Posted: 1st December, 2020
McGoff Construction has secured contracts worth in excess of £100 million for work which is to commence in 2021. The contracts are primarily for the McGoff Group’s asset-backed operating businesses and are in the care and education sectors, including New Care and Back to the Garden Childcare. The company, which is based in Altrincham, has... Read More
Posted: 26th November, 2020
A groundbreaking new collaboration aimed at transforming the future of the UK’s construction industry can be unveiled. National framework provider Pagabo has forged a research agreement with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), aiming to together challenge current methods in the construction sector, and pioneer fresh ideas and innovations that embrace new technology... Read More
Posted: 26th November, 2020
Following on from the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s, Rishi Sunak’s spending review yesterday, November 25th, 2020, where he announced spending in infrastructure, housing and levelling up the nation, here are some business reactions: Steve Radley, CITB Policy Director, said: “The Chancellor’s commitment to a large increase in infrastructure spending next year and publication of the... Read More
Posted: 25th November, 2020
The UK Government have spent a lot of time talking about ‘Levelling Up’ the UK by investing in construction and infrastructure. Today, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak has set out his Spending Review, whilst focusing on the recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic, education and wages for those in the public and private sector,... Read More
Posted: 25th November, 2020
An agreement which will provide Enfield Council with £170 million in funding to deliver infrastructure to unlock the £6 billion Meridian Water Project has been signed by the Council and the Government. Enfield Council has already secured planning permission for the works and approved a framework contract with three major contractors to deliver the works,... Read More
Posted: 25th November, 2020
The UK Prime Minister last week set out his ambitious ten-point plan for a green industrial revolution which is to create and support up to 25,000 British jobs. The plan covers clean energy, transport, nature and innovative technologies, and Boris Johnson’s blueprint will allow the UK to forge ahead with eradicating its contribution to climate... Read More
Posted: 24th November, 2020
Property, construction and infrastructure consultancy Pick Everard is to play an integral role in the design of four new prisons. The consultancy firm has been appointed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to build new prisons in Yorkshire, the North West and South East of England as part of its New Prisons Programme (NPP). The... Read More
Posted: 23rd November, 2020
Highways England last week began its search for a contractor for its largest ever contract, the £2 billion package to build the longest road tunnel in the UK. The tunnel sits at the heart of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing, one of the most ambitious road projects for a generation. The Lower Thames Crossing will... Read More
Posted: 23rd November, 2020
St Margaret’s bus station in Leicester is set to become the UK’s first carbon neutral bus station thanks to architecture and urban design practice BPD submitting plans to Leicester City Council. The current bus station located on Gravel Street, originally built in 1940, is to be replaced by a modern, sustainable building. The new design... Read More
Posted: 20th November, 2020
Investment delivered by Homes England via its Housing Infrastructure Fund Forward Funding (HIF FF) has passed £1.8 billion since it was launched in 2017. Overall, £2.7 billion of investment will be contracted through the fund, helping to accelerate the delivery of almost 175,000 homes outside London. Councils have also been working hard to secure investment... Read More
