Transforming places – Stockport’s latest office building takes shape Feb 21, 2023 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 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Morgan Sindall Construction’s £27m construction work in home city of Wakefield to deliver significant social and economic boost Feb 21, 2023 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 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Joint venture secures £167m Havant Thicket Reservoir scheme contract Feb 20, 2023 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 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Abbey Logistics invests in new warehousing space on the Wirral Feb 20, 2023 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 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Stena Line and Peel Ports sign major new deal at Birkenhead for port operations until the year 2100 Feb 20, 2023 One of Europe’s largest ferry route and port operators, Stena Line, has signed a new deal with Peel Ports, a major UK Port operator, to operate their 12 Quays port and ferry terminal in Birkenhead until the beginning of the 22nd Century. The Swedish company has operated twice daily ferry services to Belfast since 2011 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Willmott Dixon lands forensics centre in Bicester Feb 20, 2023 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 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Green light for multi-million-pound scheme to upgrade the A47 in Peterborough Feb 20, 2023 A multi-million-pound project to improve safety and reduce congestion on the A47 in Peterborough has today been given the green light by the Transport Minister Huw Merriman. The Transport Minister Huw Merriman approved National Highways’ plans to transform a 1.6-mile single section of the A47 between Wansford and Sutton into a dual carriageway with the […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Wakefield affordable housing plan moves forward with £2m investment Feb 16, 2023 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 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Glencar announces completion of four-unit industrial development for St. Modwen Logistics in Newport Feb 16, 2023 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 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
New refurbishment and retrofit framework urges interest from would-be suppliers Feb 14, 2023 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 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more