Construction News
12/08/2014
Kier To Build New School In Wales
Building firm Keir has been chosen to build a new school to replace John Summers High School in Queensferry, Wales.
Kier will also be responsible to carry out refurbishment works on the adjoining Queensferry Primary School.
Kier will build the £18.5m scheme providing a 600-place, three-storey secondary school for 11 to 16-year-olds with a new link to a refurbished 240-place primary school for 3 to 11-year-olds.
The contract has been let under the new North Wales Schools and Public Buildings Contractor Framework procurement process, which provides councils with a pre-qualified group of contractors so that they don’t have to go through a lengthy and expensive tendering process, saving on time and costs.
Kier is to start building in July 2015 with the new schools scheduled to open in January 2017.
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Kier will also be responsible to carry out refurbishment works on the adjoining Queensferry Primary School.
Kier will build the £18.5m scheme providing a 600-place, three-storey secondary school for 11 to 16-year-olds with a new link to a refurbished 240-place primary school for 3 to 11-year-olds.
The contract has been let under the new North Wales Schools and Public Buildings Contractor Framework procurement process, which provides councils with a pre-qualified group of contractors so that they don’t have to go through a lengthy and expensive tendering process, saving on time and costs.
Kier is to start building in July 2015 with the new schools scheduled to open in January 2017.
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17/01/2025
Leeds Trinity University has officially opened its newly refurbished City Campus at 1 Trevelyan Square in Leeds.
Completed by GRAHAM Interior Fit-Out, the transformation of the central Leeds site introduces state-of-the-art facilities designed to improve learning and collaborate with industry partn
17/01/2025
Trammell Crow Company (TCC) has secured planning permission for a Grade A logistics scheme in Heywood, Greater Manchester, following a successful planning appeal.
The development will feature two state-of-the-art industrial and logistics buildings. One building will house two units measuring 4,796
17/01/2025
Poole-based developer AJC Group has celebrated a record-breaking 2024, delivering 100 affordable homes, a significant increase from the 72 units completed in the previous year.
Since 2023, AJC Group has completed and handed over 172 affordable homes across five sites.
In 2024 alone, the developer
17/01/2025
Plans for one of the most ambitious parks projects in London have taken a significant step forward, with Haringey Council securing nearly two additional acres of land around The Paddock nature reserve in Tottenham Hale.
The agreement with Thames Water marks a major milestone in the transformation o
17/01/2025
Islington Council has unveiled two draft guidance documents aimed at helping residents, businesses, and developers combat climate change by making buildings more energy efficient and fostering a greener, healthier borough.
The consultation seeks feedback on the draft Climate Action Supplementary Pl
17/01/2025
The City of Wolverhampton Council has unveiled a £98 million investment plan over the next five years to develop around 500 new homes across the city.
The proposal, part of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Business Plan, received Cabinet approval this week and now moves to Full Council for final
17/01/2025
Croydon Council has announced a significant milestone in the redevelopment of the Purley Pool site, with revised proposals submitted for a new leisure centre, later living housing, and the regeneration of the surrounding area.
A planning application for the site was initially submitted in 2024, pro
17/01/2025
The City of Wolverhampton Council has announced that demolition work has commenced on the New Park Village estate, marking the start of a major £40 million redevelopment project to transform outdated council housing.
Contractor DSM Demolition has begun pulling down poor-quality bungalows on Valley
17/01/2025
Hillingdon Council has acquired 12 new homes at Carpenters Court in Uxbridge.
Leader of Hillingdon Council, Cllr Ian Edwards and Cllr Steve Tuckwell, Cabinet Member for Planning, Housing and Growth, visited the site to officially mark the handover of the properties from local developer Kearns Devel
17/01/2025
Organisers of UK Construction Week (UKCW) have announced another major coup for the show's 10th anniversary year, with the news that UKCW London will be co-locating with the 14th edition of The Stone Show & Hard Surfaces, the principal industry event for surface design.
Established 26 years ago, th