Construction news

• £2bn Leeds to Bradford tram plan unveiled

  07-03-2024 15:28
  
  Plans for a tram system running between Leeds and Bradford have been set out today by West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin.
  The mayor said work on two lines, serving Leeds and Bradford, could begin in 2028 with Government backing.
  It is most significant step towards realising the city’s mass transit dream since the Trolleybus scheme was scrapped eight years ago.The submission of the Combined Authority’s “strategic outline case” document to the Department for T
  
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• Boot gets go-ahead for £140m Manchester office

  07-03-2024 14:41
  Henry Boot’s development arm has secured planning approval for 200,000 sq ft office scheme in the St John’s District of Manchester city centre.
  The developer is now seeking a joint venture partner to deliver its Grade A office scheme.
  Situated on the corner of New Quay Street and Gartside Street, the Colloco building will rise to 16 storeys.
  Designed by EPR Architects, the building will be Net Zero Carbon in both construction and operation and is targeting an EPC A and BREEAM Excelle
  
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• Kier reinstates dividend after strong profit growth

  07-03-2024 08:46
  
  Strong trading at Kier in the first six months of the year saw the contractor reinstate dividend payments for the first time in five years and slash its average monthly net debt by over £100m.
  Both construction and infrastructure divisions grew strongly in the six months to the end of December, with infrastructure driving the group’s profit improvement.
  Andrew Davies, chief executive, said: “The past two and a half years have seen the group achieve significant operational and f
  
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• Willmott Dixon wins Westminster affordable homes deal

  07-03-2024 08:34
  
  Willmott Dixon has won a £29m scheme for Westminster City Council to build 65 new affordable homes on Tavistock Road.
  The six-storey building – known as Westmead – follows Willmott Dixon’s recent completion of 112 homes on 300 Harrow Road for the council and the company’s building of 197 homes on the 22-storey Dudley House in Paddington.
  Construction on the latest scheme will start this month and complete towards the end of 2025.Stewart Brundell, managing director a
  
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• Alun Griffiths walks away from £57m Banwell bypass

  07-03-2024 08:10
  
  Alun Griffiths Contractors has told North Somerset Council it has decided not to build the Banwell bypass.
  The contractor was due to start main construction work this spring on the £57m scheme which has been delayed by a series of cost increases and is being mainly funded through Home England’s Housing Infrastructure Fund.
  The Secretary of State approved Compulsory Purchase Orders needed for the scheme last month and Alun Griffiths has been on site since then starting enabling works.
  
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• Winvic wins first phase of £900m Swindon logistics park

  07-03-2024 08:04
  
  Winvic Construction has clinched the first contract in the redevelopment of the former Honda car plant in Swindon.
  Industrial and logistics park developer Panattoni is behind the £900m plan that will see the vast old car plant demolished to make way for 7.2m sq ft of logistics and manufacturing space.
  Demolition work has just got underway on what is one of the UK largest brownfield sites.
  The site benefits from detailed planning consent for a single unit of 1.25 m sq ft and outline plannin
  
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