• McLaren wins Big K logistics job in North Yorkshire

    McLaren Construction has secured the job to deliver the 1.1m sq ft first phase of the Konect 62 logistics and industrial park in Yorkshire.
    The enormous scheme is being brought forward by joint developer Henderson Park and Cole Waterhouse.
    The development is being brought forward speculatively and represents the country’s only inland distribution park ready enabled to offer tri-modal connectivity to the UK and continental Europe via road, water or rail.Phase One will involve four unit
  • McLaren wins Big K £70m logistics job in North Yorkshire

    McLaren Construction has secured the job to deliver the 1.1m sq ft first phase of the Konect 62 logistics and industrial park in Yorkshire.
    The enormous scheme by joint developers Henderson Park and Cole Waterhouse will be built on the site of the former Kellingley colliery near the junction of the M62 and A1(M).
    It is being brought forward speculatively and represents the country’s only inland distribution park ready enabled to offer tri-modal connectivity to the UK and continental Europe
  • McLaren wins £73m Big K logistics job in North Yorkshire

    McLaren Construction has secured the job to deliver the 1.1m sq ft first phase of the Konect 62 logistics and industrial park in Yorkshire.
    The £73m scheme is being brought forward by joint developer Henderson Park and Cole Waterhouse.
    The development is being brought forward speculatively and represents the country’s only inland distribution park ready enabled to offer tri-modal connectivity to the UK and continental Europe via road, water or rail.Phase One will involve four units:
  • O’Rourke site staff get new designer workwear

    Laing O’Rourke is introducing new designer workwear for its site staff which will spell the end of traditional hi vis jackets and jogging bottoms.
    The contractor has teamed-up with bespoke uniform specialist Jermyn Street Design (jSD) who have created corporate outfits for Eurostar, Dyson, Ocado and Jet2.
    The premium clothing range will provide Laing O’Rourke employees with their own ‘kit bag’ of items, including high visibility red polo shirts, softshell jackets, and cha
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  • Morgan Sindall cinema job halted over rising costs

    Knowsley Council has canned Morgan Sindall’s planned cinema complex job in Kirkby town centre in Merseyside blaming rocketing cost and ongoing national economic uncertainty.
    Morgan Sindall was named as preferred contractor for the project at the start of the year.
    However, the current national market conditions have resulted in the overall costs to deliver the scheme jumping by up to £5m – almost double the original cost – and still with considerable uncertainties.The cou
  • Bidding to start for £260m Digbeth cultural quarter

    Property developer Cole Waterhouse will shortly start tendering the first phase of a £260m mixed-used scheme delivering 943 homes in the Digbeth area of Birmingham.
    The developer has struck a deal with its finance partner to purchase of the site from multiple owners and proceed with the Upper Trinity Street scheme.
    Designed by Corstorphine & Wright, UTS will deliver a blend of rentable and open market sales homes, some with live-work space, a 133-bedroom hotel, 60,000 sq ft of commerci
  • Wates homes deal to fund Aldershot Town FC revamp

    Wates and Aldershot Town Football Club have struck a deal to deliver new homes on land around the EBB football stadium to fund a new stand and ground improvements.
    Under the agreement, Wates Partnerships will take responsibility for securing planning permission for both the stadium works and the housing scheme.
    A planning application is expected to be submitted next year.The sale of the new homes planned should generate sufficient value to enable vital advancements to the club to be realised, he
  • Kier wins £28m Newport healthcare project

    Kier has been appointed to deliver a £28m Health and Wellbeing Centre in Newport for the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
    The new centre in Ringland will provide facilities to house two existing GP practices as well as new facilities for including general medical services, dentistry,  social care and third-sector partners.
    An existing community hub will be joined to the new building with the aim of strengthening the services provided to support wellbeing, reduce loneliness and p
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