Day: October 28, 2022

In County Durham and Tees Valley, Farrans will be improving the underground network of water pipes, constructing a new 24km, 800mm diameter pipeline between Lartington Water Treatment Works and Shildon via Whorley Hill. The pipeline will cross underneath the River Tees and Alwent Beck to...

Eric Born (his Swissport profile image)Eric Born will take over as Grafton Group  CEO on 28th November 2022 as CEO in succession to Gavin Slark, who remains with the company another month to facilitate the transition. Mr Born is a Swiss national. He was chief...

The latest statutory six-monthly report to parliament was delivered yesterday, 27th October, by the newly-appointed secretary of state. Previously it was a job for specifically designed HS2 minister Andrew Stephenson, but he was moved to a new job in July and his old one has...

Wellington Plaza...in the futureA joint venture of private equity investors Asset Capital and Prescient Capital has acquired Wellington Plaza from Legal & General Investment Management following a competitive, multi-stage bid process. The 1980s building on Wellington Street has been vacant for years and is one...

Visualisation of the plan. All images © CorkeWallis Architect Scott Brownrigg has produced a masterplan to redevelop a 143-acre site and former clay mineral quarry to provide more than 1.75 million sq ft of studio space together with on-site accommodation and amenities. Home of Production...

The tunnel boring machine was switched on by HS2’s civils delivery director Mike Lyons, seen with SCS head of tunnelling Michael GreinerTunnel boring machine (TBM) Caroline now joins Sushila on an underground drive from West Ruislip to Greenpark Way in Greenford in northwest London. These...

Nobleread Ltd has been wound up by the High Court and the official receiver has been appointed liquidator of the company. Nobleread operated two businesses, NB Construction and NB Wholesale. Between February and April 2021, it ordered various construction goods on credit under each name...