Buildings
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Morgan Sindall will rebuild Liberton Community Fire Station for £10m. The SCAPE-procured project forms part of Scotland’s wider programme to replace or repair fire stations affected by RAAC.
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YIT will start Helsinki’s €94 million sports centre construction project. The 21,000-square-metre Jätkäsaari scheme combines pools, sports halls, low-carbon materials, heat recovery, and solar generation ahead of opening around 2029–30.
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Tendring has approved its submission plan for 18,173 future homes. The Regulation 19 consultation runs from 7 September to 19 October before the plan is submitted for independent examination.
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Bray and Slaughter will deliver Cardiff University’s major Digarbon retrofit. The £9.89 million main contract covers fabric upgrades at the Law and Tower buildings, with work scheduled from September 2026 to January 2028.
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Wandsworth Council has approved 200 homes at Battersea Power Station. The social-rent scheme occupies a Phase 5 brownfield plot, with construction expected to begin in 2027 and completion targeted for 2029.
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Gateway 2 approval has unlocked construction at Manchester’s Cambridge Halls. Structural groundworks are under way on the first 1,101-bed phase of a 2,302-bed redevelopment scheduled for phased opening from 2029.
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Torbay Council will redevelop Paignton’s former St Boniface Church site. The 25-home social-rented project requires substation relocation and demolition before construction, with residents currently expected to move in during late 2028.
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Harrogate District Hospital’s main entrance redevelopment begins construction this September. The live-site scheme adds reception, self-check-in, retail, seating, toilet, and accessibility facilities while maintaining the existing hospital entrance.
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Bouygues UK has completed the timber-framed St John’s CE Academy. The 6,074m² Wantage school combines cross-laminated timber, off-site manufacture, photovoltaics, and sustainable drainage for around 600 secondary pupils.
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Laing O’Rourke starts enabling works on a new Lancashire prison. The contractor’s programme includes utilities, drainage, logistics, and extensive precast manufacture beside the operating HMP Garth and HMP Wymott estate.