The 7,005m² new school, which houses more than 1,000 pupils, was manufactured offsite by Caledonian to meet a 42 week programme, a process that achieved time savings of six months compared to a traditional build. Caledonian provided a full turnkey… Continue Reading →

ISG has started the contract to fit-out a 135,000 sq ft office on London’s Gresham Street. Client Investec currently occupies two floors of the building at 30 Gresham Street, and the new fit-out will see it move into the fourth, fifth… Continue Reading →

Vinci Construction is planning a major meet the buyer event after securing the job to transform Warrington town centre with a £69m bid. Its 123-week Time Square contract includes demolition of existing buildings to make way for a new market hall, civic… Continue Reading →

Big Ben’s famous chimes will fall silent from next week until 2021 to allow refurbishment work to be carried out on the famous clock tower. The bongs will sound for the final time at midday on Monday before being disconnected… Continue Reading →

Welsh construction and maintenance group Contract Services (South Wales) Ltd has ceased trading with the loss of 102 jobs. The firm was hit by cash flow problems and has now called in Begbies Traynor to start the process of liquidation…. Continue Reading →

Mace has been appointed as the project manager for the £330m Our Town Hall project to repair and upgrade Manchester’s Town Hall and Albert Square. he 140-year-old building is structurally sound but many of its elements are now reaching the… Continue Reading →

Edinburgh University has started the hunt for a contractor to deliver a major upgrade and conversion of the Scottish capital’s former Royal Infirmary building. It plans to create a major educational hub scheme at the historic building in the Quartermile development area… Continue Reading →

The Burrell Collection in Glasgow has appointed Cliveden Conservation to help protect precious architectural pieces whilst the museum undergoes a four-year refurbishment and re-display of its collection. Both parties will work closely together to dismantle or protect in situ a… Continue Reading →