construction news

Wiltshire Council has started the search for a contractor to deliver the long-awaited £22m upgrade of M4 Junction 17 near Chippenham. The project, due to start construction in 2027, will see the junction fully signalised, widened, and upgraded to handle future growth...

Willmott Dixon has kicked off main construction on the first hospital rebuild under Wave 1 of the Government’s flagship New Hospital Programme. The firm has broken ground on a £140m Emergency Care Building at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. Procured under ProCure23...

AP UK (Ashtrom Properties) has appointed McLaren as construction manager for the refurbishment of its Colmore Gate tower in Birmingham. Work will see the 1990s tower become a Grade A office building offering 290,000 sq ft of space. Managing Director for Construction...

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Costain and Hochtief have secured contracts worth up to £2.9bn to deliver vital non-nuclear infrastructure across the Sellafield site in West Cumbria. The trio secured spots on Sellafield’s new Infrastructure Delivery Partnership (IDP),...

The Science and Technology Facilities Council has kicked off the hunt for a long-term construction partner to help transform and decarbonise its vast science estate. The eight-year deal worth up to £800m forms part of UK Research & Innovation’s major programme to...

Renew has acquired overhead power line maintenance specialist Emerald Power for £12.3m. Cheshire based Emerald is focused on the maintenance and upgrade of electricity networks for Distribution Network Operators in the North West. The deal via Renew subsidiary Excalon...