Contracts
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Wates has entered a pre-construction agreement for Hackney’s Britannia scheme. The contractor is assessing four unfinished residential buildings as the council prepares to restart work after Ardmore’s collapse.
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Durkan is ending main contracting after more than fifty years. The group will focus on housebuilding and regeneration as regulatory exposure, contracting risk, and legacy fire-safety liabilities reshape its operating model.
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Skanska has signed Prague Gateway DC’s CZK2.1 billion construction contract. The package covers site infrastructure, foundations, the precast frame, and non-IT systems for a 26MW campus planned for more than 2,000 racks.
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Eiffage has secured healthcare construction contracts worth €132 million combined. The awards cover Angers University Hospital and a new RE2020-compliant hospital in Avallon, spanning structure, building services, low-carbon materials, and energy systems.
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Holcim limestone is reinforcing coastal defences at Weymouth’s Sanctuary development. The rock armour forms part of an £8m coastal-protection package supporting the £52m residential project at Newtons Cove.
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Kier and Tilbury Douglas secure two major English school programmes. Preconstruction appointments cover a £77m RAAC-affected redevelopment in London and a £31m rebuilding programme in Eastbourne.
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Kier has begun early works for Blackburn’s anaerobic digestion upgrade. The £29m package covers design, surveys, investigation, and site preparation while United Utilities progresses approval for the wider scheme.
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ReFuels has started construction of a new Carlisle Bio-CNG station. The high-capacity site will serve HGV traffic between England and Scotland from the first half of 2027.
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Morgan Sindall has secured Plymouth Civic Centre’s first construction phase. The £6.49m package moves the Grade II-listed tower into physical delivery while later high-rise works continue through design and regulation.
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Sisk has started major retrofit works at 171 Victoria Street. The Westminster scheme will retain substantial existing fabric while introducing lower-carbon concrete, glazing, and upgraded commercial space.