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  • £1.8bn framework planned for green retrofit drive

    3 days ago | constructionenquirer.com | Aaron Morby

    The four-year deal for social housing and wider public sector buildings across the UK will cover installation of air and ground source heat pumps, electric heating, solar panels, battery storage, insulation, ventilation, and whole-house retrofit packages. The not-for-profit housing procurement body is targeting SMEs and larger contractors to join the framework, which is expected to go out to tender on 23 May.

  • Top design team picked for £2.5bn YorK Central scheme

    3 days ago | constructionenquirer.com | Aaron Morby

    Joint developers McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate have selected Allies and Morrison as lead masterplanner for the 45-hectare site, working alongside international landscape firm Grant Associates. The design appointments mark a major step forward for the £2.5bn scheme, which is being brought forward with landowners Homes England and Network Rail Property.

  • Breakthrough for HS2 as first Birmingham tunnel section dug

    6 days ago | constructionenquirer.com | Aaron Morby

    Giant tunnel boring machine Mary Ann smashed through at Washwood Heath today, marking the end of a 652-day drive beneath the M6, River Tame, and critical National Grid infrastructure – all completed without disruption. The 125m-long TBM was launched in July 2023 by Balfour Beatty Vinci. Its crew of 450 specialist tunnellers worked around the clock to steer the 1,600-tonne machine through complex ground conditions at depths of up to 40m.

  • HS2 Curzon Street station redesign approved as timber roof axed

    6 days ago | constructionenquirer.com | Aaron Morby

    The Mace Dragados JV, working with Arcadis, WSP and lead architect Grimshaw made the change to meet tougher fire safety rules and cut future maintenance costs. Birmingham City Council’s planning committee signed off on the updated design after reviewing a report highlighting value for money, technical complexities, and engineering constraints as key drivers behind the design tweaks.

  • Leicester retenders £22m station revamp after failed bid race

    6 days ago | constructionenquirer.com | Aaron Morby

    The station upgrade is being rebid with hopes to draw wider contractor interest following a rethink of the scheme, which will now launch with early contractor involvement and detailed design. The previous two-stage design and build contest last summer failed to deliver, prompting the council, Network Rail and East Midlands Railway to overhaul the procurement.

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6 Dec 19

Hundreds of jobs at risk as financial crisis hits regional contractor https://t.co/NvNCUOvayC

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15 Nov 19

Trials to start using robo-cars to ferry tools to highways sites. Driverless delivery vehicles will also survey road conditions as they go https://t.co/Yfnz3iRACy

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15 Nov 19

Chief executive Debbie White to step down by end of December https://t.co/tbtMjTXOfc