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Piling contractor joins Somerset gigafactory scheme
Preliminary work is underway on the site of a £4bn gigafactory in…
Project Reports
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An ambitious regeneration project to celebrate the engineering triumphs of yesteryear has…
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Sisk is slashing embodied carbon and optimising offsite-manufactured components in its latest…
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A former government building in the City of London is being painstakingly…
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A blend of building methods is speeding up the construction of a…
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Multiplex starts work on £190m South Bank tower
Multiplex has started construction work on a 50-storey residential tower at Bankside…
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Wates and Equans on £3.2bn social-housing framework
Wates and Equans are among 100 contractors named on a bumper framework…
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Balfour and Unite sign uni halls deals worth combined £400m
Unite Students and Balfour Beatty have signed separate deals to develop university…
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Laing dismisses union claims about Everton sparks
Laing O’Rourke has denied claims from Unite that unqualified electricians are working…
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Government warned of looming building-control collapse
A significant number of councils will stop offering building-control services from April…
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McLaren confirmed on £132m Oxford Street revamp
McLaren Construction has been selected to refurbish and extend the former House…
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Vistry appointed to deliver 5,000 build-to-rent homes
Vistry has won a contract to develop 5,000 build-to-rent (BTR) homes for…
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Galliford Try and Seddon scoop places on CHIC mega-framework
Major contractors including Galliford Try, Equans and Seddon have scooped multiple spots…
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Willmott Dixon wins £55m police HQ
Willmott Dixon has won a £55m contract to rebuild a police headquarters…
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Council retenders low-carbon school originally awarded to Willmott Dixon
A council is retendering a £57m ultra-low-carbon school job won by Willmott…
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Lendlease gets green light for controversial £700m Southbank scheme
Housing secretary Michael Gove has approved a controversial mixed-use tower in central…
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Parliament puts firms on notice for £1.2bn of work
Parliament’s strategic estates team has alerted contractors to a £1.2bn maintenance framework…
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ISG to build £300m Bucks prison approved by Gove
ISG is set to build a £300m Buckinghamshire prison approved by housing…
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Graham lands £70m student digs deal
Graham is set to build a 661-bed student accommodation block in Nottingham.…
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Kier picked for £60m mental health hospital
Kier is to build a £60m mental health hospital in the South…
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Offsite firm wins £49m hospital job
Offsite specialist MTX is to deliver a £49m health facility in Surrey.…
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Scape names firms on £4bn utilities framework
Kier and McLaughlin & Harvey have been appointed to Scape’s latest £3bn…
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Nutrient neutrality: new water regs in 16 areas could boost housebuilding
Environment secretary Steve Barclay has outlined specific zones in which water companies…
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Revised plans submitted for UK’s joint-tallest building
A revised planning application has been submitted for a 74-storey tower in…
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Regulator to accept staged approval for tall building designs
Contractors can start building tower blocks with some gaps in design details…