Construction news roundup
4th December 2018
The latest news this week in the Construction Industry
Half-way point for UK’s biggest road upgrade scheme
The £1.5bn project to upgrade 21 miles of the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon has reached the half-way point. Read more…
£150m Bournemouth Winter Gardens scheme gets go-ahead
Plans by Bournemouth Development Company for the Winter Gardens scheme in Bournemouth have been approved by Bournemouth Council Planning Board. Read more…
Engie to buy Forrest housing and energy arms
French energy services giant Engie is set to buy the social housing refurbishment and energy operations of stricken North West contractor Forrest Group. Read more…
Bouygues wins £100m London Royal Mail scheme
House builder Taylor Wimpey has awarded Bouygues a £100m-plus contract to deliver the first phase of its redevelopment of an old Royal Mail and Post Office site in London. Read more…
Researchers at Cambridge Uni to develop self-healing concrete
Researchers at the University of Cambridge are using microencapsulation technologies developed by Dolomite Microfluidics to develop self-healing building materials. Read more…
Go-ahead for £270m Swindon ski and cinema centre
Plans to build a 500,000 sq ft regional leisure scheme in Swindon featuring a big snow centre have been given the thumbs up. Read more…
