£2.2bn Gatwick second runway decision delayedThe Government has requested additional time to review Gatwick Airport’s proposal for a second runway.
Northern Runway plan includes new terminal buildings and transport enhancement
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said that she was “minded to approve” the plans but today formally extended the deadline for a decision until the end of…
Network Rail fined £3.41m after Surbiton track worker deathNetwork Rail has been fined £3.41m following the death of a track maintenance worker at Surbiton in February 2021.
The firm pleaded guilty to a safety offence following an investigation and prosecution by industry regulator the Office of Rail and Road.
It is the second heavy fine in as many weeks following a £3.75m penalty imposed…
Funding deal for £237m Tide Construction student towerA £237m funding deal has paved the way for construction of the first major high rise student accommodation scheme at Canary Wharf in London.
Tide Construction will build the 1,068-bed student tower at 30 Marsh Wall, to the south of West India Dock.
A light bronze aluminium vertical band on the principal façade will extend up the full 48…
Government to license principal contractors after GrenfellThe Government has promised a further three years of sweeping reforms to the way the industry operates in its response to the Grenfell Inquiry report.
It confirmed that seven firms criticised in the Grenfell report will now be investigated under the Procurement Act and face a total ban from government contracts.
The Government also…
Overbury profits lift Morgan Sindall to another record yearMorgan Sindall’s fit-out arm Overbury delivered a another stellar performance last year contributing more than half of the construction group’s profits.
A strong daily net cash position of £374m (2023:£282m) helped Morgan Sindall to remain choosy about the work it took on helping the mainstream construction arm to achieve a 3%…
Galliford Try wins £45m high security prison fire safety retrofitGalliford Try has clinched a £45m contract to deliver essential fire safety improvements at high-security Category A prison HMP Wakefield.
Delivered by Galliford Try’s Building North East and Yorkshire team, on behalf of the Ministry of Justice, the project will involve improvements across the entire facility, requiring clos…
MPD Construction lands major HS2 concrete dealMPD Construction Group has landed another major HS2 deal to install 32 kilometres of concrete walkway in the Northolt Tunnel between Old Oak Common station and West Ruislip.
MPD will be installing its Bridgeform system designed in collaboration with partners KERN Tunneltechnik.
The ground-breaking dynamic formwork system is fully automated and…
Over 120 firms win £660m retrofit and decarb frameworkLocal authority procurement specialist LHC has selected 126 specialist consultants and contractors for its major new public sector retrofit and decarbonisation framework.
Spaning the procurement body’s five regional business units, the framework covers a full range of retrofit services.
Capabilities cover six workstreams of consultancy,…
Costain signs PM and engineering resources deal for Sizewell CCostain has secured a professional resources framework to support project management and engineering functions for the construction of Sizewell C nuclear power station.
The 10-year framework will see Costain provide engineering and commercial people resource across three areas: delivery integration, quality and engineering…
Lovell Partnerships to build 2,260 South Wales homesLovell Partnerships has been named preferred bidder to deliver a major council house building programme for Cardiff and Vale Housing Partnership.
The partnership is Cardiff Council’s second housing programme following the success of its Cardiff Living scheme delivered by Wates, and forms part of its wider development plans to deliver more than…