Construction news

• Regional levelling-up projects – full list

  27-10-2021 23:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Levelling up fund allocations by UK regionsNorth EastCity Region Sustainable Transport Settlements:
  £310m over five years to transform local transport networks in the Tees Valley, such as upgrading Middlesbrough and Darlington stations and improving local rail links.
  Levelling Up Fund: £100m for 5 projectsReopening the UK’s oldest road suspension bridge – Whorlton Bridge over the River Tees.
  Restoring Grainger Market in Newcastle.
  New Housing Innovation and Construction S
  
  Read more

• Chancellor levels up with extra spending boost

  27-10-2021 15:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his levelling up Budget hailing a raft of countrywide local projects benefitting from targeted regional funding.
  At least 105 local projects will benefit from £1.7bn of funding from the first round of the Levelling Up Fund.
  This will range from regeneration in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, to a sustainable transport project in Renfrewshire and cultural assets in Powys.
  He added that infrastructure would benefit from the Budget, which actually offered
  
  Read more

• Chancellor directs spending at levelling up

  27-10-2021 15:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his levelling up Budget hailing a raft of countrywide local projects benefitting from targeted regional funding.
  At least 105 local projects will benefit from £1.7bn of funding from the first round of the Levelling Up Fund.
  This will range from regeneration in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, to a sustainable transport project in Renfrewshire and cultural assets in Powys.
  He added that infrastructure would benefit from the Budget which actually offered
  
  Read more

• Chancellor channels spending boost into regions

  27-10-2021 15:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his levelling up Budget hailing a raft of countrywide local projects benefitting from targeted regional funding.
  At least 105 local projects will benefit from £1.7bn of funding from the first round of allocations from the Levelling Up Fund.
  Projects being supported range from regeneration in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, to a sustainable transport project in Renfrewshire and cultural assets in Powys.
  He added that infrastructure would benefit from th
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Barhale wins £9m south London trunk main

  27-10-2021 12:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Barhale has started preparations to install more than 4km of new trunk main in south east London.
  The £9m project will install a pipeline between Crooms Hill, Greenwich and Ordnance Crescent, adjacent to the O2 stadium on the Greenwich Peninsular.
  The programme of works is a key element of Phase Two of the construction of new water infrastructure between Deptford Water Treatment Works (WTW) and the Greenwich Peninsular due to complete in March 2024.This will help Thames Water meet water de
  
  Read more

• London 21-storey Fleet Street landmark offices approved

  27-10-2021 11:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  London development manager CO-RE has gained planning consent for a landmark 660,000 sq ft high-rise office scheme in London’s changing Fleet Street area.
  The City of London Corporation has approved the plans for the new stepped 21-storey office building and rejuvenation of the listed former Daily Express newspaper headquarters at 120 Fleet Street.
  The new tower, which is stepped back from the famous newspaper street level elevation, will set a new height precedent in the area, which is und
  
  Read more

• Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick MD departs

  27-10-2021 08:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick managing director Simon Lafferty is leaving the business.
  His departure ends a 35-year career at Balfour Beatty, which saw him rise through the ranks after starting out as an apprentice electrician back in 1986.
  Lafferty is rumoured to be heading for a top job at another large M&E contractor.
  A Balfour Beatty spokesperson said: “We can confirm that Simon Lafferty has decided to leave the business to pursue an opportunity outside of the group.
  “We would l
  
  Read more

• Castleoak was taking on staff seven days before going under

  27-10-2021 07:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Collapsed retirement and care homes builder Castleoak was taking on new employees just seven days before bosses filed for administration.
  Stunned staff were given the bad news on Monday with more than 100 people losing their jobs.
  Among them was the new Head of Supply Chain who was only taken on the week before after leaving his previous employer of 13 years.He wrote on LinkedIn: “Somewhat unbelievably, my employer of just seven days has today gone into administration. Not the best career
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

Follow @new_constructio on Twitter!