The local government procurement body said that the impact of by lockdown restrictions on the sector didn’t stop businesses from going above and beyond the call of duty. It found that there have been financial donations to charities, staff time given to worthwhile community volunteering including delivering food and care packs, donations of PPE stock…
Improvement works at M6 junction 19 AmeySRM, a joint venture of Amey and Sir Robert McAlpine, is building a new bridge through the existing roundabout and over of the M6. The improved M6 junction 19 will tie into the A556 Knutsford to Bowdon bypass which opened three years ago. AmeySRM has a £43m contract with…
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…
