Posted: 24th September, 2021
Pagabo, a national framework provider, has officially launched bidding for suppliers to join its brand-new £1.6 billion Civils and Infrastructure Framework, which is due to go live at the start of 2022. The new framework will run over four years and will allow local authorities, as well as public sector bodies, to procure a range... Read More
Posted: 23rd September, 2021
Homes England has selected GRAHAM Construction as one of its 66 preferred partners on its new Delivery Partner Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The £20 billion procurement framework is the biggest DPS of its kind and is set to replace the Delivery Partner Panel 3 (DPP3), making it easier for housebuilders and developers of all sizes... Read More
Posted: 22nd September, 2021
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has announced that it has awarded VolkerFitzpatrick an £82 million design and build contract. The contract will deliver two wind turbine blade manufacturing facilities, along with repurposing an existing factory, at its site in Hull. The works began in August and have a completion date for May 2023. This award follows... Read More
Posted: 21st September, 2021
Hill Group and Notting Hill Genesis have announced that they have teamed up in partnership to develop 780 new homes in Hounslow. Lampton Parkside, which has been designed by Allies and Morrison LLP, forms the second phase of the ten-year Lampton Road scheme which has begun rejuvenating Hounslow thanks to a brand-new carbon-neutral civic centre... Read More
Posted: 21st September, 2021
National Highways has announced deals with 50 supply chain partners to carry out up to £3.6 billion in renewals to help keep England’s motorways and major A roads running safely and smoothly. The work is being awarded as part of the UK Government-owned company’s brand-new six-year Scheme Delivery Framework (SDF). The framework will enable the... Read More
Posted: 20th September, 2021
Thomas White Oxford (TWO) and its residential partner Hill Group have launched a public consultation to share emerging plans for around 318 new homes, a public park and streets at Oxford North’s Canalside. Outline consent was granted earlier this year for the overall 64-acre masterplan, as well as detailed consent for the first phase of... Read More
Posted: 17th September, 2021
The National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) is a new digital map which will help revolutionise construction and development throughout the country. The UK Government has launched the next phase in the building of a digital map of underground cables, as the UK moves one step closer to revolutionising construction and development in the country. The... Read More
Posted: 17th September, 2021
In its most ambitious National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline to date, the UK Government has set out how £650 billion of private and public investment will be implemented into infrastructure projects throughout the UK in the next decade, creating new opportunities for thousands of apprentices, technicians, graduates, and skilled workers alike. It comes as the... Read More
Posted: 16th September, 2021
Details of how the UK will obtain more electricity from renewable energy sources are set to be published by the Government as it announces its biggest-ever round of its flagship renewable energy scheme. Contracts for Difference (CfD) is the UK Government’s primary method of encouraging investment in low-carbon electricity. The scheme is open to projects... Read More
Posted: 15th September, 2021
Both homes and businesses are to be made greener, thanks to low-carbon energy which is being placed at the heart of the latest round of funding for heat network projects throughout England. The new £270 million Green Heat Network Fund, announced on 7 September, will only support low-carbon technologies such as heat pumps, solar and... Read More
