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CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
UK Construction News Archive for February 2022
28/02/2022
WV Living has appointed GreenSquareAccord to develop new homes at its newest site in the City of Wolverhampton. The firm has been selected as a partner to build 178 homes, including 29 affordable rent, and 16 shared ownership homes on the site of the former Northicote School, Northwood Park Road, B
28/02/2022
Fitzgerald Contractors has moved to Employee Ownership, which took effect from 21 February 2021. Managing Director Nick Coley, who acquired the business from Bouygues UK in 2013, has completed the transaction which means that Fitzgerald employees now own 100% of the business. Mr Coley and the exis
28/02/2022
Darwin Group has secured significant funding from Kartesia, the European specialist provider of capital solutions for mid-sized companies. Darwin is one of the UK's leading providers of specialist offsite modular construction projects. Its innovative, high-specification modular systems are capable
28/02/2022
The Mayor of Lewisham, Damien Egan, recently led a topping out for a new social housing scheme in Sydenham that is set to deliver 32 new social homes for local residents. The project is part of Lewisham Council's Building for Lewisham programme. The project on Mayow Road replaces a disused warehou
28/02/2022
Hayfield has received planning approval from Malvern Hills District Council for a £20 million development featuring 55 eco-efficient homes. The 5.5-acre (2.23Ha) site is in the Worcestershire village of Hallow, next to Hayfield Meadow; a residential development which the multi award-winning houseb
28/02/2022
National Highways has announced that work has been completed on the £6.4 million upgrade to the A30 Crooked Billet roundabout near Staines-upon-Thames. The transformation has made the junction safer and easier for drivers, making the layout more intuitive and reducing the need to change lanes. Pede
28/02/2022
Migrating to RedSky's latest construction and accounting management software will enable Tilbury Contracts to streamline its processes, boost efficiency and reduce its current over-reliance on paper documents. London-based Tilbury Contracts, one of the UK’s leading roofing contractors, has been ins
28/02/2022
Refurbishment work has been completed on a Grade II listed signal box in Cheshire to improve future rail journeys for passengers and freight. Signallers control equipment in the historic building at Helsby Junction to direct trains between Chester to Manchester and Ellesmere Port. It's been upgrad
28/02/2022
Barhale has completed work on the Tideway London project. The team at Barn Elms have been working with BAM Nuttall Ltd, Morgan Sindall Group plc, Balfour Beatty plc (BMB) Joint Venture and Tideway London to provide a connection from the West Putney Storm Relief Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) into th
28/02/2022
One of Liverpool's key highways schemes is to enter its final phase. County Road, which forms part of the historic A59, is a major gateway into the city centre from the north of Liverpool, passing Everton FC’s Goodison Park, before linking up to Aintree Racecourse and on to the motorway system. Th
25/02/2022
Amey and the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) have completed the first phase to refurbish a Single Living Accommodation (SLA) block at Wellington Barracks. The project forms part of the MOD's drive to improve the quality of military accommodation, following the Chancellor’s announcement in
25/02/2022
ISG has been appointed to convert Hawkfield Business Park site into three additional studio stages. Work is underway on the expansion of Bristol film and TV production facility The Bottle Yard Studios into a neighbouring South Bristol industrial site, which is undergoing a £12 million redevelopment
25/02/2022
Urgent repairs to a Victorian railway viaduct over the River Tame in Greater Manchester have recommenced after three major storms forced Network Rail engineers to stop work. More than 5,500 tonnes of large boulders are being laid at the foot of the Reddish Vale viaduct near Stockport to stop its ba
25/02/2022
Kier Property’s new joint venture with PGIM, has acquired 8.9acres of land in Bognor Regis from Landlink Development 1 Limited for £13.35 million to develop a Trade City and Logistics City scheme. The land is situated on Saltbox Business Park and was purchased as three vacant plots. Kier plans to d
25/02/2022
United Living Group has announced that Ole Pugholm has been appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer. He joins the leadership team following the recent acquisition of Great British Telecoms, which boosted the United Living Group's turnover to in excess of GBP 0.5 billion annually. The business h
25/02/2022
The Bounce Bank Loan scheme was set up in April 2020 with the aim of keeping small businesses afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. A total of 1.5 million loans worth £47bn were issued through the initiative, after about a quarter of UK businesses applied. However, in a recent report, the Natio
24/02/2022
Caddick Construction has commenced work on the site of the former fire station on Stuart Road in Pontefract. WDH will provide 37 high quality apartments to provide much needed affordable housing in the area. The development forms part of Wakefield Council's Reconnecting Pontefract Masterplan, whic
24/02/2022
BAM FM has won a series of new contracts in the energy, housing and education sectors of the UK and Ireland. Collectively BAM FM has been appointed for over £8.1 million of new facilities management services. The new contracts are:
24/02/2022
Willmott Dixon has begun works on-site at Kibworth Recycling and Household Waste Site. The £5 million scheme is set to modernise and expand the facility, which will present additional safety features and enhance the customer experience on-site. The site is one of 14 recycling and household waste
24/02/2022
Morgan Sindall's has confirmed its record result is underpinned by investment in the future. The company has made an important contribution to the Group's financial success during 2021, with its consistent delivery of community-boosting projects across the UK. This has been reinforced by investment
24/02/2022
There has been an undoubted rise in the number of digital tools to help project management teams deal with the common problem of snagging in construction. We feel your snagging pain. Snagging or defect management is a process of identifying and listing issues during construction or on completion.
24/02/2022
The new generation of the Fronius MagicCleaner – the advanced electro-chemical cleaner for the perfect finish on stainless steel TIG welds and surfaces – is now available in two variants. In addition to meeting the highest standards of aesthetics and hygiene, Fronius has packed even more into the
24/02/2022
Scheduling appointments ensures that the focus is on you and your needs, regardless of the size of the task. It's a common misconception that setting an appointment for a small requirement, such as a light bulb, is an inconvenience for us at d-lite. On the contrary, as we take on more and more sche
24/02/2022
Construction work is almost complete on five new council homes in Pensnett, Dudley. Dudley Council has used the derelict site on Bromley, where a disused scout hut had recently stood, to build five two-bed homes for local families to live in. The development cost £800,000 and was funded through ho
24/02/2022
West Northamptonshire Council has announced that new electric vehicle chargepoints have been installed on a number of residential streets across the county. A total of 56 residential, on-street EV charging bays have been launched across seven locations in West Northamptonshire and seven in North No
24/02/2022
The Whole House Approach (WHA) to Retrofit in Traditional Buildings. The STBA in partnership with Melin Homes and Rhondda Housing Association have undertaken a BEIS project based around the practical implementation of the WHA to Traditional Buildings. The project has un-earthed a range of topics
23/02/2022
Exemplar Health Care has announced announced that building work for its first care home in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is set to begin after receiving planning permission. Walter Thompson Contractors has been appointed by Exemplar Health Care to work on the design and build for a 30-bed care ho
23/02/2022
Nottingham City Council has approved plans for new energy efficient council homes in St Ann's. The proposals for 24 homes for affordable rent include ten 2-bed houses, five 3-bed houses and nine 1-bed apartments and will be built to higher energy efficiency standards. This will create warmer homes,
23/02/2022
Housebuilder St. Modwen Homes has collaborated with Alliance Homes to build accessible quality homes in Locking. Located at St. Modwen Homes' Handley Place development, the housebuilder is constructing three fully accessible and wheelchair friendly homes, designed for comfort and practicality and
23/02/2022
GT3 Architects has scooped a prestigious national award. The firm has received the 'People Development' award at Constructing Excellence's national ceremony. The award recognises organisations that value their workforce and ensure they maximise their team’s contribution to the business, something
23/02/2022
Durkan has appointed Tim Carpenter as its new Managing Director of Construction. Effective from 01 April 2022, Tim will move from his position as Group New Business Director. Tim has previously held a number of Managing Director positions with other leading contractors over more than 25 years. The
23/02/2022
Heras Mobile Fencing & Security, a nationwide supplier of temporary fencing systems, is a one stop solution to hire or purchase fences with a longer service life. The company offers an extensive selection of temporary fencing to hire or acquire, and also supplies a range of additional products incl
23/02/2022
Malvern Hills District Council has allocated £100,000 funding to community projects which aim to make a greener and more sustainable district. The Destination Zero Community Fund is a funding pot available through the crowdfunding platform, Spacehive, to support local, community-led projects that h
23/02/2022
Work has commenced on a regeneration scheme to revitalise derelict dockland in South Tyneside. The project at Holborn, South Shields, will transform the former brownfield site and disused docks into a thriving riverside quarter. Work is beginning on Phase 1 of the residential element of the scheme
23/02/2022
Work on major railway upgrades are continuing between Manchester and Stalybridge as part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade. Network Rail will install new trackside columns, renew one mile of track and upgrade the signalling equipment over the next few months. This is part of th
23/02/2022
Heras has announced the launch of the new Delta sliding gate and a significant change to its flagship B700 turnstile as part of a plan to strengthen its core product range of permanent perimeter protection and entrance control solutions in the UK. The Doncaster-based company recently announced a mo
22/02/2022
ISG has scooped a £50 million Northcliffe House refurbishment project to restore the historic Art Deco office to its former glory. The refurbishment of the 25,119m2 building will see an increase to the building's net lettable space of 1,150m2 with the extension of two new levels. It will also inclu
22/02/2022
Morgan Sindall has been chosen by Cambridgeshire County Council for its £150 million Design & Build Contractor Framework. The tier one contractor was awarded a position on three out of the framework's four lots, which is the maximum number a contractor can bid for. Morgan Sindall Construction's com
22/02/2022
GMI Construction has been appointed by property developer HBD to construct a new residential-led scheme in Birmingham's iconic Jewellery Quarter. The development, titled 'Setl' is HBD's first city centre development in Birmingham and has been designed by leading architects BPN, based in the jewelle
22/02/2022
Network Rail has selected Alstom for a major design and delivery contract as part of a £194 million investment for the renewal of the signalling systems in the Cambridge area. The Cambridge re-signalling project aims to replace the existing systems with a modern, state-of-the-art signalling technol
22/02/2022
Bolton Council's Planning Committee is to consider developer Peel L&P’s revised application for the restoration of Hulton Park on Thursday 24 February. If taken forward, the plans will unlock unprecedented investment in the area. The revised transport plans represent a major improvement on the ex
22/02/2022
GRAHAM has been appointed to deliver the new Busway Bridge as part of the Belfast Transport Hub. The project will see alterations to the existing Translink Busway route which runs into the Europa BusCentre and will also enable the Belfast Transport Hub’s main works contractor to construct the new i
22/02/2022
Northumbrian Water is to invest £1 million to help improve water quality in the River Leven at Stokesley, in North Yorkshire. Work is due to start in March at the company's wastewater treatment works (WTW) to the south of the town. The upgrades will take up to three months to complete. Northumbria
22/02/2022
Work has commenced on the development of the Cycle Hub which will see the creation of a traffic-free cycle facility for all the family, including a learn to ride area, skills zone, pump track, woodland trails, and family trail. The £1.55 million investment in the park's infrastructure has been ma
22/02/2022
Aquaspira has delivered an innovative sustainable drainage strategy, designed to reduce 315 cubic metres of excavation and saving around 20 days of construction time, at a new housing project which is underway in Dalkeith. The Northwest drainage specialist was appointed by Cruden Building which is
22/02/2022
The Green Building Calculator (GBC) Version 2 is to launch at Futurebuild 2022, which is taking place on 01-03 March 2022 at the ExCeL London. GBC V2 is MS Excel-based, open-book, a multi-functional design tool and calculator. It adds whole building embodied energy, embodied carbon, sequestered ca
21/02/2022
Caddick Construction (North West) has scooped a £4.3m contract to build a 68,000 sq ft. distribution warehouse at Trafford Park, Manchester, with work already underway on the Richmond Road scheme. The distribution warehouse unit will be 14.5m high to the parapet and will include two floors of offic
21/02/2022
Kier Property has acquired a 4.9-acre brownfield site on Elizabeth Street in Manchester. The off-market deal will see Kier, in partnership with Investec develop an industrial scheme under its Trade City brand. The Trade City JV propose to develop a new multi-unit industrial and trade development.
21/02/2022
Laing O'Rourke has developed a new, industry leading carbon calculator. The calculator can quickly analyse levels of embodied carbon using the digital model, enabling its technical team to reduce the carbon content of projects. The digital tool which has been developed in line with latest industry
21/02/2022
Plans to build 160 new sustainable homes in Croxley Green near Rickmansworth have been given the go-ahead. Housebuilder The Hill Group has won its appeal to develop this previously allocated site adjacent to Killingdown Farm - a 7.5 hectare site on Little Green Lane - to create an attractive new n
21/02/2022
Barhale has appointed two new directors. Owen Mills and Andy Dodman will join the board at the civil engineering and infrastructure specialist in the roles of Engineering Director and Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) Director respectively. New to Barhale, Owen Mills joins after six y
21/02/2022
Creativity and sustainability in design and architecture are becoming of a greater importance nowadays. Hence, it is important that more and more people are aware of the opportunities that new technologies can provide them. More and more often we hear people talking about a smart home. "Technolog
21/02/2022
Wates Construction has opened a new Midlands head office in Birmingham city centre, following significant growth in the region due to a series of project wins. The business, which is part of one of the UK’s leading privately-owned construction, property services and development companies Wates Grou
21/02/2022
Jan Pyrgies reveals how he helped build the controlled environment construction company taking Guardtech to another level. GUARDTECH GROUP Chairman Ray Wheeler and Cleanroom Solutions founder Jan Pyrgies have been friends for more than 30 years. "They've seen a lot of comings and goings in the ind
21/02/2022
Work has commenced on a major upgrade and improvement programme at Heltwate School in Peterborough. Heltwate is a mixed, special school catering for pupils aged 5 to 19 with moderate to severe learning difficulties and additional medical needs. It also offers autism specific education. The £6.8 mi
21/02/2022
Manchester City Council has allocated almost £200 million of funding to help deliver ambitions to tackle climate change, it has been revealed. The full extent of the Council's financial commitment to becoming zero carbon has been set out for the first time as part of a suite of reports published as
18/02/2022
Willmott Dixon and Elementa Consulting have launched a new study investigating the embodied and operational carbon impact of roof mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) installations. PV technology will play a significant role in decarbonising the electrical grid to meet the UK's climate targets. The rene
18/02/2022
Tarmac and joint venture partner Align have announced the use of an innovative low carbon concrete solution in the delivery of the Central 1 (C1) section of HS2 Phase One, the new high-speed rail line in the UK. Together, Tarmac and Align have a common goal of working towards net zero carbon constr
18/02/2022
Infrastructure services and engineering company Amey has announced a commitment to improve the gender balance within the defence sector. Working in partnership with Women in Defence UK, Amey has signed up for a second mentoring programme designed to support and develop women by creating the right e
18/02/2022
Kier Property has announced the completion of a deal to purchase a 4.9-acre brownfield site on Elizabeth Street in Manchester. The off-market deal will see Kier, in partnership with Investec develop an industrial scheme under its Trade City brand. The Trade City JV propose to develop a new multi-u
18/02/2022
Leading UK Mechanical and Electrical engineering provider, Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick, has been appointed by Programme and Project Partners as one of two key delivery partners responsible for the electrical and instrumentation works at Sellafield, the multi-function nuclear site in Cumbria. The fram
18/02/2022
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson has announced a pioneering new partnership with mental fitness platform Fika to proactively prevent mental health decline and improve performance by building the mental fitness skills of its 700 employees. Fika exists to mainstream mental fitness through formalised trai
17/02/2022
Willmott Dixon has been appointed to improve and upgrade Holy Trinity Academy in Telford. The work is being carried out on behalf of Telford and Wrekin Council. The full scale of works is set to complete ahead of the 2022/23 academic year. The seven-month project will improve and expand the scho
17/02/2022
Plans to preserve, enhance and redevelop a former Marks & Spencer site in Newark has been approved by Newark and Sherwood District Council's Planning Committee. The redevelopment consists of creating 29 new homes and between two to four new retail units whilst retaining the art deco façade. The ap
17/02/2022
Viridor has selected Turner & Townsend to support the installation of carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) technology at its Energy from Waste facility at Runcorn. The firm will provide Project Management Consultant (PMC) services for the project, where new CCUS technology will be retrof
17/02/2022
Plans have launched for 90 sustainable homes and new public open space in Lancaster. The public are being invited to have their say on proposals to deliver 90 energy-efficient homes and new public open space at land to the west of Scotforth Road (A6) in South Lancaster. Northern-based homebuilder
17/02/2022
Harris CM is currently on-site delivering 116,505 sq ft of prime industrial space across the four high specification units at the Woodhouse Link development, near Sheffield. The units will be ready for occupation in spring 2022 when Woodhouse Link will be capable of fostering some 200 new jobs. Pre
17/02/2022
Sugar Studios has been awarded change of use by the Greenwich London Borough Council. With the permission under its belt, Sugar Studios can now deliver on its ambition to play a leading role in the local community. This includes developing a social space for events and a creative hub for workshops
17/02/2022
The ELIQUO HYDROK CWF technology offers an efficient and cost effective alternative to the normal storm tank cleaning procedures. The CWF will only operate when it needs to, immediately after a storm event and can be utilised at the end of any length tank. The CWF Storm Flush is a simple method
17/02/2022
Thames Water has announced it is laying new pipes to protect South London water supply from future bursts and leaks. More than 1.5km of new water pipes will be installed in Lewisham to protect residents from disruptive bursts. The £4.5 million project will see Thames Water working alongside gas co
17/02/2022
AECOM has acquired a 30 percent equity interest in SLC Rail, a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) operating in the rail sector. AECOM and SLC Rail have a well-established and long-standing working relationship on multiple projects in the UK. The investment deepens the relationship, positionin
17/02/2022
Network Rail has announced that replacement works at Torbay Road bridge in Paignton are expected to take an additional month. The project now expected to be completed on Friday 08 April. The delay is the result of a number of issues the project team has faced including relocating utility services
16/02/2022
HG Construction has been appointed main contractor to develop a £65m leisure development in Colchester. Turnstone Estates selected the firm for the scheme which is part of Colchester Borough Council's Northern Gateway. HG Construction will start work on the 200,000 sq ft scheme in February 2022 wit
16/02/2022
Construction firm Graham has been appointed to build a catalytic and sustainable development of 500 apartments within the emerging Northbank neighbourhood at Wirral Waters. Work will begin in spring of 2022 on the £130 million development, currently known as Wirral Waters One, which is set to be th
16/02/2022
J Murphy & Sons Ltd has been selected as National Grid Ventures' delivery partner to design and build the 'Main Site Works' workstream of 'Capacity 25', Grain LNG's capital expansion and enhancement project. Currently the Grain LNG site can deliver circa 25% of the UK's gas demand, able to store up
16/02/2022
Work has commenced on the first stage to improve the gateway to and from York's famous railway station is now taking place on Queen Street. The York Station Front scheme will transform the station frontage, providing an improved transport interchange, as well as revamping the public space around t
16/02/2022
Galliford Try has started work on a major new integrated health care facility in Worthing. The £30 million Worthing Integrated Care Centre (WICC) will provide GP, mental health, community and dentistry services under one roof, as well as providing a pharmacy and additional services for families and
16/02/2022
Pick Everard has been reappointed by major utilities provider EDF Energy to provide a multi-disciplinary consultancy service on its framework for the provision of professional services. Having just completed a four-year framework agreement, the national independent property, construction and infras
16/02/2022
Pagabo has announced the winners of its annual celebration of industry excellence ahead of the Pagabo Awards 2022. Being hosted at Pagabo's headquarters in Hull city centre, the second iteration of the awards ceremony will take place in-person with many of the firm’s ecosystem partners in attendanc
16/02/2022
Significant progress is being made on a new £9.9 million Collaborative Innovation Centre at Porton Science Park in Salisbury. Using a precision manufacturing approach at McAvoy's state of the art facility in Northern Ireland, 83 pre-fabricated modular units have been built complete with fitted wind
16/02/2022
Construction work has commenced on two new multi-million-pound sports community hubs in Newcastle. The two new Hubs, being delivered in a partnership with Newcastle City Council and an investment of over £9.5m from the Premier League, The FA and Government's Football Foundation, will be home to sta
16/02/2022
Workers at GE Steam Power's factory in Rugby will begin pay strikes on Thursday, 17 February, Unite the union has confirmed. More than 75 Unite members, comprising nearly the entirety of the factory’s workforce, will take 12 days of strike action between 17 February and 2 May. The dispute is over
15/02/2022
Merit Health has been appointed by Piramal Pharma Solutions (Piramal) to deliver its new Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) manufacturing facility in Grangemouth. Piramal offers end-to-end development and manufacturing solutions to global pharmaceutical companies as a CDMO, developing and manufacturing
15/02/2022
GMI Construction has commenced work on York's new acquired brain injury hospital run by The Disabilities Trust. The firm is working on behalf of property developer HBD. The Disabilities Trust works to improve the lives of people with disabilities, supporting those with acquired brain injuries. Its
15/02/2022
Winvic Construction and St Modwen Logistics has started the first phase of a significant project in Derby. St Modwen Park Derby, which is located off the A52 and close to junction 25 of the M1, will initially see Winvic complete four modern industrial units at the new 67-acre business park in less
15/02/2022
Plans for a new 'aquagreen' that will reduce flood damage in east Hull have been given the go-ahead. Proposals for the project at Castlehill have now been approved by Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council and work is expected to start late spring. A public consultation was launche
15/02/2022
Maintenance works to stabilise and repair the damaged bank on the B1079 at Otley Bottom in Surrey is to start next month. The works, which are due to begin on Monday 28 March 2022 and last approximately six weeks, have been planned in to repair a highway bank collapse due to erosion from the river.
15/02/2022
HS2 has unveiled new designs for the green tunnel at Burton Green and Kenilworth Greenway in Warwickshire, with improved environmental features including extensive tree planting, new footpaths and better connections to local woods. Since receiving community feedback in November 2019, HS2's contract
15/02/2022
Network Rail has appointed a new Managing Director for Route Services. Rob Morton will replace Susan Cooklin, who is leaving the organisation in March after 16 years' service. Following a successful career in the private sector, including senior roles with Centrica (British Gas parent company) and
15/02/2022
Contractor G F Tomlinson's recent project for Nottingham Trent University was crowned a winner at the national LABC Building Excellence Awards. The contractor, which has offices in Derby, Newark and Birmingham, saw its Medical Technology Innovation Facility (MTIF) for client Nottingham Trent Univer
15/02/2022
Peel NRE has announced plans for a science innovation and research centre (SIRC), sustainable energy park and medicinal cannabis facility on land at Cooil Road, Braddan, Isle of Man. The proposals which follow a recent change in the legislation of cannabis production and exportation on the Isle of
15/02/2022
Regeneration work has commenced on a key stretch of Garratt Lane in Earlsfield on council-owned brownfield land. Leader of Wandsworth Council, Councillor Ravi Govindia, and Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor Jonathan Cook recently joined Will Higgins, Declan Higgins and Joe Leedham from Higgin
14/02/2022
Caddick Construction has won a £8.1 million project to deliver a 15,000 sq ft extension, alongside the refurbishment of the Henry West Building, Technology Centre and Annex at Hopwood Hall's Middleton Campus. The project is set to expand Hopwood Hall College and University Centre's delivery of T-Le
14/02/2022
Global pipe manufacturer SeAH Wind Ltd is to bring a £200-300million UK XXL monopile manufacturing facility to Teesworks. The firm's 90-acre site will sit alongside the under-development South Bank Quay. It will create 750 direct jobs and 1,500 more in the supply chain and during construction. Onc
14/02/2022
HS2's Station Construction Partner for Euston station, a joint venture between Mace and Dragados (MD JV), is beginning to offer packages worth over £500 million to help deliver HS2's new station at Euston. The contracts include the procurement for the construction of the main substructure at the s
14/02/2022
Aggreko has launched a new calculator that will compare emissions and fuel consumption for onsite equipment. The new tool, which is accessible on the Aggreko website, has been developed to help customers find greener alternatives to diesel fuel for power solutions used in construction projects. It
14/02/2022
Kier Property has announced four new lettings at its Trade City scheme in Luton. Evolution Ceramics has taken unit 3, Euro Taste Limited has taken unit 7 and Gopuff has taken unit 10 and Dnata has taken unit 13. Evolution Ceramics is a manufacturer and exporter of the ceramic and porcelain tiles a
14/02/2022
Construction work has commenced on Warrington's new bus depot, paving the way to the introduction of one of the largest fleets of all-electric buses in the UK. The £10million facility – funded by Warrington Borough Council, the Government's Town Deal Fund and Getting Building Fund - forms an import
14/02/2022
UK rental company Lakeside Hire has acquired WernerCo’s all new 11ft BoSS PA-lift push around scissor lift, to replace the company’s BoSS X3 and BoSS X3X models.
14/02/2022
South Cambridgeshire District Council has expressed disappointment that the Planning Inspectorate has allowed plans for a retirement village in protected countryside to progress. In April 2021, South Cambridgeshire District Council's Planning Committee refused proposals for a retirement care villag
11/02/2022
Sir Robert McAlpine has signed a contract to deliver 1 Broadgate, a landmark mixed use building in the City of London for British Land and GIC. The scheme is the fifth project to be delivered under the Broadgate Framework for British Land and GIC, and is one of the largest design and build schemes
11/02/2022
Willmott Dixon has won a £6.5m interior fit-out contract for 428 apartments on the Perry Barr Residential Scheme by Birmingham City Council, through the Constructing West Midlands framework. The appointment follows Willmott Dixon's successful delivery of plots eight and nine on the Birmingham-based
11/02/2022
Gloucester City Council and the Reef Group have selected construction firm Keir as the main contractor to deliver phase 2 of a new £107m technology campus, The Forum. Situated in the heart of the city centre, The Forum will provide state-of-the-art amenities for emerging and established digital a
11/02/2022
Exemplar Health Care has commenced refurbishment on a £4m state-of-the-art care home in Warrington, Cheshire, due to open in Autumn 2022. Pacy and Wheatley Construction Limited have been appointed by Exemplar Health Care to redevelop the existing building, to create a 40-bed care home. The home, n
11/02/2022
John Sisk & Son has scooped a place on Procure Partnerships North West Contractor Framework. The four-year framework provides a procurement route for infrastructure projects for councils across the North West. Sisk has been awarded a place on Lot 7, for infrastructure projects worth £5m-£15m, and L
11/02/2022
HS2's move towards diesel free construction sites took a step forward this month with three fully electric crawler cranes arriving at HS2 sites in London. This follows the UK's first trial of an electric crawler crane at HS2’s Curzon Street Station site in Birmingham last year. There are only fiv
11/02/2022
Construction partner Stepnell has teamed up with the Heart of Worcestershire College to provide a range of work experience programmes for its students. The partnership launches in March 2022 at the University of Worcester’s new state-of-the-art healthcare teaching facility, currently under developm
11/02/2022
Recertification from BBA gives architects, specifiers and contractors confidence in the suitability, quality, and performance of our PVCu render beading.
11/02/2022
ISG has started work on a trio of Department for Education projects (DfE) in a strong start to 2022. Secured through the DfE framework, the wins feature a pioneering Two Bridges Net Zero Carbon (NZC) Pathfinder project in Thornbury, South Gloucester. The team will start on the £12.5 million scheme
11/02/2022
Blackpool Council has put forward revised proposals to improve cycling provision along the St Walburgas Road route and further afield in Blackpool. The council initially secured £312,000 in funding from the government's Active Travel Fund, which focuses on improving walking and cycling facilities
10/02/2022
Triton Construction has scooped a contract to deliver a major new, 76,000 industrial scheme for last mile logistics real estate company, Mileway. The development includes four units offering space from 2,723 sq ft up to 36,383 sq ft at the well-established Norquest Industrial Estate in Birtsall, We
10/02/2022
Construction firm Kier has been appointed to develop a £10.4million refurbishment project at Croydon University Hospital. Selected by Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, Kier will convert the Jubilee South Wing's ground floor into a new Intensive Treatment Unit (ITU) and relocate the hospital’s ded
10/02/2022
HS2 has opened a huge new factory as work ramps up on UK's longest railway bridge. Work on the UK's longest railway bridge increased this week as HS2 began production of 1,000 enormous concrete segments that will form the deck of the Colne Valley Viaduct. Stretching for 2.1 miles (3.4km) across a
10/02/2022
Willmott Dixon has been appointed to develop over 30 new social homes in Doncaster. In total 33 new affordable homes will be available when construction is completed in January 2023. The sites form part of the council's new £100million housebuilding programme which was approved, along with a new
10/02/2022
Housebuilder Genesis Homes is leading the way in sustainable housing after unveiling plans for its first net-zero carbon emitting development. Sixteen houses fully powered by renewable sources and smart technology will be built in the village of Calthwaite by the firm as part of its EcoGen project.
10/02/2022
One of the leading independent plant hire companies in the South East of England has issued several updates on its range of heavy plant. Rhinos Plant Hire used its Instagram page to tell customers about the wide selection of heavy plant the company has available.
10/02/2022
South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) has given the go-ahead for the first phase to develop multi-million pound leisure facilities in Ulverston. The council approved the latest milestone on the journey towards replacing the ageing facilities at Priory Road, run by leisure provider GLL on behalf of
10/02/2022
The Mayor of Southampton joined Crest Nicholson to celebrate the final pour of concrete in the construction of its landmark tower standing at a total of 27 stories. The event marks an important milestone for the new community at Centenary Quay, which is now 90% complete, with its final phase due to
10/02/2022
Bristol City Council has approved plans to develop at least one thousand new affordable homes will be built each year from 2024. The Project 1000 Affordable Housing Delivery Plan 2022-25 outlines how the council will focus its land, time, money, and influence to create a step change in the way affo
10/02/2022
A public consultation has launched to improve walking and cycling in Sudbury, Suffolk. The enhancements are being proposed for a section of Melford Road at its junction with Girling Road and Gainsborough Road. The scheme includes: • Widening footways to create a cycle way on both sides of Melford
09/02/2022
Keltbray has been appointed to deliver remediation works on Berkeley Group's Oval Village Scheme. Works will include site wide remediation and refurbishment of the iconic Gasholder No 1. Oval Village is next to the famous Oval International Cricket Ground, one of the only two Cricket Grounds in Ce
09/02/2022
Glencar has won a project by specialist developer, manager and owner of UK logistics and industrial properties PLP to build a new 456,736 sq ft (Crewe 460) speculative big box logistics unit at a development site at Basford West in Crewe. The project constitutes the final phase of PLP's development
09/02/2022
EQUANS has been appointed to deliver a major £140 million post-graduate student accommodation project for the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), covering the design, build, operational services and maintenance of the scheme. The contract will see EQUANS demolish an existing war
09/02/2022
Morgan Sindall Construction has been chosen by Norfolk charity Priscilla Bacon Hospice, to deliver the new charity-funded Priscilla Bacon Lodge. Morgan Sindall Construction's Eastern Counties business will deliver a new state-of-the-art hospice on an eight-acre site adjacent to the Norfolk and Norw
09/02/2022
Contractor G F Tomlinson has scooped a prestigious award at the national LABC Building Excellence Awards. The contractor, which has offices in Derby, Newark and Birmingham, saw its Medical Technology Innovation Facility (MTIF) for client Nottingham Trent University named nationally as Best New-Buil
09/02/2022
Construction equipment and services provider Speedy has taken delivery of 380 new Dingli lifts after a £4.3m investment as part of a continuing strategy to replenish and expand its powered access fleet. Speedy Powered Access has bought a significant quantity of zero-emission battery powered scissor
09/02/2022
BCP Council has submitted a planning application for improvements to be made to the bridge across the railway line on Glenferness Avenue, to enable safer walking and cycling. The application seeks planning permission for the construction of a new walking and cycling bridge over the railway line to
09/02/2022
Improvement works are to get underway at Didsbury Library in Manchester. The Grade II library is set to be enhanced and receive a complete redecoration this month. The revamp of the historic library will be fully funded by Manchester City Council and will be the library’s first full refurbishment
09/02/2022
THE GUARDTECH GROUP are preparing for two potentially golden nights in the space of two weeks after clinching final spots at the SME Cambridgeshire Awards and the Federation of Small Business Awards. The Haverhill-based cleanroom design & build experts were listed for the final on both occasions th
09/02/2022
Unite the union has hit out at the energy regulator Ofgem as "useless" after it admitted allowing the energy market to be flooded with financially precarious companies, 30 of which have since collapsed due to the energy crisis. Ofgem CEO Jonathon Brearley admitted to MPs on the Business, Energy and
08/02/2022
Construction firm Gilbert-Ash has been selected as the main contractor on a £22 million project to develop a building for the performing arts at Brighton College. Gilbert-Ash is set to move on site on February 21 with the scope of works including the demolition of existing buildings and the constru
08/02/2022
Morgan Sindall has been appointed preferred contractor to develop a multi-screen cinema in Kirkby. The appointment, by Knowsley Council, follows a competitive tender exercise. Morgan Sindall have been successful in the first stage. They will now be given a pre-construction exclusivity period as th
08/02/2022
G F Tomlinson has highlighted the success of its annual apprenticeship programme and role as a Cornerstone Employer as it supported 25 apprentices last year alone. The contractor, which has headquarters in Little Eaton, Derby, operates across the East and West Midlands delivering high-value constru
08/02/2022
Tolent has appointed Mark Overton as its new Chief Financial Officer. Mark will work with the newly-appointed CEO, Paul Webster in a new look executive board. The parties have been in negotiations for a number of months following the announcement in 2021 that current financial director, Andy Clark
08/02/2022
Walker Construction has completed work to improve and enhance Burnham station in Buckinghamshire. A new station building has opened at Burnham station improving access and providing more space ahead of the Elizabeth line opening in the first half of this year. Transport for London (TfL), working in
08/02/2022
Kier Highways Solutions has won a year-long contract with Derbyshire County Council for surface dressing. Kier will deliver circa 550,000sqm of surface dressing across Derbyshire using 900t of surface dressing emulsion, which will be manufactured at the Kier-owned bitumen plant in Wymondham, Norfol
08/02/2022
Construction work on a new solar farm has commenced in Wolverhampton. The Environment Agency is continuing to carry out its regulation of a historic, non-hazardous landfill site in Wednesfield. City of Wolverhampton Council, the current operator of the closed Bowmans Harbour landfill, is enabling
08/02/2022
We are a team with many years of experience working in the barrier industry. Due to our knowledge, we are able to help practically anyone who needs products. There are many items on offer here, including column and corner protection. They will serve you well should you choose to
08/02/2022
Muck-Truck, the world leaders in motorised wheelbarrows, has announced it is showcasing a range of its machinery including its Power Barrow Pro at the Executive Hire Show in Coventry, 09 - 10 February, Stand Number: K30. All Muck-Truck® products are manufactured to the highest quality and specifica
08/02/2022
Mid Suffolk District Council has received the keys to nine new homes, part of 40 properties on the Abbots Way development by Burgess Home. The nine rental properties will see one three-bedroom house, three two-bedroom houses and one 2-bedroom bungalows and four one-bedroom flats, allocated to lower
07/02/2022
ilke Homes has been chosen by housebuilder Bellway to deliver the FTSE 250 company's first modular homes. The partnership will see ilke Homes deliver 40 factory-built homes on a site in Milton Keynes. Branded Tattenhoe Park, the wider scheme will comprise 160 homes built from steel and timber frame
07/02/2022
Details of the £200million airport business park on the southside of Teesside International Airport have been revealed. The project will create thousands of skilled, well-paid jobs. Plans for such a development had been proposed for years but following the deal to take the airport in to public own
07/02/2022
Construction work has commenced on a £3 million scheme to make Northallerton station in North Yorkshire more accessible. The Access for All scheme, funded by the Department for Transport, will see Network Rail install lifts on both platforms, making it easier for passengers with limited mobility, p
07/02/2022
HG Construction has been selected as the main contractor on SCAPE's new student accommodation scheme in Leeds which will top 100m high and provide 693 bedrooms for local students. The Merrion Street development will be SCAPE's first student accommodation scheme in Leeds and HG Construction's first
07/02/2022
Rockwell and Cerberus have acquired Hurlingham Retail Park in London. Royal London Asset Management (RLAM), on behalf of the Royal London UK Real Estate Fund (RLUKREF), sold the retail site. The landmark waterfront site, 362-364 Wandsworth Bridge Road is situated adjacent to Wandsworth Bridge on t
07/02/2022
Wates has announced its biggest ever trainee and apprenticeship drive, which will see 96 new roles in the 2022 intake, of which a third will be based in the North. The firm is joining the Northern Coalition on Skills, further expanding its footprint in the North in support of the national levellin
07/02/2022
British Land has agreed four new leasing deals with discount supermarket, Aldi, at its retail parks across the UK. Totalling around 85,000 sq ft of space, Aldi will open: • A 20,000 sq ft store at Crownpoint Shopping Park in Denton • A 20,000 sq ft store at Crown Wharf in Walsall • An expanded
07/02/2022
Plans by one of Newport's businesses to expand on a new site in the city has been given the go-ahead by the council's planning committee. SPTS Technologies, a KLA Company, is currently based at its Welsh headquarters, just off Ringland Way, but plans to move to a new location on the other side of N
07/02/2022
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson, has launched a new four-bedroom show home at its Tangier Gardens development in the charming market town of Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire. With just six homes now remaining, this latest show home unveiling marks the final chance for home hunters to secure their dream ho
07/02/2022
Newcastle City Council has submitted a bid to the European Commission for the city to become one of its 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030. The chosen cities will become innovation hubs and act as leading examples for all other European cities to follow by 2050 in the transition towards c
04/02/2022
Manchester City Council has launched a development company named This City with its first housing site in Ancoats. The This City housing development company has been established to accelerate the number of new homes for Manchester people. Schemes developed through This City will focus on high qual
04/02/2022
Construction work is underway on a new railway station to link Portway Park & Ride with the Severn Beach railway line in Bristol. Bristol City Council and Network Rail are working together to build the first new railway station in the city in 95 years. The £4.2 million project at the Portway Park
04/02/2022
Construction work has commenced on the development of four new units on Blenheim Industrial Estate in Nottingham. Investor Urban Logistics REIT (ULR) and developer Wilson Bowden have started work on the new units. The new units will deliver Grade A warehouse space with availability from as early a
04/02/2022
Work has been completed on a new leisure centre in Dudley, West Midlands. Developed in partnership with Alliance Leisure Services (ALS), and delivered by ISG, the £18m Duncan Edward Leisure Centre forms part of the near £1bn Dudley regeneration programme, which is set to transform the town centre o
04/02/2022
A new £5million Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC) at Pallion in Sunderland has officially opened. It replaces the current Beach Street site which opened in the early 80's and last year handled more than 193,000 visits and over 9,600 tonnes of recyclable materials and waste. At 16,000 sq
04/02/2022
PGIM Real Estate has entered into a joint venture with Kier Property, on behalf of its closed European value-add strategy, European Value Partners II, to develop a portfolio of light industrial and last mile urban logistics warehouses across the UK. PGIM Real Estate is the real estate investment an
04/02/2022
Repair work is to commence at Yeoford Bridge in Penstone. Train services between Crediton and Okehampton, and Crediton and Barnstaple, will be replaced by buses from 19 to 27 February, while Network Rail completes the repairs. Network Rail needs to make critical repairs to help maintain and improv
04/02/2022
R02 range Riser Door, fire rated for integrity and insualtion with 48Db acoustic rating. This panel has a Fire Test Certificate up to 2400x900mm in a Wall application covered by Fire Certificate Number WF505048 tested in accordance with BS EN 1634-1: 2014 +A1: 2018. Anything above these sizes will
04/02/2022
Morgan Sindall Construction joined Wirral Growth Company partners to celebrate the start of work on site of two Grade A office buildings in Birkenhead town centre. Totalling 150,000 sq ft, the BREEAM Excellent-rated office buildings have been forward funded by institutional investor Canada Life Ass
04/02/2022
Wates Group is joining the Northern Coalition on Skills, further expanding its footprint in the North in support of the national levelling up agenda. To mark National Apprenticeship Week, the company is announcing its biggest ever trainee and apprenticeship drive, which will see 96 new roles in the
03/02/2022
Colas UK has scooped awarded a contract by Kent County Council (KCC) to construct Dover Fastrack, Kent's first zero-emission bus service connecting Whitfield with Dover town centre and Dover Priory railway station. KCC is managing delivery of the project on behalf of Dover District Council (DDC), w
03/02/2022
General Electric (GE) has selected construction firm Kier to deliver the onshore converter station in Redcar in the UK's north east for RWE's Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, located on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea. The onshore converter will be located on a site adjacent to the Wilton Complex,
03/02/2022
SD Sealants has increased its turnover by 47% in 2021 compared with 2020. Marking its fourth consecutive year of growth, SD Sealants, which provides sealant application, tiling services and cosmetic repairs for homeowners, house builders and commercial businesses, has also increased its headcount
03/02/2022
Unions have submitted a pay claim to the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) seeking a 10 per cent wage increase in a bid to redress pay cuts and the galloping rise in the cost of living faced by its members. Unite the union is arguing that with a construction output of £110 billion per annu
03/02/2022
Equipment supplied by Groundforce Shorco is playing a vital part in one of the most important infrastructure projects currently underway in the UK. The company's heavy-duty hydraulic braces and props are supporting two large excavations on opposite banks of the River Yare in Great Yarmouth, where a
03/02/2022
There are several reasons why movement will occur in a building, these movements can result in structural damage to the building. The most obvious signs of movement are cracks appearing in the building. These cracks tend to appear both externally and internally and occurs in the same location. It i
02/02/2022
Construction firm GRAHAM has been appointed to develop a new retirement village in Yorkshire. Selected by Audley Group, GRAHAM has been selected to lead on the construction of Audley Scarcroft Park, its new 110-acre retirement village in West Yorkshire. Once complete, it will be home to 22 cottages
02/02/2022
Osborne has been appointed on the Blue Mountain Community Centre & Health Hub project. The project is being carried out on behalf of Bracknell Forest Council and NHS East Berkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The £7.2 million new build project will provide a multi-use community space, a nu
02/02/2022
Akela Ground Engineering (GE), part of the Akela Group, has been awarded a contract to deliver piling solutions for the extension of ALDI supermarket at Redbrae Road in Falkirk. The project valued at £27,000 is the second project that Akela GE has secured with the retail giant in quick succession.
02/02/2022
Geo-Environmental has been voted Best Geotechnical & Environmental Consultancy at the 2022 Build Awards. Geo-Environmental Commercial Director Mike Brown said: "We are delighted to have had the hard work and effort rewarded by Build Magazine again. In any organisation you are only ever as good as t
02/02/2022
Dominvs Group has received planning approval for a 644-bed purpose-built student accommodation scheme in the Square Mile, supported by the London School of Economics (LSE). Designed by Stiff + Trevillion Architects and Jonathan Cook Landscape Architects, the scheme will deliver urgently needed stud
02/02/2022
Wates Facilities Management (FM) has secured a new five-year contract with JLL to deliver a pioneering Next Generation Maintenance model. The appointment will enhance the scope of work currently being undertaken by Wates on behalf of JLL, which comprises hard FM and mechanical and electrical servic
02/02/2022
Construction consultancy Edmond Shipway has appointed two new associate directors within its Nottingham office, reflecting its wider business goals for 2022. Both longstanding members of the team, Martin Farmer and Tom Mallory both take on new roles as associate directors and will work with the
02/02/2022
Granite setts and cobbles pathways add both practicality and style to your garden. If you want to know how to build a garden path, use this guide as a checklist of things to think about and plan before you start building.
01/02/2022
Contractor Henry Brothers has been selected to deliver a £12m refurbishment scheme at the Chemistry Building for The University of Manchester. The contract marks Henry Brothers' expansion into the North West following sustained growth across the Midlands. Involving the complete refurbishment of fl
01/02/2022
South Yorkshire Housing Association has secured a £50million funding package from NatWest. The funding will be used to help deliver green upgrades to its existing properties and build 620 new sustainable homes. The organisation, headquartered in Sheffield, will use the funds to roll out its plans
01/02/2022
North Somerset Council and Cabot Learning Federation have selected construction firm Kier to deliver a new £30.5million net zero carbon building for Winterstoke Hundred Academy in Weston-Super-Mare. The new school building, funded by Homes England's Housing Infrastructure Fund, will be an expansion
01/02/2022
Willmott Dixon has partnered with North Tyneside Council to deliver a sustainable transport hub and town square in North Shields. The appointment follows similar recent work secured that includes Tarleton Academy in Preston that will be net-zero carbon, while in North Wiltshire, Willmott Dixon is d
01/02/2022
GMI Construction Group has appointed Andrew Hurcomb as Divisional Managing Director (DMD) for Yorkshire. He succeeds Lee Powell, recently promoted to the newly created position of Chief Executive Officer, who is tasked with delivering sustained growth across its four core regions of Yorkshire, the
01/02/2022
Manchester City Council’s climate change plan has been rated one of the strongest of any local authority by campaigning organisation Climate Emergency UK. Their analysis put the Council's Climate Change Action Plan third best out of 409 UK local authorities – the highest placed metropolitan counci
