construction news

Crossrail will be completed by October 2020 at the earliest – but without Bond Street Station. Project chiefs have confirmed a revised timetable for the delayed scheme which was originally due to open in December 2018. The new leadership team has outlined a six...

Aberdeen City Council has picked Balfour Beatty to revamp the historic Union Terrace Gardens in the centre of the city. Balfour Beatty is set to start work this summer on the £27m project to transform the Victorian sunken gardens. LDA design, the firm behind London’s...

Rail transit company Siemens Mobility has submitted plans to build a £200m rolling stock plant at Goole in East Yorkshire. Around 250 jobs will be created during construction of the 80,000 sq m of manufacturing and commissioning warehouse space, as well as a four...

Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil has confirmed plans to invest more than £750m to expand its Fawley refinery in Hampshire. The move will boost production of ultra-low sulphur diesel at the plant. Work will involve building a hydrotreater unit to remove sulphur from fuel...

Osborne has been awarded the £40m contract to rebuild Regent House on George Street in west London. Main construction work will start next month to replace the former 1960s office building for developer Native Land. This mixed-use scheme comprises office accommodation...

JCB’s finance arm has revealed that total lending to help hirers and contractors buy machines has hit an all-time high. As demand soars for new plant total lending has broken through the £1bn barrier. To celebrate the milestone JCB Finance’s 100 staff are...