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Graham signs £286m Manchester Met halls contract

The new Cambridge Halls are designed Cartwright PickardA joint venture between Manchester Metropolitan University and Unite Students is developing 2,302 new student bedrooms as part…

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Gateway 3 delays leave more than 5,000 homes empty

Image by Tho-Ge from PixabayThere has been much said and written about the delays endured by the construction industry in getting Gateway 2 approval from…

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Women into Home Building invites new applicants

Applications are now open for the next round of the Women into Home Building programme, offering inductions, work experience and site management placements.The Women into…

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Barnfield appointed for Blackburn business centre

St John’s Church is to be resurrected as a business complexThe former St John’s Church in Blackburn, gutted by fire in April 2019, is to…

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Erewash approves building materials factory

The factory's 60-metre tower will be three metres taller than the old ironworks chimneyErewash Borough Council has granted full planning permission for an Italian building…

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Student landlord breaks ground in Glasgow.

CGI of the St George’s Road student lodgingsStudent housing developer Alumno has appointed Clark Contracts as design & build contractor for a six-storey, 262-bed development…

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VolkerFitzpatrick begins RAF Coningsby upgrade

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has contracted VolkerFitzpatrick to deliver improvements to the RAF Coningsby’s Air Operating Surfaces, including the airfield’s taxiways and apron areas.…

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Jackson wins £20m Sussex bridge contract

The existing Exceat Bridge is a pinchpoint between Seaford and EastbourneEast Sussex County Council has awarded Jackson Civil Engineering a contract to replace a Victoria…

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Consultants selected for £1bn Eastgate Quarter regeneration

Eastgate Quarter development area demarcated by red lineDanish planners and British architects have been appointed to help realise the vision for the redevelopment of a…

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Wales gets its first roofing apprenticeship

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), National Construction College (NCC), Bridgend College and the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) are collaborating on the delivery…

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