Building a school on a greenfield site in a rural town would normally be a straightforward process – unless it turned out that someone had been there before you.
Project: King Ina Academy School Client: Somerset County Council Contract cost: £4.5m Main contractor: Bam Construction Contract type: Design and build…
From Leicestershire to the Antarctic, Construction News rounds up some of the best builds visited this year, ranked by the most read online
10) Intu dazzles shoppers with glass roof and floor At Manchester’s Trafford Centre, £75m is being spent on regenerating a wing known as Barton Square. With Vinci on board,…
Boasting a rich history of industrial firsts, it is unsurprising that the former Silk Mill in the centre of Derby is at the forefront of a potential step-change for the construction industry, as well as a striking permanent exhibit – a seven-tonne jet engine
Project: Derby Silk Mill – Museum…
From building above historic railways to installing massive soundproof doors, Laing O’Rourke has had to innovate to meet Manchester City Council’s exacting demands Project The Factory Client Manchester City Council Operator Manchester International Festival Contract value £108m Management contractor Laing O’Rourke Civil & structural designer BuroHappold Steel frame William Hare Start…
Main contractor McLaren faces a race against time to get the Premier League football club’s state-of-the-art facility ready before next season
Project: Leicester City Training Ground Client: Leicester City FC Contract value: £95m Contract type: JCT design and build 2016 Main contractor: McLaren Project manager: Arcadis Cost consultant: Turner &…
Bam Nuttall is braving killer whales, icebergs and stark isolation in Antarctica to deliver a new wharf in time for the arrival of the RRS Sir David Attenborough
Project Rothera Research Station wharf, Antarctica Main contractor Bam Nuttall Client British Antarctic Survey Contract type Design and build Contract value £100m…
Project: K1 development, Knightsbridge Estate Contract value: £152m Client: Olayan Group Main contractor: Skanska Contract type: two-stage tender design and build Demolition and piling: Keltbray Concrete frame: Mitchellson Steel frame: Severfield M&E: Skanska Services Employer’s representative: Aecom Architect: Fletcher Priest Architects Start date: November 2016 Completion date: March 2021 Take…
Project: Bath South Quays Client: Bath and North East Somerset Council Contract value: £21m Contract type: Design and build Main contractor: Bam Construction Architect: Bam Design Structural engineer: Buro Happold Sheet piling contractor (riverwall): Ivor King Piling Foundations contractor (office building): Bachy Soletanche M&E consultant: Hoare Lea Start date: January 2019…
Project: Colston Hall redevelopment Phase 2 Client: Bristol City Council End user: Bristol Music Trust Main contractor: Willmott Dixon Contract type: Traditional Contract value: £36.7m Start date: July 2019 Completion date: October 2021 Bristol’s Colston Hall would rank high on any list of the UK’s most iconic music establishments. Controversial…
Amid cost hikes and potential delays, Construction News pays an exclusive visit to the enormous Hinkley Point C construction site, where EDF is two years into an eight-year schedule
Project: Hinkley Point C Location: Somerset Client: EDF Main civils contractor: Bylor (Bouygues / Laing O’Rourke JV) Tunnels contractor: Balfour Beatty…
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