Buildings

A second hospital in the government’s expansion programme faces a likely delay, it has emerged. The expected completion date for the new Princess Alexandra Hospital – in Harlow, Essex – may be delayed until 2032, the local council was told last week. The news follows the announcement on 1 May…

London Metropolitan University has released the first details of a bumper development scheme. The university is looking for a single contractor to deliver £284m worth of work to its campuses in Holloway, Aldgate and Shoreditch. The work will include constructing new buildings across the university, providing advice on maintenance and…

Graham is set to deliver a £60m redevelopment of one corner of the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground. The Northern Irish contractor was appointed by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) to transform the Tavern and Allen stands at the famous north London arena. The project will add more than 1,000 seats…

Northumbrian Water has added 33 firms including Esh Construction, Galliford Try and Keltbray to its growing army of suppliers to deliver £3.6bn of projects in the second half of this decade. The utility giant appointed the contractors (see box below for full list) across an 11-lot framework that will be…

Rolls-Royce has appointed Balfour Beatty as construction partner to double the size of an industrial complex used for key components of nuclear attack submarines. The aerospace and defence manufacturer selected the contractor to deliver expansion of its Raynesway site in Derby in line with increased demand from the Ministry of…

A fresh tender notice for the job to repair Parliament’s Victoria Tower will be published next month, authorities have confirmed. The corporate officers of the House of Lords and House of Commons have published an early engagement notice for the long-awaited Victoria Tower scheme. Work to repair Parliament’s tallest structure…

Northampton-based Winvic Construction is to design and build an industrial facility at the mammoth Segro Logistics Park in the East Midlands town. The contractor was named to deliver the 111,000 square metre project for global supply chain giant Yusen Logistics. As well as a ground-floor warehouse, the facility will include…

Amazon has revealed plans to build a £500m fulfilment centre in the East Midlands. The online retail giant will create the huge depot at the Segro Logistics Park in Northampton. Along with three floors of robotic product-picking technology, the centre will provide jobs for up to 2,000 people. It will…

The construction industry needs to develop competence frameworks for retrofitting in five new super-specialisms, according to a report by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC). The report, released today (7 May), laid out six core transferable competencies and seven overarching technical competencies for retrofit. In addition, it laid out key actions…

The director of a Cornish housebuilder has been fined more than £60,000 after workers were exposed to asbestos during a hotel demolition job. Paul Stephens, director of Stephens Developers Ltd, pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to breaching asbestos regulations, according the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The prosecution by…