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Supercharging Britain’s clean energy
The Prime Minister and Welsh First Minister will supercharge efforts to make Britain a clean energy superpower, by investing in homegrown energy to grow the economy, create jobs, boost skills, and strengthen our energy independence. Visiting a wind farm in West Wales which benefitted from Welsh Government funding, the Prime
Southern Construction Framework launches Public Sector project
Southern Construction Framework (SCF), leading construction procurement framework delivered by the public sector for the public sector in the South of England, has launched its second generation Consult framework. Global programme and project delivery consultant and construction expert Mace and AJ 100 Top 15 architectural practice Corstorphine & Wright have secured
Winvic awarded third Lincolnshire County Council highways framework project
Winvic Construction Ltd, a leading main contractor specialising in the design and delivery of private and public sector construction and civil engineering projects, has begun work on the third project awarded to it under the Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) highways framework contract. Work has begun on major improvements as part of a planned five-month reconstruction
NZ-UK collaboration on offshore wind
A new report has illustrated the unique opportunity that the UK and New Zealand have to unlock the full potential of New Zealand’s offshore wind industry. The report, developed by Xodus Group, a global energy consultancy, launched at an event in New Plymouth. It states that offshore wind presents a
Balfour Beatty secures £185M A9 dualling contract from Transport Scotland
Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £185M contract by Transport Scotland to dual the A9 between Tomatin and Moy in the Scottish Highlands, approximately 21km (13 miles) south of Inverness. As part of the contract, Balfour Beatty will upgrade 9.6km of single carriageway to dual carriageway, construct four major bridges
New River Medway bridge constructed with low carbon materials
The Environment Agency has used innovative technology to install a new 16m long bridge over the entrance to Twyford Marina at Yalding, Kent. This is part of its navigation capital investment programme. The bridge body and deck are made from fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP), recycled from old fishing nets. Ramps on
Utilising 1% of the green belt could deliver 738,000 new homes
Research by Lomond has revealed that Labour could deliver almost half of the 1.5 million new homes planned should it follow through with its plans to reclassify wrongly designated green belt land. In fact, the analysis by Lomond shows that just 1% of the current green belt could provide enough space for
Kier appointed to UU framework
Kier has been appointed to support United Utilities with its biggest ever environmental programme. The North West’s water company has proposed a major investment through the Asset Management Programme (AMP) 8 cycle 2025-2030 to deliver cleaner rivers, more reliable water supplies and extra support for customers struggling with bills. Following
Willmott Dixon starts £61m defence scheme
Willmott Dixon has been appointed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to deliver a £61m estate investment for the British Army at Kendrew Barracks in Rutland. Procured through the Crown Commercial Service framework, Willmott Dixon will be delivering technical infrastructure to enable the rebasing of 18 Army Education Centre and