Regional procurement specialist EN:Procure is inviting tenders for its latest installers framework values at £3.2bn. The procurement arm of social housing consortium Efficiency North is looking for bidders for the latest version of its Installation and Repairs Framework. The framework is made up of 37 lots covering a wide range of installations and repairs including
British Land and Landsec have added their weight to calls for urgent planning reforms to stimulate the regeneration of the UK’s towns and cities. The pair want to see a specific set of changes that would not require primary legislation or significant public funding to unblock brownfield site regeneration. The property companies are behind some
Volume house builder Barratt has today revealed a further £180m will be needed on top of previous estimates to cope with fire safety and legacy building costs. The firm, which in 2022 set aside £412m to cover remediation costs, has now upped the estimates after completing its review of reinforced concrete frame buildings and finalising
Development manager LS Estates has got the green light to repurpose an office building in London’s Canary Wharf for life sciences and technology tenants. The 17 Columbus Courtyard project designed by architect Scott Brownrigg will see the building expanded to provide 250,000 square feet of flexible laboratory and office space spanning nine upper floors. Anticipated
Mark Thurston has announced he will be quitting as CEO of HS2 in September after six and a half years in the job. Thurston will step down from his £620,000-a-year role as the project approaches peak construction. He said: “The next 18-24 months will see the project move into an exciting new stage. I have
Soaring construction costs have caused another tw0-year delay to the completion of the Sage Arena and International Conference Centre in Gateshead. Revised plans and a new timetable have now been approved for the scheme as costs hit £350m+ from an original £260m. The complex was due to be completed in 2025 but has now been
Diversified construction group JRL has delivered strong revenue and profit growth at its main contracting business Midgard. The strength of the main contracting arm supported by JRL Group’s in-house delivery model helped to maintain cost certainly in a volatile market. This helped to offset a more disappointing performance at the McMullen Facades operation which suffered
Later living main contractor Kori Construction has reported a record-breaking month of contract wins after posting a strong set of annual results. Corby, Northamptonshire based Kori secured six new projects with a combined value of £75m in June. The firm was appointed to build four new care homes and an assisted living complex totalling more
Yorkshire Water has gone out to tender for two major framework deals worth around £2.8bn. The two frameworks will look to deliver water and wastewater asset investment over the next 10 years, and deliver on the water company’s drive to make substantial reductions in sewage overflows into watercourses. Planned works will cover the AMP8 regulatory
A Balfour Beatty worker has died following a construction accident at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldermaston. Union sources said the 57-year-old victim was carrying-out piling work when the accident happened last week. A spokesperson for Balfour Beatty said: “A serious incident occurred on our AWE Aldermaston site on 6 July 2023. As a result
