Grundon digs deep as it invests £6m in new Oxfordshire quarryGrundon Sand & Gravel has officially opened New Barn Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire.
Located near Wallingford, the move builds on the company’s group of existing quarries and is expected to open up new opportunities within the construction sector across the region.
Grundon Sand & Gravel has invested £6 million in t…
Restoration of England’s only elliptical church recognised at regional awardsKapex Construction, part of The Morton Group, has been recognised in North East RICS Social Impact Awards for its work on England’s only elliptical church.
The RICS Social Impact Awards North East awards ceremony was held online on Friday 1st May, showcasing the very best regional built environment…
Using Shared VR to Reconstruct a Water Treatment CentreWessex Water has now gotten underway on a major reconstruction project for Durleigh Water Treatment Centre. The £50m project is to be delivered to BIM Level 2, and to do so, integrated an Igloo Vision Shared VR cylinder to provide an immersive, collaborative environment.
Wessex Water provides water and/or sewerage services to more than…
PEEL L&P’s LIVERPOOL WATERS SUBMITS PLANNING APPLICATION FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTPeel L&P has today announced that a planning application has been submitted for the next major development at Liverpool Waters.
The application submitted by Peel L&P and Your Housing Group (YHG) is for a 31 storey, residential development, called Patagonia Place, which consists of 278 homes and is located at…
Peel L&P has today announced that a planning application has been submitted for the next major development at Liverpool Waters. The application submitted by Peel L&P and Your Housing Group (YHG) is for a 31 storey, residential development, called Patagonia Place, which consists of 278 homes and is located at Princes Dock, one of five neighbourhoods at the £5 billion waterfront development which has already seen four new residential schemes undertaken. Liverpool Waters will transform 60 hectares of historic docklands and is the biggest single regeneration project in the history of Liverpool. The development will offer 2,000,000 sq.m of floorspace which will include 9,000 residential homes, 315,000 sq.m. of business space and 53,000 sq.m. of hotel and conference facilities. The waterfront project will also be the home to …
Jobs lost as Glasgow building firm goes into administrationA family-run Glasgow building firm has been placed into administration with the loss of 148 jobs.
Central Building Contractors was founded nearly 50 years ago.
However, it has been forced out of business by cash flow difficulties, made worse by the current closure of much of the construction industry.
Administrators KPMG said 11…
Douglas Promenade work to resume next weekWork on a £25m scheme to refurbish Douglas Promenade will resume on Monday after coronavirus restrictions were eased on the Isle of Man.
Infrastructure minister Ray Harmer said his department was looking to “pick up the slack” and aimed to complete the project by Easter next year.
The scheme, which has suffered delays, was due to finis…
Coronavirus: Half a million construction jobs could be lost if Boris Johnson gets lockdown exit strategy wrong.Half a million jobs in the construction industry could be at risk if Boris Johnson gets his exit strategy from lockdown wrong, a trade body has warned.
With the prime minister promising to set out a “roadmapâ€� for restarting the economy on Thursday,…
Coronavirus update for constructionAs we prepare to enter week seven of the lockdown, there are a number of issues for the industry to resolve, including appropriate use of PPE on site, keeping face to face contact to 15 minutes or less where possible, and minimising the use of public transport, particularly in London where the service is drastically reduced at present.
The Construction…
Laing O’Rourke delivers hospital facilities ahead of scheduleLaing O’Rourke has delivered sections of a hospital almost a year earlier than originally planned, though the extra beds it has made available are not yet needed by the NHS.
The contractor had been working to deliver the Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran, South Wales, by the spring of next year, but agreed to…