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Laing O’Rourke wins £920m animal health super-lab job

Construction Enquirer

The hub forms the centrepiece of the government’s £2.8bn Science Capability in Animal Health (SCAH) programme, a 12–15 year redevelopment of the 93ha Animal and Plant Health Agency site near the M25 at New Haw. Around 1,000 staff work at the site, which has been a base for animal health science for over a century.

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Barratt London plans in for Canning Town towers

Construction Enquirer

Barratt London is pressing ahead with plans for a major mixed tenure scheme in east London despite the weakening housing market. The firm has submitted plans to build seven blocks ranging from 8 to 30 storeys in Canning Town on a 4 acre site known as Crown Wharf on the River Lea.

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Marine Terminal Planned for Site of Former New York City Floating Jail

ENR Construction

Opened in 1992 as a floating jail and decommissioned in 2023 as part of the plan to close the city’s outdated jails and build modern borough-based facilities , the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center—known as the barge—is slated to be dismantled, making way for the planned Hunts Point Marine Terminal. The Economic Development Corp.

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ECF picked for £250m Stockport regeneration

Construction Enquirer

Stockport Mayoral Development has signed up The English Cities Fund as its joint venture partner to develop an eight-acre site, known as Stockport 8, in the town centre. “This latest milestone is another major step forward in our plan to create one of the most liveable town centres, not only in the region, but in the UK.” .

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Bouyges to build Chichester student scheme

Construction Enquirer

Bouyges has been confirmed as main contractor on major student accommodation plans for the University of Chichester. Work will deliver a total of 1,032 units across the two sites in Bognor Regis and Chichester.

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M80 project uses electric piling rig

Roads Online

In a first for Victoria’s North East Link project, the Liebherr LB30 ‘Unplugged’ electric piling rig – one of only three in the world – has begun work on site in Watsonia. The M80 Ring Road Completion project is using technology to save energy and reduce emissions during construction while construction powers on in Melbourne’s northeast.

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Unite raises £300m to start two student schemes

Construction Enquirer

Earlier this year Unite bought a site in London Stratford, known as Jubilee House, for its next major project. It has full planning consent for a 36-storey tower providing 716 beds for students at a total development cost of £192m. ”