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Fight looms for £3bn West Midlands building framework

Fight looms for £3bn West Midlands building framework

Market testing has kicked off for the third-generation Constructing West Midlands framework worth up to £3bn. Acivico, owned by Birmingham City Council, is leading the procurement of CWM3 alongside partners Solihull and Sandwell councils. The framework will cover all...
Industry anger over sudden CITB funding changes

Industry anger over sudden CITB funding changes

Construction training professionals have been blindsided by sudden funding changes announced by the CITB. The CITB has given the industry only a few weeks notice that it will be closing the current Skills & Training (S&T) fund which is worth up to £10,000 to...
Plans in to transform former GSK London HQ with 2,300 homes

Plans in to transform former GSK London HQ with 2,300 homes

Developer Hadley Property Group has lodged a hybrid planning application to redevelop the flagship former GlaxoSmithKline headquarters in Brentford, West London. The ambitious scheme at 980 Great West Road spans 13 acres and proposes over 2,300 homes across a mix of...
Watch Murphy near completion of major new rail bridge

Watch Murphy near completion of major new rail bridge

Network Rail and its contractor Murphy are just days away from completing the main phase of a £20m project to overhaul Greek Street bridge over the West Coast Main Line in Stockport. A 21-day suspension of all trains for the massive civil engineering project ends this...
Plans in to transform former GSK London HQ with 2,300 homes

Mount Anvil’s in-house builder drives results in testing market

London developer Mount Anvil’s in-house contracting business has surged to £228m turnover in the latest 15-month reporting period, almost doubling on the prior year. The contracting pipeline now stands at £524m with housing associations, more than £200m higher than a...