The Construction Index
National Grid has appointed Balfour Beatty, M Group, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Murphy and OTW as delivery partners for 1,000km of overhead line upgrades worth £1.2bn.
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure
The Construction Index
Holcim UK has won a competitive tender to supply sustainable readymix concrete to the Smithfield Lofts development in Digbeth, Birmingham.
The Construction Index
Bouygues UK has been appointed as lead contractor for main works on the Overdale Acute Hospital project in Jersey, through the island's New Healthcare Facilities Programme (NHFP).
The Construction Index
GMI Construction Group will deliver the refurbishment of the Customs House in South Shields, a Grade II listed building.
The Construction Index
Standard contracts body JCT has appointed Michelmores' Anna Wood as chair of its drafting sub committee, as Clyde & Co's Victoria Peckett steps down.
The Construction Index
Amey has been appointed to Transport for London's £700m Infrastructure Improvement Framework, where its will work alongside Costain and Dragados on station upgrades, tram infrastructure, and access improvements.
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure
The Construction Index
Severn Trent Water has appointed Barhale to deliver a £9.5m stormwater management scheme in Silverdale, near Stoke-on-Trent.
The Construction Index
AtkinsRéalis has been appointed to Hampshire County Council's new four year civil engineering, highways and transportation framework.
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure
The Construction Index
Cullross has submitted a planning application for 212 homes at Western Harbour to the City of Edinburgh council, with affordable homes on the site due to be managed by Wheatley Group.
The Construction Index
Robots from Fischer are being used to autonomously drill holes in an office building being developed in Frankfurt by Strabag and Ed Zublin.
The Construction Index
Scottish architecture firm Smith Scott Mullan will move into employee ownership, after owners Graham Acheson, Eugene Mullan and Rick McCluggage transferred their shares into an employee ownership trust.
The Construction Index
Alternative investor Investcorp has acquired UK mechanical and electrical facilities management company Smart Managed Solutions, and plans complementary acquisitions in the sector.