Buildings
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Seddon is set for Salford’s £40m affordable housing contract award. The 144-home brownfield phase combines framework procurement, early contractor involvement, and layered public funding ahead of formal council approval.
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Work has started on Dunfermline’s major Kingswood housing development site. The 223-hectare programme will deliver more than 2,150 homes alongside employment land, community infrastructure, and transport works over 25 to 30 years.
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Derriford Hospital’s £140m emergency building has reached structural frame completion. The Wave 1 project combines expanded clinical capacity with lower-carbon concrete and recycled steel ahead of its planned April 2029 completion.
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Paragon provided £11.7m to support Wharfedale Homes’ Gainford housing scheme. The 30-month facility supports acquisition and construction of 79 homes with ground-source heating, EV charging, and higher energy-performance targets.
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McLaughlin & Harvey has secured Holborn Circus’s £70m main contract. Construction is due to begin in the fourth quarter after Erith completes demolition and pre-commencement activity.
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Codi plans a £750m contractor framework for housing across Wales. The agreement would let four housing groups call off construction work from appointed principal contractors from 2027.
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Derby has cleared demolition conditions for its Market Place redevelopment. Preparatory work can now move towards an early-2027 start before the former Assembly Rooms and adjoining structures are removed.
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Step Places has revised Springfield Gardens around affordable housing delivery. The 98-home Liverpool scheme retains its overall scale but replaces planned retirement apartments with 59 Torus Rent to Buy homes.
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Tilbury Douglas has completed Luminous Oak Academy in Eastleigh, Hampshire. The 125-place specialist school combines teaching, therapy, sensory, sports, and outdoor facilities designed around pupils with social, emotional, and mental health needs.
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GPE has completed 30 Duke Street using extensive reused steel. The fully pre-let St James’s development shows structural reuse operating within the programme, quality, and commercial demands of prime London construction.