PM pledges to fast-track 150 infrastructure schemesThe Prime Minister has committed to speed-up development consent order decisions on 150 infrastructure schemes to turbocharge economic growth across the country.
The pledge to drive through planning on infrastructure and house building during this Parliament were laid out today as one of the Government’s six new milestones in a new nationa…
Buyers report boom in commercial workConstruction buyers have reported the strongest rise in commercial work in two-and-a-half years.
The booming sector helped drive the bellwether S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index up to 55.2 in November – up slightly from 54.3 in October – and above the neutral 50.0 threshold for nine months running.
Tim Moore, Economics Director at S&P…
Plans in for £250m Stockport 8 housing-led schemeStockport Council and development partner ECF have submitted plans for the £250m Stockport 8 mixed neighbourhood to the west of the town centre.
The ECF joint venture of Homes England, Legal & General and Muse aims to build 1,300 homes with spaces for shops, leisure and offices at street level.
The 8-acre site is adjacent to the town’s historic…
Galliford Try tops monthly contracts leagueGalliford Try was the most successful work-winning contractor in November securing a dozen projects.
The firm’s big orders was the £135m Wigan Galleries town centre redevelopment project, one of Greater Manchester’s most ambitious regeneration projects to deliver new homes, leisure and retail facilities as well as a modern market, food hall and…
Erith explosives set demolition record at SizewellErith has used over 700kg of explosives in the first stage demolition of four giant concrete plinths as part of work to decommission the turbine hall at Sizewell A.
The contract sets a new record for the largest use of explosives on a nuclear site for conventional demolition purposes in decades.
Over 1,200 holes were drilled into the plint…
Vistry to build 950 homes next to Olympic ParkPartnership homes specialist Vistry has teamed up with the London Legacy Development Corporation to build 948 new mixed-tenure homes in a new community located next to Pudding Mill Lane station in Stratford, East London.
The £600m development next to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will be brought forward over four phases. A minimum of 45% of t…
Inflatable formwork used for 45m tall cement siloInflatable PVC formwork is being installed at Tilbury Docks in Essex to create a huge new cement silo for materials giant Aggregate Industries.
US contractor Dome Technology inflated the airform and will now commence fitting rebar mesh to the interior surface of the innovative dome structure.
It will soon place nearly 4,500m3 of sprayed and wet mix…
£2bn Edinburgh ‘West Town’ scheme approvedThe biggest urban expansion of Edinburgh in a generation has gained outline light paving the way for 7,000 homes to be built.
The £2bn West Town neighbourhood will be located on a 205-acre site between Ingliston Park and Ride and the Gogar Roundabout.
It will include Edinburgh’s largest investment in social housing in recent years, delivering som…
Briggs & Forrester sells maintenance armM&E specialist Briggs & Forrester has sold its 100-strong Building Services Maintenance (BSM) division to facilities management giant BGIS.
Gary Bullen, UK President BGIS said: “BSM has a strong reputation of delivering quality national mobile and specialist services to its customers.
“This acquisition is an exciting step forward for our commitment to…
Rayner approves Lancashire super prisonHousing and communities secretary Angela Rayner has overruled the planning inspector to give the go-ahead to build a 1,700 inmates super prison in Lancashire.
Her decision comes three years after Chorley Council refused the application for Ulnes Walton jail over concerns inmates in the area would out-number residents in the nearest village
The jail will hold…