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Canary Wharf Group progresses 630,000 sq ft retrofit of former Barclays HQ
Canary Wharf Group is progressing plans for the major retrofit of 10 Cabot Square, with CBRE and RX London appointed to market the 630,000 sq ft former Barclays headquarters. The building is being repositioned as a new Grade A multi-let office destination, with Howells Architects leading the design. The proposals involve a deep retrofit of the existing 1990s building, retaining the structural core while substantially upgrading the office accommodation, façade, amenities and p
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1 day ago1 min read
BSN Group starts Wolverhampton university refurbishment
BSN Group Construction has started work on a major refurbishment and extension programme at the University of Wolverhampton’s Springfield Campus. The project includes a substantial extension and refurbishment of Block A, incorporating the adaptive reuse of the existing Grade II listed building. Works will also include the full refurbishment of Block H, alongside a new-build extension and the creation of a new engineering workshop for students and staff. The scheme forms part
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2 days ago1 min read
Bouygues lands £64m Crawley school rebuild
Bouygues UK has secured a £64m contract to rebuild Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School in Crawley under the Government’s School Rebuilding Programme. Work is due to start this month on the phased redevelopment of the West Sussex school, which will remain operational throughout construction. The main element of the scheme is a new 9,300 sq m three-storey teaching building on land to the south of the existing campus. Pupils and staff will move into the new building before the ex
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2 days ago1 min read
EEM launches £800m fire safety and remediation framework
Efficiency East Midlands has launched procurement for a new £800m fire safety and building remediation framework covering public sector buildings across the UK. The four-year agreement is expected to start in February 2027 and will replace EEM’s existing framework when it expires later this year. Up to 80 supplier places are available across 10 lots covering major remediation works, fire safety consultancy and the supply and installation of fire doors. The two largest lots co
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2 days ago1 min read
Plans submitted for major refurbishment of 11 Baker Street
Plans have been submitted for the refurbishment and extension of 11 Baker Street in London, with the scheme set to deliver a major upgrade of the existing commercial building. The project is being brought forward by 3RE Capital Ventures, with Core Five acting as cost consultant. The proposals include the reconstruction and extension of the building’s upper floors, a completely renewed façade and upgraded end-of-trip facilities. The scheme will also transition the building to
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2 days ago1 min read
SevenCapital takes control of £500m 100 Kensington scheme after Ardmore collapse
SevenCapital has taken direct control of construction at its £500m 100 Kensington development in West London following the administration of former main contractor Ardmore. The developer has confirmed that Seven Capital (Woodrow) Ltd, an existing group company incorporated in 2016, is now acting as main contractor on the West Cromwell Road scheme. The move will allow construction to restart following a temporary halt caused by Ardmore entering administration. The 1.7-hectare
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2 days ago1 min read
Anglian Water names four firms on £3bn major projects framework
Anglian Water has selected Ferrovial Construction, MWH Treatment, VolkerFitzpatrick and VolkerStevin Infrastructure for a major infrastructure delivery framework worth up to £3bn. The framework will support Anglian Water’s capital investment programme as it upgrades water and wastewater infrastructure to respond to population growth and climate change across its operating region. The procurement has been split across two contracts, each carrying an estimated value of £1.5bn.
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4 days ago1 min read
Costain secures £150m Thames Water wastewater upgrade programme
Costain has secured around £150m of wastewater treatment upgrade work from Thames Water across 15 sites in the South and South East of England. The programme forms part of Thames Water’s wider investment plan to upgrade more than 250 sewage treatment and sewer sites between 2025 and 2030. Costain will divide delivery across eastern and western regions, each overseen by a regional senior project manager. The eastern programme covers sites at Barkway, Brentwood, Long Reach, Lit
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4 days ago1 min read
McAleer & Rushe starts £95m Edinburgh Clayton Hotel development
McAleer & Rushe has started construction of a £95m hotel development in Edinburgh city centre after MRP secured a pre-let with Dalata Hotel Group and development funding from AIB. The scheme at 60 Morrison Street will deliver a new 256-bedroom, four-star Clayton Hotel next to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. The project will become Dalata’s second Clayton Hotel in Edinburgh and is being developed by MRP, with McAleer & Rushe appointed as design and build contrac
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5 days ago1 min read
High Court overturns approval for Tottenham Hotspur women’s academy
The High Court has quashed planning permission for Tottenham Hotspur FC’s proposed women’s and girls’ training academy at Whitewebbs Park in Enfield following a successful judicial review. The scheme, designed by F3 Architects, was approved in July 2025 and included 10 football pitches, refurbishment of two existing clubhouse buildings and construction of a new grounds maintenance facility. The proposals were intended to create a dedicated training base for Tottenham Hotspur’
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5 days ago1 min read
Wavensmere Homes Recruits Ryan Pritchard as Technical Manager
Birmingham-headquartered urban regeneration specialist Wavensmere Homes has appointed Ryan Pritchard as a technical manager to bolster the team supporting its major construction projects. Established in 2016, Wavensmere’s live projects have a collective GDV of over £400m. The five major developments currently under construction are seeing circa £3.5m per month spent on brownfield regeneration. An additional three major Midlands schemes are at the planning or pre-construction
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5 days ago3 min read
Tarmac extends Masterlay range with new external solution exclusively available at B&Q
Tarmac has expanded its Blue Circle range with the launch of Masterlay External, a new high-performance solution specifically developed for outdoor applications and available exclusively from B&Q. Building on the success of Masterlay, the new product delivers the same reliable quality, ease of use and consistent performance that customers have come to expect, while being specifically formulated to withstand the demands of external environments. Suitable for a wide range of
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5 days ago2 min read
BAM completes £58.3m Passivhaus schools in South Gloucestershire
BAM has handed over the new Lyde Green Primary and Secondary Schools in South Gloucestershire, completing a £58.3m education project ahead of opening to pupils in September. Delivered for South Gloucestershire Council, the development comprises a 420-place primary school and a 900-place secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16. The schools are the largest in England to be designed and built to Passivhaus standards, with the project targeting significantly reduced energy dema
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5 days ago1 min read
GMI secures four-lot place on Crescent Construction framework
GMI Construction Group has secured places on four lots of the new Crescent Construction framework, strengthening its public sector pipeline across the Midlands and North of England. The contractor has been appointed to every lot it bid for on the framework, which is operated by Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC). The framework provides public sector organisations with a compliant route to procure new-build, refurbishment and wider capital works. GMI’s appointments cover two
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5 days ago1 min read
Lendlease construction earnings rebound as new work rises to $6.4bn
Lendlease has reported a strong recovery in its construction business for FY26, with revenue up 29% and construction EBITDA reaching $167m as the group secured $6.4bn of new work. Construction delivered an EBITDA margin of 4.3%, above Lendlease’s target range, with the group saying challenged projects are now complete and operational performance has improved significantly. New construction work secured during the year increased to $6.4bn, up from $5bn in FY25, as Lendlease co
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FP McCann named for £50m Severn Trent precast shaft lining framework
Severn Trent Water has named FP McCann as supplier for a £50m framework covering the manufacture and supply of precast segmental smoothbore shaft linings across its wastewater network. The framework will support the construction of new shaft tank storage solutions across infrastructure and non-infrastructure sites operated by Severn Trent. FP McCann will supply precast shaft lining systems covering internal diameters from approximately 6m to 25m, with products designed for wa
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Aug 151 min read
Procurement for Housing launches £1.54bn national materials framework
Procurement for Housing has launched a £1.54bn national framework covering the supply of building, construction, heating, electrical and renewable materials to the social housing and wider public sector. The four-year PfH Materials Supply Framework is expected to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031 and will be available to local authorities, social landlords, registered providers and other public sector bodies across the UK. The framework has an estimated value of £1.538bn
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Aug 151 min read
GRAHAM signs three-year materials management deal with MukAway
GRAHAM has signed a three-year, group-wide agreement with materials management platform MukAway, rolling the system out across its infrastructure projects in the UK and Ireland. Developed by MA EnviroTech Group, MukAway will become GRAHAM’s primary platform for managing material movements across its live construction sites. The system is designed to provide contractors with greater visibility over the movement, reuse and disposal of construction materials, particularly across
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Aug 131 min read
Costain forecasts step change in performance as order book holds at £7bn
Costain has reported higher first-half revenue and profit as the contractor forecasts a step change in financial performance from 2027. Results for the six months to 30 June 2026 show revenue increased to £543.1m, up from £525.4m in the same period last year. Pre-tax profit also increased to £19.2m, compared with £18.2m in the first half of 2025. Costain’s combined order book and preferred bidder book remains at a record £7bn, providing strong visibility over future workload.
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Aug 131 min read
Major retrofit planned for 1 Embankment Place above Charing Cross Station
Plans are progressing for a major retrofit of 1 Embankment Place in central London, with around 90% of the existing structure expected to be retained while the building is upgraded to provide approximately 35,000 sq m of Grade A workspace. The scheme is being brought forward by Bridgemont, with Hopkins Architects leading the redesign of the landmark office building above Charing Cross Station. Originally completed in 1991 and designed by the Terry Farrell Partnership, the bui
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