Posted: 24th August, 2023
Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has begun work at North Kyle Wind Farm in East Ayrshire, a 49-turbine wind farm with the capacity to power more than 160,000 households. The £300M scheme near Dalmellington is located on and around the former Chalmerston and House of Water coal mining sites. First devised in 2016 and led... Read More
Posted: 17th August, 2023
Pick Everard has been appointed to NHS Shared Business Services new £1.6bn framework agreement. Operating across a four-year term, the move will see the firm deliver each of its core services and more across ten lots of the NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) Healthcare Planning, Construction Consultancy & Ancillary Services Framework Agreement, spanning architectural... Read More
Posted: 16th August, 2023
A strong relationship with local supply chain partners is enabling Henry Boot Construction to deliver bigger and better benefits to the communities in which it works. Henry Boot Construction has always worked seamlessly with its supply chain to deliver high-quality projects and keep programmes running effectively. But over the last few years, the company has... Read More
Posted: 15th August, 2023
The former Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre is set to reopen as a Category C men’s prison, in the latest of a string of measures to boost jail capacity, Prisons Minister Damian Hinds has recently announced. The refurbishment of the Rainsbrook site will create up to 131 new prison places – helping to put serious offenders... Read More
Posted: 15th August, 2023
The Environment Agency’s major £3m repair and maintenance project of Plymouth’s lock gates is due to start in September. Work is set to start in September 2023 on a major £3m repair and maintenance project for Plymouth’s lock gates. They form a key part of the city’s coastal defences, protecting hundreds of homes and businesses... Read More
Posted: 15th August, 2023
SSEN Transmission has confirmed a number of contractors have been appointed to its supply chain as part of the ‘Pathway to 2030’ project. The appointed partners will help deliver critical contracts for 2030 Scottish electricity onshore transmission network plans. The new transmission infrastructure will help to secure the county’s future energy independence by enabling the... Read More
Posted: 19th July, 2023
The Programme and Project Partners at Sellafield have confirmed Keltbray has secured the contract to deliver a major earthworks package. Keltbray, a leading specialist construction engineering and infrastructure services provider, has secured the contract, which will see the company deliver a development platform in preparation for the follow-on construction of Lightly Shielded Store 1 (LSS1),... Read More
Posted: 18th July, 2023
The Hornsea Project Four Offshore Wind Farm application has been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. The application involves the development of the Hornsea Project Four offshore wind farm. This is within the western area of the former Hornsea known as Zone 4, under the Round 3... Read More
Posted: 12th July, 2023
Infrastructure upgrades to Zanzibar, Tanzania, will provide UK exporters with some £100M of opportunities, as UK Export Finance underwrites £373M of financing. The historic road and airport upgrades across Zanzibar will be back by UKEF and UK suppliers are expected to win supply contracts equivalent to more than £100 million for these transformational projects. Infrastructure... Read More
Posted: 11th July, 2023
The latest figures from S&P Global / CIPS UK Construction PMI® show a steep downturn in activity during June for construction, as a decline in housebuilding reverses workloads. The latest data highlighted not only a reduction in activity, but lesser numbers of new orders soming into the sector. These figures register the first drop in... Read More
