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Transforming places – Stockport’s latest office building takes shape

Partners Stockport Council and nationwide placemaker, Muse, have come together to celebrate the latest phase of Stockport Exchange – one of the North West’s most connected business hubs – reach its highest point and on track to complete in late Summer this year. The £145m Stockport Exchange, being delivered by Stockport Council and Muse, forms […]

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Morgan Sindall Construction’s £27m construction work in home city of Wakefield to deliver significant social and economic boost

Morgan Sindall Construction’s Yorkshire operation has shared details of its far-reaching investment in Wakefield following its move to the city just over three years ago.  Since the end of 2019, Morgan Sindall has been located in the heart of Wakefield town centre at Merchant Gate. In that period, the leading contractor has been appointed to a range […]

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Joint venture secures £167m Havant Thicket Reservoir scheme contract

The first large-scale new water storage reservoir in the UK since the 1980s took a major step forward as a joint venture between England and Wales-based civil engineering contractors was appointed to build the flagship development. Mackley, a member of the Van Oord Group, and North Wales-based Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK, have united as […]

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Abbey Logistics invests in new warehousing space on the Wirral

Abbey, specialists in warehousing services for bag to bulk and bulk to bag handling, has invested in new warehousing space strategically located in Bromborough to store goods for short and long-term stays. Mike Ellis, business development director said “Efficient warehousing services are a core solution to our logistics network. “With multiple storage options, bag to […]

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Willmott Dixon lands forensics centre in Bicester

Willmott Dixon has been selected as the preferred contractor by Thames Valley Police for a state-of-the-art forensics centre as part of a wider improvement programme to transform forensic services across the force area. The purpose-built centre in Bicester will become the main forensics hub for the force, containing laboratories, new digital technologies and dedicated training […]

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Wakefield affordable housing plan moves forward with £2m investment

Wakefield Council is investing more than £2m in affordable housing – as part of ambitions plan to deliver high quality homes for residents. Councillor Leader Denise Jeffery and colleagues made a commitment in November 2021 to enable the delivery of public rented sector homes and to directly influence and accelerate the creation of new, affordable […]

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Glencar announces completion of four-unit industrial development for St. Modwen Logistics in Newport

The new 116,000 sq. ft sustainable scheme which was developed speculatively is the third development to date to be recently delivered by Glencar for St. Modwen Logistics, with one unit of 17,000 sq. ft already pre-let. Glencar, a leading UK construction company that was recently ranked amongst Europe’s fastest growing businesses, has today announced the […]

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New refurbishment and retrofit framework urges interest from would-be suppliers

Specialist contractors are being sought to help shape a multi-million-pound framework launching later this year to deliver refurbishment and associated retrofit works for the public sector. Not-for-profit public sector construction framework provider LHC is looking for specialists to take part in market engagement and provide feedback on initial proposals for its Refurbishment and Associated Retrofit […]

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