Bam Nuttall has wrapped up its work for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) this year.
The contractor has spent the last seven months constructing a two-storey scientific support facility for the BAS at its Rothera Research Station, which will be known as the Discovery Building. It was the third period that…
A seven step framework has been established to help boost productivity within the construction sector.
Major contractors including Mace, Skanska and Sir Robert McAlpine have been involved in the development on the framework. Published yesterday by not-for-profit group Be the Business, the framework outlines seven steps which contractors in the private…
National Highways has awarded a £460M contract to Kier to design and deliver an upgrade to the A417 between Gloucester and Swindon.
Known as the “missing link” on the A417, the improvement would help to avoid “frequent and unpredictable” congestion, which sometimes causes motorists to go onto local roads, the client…
Highways England is seeking eight contractors to work on a mammoth five year scheme to replace 1,000km of concrete road.
The scheme has been split into three frameworks, focusing on reconstruction, lifecycle extension and design, according to a prior information notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Around…
Contractors have announced construction sites previously closed due to coronavirus are reopening.
Contractor Eric Wright contract to build Pooley Bridge in Cumbria, the first stainless steel road bridge in the UK, is one of the main projects to reopen. The site had closed on 27 March due to Covid-19 social distancing…
Yorkshire Water has appointed Amey as its lead contractor for £100M worth of proactive maintenance work across its water system.
Amey will be responsible for reactive sewer repairs, ironwork replacement, preventative intervention cleansing and flood-related repairs. Amey Yorkshire Water account director Neil Cooney said: “We’re delighted to be continuing our relationship…
Work to restore Paris’ 13th century Notre Dame cathedral has been postponed because of self distancing restrictions introduced as part of France's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
A fire broke out at the cathedral in April 2018, extensively damaging its roof and toppling its spire. Notre Dame had been undergoing repair…
Transport secretary Grant Shapps has given planning consent for the £150M A585 Windy Harbour to Skippool job in Lancashire to move forward.
Kier signed the contract in February to construct the 4.8km dual carriageway bypass, which will decrease the pressure on the heavily congested section of the A585 between Windy Harbour…
Guildford’s biggest rail investment in 40 years is approaching its end, with over 1,500m of track renewed and 41 track circuits upgraded.
The Guildford project started on the Easter weekend as a response to the heavy winter rain which caused landslips and flooded sections of the line. Network Rail announced the…
Cairo's £2bn Monorail project has passed reached another milestone with award of the geotechnical investigation contract, moving project closer to construction.
Two monorail lines in the Egyptian capital will create the first public transport links from the New Administrative Capital (NAC) and 6th of October City to the Greater Cairo area when the project…
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