£1.3bn revamp plan for South London shopping centreLandsec has submitted ambitious plans to redevelop 1970s-built Lewisham shopping centre in south London into a new town centre district around an urban meadow.
The 17-acre masterplan will retain parts of the shopping centre while allowing room for 1,700 new homes alongside 445 co-living flats in a 23-storey building and up to 660 student beds…
Skanska signs £197m deal for Mayfair offices jobJoint venture developers Grosvenor and Mitsui Fudosan UK have signed a £197m contract with Skanska to lead the delivery of its planned offices scheme at South Molton in London’s Mayfair district.
The 267,000 sq ft scheme encompasses two new office buildings at 60 Brook Street and 56 Davies Street, restoration of the Running Horse Pub, together…
Scottish Water opens bidding on £800m frameworkScottish Water is inviting tenders to deliver its planned programme of work using innovative ceramic membrane treatment to provide high quality, fresh drinking water.
The water company is looking for several supplier capabilities to deliver the £500m-£800m programme, including MEICA, civil construction and ceramic membrane product suppliers.
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Cost of fixing unsafe cladding soars to over £16bnIndependent spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, believes it will cost over £16bn to fix unsafe cladding on all buildings over 11m in the country.
The huge cost of widening the scope of buildings needing to fix fire safety problems beyond 18m tall to lower rise building of 11m height was revealed in a new report from the spending…
Six win £300m cladding retrofit dealOne of the country’s biggest housing associations has named the firms it will use to deliver a £300m programme of cladding retrofit projects.
The Riverside Group has selected Kier Places; United Living (South); Guildmore; Breyer; Mulalley and VINCI Construction to deliver its fire safety retrofit programme, which is now expected to get into full swing.
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Carbon capture concrete hits London sitesNew technology went into operation today locking carbon dioxide into recycled concrete.
Swiss based carbon removal specialist neustark is working with Aggregate Industries on its first UK site in Greenwich.
Neustark’s innovative technology captures CO2 from biomass sites, liquefies it, then injects it into existing mineral waste streams such as…
Winchmore lands brickwork package on Graham £80m academyWinchmore Brickwork Group has landed a major package on an £80m primary and secondary school hub at Ebbsfleet Garden City in Kent where Graham has started work as main contractor.
The £4m deal for the design and installation of bricks and blockwork at the new Alkerden Academy will see Winchmore start on site next Spring.
Alkerden Academy…
Construction firms blast “true cost of Budget”Construction companies have been venting their frustration to the Enquirer in the wake of Rachel Reeve’s first Budget.
The usual stock statements were put out by major contractors and trade bodies this week following a raft of tax hikes.
But many subcontractors and suppliers have been left quietly fuming by the government’s actions –…
Ex-Lendlease chief to lead Euston housing regenerationFormer Lendlease Development chief Bek Seeley is to head the development body charged with building thousands of homes around the planned HS2 London terminus.
Seeley, who has overseen major projects in London, Birmingham and Manchester, will chair the Euston Housing Delivery Group which will steer the regeneration of the area.
The Delivery…
Steel bridge specialist sold to staffKent based bridge fabricator Nusteel Structures Group is the latest construction company to become an Employee Owned Trust and is now owned by its 90 staff.
The formerly family owned firm specialises in the design, fabrication painting and installation of bridges on major infrastructure projects.
The current board of directors will remain in place and w…