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Posted: 17th January, 2019
Highlands and Islands Airport Ltd (HIAL) is undertaking infrastructure works at Inverness Airport, which will see the water water treatment services upgraded. The project to update the surface water treatment system at Inverness, which began in 2011, has an overall investment of £5.5M. A number of historic drainage issues have been encountered at the airport,... Read More
Posted: 17th January, 2019
Thousands of homes will be created in Northamptonshire, thanks to a £70M investment from Homes England, which will help clear ground and provide the required infrastructure for home building to commence. The developments in Kettering and Wellingborough have been given the go-ahead, thanks to the funding from the £4.5Bn Home Building Fund, which provides development... Read More
Posted: 16th January, 2019
Construction of a state-of-the-art £300 million physics laboratory at Cambridge University has begun, contractor Bouygues UK announces. Cambridge Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Toope was joined by RIBA Vice President Caroline Buckingham and representatives from Bouygues UK and the wider community for a ground-breaking ceremony, which officially kicked-off construction on the Cavendish Laboratory site. The creation of a purpose-built... Read More
Posted: 16th January, 2019
Gatwick Airport has appointed a brand new framework catering to projects valued at £150,000 or less as part of a five-year programme of capital investment. Eleven contractors have now been appointed to the Minor Works Framework which begins in earnest later this month. The framework will allow Gatwick to enter into partnerships with smaller construction... Read More
Posted: 16th January, 2019
A £4.6M housing development in West Rhyl is to go ahead following a £900,000 cash injection from the Welsh government. Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Hannah Blythyn announced the additional ‘Targeted Regeneration Investment’ funding – a move welcomed by delivery partners Denbighshire County Council and Pennaf Housing Group. With funding now secure, Phase I –... Read More
Posted: 15th January, 2019
Birmingham City Council has confirmed Lendlease as its preferred development partner for the £1.5Bn Birmingham Smithfield development. Lendlease will now deliver the transformation of the 17ha Birmingham Smithfield site. Located in the heart of the city centre this redevelopment project that will reposition the city on an international stage. A contractual joint venture will be... Read More
Posted: 11th January, 2019
The Humber Hull Frontage Improvement Scheme has been given the go ahead by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Approval of the scheme marked the fifth anniversary of the tidal surge that caused devastation to the city. Construction of a multi-million pound scheme, led by the Environment Agency,... Read More
Posted: 11th January, 2019
A major public-private sector collaboration designed to deliver affordable housing to Stoke-on-Trent has been announced. The partnership between the city council, private sector investor Cheyne Capital and the government through Homes England, will lead multi-million-pound regeneration projects in two areas of the city. Late last year, Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s cabinet agreed to a programme of... Read More
Posted: 10th January, 2019
Mace has been awarded a £150M contract to deliver a new arrivals terminal at London Stansted. The new terminal is the flagship project in the airport’s £600M transformation, which will support its future growth and pioneer the next generation of travel at London Stansted. Work on the 39,000sq m terminal is due to start in... Read More
Posted: 10th January, 2019
A newly announced £50M funding package will support manufacturers in the Tay cities region and delivery of the Cross Tay Link Road, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed. The Scottish government this week pledged £40M to the new road linking the A9 over the River Tay to the A93 and A94 north of Scone. It... Read More
