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Vinci to transform Warrington town centre
Vinci Construction UK has signed a £69M contract with Warrington Borough Council for phase four of the council’s Bridge Street Quarter redevelopment …
Steelwork special published in New Civil Engineer
The latest Structural Steelwork in Action report is available in the December issue of New Civil Engineer (NCE) magazine, which can be viewed at: …
Major expansion for Brent Cross Shopping Centre
Steel construction is expected to play a leading role in the £1.4bn expansion of North London’s Brent Cross Shopping Centre. Credited as the UK’s first …
British Land submits multi-million pound Meadowhall plans
British Land, joint owner of the Meadowhall retail complex in Sheffield, has submitted a detailed planning application to Sheffield City Council for a £300M …
Permission granted for Durham mixed-use scheme
Durham County Council has given the go-ahead to the £160M mixed-use the development of Milburngate on the county’s town’s riverside. Milburngate will …
Steel solutions for Facebook offices
Steelwork contractor Adey Steel has completed the contract to design, detail, manufacture and install the structural steelwork package that supports the …
Steel car park for car plant expansion
Jaguar Land Rover has appointed BAM Construction to deliver a new multi-storey car park on Kingsbury Road in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham. The 59,000m² …
City’s tallest tower gets the go-ahead
A 62-storey steel-framed skyscraper – on the site of the previously planned Pinnacle – is set to go-ahead despite the uncertainty caused in the commercial …
Shed specialist doubles profit
Distribution centre construction specialist Winvic has more than doubled its pre-tax profit from £9.6M to £22.8M. The firm said it is now targeting turnover …
Met Office supercomputer hub handed-over
Main contractor Willmott Dixon has completed construction work on the Met Office’s supercomputer facility at the Exeter Science Park. Fit out and …
