Construction News
Michael Lane

Michael reports on all aspects of the construction industry but specialises in transport and contract news

ISG reports profit and turnover fall

9-Mar-2010
Interior Services Group saw profits fall by 61 per cent and its turnover drop by 14 per cent in the second half of 2009.
Six new BSF projects worth £420m announced

8-Mar-2010
Six more local authorities across England have today joined the Building Schools for the Future programme and will share nearly £420 million of investment from the Government.
Government to spend £120m on further Manchester tram expansion

8-Mar-2010
The Government has committed £120.9 million of funding to the two further extensions on the Manchester Metrolink tram system.
HCA picks 87 schemes for £83m of Kickstart funding

8-Mar-2010
The Homes and Communities Agency has chosen 87 stalled housing schemes, from the 265 shortlisted, to receive the first wave of funding from Round 2 of its Kickstart programme.
Bam bags £60m Bluewater events extension

8-Mar-2010
Bam Construction has been appointed by Lend Lease to build the £60 million Bluewater Events Venue - a 55,000 sq ft events and exhibition venue at the Kent shopping centre.
London Ashford Airport gets go ahead for £25m expansion

8-Mar-2010
London Ashford Airport has received planning permission from Shepway District Council for its £25 million expansion scheme on Romney Marsh in Kent.
Balfour Beatty secures £250m Coventry PPP lighting contract

26-Feb-2010
Balfour Beatty has been appointed as preferred bidder for Coventry City Council’s £250 million Public Private Partnership street lighting contract.
Carillion reaches financial close on £600m Bristol hospital project

26-Feb-2010
A Carillion-led joint venture has reached financial close on the £600 million Southmead Hospital Public Private Partnership project in Bristol.
Lovell wins £30m Glouscester housing refurb contract

25-Feb-2010
Affordable housing specialist Lovell has won a £30 million repair and maintenance contract with Gloucester City Homes.
Balfour Beatty wins £195m Hong Kong road job

25-Feb-2010
Balfour Beatty’s Asian joint venture Gammon Construction has won a £195 million contract to carry out a highway widening scheme in Hong Kong.
Homes for Islington’s four-year deals attract flock of R&M firms

25-Feb-2010
Repair and maintenance specialists are lining up to compete for up to £360 million of work to be let under Homes for Islington’s two major works procurement contracts.
Six road contractors will compete for £300m Warwickshire deal

25-Feb-2010
Six major road contractors look set to fight it out over Warwickshire County Council’s next long-term highway maintenance contract, which has been valued at up to £300 million.
ISG Jackson bags £4.6m Essex care home job

24-Feb-2010
ISG Jackson has won a £4.6 million project with Retirement Villages to build a 60 bed care home with staff accommodation on a site in Essex.
May Gurney wins £120m of AMP5 work with Anglian Water

24-Feb-2010
May Gurney has won two new long-term contracts with Anglian Water - under its AMP5 programme - with a combined total value of up to £120 million.
London Assembly wants to see Crossrail budget by April

23-Feb-2010
The London Assembly have asked Crossrail to reveal its 2010/11 budget by April this year as part of its recommendations to improve the project’s openness about costs and progress.
Bids invited for £42m South-west housing framework

23-Feb-2010
Two Rivers Housing is inviting contractors to bid for a four-year framework worth up to £42 million covering various projects across the South-west.
Transpenine Housing advertises £68m of framework contracts

23-Feb-2010
Transpenine Housing has advertised a raft of contracts totalling £67.5 million covering a range of maintenance and improvement work across its 16,500 properties.
Barr wins £8m Ryanair hangar at Glasgow Prestwick

22-Feb-2010
Barr Construction has won an £8 million contract to build a second second heavy maintenance hangar at Glasgow Prestwick Airport for Ryanair.
Contractor sought for 15,000-seater Salford rugby stadium

22-Feb-2010
Bids are being invited for a £15 million contract to build a new 15,000 stadium for rugby league club Salford Reds despite the collapse of the original developers.
Hyde Housing withdraws £140m repair and maintenance framework

19-Feb-2010
Hyde Housing Association has halted procurement of a £140 million repair and maintenance framework less than a month after first advertising it.
Portsmouth council advertises £112m PFI housing scheme

19-Feb-2010
Portsmouth City Council is seeking expressions of interest from firms for a £112 million PFI housing scheme as part of its Somerstown regeneration plans.
Former Frank Galliers leisure centre job re-tendered

19-Feb-2010
Shropshire Council is inviting contractors to bid for a £5 million contract covering the completion of an Oswestry leisure centre job originally won by failed contractor Frank Galliers.
Morrison Construction wins £6.7m of civils work

18-Feb-2010
Galliford Try subsidiary Morrison Construction has scooped £6.7 million worth of civils work including building two new windfarms for E.ON in County Durham.
Willmott Dixon wins £4.2m Swindon housing contract

18-Feb-2010
Willmott Dixon has won a £4.2 million design and build housing job in Swindon.
Northampton Decent Homes work worth £22m up for grabs

18-Feb-2010
Northampton Borough Council is seeking contractors to carry out its £22 million Decent Homes upgrade programme on 3,000 homes across the town.
Bids invited for £20m Sussex Uni job

18-Feb-2010
The University of Sussex is inviting contractors to bid for a £20m contract to construct a new academic building on its main campus in Falmer near Brighton.
Contractors sought for £90m London cancer centre

18-Feb-2010
Consortia are being invited to bid for a £90 million contract to design and build a new cancer research centre for Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London.
Bam and Sir Robert left to fight over £100m Birmingham uni job

18-Feb-2010
Just two contractors remain in the running for the £100 million contract to build a new city centre campus for Birmingham City University.
Battle on for third Crossrail tunnel

18-Feb-2010
The battle for the third Crossrail tunnelling package will see the emergence of a sixth consortium to vie for jobs on the £15.9 billion project.
London regeneration job worth £500m fails to attract contractors

18-Feb-2010
Contractors are steering clear of a £500 million east London regeneration scheme being procured by Tower Hamlets Borough Council and the Homes and Communities Agency.
Bids invited for £21m South-west housing refurb

17-Feb-2010
Somer Housing Group is inviting firms to bid for a £21 million contract covering its five year internal refurbishment programme across 3,000 properties in the South-west.
Highways Agency confirms four winners on £2bn framework

16-Feb-2010
The Highways Agency has today confirmed the award of four spots on its £2 billion Managed Motorways framework.
Crossrail advertises third and final tunnelling package

16-Feb-2010
Crossrail has today invited expressions of interest for the third and final running tunnel contract, C310, for the £15.9 billion project.
Kier/Murphy/Interserve JV wins £70m wastewater job

16-Feb-2010
KMI Water has won a £70 million contract with United Utilities covering works to resolve unsatisfactory discharges from the wastewater network in Preston.
Arsenal signs up housing trust for Emirates regen scheme

15-Feb-2010
Arsenal Football Club has signed a deal with Newlon Housing Trust paving the way for the start of the Queensland Road development adjacent to Emirates Stadium in North London.
Barr bags two new Tesco store jobs

15-Feb-2010
Barr Construction has won two contracts with Tesco, which will see it construct a new store in Middlesex and construct a new replacement store at Musselburgh, East Lothian.
Bids invited for £180m Midlands public sector framework

15-Feb-2010
Worcester County Council is inviting contractors to bid for a four-year framework, worth up to £180 million, covering new build and refurbishment projects across the West Midlands.
Former Laing O'Rourke director to run Jarvis Rail

12-Feb-2010
Former Laing O’Rourke director Phillip Price has joined Jarvis as the managing director of its Rail and Plant divisions.
Scottish, NI and national firms compete over £350m framework

11-Feb-2010
A mixture of local, Northern Irish and national contractors have made the eight-strong shortlist for a £350 million framework covering public sector projects in southern Scotland.
Connaught/Mears/Apollo make shortlist for £200m housing package

11-Feb-2010
Merton Priory Homes has issued invitations to tender for its £200 million Decent Homes and improvements framework - with eight firms shortlisted.
Mansell wins £11m Procure 21 job in Basildon

10-Feb-2010
Balfour Beatty subsidiary Mansell has won an £11.1 million project to improve the Accident & Emergency Department and Fracture Clinic at Basildon University Hospital, Essex.
Morgan Ashurst scoops £6.3m London commercial job

10-Feb-2010
Morgan Ashurst has won a £6.3 million contract to design and build an eight-storey development of offices and apartments in central London for an investment company.
Carillion wins £44m Essex reservoir job

10-Feb-2010
Carillion has won a £44 million contract to expand the Abberton Reservoir in Essex for Northumbrian Water.
Kier Eastern scoops £5.9m Westcliff school job

9-Feb-2010
Kier’s Eastern division has won a £5.9 million to build a post-16 facility at Chase High School in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.
Thomas Vale wins £4.5m Nuneaton college job

9-Feb-2010
Thomas Vale has won a £4.5 million contract to build a new sixth form building at Etone College in Nuneaton.
Bids invited for £20m Scrabster Harbour redevelopment

9-Feb-2010
Bids are being invited for a £20 million contract for the redevelopment and upgrade of the Old Fish Market Pier at Scrabster Harbour in Caithness.
Bids invited for £35m Shotts prison phase II

9-Feb-2010
The Scottish Prison Service is inviting firms to bid for the £35 million design and build contract for Phase II of the replacement prison at Shotts, Lanarkshire.
St Modwen predicts growth despite doubling loss to £101.7m

8-Feb-2010
Property company St. Modwen has predicted an increase in development opportunities and a return to growth in profits next year despite nearly doubling its loss in 2009.
ISG wins £12m of work in the South East

4-Feb-2010
ISG has won two contracts in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire worth in excess of £12 million.
Kier, Carillion and Costain/Skanska bag Crossrail enabling works

4-Feb-2010
Kier, Carillion and a joint venture between Costain and Skanska are all understood to have won enabling work packages with Crossrail.
Wates wins £13m RCA Battersea campus job

4-Feb-2010
Wates has won a £13 million contract for the redevelopment of the Royal College of Art’s Battersea North site.
Big names battle for places on £300m Sandwell roads framework

4-Feb-2010
At least seven firms are thought to be vying for places on a three-year highway works framework in the West Midlands worth up to £300 million.
Seven scrap for Scottish public sector hub contract worth £300m

4-Feb-2010
Seven teams are in the running to become the private sector delivery partner for the Scottish Futures Trust’s second hub initiative, valued at more than £300 million.
ISG wins £5.7m worth of new work

3-Feb-2010
ISG has secured a new build contract in Wrexham and a refurb job in Manchester worth a £5.7 million in total.
G F Tomlinson bags £8m Telford regen job

3-Feb-2010
Midlands-based G F Tomlinson has won an £8 million contract to undertake the Wellington Civic Quarter regeneration project for Telford and Wrekin Council.
Bids invited for £40m Chester housing framework

3-Feb-2010
Chester and District Housing Trust is inviting contractors to bid for a £40m framework for new build residential and mixed-use projects.
London Underground advertises £108m rescoped maintenance contracts

3-Feb-2010
London Underground is inviting bids for the re-scoped version of the three-lot £300 million maintenance framework it withdrew during procurement last October.
Bids invited for £140m Hyde housing framework

2-Feb-2010
Hyde Housing Association is inviting bids for a £140 million framework covering repair and maintenance works across more than 20,700 properties in London and the East of England.
Galliford Try reaches financial close on £60m Worcester library

1-Feb-2010
Galliford Try has reached financial close on the £60 million Worcester Library and History Centre PFI project.
Shepherd wins £58m Holland Park school contract

29-Jan-2010
Shepherd Construction has won a £58 million contract with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea for the redevelopment of Holland Park School.
Countryside consortium wins £100m South Acton regen

29-Jan-2010
A consortium led by Countryside Properties has been selected to carry out the regeneration of the South Acton estate in West London, thought to be worth in excess of £100 million.
Bone Steel bags £8m of work

28-Jan-2010
Scottish firm Bone Steel has secured a series of sub contracts with Carillion, Mansell, Bourne Parking and Miller Construction worth in excess of £8 million.
Two consortia in line to carve up £555m of road maintenance deals

28-Jan-2010
Two consortia are understood to be sharing £555 million of road maintenance work through the Highways Agency’s managing agent contractor deals for Areas 1, 13 and 14.
Costain JV wins £80m Northern Ireland road job

28-Jan-2010
A joint venture between Costain, Lagan and Ferrovial Agroman has won the £80 million contract for the A8 dualling scheme in Northern Ireland.
Four in line for £2bn motorways deal

28-Jan-2010
Four bidders are understood to be on the verge of securing spots on the Highways Agency’s £2 billion managed motorways framework.
Tories would tighten the screw on Highways Agency procurement

28-Jan-2010
The Conservative Party has vowed to place the Highways Agency under increased scrutiny if elected, as part of a drive to increase value for money from the roads sector.
Barr wins £4.2m Oban laboratory extension

27-Jan-2010
Barr Construction has won a £4.2 million design and build contract with the Scottish Association for Marine Science.
Benfield Construction goes bust

27-Jan-2010
Coventry-based Benfield Construction, part of the KB Benfield Group, has gone into liquidation leaving 20 employees jobless according to reports in the Coventry Telegraph.
Balfour/Jones Bros win £34m Porthmadog bypass

27-Jan-2010
A joint venture between Balfour Beatty and Welsh civils firm Jones Bros. has won a £34 million contract to build 5.2km bypass in North Wales.
Bids invited for £50m Lambeth NHS job

27-Jan-2010
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is inviting bids for a contract, worth up to £50 million, covering the design and construction of five new buildings in Lambeth, south east London.
Developer sought for Sunderland indoor ski slope

27-Jan-2010
One North East is seeking a development partner to deliver a leisure centre with a real snow indoor ski slope next to the Stadium of Light in Sunderland.
Morgan Ashurst wins £14.6m of primary school work

27-Jan-2010
Morgan Ashurst has been awarded two contracts to build primary schools in Scotland and Hampshire, worth £14.6 million in total.
IMAGES: Plans unveiled for 22,000 Budapest stadium

26-Jan-2010
Plans have been unveiled plans for the for a new £26.2 million (€30m) 22,000 seater Ferencváros FC stadium in Budapest, Hungary.
Bids invited for £70m Yorks framework

26-Jan-2010
Contractors are being invited to bid for a £70 million general construction framework with In Business for Yorkshire.
Highways Agency extends Area 2 MAC contract until 2012

25-Jan-2010
The Highways Agency has taken up the option to extend the Area 2 Managing Agent Contractor contract with the InterRoute joint venture by a further twelve months until June 2012.
Laing O'Rourke scoops £23m Cardiff college job

25-Jan-2010
Laing O’Rourke has won a £23m contract to build a 12,500 sq m educational building at Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, for Coleg Morgannwg.
Tube Lines must pay £327m in overrun costs

25-Jan-2010
Tube Lines has failed to win a £327 million compensation claim against London Underground following an independent ruling last Friday.
Plans submitted for redevelopment of 110 acre RAF Uxbridge

22-Jan-2010
VSM Estates has submitted a planning application for the redevelopment of the 110-acre RAF Uxbridge site in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Network Rail gets green light for Milton Keynes National Centre

22-Jan-2010
Milton Keynes Council has granted Network Rail planning permission to build its new eco-friendly national centre on the site of the former National Hockey Stadium.
ISG wins £8.3m Warwickshire college job

21-Jan-2010
ISG has won an £8.3 million contract to build a new campus in Hinckley town centre for North Warwickshire & Hinckley College.
Ardmore bids to win back £110m job

21-Jan-2010
Ardmore is vying to re-win a £110 million contract it first won nearly 18 months ago to build one of London’s tallest residential buildings on a site next to the 2012 Olympic Park.
Four in the hunt for Hounslow’s £1.4bn roads maintenance deal

21-Jan-2010
At least four firms are in the running for the London Borough of Hounslow’s 25-year highways maintenance PFI contract - worth up to £1.4 billion.
Lee Tunnel winner Morgan Est quits £300m Bond Street race

21-Jan-2010
Morgan Sindall subsidiary Morgan Est has dropped out of the race for the £300 million Bond Street tube station redevelopment, it emerged last week.
Birse bags £7m Windsor road upgrade

20-Jan-2010
Balfour Beatty subsidiary Birse has won a £7 million contract for maintenance and improvement work on the Windsor and Eton relief road.
Sir Robert McAlpine wins £9.3m St. Andrews Uni job

20-Jan-2010
Sir Robert McAlpine has won a £9.3 million contract to carry out the first phase of the University of St Andrews’ Fife Park student accommodation redevelopment.
Thomas Vale wins £8m Telford sheltered housing job

19-Jan-2010
Thomas Vale has won an £8 million contract to build a new extra care sheltered housing scheme in Telford.
Morgan Ashurst scoops £7m Lancs Uni job

18-Jan-2010
Morgan Ashurst has won a £7 million contract with the University of Central Lancashire to build a four-storey, eco-friendly teaching facility for specialist sciences in Preston, Lancashire.
Tolent proposes AIM de-listing

18-Jan-2010
North-east construction firm Tolent has announced its intention to cancel trading on AIM and will be seeking shareholder approval next month.
Development partner sought for £80m housing regen scheme

15-Jan-2010
London Borough of Enfield is seeking a development partner to build more than 360 homes for its Ladderswood Way estate redevelopment, worth £80 million.
Laing O'Rourke wins £153m Australian rail electrification job

15-Jan-2010
Laing O’Rourke, in a joint venture with O’Donnell Griffin, has won a £153 million contract to carry out the Sunbury Rail Electrification Project in Victoria, Australia.
Lambeth bathroom framework re-valued at £52m

14-Jan-2010
The London Borough of Lambeth has increased the estimated value of its recently advertised bathroom adaptation framework by nearly £50 million.
HCA's delivery partners could be competing for work within weeks

14-Jan-2010
The 28 firms selected for the Homes and Communities Agency’s new Delivery Partner Panel last week could be winning work within a month.
Morgan Est out of running for £300m Bond Street tube job

13-Jan-2010
Morgan Est has dropped out of the race for the £300 million Bond Street tube station redevelopment leaving three teams in the running.
Bam wins £19m re-tendered Laing O'Rourke Coventry Uni job

12-Jan-2010
Bam Construction has won a £19 million re-tendered job, initially awarded to Laing O’Rourke, for the construction of a Student Enterprise building at Coventry University.
Contractors sought for £120m Warwick Uni framework

12-Jan-2010
Contractors are invited to bid for a £120 million framework covering building works for the University of Warwick.
Warwickshire council advertises £300m highways maintenance contract

12-Jan-2010
Contractors have been invited to bid for a highways maintenance contract with Warwickshire County Council worth up to £300 million.
Balfour Beatty wins £600m worth of AMP 5 work

12-Jan-2010
Balfour Beatty has won two AMP 5 capital programme contracts – with United Utilities and Anglian Water - worth £600 million in total.
Balfour Beatty Engineering Services wins £14m of education work

11-Jan-2010
Balfour Beatty Engineering Services has won £14 million worth of mechanical and electrical sub contracts in the education sector.
Galliford Try wins £24m Edgbaston redevelopment

11-Jan-2010
Galliford Try has been appointed preferred bidder on a £24 million project to redevelop test match venue Edgbaston for Warwickshire County Cricket Club.
Contractor sought for £25m Bedfordshire Uni halls job

8-Jan-2010
Contractors are being invited to bid for a £25 million contract to build student halls of residence, containing 570-units, for the University of Bedfordshire.
HCA announces Delivery Partner Panel

8-Jan-2010
A variety of house builders, contractors and development consortia have been appointed to the Homes and Communities Agency’s new Delivery Partner Panel.
Apollo bags £150m re-tendered Harrow council framework

7-Jan-2010
Apollo Group has won a £150 million major works framework agreement with Harrow Council.
PPP arbiter calls in London Underground to explain Victoria costs

7-Jan-2010
The Public Private Partnership Arbiter has called in London Underground to explain new cost information unearthed by contractor Tube Lines as the tube upgrade funding dispute continues.
2010 PREVIEW: Reasons to be cheerful

7-Jan-2010
After a year of plummeting output and falling tender prices, the construction industry is looking at another challenging 12 months – but there will be multi-billion pound opportunities in 2010
Vinci wins £40.5m Middlesex Uni job

6-Jan-2010
Vinci has won a £40.5 million contract to carry out the third phase of Middlesex University’s development plans at its campus in Hendon.
Barr Construction wins £21m contract to build Tesco on stilts

6-Jan-2010
Barr Construction has won a £21 million design and build contract, which will see the contractor build a 60,000 sq ft Tesco supermarket on stilts in Glasgow.
Speedy pens five-year supply deal with Carillion's Middle East arm

5-Jan-2010
Speedy Hire has signed a five year deal with Carillion’s Middle East and North Africa joint venture to provide light plant and equipment exclusively.
May Gurney wins £170m South West Water maintenance contract

5-Jan-2010
South West Water has renewed its long-term maintenance contract with May Gurney and awarded the contractor a new £170 million deal.
Mott MacDonald Bentley wins £60m Yorkshire reservoirs framework

5-Jan-2010
Mott MacDonald Bentley has won a £60 million framework contract with Yorkshire Water covering reservoir related works during its AMP5 investment period.
Morgan Ashurst appoints national director of rail

4-Jan-2010
Morgan Ashurst has appointed Colin Best as the national director of its rail division, which specialises in the design, construction and refurbishment of non-track infrastructure.
Major developers unite against Tory planning policies

4-Jan-2010
A lobby group, made up of high profile UK property developers, is set to launch a campaign against Tory party planning policies this week, according to reports in The Sunday Times.
Kier/Murphy/Interserve scoop £114m Preston storm water contract

4-Jan-2010
KMI Water - a joint venture between Kier, J Murphy and Interserve Project Services - has been appointed preferred bidder by United Utilities for a £114 million storm water improvements contract in Preston.
Carillion wins £157m Toronto health PPP

22-Dec-2009
Carillion has won a £157 million Public Private Partnership contract with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.
Redrow finance director to leave next year

21-Dec-2009
Redrow has announced that its group finance director David Arnold is to leave the company at the end of March 2010.
Scottish Prison Service to procure £35m Shotts prison Phase II

18-Dec-2009
The Scottish Prison Service intends to procure a £35 million design and build contract for Phase II of the replacement prison at Shotts, Lanarkshire.
Sandwell council advertises £300m West Mids highways framework

18-Dec-2009
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is inviting contractors to bid for a £300 million framework covering major highway works within the West Midlands and Telford and Wrekin.
Partners sought for £500m East London regeneration project

18-Dec-2009
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Homes & Communities Agency are looking to appoint one or more development partners for a regeneration project in East London worth up to £500 million.
SES wins £30m worth of M&E work on BSF projects

18-Dec-2009
Shepherd Engineering Services has won M&E contracts, worth a total of £30 million, on six schools under the Building Schools for the Future programme in Yorkshire and the North-east.
Bids invited for £85m Liverpool mental health framework

17-Dec-2009
Contractors are being invited to bid for a five-year single-operator framework, worth £85 million, covering the delivery of five mental health facilities across Liverpool and Sefton.
PPP arbiter proposes £4.4bn for Tube Lines' next upgrade

17-Dec-2009
London Underground Public-Private Partnership arbiter Chris Bolt has today proposed a budget of £4.4 billion for Tube Line’s next 7.5 year tenure - £1.35bn below the tube maintenance contractor’s own estimate.
Nine to compete for Paragon’s £184m four-lot housing contract

17-Dec-2009
Nine firms are left in the running for a four-lot £184 million repair and maintenance contract covering work on more than 20,000 homes across London and the South-east.
Bids invited for £80m South Wales motorway maintenance framework

16-Dec-2009
Contractors are being invited to bid for the South Wales Trunk Road Agency Highways and Structures Framework, worth up to £80 million.
Countryside wins £28m MIlton Keynes housing job

16-Dec-2009
Countryside Properties has won a £28 million contract with Places for People Developments to work on a housing scheme in Milton Keynes.
Anglian Water re-selects six contractors for AMP5 work

16-Dec-2009
Anglian Water has extended its contract the @one Alliance group of contractors for a further five years to cover work during its AMP5 investment period from 2010-2015.
Manor Property Group buys site for 35-storey student tower

16-Dec-2009
Manor Property Group has paid £30 million for a site close to Leeds University campus, on which it plans to build a 600-unit student accommodation development including a 35-storey tower.
HCA shortlists 265 schemes for £550m Kickstart funding

16-Dec-2009
The Homes and Communities Agency has shortlisted 265 bids totalling nearly £550 million in Round 2 of its Kickstart housing delivery programme.
Kier scoops £110m Barnsley housing repairs

15-Dec-2009
Kier has won a £110 million repair and maintenance contract with Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council covering 9,000 houses.
Government sets out £200m rail electrifiction project

14-Dec-2009
Transport Secretary Lord Andrew Adonis has announced details of a £200 million programme to electrify three major rail routes in the North-west today.
Government to reveal high speed rail plans in March

14-Dec-2009
The Government has said it will set out plans for the future of high speed rail in Britain in March.
Glasgow council advertises £75m Maryhill housing framework

14-Dec-2009
Glasgow City Council is to set up a £75 million framework for the design and construction of the second phase of the Maryhill housing scheme.
Skanska bags £135m of work in US

14-Dec-2009
Swedish contractor Skanska has won contracts for three building projects in the United States worth a total of $218 million (£134.6m).
Surprise Crossrail bidder eyes further contracts

10-Dec-2009
Rival bidders have been taken by surprise with the emergence of a fifth consortium vying for the major tunnelling packages on the £15.9 billion Crossrail project.
Bids invited for £13.4m West Brom office job

9-Dec-2009
Stoford Developments is advertising a £13.4 million design build contract for work on the first phase of its All Saints development in West Bromwich.
British Film Institute seeks bidders for £9.5m cold storage unit

9-Dec-2009
Contractors are being invited to bid for a £9.5 million contract to build a new master film store for the British Film Institute at its existing archive sites at Gaydon in Warwickshire.
Tate Modern upgrade concrete packages up for grabs

9-Dec-2009
The Tate Gallery has advertised a raft of contracts with combined value of £28 million for the superstructure concrete works as part of its £215 million Transforming Tate Modern project.
Highways Agency advertises £35m M25 slip road job

9-Dec-2009
The Highways Agency is inviting contractors to bid for a £35 million contract to build new access arrangements for the Cobham motorway service area on the M25.
St Modwen make planning progress on Long Marston Masterplan

9-Dec-2009
Regeneration specialist St Modwen has conditionally been granted planning permission for its £100 million Long Marston Masterplan by Stratford on Avon District Council.
McLaren continues push for hotel work with £5m Wycombe win

8-Dec-2009
McLaren Construction has won a £5 million contract to build a Travelodge hotel as part of the redevelopment of Octagon Court in the centre of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
Bam and Wates among 45 YORbuild framework winners

7-Dec-2009
The mammoth procurement process for the YORbuild framework – worth up to £1.2 billion per year – has ended with the selection of 45 contractors from more than 400 expressions of interest.
Homes for Islington advertises £360m maintenance framework

7-Dec-2009
Homes for Islington is inviting contractors to bid for a two-lot contract, covering refurbishment and maintenance across the London borough’s 30,000 homes, worth up to £360 million.
Carillion sells £86.9m of PPP equity

7-Dec-2009
Carillion has sold equity in two of its Public Private Partnership projects to infrastructure investment group Innisfree for £86.9 million.
Five consortia shortlisted for Crossrail tunnelling jobs

4-Dec-2009
A fifth bidder for Crossrail’s major tunnelling contracts has emerged as invitations to tender have been issued today.
Bids invited for £1.4bn Hounslow highways PFI

4-Dec-2009
The London Borough of Hounslow is now inviting bids for its long-awaited highway maintenance PFI, which could be worth up to £1.4 billion.
All-star cast whittled down to six chasing £350m Scape framework

3-Dec-2009
Six contractors remain in contention for a £350 million single operator framework covering new build and refurbishment jobs for local authorities across the country.
Firms eye £40m Crossrail Paddington project

3-Dec-2009
At least five major contractors are lining up to bid for Crossrail’s Paddington Integrated Project, believed to be worth in the region of £40 million.
Three left in battle for Oxfordshire roads contract worth up to £600m

3-Dec-2009
Three bidders are left in the running for Oxfordshire County Council’s £300 million integrated highways maintenance contract, which has the potential to double in value.
United Utilities advertises flood mitigation framework

2-Dec-2009
United Utilities is inviting contractors to bid for up to 12 spots on a framework covering its regional flood mitigation programme in the North West over the next five years.
Crossrail appoints new head of procurement

2-Dec-2009
Crossrail has appointed Martin Rowark as its new head of procurement.
Wates scoops £16.9m Hammersmith Academy

2-Dec-2009
Wates Construction has seen off bids from three other contractors to win a £16.9 million contract to build the Hammersmith Academy in West London.
Carillion Canada wins £360m Toronto station job

2-Dec-2009
Carillion has won a £360 million construction management contract with the City of Toronto to revitalise the Canadian city’s Union Station.
Galliford Try buys Cornish housebuilder for £200k

2-Dec-2009
Galliford Try has acquired Cornwall-based housebuilder Rosemullion Property Company, and its subsidiaries trading as Rosemullion Homes, for £200,000.
Morgan Ashurst wins £24m of Scottish primary school work

30-Nov-2009
Morgan Ashurst has won £24 million worth of primary school work in Scotland as a result of school building frameworks in North and South Lanarkshire.
HMCS axes courtroom projects in Wolves and West Brom

30-Nov-2009
Plans to build replacement courtrooms in Wolverhampton and West Bromwich have been shelved due to a lack of funding, according to local media reports.
Shropshire Council invites bids for £75m Shrewsbury relief road

27-Nov-2009
Shropshire Council is inviting firms to bid for an 87-month £75 million ECI contract to design and build the Shrewsbury North West relief road.
Morrison wins £31.6m A96 bypass job in Scotland

27-Nov-2009
Galliford Try subsidiary Morrison Construction has scooped a £31.6 million contract with Transport Scotland to design and build the A96 Fochabers and Mosstodloch Bypass.
Former Microsoft chairman joins Morgan Sindall

27-Nov-2009
Morgan Sindall has appointed former Microsoft chairman Patrick De Smedt as a non-executive director with effect from 1 December 2009.
Manchester council advertises £240m framework

27-Nov-2009
Manchester City Council has advertised a third North West Construction Hub four-year framework worth up to £240 million covering low value public sector work.
Full financial checks could lead to bigger fines for contractors in Scotland

27-Nov-2009
Contractors convicted of criminal offences in Scotland could soon be subject to full financial background inquiries to ensure they are punished correctly for serious offences.
Morgan Ashurst bags £4.5m Lancaster Uni eco building

26-Nov-2009
Morgan Ashurst has won a £4.5 million contract to build the eco-friendly Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts for Lancaster University in Bailrigg, Lancaster.
Vinci wins £6.1m Wirral Uni hospital job

26-Nov-2009
Vinci has won a £6.1 million new build contract with Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Higgins wins £5.7m Southend redvelopment

26-Nov-2009
Higgins Construction has won a £5.7 million redevelopment contract in Southend-on-Sea with Estuary Housing Association.
Ofwat's price determinations short of water company estimates

26-Nov-2009
Water regulator Ofwat’s final determination on charges to customers between 2010 and 2015 has come in below water company estimates but will still ensure that £22 billion is invested in the sector.
Morrison wins £30m Kent repair and maintenace deal

26-Nov-2009
Morrison has won a 10 year repair and maintenance contract, worth around £3 million a year, with Shepway District Council in Kent
Lib Dems proposed National Infrastructure Bank

26-Nov-2009
Liberal Democrat shadow chancellor Vince Cable today outlined his party’s proposals for a National Infrastructure Bank as alternative funding method for projects.
Big names miss out on shortlists for final Athletes’ Village plots

26-Nov-2009
Six firms are left in the running for the final two main contracts to be let on the £1.1 billion Athletes’ Village project for the 2012 Olympics.
Developer eyes up 265 acre Cumbria site for mixed-use scheme

25-Nov-2009
Eatonfield has taken the first steps towards acquiring 265 acres of land in Workington, Cumbria.
Northumbrian Water advertises £1.5bn AMP5 framework

24-Nov-2009
Northumbrian Water is inviting bids for its AMP5 framework, worth up to £1.5 billion, covering construction work in its operating areas in the North East of England and Essex & Suffolk.
Lovell wins place on £55m Edinburgh housing framework

24-Nov-2009
Morgan Sindall’s affordable housing arm Lovell has won one of five places on Rowan Group’s £55 million new build housing framework covering Edinburgh and the surrounding area.
Vinci wins £15.5m Tesco contract in Stoke

24-Nov-2009
Vinci’s retail division has won a £15.5 million contract to design and build an 80,000sq ft store for Tesco in Hanley, Stoke on Trent.
Leadbitter bags two sports hall jobs

23-Nov-2009
Leadbitter Group has won contracts to design and build sports centres for the University of Brighton and Hampshire County Council
Heathrow Terminal 2 closes for demolition

23-Nov-2009
Heathrow’s Terminal 2 is to close today, after 54 years of service, for demolition with the construction of its £1 billion replacement is set to begin in 2010.
Bam Nuttall wins £8.5m civils package at Reading station

23-Nov-2009
Bam Nuttall has won an £8.5 million contract with Network Rail to provide the start of the civils works for the redevelopment of Reading Station.
IMAGES: WSP working on designs for £300m Iraq stadium

23-Nov-2009
WSP Flack + Kurtz is working on designs for a new 65,000-seat football stadium in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
Ringway scoops £2.9m roads job in Leeds

20-Nov-2009
Ringway has won a £2.9 million contract with the Highways Agency to carry out the A184 White Mare Pool East and West structures refurbishment scheme in Leeds.
Lovell wins £3.5m Wirral housing job

20-Nov-2009
Lovell has won a £3.5 million contract with Cosmopolitan Housing Association to build a housing scheme at Rice Lane, Egremont, Wirral.
Shepherd Construction wins £66m Bourneville College job

19-Nov-2009
Shepherd Construction has won the contract to build the new £66 million Bournville College in Longbridge, West Midlands, for developer St. Modwen.
Crossrail discourages suicide bidding

19-Nov-2009
Crossrail’s implementation director has insisted that contractors will not be forced to squeeze their margins as the project’s team strives to remain within its £15.9 billion budget.
Eight chase four places on £300m Midlands road works framework

19-Nov-2009
Eight firms are left in the running for four spots on a Midlands roads framework worth up to £300 million.
Trio share £600m A5 job in N Ireland

19-Nov-2009
Three teams have won a share of a £600 million contract to build more than 80 km of new road to replace the A5 Western Transport Corridor in Northern Ireland.
Holland Park School scheme re-tendered as £50m job

18-Nov-2009
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is set to re-tender a £50 million improvement scheme at Holland Park School after abandoning the original procurement process.
BIds invited for £110m housing job next to Olympic Park

18-Nov-2009
Paddington Churches Housing Association is inviting bids for a £110 million contract to design and build 704 unit mixed-tenure housing scheme in Stratford, East London.
Balfour Beatty wins £1.8m wind farm electrical contract

17-Nov-2009
Balfour Beatty Engineering Services has won a £1.8 million electrical infrastructure contract at An Suidhe wind farm in East Lochawside, Argyll & Bute.
Lovell wins spot on £65m framework

17-Nov-2009
Morgan Sindall subsidiary Lovell has won a spot on housing association Moat’s £65 million new-build and housing refurbishment framework.
Hounslow to procure £1.4bn highways PFI

17-Nov-2009
The London Borough of Hounslow is inviting contractors to register their interest in its long-anticipated highways maintenance PFI, which could be worth up to £1.4 billion.
VolkerFitzpatrick win £23m Staffs council HQ

16-Nov-2009
VolkerFitzpatrick has won the contract to build a mixed-use scheme in Stafford containing new central offices for Staffordshire County Council.
Tories could scrap "flawed" PFI

16-Nov-2009
The Conservative party could scrap the current private finance initiative model in favour of an alternative funding model if it wins the next election, according to media reports.
Persimmon in strong position to continue investment

16-Nov-2009
Persimmon has said it is in a strong position to continue investment in developments and new land with debt reduction ahead of schedule and sales volumes stabilising.
South Merseyside housing repairs worth £89m advertised

13-Nov-2009
The Riverside Group is inviting bids for a contract, worth up to 89.8 million, covering responsive repairs and void maintenance across its 12,000 properties in South Merseyside.
Whirlpool to help develop gas-free refrigeration

13-Nov-2009
Whirlpool Europe is set to partner university spin-off Camfridge on a project to deliver a domestic refrigerator, which uses revolutionary “magnetic refrigeration” technology.
HCA seeks firms for Stroud development

13-Nov-2009
The Homes and Communities Agency is seeking interested firms for the redevelopment of the former Cashes Green Hospital site in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
Kent council advertises £11m road scheme

12-Nov-2009
Kent County Council is inviting firms to bid for an £11 million contract covering improvements to M20 Junction 9 on the outskirts of Ashford.
Network Rail to spend £3.25bn on nationwide station refurb

12-Nov-2009
Network Rail is set to spend £3.25 billion on over 2,000 station refurbishments across the UK between now and 2014.
Brazilian bricklayer turns up late for his own funeral

5-Nov-2009
A bricklayer believed to have been killed in a car crash shocked mourners by turning up at his own funeral alive, according to reports from the BBC.
Contractor sought for £80m Chelsea redvelopment

5-Nov-2009
Kensington Housing Trust is seeking a contractor to carry out an £80 million redevelopment of the Wornington Green Estate in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Brookfield wins £500m Glasgow hospital contract

5-Nov-2009
Brookfield Europe is understood to have beaten Balfour Beatty and Laing O’Rourke to the £500 million contract to rebuild Glasgow Southern General Hospital.
Sellafield decommissioning job worth £1.5bn attracts big hitters

5-Nov-2009
A host of international firms are lining up to battle for a package of decommissioning works at Sellafield that could be worth as much as £1.5 billion.
Highways chief predicts quality bids

5-Nov-2009
Highways Agency chief executive Graham Dalton has told MPs he anticipates more competition for its Managing Agent Contractor schemes during the recession.
Firms line up for £200m housing framework in South-west London

5-Nov-2009
A host of regeneration specialists is lining up to bid for a 10-year, £200 million framework covering Decent Homes and planned improvement works to housing in South-west London.
RMT predicts 1,500 Network Rail maintenance job cuts and "total chaos"

4-Nov-2009
Network Rail could throw the UK’s busiest rail corridor into “total chaos” as it plans to axe nearly 1,500 maintenance jobs, according to rail union RMT.
Durkan wins £28.5m Hackney housing scheme

4-Nov-2009
Durkan has won a £28.5 million contract to build a 207 unit housing development in East London for L&Q Housing Group.
Bids invited for £19m Aberdeenshire college redevelopment

4-Nov-2009
Contractors are being invited to bid for a redevelopment of Banff & Buchan College’s campus in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, worth up to £19 million.
Northants council advertises £20m bypass job

4-Nov-2009
Northamptonshire County Council is inviting bids for an 18-month £20 million contract to build the A509 Isham bypass.
Surrey seeks new road maintenance contractor

4-Nov-2009
Surrey County Council has decided not to extend its current road maintenance contract with Carillion and Ringway beyond 2011 and has announced plans to procure new contractors.
Skanska scoops £28m Essex school job

4-Nov-2009
Skanska has won a £28 million contract to redvelop a school in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, for Southend-on-Sea Borough Council.
Highways Agency: MAC contracts will be more competitive

3-Nov-2009
The Highways Agency has said that it will see more competition for its Managing Agent Contractor schemes following criticism from the National Audit Office.
SES wins £11.2m M&E contract for Woolwich Civic HQ

2-Nov-2009
Shepherd Engineering Services has won an £11.2 million M&E contract to complete the services installation at Greenwich Council’s new Civic Headquarters in Woolwich, south east London.
RAF Aerobatic Team £10m relocation work advertised

2-Nov-2009
Defence Estates is seeking a contractor for a £10 million contract to design and build new facilities for the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team to RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire.
North West/Yorkshire £50m housing framework up for grabs

2-Nov-2009
Arena Housing Group is inviting bids for a four-year framework worth up to £50 million covering construction projects in the North West and Yorkshire.
Barr nets £11m Aberdeen fish research centre

30-Oct-2009
Barr Construction has won an £11 million to construct a state-of-the art fish research centre in Aberdeen.
Lovell wins £4.4m ex-MoD refurb job

30-Oct-2009
Morgan Sindall’s regeneration arm Lovell has won a £4.4 million contract to refurbish 83 former Ministry of Defence homes in Colchester for Colne Housing Society.
Taylor Woodrow scoops £31.3m Gatwick airport contract

30-Oct-2009
Taylor Woodrow has won a £31.3 million contract to redevelop Pier Two of Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal.
Four year £250m care home framework up for grabs

29-Oct-2009
Elderly care and housing provider Housing 21 is seeking contractors for its four year £250m New Build Constructors Framework for work across England.
External safety audits plan may not be incident-free for Tories

29-Oct-2009
The Conservative party will face opposition from sections of the construction industry next month as it consults on plans to privatise health and safety site inspections.
Contractors line up for a shot at £350m local authority framework

29-Oct-2009
Willmott Dixon faces tough competition as it vies to renew its position on a £350 million single operator framework covering jobs for local authorities across the country.
TfL withdraws £300m framework

29-Oct-2009
Transport for London has been forced to delay yet more Underground work with the withdrawal and rescoping of a £300 million maintenance framework.
Broad sweep of housebuilders to share £445m east London work

29-Oct-2009
A wide range of housebuilders has been named for 14 spots on a four-year, £445 million housing and regeneration framework in east London.
Wandsworth council to let £43.8m worth of housing repair work

28-Oct-2009
Wandsworth Borough Council is to set up a two-operator four-year framework, worth £43.8 million, covering housing repairs across the borough.
NDA sells Sellafield land for nuclear development

28-Oct-2009
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has sold a 470 acre plot of land north of the existing site at Sellafield, Cumbria, for £70 million as it continues its asset disposal programme.
Staffs Uni advertises £42m Media and Science centre job

28-Oct-2009
Staffordshire University has advertised a £42 million contract for the construction of its new Media and Science centres at its Leek Road campus.
Coleg Morgannwg seeks contractor for £23m new build

28-Oct-2009
Contractors are being invited to bid for a £23m contract to build a 12,500 sq m educational building at Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, for Coleg Morgannwg.
Bids invited for £32m housing repairs framework

28-Oct-2009
Plus Dane Housing Group is inviting bids for a £32 million framework for repair and maintenance work across its own housing stock and that of other social housing groups.
Construction accounts for a third of all deaths at work

28-Oct-2009
The construction sector accounted for nearly a third of deaths at work in 2008/2009, latest statistics released by the Health and Safety Executive today reveal.
ICE: Govt must encourage carbon capture technology

28-Oct-2009
The UK must pave the way for carbon capture and storage technology or it risks missing its emissions targets and losing out on business to other countries, according to the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Waitrose seeks planning for new 36,000 sq ft Glasgow store

27-Oct-2009
Waitrose has submitted a planning application to East Renfrewshire Council for its first purpose built store in Scotland.
E.ON plans new gas-fired power plant after Kingsnorth shelving

27-Oct-2009
Energy company E.ON is planning to build a gas-fired power station, which would be the same size as its recently shelved coal-powered plant at Kingsnorth.
Planning permission sought for final scheme at PaddingtonCentral

26-Oct-2009
Development Securities and Aviva Investors have submitted a “reserved matters” application to Westminster Council for the final section of the PaddingtonCentral development.
Ability to develop new Hilton hotel at Luton Airport

23-Oct-2009
Property company The Ability Group is developing a 250-bedroom Hilton Garden Inn on a site near London Luton Airport.
Birse wins £20m Liverpool highways job

23-Oct-2009
Balfour Beatty subsidiary Birse Civils has scooped a £20 million contract for highways and environmental improvement works on the Edge Lane West scheme in Liverpool.
Property rich list takes £43bn hit

23-Oct-2009
The property industry’s 100 richest people have seen more than £43 billion wiped off their collective fortune since the height of the property boom, according to new research.
Private sector partner sought for £200m Scottish roads contract

23-Oct-2009
North Lanarkshire Council is seeking private sector partners to form a new road maintenance joint venture limited company that would be worth up £203 million to contractors.
Vinci/Sir Robert McAlpine JV scoops £5.5m Oldham hospital fit-out job

22-Oct-2009
Vinci and Sir Robert McAlpine joint venture Integrated Health Projects has won a £5.5 million fit-out contract at the Royal Oldham Hospital in Manchester.
Gateshead council invites bids for £200m housing regen job

22-Oct-2009
Gateshead Council is inviting bids for a four year contract, worth up to £200 million, to assist it in carry out its Housing Market Renewal Programme.
New planning body IPC to make nuclear decisions

22-Oct-2009
Two new nuclear power stations and five wind farms are among the first projects to be aided by the recently established Infrastructure Planning Commission.
Carillion loses spot on Midlands framework to Costain/Lafarge JV

22-Oct-2009
Carillion is the only incumbent firm on the Highways Agency’s Midlands Framework 3 to miss out on a spot on its rapidly procured £250 million replacement.
Contractors lick wounds as they prepare to ask for Victoria costs

22-Oct-2009
Transport for London is facing a crunch meeting with contractors this week after announcing a raft of cuts to work and a delay in the Victoria station upgrade.
Sellafield seeks bids for £140m decommissioning framework

21-Oct-2009
Sellafield is inviting contractors to bid for a £140 million three-lot framework covering decommissioning, demolition and waste streaming.
Edinburgh maintenance framework worth £120m up for grabs

21-Oct-2009
The City of Edinburgh Council has advertised a £120 million framework for repair and maintenance services across its estate.
Lovell wins £4.2m Birmingham housing job

20-Oct-2009
Affordable housing builder Lovell has been awarded a £4.2 million housing development for Midland Heart in Winson Green, Birmingham.
Bids invited for £17m St Helens youth care home job

20-Oct-2009
St Helens Council is inviting bids for a £17 million contract to redevelop secure accommodation at Redbank Community Home.
Crossrail advertises Paddington works package

20-Oct-2009
Crossrail has advertised an 18-month contract covering a package of integration works at Paddington station.
Morgan Ashurst wins £5m MoJ refurb job

19-Oct-2009
Morgan Ashurst has won a £5 million refurbishment contract with Tribunals Service, an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice.
Lakesmere bags £28m worth of work

19-Oct-2009
Building envelope specialist Lakesmere has won several contracts across the leisure, education and health sectors worth a total of £28 million.
"Three Ugly Sisters" rejected by communities secretary

16-Oct-2009
Plans for a three-tower development in London nicknamed the “Three Ugly Sisters” have been rejected by communities secretary John Denham.
NAO report: Highways Agency maintenance costs are above inflation

16-Oct-2009
The Highways Agency’s maintenance costs have risen above inflation and it is not getting value for money from its maintenance contracts, according to the National Audit Office.
Deloitte: Construction "holding fast" with a decline in administrations

15-Oct-2009
The construction and property sector is “holding fast”, according to Deloitte, as administrations were down 14 per cent in the third quarter of 2009 compared with the same period in 2008
TfL delays Victoria station upgrade

15-Oct-2009
Transport for London has announced a series of delays to Tube station renewals, including the upgrade of Victoria station, citing the collapse of Metronet and falling passenger numbers.
Hartford End Brewery scheme given green light

15-Oct-2009
Uttlesford District Council has granted outline planning approval for the conversion of the former 19th century Hartford End Brewery in Essex into a Well Being Village.
Wealden council advertises £25m housing refurb job

15-Oct-2009
Wealden District Council is inviting bids for a £25 million contract covering repairs and upgrades across its 3,230 housing units.
Bids invited for 25 year Gosport leisure centre DBFO

15-Oct-2009
Gosport Borough Council is inviting bids for a contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a leisure centre and other facilities.
Morgan Est lays off staff in its tunnelling team as delays drag on infrastructure

15-Oct-2009
The tunnelling division of Morgan Est has had to lay off staff, as cutbacks and delays on major infrastructure projects hit home.
Strong shortlist for university deal

15-Oct-2009
Six of the top 10 contractors invited to tender for Birmingham City University campus project
ISG to work on £4.1m St Helens leisure centre

14-Oct-2009
ISG will work for St Helens Council on a £4.1 million project to replace Queens Park Leisure Centre with a modern fitness and wellbeing facility.
Laing O'Rourke procurement director switches to EC Harris

14-Oct-2009
Laing O’Rourke procurement director Matthew Riley is set to join EC Harris as its group head of cost and commercial.
Crossrail advertises tunnelling academy job

13-Oct-2009
Crossrail has advertised a 10 month contract for design and build of its tunnelling training academy at a site in Ilford, east London.
Skanska scoops £59m Borough Viaduct contract

13-Oct-2009
Skanska has won a £59.2 million contract with Network Rail to construct the Borough Viaduct as part of its Thameslink Programme.
BAA puts Heathrow third runway on hold

12-Oct-2009
BAA will not to submit a planning application for the construction of Heathrow airport’s controversial third runway until after the general election next June.
Scottish Water tenders £100m spray lining framework

12-Oct-2009
Scottish Water is looking to set up a four year framework, worth between £60 million and £100 million, to provide spray lining services for a mains rehabilitation programme.
Glasgow Council tenders 34-lot framework worth £140m

9-Oct-2009
Glasgow City Council is inviting bids for a £140 million framework covering a variety of construction work.
SES wins £7m M&E contract with Costain

9-Oct-2009
Shepherd Engineering Services has won a £7.1 million M&E contract with main contractor Costain at Standard Life Investments’ Parkway development in the centre of Newbury.
Cowlin scoops £77m Exeter student accomodation job

9-Oct-2009
Balfour Beatty subsidiary Cowlin Construction has won the £77 million contract to build 1,948 new student accommodation units at the University of Exeter for University Partnerships Programme Limited.
Brazil World Cup worth up to £30 billion for UK contractors

9-Oct-2009
Up to £30 billion worth of construction work could be up for grabs in Brazil as it prepares to host the FIFA World Cup 2014 and the Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016, according to a new report.
Birch & Sons wins £3.4m North Yorks library refurb

9-Oct-2009
York-based William Birch & Sons has won a £3.4 million contract to refurbish and extend Harrogate’s Carnegie Library for North Yorkshire County Council.
Atkins bags £200m Somerset roads contract

9-Oct-2009
Atkins has been named preferred contractor to maintain the county’s roads in a deal worth an estimated £200 million for Somerset County Council.
Mayor of London gives 63-storey Isle of Dogs tower the go-ahead

8-Oct-2009
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has granted planning approval for the Columbus Tower on the Isle of Dogs in London despite Tower Hamlets council refusing the application.
IMAGES: Steelwork progressing on Olympic Velodrome

8-Oct-2009
The Olympic Delivery Authority has said that construction of the London 2012 Velodrome is progressing well with work underway on the structural steelwork.
Glasgow HA tenders £60m repairs framework

8-Oct-2009
Glasgow Housing Association is inviting bids for a £60 million framework covering external improvements across its low rise housing stock from 2010 onwards.
King's Cross scheme receives £42m HCA funding boost

8-Oct-2009
The Homes and Communities Agency has agreed to provide £42 million to fund the development of affordable housing in the King’s Cross Central regeneration scheme.
Planning consent sought for school at Armadale regen scheme

8-Oct-2009
Developer SDA has lodged a planning application with West Lothian Council for a new two-stream primary school at its Armadale Station Community Development.
Five to fight over two Crossrail tunnels

8-Oct-2009
Five teams are in the running for the first two major Crossrail tunnelling jobs, estimated to be worth more than £1.5 billion.
Coventry Uni £29m design and build job up for grabs

7-Oct-2009
Contractors have been invited to bid for a £29 million contract to design and build a new Engineering & Computing Building for Coventry University.
Bids invited for £144m UK care home framework

7-Oct-2009
Hannover Housing Association is inviting bids for a £144 million framework contract covering the design and construction of new retirement and extra care homes across the UK.
Terry Morgan urges Tories to commit to Crossrail

7-Oct-2009
Crossrail chairman Terry Morgan has appealed to leading shadow cabinet members at the Conservative Party Conference to commit to Crossrail and see it through to completion.
Cardiff council to tender partnership contracts worth £4bn

7-Oct-2009
Cardiff City and County Council is set to tender 15 year contracts for both a Strategic Built Environment partner and a Social Infrastructure partner worth a maximum of £4 billion.
Report says Tony Douglas will quit Laing O'Rourke

6-Oct-2009
Laing O’Rourke chief operating officer Tony Douglas is ready to quit and the contractor could axe as many as 200 management jobs, according to a report in The Guardian.
Morgan Ashurst wins £6.5m primary school job

5-Oct-2009
Morgan Ashurst has won a £6.5 million contract to build a new primary school in Larkhall, Scotland.
University of Kent seeks contractor for £60m scheme

5-Oct-2009
The University of Kent is inviting bids for a £60 million contract to develop student accommodation to provide 1,000 beds on its Canterbury campus.
Scramble for Midlands work worth £300m

24-Sep-2009
More than 10 firms are vying for a spot on a four-year Midlands roads framework worth up to £300 million
Air Conditioning Accessories launches specialist training for Sanyo’s CO2 technology

18-Sep-2009
Air Conditioning Accessories has launched specialist installer training for Sanyo’s carbon dioxide-based ECO heat pump heating system.
Development partner sought for Barnet regeneration

18-Sep-2009
Barnet Borough Council is seeking a private sector development partner to deliver the regeneration of the Dollis Valley housing estate to the south of Chipping Barnet.
Land Securities appoints new London director

18-Sep-2009
Developer Land Securities has appointed Robert Noel as managing director of its London portfolio.
Glasgow Airport Rail Link axed by Scottish Government

17-Sep-2009
The £400 million Glasgow Airport Rail Link project has been scrapped by the Scottish Government due to public spending cuts announced as part of the country’s £35 billion budget plans.
Lobby group proposes high speed rail network

17-Sep-2009
High speed rail lobby group Greengauge 21 has unveiled proposals for a £69 billion network of high speed lines linking all of the UK’s major cities.
Herbert T Forrest wins £6m Lancaster housing refurb

17-Sep-2009
Herbert T Forrest has won a £6 million contract to deliver Lancaster City Council’s five year Housing Capital Programme.
Morgan Ashurst to build £2.2m horse surgery

17-Sep-2009
Morgan Ashurst has won a £2.2 million contract to build an equine surgery and create an intensive care unit at the Royal Veterinary College Equine Referral Hospital in Hertfordshire.
Ten left in Hackney housing battle

17-Sep-2009
Just 10 firms remain in the running for four places on a £348 million East London housing renewal and maintenance framework – following nearly 30 initial bids.
Balfour ties up US firm for prisons tilt

17-Sep-2009
Balfour Beatty has teamed up with US prisons operator GEO Group for a shot at the£1.8 billion new prisons framework, Construction News understands.
Tories tight-lipped on transport plans

17-Sep-2009
The Conservative party is remaining tight-lipped over its spending plans for transport capital projects – even though it concedes it will have to reduce public spending if elected.
Three shortlisted for £300m Scottish hub initiative

16-Sep-2009
Three teams have been shortlisted in the race to become a private sector delivery partner for the first of the Scottish Futures Trust’s community infrastructure hub initiatives.
Gatwick Airport tenders £15m car park job

16-Sep-2009
Gatwick Airport is inviting contractors to bid for a 14 month £15 million contract to build a multi-storey car park at its North Terminal.
Bovis bags £18m National Maritime Museum extension

15-Sep-2009
Bovis Lend Lease has won an £18.2 million contract to refurbish and redevelop the South West Wing of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London.
Up to 12 places advertised on £60m Islington housing framework

15-Sep-2009
Homes for Islington is inviting bids for up to 12 slots on a four-year new build framework worth up to £60 million.
Heathrow boss will be new Tube managing director

14-Sep-2009
Transport for London has unveiled Heathrow boss Mike Brown as the new managing director of London Underground.
Morgan Ashurst wins place on £450m EMPA framework

14-Sep-2009
Morgan Ashurst has won a place on the four-year East Midlands Property Alliance framework which is worth up to £450 million.
Bids invited for £350m national contractor framework

14-Sep-2009
Firms are being invited to bid for a place on the four-year Scape National Contractors Framework worth up to £350 million.
Rok wins eight framework spots worth £140m

14-Sep-2009
Rok has been appointed as a partner in eight new framework agreements, which are expected to generate up to £140m of revenue over the next five years.
Morgan Sindall reaches financial close on £38m Basildon sport hub

14-Sep-2009
Morgan Sindall has reached financial close on a £38 million PPP scheme to deliver an energy-efficient sporting hub for Basildon Council.
Bournemouth Council seeks development partner for 20 year masterplan

11-Sep-2009
Bournemouth Borough Council is seeking a private sector development partner to deliver its Town Centre Master Vision plan over the course of 20 years.
Balfour Beatty's Hong Kong arm scoops £150m uni contract

11-Sep-2009
Gammon Construction, Balfour Beatty’s Hong Kong-based joint venture, has won the £150 million contract to build the University of Hong Kong’s Centennial campus.
Pidgley re-elected as Berkeley chairman

10-Sep-2009
Berkeley Group executive chairman Tony Pidgley has survived a predicted shareholder revolt to be re-elected following the housebuilder’s AGM yesterday.
Mulalley wins £16.9m Isle of Dogs housing job

10-Sep-2009
Mulalley has won £16.9 million contract with One Housing Group for a capital works improvement programme on the Isle of Dogs.
Network Rail says job cut rumours are "scaremongering nonsense"

10-Sep-2009
Network Rail has accused the RMT union of “spouting typical scaremongering nonsense” over claims that the rail operator is to cut a further 749 jobs from its maintenance workforce.
Redrow posts worst results in its history

10-Sep-2009
Redrow has recorded the worst set of results in its history with a 53 per cent fall in group revenue and a pre-tax loss of £140.8 million.
Eight vie for Birmingham campus job

10-Sep-2009
At least eight contractors are thought to be in the running for a £100 million contract to build the first phase of Birmingham City University’s new campus.
Two remain in frame for £100m West London regeneration deal housing

10-Sep-2009
Only two bidders remain in the running for a development partner contract to regenerate the South Acton housing estate in West London.
Transport secretary calls for high-speed rail 'network'

9-Sep-2009
The UK should develop a “network” of high-speed rail lines, according to transport secretary Lord Adonis.
Berkeley ready to take advantage of stable market

9-Sep-2009
The Berkeley Group has said its main markets of London and the South East are “stable” and that it is in a position to continue acquiring development sites.
Exeter council advertises £17.5m housing repairs job

8-Sep-2009
Exeter City Council has put a £17.5 million housing repairs contract out to tender.
Bids invited for £19.5m Walsall housing maintenance contract

8-Sep-2009
Beechdale Community Housing Association is inviting contractors to bid for a £19.5 million contract for repairs and maintenance across its housing stock in Walsall.
Council slams Nottingham Forest stadium plans

8-Sep-2009
Nottingham Forest Football Club has unveiled plans for a new 45,000-seat stadium but Nottinghamshire County Council has already slammed the proposal.
Interest invited for £60m Lancs housing improvement framework

8-Sep-2009
Contractors are being invited to express interest in a £60 million housing improvement framework covering properties across Lancashire.
Morgan Est bags £500m Central Networks framework

8-Sep-2009
Morgan Est has been named as preferred partner to carry out a £500 million framework with E.On’s distribution business Central Networks.
TfL agrees £1bn EIB loan to fund Crossrail

8-Sep-2009
Transport for London has secured a £1 billion loan with the European Investment Bank to finance part of its contribution to the £16 billion Crossrail project.
Sandwell £14m demolition framework up for grabs

7-Sep-2009
Contractors are being invited to bid for a place on the Sandwell Demolition Partnership framework worth up to £14 million.
Barratt eyes up £500m rights issue to buy new land

7-Sep-2009
Barratt Developments is set to launch a £500 million discounted rights issue in order to tackle its debt pile and buy new land for development.
IPC appoints three commissioners to speed up infrastructure planning

4-Sep-2009
The Infrastructure Planning Commission has announced the appointment of three commissioners to help streamline the planning process for large infrastructure projects.
Bovis plans to raise £60m through share placing

3-Sep-2009
Bovis Homes is to place up to 12.1 million new ordinary shares to raise £60m for land acquisitions.
Network Rail office job attracts big contractors

3-Sep-2009
Five of the UK’s biggest contractors will compete for the prestigious £120 million contract to build Network Rail’s new National Centre offices in Milton Keynes.
Industry welcomes plans for £34bn line

3-Sep-2009
The civils industry has welcomed Network Rail’s proposals for a £34 billion high speed line from London to Scotland – but there already concerns about the scope and funding of the project.
Russells Construction wins £8.7m Manchester Holiday Inn contract

2-Sep-2009
Russells Construction has won an £8.7 million contract to build a 147-bed Holiday Inn Express on Oxford Road in Manchester.
Jacobs bags five year Manchester Airport Group framework

2-Sep-2009
Jacobs Engineering Group has won a five-year framework contract to deliver a range of professional engineering services to the Manchester Airports Group.
Blackpool tenders £20m seafront improvements job

2-Sep-2009
Contractors are being invited to bid for a two-lot contract worth up to £20 million for Blackpool Council to upgrade the town’s seafront.
Public sector is healthy – at the moment

2-Sep-2009
The public sector is one of the few sectors that held up well in the last recession and it seems to be following suit this time around but for how much longer?
Oxford and Bucks NHS to tender £80m framework

2-Sep-2009
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is set to seek contractors for a framework to deliver up to £80 million worth of construction projects from April 2010.
Costain team reaches financial close on £230m Bradford BSF

2-Sep-2009
A Costain-led consortium has reached financial close on the £230 million Bradford Schools Phase 2 PFI Project.
Bids invited for £184m South-east housing repairs job

1-Sep-2009
Paragon Community Housing Group is inviting contractors to bid for an asset management contract worth up to £184 million.
Network Rail shortlists five for £120m National Centre job

28-Aug-2009
Network Rail has shortlisted five firms for the £120 million contract to build its new National Centre offices in Milton Keynes.
Skanska wins £61m London cancer hospital contract

28-Aug-2009
Skanska has won a £61 million contract with University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to construct a world-class cancer centre in London.
Laing O'Rourke team scoops £520m Scottish Water partnership

27-Aug-2009
Scottish Water has chosen the Thistle Water consortium as preferred bidder to deliver £520 million of work on its Capital Investment Programme for 2010 onwards.
Carillion half-year profits soar 92pc

27-Aug-2009
Pre-tax profits at Carillion rocketed 92 per cent in the first half of 2009, the firm revealed today.
Pairings emerge for £1.2bn Forth Bridge

27-Aug-2009
Two more heavyweight joint ventures have emerged to compete for the £1.2 billion contract to build the replacement Forth Bridge in Scotland.
Bids invited for two big tunnelling packages on £16bn Crossrail job

27-Aug-2009
The race has begun for major contracts on the £16 billion Crossrail project, with two major tunnelling packages out to tender and a third expected within the next month.
HCA model creates massive interest

27-Aug-2009
More than 40 contractors will be vying for a spot on the Homes and Communities Agency’s delivery partner framework after the pre-qualification deadline was extended.
Bids invited for £30m Somerset housing maintenance contract

26-Aug-2009
Yarlington Housing Group is inviting contractors to bid for a £30 million maintenance contract covering its properties across south Somerset from April 2010
How low can the commercial sector go?

26-Aug-2009
The latest instalment of our recession comparisons charts the plummet of the commercial sector in the 1990s and asksif it will be a case of history repeating itself this time around
Network Rail proposes £34bn high speed line

26-Aug-2009
Network Rail has unveiled its proposal for a new £34 billion high speed line, which would reduce journey times between London and Scotland to two hours.
New four-way JV announced for Crossrail bids

25-Aug-2009
Balfour Beatty, Morgan Est and Vinci Construction are to form a joint venture with Austrian tunnelling specialist Beton- und Monierbau to bid for major packages on Crossrail.
TfL and Boris Johnson slam Tube Lines Jubilee line upgrade

25-Aug-2009
Both Transport for London and the capital’s Mayor have slammed contractor Tube Lines and expressed “grave doubts” over the schedule of its Jubilee line upgrade.
Crossrail tenders two tunnelling packages

25-Aug-2009
Crossrail has put its first two major tunnelling packages out to tender under one contract.
Lovell wins £2.6m Wales affordable housing job

24-Aug-2009
Lovell has won a £2.6 million contract to build affordable homes at Taffs Well, near Cardiff.
Ministry of Justice tenders £1bn FM framework

24-Aug-2009
The Ministry of Justice is inviting expressions of interest in a four year facilities management framework worth up to £1 billion.
Bovis Homes records £8.6m pre-tax loss

24-Aug-2009
Pre-tax profits at Bovis Homes Group fell to £8.6 million in the first half, the firm revealed today.
Balfour Beatty wins £252m Texas roads job

24-Aug-2009
Balfour Beatty’s US civil engineering division has won a £252 million roadwork contract in Texas in a joint venture with engineering and project management firm Fluor.
Lewisham £2.75m affordable housing gets planning approval

21-Aug-2009
Hexagon Housing Association has been granted planning permission to build 15 new homes for affordable rent in Lewisham, South-east London.
Oxford Brookes Uni tenders £17m student resi job

21-Aug-2009
Oxford Brookes University is inviting bids for a £17 million contract for the development, design and construction of two student residence blocks at its Harcourt Hill Campus.
Lovell wins £1.2m Suffolk housing job

20-Aug-2009
Lovell has won a £1.2 million scheme to build 10 new homes in Mildenhall, Suffolk for affordable housing provider Circle Anglia.
Station featured in 'Trainspotting' gets May Gurney makeover

20-Aug-2009
A remote Scottish railway station made famous in the hit film Trainspotting is undergoing a £400,000 facelift courtesy of contractor May Gurney.
Hampshire CC needs £30m hotel in time for its first test match

20-Aug-2009
Eastleigh Borough Council is seeking a firm to develop a £30 million four-star hotel next to Hampshire County Cricket’s Rose Bowl in time for the ground’s first test match.
Eight in race for £250m roads jobs

20-Aug-2009
The Highways Agency has drawn up an eight-strong shortlist for a £250 million road surfacing framework only a month after advertising the job.
Sir Robert McAlpine to build 2014 Commonwealth Games arena

19-Aug-2009
Sir Robert McAlpine has won the £94 million contract to deliver the indoor arena and velodrome for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Blacklist subscriber goes into administration

19-Aug-2009
Mechanical and electrical contractor SIAS Building Services has gone into administration resulting in the loss of 136 jobs.
Bids invited for £300m Midlands highways framework

18-Aug-2009
The Midlands Highway Alliance is inviting firms to bid for a four year framework worth up to £300 million from April 2010.
Halcrow to cut over 250 staff

18-Aug-2009
Halcrow has announced plans to shed up to 269 jobs across its 19 UK and Ireland offices due to a reduction in work caused by the current economic climate
Multibuild wins £2.7m fit-out contract with Odeon

18-Aug-2009
Multibuild has won a £2.7 million contract with Odeon Cinemas to fit-out a 12-screen multiplex in Gateshead’s Metro Centre.
Ealing council roads job worth £38.5m out to tender

17-Aug-2009
Ealing Borough Council is tendering a £38.5 million contract covering highway maintenance and minor civil engineering works.
Sellafield tenders £1.5bn design and build contract

17-Aug-2009
Sellafield is inviting contractors to bid for a contract, worth up to £1.5 billion, to design and build a Highly Active Liquid Effluent Facility.
National and local firms win places on £3bn South West framework

14-Aug-2009
A mixture of major firms and local contractors have scooped the 11 places up for grabs on the £3 billion Construction Framework South West.
Warwickshire council to tender £300m roads contract

14-Aug-2009
Warwickshire County Council has announced its intention to procure up to £300 million worth of highways works.
Birmingham Uni tenders £20m listed building refurb

14-Aug-2009
The University of Birmingham is seeking bids for a £20 million contract for the refurbishment of its Grade 2 listed Metallurgy and Materials Building.
Bids invited for £14.5m Highland care homes job

14-Aug-2009
The Highland Council is inviting bids for a three-lot £14.5 million contract to build care homes in Inverness, Muir of Ord, and Fort William.
Royal Vet College tenders £12m student accomodation job

14-Aug-2009
Bids are being invited for a £12 million contract to build a replacement hall of residence for the Royal Veterinary College in Hatfield.
Hochtief 'rock steady' despite 11.3pc fall in profit

14-Aug-2009
Hochtief has reported an 11.3 per cent drop in pre-tax profit for the first half of 2009 but the German construction giant insists it is “rock steady” despite the current financial climate.
Seven firms fight for each place on £348m housing framework

13-Aug-2009
Nearly 30 firms are competing for four places on a £348 million housing renewals and maintenance framework in east London.
Bids invited for £22.5m North-west housing maintenance framework

12-Aug-2009
Contour Housing Group islooking for contractors for a £22.5 million framework agreement to deliver planned maintenance and improvement programmes across its 10,000 properties in the North-west.
Planning permission granted for two thirds of Letchworth regen

12-Aug-2009
Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation has secured planning permission for the first two phases of its three-phase regeneration scheme for the town.
Brent Housing Partnership to set up £100m framework

11-Aug-2009
Brent Housing Partnership is to set up a four year single operator framework for a joint venture partner to bid with them for housing development opportunities worth up to £100 million.
Warrington park revamp worth £27m up for grabs

11-Aug-2009
Warrington Borough Council is inviting bids for a £27 million contract to redevelop Orford Park.
Fife Council advertises £34m sports facility job

11-Aug-2009
Contractors are being invited to tender for a £34 million contract to build two sports facilities in Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes for Fife Council.
Crossrail awards design contracts

10-Aug-2009
Crossrail has awarded has awarded another raft of detailed design contracts for three tunnel portals and four of the central stations under its design framework agreements.
BAA unveils new Heathrow Terminal 2 plans

10-Aug-2009
BAA has unveiled its latest plans for the new £1 billion Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport with construction of the first phase due for completion in 2013.
Bids invited for £10.2m Manchester Uni job

10-Aug-2009
The University of Manchester is inviting bids for a £10.2 million contract to design, construct and fit out a new building for its School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science.
London Underground seeks bidders for £300m maintenance framework

10-Aug-2009
London Underground is seeking expressions of interest in a five year civils maintenance framework worth up to £300 million.
Eight shortlisted for £2bn Highways Agency Framework

10-Aug-2009
Eight bidders have been shortlisted for the Highways Agency’s £2 billion major projects framework, which will cover six schemes on the managed motorways programme.
Shepherd Engineering wins £16m Manchester waste subcontract

7-Aug-2009
Shepherd Engineering Services has won a £16 million M&E contract on the Greater Manchester waste PFI scheme.
Robertson Highland wins £12m worth of work

7-Aug-2009
Robertson Highland has secured £12 million of construction work throughout the Scottish Highlands region.
New £1.8bn prisons framework out to tender

6-Aug-2009
The Ministry of Justice is to set up a £1.8 billion framework agreement for the design, construction and operation of new prisons across England and Wales.
Bids invited for £11.9m Belfast college job

6-Aug-2009
Belfast Metropolitan College is inviting bids for an £11.9 million contract for the construction of a new campus building.
Leeds City Council seeks contractors for £55m arena project

6-Aug-2009
Contractors have been invited to bid for a £55 million contract to design and build Leeds City Council’s proposed 12,500-seater indoor arena.
IMAGES: Morgan Est tunnel breakthrough

6-Aug-2009
Morgan Est has made a successful tunnel breakthrough at Brixton as work continues on its £38 million contract to extend the Thames Water Ring Main.
Mouchel to deliver full year results in line with expectations

6-Aug-2009
Mouchel Group said it will deliver full year results in line with its expectations in October.
Unions call for tougher blacklist action

6-Aug-2009
ICO serves enforcement notices on only 14 of the blacklist subscribers and draws a line under its investigation
Permit launched in roads crackdown

6-Aug-2009
Civils contractors have reacted with scepticism to the approval of a new roadworks permit scheme in Kent, and the Government’s pledge of tougher regulation on road works.
Wales & West Utilities tenders £20m installation contract

5-Aug-2009
Wales & West Utilities is tendering a three-year £20 million multi-lot contract for above ground installations across its gas and heat network in Wales and South West England.
Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust to set up £25m framework

5-Aug-2009
Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust is to set up a four year framework agreement worth up to £25 million for construction and infrastructure work throughout North and West Yorkshire.
Coleg Morgannwyg invites bids for £16m job

5-Aug-2009
Coleg Morgannwg is inviting bids for an 18 month £16 million contract to build a new educational facility at its Parc Nantgarw campus in Cardiff.
Infrastructure is a bright spot in the gloom

5-Aug-2009
Last week Construction News took a nostalgic trip through the 1990-91 recession and concluded that the current recession is going to be worse for the industry. Bleaker. Deeper. Longer. It’s all too easy to get tunnel vision.
Network Rail £1bn framework winners revealed

4-Aug-2009
Network Rail has awarded 14 contractors a place on its £1 billion Multi-Asset Enhancement five-year framework.
Gentoo Homes to get £40m in HCA Kickstart funding

4-Aug-2009
Housing developer Gentoo Homes is in line to receive £40 million Homes and Communities Agency Kickstart funding for 515 new homes across the North-east over the next 18 months.
ISG wins £7.5m St Botolphs job

4-Aug-2009
Interior Services Group has won a £7.5 million office fit out contract at the new St Botolphs building in Aldgate, east London.
Multibuild wins £2m Sussex hotel extension job

4-Aug-2009
Multibuild has won a £2 million contract to extend an Express Holiday Inn hotel in Crawley, Sussex for hotel developer and operator Sojourn Hotels.
Amey scoops 25 year £2.7bn Birmingham highways PFI

4-Aug-2009
Amey has been named preferred bidder for Birmingham City Council’s £2.7 billion highway maintenance PFI scheme.
Plymouth Airport developments given the go-ahead

3-Aug-2009
Plymouth City Airport has secured planning permission for £11.8 million of development on 138 acres of land at the airport.
Highways Agency to set up £250m Midlands road surfacing framework

3-Aug-2009
The Highways Agency is to set up a £250 million framework for road surfacing work in the Midlands.
Hammerson appoints new chief executive

3-Aug-2009
Developer Hammerson has appointed its UK managing director David Atkins as its new chief executive, to succeed outgoing chief executive John Richards.
Birmingham City Uni invites bids for £100m city campus job

3-Aug-2009
Contractors are being invited to tender for a £100 million contract to deliver phase one of Birmingham City University’s campus.
Longlist of 10 named for 25 year waste PFI

31-Jul-2009
Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire County Councils have revealed a 10-strong longlist of consortia bidding for the jointly procured 25 year Project Reduce waste treatment PFI.
Go-ahead given for £695m Victoria Underground revamp

31-Jul-2009
The Secretary of State for Transport Lord Adonis has approved a £695 million upgrade of Victoria Underground station.
Morgan Ashurst wins £37m Liverpool BSF job

30-Jul-2009
Morgan Ashurst has won a £37 million contract to build two replacement high schools and a sixth form college under Liverpool City Council’s Building Schools for the Future programme.
HCA puts three year delivery partner framework out to tender

30-Jul-2009
The Homes and Communities Agency is to set up a three year framework of delivery partners to develop new residential property across England.
Kier to build new Sainsbury's in Scotland

30-Jul-2009
Kier has been appointed to build a new Sainsbury’s in Braehead, near Glasgow, the largest in Scotland.
NG Bailey wins £5.5m order at Heathrow Terminal 5

29-Jul-2009
NG Bailey’s off-site division has secured an order worth £5.5 million from Carillion to provide 12 nodes for BAA’s Heathrow Terminal Five Concourse C.
Defence Estates advertises £14m housing job in Oxfordshire

29-Jul-2009
Contractors are being invited to bid for a £14 million contract to design and build 118 new housing units in Oxfordshire for Defence Estates.
TfL signs joint venture to develop sites at Woolwich

29-Jul-2009
Transport for London has signed a joint venture agreement with Oakmayne Properties to develop 1.5 acres of space at two Docklands Light Railway sites in Woolwich, South East London.
Lovell has six schemes schortlisted for HCA Kickstart funding

29-Jul-2009
Six schemes being built by affordable housing specialist Lovell have been shortlisted for the Homes and Communities Agency’s Kickstart funding.
ISG wins £2.4m Barclays fit out in Manchester

29-Jul-2009
Interior Services Group has won a £2.4 million fit-out contract for Barclays bank’s new offices at the Spinningfields development in Manchester.
London Underground re-tenders huge Metronet signalling job

28-Jul-2009
London Underground has issued an invitation to tender for a re-signalling programme on its sub-surface lines that was originally placed by collapsed contractor Metronet.
Pension funds to invest in private rented housing

28-Jul-2009
Pension funds Aviva and Legal & General are set to invest in private rented housing.
Bids invited for £126m Crawley housing repair job

28-Jul-2009
Crawley Borough Council is inviting bids for a £126 million contract for repairs and voids services across its housing stock from 2010.
West Norwood £8.3m housing scheme gets planning go-ahead

27-Jul-2009
Plans for an £8.3 million affordable housing development in West Norwood, south-east London by housing association L&Q have been given the go-ahead.
Bids invited for £110m Western Isles schools project

27-Jul-2009
Bids are being invited for a £110 million contract to carry out the Western Isles school project in north-west Scotland.
Scottish government advertises £150m energy assistance job

27-Jul-2009
The Scottish Government is looking to appoint a managing agent to deliver Stage 4 of the Energy Assistance Package under a £150 million contract.
CECA reports accidents are at an all-time low

24-Jul-2009
The Civil Engineering Contractors’ Association has reported that accidents on its members’ sites in 2008 were at an all-time low.
Planning permission granted for £35m Birmingham regen project

24-Jul-2009
Plans for a the first phase of a £35 million development of a brownfield site in Hodge Hill, Birmingham by regeneration partnership PxP West Midlands have received planning permission.
A2Dominion reveals plans for £42m Hammersmith apartment development

24-Jul-2009
Plans for a £42 million 100-apartment development in Hammersmith on the banks of the River Thames in London have been unveiled by A2Dominion Group.
Bids invited for new £13.5m Grimsby uni building

24-Jul-2009
Bids are being invited for a £13.5 million contract to build a university centre for the Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education.
Taylor Woodrow gets Highways Agency FM contract extension

23-Jul-2009
Taylor Woodrow has won an extension on its facility management contract with the Highways Agency until 2011.
Lovell wins two new housing contracts worth £8.2m

23-Jul-2009
Affordable house builder Lovell has won two new affordable housing contracts worth a combined £8.2 million.
Mace wins contract extension at Blackfriars station

23-Jul-2009
Mace Group’s utilities team has won a contract extension with Network Rail for work on Blackfriars station as part of London’s Thameslink programme.
Interest invited for £73m South West housing framework

23-Jul-2009
Frameworks South West is inviting expressions of interest for a £73 million housing development framework covering Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Renew Holdings wins £20m work plus Sellafield extension

23-Jul-2009
Renew Holdings has secured over £20 million of new orders and an extension to its principal nuclear framework for its specialist engineering business Shepley Engineers.
Helical Bar confident over future development

22-Jul-2009
Property company Helical Bar has said it has improved its financial position and is currently assessing acquisition and development opportunities.
Suffolk £16m highways frameworks up for grabs

22-Jul-2009
Suffolk County Council is looking to set up three 41 month framework agreements covering minor highway works worth up to a total of £16 million.
Forth Bridge repair work worth £15m out to tender

22-Jul-2009
Forth Estuary Transport Authority is tendering a 36 month £15 million contract for refurbishment work on the existing Forth Road Bridge.
Bangor £10.5m college deal advertised

22-Jul-2009
Firms are being invited to bid for a £10.5 million contract to build a new performing arts and technology centre at the South Eastern Regional College in Bangor, Northern Ireland.
Crossrail hopefuls band together

16-Jul-2009
Balfour Beatty, Morgan Est and Vinci Construction Grands Projets team up for major construction package
Aberdeen's £120m PFI schools scheme saved by restructure

15-Jul-2009
Aberdeen City Council’s £120 million 3Rs schools project has been saved following a restructuring of funding from troubled Icelandic bank Landsbanki.
Stewart Milne wins £12m Dundee and Perthshire work

15-Jul-2009
Stewart Milne Construction has secured contracts worth over £12 million across the Dundee and Perthshire areas in the last four months.
ODA exceeds local construction worker targets

15-Jul-2009
The Olympic Delivery Authority is exceeding its employment targets for local workers but needs to create nearly 2,000 more placements to meet its apprenticeship goals.
Connaught on track and ready to acquire

15-Jul-2009
Support services group Connaught’s order intake has reached over £650 million since the start of the year with continued high levels of contract wins in its compliance and social housing divisions.
Land Securities ready to pursue developments

15-Jul-2009
Property group Land Securities has reported good progress in preparing its balance sheet to take advantage of opportunities in the property market and development.
Cemex expected to report sharp falls in profit

15-Jul-2009
Cement giant Cemex is expected to report a sharp fall in net profit for the second quarter of 2009 due to a continued downturn in US and European construction.
Oldham tenders £180m BSF contract

14-Jul-2009
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council has advertised a £180 million Building Schools for the Future project in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Medical research facility £400m job advertised

14-Jul-2009
Contractors are being invited to tender for a 54 month contract worth between £350 million and £400 to build a medical research facility for the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation.
Three teams shortlisted for Sheffield's £2bn highway project

14-Jul-2009
Sheffield City Council has announced a shortlist of three for its £2 billion PFI highway maintenance project.
Bids invited for £21m Manchester BMX track job

13-Jul-2009
Manchester City Council is inviting bids for a £21 million contract to design and build a new national BMX racing track next to the Manchester Velodrome.
Blaenau Gwent Council to set up £90m regen framework

13-Jul-2009
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is setting up a four-year framework worth up £90 million covering the construction of new buildings on a former steelworks site in Ebbw Vale.
IMAGES: Olympic footbridge touches down in Stratford

10-Jul-2009
The Town Centre Link Bridge, which has been successfully pushed over 11 live railway lines at Stratford Station, touched down on the other side of the tracks this week.
Renfrewshire Council to set up £350m framework

10-Jul-2009
Renfrewshire Council is looking to establish a £350 million framework to deliver its community infrastructure programme until 2014.
John Sisk wins £43m Terminal 5 hotel job

10-Jul-2009
John Sisk & Son has been awarded a £43 million contract to build hotel at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5 for Hilton.
Poplar advertises £445m framework

10-Jul-2009
Poplar Housing and Regeneration Community Association is inviting tenders for a four year framework agreement worth £445 million to deliver its development and regeneration plans.
Lovell wins £3m Derby affordable housing job

9-Jul-2009
Affordable house builder Lovell has been chosen by Spirita, part of Metropolitan Housing Partnership, to build a £3 million affordable housing development in Derby city centre.
Horbury secures £1m of work at Manchester's Piccadilly Place

9-Jul-2009
Rotherham based Horbury Group has now secured more than £1 million of work on the Manchester Piccadilly Place office development.
Scottish Water names 10 contractors on £500m framework

9-Jul-2009
Scottish Water has announced a list of 10 framework partners to carry out infrastructure work as part of its forthcoming £500 million-a-year capital investment programme.
Barratt reports £370m debt reduction in trading update

9-Jul-2009
Barratt Developments has reported a £370 million reduction in debt and full year completions in line with expectations.
Big names team up for A5 upgrade in Northern Ireland

9-Jul-2009
Costain, Ferrovial, Balfour Beatty and Atkins among the firms working to secure NI roads job
Morgan Ashurst wins £12m Lancashire County Cricket ground job

8-Jul-2009
Lancashire County Cricket Club has appointed Morgan Ashurst to build a new conference and events suite at its Old Trafford cricket ground.
Five teams in the running for £355m Coventry BSF

8-Jul-2009
Five teams are in the running to deliver Coventry City Council’s £355 million Buildings Schools for the Future programme.
Barr wins £58m contract to build 2012 Basketball Arena

8-Jul-2009
Glasgow-based Barr Construction has won a £58 million contract to build the Basketball Arena for the 2012 Olympics.
Work starts on £6.2bn M25 widening

8-Jul-2009
Work to widen key sections of the M25 - as part of the £6.2 billion DBFO contract warded to the Connect Plus consortium - officially started today.
Edinburgh council seeks firms for £60m housing repairs

8-Jul-2009
City of Edinburgh Council is looking for up to 20 contractors to undertake roofing and building repairs works, worth up to £60 million, on private housing in the city.
Bids invited for £85m Edinburgh Conference Centre extension

8-Jul-2009
Edinburgh International Conference Centre is inviting bids for an £85 million contract to design and build additional function space.
Highways Agency releases new procurement strategy

8-Jul-2009
The Highways Agency has published its new procurement strategy setting out its approach to procurement of goods, services and construction expertise for the next five to 10 years.
Anglian Water tenders £300m framework

7-Jul-2009
Anglian Water Services is inviting bids a five year framework agreement worth between £250 million and £300 million to deliver its AMP5 capital delivery programme from 2010 to 2015
Four-way JV lines up bid for £1.2bn Forth Bridge

7-Jul-2009
Balfour Beatty, Morgan Est, Vinci Construction Grands Projets and Bam Nuttall are to join forces to bid for the £1.2 billion contract to build the new Forth Bridge in Scotland.
Swansea Uni invites bids for £70m framework

7-Jul-2009
Firms are being invited to tender for a four year £70 million singe operator framework agreement with Swansea University for new construction projects.
Hackney Council tenders £348m housing framework

7-Jul-2009
The London Borough of Hackney is inviting bids for a four year £348 million framework agreement covering work across the council’s housing portfolio.
Siemens wins two multimillion pound refurb contracts

6-Jul-2009
Siemens has won two multimillion pound contracts from international aluminium company Rio Tinto Alcan in the North East.
Morgan Ashurst JV wins £100m Tayside health PPP

6-Jul-2009
Morgan Ashurst has been named preferred bidder for the £100 million Tayside Acute Adult Mental Health Developments PPP.
Crossrail appoints commercial director

3-Jul-2009
Crossrail has appointed Martin Buck as commercial director of the £15.9 billion rail project.
Skanska Laing consortium wins £74m Surrey lighting scheme

3-Jul-2009
A Skanska and John Laing 50/50 consortium has been appointed preferred bidder by Surrey County Council for the 25 year £74 million Surrey Street Lighting PFI scheme.
VolkerHighways wins £100m of new term maintenance work

3-Jul-2009
VolkerHighways has won £100 million in new term maintenance business from three London boroughs – Haringey, Camden and Enfield – and Transport for London.
Skanska/Serco consortium wins £600m prison job

2-Jul-2009
A Skanska/Serco consortium has won contracts with a combined value of £600 million to build and operate two new prisons at Belmarsh West in London and Maghull in Liverpool.
Major transport projects under threat from £30bn spending gap

2-Jul-2009
The £16 billion Crossrail project could be delayed and the Highways Agency’s £6 billion road building programme cut, according to memo leaked to The Guardian detailing a potential £30bn spending gap.
Mace appoints new MD for construction management

1-Jul-2009
Mace Group has announced the appointment of Ian Eggers as managing director for UK based construction management services.
Former Crossrail chairman to join Laing O'Rourke

1-Jul-2009
Former Crossrail non-exec chairman Doug Oakervee will be joining Laing O’Rourke to head up business development in the Pacific Rim region.
Mansell wins £4m Aston Villa fit out contract

1-Jul-2009
Mansell has been awarded a £4 million contract to refurbish hospitality suites at Aston Villa Football Club’s ground.
Morgan Sindall remains on track

1-Jul-2009
Morgan Sindall has said that it remains on track to meet its expectations for the current year and is trading positively despite the economic downturn.
Crossrail will already have spent £1bn by the end of 2009

1-Jul-2009
Crossrail chief executive Rob Holden has estimated that nearly £1 billion will have been spent on the project by the end of this year.
Balfour Beatty JV wins £120m Hong Kong job

1-Jul-2009
Balfour Beatty’s South East Asian joint venture company Gammon Construction South East Asia, has won a £120 million redevelopment contract in Hong Kong with developer Hysan.
Southern Housing tenders £20m repair and maintenance job

30-Jun-2009
Bids are being invited for a £20.3 million repair and maintenance contract covering Southern Housing Group’s London region properties.
Bristol £14m hospital redevelopment out to tender

30-Jun-2009
NHS South Gloucestershire is inviting bids for a two year £14 million contract to redevelop Cossham Hospital in Bristol.
Bouygues and One Housing Group win £500m Canning Town regeneration

30-Jun-2009
Bouygues Development and its consortium partner One Housing Group to develop a £500 million town centre opposite Canning Town station in East London for Newham Council.
CJ Haughey wins concrete package on £240m Aston Uni regeneration

30-Jun-2009
CJ Haughey Construction has secured a reinforced concrete superstructure package as part of an ongoing package of work at the £214 million Aston University Campus regeneration.
Clark Contracts wins £5.2m leisure centre refurb

30-Jun-2009
Paisley based Clark Contracts has won a £5.2 million contract with South Lanarkshire Council for the refurbishment of the Dollan Aqua Centre in East Kilbride.
ISG wins £6.2m Sheffield Uni disease centre job

30-Jun-2009
Interior Services Group has secured a £6.2 million project with the University of Sheffield to build a state-of-the-art Motor Neurone Disease research centre.
Capita Symonds wins place on £750m public sector framework

29-Jun-2009
Consultant Capita Symonds has been awarded a place on the Government’s £750 million Buying Solutions Project Management & Full Design Team Services Framework.
Bids invited for two year £38m Bangor leisure centre job

29-Jun-2009
North Down Borough Council is inviting bids for a £38 million contract to build a leisure centre on the Valentine Playing Fields in Bangor, Northern Ireland.
John Laing and Shepherd reach financial close £30m PFI project

29-Jun-2009
John Laing and Shepherd Construction have reached financial close on the North East Fire and Rescue Authorities £30 million PFI project.
Morgan Sindall/Hochtief JV reach financial close on £187m Wigan project

26-Jun-2009
A Morgan Sindall Investments and Hochtief PPP Solutions UK 50:50 joint venture has reached financial close on a £187 million contract to deliver a public service hub for Wigan Council.
Nexus to let more contracts for Tyne and Wear metro upgrade

25-Jun-2009
Nexus, the company that runs the Tyne and Wear metro system, has announced its intention to let framework contracts for the second phase of its £100 million asset renewal program.
Northern Ireland Water tenders £17m treatment works upgrades

25-Jun-2009
Northern Ireland Water is inviting bids for a £17 million contract to upgrade waste water treatment works in Dunmurry and Newtownbreda.
Connect Plus is to hold M25 supplier day

25-Jun-2009
Connect Plus, the consortium heading up the £6.2 billion M25 PFI widening scheme, will be holding a supplier day for subcontractors on 3 July.
Stewart Milne wins £2.5m University of Abertay contract

25-Jun-2009
Stewart Milne Construction has won a £2.5 million contract to redevelop areas of the Kydd Building at the University of Abertay in Dundee.
Birse Civils wins £16m Birmingham road job

25-Jun-2009
Birse Civils has won a £16 million contract with Birmingham City Council for the construction of Phase 2 of the Selly Oak New Road, south of Birmingham city centre.
Costain and McAlpine join forces in £40bn nuclear new build plan

25-Jun-2009
British contractors Costain and Sir Robert McAlpine are expected join forces with two international construction giants in a bid to secure a significant portion of the UK’s £40 billion nuclear new build market.
Jarvis and Fastline rail engineers to strike twice

24-Jun-2009
Rail union RMT has announced plans for two 48 hour weekend strikes of its members working for engineering firms Jarvis Rail and Fastline in protest over 200 proposed job losses.
East Renfrewshire Council invites bids for £11.5m school contract

24-Jun-2009
East Renfrewshire Council has put a one year £11.5 million new school job out to tender.
Bridgend £15m housing repair job up for grabs

24-Jun-2009
Firms are being invited to bid for a £15 million repairs job across various sites across Bridgend County for Valleys to Coast Housing.
ICE: Funds must be ringfenced to protect UK infrastructure

24-Jun-2009
The Government must ensure funds are ringfenced if it is to protect the UK’s critical infrastructure, according to a new report from the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Northumbrian Water advertises £400m framework

24-Jun-2009
Northumbrian Water is inviting bids for a £400 million multi-lot framework agreement covering repair and maintenance of water distribution networks in the North-east, Essex and Suffolk.
Telford homes to buy Clifford Contracting for £6.3m

23-Jun-2009
East London residential developer Telford Homes is buying Clifford Contracting for £6.3 million from Puma Venture Capital.
VIDEO: City Legacy consortium to build £245m Glasgow 2014 athletes' village

23-Jun-2009
Glasgow Council has named the City Legacy consortium as the preferred development partner to build the £245 million athletes’ village for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Kingerlee wins £4.9m Oxford high school job

23-Jun-2009
Oxford-based firm Kingerlee has secured a new £4.9 million contract at the Oxford high school to re-develop the existing Girls Day School.
Morgan Ashurst wins £3.2m Cardiff hospital extension job

23-Jun-2009
Morgan Ashurst has won a £3.2 million contract to build an extension at Velindre Hospital in Cardiff, which will include bunkers to house new radiotherapy machines.
Inspace secures £5.3m Richmond social housing project

22-Jun-2009
Willmott Dixon’s social housing arm Inspace has secured a £5.3 million project to build extra care housing for theRichmond Housing Partnership.
TfL will reduce Tube upgrade funding gap by £2.5bn

22-Jun-2009
Transport for London is set to reduce the tube upgrade funding gap by £2.5 billion after deferring work, cutting 1,000 jobs and altering engineering contracts.
Bids invited for £30m Sussex Uni contract

22-Jun-2009
The University of Sussex is inviting bids for a £30 million contract to build 14 accommodation blocks at its Northfield site on the edge of its campus.
Wates wins £3.6m school refurb job in Poole

22-Jun-2009
Wates Construction has won a £3.6 million contract for the construction of new facilities at Parkstone Grammar School in Poole, Dorset.
Isle of Wight to seek highway maintenance PFI contractor

19-Jun-2009
Isle of Wight Council is looking for a highway maintenance PFI service provider.
Five year £34m North Somerset refurb framework out to tender

19-Jun-2009
Arms Lengths Management Organisation Homes in Sedgemoor is inviting bids for a £34 million single operator framework agreement to carry out its capital investment programme across its 4,100 dwellings in North Somerset.
Rochdale seeks development partners for £250m regeneration

18-Jun-2009
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council is looking for a developer to take on a £250 million contract for the regeneration of Rochdale town centre.
RBS will never lend as much again

18-Jun-2009
Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester has ruled out a return to the level of lending to the property sector seen before the onset of the financial crisis.
Vinci wins £8.1m car park job

18-Jun-2009
Vinci Construction UK has won an £8.1 million contract to build a five storey car park for Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Gleeds to project manage on £55m Northants project

18-Jun-2009
Consultant Gleeds has been appointed as project manager on three interlinked schemes in Northamptonshire worth a total of £55 million for the Tresham Institute.
Mouchel affected by problems in rail and Middle East

18-Jun-2009
Mouchel has said its performance for the current year will be below its previous expectations due to challenges in the rail business and the Middle East.
Three-year £40m Glasgow roofing job out to tender

18-Jun-2009
Glasgow Housing Association is inviting bids for a three year £40 million framework agreement to provide roofing and cladding services on up to 28 multi-storey blocks of flats.
Sainsbury's raises £432m for expansion plans

18-Jun-2009
Supermarket chain J Sainsbury has raised £432 million from share and bond issues for an accelerated expansion drive in the North of England, Scotland and Wales.
Construction minister Ian Lucas urged to create chief role

18-Jun-2009
Industry figures have called on new construction minister Ian Lucas to raise the sector’s political profile with the creation of a chief construction officer.
Durham Council tenders £13m children's home contract

17-Jun-2009
Durham County Council is inviting bids for a £13 million contract to build a 38-bed secure children’s home for 12-17 year olds.
BCO/BOMA team up to share sustainability knowledge

17-Jun-2009
The British Council for Offices has announced an affiliation with the Building Owners and Managers Association, which will allow members to share sustainability and legislative knowledge.
Make submits plans for 149m Vauxhall tower

17-Jun-2009
Plans for a 149m-high mixed-use tower in Vauxhall, south London have been submitted by architects Make.
Three wins for Morrison

17-Jun-2009
Social housing maintenance contractor Morrison has been appointed to a framework contract in Manchester and been named as preferred bidder on contracts in Bristol and Suffolk.
RD Health consortium to build £100m Ayrshire hospital

17-Jun-2009
The RD Health consortium has been selected to develop a new £100 million hospital and proposed leisure centre for NHS Ayrshire and Arran at the Ayrshire Central Hospital site in Irvine.
Tenders invited for £12m offshore installation job

16-Jun-2009
The South West of England Regional Development Agency has advertised a contract worth up to £12 million to install a Wave Hub offshore electrical facility.
Lovell wins £5.6m Leeds housing job

16-Jun-2009
Affordable housing specialist Lovell has clinched a £5.6 million contract to build 61 new homes across three sites in Leeds for the Accent Foundation housing association.
St Modwen submit planning application for £55m Stafford scheme

16-Jun-2009
St Modwen has submitted a planning application to Stafford Borough Council for the proposed £55 million redevelopment of AREVA T&D’s St Leonards Works premises in Stafford.
Grampian NHS framework advertised

16-Jun-2009
Grampian NHS is looking for two contractors to set up a four-year framework for contracts at various health service sites in Aberdeen city, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
Crossrail appoints implementation director

16-Jun-2009
Crossrail has appointed David Bennett to the newly created position of implementation director.
Bids invited for £46m Isle of Wight highways deal

16-Jun-2009
Isle of Wight Council is inviting bids for a six year highway maintenance contract worth £46 million.
Travis Perkins reports high shareholder take-up of new shares

15-Jun-2009
Building materials supplier Travis Perkins has reported a 92.7 per cent take-up from shareholders for its rights issue to raise £300 million.
Cowlin consults more employees about redundancies

15-Jun-2009
Cowlin Construction, a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty, has placed a number of employees in redundancy consultation.
North Lanarkshire Council tenders £25m framework

15-Jun-2009
North Lanarkshire Council is inviting bids for a four year framework contract worth up to £25 million to build between 150 and 250 new social housing units at various sites.
Rail operators call for reopening of Beeching lines

15-Jun-2009
Train operators have proposed a £500 million expansion of the UK rail network, which would see the creation of 14 news lines and up to 40 new stations.
Crossrail awards second batch of design contracts

12-Jun-2009
Crossrail has announced its intention to award the second set of contracts for detailed design services under its design framework agreements.
EDF plans work on nuclear plants before 2013

12-Jun-2009
EDF could start preliminary work on the two sites it has earmarked for new nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point in Somerset and Sizewell in Suffolk before it gains full site licenses in 2013.
Tenders invited £17.9m London refurb contracts

12-Jun-2009
Tenders are being invited for a £17.9 million contract to replace and refurbish kitchen and bathrooms across both Downland and Broomleigh Housing Associations’ social housing stock.
Eight refurb frameworks advertised in Tower Hamlets

12-Jun-2009
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is inviting bids for eight four-year refurbishment framework contracts worth up to £42 million in total.
Blackpool's £100m tram upgrade approved

11-Jun-2009
The £100 million upgrade of Blackpool’s 120 year old tramway has been approved and funding has been confirmed by transport minister Sadiq Khan.
New construction orders up 26pc since February

11-Jun-2009
New construction orders in the three months to April 2009 fell by 9 per cent compared with the previous three month period but total orders have risen 26 per cent since February.
Four-year £18m Swansea asbestos removal framework out to tender

11-Jun-2009
The City and County of Swansea is inviting bids for a four-year £18 million asbestos removal framework contract.
Hampshire college job worth up to £13m up for grabs

11-Jun-2009
Tenders are being invited for a contract worth between £10 million and £13 million to construct a new facilities at Treloar College in Holybourne Hampshire.
Bids invited for £10.5m Rushden leisure centre job

11-Jun-2009
East Northamptonshire District Council is inviting bids for a 16 month £10.5 million contract to build a new leisure centre in Rushden.
Clugston Group boss goes undercover for TV show

10-Jun-2009
The CEO of construction firm Clugston Group - recently shortlisted for the £4 billion academies framework - has identified skills shortages in his organisation by going undercover as a labourer.
ISG wins £4m Leeds University refurb contract

10-Jun-2009
Interior Services Group has won the contract for the final phase of refurbishment work on the Michael Sadler Building at the University of Leeds.
Renfrewshire £70m renewal framework up for grabs

9-Jun-2009
Renfrewshire Council is inviting bids for a four year framework agreement to refurbish its housing stock worth between £50 million and £70 million.
ISG wins £1.9m Manchester College fit-out

8-Jun-2009
Interior Services Group has won a £1.9 million contract with the Manchester College to create a new beauty therapy training facility and spa at Moston Campus.
Contractors wanted for £44m St Helens redevelopment

8-Jun-2009
Property developer Langtree is seeking contractors for a development worth a total of £44 million and includes the construction of a new stadium for St. Helens’ rugby league team.
Highways Agency announces £400m framework winners

8-Jun-2009
The Highways Agency has appointed five contractors to a new £400 million managed works framework contract covering the East and South East of England.
Peabody advertises £85m maintenance job

8-Jun-2009
London housing association Peabody has invited tenders for a five year repair and maintenance contract worth up to £85 million.
Tenders invited for £160m Highlands housing framework

8-Jun-2009
Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association is inviting tenders for a four year framework agreement worth £160 million.
Helical Bar to invest £500m in new projects

5-Jun-2009
UK property group Helical Bar has announced that it has raised around £500 million to invest in new developments.
Failure of Metronet costs taxpayer up to £410m

5-Jun-2009
The failure of London Underground contractor Metronet in July 2007 has cost the taxpayer between £170 million and £410 million, according to a report released today by the National Audit Office.
Sir Robert McAlpine wins £39.7m Aberdeen refurbishment job

5-Jun-2009
Sir Robert McAlpine has won the £39.7 million main contract on Aberdeen City Council’s redevelopment of Marischal College.
Scott Wilson wins £9.6m Crossrail design contract

4-Jun-2009
Crossrail will award the £9.6 million two and a half year design package, C136, for Farringdon Station to consultancy firm Scott Wilson Group.
Network Rail bosses will still get bonuses

4-Jun-2009
Network Rail executives are still set to receive bonuses despite the rail operator’s failure to meet the efficiency targets set by the Office of Rail Regulation.
Tenders invited for Birmingham New Street installations

4-Jun-2009
Network Rail Infrastructure is inviting tenders for two 54 month installation contracts as part of the redevelopment work at Birmingham New Street railway station.
Four line up for the road surfacing contract as M25 bidding hots up

4-Jun-2009
Tarmac, Lafarge, Bardon Contracting – a subsidiary of Aggregate Industries – and Hanson are in contention for the multi-million pound road surfacing subcontract on the £6.2 billion M25 widening project.
Aggregate usage falls 30pc in a year

4-Jun-2009
Official figures show suppliers being hit by double whammy of falling demand and increasing tax costs
Tenders invited for £750m North-west framework

3-Jun-2009
Tenders are being invited by Manchester City Council, trading as North West Construction Hub, for a four year framework contract worth between £250 million and £750 million.
Watford £150m redevelopment out to tender

3-Jun-2009
Watford Borough Council is inviting tenders for a redevelopment and extension project at Charter Place in Watford town centre worth up to £150 million.
Welsh firm owed £23k goes into receivership

3-Jun-2009
A Welsh building firm has gone into receivership citing withheld payments of around £23,000 for work on a new rail link for Welsh Highland Railway Construction.
Tube Lines dismisses Underground funding gap

2-Jun-2009
Tube Lines has said talk of a funding gap for the London Underground 2010-2017 maintenance programme is premature as negotiations with Transport for London are set to begin at the end of the month.
Morrison wins £16m south Wales framework

1-Jun-2009
Morrison Construction, part of the Galliford Try group, has been awarded two civil engineering packages worth £16 million by Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council in south Wales.
Clark Contracts wins £570k Irvine refurb contract

1-Jun-2009
Clark Contracts has won a £570,000 contract with Prudential Property Managers for improvement work at Riverway Retail Park in Irvine, south west of Glasgow.
Birmingham New Street £14m contract advertised

1-Jun-2009
Network Rail is inviting firms to tender for a four year mechanical services installation job worth between £10 and £14 million on the Birmingham New Street redevelopment project.
Tenders invited for £37m Merthyr housing refurb

29-May-2009
Contractors have been invited to tender for a 54-month housing refurbishment contract by Merthyr Valley Homes worth between £25 and £37 million.
Edinburgh roads job worth £25m out to tender

29-May-2009
The City of Edinburgh Council is inviting tenders for a three year road maintenance framework agreement worth £25 million.
Rail operators will need more lines

28-May-2009
More railway lines will need to be built if the UK’s network is to cope with the projected doubling of passenger and freight demand in the next 30 years, according to rail operators.
Sanderson Watts appoints new director

28-May-2009
Wigan-based civil and structural engineering firm Sanderson Watts Associates has appointed Eddie Webb as director of engineering.
Work on 2012 Olympic Velodrome progressing

28-May-2009
The foundations of the 6,000 seat London 2012 Velodrome, which is being constructed by ISG, are now complete.
Gifford to strengthen Battersea Rail Bridge

28-May-2009
Gifford has been appointed to design strengthening measures and repair works for the historic Thames River Bridge at Chelsea.
Beijing Airport wins 'Building of theYear'

28-May-2009
Beijing Capital International Airport has been named the “Building of the Year” by the UK’s architecture sector during the prestigious AJ100 survey and awards.
Subcontractors eye £6.2bn M25 job

28-May-2009
Earthworks and design deals handed out as 30 more massive contracts go out for tender on £6.2 billion widening project
HSS adds new online service

27-May-2009
HSS Hire chief executive has ruled out a reduction in high street stores despite the firm’s introduction of a new online service, HSS LiveHire, aimed at its larger clients.
Willmott Dixon, Kier and Wates win £275m framework

26-May-2009
Willmott Dixon, Kier and Wates have won a £275 million framework contract to partner the East Midlands Property Alliance.
Edinburgh £16m job up for grabs

26-May-2009
Contractors have been invited to tender for a £16 million four year framework contract with the City of Edinburgh council for the refurbishment of housing in the city.
Skanska to crack down on blacklisting

26-May-2009
Skanska has assured construction union Ucatt that it will no longer tolerate blacklisting and is set to launch an investigation into its previous conduct on its sites.
Tenders invited for £21m Coventry Uni job

26-May-2009
Coventry University has invited tenders for a £21 million contract to build a new student enterprise building on its campus.
Outgoing TfL chief moots second Crossrail

22-May-2009
TfL’s outgoing chief operating officer of London Streets has called for greater investment in the capital’s public transport – even mooting the idea of a second Crossrail.
Shepherd wins £13m M&E contract

22-May-2009
Shepherd Engineering Services has clinched a £13 million M&E contract on the first phase of Bam Construction’s extension to the University of York’s Heslington East campus.
Multibuild win £4.9m office job

22-May-2009
Multibuild has won a £4.9 million contract to convert two adjoining Birmingham office blocks into a new Premier Inn hotel for clients OVL Bankfield LLP, part of the Cannock Group.

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