HS2 main works civils contractors are starting to tee-up firms for key subcontract packages on the scheme. A series of packages covering further multi-utility diversions, earthworks and drainage, and precast concrete for major structures are now out to bid. HS2 Euston Station – Complex Multi Utility Diversionary Works Expression of interest: 19 October […]
Everton FC has revamped designs for its Bramley-Moore Dock stadium in Liverpool. The club has gone to consultation on the latest round of alterations included adding a river-facing stepped plaza to the West side of the striking 52,000 capacity stadium. Club stadium development director Colin Chong also said he hoped preferred contractor Laing O’Rourke could […]
Vinci has been appointed to build a new £26m cancer centre at Macclesfield District Hospital. Demolition work to clear the site for the new Christie at Macclesfield cancer centre has been completed by Galliford Try who started work in February and were also lined-up as main contractor A spokesperson for The Christie said: “Galliford Try […]
Firms are being called up for a £270m framework deal to maintain the Parliamentary Estate, including the Palace of Westminster. The framework will cover three main lots: MEP works; specialist conservation from stone and plasterwork to glass, paint and finishes; and special emergency works worth up to £2m. The multi-supplier framework agreement for […]
Homes England will release £300m of funding to accelerate construction at three major London housing developments. The three schemes, in Brent Cross, Silvertown and Barking Riverside, have a total capacity for up to 20,000 new homes. Loan funding, from the government’s £4.5bn Home Building Fund, will be used to invest in infrastructure necessary to […]
Major contractors are now working on 86% of sites in England and Wales as the return to work on construction and infrastructure sites gathers pace. An update from trade body Build UK on Wednesday revealed the number of operational sites for its contractor members – up from 82% last week. Build UK’s membership includes most […]
Developer Southern Grove has unveiled plans to build an £80m mixed-use residential and office complex in London’s Canada Water. “The Brooklyn” will provide 150 homes alongside 25,000 sq ft of office space and is designed by architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands. The scheme will be 18 storeys high and will occupy a site called St Olav’s […]
Developer Argent has unveiled plans to construct the world’s tallest pure octagonal residential building at the Paradise site in Birmingham. Birmingham-based Glenn Howells Architects has designed the Octagon tower which will rise to 49 storeys. It will house 346 build to rent flats, with up to eight to a floor getting their own uninterrupted panoramic […]
Interserve is using new social distancing technology which sounds an alarm if workers get too near each other on site. The personnel distancing systems (PDS) from specialist SiteZone Safety have been used on the new NHS Nightingale Hospital in Birmingham to enforce the ‘two-metre rule’ during construction. The PDS consists of a 2kg […]
2 hours Highways England has signed an alliance with six companies to develop, design and construct the future smart motorway programme. The 10-year framework deal is expected to deliver £4.5bn-worth of highways work, installing variable message board gantries and removing motorway hard shoulders to install all-lane running. The alliance comprises, in old fashioned terms, a project manager […]