Posted: 13th November, 2019
A subsidiary of the Wates construction and property group named Wates Living Space has significantly expanded the wider group’s framework presence by having been appointed to the South East Consortium (SEC) Internal & External Building Works Framework. This framework will offer public sector organisations with OJEU-compliant access to a variety of planned maintenance services over... Read More
Posted: 12th November, 2019
The construction and property group Wates has been named as one of the various companies to be appointed to Lots on the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Construction Works and Associated Services Framework, which is suspected to be the largest ever construction framework in Britain at a value of £30Bn. Wates have now been appointed to... Read More
Posted: 12th November, 2019
Nottingham Trent University has announced a partnership with Morgan Sindall Construction to work on one of four CITB pilot schemes. The scheme is designed to help to improve procurement practices for homebuilding and infrastructure projects. The four pilot projects are set to receive £3M in funding in total, but are expected to achieve £25M in... Read More
Posted: 12th November, 2019
According to Glenigan Construction Data, defence estate construction has been beneficial to the construction sector as a whole in a period of stagnation resulting from political uncertainty. In particular, this data specifies that of the Ministry of Defence’s £38.1Bn worth of spending in the 2018/19 year £4.26Bn was actually spent upon defence infrastructure, ultimately resulting... Read More
Posted: 12th November, 2019
Progress has been made in the planning of the new Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) in Dundee with the commitment of £60M in funding from the project’s three partners Michelin, Scottish Enterprise, and Dundee City Council. It is hoped that the MSIP will generate a wave of economic and employment opportunities in the Tayside both... Read More
Posted: 11th November, 2019
Glenigan Construction Data have recently published statistics which shown that Britain’s economic sectors, including that of construction, have recently been buoyed by the successes of the ‘screen sector’, that being the sector relating to film and television production. Specifically, these statistics have shown that the screen sector economy itself was worth £7.9Bn in terms of... Read More
Posted: 11th November, 2019
According to recent construction industry data, compiled by Glenigan, the forecasted work pipelines within the commercial and industrial buildings sectors have revealed promising outlooks, irrespective of the results of any oncoming elections. In relation to this data, Glenigan has affirmed that any form of conclusion, and thus a simple end to the lengthy period of... Read More
Posted: 8th November, 2019
The new A14 Bypass between Ellington and Swavesey, comprising 12 miles of the 21 mile Cambridge to Huntingdon A14 upgrade project, will be completed and will officially open to traffic on Monday 9th December 2019. The A14 Upgrade scheme is considered one of the largest infrastructure upgrade projects in recent times, amounting to a total... Read More
Posted: 8th November, 2019
A combination of Welsh and British Government officials have recently signed an agreement pledging millions of pounds worth of investment towards the North Wales Growth Deal which aims to deliver local projects and increase employment opportunities across the region. According to the North Wales Growth Deal, which was signed in London, funding will be directed... Read More
Posted: 8th November, 2019
Britain’s export agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF), has awarded some £230M in project finance guarantee to Macquarie’s Green Investment Group for assistance with the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in the Taiwan Strait. The Formosa 2 wind farm will consist of a grand total of 47 wind turbines which will produce a substantial 376MW of... Read More
