HS2 Euston tunnel work put on holdTunnelling work along the final 4.5 mile stretch of HS2 underground high-speed railway into London Euston station is being rescheduled with some parts put on hold for up to two years.
The Enquirer understands that suppliers and subcontractors were given the bad news by main contractor SCS JV on Friday.
Two giant tunnelling machines have been assembled and ar…
Axa submits plan for 46-storey London city tower
AXA IM Alts has submitted plans for a 46-storey office block in London’s Square Mile, estimated to cost around £500m to build.
The planned biodiverse office project at 63 St Mary Axe would be a similar height to the nearby Gherkin.
It would provide 635,000 sq ft of space at the edge of the City of London’s Eastern Cluster and include a new…
Durkan launches specialist housing upgrade businessDurkan Group has launched a dedicated housing maintenance and retrofit business, Durkan Regen, to respond to growing market demand.
Housing maintenance veteran Dan Germann is heading up the new business as managing director after 30 years working in the sector.
He has previously held senior roles at Keepmoat Regeneration, Apollo Group, Engie and…
Sweeping changes to public procurement come into forceThe biggest shake-up of procurement laws for over 30 years comes into force today.
The Procurement Act 2023 brings sweeping reforms to raise transparency around contract awards and contractor performance while also making it easier for small contractors to access public sector supply chains.
The Act introduces mandatory 30-day payment terms…
£3bn London councils general works deal out to bidTendering is starting for a £3bn general works framework for new build and retrofit work across London and the wider south east.
London’s Haringey Borough Council is handling the procurement of the London Construction Programme framework, which has been reshaped to allocate places for small and medium-sized firms as well as bigger players in…
Didcot demolition disaster probe enters tenth yearThames Valley Police have issued an update on the continuing investigation into the partial collapse at Didcot Power Station which killed four demolition workers.
Sunday marked the ninth anniversary of the tragedy on February 23 2016 which cost the lives of Ken Cresswell, John Shaw, Michael Collings and Christopher Huxtable.
Thames Valley Polic…
Administrators take control at Acheson ConstructionMost of the 48-strong workforce has been made redundant at Dorset based Acheson Construction.
Administrators from Grant Thornton made 40 staff redundant immediately when they took control of the regional contractor this week.
Joint administrators Richard Lewis and Alistair Wardell said the £53m turnover firm had ceased trading on their…
34 secure spots on £1bn NEPO civils frameworkThe North East Procurement Organisation awarded 34 firms places on its next-generation civils and infrastructure framework worth an estimated £1bn.
Balfour Beatty, Graham, Octavius, Taylor Woodrow Infrastructure and Winvic Construction are among the larger firms securing spots for the first time.
While contractors AmcoGiffen, Farrans, Morgan Sindall,…
Bouygues claims net zero construction goal at Welsh projectBouygues UK has achieved net zero construction on a major leisure centre and medical research hub project in South Wales.
Working with subcontractors and suppliers, the firm used hydrogenated vegetable oil fuel for machinery, recycled materials and PV power for site cabins over the course of the 24-month build.
Thanks to the reduction in…
Manchester civil service digital campus approvedPlans for a major government office complex in Manchester of across two major blocks has been given the green light.
The Manchester Digital Campus will be built on the site of the former Central Retail Park in Ancoats as is expected to cost around £310m to build.
According to planning documents the total value of the project could reach nearly…