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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

SNG Appoints 22 Contractors to £10.9bn Affordable Homes Framework Sovereign Network Group has appointed 22 contractors to its new Contractor Framework for Affordable Homes, supporting a ten-year £10.9 billion investment programme and a target to deliver 25,000 new homes. The framework, which took effect on 1 April 2026, will cover regeneration and high-rise new-build work across SNG’s operating regions. Project Overview Client: Sovereign Network Group. Framework name: Contrac

Robertson to Build £36m Cinema and Leisure Scheme in Ashington, Northumberland Robertson Construction North East has been appointed to deliver a £36m cinema and leisure complex at Portland Park in Ashington, forming a key part of Northumberland’s wider town centre regeneration programme. The scheme will bring five cinema screens, two restaurant units, and a family-focused leisure attraction to the town centre, with REEL Cinemas set to operate the venue. Project Overview Locat

Willmott Dixon Wins £61m Contract to Rebuild The Mosslands School in Wallasey Willmott Dixon has secured a £61m Department for Education contract to demolish and rebuild The Mosslands School in Wallasey, delivering a new three-storey secondary school for 1,500 pupils. The scheme will replace the ageing existing buildings with a modern campus on a 19-acre site, alongside new sports and external facilities designed to support both education and community use. Project Overview L

Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is set to slide the West deck of HS2's M6 South viaduct into place, starting on 11 April 2026. This operation begins with the first 107-metre section over the southbound slip road. The 320-metre twin viaducts are constructed from weathering steel and consist of 1,250-tonne segments. They will be installed using hydraulic jacking over live motorway traffic, applying techniques refined from the successful East deck launch in 2025. This milestone at D

Mears Lands £700m Housing Deals as Order Book Hits Record £4bn Peak Mears Group has secured two major long-term housing maintenance contracts worth a combined £700m, pushing its order book to a record £4bn and cementing its position as one of the UK's leading social housing services businesses. A £450m, 10-year deal with Birmingham City Council and a £250m, 10-year contract with Cross Keys Homes in Peterborough signal a sustained demand for compliant, professionally managed h

Morgan Sindall Begins £34m Owlstone Croft Passivhaus Student Accommodation for Queens' College, Cambridge Morgan Sindall Construction has started work on the £34m Owlstone Croft postgraduate housing scheme for Queens' College, Cambridge, delivering one of the most sustainability-ambitious student accommodation projects in the university sector. The design-and-build project on Owlstone Road in Newnham will create new Passivhaus-standard homes and refurbish existing terrace bui

Caddick Construction Appointed to Deliver £46m Room2 Hotel on Leeds Lisbon Street Regeneration Site Caddick Construction has been appointed main contractor on a new £46m, 16-storey room2 hotel in Leeds city centre, after developers Marrico and Helios Real Estate secured forward funding from Aberdeen Investments. Work starts on site in May 2026 on the former Leeds International Swimming Pool site, with completion targeted for spring 2028, adding 200 rooms to the city's fast-gr

AtkinsRéalis Wins £98m Wessex Rail Signalling Upgrade Contract AtkinsRéalis has secured a £98m contract from Network Rail to upgrade signalling and telecommunications across 43km of the Wessex route near Portsmouth. The three-year programme will relock and recontrol the Havant Area Signalling Centre to Basingstoke ROC, replacing obsolete systems to boost reliability and cut signalling delays on this vital London-Portsmouth and Southampton corridor. Project Overview Location:

Vinci and Hochtief Line Up £170m Southampton Student Accommodation Overhaul The University of Southampton is set to award a £170m long‑term public‑private partnership to the Aspire consortium, led by Vinci Building and Hochtief PPP Solutions, to deliver and operate new and refurbished student halls across its Connaught and South Stoneham campuses. The 50‑year deal will create 1,092 new bed spaces, refurbish 399 existing rooms and restore the Grade II‑listed Stoneham House, w

Bouygues Bags Green Light for Triple‑Tower LSE Bankside Student Scheme in London Southwark Council has approved plans for one of London’s largest student accommodation projects, clearing the way for Bouygues to start work in 2027 on a three‑tower redevelopment of LSE’s Bankside House. The all‑electric scheme will deliver 1,945 student rooms across 24, 26 and 28 storeys, targeting BREEAM Excellent and Passivhaus‑level performance as part of LSE’s push towards 6,000 bed spaces

McLaughlin & Harvey Lands £107m Isle of Islay Port Upgrade Contract McLaughlin & Harvey has secured a £107m contract from Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) to transform Port Ellen on Scotland's Isle of Islay into a modern ferry terminal. Starting June 2026, the project will deliver land reclamation, a new ferry berth with linkspan, shore power facilities and an expanded terminal building by 2029, ensuring resilient connectivity for the island's lifeline service to the