December 2020 | Construction View Online

Skanska to Build New Office Building in London, UK, for GBP 180M, about SEK 2 billion

22nd December 2020

Skanska has signed a contract with British Land PLC to build Blossom Street, London. The contract is worth GBP 180M, about SEK 2 billion, which will be included in the order bookings for Europe in

Multi-million Pound Investment Boosts Power Supplies to Thousands of Wiltshire and Hampshire Customers

22nd December 2020

An investment of nearly £10 million by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to boost the resilience of power supplies to tens of thousands of homes and businesses across Wiltshire and Hampshire has been completed

Bywater Properties and Ashmour Commence Grade A Office Refurbishment in Belfast

22nd December 2020

Bywater Properties and its joint venture partner Ashmour have started construction work on their comprehensive refurbishment programme of a well-known building on Belfast’s Donegall Place. The prominent city centre site has been home to Boots

The Dena Hotel Cork photo cred Jason Ennis @ Pressup_

Pure Fitout Launches Recruitment Drive for 20 Jobs as New Contracts See Company Growth Accelerate

21st December 2020

UK and Ireland specialist contractor Pure Fitout has launched a recruitment drive to fill 20 new roles to meet an immediate need in the first quarter of 2021. The new employees will take on a

SSEN Calls on Generators to “Signpost” their Interest in Proactively Delivering a Smart Electricity System

21st December 2020

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has called on its customers to register their interest in providing 250MWs of “flexibility” to the energy system over the next eight years. Owners of low-carbon technologies, generators and

Construction Team Conducts Beach Clean at Seafront in Redcar

18th December 2020

A small team of friendly construction professionals has carried out the first of what will be several beach cleans on the beach at Redcar. The clean-up was organised by Mark Laidlaw, project manager for BAM

COVID-19 Restrictions Impact Practice Confidence and Workload

18th December 2020

In November 2020, the RIBA Future Workload Index returned a balance figure of 0, meaning as many practices expect workload to increase as those who expect it to decrease. It’s the lowest figure since June

Response to Judicial Review

18th December 2020

Heathrow statement on the unanimous Supreme Court decision today, relating to expansion, ruling the UK Govt. Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) is lawful and legal Government policy. “This is the right result for the country, which will allow Global Britain to become a

Queen’s University

17th December 2020

With their world-class developments for staff and students, Queen’s has some of the best campus facilities in the UK and Ireland. Investing £700m over a 20 year capital development programme, they are continuing to transform

Enniskillen Model Primary School

17th December 2020

In November 2019, pupils and staff from Enniskillen Model Primary School welcomed officials and special guests for a ceremonial sod-cutting at the school site to mark the start of work on a new two-storey building.