Building sector | project reports and case studies | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:07:46 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Building sector | project reports and case studies | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Full steam ahead: Willmott Dixon’s railway regeneration project https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/project-reports/full-steam-ahead-willmott-dixons-railway-regeneration-project-12-02-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/project-reports/full-steam-ahead-willmott-dixons-railway-regeneration-project-12-02-2024/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2024 12:26:05 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=492797 An ambitious regeneration project to celebrate the engineering triumphs of yesteryear has required some clever engineering of its own Client: Darlington Borough Council Total cost: £34m Contract type: NEC (through SCAPE framework) Main contractor: Willmott Dixon Architect: SPACE Architects Groundworks: Wyn Construction Piling works: Roger Bullivant…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/project-reports/full-steam-ahead-willmott-dixons-railway-regeneration-project-12-02-2024/feed/ 0 CN’s top 10 features of 2023: safety, finance and project reports https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/cns-top-10-features-of-2023-safety-finance-and-project-reports-20-12-2023/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 07:00:44 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=491102 10. How do we make modular buildings safer? More than eight months after fire-service leaders published a five-page document outlining a litany of concerns about modular buildings, and more than a year-and-a-half after safety body Cross-UK highlighted the potential for concealed spread of fire inside…

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]]> Suburban heights: Sisk’s NE02/03 Wembley Park scheme https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/project-reports/suburban-heights-sisks-ne02-03-wembley-park-scheme-31-10-2023/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 12:00:09 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=488153 Sisk is slashing embodied carbon and optimising offsite-manufactured components in its latest job at Wembley Park Project client: Quintain Total cost: £230m (fixed-price contract) Contract type: JCT design-and-build Main contractor: John Sisk Architect: Haworth Tompkins Structural engineer: Elliott Wood/CampbellReith Groundworks: Harringtons Builders Demolition: Goody Demolition…

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]]> Urban quarriers: Cutting and carving at Panorama St Paul’s https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/project-reports/urban-quarriers-cutting-and-carving-at-panorama-st-pauls-10-10-2023/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 11:12:30 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=486512 A former government building in the City of London is being painstakingly pared back to its frame and reclad using stone rescued from its previous facade Scheme: Panorama St Paul’s Client: Orion Capital Managers Architect: KPF Main contractor: Mace Contract value: £262m Start date: February…

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]]> Hybrid welfare: MTX mixes modern and traditional https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/project-reports/hybrid-welfare-mtx-mixes-modern-and-traditional-25-08-2023/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 12:15:45 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=484853 A blend of building methods is speeding up the construction of a new centre at Colchester Hospital. Colin Marrs reports Project client: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Total cost: £50m Contract type: JCT (two stage via NHS SBS Framework) Main contractor: MTX…

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]]> New kid on the dock: Everton Stadium https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/project-reports/new-kid-on-the-dock-everton-stadium-10-08-2023/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 06:00:17 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=483048 A ‘no-blockwork’ strategy means every detail needs to be planned accurately on the construction of Everton FC’s new riverside stadium. Watch the video tour below... Project client: Everton Football Club Total cost: £555m Contract type: Bespoke design and build Main contractor: Laing O’Rourke Concept architect:…

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]]> All change: The Stockport Interchange https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/project-reports/all-change-the-stockport-exchange-10-07-2023/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 06:30:22 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=481441 A £90m regeneration project near Stockport’s rail station aims to bring new life to the town centre Lead clients: Transport for Greater Manchester, for Greater Manchester Combined Authority Additional stakeholders: CityRise and Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Main contractor: Willmott Dixon Customer lead consultant: WSP, working…

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]]> Serving up LaMB: the Life and Mind Building, Oxford https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/project-reports/serving-up-lamb-the-life-and-mind-building-oxford-30-05-2023/ Tue, 30 May 2023 05:50:05 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=479531 In the biggest construction programme undertaken so far by Oxford University, the city’s skyline is being pierced by a major new science hub Project client: Oxford University Development partner: Legal & General Investment Management Total cost: £200m Contract type: JCT Design & Build Main contractor:…

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]]> Project report: onsite with Lendlease at Covent Garden refurb https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/project-reports/storming-the-castle-without-razing-it-to-the-ground-09-05-2023/ Tue, 09 May 2023 05:50:05 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=478203 A largely unloved ‘citadel’ of modern architecture in Covent Garden is undergoing a thorough overhaul by Lendlease that will transform its unwelcoming presence Client: Northwood Investors Development manager: Platform Architect: Gensler Main contractor: Lendlease Contract value: £120m Contract type: JCT Design & Build Construction start:…

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]]> Set in stone: 20-22 Ropemaker Street https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/project-reports/set-in-stone-20-22-ropemaker-street-24-03-2023/ Fri, 24 Mar 2023 06:50:24 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=475998 In a sea of concrete and glass, Skanska is working on London’s tallest limestone-faced building since St Paul’s Cathedral Scheme: 20-22 Ropemaker Street Client: Old Park Lane Management Development manager: Co-Re Architect: Make Architects Main contractor: Skanska Contract value: £250m Contract type: JCT Design &…

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