Construction news

• Winners named for £2.6bn NHS SBS Modular 3 framework

  13-06-2025 12:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Twenty-seven firms have secured places on the Government’s next-generation modular building framework.
  The four-year framework for public sector clients encompasses both permanent and rental modular solutions.
  It will be used for schools and healthcare jobs as well as residential newly introduced in the third iteration of the framework.This includes standard and bespoke buildings tailored to the needs of the education, healthcare, and wider public sectors.NHS SBS’s Modular Buildings
  
  Read more

• Leeds kicks off homes vision for Elland Road regeneration

  13-06-2025 11:45 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Leeds City Council has launched fresh plans to regenerate 30 acres around Elland Road football stadium into a major new neighbourhood.
  A new draft planning statement outlines the council’s vision to transform the land – mostly in council ownership –with up to 2,000 homes and a raft of leisure, commercial, and education developments.
  The stadium-led regeneration plan sets out how the scheme could take up to 20 years to deliver.
  The site, currently used as a matchday car park and
  
  Read more

• Morgan Sindall scores £63m twin wins on flagship leisure projects

  13-06-2025 09:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Morgan Sindall has secured two major leisure projects totalling over £63m as work kicks off on flagship schemes in Southampton and Bishop Auckland.
  In Southampton, a £36m transformation of the city’s famous Outdoor Sports Centre is moving to full construction after completion of enabling works.
  This represents the first major phase of the comprehensive redevelopment works that will transform the long-established sports centre; a cornerstone of Southampton’s sporting lands
  
  Read more

• Green light for life sciences buildings in campus expansion

  13-06-2025 09:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Designs by architect Gensler for the latest phase of the Wellcome Genome Campus in Hinxton, South Cambridgeshire have been approved by planners
  The latest development will provide two purpose-built life sciences buildings over 200,000 sq ft at the campus which aims to become a a global centre for genomics,  biodata, health data and data science.
  Nathan Morgan, Project Director & Global Sciences Leader at Gensler, said: “We  are excited to partner with the Wellcome Genome Camp
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Graham snaps up sector veteran to lead office fit-outs

  13-06-2025 08:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Graham Interior Fit-Out has hired Peter Allan as its new workplace director to drive expansion in the commercial fit-out sector.
  Allan brings more than 25 years of experience from the fit-out sector.
  Most recently he worked at ISG, where he spent 18 months as a project director. Before that, he spent nearly four years at Overbury, rising to an operations director. He has also held senior roles with other fit-out firms like Styles & Wood.Sean McNiff, Interior Fit-Out Director, said: “Pe
  
  Read more

• Go-ahead for 37-storey tower at Leeds Merrion Centre

  13-06-2025 08:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Plans to transform a tired Leeds office block and build a new 37-storey tower as part of the Merrion shopping centre overhaul have cleared a major planning hurdle.
  Town Centre Securities has secured the go-ahead to convert Wade House, a 13-storey 1960s building, into student flats, while also developing a new landmark tower next door on the 100MC site.
  Together, the two buildings will deliver 1,039 student bedrooms in a mix of studios and cluster apartments.
  Amenities include a cinema, gym, kara
  
  Read more

• Britcon targets £70m turnover after string of framework wins

  13-06-2025 08:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Britcon is gearing up for a record-breaking year after securing a raft of major frameworks that have put the business on track to nearly double turnover.
  The civil engineering, building and structural steel specialist said it had established a strong base for growth after reporting a revenue rise of 10% to £37m in the year to 30 September 2024.
  Pre-tax profit dipped to £844,000 from £1.2m after a ramp-up in investment in regional office expansions in Yorkshire and the North Eas
  
  Read more

Follow @new_constructio on Twitter!