Buildings

A third contractor has been appointed to finish a residential scheme, after the previous two contractors went bust in the space of two years. Wokingham Borough Council announced today (25 June) it has picked local firm Feltham Construction to finish building 55 apartments at its Carnival Place development. Original contractor…

Multiplex has been appointed to build the City of London’s newest skyscraper. Fifty Fenchurch Street will provide around 60,400 square metres of office space in the heart of the financial district. Multiplex did not divulge the value of the job but data provider Glenigan estimates it is worth £400m. The new…

Cruden Homes and City of Edinburgh Council have submitted plans for the first phase of a £1.3bn “sustainable new coastal town” in the Scottish capital.  The Scottish housebuilder and local authority are working in partnership to overhaul part of a vast brownfield site to the north west of Edinburgh’s city…

Barhale has nabbed a major job to revamp part of London’s sewer network. The contractor will deliver “essential remediation works” worth £36m to the Northern Outfall Sewer (NOS), which runs above the Jubilee Line and Docklands Light Railway at Manor Road, West Ham. Barhale will both design and build the…

United Utilities has named 18 companies which will undertake £2.75bn of works between 2025 and 2030.  Earlier this month the North West water company named seven partners, including Kier, Costain and Murphy, which it said would oversee delivery of £3bn of major infrastructure works during the period.  Now United Utilities…

Worcestershire County Council has issued a tender for a new £100m design and construction framework for new primary schools. Interested firms have until noon on 15 July to bid for the 10-year New Primary School Design and Build Programme. A council spokesperson told Construction News that the contract is for up to…

CN100-ranking contractor RG Carter is among seven firms selected for a £96.3m construction and refurbishment framework from the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich. The UEA Contractor Framework has a baseline lifespan of three years, with the university having the option of extending it by two years. Work will…

Galliford Try has been picked to build the £69m Paisley Grammar Community Campus.  The contractor will deliver facilities for up to 1,380 pupils, including all-weather sports pitches, a 300-seat theatre, a dance studio, teaching kitchens and music suites.  The scheme, designed by Ryder Architecture, received planning permission in January and…

The Green Party has said demolition work should require a full planning application, unless already included in a local development order. In its 46-page manifesto released on Wednesday (12 June), the party said it would tighten the rules around demolition if it enters government after the general election on 4…

Contractors have been alerted to a bumper workload to keep the Palace of Westminster safe. A new £1.5bn framework will help “prevent future deterioration” of the site’s mechanical, electrical, public health, fire and life safety systems, as well as its building fabric, roofing and stonework, according to a prior information…