Buildings
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Vistry has warned that first-half profit will fall sharply. The housebuilder is tightening cash controls, slowing some sites, and reassessing operations under new leadership.
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Glencar has started structural steelwork at Chessington World of Adventures. The £50m Minecraft-themed development is scheduled to open to visitors in 2027.
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Transport for London has selected three contractors for upgrade works. The £700m framework will support station, tram, and step-free access projects across the capital’s transport estate.
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Eiffage has started construction of the Grand Paris Nord university hub in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine.
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Curo Construction has ceased trading, raising uncertainty over Whittlesey’s £18.67m Manor Leisure Centre redevelopment.
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McLaren has been appointed to deliver British Land’s £99m West One retrofit above Bond Street Underground Station.
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Vistry has secured approval for Pudding Mill Lane’s first phase, bringing 355 homes forward beside Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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Afcons Infrastructure has been selected for a Croatian rail project. The €677m package covers reconstruction, second-track construction, overhead electrification, signalling, and telecoms works.
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Greater Manchester’s Metrolink renewal programme is entering another phase. Track, drainage, foundation, sleeper, ballast, and alignment works will affect the Oldham-Rochdale line later this month.
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Panattoni will deliver a speculative Wakefield logistics development scheme. The 500,000 sq ft cross-docked facility will target BREEAM Outstanding and net zero carbon in construction.