Universal to build theme park in BedfordEntertainment giant Universal has agreed to build a new theme park and resort in Bedford.
Work is scheduled to start next year creating 20,000 construction jobs with 5,000 on site at the peak.
The site of the former Kempston Hardwick brickworks will be transformed during a five-year construction programme with the new theme park due to open in 2031 and 8.5m…
Erith pays down bid-rigging fine over two years earlyKent-based demolition specialist Erith has paid off its £17.6m bid-rigging fine two and a half years early after another strong trading performance.
Revenue at the demolition, haulage and recycling group jumped 12.5% to £255m for the year to 30 September 2024, buoyed by a mix of contract wins and stable costs in the still-fluctuating economic…
Network Rail property JV to deliver Cambridge North homesDeveloper Brookgate has selected Network Rail’s property development joint venture Blocwork to bring forward over 400 homes at Cambridge North.
The development around Cambridge North Station will be one of the first schemes to be delivered by the joint venture between Network Rail Property and developer bloc.
Blocwork is being set up to…
Construction worker dies on Essex siteA construction worker died following an accident at a new housing site in Essex on Monday.
The agency worker was killed while working on a job run by Rose Builders in West Bergholt near Colchester
The firm is building a collection of detached family homes in the village.
A Rose Builders statement said: “We confirm that an incident took place on one of…
Firms called for input on £108m Selsey coastal defence schemeChichester District Council has kicked off early market engagement for a £108m coastal defence scheme in Selsey on the Manhood Peninsula in West Sussex.
The Selsey Coastal Scheme will overhaul the ageing sea walls, groynes and beach defences protecting the peninsula’s low-lying coastline.
With existing structures increasingly pron…
Pension fund charges hit profits at WatesThe cost of transferring the company pension scheme to a “superfund” has seen profits slide at Wates.
The contractor set aside an exceptional charge of £28.8m in its latest accounts for moving its £185m defined pension plan last December to consolidator Clara-Pensions.
Wates also said its bottom line was hit by investing heavily in divisiona…
Renamed Bovis Construction suffered £16m loss last yearLendlease Construction (Europe), now renamed Bovis Construction, suffered heavy losses before US investor Atlas Holdings entered talks to buy the business.
Results for the year ending 30 June, which have just been published at Companies House, show that Lendlease Construction suffered a loss of £16m (2023: £12m profit) on revenue down 7%…
Plans in for £1bn Liverpool Street Station schemeNetwork Rail Property has submitted revised plans for a £1bn overhaul of London Liverpool Street station.
Much of the transformation plan will be bankrolled from new landmark offices above the station.
The 21-storey over-station build will unlock a full rebuild of the concourse, improved access across the site, and better links with t…
Project director leaves giant McAlpine car battery siteThe project director at Sir Robert McAlpine’s flagship £4bn Agratas gigafactory site in Somerset has left the job.
The Enquirer understands that Graham Lill left the project last month.
Sir Robert McAlpine has been overseeing site preparation work for Tata-owned Agratas since last summer but the job has faced construction delays as plans…
Five firms win £450m Scottish electricity network upgradeEnergy company SSEN Distribution has confirmed the winners of a £450m deal to improve the north of Scotland’s local electricity networks.
Work will see the existing network of wooden poles and overhead lines renewed and reinforced, substations updated, and improvements made to the underground network.
The five winning firms are:
OCU…