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CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
UK Construction News Archive for December 2015
18/12/2015
BAM has been selected to deliver a new £36.2 million music events and conference centre in Hull. Work to build the Hull Venue will begin in 2016 on the site behind Princes Quay shopping centre. The venue will include a 3,500-capacity concert auditorium with flexible facilities to reduce to a 2,500
18/12/2015
Morgan Sindall has won a £750,000 contract to remodel two council premises in Weymouth. The firm will refurbish the council's Crookhill offices on Chickerell Road in addition to carrying out interior alterations to a former children's nursery on Commercial Road. The renovations are part of a wider
18/12/2015
Muse Developments has won a contract to redevelop a Grade-II listed civic building in Colwyn Bay. The project aims to provide new office accommodation in the centre of the town, with the first phase of works valued at £36 million. The scheme involves creating a new four-storey, 95,000 sq ft office
18/12/2015
A new £7 million coastguard search and rescue helicopter centre has been opened at Prestwick Airport. The new facility was opened by UK Transport Minister Robert Goodwill on 17 December. The centre is the latest stage of the £1.9 billion ten-year contract awarded to Bristow in 2013. UK Aviation M
18/12/2015
Workspace has been granted planning permission for a redevelopment project in east London. The company will replace the existing buildings on the Marshgate industrial estate in Stratford. It is understood around 200 residential properties including a mix of townhouses, apartments and 17% 'affordab
18/12/2015
A manufacturing firm has been fined after an employee was crushed to death after his arm got caught in a powered roller. Hanson Packed Products pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. It was fined £750,000 with costs of £29,511. Southwark Crown Court h
17/12/2015
BAM Construction has been selected to deliver a mixed-use project in London. The firm will create a 230,000 sq ft development called 1, 2 & 3 Buckingham Green at 63-65 Buckingham Gate. The scheme will remodel the central Westminster residential/office space and is managed by Gardiner & Theobald on
17/12/2015
A major engineering project is due to get underway in North East Lincolnshire, it has been announced. Over 100 contractors in Immingham will work throughout Christmas to install a new 4,000 tonne bridge at Rosper Road. The structure will run under the railway line which carries freight trains betw
17/12/2015
Wates Living Space has completed a £3 million social housing development in Nottinghamshire. A total of 17 retirement bungalows have been built in Forest Town near Mansfield. Features of the year-long project included landscaping the grounds, outdoor fitness stations and refurbishing the existing
17/12/2015
Glazing firm EYG Commercial has won a £5.1 million contract to carry out works at one of the UK's biggest care home developments. The £60m project involves creating 151 assisted living apartments and a 90-bed care home built by converting a former Cadbury's chocolate factory in Bristol. EYG will s
17/12/2015
A metal galvanising company has been fined after an employee fell three metres from a ladder and injured himself. Manchester Galvanizing, of Green Lane, Heywood, Lancashire, pleaded guilty to a breach of Regulation 4 (1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. It was fined £6,000 with costs of £1,
17/12/2015
Costain has appointed former Rhead Group chief Nigel Curry as a main board director for consulting and advisory services. Currently acting as Costain Power Sector Director, Mr Curry will take up his new role from 1 January 2016. His responsibilities will include leading the development and quality
16/12/2015
HS2 has appointed a trio of consultants to provide detailed structural design and environmental services on the route between Birmingham and Crewe. It is understood this part of the HS2 project is being brought forward six years as recommended by Chairman Sir David Higgins in his 2014 report, HS2 p
16/12/2015
Balfour Beatty has secured a £25 million contract to build a high voltage onshore substation for an offshore wind farm off the coast of Yorkshire. The firm will develop the facility at North Killingholme in North Lincolnshire as part of the new Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. The project w
16/12/2015
Willmott Dixon is to refurbish an iconic entertainment venue in London, it has been announced The firm has been chosen to redevelop the East Wing of Alexandra Palace in the north of the capital. The £27 million project, designed by architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, includes protecting the
16/12/2015
Kier Group has been appointed to deliver a new council housing development in Leeds. The residential division of the company, Kier Living, will design and build 71 properties across three sites with a total value of £10 million. A total of 25 homes will be built at the Garnets in Hunslet, while 24
16/12/2015
GMB union has urged Transport for London (TfL) to abandon its plans for a £100 million crossing over the River Thames. The organisation is calling for no further taxpayer's monies being spent on the 'vanity' project as there is 'no demand' for a new bridge from local people. The structure would sp
16/12/2015
BAM has delivered the first phase of works at a hospital in Ayrshire, it has been announced. The project took place at University Hospital Crosshouse in Kilmarnock as part of NHS Ayrshire & Arran's Building for Better Care Programme. Works included a new combined medical and surgical assessment un
16/12/2015
SSE Engineers have completed a £145 million electricity strengthening programme across central southern England. Work included maintaining and refurbishing key parts of the network to ensure it is ready in preparation for winter. SSE has invested in substations, stronger overhead wires, more robus
16/12/2015
A total of 50 contractors have been selected for Re:allies' New Build Housing Framework, it has been announced. The framework has an estimated total £863 million demand pipeline over its four year lifetime. With contracts awarded over four lots, the programme offers options for 'innovative offsite
16/12/2015
A national benchmark consisting of the UK's largest homebuilders has ranked Linden Homes as one of the top companies in the UK for sustainability. The Galliford Try-owned business has been placed fourth for sustainable working by the NextGeneration initiative. The organisation encourages companies
16/12/2015
A Leicestershire-based construction firm has been fined after police watched workers throw sacks of rubble out of a fifth floor window. J A Ball Ltd, of Property Court, Telford Way, Stephenson Industrial Estate, Coalville admitted breaching of Regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005.
15/12/2015
Willmott Dixon has secured planning consent to deliver a mixed-use scheme in West London. Prime Place and Be:here, the firm's residential development arms, will build a new 20,000 capacity football stadium for Brentford Football Club along with 648 new homes in Brentford. The new 'Griffin Park' st
15/12/2015
Sellar Property Group has submitted planning application for a multi-scheme redevelopment project in London. Designed by architects Renzo Piano Building Workshop, the Paddington Place project will redevelop the former Royal Mail sorting office at 31 London Street, adjacent to Paddington Station. I
15/12/2015
Network Rail workers have set a track-laying record as a project to develop a new rail-over-rail flyover in Stafford enters its final stages. As part of the rail company's Railway Upgrade Plan, workers are developing the new structure at Norton Bridge. The £250 million project will remove a 'major
15/12/2015
BAM Construction has started work to deliver a £24 million office block in Surrey. The contractor will build the Tamesis One development for Royal London alongside the River Thames in Surrey. The project involves 11,600 sq m of office space spread out over five storeys as well as a 300-space car p
15/12/2015
A rogue private developer in Hackney has been ordered to pay £700,000 and demolish a six-storey block of flats after building the residential scheme without planning permission. Garland Development, and the company's sole director Yusuf Sarodia, were sentenced in November for the offence of failing
15/12/2015
McLaren Construction has been selected to deliver a £30 million office project in Uxbridge. The contractor will provide 210,888 (GIA) sq ft of accommodation for Aviva Investors' Belmont office scheme. The project has been designed by TP Bennett and includes office space over four-storeys including
15/12/2015
Interserve has completed a £14 million development project at Middlesex University. The five-storey, 3,300 sq m building was designed by bpr architects and built at the university's Hendon Campus. The 'Forum North' building has 'living' walls and a roof, with carpeted plants grown on recycled rain
15/12/2015
Galliford Try has been appointed to two new education contracts worth £85 million. The company's Morrison Construction business will deliver a new £43.3m campus for Largs Academy in North Ayrshire. Selected by Hub South West Scotland, Morrison has now obtained planning permission for the scheme.
15/12/2015
A crane operator has died after suffering a heart attack while working above a building site in west London. Emergency services were called just after 10:30am after reports a man had taken ill 20 metres up a building at the site on New Kings Road, Parsons Green. Firefighters managed to get the man
15/12/2015
Two firms have been fined after a wind turbine technician was killed while working at a wind farm in Scotland. Siemens Public Limited Company pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Etc. Act 1974, and was fined £107,000. RWE Innogy UK Limited pleaded guilty to bre
14/12/2015
An application to build a new stadium for AFC Wimbledon Football Club has been approved by Merton Council. A planning committee gave the go ahead to develop the mixed-use development during a meeting on 10 December. The 14-acre project is being delivered by Galliard Homes and will be built on brow
14/12/2015
A £14.5 million refurbishment project has been completed by Pick Everard at a college in Leicestershire. The firm remodelled Loughborough College's main teaching building to provide modern facilities for students and staff. The work involved redeveloping a multi-storey six-floor S-Block and other
14/12/2015
Financial close has been reached on a £430 million Carillion joint venture (JV) project in Birmingham. The Hospital Company JV will now begin building the Midland Metropolitan Hospital PF2 for the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. As part of the deal, Carillion will invest £13m int
14/12/2015
Aviation Minister Robert Goodwill has opened a new £14 million departure lounge at Newcastle International Airport. The new facility was unveiled today, Monday 14 December. The redeveloped lounge offers improved services for passengers before they take off on domestic or international journeys. S
14/12/2015
Skanska has completed an office building development in Bristol. The '66 Queen Square' project was delivered for asset management company Aviva Investors. Skanska began building the 61,000 sq ft Grade A office scheme after purchasing the site in 2013. Once completed, the building was sold to Aviv
14/12/2015
A new £60 million outpatient department has been opened at a hospital in Swansea. The new unit at Morriston Hospital was unveiled by First Minister Carywn Jones last month. It was designed by architects IBI Group and built by BAM Construction. The BREEAM 'Excellent' facility represents the second
14/12/2015
A Scottish construction firm has been fined after falling materials struck a worker and killed him during refurbishment work at a retail unit. J B Barbour and Co, of Lawmoor Street, Dixons Blazes Industrial Estate, Glasgow pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2 (1) and Section 3 (1) of the Health an
14/12/2015
Planning officials in Birmingham have granted approval for the final phase of an office development in the city. Enabling works on the final stage of the £200 million Beorma Quarter project are due to begin later this month. The proposals were designed by architect Broadway Malyan on behalf of pro
14/12/2015
Work to develop new student accommodation in London is set to get underway in the new year. CLS Holdings has sold a car parking site on Miles Street, Vauxhall to developer Urbanest in a deal worth £25 million. The purchase means work can now begin on building a 454 room, 30-storey student building
14/12/2015
The success of the Hydrok CWF 'Flushing Bell' storm flush storm tank cleaning system in the UK has led to a manufacture and distribution licence agreement with Steinhardt GmbH for the full range of units throughout Germany, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria and Italy
11/12/2015
Seven firms have been shortlisted to win a share of the £900 million enabling works contract for the HS2, it has been announced. The first stage of the project, taking place between London and the West Midlands, is expected to begin in 2017. The work is split between three packages covering northe
11/12/2015
Manchester Airport is inviting businesses to bid for a number of contracts worth £500 million. As part of its ten-year transformation programme, the airport has issued a contract notice for the Terminal Two transformation phase. The project involves designing and developing an extension to the exi
11/12/2015
The final decision on whether to develop a third runway at Heathrow will be made in the summer, the UK Government has confirmed. The announcement was made after a meeting with the Airports Sub Committee on 10 December. In its three shortlisted schemes, the Airports Commission published detailed an
11/12/2015
Restoration work is underway on the floor of an iconic building in Liverpool. Contractors have started work at the Grade-I listed St George's Hall due to five of the Great Circles of the Minton tiled floor becoming badly worn and faded over time. The faded tiles will be replaced with exact replica
11/12/2015
Arriva's UK Trains division has selected Carillion to provide £120 million worth of facilities management and associated services. The firm will deliver services for the Northern Rail franchise for an initial period of nine years, with the potential to extend this to ten years. A range of hard and
11/12/2015
Osborne has secured a £2.1 million contract to develop new cycle paths along Eastern England's major A roads. The contractor will begin building or upgrading 17 cycling path at sites across the region including the A12, A120, A47, and the A5 in the new year. The project is part of a £100m programm
11/12/2015
SSE has secured a deal to provide over 3,000MW of de-rated electricity generation capacity to the UK power grid. The energy company will deliver 3,150MW of capacity from October 2019 to September 2020 at a price of £18/kW. However, 2,972MW of SSE's de-rated capacity did not secure an agreement, in
11/12/2015
A restoration project in Liverpool has received a £1.9 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Works are set to begin on 'The Reader at Calderstones' project, which will restore and refurbish the Grade II listed Mansion House as well as the Neolithic monoliths known as 'The Calderstones
10/12/2015
Building consultant Sweett Group has been charged with a bribery offence by the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO). An investigation was launched by the SFO last year after bribery allegations in a Wall Street Journal newspaper report. It is understood a former Sweett executive requested a bribe to c
10/12/2015
Work is underway on the £104 million Norwich Northern Distributor Road (NNDR) scheme. Balfour Beatty has started preliminary works on the project, which involves building a new 20km carriageway from the A47 at Postwick to the A1067 Fakenham road. The work, including clearance of vegetation, archae
10/12/2015
Housing Minister Brandon Lewis has selected a property development in Basingstoke to become the national pilot for a large-scale custom build project. Zero C will develop the proposed custom build site at Park Prewett, delivering homes ranging from self-build to custom fit-out under the custom buil
10/12/2015
A new modern engineering and exhibition centre is to be built at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) headquarters in London. The £850,000 project is being funded by seven leading contractors; Mace Foundation, AECOM, Carillion, Costain, Kier, VINCI Construction UK and WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
10/12/2015
J. Murphy & Sons has appointed two non-executive directors. Huw Davies, chief financial officer and company secretary of the Wates Group joined the company on 01 November. He will chair the audit and risk committee. Mike Toms, non-executive director at Bellway, was appointed to the company on 01 D
10/12/2015
Specialist contractor T.A Colbourne (TAC) has secured deals for two breweries based in Dorset. The firm will carry out works at Brewery Square in Dorchester and "The Old Maltings" Hall and Woodhouse Brewery in Blandford. Both projects will feature 'rainscreens' technology, a system designed with a
10/12/2015
A firm in Leicester has been fined after scaffolding fell onto a street while it was being dismantled. Emperor Scaffolding Limited, of Fairefield Crescent, Glenfield, pleaded guilty to offences under Regulation 28(1) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations. It was fined £8,000 and
10/12/2015
A section of the A1 carriageway is to be closed this weekend to allow bridge upgrade work to take place, Highways England has announced. Contractors will install permanent steel bridge beams on the bridge which carries Low Street over the A1. The project aims to upgrade the dual carriageway to a t
09/12/2015
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has approved plans for a 62-storey office development in the city. Redesigned plans for the 295-metre tall tower at 22 Bishopgate have now been given the green light by City Hall. The project will be built in place of a partially developed seven-storey structure,
09/12/2015
A new £1 million training scheme for non-construction staff has been launched by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). The initiative aims to train staff, such as in sales and marketing or business development employees, to the required level of tra
09/12/2015
Carillion has scooped over £1 billion worth of new work in the second half of 2015, it has been announced. The firm has been awarded new contracts or is in negotiations on deals with an estimated value of over £350 million. The work includes new facilities management contracts or contract extensio
09/12/2015
Consent has been granted for an internal power generation enhancement at Port Talbot steelworks in Wales. The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) gave its approval for the project to Tata Steel UK on Tuesday, 08 December. The scheme involves developing a new gas-fired power station, in
09/12/2015
Balfour Beatty expects its net cash to be positive at the end of the year as the contractor continues to turnaround its business. The firm lost over £300 million last year and Chief Executive Leo Quinn announced his 'Build to Last' programme in a bid to reverse the company's fortunes. In a trading
09/12/2015
Scottish firm Robertson Group has announced plans to expand into the English market. The news comes as the company reported a record turnover of £298 million for the year, an increase of 14% compared to 2014. The construction arm of the business also experienced a record year for turnover, up 12%
09/12/2015
Ainscough Crane Hire has bought one of north western England's largest independent crane and lifting company's, Specialist Crane Hire (SCH) Ainscough stated the move gives it a further geographical reach and access to a wider customer base for the business. In addition, SCH's specialist team will
09/12/2015
National Grid Gas has been fined £2 million after a young boy fell from an above ground gas pipe crossing and died. The gas distributor, of The Strand, London, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. It was also ordered to pay over £36,102 in costs.
09/12/2015
Wernick Group has acquired Hewden's entire portable accommodation business for an undisclosed sum, it has been announced. The deal includes 4,000 units and four hire centres. The purchase brings Wernick Group's investment in 2015 to £35 million. This includes investing internally to expand the Gr
09/12/2015
Lakehouse has purchased Precision Lift Services (PLS Holdings) for an initial cash consideration of £5.5 million, it has been announced. The Group said the move is in line with the company's growth strategy, with Lakehouse's total headcount now rising to over 2,400. Headquartered in Upminster, Ess
08/12/2015
Work is underway to develop a £4 billion 'super sewer' project on the Thames River in London. The deployment of a crane barge for pier construction work signalled the start of work on Thursday, 03 December. The 25km Thames Tideway Tunnel scheme will intercept sewage from 34 polluting Combined Sew
08/12/2015
A £6.5 million project to expand a college in Middlesex is now complete. Morgan Sindall has finished developing a four-storey business enterprise unit for Harrow College. The new facility can now accommodate 580 students and 140 staff. The building provides extra teaching space at the college and
08/12/2015
Fans of FC United of Manchester have praised the football clubs new £6.3 million stadium in Moston. Opened earlier this year, the Broadhurst Park stadium has a capacity for 4,400 people and was designed by IBI Group. A groundbreaking 'community share scheme' with fans raised £2 million towards the
08/12/2015
Mace has started work on a £400 million redevelopment of the Television Centre in west London. Ground breaking works in November signalled the start of construction at the 130,000 sq m site at White City. The mixed-use project is to provide 950 homes, offices for the creative industries and a wide
08/12/2015
BAM Construction has been appointed to build a new £10 million school in Dorset. Work to develop a new school in Poundbury for Damers First School will begin in the next few weeks. The school will relocate from Dorchester in a move that will expand its capacity from 450 to 600 pupils. Building wo
08/12/2015
Thousands of new homes are to be created Didcot, it has been announced. Two new 'garden towns' are to be created in the region, supported by £1.1 million of new funding from the UK Government. The proposals include plans for an additional 15,000 homes in Greater Didcot Garden Town by 2031, while u
08/12/2015
Arup and ITM Power have announced they are to work together on developing hydrogen energy and fuel systems. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement will see the two company's work with organisations in the transport and utilities sectors. Both Arup and ITM Power will look for sites to deve
08/12/2015
The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has appointed Kevin Howell as its new director for Wales. Mr Howell will take up his new role early in 2016. Currently community regeneration manager at Newydd Housing Association, Mr Howell is a CIH member and has worked for over ten years in the Welsh hou
08/12/2015
Work to install a new sustainable glass roof structure at the SOAS University of London is now complete. Graham Construction fitted the final pane of glass to the new structure in November. A topping out ceremony was held to mark the occasion. The works are part of a 'major' redevelopment at the
08/12/2015
A £14.5 million improvement programme is due to begin on the M6 in Cheshire, Highways England has announced. The scheme will begin later tonight, 08 December. The project involves roadworks between junction 19 at Knutsford and junction 20 at Lymm Services for bridge repairs and new safety barriers
07/12/2015
Arcadis has been selected to deliver a £1 billion redevelopment programme at Manchester Airport. The design and consultancy firm was appointed to the 10-year Manchester Airport Transformation Programme (MATP) by Manchester Airports Group (MAG). The company will be responsible for a number of roles
07/12/2015
Planning permission has been granted for a business unit development in West Yorkshire. The Sowerby Bridge Copley Valley project is being delivered by Calderdale Council in partnership with Genr8 Developments. Detailed planning permission has now been approved for approximately 80,000 sq ft of new
07/12/2015
A historic bridge in Northumberland has reopened following major repair work by Graham Construction. The £4.4 million project involved refurbishing the Ovingham Bridge, which links Ovingham with Prudhoe over the River Tyne. Works included completely dismantling and rebuilding the 154 metre long st
07/12/2015
The northern section of the West Coast railway line in Carlisle is to remain closed for several days due to flooding, Network Rail has announced. Approximately eight feet of water flooded the railway during Storm Desmond over the weekend. Located around two miles north of Carlisle Station, the dep
07/12/2015
Central and local government 'must better recognise' the importance of the industrial and logistics sector, the property industry has stated. The British Property Federation's (BPF) 'Delivering the Goods' report reveals the logistics sector contributes £100 billion per year to the economy. With th
07/12/2015
An SSE street lighting team has won an award due to its work on a community volunteering project. The Scottish company's Enterprise Lighting PFI depot in Nottingham was contracted to upgrade and maintain the city's street lighting infrastructure. The council appointed the team to a five-year insta
07/12/2015
Contractors are to carry out resurfacing works this week along the M606 in Bradford, Highways England has announced. The scheme is due to begin tomorrow, 08 December. Contractors will resurface the three-mile length of the motorway. In addition, reflective road studs will be replaced and white lin
07/12/2015
Wates Construction has been awarded an accolade by the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) for its ongoing work at a development in Cambridge. Working alongside Brookgate and Abellio Greater Anglia (AGA), the firm is currently building the 'One the Square' office scheme adjacent to Cambridge trai
04/12/2015
Around 1,000 people were evacuated from a construction site in Liverpool yesterday due to a fire. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) were called out to Carillion's £335 million Royal Hospital development at approximately 1:45pm yesterday, 03 December. Three fire appliances tackled the blaze
04/12/2015
A consultation is underway over plans to build a new rail link to a large housing development site in east London. The proposed 4km extension to Barking Riverside involves extending the London Overground Gospel Oak to Barking line to serve a new station in the centre of the project. Features of th
04/12/2015
Atkins, Laing O'Rourke and VolkerRail have secured a contract to develop the East West Rail Phase 2 (EWR2) scheme for Network Rail. The alliance is tasked with continuing the development of the outline design and construction programme of the project. The EWR2 project involves upgrading and recons
04/12/2015
Procurement organisation Fusion21 has announced the renewal of its Heating and Planned Maintenance Frameworks. The programmes are both worth £500 million over a four year period. The £200m Servicing, Maintenance and Installation of Heating Systems Framework covers a variety of planned and reactive
04/12/2015
Work to upgrade road message signs on the A1 motorway is to begin next week, Highways England has announced. The work will take place between junctions 15 and 17 near Peterborough from Monday, 07 December. The project involves removing old overhead message signs and replacing them with new models.
04/12/2015
The Builders Finance Fund (BFF) has awarded £976,000 to Keepmoat for a housing scheme in County Durham. The £13 million Moorland View development involves building 99 properties on the former Bracks Farm site in Bishops Auckland. The BFF was launched by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to ac
04/12/2015
Construction firms are remaining positive about their future prospects despite a decline in growth during November, a recent survey has revealed. The Markit/CIP PMI fell last month to 55.3 from 58.8 in October. Overall, output growth was its weakest for almost two-and-a-half years amid a sharp los
04/12/2015
A landlord has been fined after a faulty gas boiler endangered the lives of tenants at a flat in Plymouth. Abdul Manik, 54, of Lockington Avenue, Plymouth pleaded guilty to breaches of Regulations 36(2) and 36(3) of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, and Section 33(g) of the He
03/12/2015
A new 'Cutting Red Tape' review has been launched by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills. The consultation with house-builders and developers aims to give the Government an idea on the biggest issues affecting housebuilding. In addition, it will allow the industry to 'have their say'
03/12/2015
Four companies have been selected to deliver a £1 billion infrastructure investment for UK Power Networks. The utility company has launched its Capital Delivery Alliance, which will implement a 'major' infrastructure programme across London, the East and South East of England. Amec Foster Wheeler,
03/12/2015
Wates Living Space has been appointed to deliver a £33 million regeneration project in Cardiff. The City of Cardiff Council has selected the firm to build up to 1,500 new homes over the next ten years through its Housing Partnerships Programme (HPP), including 600 council houses. The HPP involes o
03/12/2015
More than 66,000 'affordable' homes have been built over the last year, according to new figures. A total of 66,640 new properties were developed, 55% higher than last year and the highest annual increase since 1993. Overall, more than 270,000 new 'affordable' homes have been delivered since 2010.
03/12/2015
Lancashire County Council has selected a contractor to deliver its £12 million Broughton Bypass project. Hochtief (UK) Construction will begin work on the scheme at the end of 2015, with completion scheduled for spring 2017. The 2km long project aims to reduce traffic congestion and will create a
03/12/2015
A £2.4 million housing development has been completed in Derby. The 24-home project was built on Milton Road in Repton by Trent & Dove Housing Association and Maplevale Developments. The new Clayfields site contains both social rental and low-cost housing as South Derbyshire District Council revea
03/12/2015
NG Bailey's Offsite Manufacturing (OM) division has won an accolade at the Offsite Construction Awards. The division scooped the prize for 'Best Use of MEP Prefabrication' for its work on the £750 million redevelopment of Birmingham New Street station. A total of 150 employees worked to deliver th
03/12/2015
Two men have been fined for illegally installing and commissioning a gas boiler at a house in Cornwall. Michael Birch, 50, of Carpalla Road, Foxhole, St Austell pleaded guilty to breaches under Regulation 3(3) of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, and Section 3(3) of the Health
02/12/2015
Sweett Group has admitted to bribery offences concerning development contracts in the Middle East. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is currently investigating two 'suspicious' contracts due to allegations made in a Wall Street Journal newspaper report. The quantity surveying consultant stated it exp
02/12/2015
West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) is to host a 'Meet the Buyer' event for businesses to become suppliers on a £1 billion transport investment programme. The exhibition will take place at Unity Hall in Wakefield on Friday, 04 December. Around 200 businesses attending the event will be able t
02/12/2015
Ashe Construction has completed a £5.5 million expansion programme across four schools in Warwickshire. Over 500 extra school places being created at Coten End Primary School in Coten End, Lapworth Primary School near Solihull and All Saints School and Aylesford School in Warwick Features of the i
02/12/2015
A planning application has been submitted by Chelsea Football Club (FC) to build a new football stadium. The Herzog & de Meuron designed facility is to be built at the club's Stamford Bridge site in west London. The application involves the demolition of the existing 41,600-seater stadium to build
02/12/2015
Graham Construction has been appointed to a college refurbishment project in West Yorkshire. Calderdale College selected the contractor for its £9 million Unlocking Potential scheme. Designed by Jefferson Sheard Architects, the scheme will see Graham refurbish three floors of the college's Perciva
02/12/2015
Telford Homes has purchased a development site for over £20 million in London. The site on Carmen Street in Poplar has planning consent for a 22-storey development consisting of 206 new homes and a nursery. Located close to Langdon Park Station, the company expects to commence work on site in 2016
02/12/2015
A demolition firm has been fined after a worker fell from a scaffolding platform and suffered severe injuries. DSR Demolition Limited pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and Section 33(1)(c) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. It was fined £5,0
02/12/2015
A second public consultation is being held over an energy company's application to carry out fracking at a site in North Yorkshire. The Environment Agency (EA) is launching the discussion for residents and local group's to submit their views on draft permits by Third Energy UK Gas. The company is
01/12/2015
Britcon has been awarded a contract to build a new multi-million pound store for Lidl in Leicester. The civil engineering contractor has recently completed store expansions in Coventry, Leicester, Grimsby, and Barton on Humber. The 28-week project involves converting an existing retail site on Bur
01/12/2015
ISG is continuing to experience problems with its construction division, it has been revealed. The business is set to make a loss this year and take £5 million off overall group results. ISG's CEO David Lawther said despite the disappointing results, other divisions such as its Fit Out and Enginee
01/12/2015
Over 100 shop floor jobs at JCB have been saved after workers agreed to working shorter hours. The digging making firm announced plans to cut 290 jobs earlier this month due to slowdown in global markets. However, the vote last Friday now helps the company to avoid making compulsory redundancies.
01/12/2015
Mott MacDonald has been selected to design a £13 million flood defence scheme near Scunthorpe. The contract is part of an overall £1.2 billion Lincolnshire Lakes scheme by North Lincolnshire Council. The project involves creating six new villages containing 6,000 homes, a primary school, a stadium
01/12/2015
Law firm Blake Morgan has appointed construction specialist James Bessey as a partner. The move comes as the firm looks to expand its construction team. The division has grown due to a merger between Blake Lapthorn and Morgan Cole in 2014, with an additional subsequent merger with London-based Pip
01/12/2015
Contractors are to begin resurfacing a 1.5 mile stretch of the A64 this week, Highways England has announced. Work to improve the road surface of the westbound carriageway between the Scarborough Road junction for Norton and the A169 junction for Pickering will begin today, 01 December. The westbo
01/12/2015
A cinema director in St Albans has been fined after failing to manage the risk of asbestos during refurbishment work. James Hannaway, 68, of Waterside, Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and to breaching Regulation 5 of
01/12/2015
A wide range of regeneration projects are underway in West Croydon to support businesses, create jobs and build new homes. This includes £2 million investment in London Road to improve street scenery, build new shop fronts and provide new signage.In addition, refurbishments are being made at the We
