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Work starts on final phase of Salford Embankment
Construction work has started on 100 Embankment, the second and final phase of the Embankment scheme in Salford’s Greengate neighbourhood. As well as marking …
Manchester’s Ordsall Chord receives Major Project Award
The Ordsall Chord, a new railway line connecting Manchester’s Piccadilly, Victoria and Oxford Road stations for the first time, has received the Royal …
Contractor named for steel-framed flagship showroom
Caddick Construction has been awarded the contract to deliver the £41M steel-framed Williams Group flagship automotive retail centre at TraffordCity, Greater …
Regional cities lead construction boom
According to the latest regional Deloitte Crane Surveys, cities such as Manchester and Birmingham are witnessing a construction boom with residential and …
Charity auction raises funds for Manchester Arena victims
Barrett Steel has announced that its charity dinner and auction raised over £10,000 for its chosen charities, the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund, the …
Manchester’s Ordsall Chord nears completion
One of the final steel elements of Manchester’s Ordsall Chord, which will improve connectivity across the north of England, has been lifted into place. Two …
Historic chapel reborn as student accommodation
A steel-framed structure has been erected inside of a Manchester ecclesiastical landmark as part of a restoration and conversion project. Martin Cooper …
Striking a chord with bridges
Nine steel bridges are required for the Ordsall Chord rail project, which will link all of Manchester’s main stations for the first time. Martin Cooper …
Historic chapel given new lease of life
Built in the 1830s but derelict for a number of years, the Grade II listed Welsh Baptist Chapel in Upper Brook Street, Manchester is being converted into a …
Severfield bridge lift completed on Ordsall Chord
Weighing more than 600t, what is said to be the UK’s first asymmetric network arch bridge was successfully lifted into place last month by two of the largest …
