Local contractor Andrew Scott Ltd has been appointed to finish the £135m Copr Bay development in Swansea. Parts of the mixed-use scheme were left unfinished when main contractor Buckingham Group went into administration last September after completing most of the job. Willmott Dixon was drafted-in shortly after to finish the car park and some snagging
CONSTRUCTION SKILLS CERTIFICATION SCHEME LIMITED (CSCS Ltd) has formed a new company to own and operate the card scheme. The new company, called CSCS Cards Ltd, now owns the CSCS logo and will manage the CSCS scheme. CSCS Cards is a private company limited by shares, wholly owned by CSCS Ltd. It has a board
One construction worker died, and another was injured after falling through the roof of a primary school in Detroit; the cause is under investigation.
The 2024 storm season has seen a surge in severe weather events, with tornadoes and hailstorms wreaking havoc across multiple states, highlighting the growing intensity of supercell storms and their devastating impacts.
London construction group JRL has submitted plans to build a 28-storey build-to-rent tower in Manchester. The £75m project close to Piccadilly station on Sparkle Street will provide around 360 flats and requires demolition of low rise commercial units before work can get underway. It is JRL’s first development project in Manchester and will see the
House builders Springfield Properties and Barratt Developments have entered into a partnership to accelerate the delivery of a new 3,042-home village at Durieshill, on the outskirts of Stirling. Springfield is supplying the land, having driven the development through the design and planning process while Barratt will lead the provision of an ambitious infrastructure programme across
The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) has recently approved the extension of the Aqua Line Corridor to Greater Noida West, marking a significant development in enhancing connectivity between Noida, Greater Noida, and Delhi. This extension plan entails the addition of 11 new metro stations strategically located across key sectors such as Sectors 51, 61, 70,
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Staff at hard surface repair specialist Merlin are looking for new jobs. A number of the firm’s 100 workers took to LinkedIn over the weekend after being suddenly let go by the Manchester based contractor. Merlin Repair Specialists has a nationwide team of technicians who specialise in the repair and resurfacing of damaged manufactured interior
Safety campaigners held a vigil last Friday for a construction worker killed at the Camden Goods Yard site in north London. Berkeley Group company St George is developing the 600+ new homes site where the fatality occurred. The Enquirer understands the victim was hit by an asphalt paving lorry. Construction union Unite and campaigners from
The construction of the approximately 5 km long Baradevi-Naubasta elevated section of Corridor-1, part of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project, is advancing swiftly. This section, which extends from IIT to Naubasta, marks a significant milestone in the city’s infrastructure development. On Saturday, the project reached a notable phase with the commencement of the erection of
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