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hub South West, South Ayrshire Council and Morgan Sindall Construction conclude agreement to start work on £55m state-of-the-art Carrick Community Campus at Maybole

hub South West – the public-private partnership of local authorities, NHS, blue light services and a number of leading construction industry contractors – has [...]

September 22, 2021

Kier appointed by Thames Water to deliver £66m improvement project at Mogden Sewage Treatment Works

Kier has been appointed by Thames Water to deliver a £66m design and construction project at Mogden Sewage Treatment Works (STW) in Isleworth, just outside of Twickenham [...]

September 22, 2021

Henry Boot discover historic letter on Sheffield City Centre construction site

Employees from Sheffield-based construction firm, Henry Boot Construction, have discovered a letter from 1938 whilst working on their Heart of the City construction site in [...]

September 21, 2021

Kier trialling use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuels on site

Kier is trialling the use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuels across its Construction business. This is the latest sustainability trial Kier has undertaken with Sunbelt [...]

September 21, 2021

Caci reveals top 20 BTR locations in the UK

CACI, the consumer and location intelligence specialist, has revealed the top 20 areas best to invest in for build-to-rent (BTR) schemes across the UK. The research [...]

September 21, 2021

Topping Out Milestone Celebrated at £10m Hexham Bunker Transformation

A key milestone has been marked in the £10 million redevelopment of a former nuclear bunker on the outskirts of Hexham as the new Travelodge reaches its peak. [...]

September 20, 2021

CPA Announces Future Stars of the Construction Plant Sector

The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has announced the construction plant sector’s future stars at one of the industry’s first live events following the COVID [...]

September 20, 2021

Bacteria could help build eco-friendly construction materials

Researchers at the University of Bath are investigating whether the natural properties of bacteria could help in developing a new type of environmentally friendly [...]

September 17, 2021

Unanimous approval for £10.5M Peak District Health Centre

A state-of-the-art, £10.5m new health centre will be built in the Peak District town of Bakewell after unanimous planning approval was secured. Designed and submitted by [...]

September 17, 2021

Builders urged to join in charity ‘Big Brew’ to tackle mental health crisis in construction

Tradesman and tradeswomen are being urged to get involved with the ‘Big Brew’ – a new national campaign to highlight the mental health crisis in the construction [...]

September 14, 2021

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