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Speller Metcalfe wins £28m leisure centre job

Atherstone leisure centre is being replacedSpeller Metcalfe will take possession of the existing Memorial Hall leisure centre in Atherstone at the end of April, to…

adminMarch 13, 2026

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Work starts at Worksop shopping mall

Stakeholders gathered on site to mark the start of workStructural demolition works have begun at The Priory shopping centre on Bridge Street in Worksop.The scheme…

adminMarch 12, 2026

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Prosecutions follow asbestos disturbance

The site in Greenheath RoadTwo companies and a site manager have been sentenced after a largescale asbestos disturbance and illegal clearance operation was carried out…

adminMarch 10, 2026

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Stoke mural supports Lighthouse Charity

Artists Rob Fenton with his mural in StokeLighthouse Charity, Willmott Dixon and artist Rob Fenton have unveiled a mural at the University Staffordshire’s new Student…

adminMarch 9, 2026

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HS2 Curzon Street piling completes

CFA piling on the Curzon Street station siteKeltbray, as subcontractor to Mace Dragados joint venture (MDJV), has installed 2,000 concrete piles for the new Curzon…

adminMarch 4, 2026

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Fire protection acquisition for Galliford Try

Galliford Try sees fire protection as a high-margin growth sector for building contractors. It has paid approximately £10m to acquire Nene Valley Fire & Acoustic,…

adminMarch 4, 2026

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Galliford Try starts £21m Birmingham Uni scheme

The Birmingham Centre for Anatomy, Surgical & Clinical Skills will be across three floors of the Birmingham Health Innovation Campus The Birmingham Centre for Anatomy,…

adminFebruary 26, 2026

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Shrewsbury bypass to be axed

Not happeningA report on the future of the Shrewsbury North West Relief Road (NWRR) will be presented to a meeting of Shropshire Council’s full council…

adminFebruary 25, 2026

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Latimer appoints Winvic for £112m Digbeth scheme

CGI of Latimer's Digbeth developmentWinvic Construction has been appointed to build a mixed-tenure housing development in Digbeth, Birmingham for Latimer.The appointment of a contractor moves…

adminFebruary 25, 2026

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Balfour Beatty mobilises for North Hykeham relief road

The government has confirmed £110m of funding towards to the £218m cost of Lincolnshire County Council’s North Hykeham relief road scheme.The council said that this…

adminFebruary 19, 2026