Building sector | Latest contracts and projects news | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Fri, 09 May 2025 07:45:08 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Building sector | Latest contracts and projects news | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Leicester seeks contractor for station project after earlier tender collapse https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/leicester-seeks-contractor-for-station-project-after-earlier-tender-collapse-09-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/leicester-seeks-contractor-for-station-project-after-earlier-tender-collapse-09-05-2025/#respond Fri, 09 May 2025 07:42:27 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=520156 This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Leicester City Council has launched a fresh search for a contractor to deliver a major overhaul of Leicester station after a previous tender failed to attract competitive interest. The authority is seeking bids…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/leicester-seeks-contractor-for-station-project-after-earlier-tender-collapse-09-05-2025/feed/ 0 Kier signs contract for Great Yarmouth college revamp https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/kier-signs-contract-for-great-yarmouth-college-revamp-09-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/kier-signs-contract-for-great-yarmouth-college-revamp-09-05-2025/#respond Fri, 09 May 2025 07:01:47 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=520148 This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Kier has signed a contract with the Department for Education (DfE) to deliver a major redevelopment of East Coast College’s Great Yarmouth campus. The project, which will begin in May 2025, is part…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/kier-signs-contract-for-great-yarmouth-college-revamp-09-05-2025/feed/ 0 Sisk’s race against time to build Man City’s new North Stand roof https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/sector/hotel-leisure/sisks-race-against-time-to-build-man-citys-new-north-stand-roof-08-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/sector/hotel-leisure/sisks-race-against-time-to-build-man-citys-new-north-stand-roof-08-05-2025/#respond Thu, 08 May 2025 11:45:17 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519892 The football season may be drawing to a close for Manchester City Football Club, but inside the Etihad Stadium, a new challenge is on the horizon. Since 2023, contractor John Sisk has been building a new North Stand, adding 6,000 seats to increase the total…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/sector/hotel-leisure/sisks-race-against-time-to-build-man-citys-new-north-stand-roof-08-05-2025/feed/ 0 Eight-year framework planned for Northern Ireland infrastructure works https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/eight-year-framework-planned-for-northern-ireland-infrastructure-works-08-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/eight-year-framework-planned-for-northern-ireland-infrastructure-works-08-05-2025/#respond Thu, 08 May 2025 09:21:53 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=520034 This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) in the devolved Northern Irish government has launched early market engagement for a new civil engineering framework. The Major Civil Engineering Works Framework will support the delivery of…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/eight-year-framework-planned-for-northern-ireland-infrastructure-works-08-05-2025/feed/ 0 Willmott Dixon appointed for North Quay regeneration in Great Yarmouth https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/willmott-dixon/willmott-dixon-appointed-for-north-quay-regeneration-in-great-yarmouth-08-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/willmott-dixon/willmott-dixon-appointed-for-north-quay-regeneration-in-great-yarmouth-08-05-2025/#respond Thu, 08 May 2025 08:23:14 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=520026 This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Willmott Dixon has been named by Great Yarmouth Borough Council as development partner for the regeneration of the town’s North Quay waterfront. The project is intended to transform a 10.5-acre site into a…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/willmott-dixon/willmott-dixon-appointed-for-north-quay-regeneration-in-great-yarmouth-08-05-2025/feed/ 0 Prosper awards £250m framework to deliver investment works across northern England https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/prosper-awards-250m-framework-to-deliver-investment-works-across-northern-england-08-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/prosper-awards-250m-framework-to-deliver-investment-works-across-northern-england-08-05-2025/#respond Thu, 08 May 2025 06:30:36 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=520012 This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Procurement consortium Prosper has appointed contractors to an eight-lot investment works framework worth up to £250m over four years. The multi-supplier agreement will support the delivery of building installation and refurbishment services across…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/prosper-awards-250m-framework-to-deliver-investment-works-across-northern-england-08-05-2025/feed/ 0 Carbon capture contract powers United Living to top league spot https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/construction-league-tables/carbon-capture-job-powers-united-living-to-top-league-spot-07-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/construction-league-tables/carbon-capture-job-powers-united-living-to-top-league-spot-07-05-2025/#respond Wed, 07 May 2025 11:45:26 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519798 A major carbon capture pipeline job saw utilities and property services contractor United Living top the latest Construction News monthly league table. Data from Glenigan showed that the £627m-turnover firm picked up a £250m contract from  Liverpool Bay CCS Ltd, a subsidiary of global energy…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/construction-league-tables/carbon-capture-job-powers-united-living-to-top-league-spot-07-05-2025/feed/ 0 Extra £11.7m sought for A59 job due to ‘unforeseen events’ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/extra-11-7m-sought-for-a59-job-due-to-unforeseen-events-07-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/extra-11-7m-sought-for-a59-job-due-to-unforeseen-events-07-05-2025/#respond Wed, 07 May 2025 11:45:18 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519918 Councillors are being urged to approve additional funding of £11.7m for “essential and unforeseen” changes to the A59 Kex Gill realignment scheme in North Yorkshire. The project, being delivered by John Sisk & Son, will see a new section of bypass constructed between Skipton and…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/extra-11-7m-sought-for-a59-job-due-to-unforeseen-events-07-05-2025/feed/ 0 Wessex Water appoints 45 firms to minor M&E works framework https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/wessex-water-appoints-45-firms-to-minor-me-works-framework-07-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/wessex-water-appoints-45-firms-to-minor-me-works-framework-07-05-2025/#respond Wed, 07 May 2025 10:55:31 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519968 This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Wessex Water has named 45 contractors to a framework agreement covering mechanical and electrical (M&E) minor works across its operational region. The agreement supports the delivery of the company’s AMP8 capital investment programme…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/wessex-water-appoints-45-firms-to-minor-me-works-framework-07-05-2025/feed/ 0 Fusion21 appoints firms to £1.5bn decarbonisation framework https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/fusion21-appoints-firms-to-1-5bn-decarbonisation-framework-07-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/fusion21-appoints-firms-to-1-5bn-decarbonisation-framework-07-05-2025/#respond Wed, 07 May 2025 07:48:36 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519921 This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Procurement body Fusion21 has appointed 40 firms to its latest decarbonisation framework, which is expected to be worth up to £1.5bn over four years. The new framework replaces an earlier version and is…

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