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BBV Ready for Second HS2 Deck Push Over M6 Viaduct Near Chelmsley Wood Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) prepares to slide the West deck of HS2's M6 South viaduct into place, starting 11 April 2026, with the first 107-metre section over the southbound slip road. The 320-metre twin viaducts, built in weathering steel with 1,250-tonne segments, use hydraulic jacking over live motorway traffic, refining techniques from the 2025 East deck success. This Delta Junction milestone boosts h

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

Diriyah Tenders Media District North Offices in New Push on Riyadh's Creative Economy Buildout Diriyah Company has tendered a new contract for office construction in the Media District North area of Diriyah Gate 2, extending the buildout of one of Saudi Arabia's most strategically positioned creative and business zones. The package covers five office plots comprising nine buildings and more than 50,000 square metres of built space, with bids due on 27 April 2026. Project Over

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