The Great Western Railway network in the South West of England is currently undergoing the greatest investment since it was originally built over 150 years ago.
The modernisation programme will see the electrification of much of the Great Western network, and the delivery of new fleet of Intercity Express Programme trains; enabling train operator GWR...
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Costain, the engineering solutions provider, announces that it has been awarded the £605 million contract for the East works package of the Thames Tideway Tunnel in London in Joint Venture (‘JV’) with VINCI Construction Grands Projets and Bachy Soletanche Ltd.
The Thames Tideway Tunnel is a major new sewer, urgently needed to protect the tidal...
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Lafarge Tarmac has signed a Binding Option Agreement with London Resort Company Holdings(LRCH) to sell land required for the delivery of the proposed London Paramount Entertainment Resort in North Kent. The land, known as Swanscombe Peninsula, covers 388 acres and wasformerly the largest cement plant in the UK, Swanscombe Works, which closed in 1993.
This...
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• Construction to begin in spring 2015 • Line extension and two new stations open by 2020 • The extension of London Underground’s (LU) Northern line from Kennington to Battersea via Nine Elms has been given the go-ahead today by the Secretary of State for Transport.
The vital addition to the Underground network will support the development...
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According to the Glenigan Index, the recovery in private housing construction seems to have lost momentum with a 12% decline in project starts; however this is forecast to be a temporary glitch.
The provider of construction project leads and industry analysis, collate the Index on a monthly basis.
The Index records data on the value...
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Environment Agency has awarded a Midlands contract to Costain. The framework contract for the Environment Agency – the first of its type for Costain – covers a wide variety of services, from routine inspections and maintenance of waterways to providing fast-response teams to handle incidents and minor asset repairs. The Midlands Main Rivers Maintenance...
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Fareham College has awarded the contract to design and build its new £12m engineering and advanced manufacturing skills centre to Leadbitter Ltd, it has been announced today. The project is the first step in an ambitious £26m capital investment programme by the college, which received a further boost last week with news of a...
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Elliott Off-Site Solutions continues its success in the education sector with the announcement that it has secured £5m of design and build contracts at two schools in the London area.
The specialist off-site company will construct two single-storey classroom blocks at Fairholme School in Hounslow and a three-storey design and technology block at Drayton...
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Costain Group PLC and Severn Trent Plc have entered into a new Joint Venture (‘JV’) to provide complete business water and wastewater management services to high volume commercial and industrial water users.
The new entity, Severn Trent Costain, will combine the skills and experience of both Severn Trent Services and engineering solutions provider, Costain, to...
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London Underground (LU) announced the four bidding groups who have been shortlisted to go through the new Innovative Contractor Engagement (ICE) procurement process for the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade project.
The Bank and Monument Tube station complex is located in the heart of the City of London financial district and is the fourth busiest interchange...
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