Contracts
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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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Network Rail plans a £150m Wales and Western civils framework. The agreement will cover geotechnical investigation, design, drainage, rock-cutting remediation, construction, and handback across two regional workstreams.
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Eric Wright Construction increased pre-tax profit despite lower annual turnover. The Preston contractor reported stronger margins while maintaining framework positions and a mixed pipeline of housing, healthcare, civic, and public-sector work.
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Kier topped August’s contractor rankings after securing £530m of work. Major water, commercial, and education awards put the group first as overall construction contract activity weakened during the month.
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Cumberland Council will begin Durranhill Viaduct repairs later this September. Metcalfe Plant Hire will deliver joint, waterproofing, surfacing, and parapet works on the Carlisle structure.
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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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Perega will design secondary roof steelwork for Old Oak Common. The HS2 appointment covers complex connections, walkways, soffit supports, and drainage brackets under restrictive structural constraints.
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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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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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Winvic has begun design work for Witton-le-Wear Bridge resilience measures. The A68 project will assess structural repairs, scour protection, and embankment stabilisation after river erosion damaged the crossing’s southern approach.