Weekly News
Football pools building to become film studios
The iconic former Littlewoods Pools building in Liverpool could be relaunched as a film studio. Developer Capital & Centric aims to appoint a consultant to …
Plans revealed for excellent London office refurb
Aiming to achieve a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating, Skanska has been awarded the contract for the redevelopment of Norfolk House in central London. Due to …
Contractor named for Swansea University research hub
Kier has been appointed by Swansea University to deliver its Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials (CISM), a £30M building that will be a research …
Updated NSSS includes new intumescent paint section
The British Constructional Steelwork Association (BSCA) has published the 7th edition of the National Structural Steelwork Specification for buildings (NSSS). …
Outstanding office tower planned for City’s Broadgate development
British Land has revealed new plans for 2 Finsbury Avenue at Broadgate in the City of London, said to be the largest pedestrianised neighbourhood in the centre …
Steel completes for Newton Heath rail depot
Working on behalf of Stobart Rail & Civils, Border Steelwork Structures has competed the erection of 390t of structural steelwork for Northern Railway’s …
Contractor named for Manchester campus scheme
Yorkshire-based Caddick Construction has been awarded the contract to build a £25M teaching facility on the Openshaw Campus of The Manchester College. The …
SEC Group mourns loss of its President
After a long battle against cancer, Lord Martin O’Neill, long-term President of the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group has died aged 75. Lord …
Steel completes for Kent retirement village
Working on behalf of main contractor Kier, H Young Structures has completed the erection of 400t of steelwork for the Ledian Gardens Retirement Village near …
Steel up for Doncaster distribution centre
Working on behalf of Readie Construction, Caunton Engineering has completed the erection of the steel frame for a new 38,000m² speculative distribution centre …
