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Plans in for £450m Leeds hospital expansion
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has submitted outline plans for two major new buildings, expected to cost around £450m. The new hospital buildings will be developed on the site of the Old Nurses’ Home. The first building at the Leeds General Infirmary will be a new...
Green light for £600m Old Kent Road tower blocks
Old Kent Road, best known to some as home to the cheapest property on a Monopoly Board, is moving up market, with construction of a £600m regeneration scheme to turn a retail park into housing.Old Kent Road, best known to some as home to the cheapest property on a...
Construction output up but new orders down
New data from the Office for National Statistics show that construction output rose 2.7% in January, reversing the sharp decline seen in December 2018.New data from the Office for National Statistics show that construction output rose 2.7% in January, reversing the...
Busy days for Keltbray’s training director
Holly Price, Keltbray’s training and development director, has been appointed a trustee of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) just days after becoming the first female president of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC).Holly Price,...
New CITB trustees appointed
Two appointments have been made to the board of trustees that govern the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).Two appointments have been made to the board of trustees that govern the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).Read Full Article: The...
Leeds on the rise
Leeds City Council plans to invite formal bids for a multi-million-pound high-rise development opportunity in the city centre.Leeds City Council plans to invite formal bids for a multi-million-pound high-rise development opportunity in the city centre.Read Full...
Digger pay protest causes chaos on main Manchester road
Traffic was forced to a standstill in Manchester on Tuesday morning by abandoned construction machinery left blocking a main road following a site row over payment. Four diggers and a truck were blocking Regent Road which is part of the £15m Manchester and Salford...
JCT puts more contracts online
JCT has released more of its 2016 Edition of contracts online via its JCT On Demand digital service. The contract families included are the JCT Standard Building Contract (Standard Building Contract With Quantities (SBC/Q), Standard Building Contract Without...
Developer wanted for £1.5bn Manchester innovation district
The University of Manchester has unveiled ambitious plans to create a £1.5bn innovation district on the site of its North Campus near the planned HS2 station. It set out its vision for the 26-acre ID Manchester district at the MIPIM property show in Cannes formally...
Cleveland Bridge lands Humber Bridge refurb
Steelwork contractor Cleveland Bridge UK has secured the job to refurbish the Humber Bridge, the record-breaking single-span suspension bridge it helped to construct more than 40 years ago. The Darlington-based specialist will act as principal contractor carrying out...
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