Buildings

Plans to redevelop the historic George Hotel in Huddersfield are set to go ahead despite the cost of the project spiralling by almost 50 per cent over the past two years. The restoration of the Grade II-listed building, known as the birthplace of rugby league, is a key part of…

A contractor has lost a court case in which it claimed it was not contractually responsible for completing technical designs on a dairy scheme. The court found in favour of client Workman Properties Ltd (WPL) in a case that sought to clarify the design obligations under a construction contract with…

Kier Construction has landed a £99.5m job to develop a new helicopter base for the Royal Navy. The four-year project involves revamping Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose in Cornwall, including the replacement of the Engineering Training School (ETS) at the site. The ETS mainly delivers training for engineers to…

The government has announced an investment of £1bn to top up next year’s capital budgets for schools and housing. Ahead of this week’s Budget, chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) said that it would add £500m to the final year of the 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme. In addition, planned investment in the…

A letter has flooded in to Construction News Towers with an appeal for help. Philip Brown, a retired welder living in Wales, is looking for a specific back copy of CN from the 1980s. Brown worked on a Doncaster colliery at the time, and the project featured on the cover.…

By Thomas Johnson Kent County Council is searching for a contractor for a new £2bn highways maintenance contract that is expected to last for up to 21 years. Kent’s local road network is one of the largest in the country, with around 8,750km of roads. This includes: 990km of A roads, 450km of B…

A replacement has been named on a part-completed leisure centre where ISG had been main contractor. North East Derbyshire Council announced this week that its development partner Alliance Leisure had appointed Nottingham-headquartered Universal Civils & Build to finish the Clay Cross Active scheme in Chesterfield. The job, estimated to be…

Multiplex is set to start building a £300m learning and research building at the University of Glasgow this month. The 27,000 sq m Keystone building in the university’s Gilmorehill campus will feature general learning and teaching areas, dry and wet lab spaces, and high-spec computing labs. It will also provide…

Kier has been selected to deliver a new UK headquarters for electric-motor manufacturer YASA. The 90,000 square foot facility will be built for client Bicester Motion at its eponymous 444-acre technology campus, located at a former Royal Air Force base in Bicester. The carbon-efficient buildings will target BREEAM Excellent certification…

Three firms have won the contract to redevelop a brownfield site in south London for housing. McAleer & Rushe, John Sisk & Son and McLaren have been appointed to build a £600m residential-led regeneration of a former biscuit factory. The three will build 1,624 homes for rent on the site…