Project Reports

Despite a lengthy delay due to lockdown and the constraints of a very tight site, Bam Construct delivered a new office block in Leeds using innovative methods. Joshua Stein reports.   Scheme: Globe Point, Leeds Client: CEG Main contractor: Bam Construct Structural engineer: Arup MEP subcontractor: Hoare Lee Architect: Feilden…

McLaren is adding three storeys and seamlessly joining two separate office blocks in one of the busiest locations in London – without disrupting the businesses inside Scheme: The Hub Victoria Client: Gaw Capital Main contractor: McLaren Construction Contract value: £71.5m Contract type: JCT Design and Build Start on site: February…

The precast factories for HS2’s Colne Valley Viaduct and the Chiltern Tunnel are responsible for some of the most ambitious prefabrication works ever attempted in the UK. Joshua Stein reports

A striking atrium filled with natural light forms the centrepiece of a new science and engineering building at the University of Salford, built by Morgan Sindall. Paul Thompson reports

With a client like no other, the stipulations put on WellMax Scaffolding’s team to get the job right and keep the priceless features at the British Museum safe were tough. Tim Clark reports on how the team rose to the challenge

A new college building in Manchester, designed to provide facilities for students of performing arts, creative and digital media, is set to complete in June this year. Helena Russell finds out more

The Leeds leg of HS2 may have been pulled but, in west London, construction is powering ahead. Paul Thompson reports on the techniques employed at the megaproject to aid delivery of two major schemes in one

After a homelessness organisation’s finances were hit hard by the pandemic, it turned to a construction charity for help. Firms in the industry have jumped at the chance to get involved, as Tiya Thomas-Alexander finds

Innovative techniques that allow storeys to be built using the floor below as a working platform are being delivered at a former metalwork site in central London. Joshua Stein reports

In west London, a new addition to the skyline is set to transform the area around one of the capital’s most famous railway stations. Paul Thompson reports