Radisson has become a stakeholder in the planned £5bn London Resort theme park in Kent. Radisson said it will open a luxury 430-room hotel at the resort as plans for the “British Disneyland” continue to progress. Backers of The London Resort hope to complete construction on the 535 acre site near Ebbsfleet station in 2024. […]
Spanish construction giant Acciona has agreed a contract to deliver a £180m energy from waste plant for north east Scotland. Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, and Moray Councils signed the final deal, which will see Acciona deliver the turnkey contract for the incinerator project. The Ness Energy Project will be built at a former gas storage site […]
McAleer & Rushe has been given the go-ahead to start a £102m student accommodation scheme in Guildford. The green light came as developer Future Generation secured a £62m loan from Maslow Capital for the project. The six-storey, 533-bed Guilden Park project already has planning permission and is set for completion in time for the start […]
John Sisk & Son has been appointed to design and build a new £78m upgrade of junction 10 of the M6 at Walsall. Preparation work is expected to get under way in the autumn with main construction beginning in January. Work is due to be completed by summer 2022 to increase capacity at the traffic […]
Forecasts for construction growth have been marked down again with the industry expected to shrink by 0.3% this year. Crystal ball gazers warn that if major projects like HS2 are delayed the industry would not see growth again for at least three years. Concerns around the government’s ability to deliver on major infrastructure projects have […]
Kier has been dropped from major development schemes in Leeds and London amid deepening concern about the firm’s prospects. The Enquirer understands that Caddick Developments no longer plans to use Kier to deliver the first phase of its flagship £300m mixed-use scheme at Quarry Hill in central Leeds where work was due to get underway this summer. […]
Severn Trent has confirmed the latest round of winning contractors under its £2bn AMP7 water construction spending round. Winners of Lot 3 have been confirmed as: Barhale limited & Doosan Enpure Limited Coffey Construction Limited Eric Wright Water Limited FLI Water and Glaswell & Last J.N. Bentley Limited Kier Integrated Services limited nmcn PLC Severn […]
Lendlease has appointed a new executive general manager for its construction business in London. Claire Pettett, who has over 11 years of experience within the company, will take on the role from the end of this month. She is promoted to her new role from the position of head of finance for the construction business […]
Costain, which previously led the scheme through its planning and design stages, will now undertake the improvement works to the interchange between the station platforms and Gatwick International Airport. Contract award confirmation comes after the secretayr of state for transport, Chris Grayling, signed off on the project yesterday. Work is expected to begin in early […]
Activity in the sector declined for second month running in June, with house-building dropping at the sharpest rate for three years and new orders shrinking as political uncertainty hit client confidence. Data for June revealed a sharp loss of momentum for the UK construction sector, with business activity and incoming new work both falling at […]