Contracts
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Staticus has secured the façade package for Vista South Bank. The contract adds a major closed-cavity façade scope to one of London’s largest commercial redevelopment schemes.
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AFC Bournemouth has secured planning approval for Vitality Stadium’s expansion. The scheme will increase capacity beyond 20,000 seats while requiring careful construction sequencing around a live Premier League venue.
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STRABAG has secured another major European waterway infrastructure contract award. The company, ZÜBLIN, and Bauer Spezialtiefbau will deliver a €380m replacement lock on Germany’s Main–Danube Canal while keeping the route operational.
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North Yorkshire has appointed contractors for a civils framework programme. The four-year agreement covers bridge repairs, resurfacing, drainage, retaining walls, culverts, and highway infrastructure works across North Yorkshire and York.
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Glencar has secured another South East industrial logistics construction assignment. The contractor will deliver Link, Aylesbury, a five-unit Grade A development totalling around 192,000 sq ft and targeting BREEAM Excellent and EPC A ratings.
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McLaren has started main construction at Fairbanks Studios in Elstree. The former BBC Elstree Centre is being transformed into a 266,000 sq ft production campus for high-end television and independent film.
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Barbican renewal packages are moving towards a major procurement phase. More than £357m of work is being prepared across MEP systems, core infrastructure, the Conservatory, foyers, performance spaces, staff areas, and public realm.
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Keon has started a new Wolverhampton affordable housing project onsite. The £28 million Heath Town scheme will deliver 32 council apartments on a former pub site.
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Broad Marsh is moving back towards delivery after years stalled. Homes England is seeking a development partner for the Nottingham regeneration site.
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CMA findings put civils procurement under sharper pressure again today. The watchdog wants clearer pipelines, standard designs, and more consistent public-sector buying across road and rail work.