Contracts
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Alstom has started building a new Portuguese rail assembly plant. The Matosinhos site will support CP fleet delivery.
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Roads funding cuts could threaten two major English highways schemes. The review adds uncertainty to the RIS3 pipeline.
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BAM has completed the first full school rebuild after RAAC. St Leonard’s pupils have returned to permanent facilities.
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MPs have warned Northern Powerhouse Rail faces serious delivery uncertainty. Scope, governance, and costs remain unresolved.
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Laing O’Rourke has joined a UK small modular reactor bid. The proposal targets 14 reactors across three sites.
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Major regeneration partnership will begin construction at Silvertown in September. The venture covers sites in London and Birmingham.
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Birmingham has launched a new modernised council housing repairs service. Equans, WPS, and Mears will deliver day-to-day works across the city.
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S Harrison has secured consent for Edinburgh’s student accommodation scheme. The Gillespie Crescent development will deliver 124 beds on a brownfield site.
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Balfour Beatty has appointed new leadership for UK Major Projects. Angus Murray will oversee complex infrastructure, energy, reservoir, and nuclear opportunities.
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VINCI Construction will deliver the first Pall Mall development phase. The Liverpool scheme combines office, retail, and public realm space within a wider commercial district regeneration plan.