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CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
UK Construction News Archive for August 2020
28/08/2020
Seaforth Land has selected RED Construction Group to restore an existing office building into an Edwardian style development in Central London. The project is located at 20-23 Greville Street, adjacent to Holborn’s historic Bleeding Heart Yard in central London. Designed by award-winning architec
28/08/2020
AmeyBriggs joint venture (JV) has secured a new £240 million contract to maintain and manage the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) fleet of construction and materials handling equipment, and other key plant. AmeyBriggs is a new JV between infrastructure support service provider Amey plc and Briggs Defenc
28/08/2020
Sheffield City Council has announced that four new modular homes have been lifted into position at Parson Cross. The modular homes have been precision engineered in a quality controlled factory environment in Yorkshire using a light gauge steel frame. They will look and feel like a traditionally bu
28/08/2020
VolkerHighways has started work to install energy efficient lights across Medway in Kent. Medway Council awarded the contract, worth over £9million, to the company and the work is expected to be completed in July 2022. The works will comprise the replacement of around 24,000 street lighting lanter
28/08/2020
An audit has been launched into the mapping of potholes in England. The audit was unveiled by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, aided by data from on-road businesses such as Uber and Deliveroo, to better target improvements so that roads are in top condition as people return to work and school. Th
28/08/2020
Turner & Townsend has been chosen to provide project and cost management services for Meridian Water infrastructure works. The 25-year project will see the Meridian Water site transformed into a new quarter for London. Situated on the doorstep of the Lee Valley Regional Park it will provide 10,000
28/08/2020
Facilities management contractor GRAHAM has completed work on a £180,000 refurbishment project at a primary school in Cardiff. The company recently completed a series of reconfiguration works at St Peter's Primary School on Southey Street. The programme, which began in late July and finished ahead
28/08/2020
Significant progress has been made on the development of a new headquarters for a software company at Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park (LUSEP). The project, which is being delivered by Wates Construction, is expected to be completed in November. Work on The Access Group's 100,00
27/08/2020
Plans have been approved for HS2's Interchange Station in Solihull. The planning application for the station and the surrounding landscape and public realm, along with the Automated People Mover, were approved by the Council. The station, which will be at the heart of the HS2 network in the Midlan
27/08/2020
Capital Land Property Group has secured planning permission to deliver over 1,550 homes in Swindon to transform the eastern side of the town. Capital Land will deliver a minimum of 1,550 homes along with a primary and secondary school within the Great Stall East development. There will be a selecti
27/08/2020
Gentoo Group has submitted plans to build over 260 new homes in Sunderland. Working in partnership with Homes England, the company has submitted plans to build 268 new homes that will become available for affordable rent or shared ownership at various developments in Sunderland. If approved, the p
27/08/2020
Mace has been appointed to provide project management services for the Brent Cross West Station development in north London. The project, which has been brought forward by Barnet Council, is part of urban regeneration plans for the wider Brent Cross area. It involves the construction of a new rai
27/08/2020
Cambridgeshire County Council has announced that it has joined forces with Solar Together as part of the initiative to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. Households across Cambridgeshire will soon have the opportunity to buy and install solar panels at a reduced price. From 01
27/08/2020
Suppliers of crash barriers and other protection & safety products,
27/08/2020
A total of £1.2million is to be invested in the Maryport High Street HAZ scheme in Allerdale. The High Street HAZ programme will receive around half of its funding from Historic England and is the first of the Council’s Maryport regeneration initiatives to have been successful. The rest of the fund
27/08/2020
Planning permission has been granted to build a new housing development in Crowmoor, Shrewsbury. Cornovil Developments Ltd submitted the plans in partnership with Shropshire Council. On the site of a former care home, which has remained vacant for the past three years, the Frith Close development
27/08/2020
Epwin Window Systems, home to the highly-specified Profile 22 and Spectus Window Systems brands has launched its new PVC-u Colour Collection, reflecting the latest trends in coloured windows and doors. With colour being a key driver in architecture, the new Colour Collection reflects the latest
27/08/2020
Residents in Darlington are being urged to have their say on plans for a new Innovation Centre at Central Park. The proposed Innovation Centre would provide Grade A office workspaces to include laboratory space, over four storeys, to support economic growth and job creation whilst enhancing the com
26/08/2020
Around 64,000 construction jobs are expected to be created after Highways England unveiled details of plans for a £27.4billion investment in road networks across the country. Highways England will deliver £14 billion of projects improving the quality, capacity and safety of the motorways and major
26/08/2020
Interserve Construction has been appointed to build a £36million Emergency Department and Acute Medical Unit at Walsall Manor Hospital. The first floor will also accommodate a new Acute Medical Unit along with a Medical Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit, within the refurbished existing Emergency Depar
26/08/2020
Planning permission has been granted for a mixed-use development in Edinburgh. Kiltane Developments submitted the plans to build 28 flats, 140 student flats and 77 student studios at Gorgie Road. Three commercial units are also proposed to be made available for retail, financial and professional
26/08/2020
Higgins has been appointed to design and develop over 100 new homes in Southend-on-Sea. Sanctuary Homes, the development arm of Sanctuary Housing Association, selected the firm to build 120 new homes off Barrow Hall Road in Great Wakering. The £24.5 million contract will provide 120 new homes cons
26/08/2020
The Department for Education (DfE) has selected Kier to deliver a £24.7million project at Dover Primary School for Boys. The scheme is procured through the DfE Construction Framework with the project being selected as part of the DfE's Priority School Building Programme (PSBP). The project include
26/08/2020
Enfield Council has announced it is to replace the borough's street lights with energy efficient LED lamps to reduce carbon emissions. The £6.375million project will generate savings of £382,000 a year in reduced energy and maintenance costs once fully implemented as well as reducing light pollutio
26/08/2020
Epwin Window Systems has announced the launch of its latest independent research project 'Building for the Future – MMC in social housing'. Combining the results of a survey of social housing professionals with desktop research, the research offers insight into the use of Modern Methods of Construc
26/08/2020
Cassidy Forsythe has completed a project to design a drainage system for a new Quine Centre for Kirkly Hall College in Northumberland. Our initial task was to formulate a drainage strategy for the planners, which entailed explaining in detail how we would deal with both the surface water and the fo
26/08/2020
Modular construction specialist Darwin Group has welcomed back the firm's former Client Director, Mark Bishop, to lead its business development division in a new role as Sales Director. Bishop, who is also a former Bid and Business Development Director at Darwin Group, re-joins the off-site expert
26/08/2020
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)is calling on senior members of the GB construction industry and independent experts to be part of its Levy Strategy Committee, formerly the Levy Working Party. A total of nine members; six employer representatives and three independent members are bei
25/08/2020
Balfour Beatty’s Gammon 50:50 joint venture have scooped a four-year contract, worth around £1.27 billion, to expand Terminal 2 at Hong Kong International Airport, by the Airport Authority Hong Kong. Gammon will be responsible for the expansion of the main Terminal 2 building and construction of in
25/08/2020
Kings Construction has started improvement works on a £1.3million project to enhance a route in Toxeth. The works are part of Liverpool City Council’s Better Roads programme. The improvements on Kingsley Road include resurfacing, new drainage, kerbs and pavements, the installation of cycle lanes p
25/08/2020
The Royal BAM Group has selected Mr J.D. Wilkinson as its Chief Operating Officer for its civil engineering division. He will take up the post on 5 October 2020. Mr Wilkinson is currently the President of Infrastructure and member of the Executive Committee of SNC-Lavalin, an international, fully
25/08/2020
Highways England has awarded Amey £759,000 in additional funding to design an Impact Protection Vehicle (IPV). The vehicle will protect roadworkers from harm when putting out traffic management on live carriageways. Amey has been working with Highways England and suppliers such as HW Martin, King
25/08/2020
Interserve Construction has completed work on a new Neonatal Unit for Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. Liverpool Women's is a recognised centre of excellence for neonatal care - providing care for babies born prematurely. They are the most vulnerable patients, facing the most severe medical
25/08/2020
InfraStrata has acquired the Appledore shipyard in North Devon. Unite the union welcomed the announcement and said it is "great news for Appledore and the local community". The union has been working with the local community since Spring last year to get the yard re-opened after the previous owner
25/08/2020
Gas Flex Systems - GFS have announced that their 2020 catalogue is now available. The new catalogue features in-depth details on all of the innovative and exclusive products in the GFS brand range. Once known as "the best-kept secret in the industry", GFS are now proud to be known as "the next gen
25/08/2020
Bricoflor, Europe's largest online retailer for floors, walls and ceilings, has announced a massive sale which is offering consumers phenomenal discounts on vinyl or laminate flooring, carpet tiles and wallpaper. The Bricoflor sale includes incredible offers on products such as Vinyl click, self-ad
25/08/2020
Woking Borough Council has appointed Willmott Dixon to deliver Hale End Court, which will provide independent living and extra care housing facilities in Old Woking, Surrey. Procured through the SCF framework, the four-storey residence will be a mix of 48 one and two-bed flats with facilities desig
25/08/2020
RSK Group Ltd has announced the acquisition of Water Research Centre Ltd (WRc), an independent centre of excellence for innovation and growth, and its subsidiary Cognica. WRc boasts more than 90 years of delivering leading, technical research and innovation services to the global water, waste mana
24/08/2020
Willmott Dixon has confirmed it has obtained a £23.8million contract to deliver enhancements at three schools in Sandwell. Q3 Academy Langley, West Bromwich Collegiate Academy and Bristnall Hall Academy have been designed with Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council and ADP Architecture. They are bei
24/08/2020
Engineers from Network Rail are to carry out essential railway upgrade works in Anglia, east of England. Passengers are advised to check how their journey might be affected when vital rail upgrades take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend to improve reliability of services. A programme of
24/08/2020
Esh Construction has scooped a deal to build a £4.1million primary school in Sunderland. Sunderland City Council selected the contractor to develop Willow Fields School Primary School at Red House. The works comprise the provision of a new build one and half form entry primary school, with all ass
24/08/2020
Infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has won £108 million contract on behalf of Highways England to design and build a dual carriageway in Mottram Moor, Greater Manchester. The carriageway will link the M67 with the A57. Forming a key part of Highways England's Regional Investment Programme, which
24/08/2020
The Department for Transport (DfT) is set to launch a new Acceleration Unit to tackle delays to infrastructure projects and move forward progress for passengers. The new team of specialists will join the Department for Transport (DfT) in order to tackle delays to infrastructure projects and drive f
24/08/2020
Kier has completed building work on a new physical training centre for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). Situated at the Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) in Dartmouth, the new building provides 21st century physical training to modern Navy standards, with its 600 personnel now able
24/08/2020
Interserve Group Limited has won a £4 million refurbishment contract to create a new Digital Innovation Hub in the SciTech Centre at Barnsley College. Interserve Construction will be responsible for the refurbishment of the four-storey Sci-Tech Centre on the Barnsley College campus to create the Di
24/08/2020
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24/08/2020
VINCI Construction UK has made significant progress to deliver a £50million development at Marketfield Way in Redhill. The building for Reigate & Banstead Borough Council includes a new cinema, retail and homes development at Marketfield Way in Redhill. The first stage of works, to get the site re
24/08/2020
The Chief Executive of Highways England has announced that he is to stand down next year. Jim O'Sullivan, who was appointed in 2015, has led the company's delivery of the Government's first multi-billion pound roads programme, making the country’s strategic road network safer and more reliable. He
