Posted: 21st July, 2021
On 15th July, the UK Government announced the launch of a selection process for eight new hospitals in England. Hundreds of thousands of people in England are set to benefit from new NHS facilities and services. Ministers announced the opening of the selection process for eight new hospitals as part of the biggest hospital building... Read More
Posted: 15th July, 2021
Proposals for Scotland’s largest ‘Net Zero’ housing development, to be located in Edinburgh, have been given approval by Edinburgh City Council. The 444-home Western Villages development is being led by the council working in partnership with Glasgow-based CCG (Scotland) and architect Cooper Cromar. The new development will form part of the Granton Waterfront Regeneration, where... Read More
Posted: 14th July, 2021
Winvic Construction is designing and constructing a second city centre build-to-rent (BTR) project for PLATFORM_. The Winvic team has started at the site of the Sheffield scheme, with handover scheduled for summer 2023. The development, located on Sylvester Street, Sheffield is located between The Moor shopping centre and the A61 ring road. It will comprise... Read More
Posted: 13th July, 2021
The first part of the precast flood defence walls for the Avonmouth and Severnside Enterprise Area (ASEA) Ecological Mitigation and Flood Defence project is now operational, with progress being made on a second stretch. Approximately one kilometre of concrete flood defence units has been placed to the north and south of Severn Beach in South... Read More
Posted: 13th July, 2021
Premier Modular has been awarded a place on the £1.6 billion NHS Shared Business Services modular construction framework. Premier was successful in all seven lots applied for and scored highly in the top quartile of UK modular building specialists. The NHS Shared Business Services framework is set to run for four years and can also... Read More
Posted: 13th July, 2021
The new A19 Testo’s flyover, an iconic South Tyneside roundabout, will enable better journeys and connections to international gateways as well as the rest of the country. Drivers are now able to travel along the A19 over the roundabout, as well as benefiting from the new slip roads to the A184. This upgrade comes as... Read More
Posted: 9th July, 2021
Winvic Construction has reached the next infrastructure project milestone at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton Gateway, and is beginning the programme of works for the strategic rail freight connection. The works to enable the connection to the Northampton loop of the West Coast Mainline will begin with stripping the topsoil and significant earthworks. Ground excavations will... Read More
Posted: 8th July, 2021
Optilan, a security and communications company for the energy, infrastructure, pipeline and rail sectors, has announced it has won another major Network Rail contract. The contract will deliver essential station system upgrades as part of the Crossrail project. Optilan has already delivered communications and security systems to four other stations – Forest Gate, Goodmayes, Gidea... Read More
Posted: 8th July, 2021
A new later living community is coming to Walton-on-Thames. The new community, which will have multi-purpose spaces and inter-generational facilities, will see 222 units being built, making it one of the UK’s largest extra care developments permitted to date in a town centre location. Nexus Planning won the appeal to build the later living community... Read More
Posted: 7th July, 2021
McAvoy, an offsite construction group, has been appointed to the £1.6 billion NHS Shared Business Services Modular Buildings Framework for a second time. The firm has won a place on all six Lots applied for within the Framework, including Bespoke Modular Buildings, Modular Healthcare Units and Modular Education Units for sale and hire. The Framework... Read More
