Green light for two more City of London towersPlanners at the City of London Corporation have granted planning permission for a 45-storey scheme at 63 St Mary’s Axe and a 32-storey tower at 85 Gracechurch Street.
Chairman of the City of London Corporation Planning and Transportation Committee, Tom Sleigh, said: “Every new building must earn its place in the Square Mile, and these are two…
John F Hunt starts enabling works on £200m Strand Premier InnJohn F Hunt has started enabling works for Whitbread PLC on its flagship hub by Premier Inn hotel development at 5 Strand just off Trafalgar Square in central London.
Whitbread is talking to contractors now for the main build with a winner due this summer on the £200m scheme.
John F Hunt is expected to complete works early next year…
£200m deal unlocks full 1,000-home Digbeth schemeCaddick Construction is gearing up to start full-scale building work on a near-1,000 home build-to-rent neighbourhood in the heart of Digbeth after a £200m funding deal was sealed.
The Stone Yard scheme is being delivered by Moda with investment backing from Aviva Capital Partners and debt support from NatWest and Homes England.
The West Midlands…
10 big road and rail upgrades get funding green lightMore than 10 big road and rail upgrade schemes across England have been given the green light by the Government today.
Top of the list over a wave of 50 projects is the long-delayed £1.3bn A66 Northern Trans-Pennine dualling, which will finally go ahead, and the Midlands Rail Hub which has got full funding.
A66 delivery partners Balfour…
Design, build and finance plan for £1bn Cheddar 2 reservoirSouth West Water is gearing up to launch procurement for its £1bn Cheddar 2 Reservoir project with early market engagement due to start in September.
The planned scheme will see a new 8,200Ml earth embankment reservoir built next to the existing Cheddar Reservoir, along with a new water treatment facility and 75km of pipeline to deliver…
Illegal working blitz catches Indian buildersAn ongoing crackdown on illegal workers has caught scores of Indian builders on construction sites.
The latest nationwide Home Office blitz is in response to migrants working as delivery riders.
Construction sites are also being targeted with a focus on “migrants suspected of working illegally whilst in taxpayer funded accommodation or receiving…
Lynch appeal sees £800,000 abnormal load fine reduced to £10kAn appeal by L Lynch Plant Hire and Haulage Ltd has seen an £800,000 fine for moving an abnormal load without proper notification reduced to £10,000.
The hirer was stunned by the size of the fine in April which it blamed on a clerical error.
The hire firm was charged as part of Operation Nightstare by the West Midlands Polic…
Government calls up firms to explore PPP healthcare projects planThe government is calling on contractors, financiers, and FM firms to help shape a potential £1bn of health infrastructure project work using a new public-private partnership model.
The Department of Health and Social Care, working with the newly-formed National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority, has launched a…
Balfour Beatty terminates Danny Sullivan labour dealsBalfour Beatty has announced it is terminating all labour supply agreements with the Danny Sullivan Group.
In a statement the contractor said:”During an audit of our UK labour suppliers, concerns related to the Danny Sullivan Group were identified. While these concerns were being reviewed, related issues were reported through our confidentia…
Trio face prosecution after Hinkley site deathThe Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has notified three companies that they will be prosecuted for health and safety offences following a worker fatality at the Hinkley Point C construction site
NNB Generation Company (HPC) Ltd, Bouygues Travaux Publics SAS and Laing O’Rourke Delivery Limited are facing charges relating to an incident whic…