Category: Uncategorized

What happened Peterborough City Council is progressing an increase in the budget envelope for its new Sports Quarter leisure centre from £37.1m to as much as £43m—an increase of approximately 16%. That does not mean the agreed construction price has risen to £43m. Alliance Leisure’s assessment at the end of RIBA Stage 3 was approximately…

What happened Luton Rising, the Luton Council-owned company that owns London Luton Airport, has appointed Mace Consult to provide programme, project, cost and commercial management services for the airport’s growth programme, working in partnership with Arcadis. The team’s remit includes establishing the programme schedule, systems, controls and decision-making frameworks, together with programme integration and planning,…

What happened In Svella Connect Ltd v Virgin Media Ltd, the Technology and Construction Court gave Virgin Media summary judgment on Svella’s claims that duties of good faith should be implied into three fibre framework agreements and a later Exit and Settlement Agreement. Virgin Media originally entered into the frameworks with NMCN in 2019 and…

What happened Adrian Corrigan, president of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors, has argued that demolition specialists are too often appointed after the design, programme and procurement strategy have already been fixed. His point is that this shuts out the people most likely to identify the conditions that can stop an enabling-works package: hidden structural…

What happened McLaren Construction has completed a £90m cut-and-carve refurbishment of Brettenham House, the 1932 art deco building beside Waterloo Bridge, for developer Helical. The project moved the building’s main plant from the roof into constrained basement vaults, inserted four new cores through the existing steel frame, added new pavilions and terraces at level 9,…

What happened The Construction Leadership Council and BIM in Asset Management have published draft guidance on as-built and handover information requirements and opened a six-week public consultation. The consultation opened on 2 September 2026 and closes at noon on 16 October 2026. The guidance is intended to create a common understanding between the people who…

What happened Stepnell has completed Northamptonshire’s new purpose-built county mortuary at Riverside Business Park. The contractor describes it as the first standalone facility of its kind in England. The building brings coronial and forensic mortuary services together on one site and is intended to reduce pressure on existing hospital facilities. It includes viewing and identification…

What happened NHS Shared Business Services has revised the procurement timetable for its second-generation Public Sector Construction Works framework, estimated at £750m excluding VAT, or £900m including VAT. The tender notice was originally expected on 7 September 2026, with submissions due by 19 October 2026, an award decision expected on 22 July 2027 and the…

What happened Luton Rising has appointed Mace Consult, working with Arcadis, to provide programme, project, cost and commercial management services for the expansion of London Luton Airport. The expansion was provisionally estimated at more than £2.5bn in 2023 prices. It is intended to increase the airport’s capacity from 19 million to 32 million passengers a…

What happened Network Rail is planning a major renewal of Saxmundham junction on Suffolk’s East Suffolk line this autumn. The engineering programme is due to run for nine calendar days, from Saturday 24 October until Sunday 1 November 2026. The manually operated junction will be modernised with a powered crossover and an integrated signalling system…