Buildings News, Analysis & Opinion | Stay Informed with UK Construction Contractors https://www.constructionnews.co.uk Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Fri, 19 Jul 2024 15:41:15 +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 Buildings News, Analysis & Opinion | Stay Informed with UK Construction Contractors 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 McAlpine wins Somerset gigafactory job https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/mcalpine-wins-somerset-gigafactory-job-22-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/mcalpine-wins-somerset-gigafactory-job-22-07-2024/#respond Sun, 21 Jul 2024 23:01:30 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=502715 Sir Robert McAlpine has been appointed on a preconstruction services agreement for a new £4bn battery cell manufacturing facility in Somerset. Client Agratas, part of Indian multinational Tata, today (22 July) named the contractor as its delivery partner for the first building on its site…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/mcalpine-wins-somerset-gigafactory-job-22-07-2024/feed/ 0 Scottish Water hunts contractor for £285m facility https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/scottish-water-hunts-contractor-for-285m-facility-18-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/scottish-water-hunts-contractor-for-285m-facility-18-07-2024/#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2024 06:00:05 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=502516 Scottish Water is on the lookout for contractors to build a bumper processing facility in Scotland. The water company is in the early stages of its search, and is looking for proposals to take on the mammoth project in central Scotland, which will process around…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/scottish-water-hunts-contractor-for-285m-facility-18-07-2024/feed/ 0 Morgan Sindall picks up £32m waste recycling job https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/morgan-sindall/morgan-sindall-picks-up-32m-waste-recycling-job-17-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/morgan-sindall/morgan-sindall-picks-up-32m-waste-recycling-job-17-07-2024/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:04:18 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=502479 Morgan Sindall has been awarded a £32m job to develop a household waste recycling centre in Walsall. The contractor will build the new centre on a six-hectare site in the West Midlands town. The site will also include a waste transfer centre. The entire site…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/morgan-sindall/morgan-sindall-picks-up-32m-waste-recycling-job-17-07-2024/feed/ 0 Specialist lands facade package on £300m London development https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/specialist-lands-facade-package-on-300m-london-development-17-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/specialist-lands-facade-package-on-300m-london-development-17-07-2024/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:51:33 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=502249 Permasteelisa has landed the facade package on the £300m Salisbury Square development on Fleet Street in the City of London. The buildings, also known as the Justice Quarter, will serve as a new court and City of London Police headquarters. Mace is the main contractor…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/specialist-lands-facade-package-on-300m-london-development-17-07-2024/feed/ 0 New version of Common Assessment Standard released by Build UK https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/new-version-of-common-assessment-standard-released-by-build-uk-16-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/new-version-of-common-assessment-standard-released-by-build-uk-16-07-2024/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:45:13 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=502311 Industry body Build UK has released an updated version of the Common Assessment Standard (CAS), including new questions on firms’ building-safety capabilities. The CAS is an industry-agreed set of questions and corresponding assessment standards that can pre-qualify construction suppliers for projects. The updated version (V4)…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/new-version-of-common-assessment-standard-released-by-build-uk-16-07-2024/feed/ 0 Getting the blend right to meet Labour’s growth plans https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/getting-the-blend-right-to-meet-labours-growth-plans-16-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/getting-the-blend-right-to-meet-labours-growth-plans-16-07-2024/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:01:52 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=502385 Richard Robinson is the UK & Ireland president of AtkinsRéalis The importance attached to infrastructure investment and economic growth has been elevated to the central priority of the new government. And our industry has loudly voiced the need to maintain the momentum of projects in…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/getting-the-blend-right-to-meet-labours-growth-plans-16-07-2024/feed/ 0 Kier scoops £47m London college revamp https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/kier/kier-scoops-47m-london-college-revamp-16-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/kier/kier-scoops-47m-london-college-revamp-16-07-2024/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 10:52:46 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=502394 Kier has been picked to redevelop a college campus in London. The contractor will demolish the current Greenwich campus belonging to London South East Colleges (LSEC) and develop a new 5,654 square metre site in its place. The £47m project will include classrooms, wellbeing spaces,…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/kier/kier-scoops-47m-london-college-revamp-16-07-2024/feed/ 0 ‘Market rallying’ government set to drive construction growth https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/data/market-rallying-government-set-to-drive-construction-growth-15-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/data/market-rallying-government-set-to-drive-construction-growth-15-07-2024/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:16:32 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=502335 The “seismic” outcome of the general election is expected to boost key parts of the construction industry. In particular, strong improvements should come in the private housing, retail and office refurbishment sectors, according to Glenigan’s construction industry forecast for 2024-26. Although the data specialist warned…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/data/market-rallying-government-set-to-drive-construction-growth-15-07-2024/feed/ 0 Skanska scoops £105m office development https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/skanska/skanska-scoops-105m-office-development-15-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/skanska/skanska-scoops-105m-office-development-15-07-2024/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:53:00 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=502308 Skanska has secured the contract to replace a nine-storey office block overlooking London’s River Thames, involving the reconstruction of the retained century-old facade. The Swedish contractor will design and build the 12,100 square metre flexible workspace for Baola Properties at 7 Millbank (pictured). The facade,…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/skanska/skanska-scoops-105m-office-development-15-07-2024/feed/ 0 Council agrees Morgan Sindall JV can redevelop city centre https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/council-agrees-morgan-sindall-jv-can-redevelop-city-centre-12-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/council-agrees-morgan-sindall-jv-can-redevelop-city-centre-12-07-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:01:29 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=502212 A joint venture involving Morgan Sindall’s development arm is in line to regenerate Wolverhampton city centre. City of Wolverhampton Council is set to enter into a development agreement with ECF, formerly known as the English Cities Fund, for the £50m programme. ECF comprises Homes England,…

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