Willmott Dixon wins London Fire Brigade HQ overhaulWillmott Dixon Interiors has landed the preconstruction role for a major refurbishment of London Fire Brigade’s historic headquarters in the heart of the capital at 8 Albert Embankment.
The contractor will take the Grade II listed building through Stage 3 and 4 design ahead of a full overhaul that will bring the 1937 Art Deco landmark back into…
Mainland Power fits solar system at recycling centreMainland Power has completed the design and installation of a full solar panel system on the roof of a plasterboard recycling shed owned by waste management specialist Countrystyle.
Work involved installation of a 680 kWp rooftop solar PV system comprising 1,400 high-efficiency 490W modules, paired with 10 x 60kW SolaX string inverters and fu…
Willmott Dixon wins historic London Fire Brigade HQ overhaulWillmott Dixon Interiors has landed the preconstruction role for a major refurbishment of London Fire Brigade’s historic headquarters in the heart of the capital at 8 Albert Embankment.
The contractor will take the Grade II listed building through Stage 3 and 4 design ahead of a full overhaul that will bring the 1937 Art Deco landmark…
McLaren confirms supply chain for giant data centreMcLaren has confirmed its main supply chain partners after officially signing the shell and core contract to build the first of three giant data centre buildings at Ada Infrastructure’s Docklands campus.
McLaren’s contract includes the infrastructure for the whole campus and the interface for a future district heating network.
In addition to…
Glencar signs deal for Luton industrial schemeGlencar has has been engaged at pre-construction stage to progress the Hillwood Park Luton scheme through the next phases of detailed design and delivery.
Developer Hillwood has secured planning for the 16 acre site which will contain 284,575 sq ft of new industrial and logistics accommodation across eight Grade-A units.
Construction is expected to…
Morgan Sindall tops £5bn revenue as profit jumps over a thirdMorgan Sindall Group passed £5bn revenue for the first time last year as margins widened and pre-tax profit leapt 35% to £233m.
Despite wider industry headwinds the firm’s order book climbed to a record £19bn including preferred bidder work, mainly on the back of regeneration and construction successes.
The group posted revenue of…
Olympian clears gateway 2 for UK’s tallest co-living schemeOlympian Homes has secured Gateway 2 approval for a planned 46-storey co-living tower at 56 Marsh Wall on London’s Canary Wharf.
The 833-studio room project is the tallest scheme of its kind in the UK to clear the Building Safety Regulator hurdle.
Contractor RG Group will deliver the developer’s first wholly co-living scheme under…
Winvic wins £112m Digbeth resi tower schemeClarion Housing Group’s development arm Latimer has awarded Winvic Construction the £112m main works contract to deliver a 481-home mixed-tenure scheme in Digbeth, Birmingham.
Work on the 34-storey block will start in October once demolition contractor PJ Careys clears the 1.3-acre Clyde Street/High Street site.
The site is home to a former…
Dalkia lands £33m British Museum energy centre jobDalkia has clinched a £33m deal to deliver a flagship low-carbon energy centre at the British Museum as part of its sweeping masterplan overhaul.
The firm will act as principal contractor on the Energy Centre Programme, overseeing civils, architectural fit-out and a full upgrade of the museum’s ageing infrastructure across the Bloomsbury…
Bouygues sues DfE over mega schools framework awardBouygues has issued a High Court challenge after being edged out of the Government’s £15bn schools mega-framework by a scoring gap of just 0.13% from its nearest bid rival.
The contractor claims flawed scoring and a botched moderation process cost it a place with the panel of firms on the coveted southern region major projects lot.
It alleges…