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Vinci takes £12m Bristol Cathedral development
Friday, 3 February 2012

Vinci Construction UK has been appointed by Student Castle to undertake the development of the former Bristol Pro Cathedral site into new student accommodation.

Miller Construction takes £129m police PFI project
Thursday, 2 February 2012

The Blue Light Partnership, comprising Miller Construction and Bilfinger Berger Project Investments, has been named preferred bidder for the £129m Avon and Somerset Police Accommodation PFI Project.

Balfour Beatty consortium takes £335m Danish rail signalling job
Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Balfour Beatty Rail, in consortium with signalling expert Thales has been awarded a £335m contract by Danish railway operator Banedanmark to transform much of the country’s rail signalling system.

Morgan Sindall takes cabling contract
Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Morgan Sindall has won a £14m project to design, supply, install and commission 13 kilometres of 132kV double circuit cable through Nottingham.

Vinci Construction gets ‘Exceptional’ score for hospital project
Monday, 30 January 2012

Vinci Construction UK achieved an ‘Exceptional’ score for its work at The Royal Oldham Hospital Phase 3, Women and Children’s project, scoring a total of 36 out of 40 from the Considerate Constructors Scheme report.

Morgan Sindall lands £16m Exeter Uni scheme
Monday, 30 January 2012

Morgan Sindall has won a £16m contract to build a new student accommodation block for Exeter University.

Islington’s largest ever housing revamp comes to an end
Friday, 27 January 2012

An Islington resident of 23 years has celebrated her home being one of the final properties to be upgraded in the biggest ever revamp of properties in Islington.

Mansell gets go-ahead for Thetford Academy
Friday, 27 January 2012

Mansell has received planning permission for the £16.9m redevelopment of Thetford Academy in Norfolk.

Councils get new powers to control road works
Thursday, 26 January 2012

New powers to help councils cut the disruption caused by road works were announced today by Transport Minister Norman Baker.

Construction decline adds to economic woes
Wednesday, 25 January 2012

The UK economy has fallen by 0.2% in the final quarter of 2011 following growth of just 0.6% in the previous two quarters, according to GDP figures published today by the Office for National Statistics.

45,000 jobs to be shed this year
Wednesday, 25 January 2012

A new report out today forecasts that the construction industry will shed 45,000 jobs this year and output will shrink by 3%.

Bam Nuttall takes £500m waste job
Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Bam Nuttall has won a contract to carry out civil engineering work on a £500m waste incinerator in King’s Lynn for energy-to-waste company Cory Wheelabrator.

Vinci to build student housing and fire station in Cardiff
Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Vinci Construction UK has won a £23m contract from developers Cambrian Holst for the new build of a large student accommodation block and fire station in central Cardiff.

Staffordshire pumps extra £20m in road maintenance
Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Staffordshire Council has announced plans for an extra £20m to be invested into improving the county’s highways network.

BAM bags £20m Hampshire school contract
Tuesday, 24 January 2012

BAM Construction has been selected for preconstruction services to deliver a £20m redevelopment of Park Community School in Hampshire.