National Grid Electricity Transmission has fired the starting gun on what will be one of the biggest tender races this year for the construction industry. The power distributor is planning to shake-up its delivery model for infrastructure in what will be its largest investment programmes in generations. Opting for a collaborative procurement model, The Great

Development manager Sovereign Centros has got the thumbs up for outline plans to transform the St Enoch shopping centre in Glasgow into a landmark mixed-use scheme. Proposals focus on the creation of a transformative city centre living scheme with over 900 homes, shops, leisure facilities, hotel and offices. The masterplan, drawn up by Leslie Jones

Bowmer + Kirkland has been appointed to construct a 500-flat build to rent scheme at Whitehall Riverside in Leeds city centre. The £140m project is being delivered by Glenbrook and backed by Legal & General following last month’s announcement of what is Leeds’ largest build-to-rent funding deal and the pair’s first venture together. Whitehall Riverside

Former managing director of Cantillon Paul Cluskey has won his appeal to continue as a director of the demolition contractor after being handed a four-and-a-half-year ban by the Competition and Markets Authority for involvement in cover pricing agreements. Cluskey, 49, signed a ‘company disqualification undertaking’ with the CMA last February, admitting involvement in three cover-bidding

Wates has appointed Matt Johnson as regional director for its construction business in the Midlands. Johnson has achieved rapid promotion since joining Wates’s Midlands’ division last summer as operations director. He brings more than 20 years’ experience within the construction, having worked as project director for Balfour Beatty and Lendlease as well as more recently

Glencar has confirmed securing the job to build a 240,000 sq ft warehouse facility at Alexandra Docks within Peel Ports Port of Liverpool development. The  £28m facility at the Alexandra Dock site is the biggest single warehousing investment at the Port of Liverpool over the last six years. Equivalent to five football pitches in length

Luton Town FC is aiming to start groundworks for its planned new 23,500-capacity stadium before the end of the year. The club is pressing ahead with its Power Court stadium plan with the aim of submitting detailed plans before for its first match in the Premier League. The club’s development arm, 2020 Developments, has just

The North East’s Thirteen Housing Group has selected four firms to deliver a £500m new build programme for the next four years. Thirteen Group affordable new build partners North east region: Esh, Morris & Spottiswood, ReGen Yorkshire region: Esh, Morris & Spottiswood, Henry Boot Construction The housing association is a strategic partner of Homes England

Private equity giant Apollo has struck a deal to acquire United Living Group. A statement on the New York Stock Exchange confirmed the move but added “financial terms were not disclosed.” United Living operates across three divisions – infrastructure, new homes and property services – employing more than 1,100 people across the UK. Joanna Reiss,