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Ramboll Appointed to Major £35bn Public Sector Construction Framework Engineering and design consultancy Ramboll has secured a highly coveted position on a monumental £35 billion UK construction and infrastructure framework. This major procurement vehicle is designed to streamline capital delivery across the public sector, providing a robust pipeline of critical upgrades and new developments. The appointment reinforces the position of Ramboll as a leading technical advisor ca

Yoo Capital Secures Green Light for £1bn Camden Film Quarter Development Camden Council has narrowly approved Yoo Capital's £1 billion masterplan to transform a Kentish Town industrial estate into a major film and television production hub. The landmark Camden Film Quarter will combine 11 purpose-built sound stages with 485 new homes, delivering a highly integrated mixed-use neighbourhood in North London. This ambitious regeneration scheme aims to position the capital as a le

ECF Secures Planning Approval for 263 New Homes at £2.5bn Crescent Salford Masterplan The English Cities Fund (ECF) has successfully secured planning permission to deliver 263 new homes at Adelphi Village, the primary residential component of the £2.5 billion Crescent Salford masterplan. This significant milestone will see the construction of three new apartment blocks on Peru Street, including over a hundred ultra-low carbon Passivhaus homes. Backed by the Greater Manchester

Kier Opens £70m Subcontractor Hunt for £243m Keogh Barracks Rebuild in Aldershot Kier has launched a major supply chain recruitment drive to secure subcontractors for its £243 million overhaul of Keogh Barracks in Aldershot. The contractor is inviting firms to bid for major construction packages worth nearly £70 million. This significant Ministry of Defence scheme forms part of a wider programme to modernise living, working, and training facilities across the military base ov

Knights Brown Reports £136m Turnover Record as Coastal and Energy Work Drives AMP8 Strategy Knights Brown has announced a record turnover of £136 million for the 2025 to 2026 financial year, reflecting a substantial £20 million year-on-year increase. The privately-owned civil engineering contractor secured this 17% revenue jump driven by high-value workloads in its core coastal defence, port infrastructure, and renewable energy markets. With Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, a

Scottish Hydro sparks £7.4bn contractor framework race Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission has launched a major contractor framework competition worth up to £7.4bn, opening the door to long-term delivery opportunities across civils, buildings, overhead lines and underground cables in Scotland. The procurement covers six lots and is designed to support network upgrades, customer connections, asset renewals and the wider transition to net zero. Project overview The framework i

AtkinsRéalis picked for Belfast Rapid Transit Phase 2 AtkinsRéalis has been appointed to support the delivery of Belfast Rapid Transit Phase 2, the next stage of the city’s Glider expansion programme. The appointment moves the scheme closer to construction and marks another important step in improving Belfast’s public transport network. Project overview Belfast Rapid Transit Phase 2 is the planned expansion of the city’s Glider network. The project is intended to extend rapid

Balfour Beatty wins £83m contract to deliver new Forres Academy in Moray Balfour Beatty has been awarded an £83m contract to build the new Forres Academy in Moray, Scotland, marking another major education win for the contractor north of the border. The project will replace the existing school with a modern 12,143 square metre secondary campus designed for 1,120 students, along with a 3G sports pitch and new car park. Project overview Forres Academy is a major school replacem

HS2 cost to complete hits £102.7bn as government resets delivery plan HS2’s latest official estimate has pushed the cost to complete the railway as high as £102.7bn, with the first trains to Birmingham now not expected until 2039. The new figure underlines how badly the project has been affected by inflation, delays and delivery problems, and it marks another major reset for one of the UK’s most controversial infrastructure programmes. Project overview HS2 remains the UK’s fl

GOSH appoints Dalkia, Sisk and BDP for £300m Children’s Cancer Centre MEP works Great Ormond Street Hospital has taken a major step forward with its planned £300m Children’s Cancer Centre after Dalkia agreed a partnership with Sisk and BDP to deliver the mechanical, electrical and public health works. It is a significant healthcare package for one of the UK’s best-known hospitals, and it underlines how important specialist engineering is in a live clinical environment. Projec

Old Oak launches £12bn partner search for major west London regeneration scheme The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation has launched a search for a private sector partner to help deliver the Old Oak scheme in west London, following agreement on heads of terms that unify around 70 acres of land into a single development opportunity. The project is expected to deliver 8,000 homes, 200,000 square metres of commercial and community space, new public realm, and a major

GRAHAM Selected to Deliver First Phase of Holbeche Place Redevelopment in Solihull GRAHAM has been appointed by Muse under a pre-construction services agreement to work on the first phase of Holbeche Place, the redevelopment of the former Mell Square site in Solihull town centre. The first phase will deliver 346 build-to-rent homes across four buildings, alongside ground-floor commercial and amenity space, on a constrained town-centre site. Project Overview Location: Solihull