Posted: 6th September, 2018
Manchester Airport has celebrated a year of construction as the largest investment programme in its 80 year history takes shape. Once complete, Manchester Airport will have invested an astonishing £1 billion to transform Terminal 2 into a brand new operational HQ – boosting the building’s size by 150% in the process. Already the airport’s skyline... Read More
Posted: 6th September, 2018
Balfour Beatty has been contracted to carry out the multi-million pound construction of an onshore substation in support of Ørsted’s Hornsea Project Two. Once operational in 2022, Hornsea Project Two will generate enough clean electricity to power 1.3 million homes, and surpass its sister project – Hornsea Project One – as the world’s largest offshore wind... Read More
Posted: 6th September, 2018
Figures released by IHS Markit/CIPS show that as the summer heat falls, as has construction output. This year’s construction output has been on a rollercoaster fueled by the weather; the cold start to the year froze productivity, while the summer’s intense heat fueled a rebound. Now, as the heat loses its grip on the country,... Read More
Posted: 6th September, 2018
Work on the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon route has seen an innovative technique employed to install two 1,000 tonne bridges in one weekend, without closing the road. The team employed on the upgrade of the route were faced with the tricky question of how to install the new bridges on this very busy route, without... Read More
Posted: 6th September, 2018
Construction of the £117 million Campbell Wharf development in Milton Keynes is officially underway, according to property developer Crest Nicholson. 383 new homes are being built at Campbell Wharf, with a narrowboat marina, public house, nursery and retail offering also under construction. Together, these new additions will transform a neglected area of Central Milton Keynes.... Read More
Posted: 6th September, 2018
HS2 Ltd has announced that Paul Griffiths, the Managing Director for Phase Two of the project, is to leave the company. Following on from delivering such a huge infrastructure project, Paul will be leaving to take on the role of Program Director on the $40Bn Metrolinx program in Toronto, the largest public transit investment in... Read More
Posted: 6th September, 2018
Official Project Partner: West Midlands Combined Authority Businesses in the West Midlands are being encouraged to be ‘HS2 ready’. The development of the largest infrastructure project in Europe will create massive numbers of opportunities throughout the supply chain, and local businesses could exploit this for a number of years. The scale of HS2... Read More
Posted: 6th September, 2018
We are delighted to announce the launch of the UK Infrastructure Show 2018. Contact the team for sponsorship and exhibition opportunities today on 0845 270 7066 or exhibitions@ukinfrastructureshow.co.uk. One of the UK’s leading infrastructure and supply chain events, the Infrastructure Show is your chance to be part of £500Bn in planned investment over the next ten years, as outlined... Read More
Posted: 4th September, 2017
A key metro extension linking Birmingham city centre with Edgbaston and the city’s growing Westside area has been given the go-ahead thanks to a multi-million pound funding pledge from the Department for Transport. Five new stops will be served by up to 10 trams an hour at peak when the 2 kilometre extension of the... Read More
Posted: 4th September, 2017
ScottishPower’s new Glasgow HQ is to act as a hub for a team of experts tasked with ‘future-proofing’ the UK’s electricity system, the firm has pledged (September 1st). The firm’s newly completed new St Vincent Street headquarters – the largest single-use building to be constructed in Glasgow for 25 years – has brought together 1,650... Read More
