Posted: 24th November, 2020
Property, construction and infrastructure consultancy Pick Everard is to play an integral role in the design of four new prisons. The consultancy firm has been appointed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to build new prisons in Yorkshire, the North West and South East of England as part of its New Prisons Programme (NPP). The... Read More
Posted: 23rd November, 2020
Highways England last week began its search for a contractor for its largest ever contract, the £2 billion package to build the longest road tunnel in the UK. The tunnel sits at the heart of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing, one of the most ambitious road projects for a generation. The Lower Thames Crossing will... Read More
Posted: 23rd November, 2020
St Margaret’s bus station in Leicester is set to become the UK’s first carbon neutral bus station thanks to architecture and urban design practice BPD submitting plans to Leicester City Council. The current bus station located on Gravel Street, originally built in 1940, is to be replaced by a modern, sustainable building. The new design... Read More
Posted: 20th November, 2020
Investment delivered by Homes England via its Housing Infrastructure Fund Forward Funding (HIF FF) has passed £1.8 billion since it was launched in 2017. Overall, £2.7 billion of investment will be contracted through the fund, helping to accelerate the delivery of almost 175,000 homes outside London. Councils have also been working hard to secure investment... Read More
Posted: 19th November, 2020
Glaisyers Solicitors has advised TRG on the acquisition of The Ropeworks in Reddish, Southport. The firm will also provide ongoing legal advice to the Manchester-based developer as it redevelops the 0.3-hectare site into 28 dwellings. TRG acquired the freehold on the property, which includes a 10,000 sq ft former mill, from Hale-based group, Rammon Group... Read More
Posted: 19th November, 2020
The second section of a new, bigger sea wall at Dawlish, Devon has been started by Network Rail. The wall will protect the railway and town from rising sea levels and extreme weather for generations. A large aspect of the work involves the use of a new, innovative eight-legged, self-contained walking jack-up barge, called a... Read More
Posted: 18th November, 2020
Kier Highways has completed the mobilisation of its new eight-year £160 million Highways England Area 4 Maintenance and Response contract. The mobilisation period took place over three months and the contract covers Kent, East Sussex and West Sussex. Kier will also be responsible for maintaining 130km of motorway, (M2, M20 and M23), 320km of trunk... Read More
Posted: 17th November, 2020
Kier has been appointed to deliver a £59 million major infrastructure project at Sellafield. The project has been awarded through the Programme and Partners (PPP) model, which supports the Sellafield Ltd mission. PPP is a 20-year partnership, established by Sellafield Ltd via contracts with Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR), Jacobs, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure and Doosan... Read More
Posted: 17th November, 2020
Russell Group, a logistics company, has unveiled plans to create hundreds of jobs at a £200 million development at Ravenscraig. The firm submitted a Proposal of Application Notice to North Lanarkshire Council last week seeking planning permission to build a railhead logistics hub at the industrial site. The proposed development would serve as the company’s... Read More
Posted: 16th November, 2020
On Monday 9th Nov, 2020 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, announced a major addition to the UK Government’s ability to attract foreign investment, in the form of a newly established Office for Investment. The new Office for Investment will aim to attract high-value investment opportunities into the UK which align with key Government priorities, such... Read More
