Argyll & Bute Council has begun the development of an outline business case for a £43m school and community campus on the Isle of Mull.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/mull-campus-plans-creep-forward
Jones Bros Ruthin Civil Engineering has won a £13m contract to shore up sea defences near Rhyl.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/jones-bros-to-reinforce-kinmel-bay
A 1,100-tonne composite viaduct was jacked into place over two M42/M6 link roads in North Warwickshire over the weekend.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/delta-junction-viaduct-jacked-into-place
Falkirk Council is making progress with its plans for a new town hall.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/morton-to-demolish-falkirk-shopping-centre
Doing up property used to be called refurbishment; now they call it decarbonisation.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/suppliers-named-for-16bn-refurb-framework
Not-for-profit housing association Peabody has appointed Higgins Partnerships to build 189 affordable apartments at Deptford Landings in southeast London.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/peabody-picks-higgins-for-deptford-flats
Winvic Construction has started work on a new industrial development in Darlington.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/winvic-breaks-ground-in-darlington
Victoria Kempthorne, associate solicitor in the Construction & Engineering Department at law firm Irwin Mitchell LLP, offers an initial view of the 2024 edition of the JCT design & build contract...
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/new-jct-design-build-contract-explained
British Land has chosen McLaren Construction to build a four-storey warehouse in south London.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/mclaren-to-build-multi-storey-storage-depot
Bromsgrove District Council has appointed Kier Construction as main contractor for a town centre renewal project.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/bromsgrove-picks-kier-for-town-centre-plans
The Atomic Weapons Establishment wants to talk to suppliers about a £900m infrastructure framework that it has in the works.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/awe-plans-900m-infrastructure-framework
Sir Robert McAlpine has been appointed by the Broadgate joint venture to deliver 2 Finsbury Avenue, a dual high-rise in London’s Broadgate development.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/mcalpine-confirmed-for-new-broadgate-towers
More than 70 specialist fire safety firms have been appointed to a new £150m public sector fire safety framework.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/suppliers-named-for-150m-fire-safety-framework
Norfolk County Council has published details of a new construction framework that it has set up.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/norfolk-names-contractors-for-400m-framework
The Government Property Agency (GPA) has appointed Gleeds to provide professional services for its capital programmes.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/gleeds-joins-gpa-consultants-panel
Galliford Try has signed a contract for the Department for Education to erect a new building for Bolton University Collegiate School (UCS) in Lancashire.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/galliford-try-to-expand-bolton-college
Thorngate Churcher Trust, a registered social landlord, has selected Vale Southern Construction to build 30 new homes for the over 50s in Gosport, Hampshire.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/vale-southern-lands-7m-assisted-living-scheme
Farrans Construction has officially started work on the £100m expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/farrans-marks-start-at-leeds-bradford-airport
Obayashi and Sellar have begun public consultation on plans to redevelop 60 Gracechurch Street in the City of London.
SJ Roberts Construction has secured £17.6m worth of work for Welsh housing association Barcud.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/sj-roberts-wins-trio-of-barcud-contracts
Prologis UK has appointed VolkerFitzpatrick to erect five more distribution units in Hemel Hempstead.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/volkerfitzpatrick-to-build-more-hemel-warehouses
Northumberland County Council has named Kier as its preferred bidder for a school building project near Morpeth.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/kier-joins-roberston-on-amble-schools-restructuring
Legal & General Affordable Homes is teaming up with Essex construction firm Rose Builders for an affordable housing development in Thundersley.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/rose-to-build-lgs-thundersley-estate
Devon County Council has approved a £24m highways scheme in Plymouth.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/devon-approves-24m-spine-road
Milton Keynes University Hospital has appointed Morgan Sindall Construction for a £19.1m ward expansion project.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/morgan-sindall-to-build-mkuh-ward-block
Skanska, Kier, Octavius and Story share in £490m railways framework.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/network-rail-names-four-for-nwc-framework
The tender is live for Scotland Excel’s new build residential framework.
Network Rail has selected six companies for a train control systems framework to upgrade signalling across Britain.
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/network-rail-names-suppliers-for-4bn-signals-push