BAM go-ahead for £56m Glasgow leisure centreBAM has secured planning permission to build a leisure centre and theatre in Eastwood Park near Glasgow.
The complex in Giffnock will provide an eight-lane swimming pool, fitness suite and a four-court games hall.
The theatre will include a 364-seat auditorium and stage, a smaller studio theatre, dressing rooms and bar and lounge areas.
Previous plans…
Network Rail fined £3.75m after double track worker deathNetwork Rail has been fined £3.75m following the death of two track maintenance workers at Margam, Wales in July 2019.
The firm pleaded guilty to a safety offence following an investigation and prosecution by industry regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
Network Rail employees Michael Lewis and Gareth Delbridge were working on t…
City centre electric crane available from AGDRental specialist AGD Equipment is now offering the new electric all-terrain city crane by Marchetti for sale.
The new 15 tonne capacity model from the Italian manufacturer is fully electric with rechargeable batteries and perfect for city centre working.
The crane is fully Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) compliant and offers major savings in carbon…
Local contractor Castle lands £60m South Shields campusLocal contractor Castle has been appointed to build a new £60m campus development in South Shields.
Work will see South Tyneside College and South Shields Marine School relocate from the current Westoe site into the heart of the town centre.
Castle will carry out construction of the new 15,000 sq m campus and has been appointed on a…
GRAHAM wins £100m deal after safety regulator approvalGRAHAM has been awarded a £100m contract on one of the first high-rise new build projects to receive Building Safety Act Gateway 2 approval.
Clarion Housing Group’s development arm Latimer has appointed GRAHAM to deliver the first phase of its Dyecoats mixed-use development in Leeds.
The appointment follows Latimer’s approval of its…
Housing orders surge offers hope after 5.2% new work fall last yearThe industry is hoping for a better year ahead after the latest official output figures for 2024 revealed new work fell by 5.2%.
While a drop in infrastructure activity dampened new work activity, a strong year of private home and non-housing repair and maintenance work compensated for the contraction and lifted construction…
BAM Construction suffers £40m loss after Co-op Live setbackBAM Construction’s delayed Manchester Co-op Live arena job plunged the UK building business £40m into the red last year, according to latest results from the Dutch parent company.
Royal BAM did not quantify the loss on the job as it blamed project delays and supply chain issues for the poor performance of the BAM Construction UK…
Over 150 jobs axed as J S Wright goes underMore than 150 staff have been laid off at mechanical and electrical specialist J S Wright and its sister company Wright Maintenance after both businesses were placed into administration.
Administrators from FRP Advisory have taken control of the former employee-owned West Midlands firm, which traces its history back to 1890.
Raj Mittal, partner at FRP…
Extra cash found to speed-up safety regulatorThe Government has announced an extra £2m of funding to speed-up Building Safety Regulator approvals for high rise building projects.
The industry has become increasingly frustrated by delays in the system as the regulator confirmed around 122 schemes are stuck-in the system awaiting Gateway 2 approval.
Prime Minister Kier Starmer briefly addressed…
Balfour Beatty wins Trent arched bridge jobBalfour Beatty has clinched the £12.6m delivery contract to build a new bridge over the River Trent in Nottingham.
The 85m-long pedestrian and cycle bridge will be the first bridge built in the city since the 1950s.
It will link the north side of the river where the new Trent Basin community of 350 homes continues to take shape, and the south side of…