Two major post-Games contracts have been awarded to BAM Nuttall, worth a combined £76 million, The Press Association writes.The engineering and building firm will be responsible for transforming the Olympic Park, once the London 2012 Games end, into the Queen Elizabeth Park. It should be open to the public in phases from summer 2013.The work is expected to last for 18 months, the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) said and will create approximately 500...
Plans for a multi-million pound regeneration of Belfast City centre have been unveiled by local government today.Of the £233 million investment, £150m will be injected directly into local business schemes, while another £75m is reserved for a number of construction projects, reports BBC News.The most significant building project is the redevelopment of the landmark Waterfront Hall conference and exhibition centre, which is set to receive £20...
After agreeing a number of infrastructure improvements worth £27 million in North London, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club has pledged to build a new stadium in the area.An "iconic, new Premier League stadium development and a host of local improvements" have been earmarked for the area according to a joint statement by the club and Haringey Council.The Northumberland Development Project, the codename for Spurs' stadium plans, will cost around £400 million,...
Melton Mowbray the location for new Sainsburys store
Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has thrashed out a deal to build a new store in Melton Mowbray, reports Melton Times.The chain has agreed a contract with Melton Council to purchase a site on Nottingham Road, giving the council a healthy cash boost of £12-15 million.In addition, as part of the contract, Sainsbury's will have to make £220,000 worth of contributions to several town initiatives, cites Construction Enquirer, including...
Relaxed carbon targets will make homes cheaper to build
Revised government carbon reduction targets for new homes will provide house builders with more cash in their pockets, enabling them to build more houses, faster.A consultation on Building Regulations, published by the Department for Communities and Local Government, confirmed that carbon reduction limits will now be eight per cent in new homes. The limit will stand at 20 per cent for non-domestic buildings.This is some way off the 25 per cent proposed...
Overhead pylons still better value than underground claims report
Despite major progress in the industry, maintaining underground cables is proving to be too expensive, reports The Engineer.Research from engineering consultancy Parsons Brinckerhoff - funded by National Grid and commissioned by the government - shows that while purchasing underground cables (UGC) is the second-cheapest way of transmitting power, lifetime costs are £10.2m-£24.1m per km.Compared to overhead line prices (OHL)...
Plans for the transformation of the former Middlesex Hospital site in London have been conditionally approved, Fitzrovia News reports.Westminster City Council granted permission for the scheme, submitted by a consortium comprising Exemplar, Aviva and the former Kaupthing Bank, which will see the site redeveloped into a mixed use commercial and residential area.Plans include the construction of 237 apartments, 54 affordable homes and 210,000 square feet...
A development in Brighton is set to bring over 100 construction jobs into the area, theargus.co.uk reports.Long-overdue plans to revolutionise an old fruit and vegetable market now look set to come to fruition after years of stalling after developers the Cathedral Group changed their proposals to make them more financially viable. Now, with plans established to create hundreds of new homes and...
Work has begun on a 350-property affordable housing development in west Wiltshire, bringing a host of property jobs with it, according to developers.The announcement came at a launch ceremony hosted by Persimmon Homes and its sister company Westbury Partnership.In collaboration with the Wiltshire Council and the Homes & Communities Agency (HCA), the developers plan to bring a mixture of one, two,...
Plans to turn three separate shopping centres into one large multiplex have been unveiled, ukbusinessproperty.co.uk reports.The Riverside, Darwin and Pride Hall shopping centres in Shrewsbury look set for a huge renovation project which could see them become one single 480,000 square foot complex.Under current plans, the Riverside Centre will be bulldozed and a 225,000 square foot complex built in its place that will stretch to the nearby Darwin and Pride Hall...
Calls have been made for the improvement of one of the world's oldest suspension bridges, BBC News reports.The Union Chain Bridge was built in 1820, connecting Fishwick in Berwickshire, Scotland, to Horncliffe in England. It is among the oldest suspension bridges that still carries traffic.However, there is concern over its structure, due to recent deterioration. Back in 2007, the Grade I listed bridge was closed for a year due to structural problems...
Plans for a specialist construction and engineering technical college in Kent have been submitted by Medway Council, BBC News reports.The proposals have been sent to the Department for Education for a University Technical College that would provide 14-19 year olds with both academic and vocational training, improving future engineering and construction job prospects.Main sponsor, the University of...
Construction and engineering workers are most in demand report finds
Demand for staff has continued to grow in January, particularly in the construction and engineering sectors, The Grapevine Online reports.The latest Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) / KPMG Report on Jobs found an that demand for staff in the UK grew, although at a slower rate, with people to fill construction and engineering jobs most highly sought after....
