Building sector | project reports and case studies | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:25:04 +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 Building a new people’s palace at Olympia https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/project-reports/building-a-new-peoples-palace-at-olympia-24-06-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/project-reports/building-a-new-peoples-palace-at-olympia-24-06-2024/#respond Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:01:59 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=499318 Adding a host of new uses and spaces to a still-operational exhibition venue is a tall order. CN finds out how Laing O’Rourke is rising to the challenge Project client: Yoo Capital and Deutsche Finance International Main contractor: Laing O’Rourke Architect: Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/project-reports/building-a-new-peoples-palace-at-olympia-24-06-2024/feed/ 0 Delivering HS2’s Old Oak Common station box https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/project-reports/delivering-hs2s-old-oak-common-station-box-30-04-2024/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:26:10 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=497670 The consortium digging out the box for HS2’s Old Oak Common station is operating on a grand scale Client: HS2 Ltd Contract value: £1.67bn (entire station) Contract type: NEC Main contractor: Balfour Beatty Vinci Systra JV Suppliers: Select (tower crane), Expanded (excavation plan). Structural engineering…

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]]> Building five pools and a football pitch in south London https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/project-reports/building-five-pools-and-a-football-pitch-in-south-london-03-04-2024/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:07:52 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=496400 With movable swimming-pool floors, a football pitch perched on top, and 105 metres of waterslide, Morgan Sindall is having a lot of fun building the Woolwich Leisure Centre Contract: NEC 4 Option A Project value: £80m Main contractor: Morgan Sindall Client: Royal Borough of Greenwich…

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]]> East side story: proving the potential of volumetric construction https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/project-reports/east-side-story-proving-the-potential-of-volumetric-construction-18-03-2024/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:55:38 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=494388 A project in Walthamstow is proving just how far volumetric modular construction can go, with 75 per cent of two new towers being built offsite Project client: Long Harbour Contract value: £165m Contract type: JCT design-and-build Main contractor: Tide Construction Ltd Offsite manufacturer: Vision Modular…

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]]> 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/ 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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]]> 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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