Britain’s chief infrastructure adviser Sir John Armitt has called for a Government reset on decision-making if the country is to deliver vital energy, transport and other key networks over the next 30 years. The head of the National Infrastructure Commission said the time had come to make good decisions at pace and end a stop/start
Dorset County Hospital has got the final planning green light for a new emergency department and critical care unit. Groundworks to prepare the Dorchester site will now get underway to prepare for main contractor Tilbury Douglas to start the £80m-plus project early next year. The Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust project now just needs
Watchdogs at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have launched an investigation into suspected anti-competitive conduct in relation to the supply of chemicals for use in the construction industry. The CMA said it “has reason to suspect anti-competitive behaviour has taken place involving a number of suppliers of these chemicals and some industry bodies.” The
A plant hire firm has been fined £50,000 after a 16-year-old boy suffered serious injuries while on paid work experience. Tom Cutler was gaining experience of vehicle repair work at Earlcoate Construction & Plant Hire Limited, Folds Farm, in the New Forest, ahead of hopefully starting a vehicle maintenance course at Sparsholt College. On August
Leicestershire County Council has shelved plans for a new road schemes after construction costs soared by £27m. The council said it will now “step back” from constructing a southern leg of Melton Mowbray Distributor Road after costs rose from £43m to £70m. The north and east section of the route are currently under construction despite
Bellway has uncovered structural defects in the concrete frame of a block of apartments built in London 12 years ago. This morning the house builder revealed it had aside around £31m to remediate what was described as an isolated design issue with the unnamed Greenwich building’s reinforced concrete frame. The firm said it intended to
Rental living developer Moda is planning to build a 37-storey build-to-rent tower in the New Garden Square neighbourhood in Ladywood, Birmingham. The project which has just gone to consultation ahead of submitting for planning with provide around 450 new homes. It will form part of the wider New Garden Square mixed-use community with up to
Travelodge is planning to build 100 new hotels across London in a multi billion construction drive across the capital. The firm outlined its ambitions as building work began on its latest site at London Chiswick Travelodge where Barnes Construction is the main contractor. Travelodge currrently has four sites under construction in the capital at Chiswick,
Farrans has been confirmed as the main contractor for the first phase of a £100m terminal revamp at Leeds Bradford Airport. Construction work will start this autumn on the initial terminal extension which will a 9,500 sq mt three storey addition to the existing terminal alongside a significant refurbishment of the current terminal building. Passengers
Sir Robert McAlpine is set to launch a second wave of job cuts, just five months after it completed a strategic rejig that saw 40 lay-offs. According to insiders, the contractor is believed to be planning to announce a fresh round staff consultations for up to 190 redundancies. If delivered this would amount to a
