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McAlpine wins Somerset gigafactory job
Sir Robert McAlpine has been appointed on a preconstruction services agreement for…
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Labour government picks up the baton on Arbitration Bill
A bill to settle contractual or financial disputes faster will proceed under…
Scottish Water hunts contractor for £285m facility
Scottish Water is on the lookout for contractors to build a bumper…
Morgan Sindall picks up £32m waste recycling job
Morgan Sindall has been awarded a £32m job to develop a household…
Specialist lands facade package on £300m London development
Permasteelisa has landed the facade package on the £300m Salisbury Square development…
New version of Common Assessment Standard released by Build UK
Industry body Build UK has released an updated version of the Common…
Kier scoops £47m London college revamp
Kier has been picked to redevelop a college campus in London. The…
‘Market rallying’ government set to drive construction growth
The “seismic” outcome of the general election is expected to boost key…
Skanska scoops £105m office development
Skanska has secured the contract to replace a nine-storey office block overlooking…
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The consortium digging out the box for HS2’s Old Oak Common station…
With movable swimming-pool floors, a football pitch perched on top, and 105…
A project in Walthamstow is proving just how far volumetric modular construction…
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Council agrees Morgan Sindall JV can redevelop city centre
A joint venture involving Morgan Sindall’s development arm is in line to…
Erith to jack up floor slabs after Faithdean’s £130m Fenwick win
Faithdean has won the £130m job to alter and extend retailer Fenwick’s…
HG Construction to build 37-storey Manchester tower
HG Construction has been picked to build a 37-storey student accommodation scheme…
Fate of two greenfield data centre jobs in Rayner’s hands
New housing secretary Angela Rayner could revive two data centre projects on…
Defence framework bears fruit for Lendlease
Lendlease Construction Europe has been awarded three contracts for British Army facilities…
Torsion and HGP form joint venture for £53m Sheffield resi scheme
Leeds-based Torsion Group’s construction arm is to deliver a £53m residential build-to-rent…
New contractor for stalled Ilke site
A local housebuilder is set to take over an affordable housing scheme…
No decision on mega-tower after Lloyd’s of London objects
Stanhope has been invited to talk to City of London Corporation officers…
Details of £2bn Highlands construction programme unveiled
New details have emerged of a wave of planned construction projects in…
Build life sciences to ‘save our nation’, says regeneration veteran
Life sciences construction could create transformative economic growth for the country, a…
Planning boost for new London tower as tall as the Shard
City of London officers have recommended councillors back a bid to build…
Beard to build £9.2m Bristol Zoo habitat
Beard has started work on a £9.2m job to create a Central…
Red replaces Henry on Westminster office project
Red Construction Group has been appointed to replace failed Henry Construction Projects…
Council project gets third contractor in two years
A third contractor has been appointed to finish a residential scheme, after…
Multiplex bags another London skyscraper
Multiplex has been appointed to build the City of London’s newest skyscraper.…
Cruden submits first plans for £1.3bn Edinburgh ‘coastal town’
Cruden Homes and City of Edinburgh Council have submitted plans for the…
Barhale scoops £36m London sewer revamp job
Barhale has nabbed a major job to revamp part of London’s sewer…
United Utilities names contractors for £2.75bn of water work
United Utilities has named 18 companies which will undertake £2.75bn of works…
Council invites contractor interest in £100m primary schools tender
Worcestershire County Council has issued a tender for a new £100m design…
University of East Anglia picks seven firms for framework
CN100-ranking contractor RG Carter is among seven firms selected for a £96.3m…