Balfour signs contract for Scottish prison

Balfour Beatty has signed a £119m deal to build a flagship net-zero Scottish prison – with the total scheme cost now four times the original estimated price. The tier one contractor was appointed to a preconstruction contract for the 18,500 square metres HMP Highland in… The post Balfour signs contract for Scottish prison appeared first on Construction News.

Vinci signs £138m Sheffield steel forge expansion deal

Sheffield Forgemasters signs landmark contract after two years of pre-construction works

Construction of new £18.5M road in Blackpool to begin this month

Work on a new £18.5M road at the Blackpool Enterprise Zone will begin this month as contractor George Cox & Sons starts pre-construction works. The post Construction of new £18.5M road in Blackpool to begin this month appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

The industry must upskill in digital to track competence

Adam Nicholson is group preconstruction director at McLaren Construction As building safety regulation has crystalised, it has become clear that digitised upskilling is as important to the modernisation of the construction industry as digitised delivery. It was clear two years ago that the emerging building… The post The industry must upskill in digital to track competence appeared first on Construction News.

ISG lined up for £65m office-to-life-sciences conversion job

ISG is in line to scoop the circa-£65m contract to convert a London Docklands office block into a life-sciences facility. The contractor has been working on designs for the scheme under a preconstruction agreement it won last year. The 17 Columbus Courtyard project, designed by… The post ISG lined up for £65m office-to-life-sciences conversion job appeared first on Construction News.