbon fabric of the new two-storey leisure centre building.
RECOM appointed to complete stalled Manchester apartment scheme
RECOM has been appointed as the main contractor to complete formerly stalled multi-million-pound apartment development, opposite Manchester O2 Apollo.
Morgan Sindall to deliver £31m Springwell Gardens development in Leeds
Morgan Sindall has secured a new contract with Citylife to deliver a £31m residential apartment development in Leeds.
Willmott Dixon appointed to build sustainable learning environment
Willmott Dixon has been appointed to build a new £21m ultra-sustainable, net zero learning environment for 750 students, at Tarleton Academy in Preston.
56% of British homeowners fall victim to cowboy builders
New research reveals 56% of British homeowners fall victim to cowboy builders, costing them hundreds to rectify the damages.
BAM gets green light for Sunderland Station transformation
Construction and engineering company BAM has been appointed by Network Rail to build the new southern entrance of Sunderland’s railway station.
Bouygues UK signs Swansea zero carbon office development contract
Bouygues UK has signed a contract with Swansea Council, to build a new high-tech zero carbon office development in the city centre.
JCT: Back to the future
JCT’s 90-year history provides a platform for the next generation of digital contracts.
Morgan Sindall to deliver Hertfordshire Uni engineering building
Morgan Sindall has been appointed as preferred bidder to deliver the University of Hertfordshire’s new School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science (SPECS) building.
Kier to deliver £36m Sunderland eye hospital
Sunderland City Council has appointed Kier as preferred bidder to develop a new £36m eye hospital in Sunderland, for South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.
Notting Hill Genesis launches £1.2bn building safety framework
Notting Hill Genesis has launched bids for £1.2bn building safety framework and planned investment programmes over the next 15 years.
BAM tops out on Sky Studios Elstree
Construction at Sky Studios Elstree has reached a major milestone this week as the final steelwork was installed on the highest structure on site.
Henry Brothers begins work on £9m SportPark at Loughborough Uni
Henry Brothers has started work on a new £9m SportPark Pavilion 4 expansion at Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park.