Posted: 23rd October, 2020
Two weeks ago, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that offshore wind is to produce more than enough electricity to power every home in the UK by 2030, and that the Government will make £160 million available to upgrade ports and infrastructure throughout the coastal communities of Teesside, the Humber, Scotland and Wales. This funding... Read More
Posted: 23rd October, 2020
A 50-50 joint venture (JV) between Tarmac and Kier has been awarded the Lot 2 contract on the Transport for London (TfL) highways Maintenance and Project Framework. The JV will maintain and improve highways and related assets covering a 189km network in North London. The framework will run for a total of eight years, with... Read More
Posted: 22nd October, 2020
A new £23 million integrated Health and Wellbeing Village in Bridgend is to get an £18 million funding boost from the Welsh Government. Spanning 4.6 acres, the project at Sunnyside, Bridgend is to include a GP surgery, general needs and supported housing. Along with this, the presence of community services will form part of a... Read More
Posted: 21st October, 2020
The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has agreed to funding permanent repairs to the Hammersmith Bridge. DfT Permanent Secretary Bernadette Kelly has confirmed that the Government has agreed to provide ‘some funding’ for permanent repairs, during a Public Accounts Committee Meeting which was held on 15 October 2020. However, Ms Kelly stopped short of revealing... Read More
Posted: 20th October, 2020
Construction work on a new multimillion-pound flood defence scheme in Stokesley has begun with preparation work to help manage the ‘river flow’ of the River Leven. The project is due for completion by Spring 2021 and will improve protection to 509 properties in the town, as well as providing £46 million in economic benefits over... Read More
Posted: 20th October, 2020
Funding has now been secured for new transport linked to open-up the former Ravenscraig steelworks site in Scotland. The site is home to one of the largest regeneration schemes in Europe. Glasgow City Region Cabinet has approved an investment of £61.9 million for the Ravenscraig Infrastructure Access (RIA) project and North Lanarkshire Council has matched... Read More
Posted: 19th October, 2020
ilke Homes are pleased to announce that they have been chosen by Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) to deliver up to 140 homes on a former brownfield sire in Arnold. The deal between Ilke Homes and the County Council followed on from a competitive tender process and will see the redevelopment of a nine-acre site in... Read More
Posted: 16th October, 2020
A contract for a new state-of-the-art Healthcare Innovation Centre at Staffordshire University’s Stafford Centre of Excellence for Healthcare Education has been awarded to Pave Aways. Work on the new £3.7 million facilities in Stafford involves demolishing some existing buildings and creating new teaching spaces which are focused around simulation-based education, The Health Innovation Centre is... Read More
Posted: 14th October, 2020
Mace is pleased to announce that it has completed the exterior of the National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF), meaning that the company has reached another major build milestone in the process of becoming the UK’s first co-located set of space test facilities. The building will house a wide range of specialised equipment to put spacecraft... Read More
Posted: 13th October, 2020
On Friday 8 October 2020, the contract for the first two giant tunnelling machines for London’s HS2 tunnels was signed by HS2’s Main Works Civils Contractor, Skanska Costain STRABAG JV (SCS JV), marking significant process in the southern stretch of HS2. The tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are being built by Herrenknecht and are to be... Read More
