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Planning granted for £79M Cambridge research facility
The University of Cambridge has been granted planning permission for ‘Project Capella’ – a new £79m research facility being delivered by Kier and …
voestalpine Metsec scoops digital award
The ‘Best Digital Campaign’ category at the annual Construction Marketing Awards (CMA) was won by voestalpine Metsec for its video case study of the …
Recladding of St Thomas’ Hospital East Wing completed
Contractor ISG has completed the £21M recladding of the 1966 built east wing at St Thomas’s Hospital in central London. The scheme involved the retention …
Biomass energy plant for Teesside
Work on a £160M biomass energy plant on Teesside is set to kick-off shortly. Following in the footsteps of a number of similar projects in East Anglia and …
Chelmsford’s new John Lewis store tops out
The final block of the new 11,000m² steel-framed John Lewis store at Chelmsford’s Bond Street development has been laid during a topping out ceremony. John …
Headingley cricket and rugby stadium to get revamp
Yorkshire County Cricket Club has unveiled plans for a £50M project to transform its Headingley Cricket Ground. The Headingley Masterplan will see Yorkshire …
Airport and investment boost for Aberdeen
Details of a £20M redevelopment of Aberdeen International Airport, the largest since the facility opened nearly 40 years ago, are being set out. The work will …
Steel shows growth in key markets
Structural steelwork has been confirmed as the preferred market choice as a framing solution in the 2015 Market Share survey, which confirms the upward trend …
Old baths refurbishment makes a splash
Work has been completed on the refurbishment of Ashton (old) Baths in Manchester, which has turned a building that has been derelict for 40 years into a £3M …
Steel providing a safe design for petrochemical headquarters
A steel frame designed specifically to withstand a blast scenario is taking shape at the INEOS petrochemical facility at Grangemouth in Scotland. More than …
