How Kier led the switch to hybrid battery generators
The changeover was made after testing ten battery storage units on the contractor's sites. Kier has calculated a monthly carbon savings of seven tonnes...
Demolition starts on £135m Wigan Galleries scheme
Cityheart, Wigan Council's strategic development partner, has authorised the commencement of enabling works on the £135 million Galleries shopping complex redevelopment proposal in the...
Forterra plans fourth brick price hike in 12 months
The company's product prices will have increased four times in the past 12 months. According to Forterra, trading is currently "robust" in revenue. Due...
Detailed plans for BBC’s new Birmingham home
Specific plans have been presented for the BBC's new Birmingham location in a historic building in Digbeth. Several of the editorial teams for the...
McLaughlin & Harvey picked to build £50m Wolverhampton learning campus
The City of Wolverhampton has selected McLaughlin & Harvey as its top construction partner for a new educational campus in the city centre. The...
Bidding opens for Pagabo’s new £1bn refit and refurbishment framework
Mental health clauses were recently added to procurement documents by a framework consultant. The second generation of Pagabo's £1 billion refit and refurbishment framework...
NRS falls into administration with loss of 45 jobs
FRP Advisory have been appointed joint administrators of Livingston-based NRS UK which employed 47 staff and had a turnover of £33m. FRP said the...
Works for renovating world’s oldest working suspension bridge to be started by Spencer Group
The bridge that connects England and Scotland is now undertaken for all the refurbishment and rebuild works by Spencer Group. But what makes it...
Draft bill with chief inspector of buildings is underway, for the first time this...
The Government of the UK is appointing it’s first-ever national Chief Inspector of Buildings this year. The development is put forward to monitor critical...
Boris Johnson on reformation plans to cover new housing needs
The Prime Minister of the UK has proposed a new planning system to allow housing structure better. Boris Johnson is making reforms that allow...
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