HS2 joint venture contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci has started preparations for the first UK box slide for a rail bridge over a motorway. The Midlands…
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Category: Construction Blogs
Robertson submits £150m Cardiff Arena plan
A Robertson Construction-led consortium has submitted a hybrid planning application for the regeneration of Atlantic Wharf in Cardiff. A detailed application has gone in for…
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Cut-price home builds quadruple maintenance cost
Housing associations could be paying over four times more in average annual housing maintenance after skrimping on building budgets. That is the conclusion of an…
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Plans in for £60m Stoke goods yard quarter
Developer Capital & Centric has lodged plans to build a £60m urban quarter next to Stoke-on-Trent’s train station. Plans for the Goods Yard, involve creating…
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Former Amey director takes reins at renamed SSE Contracting
Enerveo, previously known as SSE Contracting, has hired former Amey director Zak Houlahan as its new chief executive officer, following the death of former CEO…
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Plans in for Manchester Red Bank enabling works
Manchester City Council has submitted fresh plans for enabling works and infrastructure to create a 5,500 home neighbourhood on old railway sidings in the Red…
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Private investor snaps up modular schools builder
Private investor HLD Group has bought Wakefield-based modular building specialist the Thurston Group. The established £37m revenue business specialises in modular construction for the education, commercial and healthcare sectors…
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Northern routes and HS2 scaled back in latest Tory rail plan
The government has unveiled the “biggest ever public investment in Britain’s rail network” with £96bn pledged to deliver faster journeys for people across the North…
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Steelwork specialist Robinson collapsed owing £8.6m
Derby steelwork contractor Robinson Structures collapsed with total debts of £8.6m. According to the directors’ statement of affairs, trade creditors have been left around £2.5m…
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Enabling works start for £65m Carlisle Southern Link Road
Morgan Sindall is due to start enabling works next week on its £65m Carlisle Southern Link Road project. The 8km road project, which is being delivered…
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