construction news

HS2 has outlined plans to split the proposed West Midlands to Crewe section of the high speed railway into two civils contract packages. Procurement chiefs said they are still keeping procurement options open with the possibility of running a competition between its...

Developer Land Securities has boosted its pipeline of office-led work in London to 2m sq ft. The schemes are either on site, in design, or in feasibility and represent a total development cost of around £2bn. Chief executive Robert Noel said: “21 Moorfields, EC2...

Property owner Turner Investments has gained outline planning for the redevelopment of Midcity House in Sheffield city centre. The scheme would contain a mix of residential and shops with the tallest element a few metres higher than the city’s current tallest...

Retirement homes specialist McCarthy & Stone aims to introduce more competitive subcontractor tendering processes as it seeks to slash build costs. The firm revealed the build cost reduction plan as it reported pre-tax profit down by over a third to £58m in the...

Planners at the London Borough of Hackney have approved plans for a new swimming pool, school and housing scheme next to Shoreditch Park. Morgan Sindall has sealed a pre-construction service agreement for the first phase of the ambitious £384m mixed-use community...