construction news

Balfour Beatty Vinci has hit a major milestone on HS2, completing the first stretch of steelwork for twin viaducts to be slid over the M6 near Birmingham Airport. The 320m-long viaducts are being built to one side of the motorway before being slid into position during...

Liverpool City Council has selected eight firms for £850m highways framework to accelerate upgrades across the city. The four-year Highways Planned Works Framework aims to streamline procurement and deliver a pipeline of resurfacing, active travel, bridge and signal...

North East Lincolnshire Council has terminated its contract with Spencer Group two years into the restoration of Grimsby’s historic Corporation Road Bridge. The council said “unacceptable delays” to the £5m+ restoration job were behind the decision....

Westminster City Council has kicked off early market talks for a massive £500m overhaul of its housing repairs and maintenance services. The authority is planning a major restructure of how it looks after its 23,000-strong housing stock, which includes over 100,000...

Piling specialist Cementation Skanska has promoted Emma Haddow to operations director responsible for UK-wide ground engineering services. Haddow has over 20 years’ experience in piling and ground engineering and moves up from her previous role as business stream...

Manchester-based developer Watson has submitted plans for a £100m regeneration scheme to transform a key gateway site in Bolton town centre. The 7.5-acre Church Wharf site will be turned into a new neighbourhood with 415 homes, a 130-bed hotel, and commercial space...

Offsite manufacturing specialist McAvoy is seeking to expand its network of subcontractors and suppliers for upcoming projects. The firm is hosting a ‘Meet the Buyer’ event on Wednesday 25th June at The Beeswing, Manchester, giving businesses the chance to connect...