Posted: 23rd March, 2023
Scottish business McLaughlin & Harvey Construction Limited have been awarded a contract to build a new facility ready for the arrival of the UK E-7 Wedgetail fleet at RAF Lossiemouth. The new cutting-edge surveillance fleet will be housed in infrastructure at the Scottish base sitting alongside the recently completed Atlantic Building, from which the UK’s... Read More
Posted: 21st March, 2023
More than £14M is being made available to accelerate the installation of heat pumps and heat networks across the country, as a new scheme launches to train thousands of installers. Over £9.7M will go towards four projects based across the country, from Bristol to Cambridgeshire – helping cut costs of these low carbon technologies, and... Read More
Posted: 16th March, 2023
Northumbrian Water have kicked off its new strategic commercial framework with the appointment of Turner & Townsend as Lead Commercial Partner. The new framework has been brought online as the water company looks to reshape its approach to investment in the network, bringing environmental benefits and climate change challenges to the fore. The four-year framework... Read More
Posted: 15th March, 2023
New modern prison cells that can be built and rolled-out at speed have been unveiled at HMP Norwich. The new units are the first of 1,000 Rapid Deployment Cells being rolled out at 18 prison sites across the country to meet the rising demand for prison places. The first 48 cells at Norwich are already... Read More
Posted: 14th March, 2023
Some £56M of public and industry funding will electrify UK EV charging infrastructure. Drivers from Cumbria to West Sussex will benefit from £56M of support to continue the expansion of electric vehicle charging across the country. The announcement from Transport Minister Jesse Norman, will help deliver up to a further 2,400 chargepoints set to be... Read More
Posted: 9th March, 2023
Two giant tunnelling machines ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ – that are digging HS2’s longest tunnels – have passed Amersham, five-and-a-half miles into their ten-mile drive under the Chilterns. The enormous 2,000 tonne machines have spent almost two years excavating the twin tunnels between the M25 and South Heath in Buckinghamshire that will help the high speed... Read More
Posted: 8th March, 2023
Minister Jeremy Quin has broken ground on the Government Property Agency’s new First Street Hub in Manchester. The hub, which was announced last summer, will provide a new home for more than 2,500 civil servants, including 700 roles relocated from London under the government’s Places for Growth programme. More than 1,000 roles have already moved... Read More
Posted: 7th March, 2023
Works under the Defence Estate Optimisation (DEO) Army Programme are scheduled to begin at Imjin Barracks in Gloucestershire, which will provide new modern and sustainable housing for soldiers and their families. A landmark purchase agreement was announced at the end of February between the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and developer Taylor Wimpey. A total of... Read More
Posted: 1st March, 2023
The significance of major infrastructure projects to the economy cannot be underestimated. The UK’s £650bn+ infrastructure marketplace is large and varied, with projects ranging from roads to schools, energy to justice, and healthcare to housing. This represents a significant opportunity for those businesses looking for supply chain opportunities across all sectors from transport to social... Read More
Posted: 28th February, 2023
The regeneration of Liverpool’s Kings Dock has reached its final chapter, with the appointment of a team to market the last plot. Liverpool City Council has procured Faithful+Gould as Development Manager, and BDP, as Architect, to lead on the design process for the future development of seven plots on King’s Dock, all of which adjoin... Read More
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