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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