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McAlpine signs-off £86m Nottingham Broadmarsh revamp
Shopping centre developer Intu has signed off a deal with Sir Robert McAlpine to deliver the £86m transformation of intu Broadmarsh in Nottingham. The planned revamp will involve demolition and reshaping of the centre while shops continue to trade. Preparatory work...
Firms wanted for £300m North West housing upkeep deal
Manchester and Sheffield housing association Great Places Housing Group is renewing its housing maintenance framework. The framework will operate from 2019-2023 and is expected to cover investment of up to £300m. It is now on the hunt for firms to deliver key work...
Lyndon Scaffolding joins SGB
Brand Industrial Services, parent company of scaffolding contractor SGB, has acquired Lyndon Scaffolding and its subsidiary Taylor’s Hoists.Brand Industrial Services, parent company of scaffolding contractor SGB, has acquired Lyndon Scaffolding and its subsidiary...
Police and architects team up to eradicate crime in problem estate
A south London council estate blighted by crime reported zero burglaries last year after a makeover with police input.A south London council estate blighted by crime reported zero burglaries last year after a makeover with police input.Read Full Article: The...
WSP and Steer to produce southeast transport plan
Transport for the South East (TfSE) has commissioned consulting engineers WSP and Steer to develop a transport strategy to encourage further economic expansion in the southeast of England.Transport for the South East (TfSE) has commissioned consulting engineers WSP...
Interserve EfW plant handovers delayed
Handover of three of Interserve’s energy from waste (EfW) plants has slipped to the first half of 2019, according to its joint venture partner on the schemes. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/home/interserve-efw-plant-handovers-delayed/10038572.article
Wates chairman: Public contracts prompt ‘transparent’ sector
Governance of businesses in the construction sector is “pretty good”, Wates chairman James Wates has said. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/best-practice/wates-chairman-public-contracts-prompt-transparent-sector/10038521.article
Dozen firms bag £1.5bn North West Construction Hub deal
North West Construction Hub has picked a dozen contractors for its third generation high-value framework deal for projects worth more than £8m. The procurement body has rung the changes with previously successful firms Galliford Try and Morgan Sindall failing to gain...
SGB owner buys Lyndon Scaffolding
Brand Industrial Services – known as BrandSafway – has acquired Lyndon Scaffolding and its subsidiary Taylor’s Hoists. BrandSafway owns SGB which will now be combined with Lyndon to become Lyndon SGB by BrandSafway. Dave Witsken, president of Energy and...
Development set to start of Clydebank water-source heat pump
Work is set to start on Scotland’s first major water-source heat pump.Work is set to start on Scotland’s first major water-source heat pump.Read Full Article: The Construction Index from All Construction News | The Construction Index http://bit.ly/2QgYvf3
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