Weekly News
Gatwick Airport reveals five-year expansion plan
Gatwick Airport has announced it will invest £1.15bn over the next five years – with £240M planned for 2017/18 alone – as it plans for more growth and …
Plans put forward for Harlow science hub
Public Health England [PHE] has submitted plans to build a new £400M laboratory after purchasing pharmaceutical company GSK’s vacant site in Harlow, Essex. …
Contractor named for Southampton sports facility
Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure has been appointed to design and build a £28M steel-framed sports facility for Southampton Solent University. …
Severfield Foundation raises £55,000 for charity in its first year
Severfield has announced that its own registered charitable incorporated organisation (the Foundation), set up during the Spring of 2016, has raised £55,000 …
Google HQ gets the green light
Internet provider Google has been given the go-ahead by Camden Council’s planning committee to build its new £1bn headquarters in King’s Cross, London. …
Go ahead for major York mixed-use scheme
Developer Palace Capital has been given the go ahead for a major mixed-use scheme in the centre of York. The project will see the existing Hudson House site at …
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 …
SCCS achieves revised ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems standard
Following a UKAS assessment, the Steel Construction Certification Scheme (SCCS) has successfully transitioned to the revised BS EN ISO 14001:2015 standard. The …
Ordsall Chord nears completion as final steel element is installed
The final eye-catching piece of Manchester’s Ordsall Chord, which will improve connectivity across the north of England, has been lifted into place. A steel …
Former BCSA President remembered by steel sector
Guy C Barrett OBE, President of the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) from 1983 to 1986, has passed away at York Hospital after a short …
