Weekly News
Small businesses will be paid on time as construction retentions set to be banned
The government has announced that it will ban the use of retention payments in construction contracts. Announced by the Department for Business and Trade, the …
Steel-framed offices form Mayfair centrepiece
Redeveloping a large area of London’s Mayfair district, two steel-framed office blocks will form the central element of the South Molton project. Alongside …
Steel up for M&S distribution centre
Highlighting Avonmouth’s strategic location, a new M&S distribution centre is being built on the site of a former pharmaceutical works. Being developed …
Government agrees support for Port Talbot floating offshore wind hub
The UK Government and Associated British Ports (ABP) have agreed to develop infrastructure at Port Talbot for a floating offshore wind farm in the Celtic Sea, …
Construction begins on 252-place Essex SEND school
Appointed by Essex County Council under a pre-construction services agreement, Kier Construction has started work on a new SEND school at Wolsey Park, near …
Contractors fear cost increases from Government Steel Strategy
Steelwork contractors are worried the Government’s Steel Strategy, aimed at curbing imports and protecting UK steel production, could result in higher costs …
Steel on target at police firearms training facility
Staffordshire Police and Morgan Sindall Construction Midlands have marked a major construction milestone at the county’s new Police Firearms Training …
Transformative campus scheme gets the green light
Willmott Dixon has been appointed by the Department for Education (DfE) to deliver the £39 million block replacement at Hopwood Hall College’s Rochdale …
Turf cutting ceremony starts South Wales primary school project
Working on behalf of Neath Port Talbot Council, Morgan Sindall Construction’s Wales business has started construction of Rhosafan Welsh Medium Primary …
Contractor checks in for Durham student accommodation
Developer Whitesmocks has appointed Caddick Construction to build the 232-bed Melbury Court student accommodation scheme in Durham city centre. The development …
