Construction has started on the redevelopment of Napier and New Plymouth House in Rainham Havering Council and Wates Residential have marked the start of construction on the first site of their £1.5bn Twelve Estates regeneration programme. Building around 3,500 new homes in the borough over the next 15 years is expected to double the amount…
CGI of McCarthy & Stone’s Canford Cliffs development in Dorset The Retirement Living PLUS development will consist of 25 one-bedroom apartments and 35 two-bedroom apartments, set within gardens. Shared facilities will include a lounge, restaurant, function room and mobility scooter store. McCarthy & Stone will provide on-site domestic and personalised care and support services for…
The study is being funded by gas network company SGN and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG). They are looking into creating a centre for hydrogen production and distribution on the south coast through carbon capture and hydrogen-based technologies. Southampton emits around 2.6 million tonnes of CO2 from a combination of industrial activity and properties connected…
It has been appointed by Brookfield Renewable UK Limited (BRUK) to deliver Kennoxhead Phase 1, a 60MW development near the village of Glespin. Jones Bros’ activity will include the design and construction of turbine foundations, a 24m bridge, the substation building and approximately 25km of trenches for cabling. In addition, the civil engineering firm will…
The council can now progress towards starting construction, with initial works planned for spring next year and the new campus set to open in 2023. The new campus, which will be built on the site of the existing Carrick Academy, will incorporate a new academy, St Cuthbert’s Primary and a new non-denominational primary school that…
The Scottish government has signed a £384m contract with BT as part of the £600m ‘Reaching 100%’ (R100) programme. The programme will deliver speeds over 30 times faster than the Scottish government’s superfast commitment. Fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) technology will be used for more than 80% of addresses under the contract covering the north. The contract will…
The change is unlikely to happen overnight – it has set a target of 2040 for becoming absolute zero carbon and a 1.5°C aligned company. The company’s Roadmap to Absolute Zero Carbon sets out how the business will achieve its targets in Europe. Lendlease plans to ensure that all the electricity used by its sites…
The plant is designed by Italy’s Pininfarina Britishvolt, a start-up company, plans to invest £2.6bn in the site, the UK’s first battery gigaplant. It is described as the largest industrial investment in the northeast since Nissan’s arrival in 1984 and one of the largest-ever industrial investments in the UK. ISG is expected to start construction…
The planned Sizewell C nucelar power station in Suffolk The UK government has confirmed that it is to enter negotiations with EDF, the French state energy company, in relation to the Sizewell C project in Suffolk, in which EDF is the majority shareholder. China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CNG) owns 33% of the Hinkley Point…
Thorpe Park is growing Scarborough Group International (SGI) has secured planning consent from Leeds City Council for the development of a 133,118 sq ft headquarters building in addition to a nearby 60,000 sq ft building that was approved earlier this year. With site preparation now started at Thorpe Park, it has appointed GMI Construction to…
