HS2 is working with Women into Construction (WiC), an independent not-for-profit organisation, to help more women in the Midlands launch a career in the construction sector. A new four-week bespoke training programme, which starts in October, will combine two weeks of training, a two-week
This joint venture will deliver the construction and supporting infrastructure for the US Air Force European Infrastructure Consolidation (EIC) works at RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire. RAF Molesworth is a Royal Air Force station which dates back to 1917. It currently serves as the
The new iteration of the framework is valued at £500m and has three separate construction lots and two building services lots. The aim of the framework is to ensure Suffolk County Council and other public sector organisations in the East of England have a legitimate shortcut for
Public sector development partner hub South West Scotland has rejigged its construction partnership agreements with Tier 1 partners. The refresh sees Balfour Beatty signed up for the first time with other previous partners retained for another three years. These include
In March 2023, there was an estimated 0.2% increase in the volume of monthly construction output due to a 0.7% rise in new work, according to the latest ONS figures. Since records began in January 2010, construction output has reached its highest level of £15,616 million. This increase
VolkerFitzpatrick starts work this month on a £44.5m bridge construction project in Surrey. Guildford Borough Council appointed VolkerFitzpatrick in July as main contractor for a long-planned bridge over a railway line next to Ash station. Construction of the Ash Road Bridge
Four contractors have secured spots on a major works framework covering highways and transportation projects in Yorkshire Balfour Beatty, BAM Nuttall, Farrans and John Sisk will deliver projects valued over £7m. The framework firms will be used by Leeds Council and the wider
Works at the Dewsbury plant are designed to ensure phosphorus concentrations in the final effluent meet water industry national environment programme targets for England. The project forms part of Yorkshire Water’s £500m investment in phosphorous removal to meet