After several years of delays, work is due to finally start in April on a scheme to update and regenerate Twickenham station. Originally intended to be completed in time for the Rugby World Cup in 2015, the programme to rebuild the station as part of a wider construction scheme to improve facilities for travellers finally … Read more
As part of a £1.36 billion programme to transform the prison estate across the country, the government last week confirmed plans to build four new prisons to house 5,000 inmates. This is part of the commitment to create up to 10,000 modern prison spaces by 2020 in up to nine new prisons. These four new … Read more
The University of Glasgow has chosen Multiplex to manage the first phase of its massive estates expansion plan, believed to be worth £700 million, which will see the redevelopment of the 14-acre former Western Infirmary site in two phases over the next decade, with the total expenditure for both phases expected to be approximately £1 billion. … Read more
Green Business Council Calls for Government to Lead the Way Towards Insulating 25 Million Homes The UK is aiming to cut carbon emissions by 80% by the middle of this century. Given that approximately one third of emissions come from heating draughty homes, the announcement that 25 million homes will fail to meet insulation standards … Read more
Major new projects announced across the country creating 20,000 jobs The construction industry across the UK announced a welcome growth in the latter months of 2016, with a boost to 54.2 in December in the Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index (PMI) from 52.8 the previous month. With this rise comes the increase of landmark projects across … Read more