Rotherham Council has picked Henry Boot construction to deliver the £36m redevelopment of Rotherham Markets and an adjacent new library. The project forms a key part of the wider town centre masterplan and comprises a major refurbishment and redevelopment of the existing indoor and outdoor Rotherham Markets. This will include creating a new food hall and dining
The world’s most advanced wind turbine blade and drive train testing centre will be built in Blyth, Northumberland following an £86.5m funding deal. The new facility will be based at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre. Construction is scheduled to start this summer on the 150-metre blade test facility that will
Engineers on the London Super Sewer project have successfully connected the new infrastructure to the capital’s existing sewer system. Ahead of the two-week connection job, a thick concrete wall separated the 25km super sewer from the 6.9km Lee Tunnel, which links Abbey Mills pumping station to Beckton sewage treatment works. Now, those two tunnels are
Developer Soller has submitted plans for a distinctive 18-storey tech office project in Manchester that incorporates several buildings at street level. The main tower will be cantilevered to allow the floorplate to widen as the building rises in height. Designs by architect Howell for the NXQ scheme retain and restore 19th century buildings on the
The £200m final stretch of the Lincoln bypass has been approved by the local council paving the way for work to start next year. The North Hykeham Relief Road will link the A46 Pennells Roundabout to the Lincoln Eastern Bypass, creating a ring-road around the city. Balfour Beatty is understood to be in line to
The backers of the ambitious £1bn plan to develop a 60-acre site next to Manchester airport have rebooted the scheme with a masterplan for a 2m sq ft sci-tech campus. The former Airport City Manchester scheme will also be rebranded as MIX Manchester, marking a strategic switch from out-of-town offices towards a specialised science, innovation,
The London Borough of Camden has chosen Mount Anvil as a development partner to deliver the next phase of the Bacton Lowe Rise estate regeneration in Gospel Oak. The London-based house builder will work closely with the council to deliver both affordable and private homes on the second phase of the former Bacton Estate site,
Leicester City Council is pressing ahead with plans to restore the city’s historic railway station back to its former Victoria glory. The council has already successfully secured £17.6m from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund to help realise the ambitious plans to revitalise the landmark building and create a more attractive and accessible gateway into the
London Metropolitan University is starting the hunt for a sole contractor to deliver a major upgrade of its education estate over the next 10 years. The University is starting contractor engagement for the ambitious upgrade programme, which is expected to see around £280m invested across its two London campuses in Islington and Tower Hamlets. Its
The country’s leading M&E contractors saw revenue rise by nearly a fifth last year driven mainly by cost inflation. But major firms are predicting a stronger year ahead as data centre work, commercial retrofits, life sciences and lab work starts to fire-up the sector. The industry’s biggest players are also taking on major contract roles
