Buildings News, Analysis & Opinion | Stay Informed with UK Construction Contractors https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/ Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:05:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Buildings News, Analysis & Opinion | Stay Informed with UK Construction Contractors https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/ 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/ 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Kier awarded new Edinburgh eye hospital job https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/kier-awarded-new-edinburgh-eye-hospital-job-19-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/kier-awarded-new-edinburgh-eye-hospital-job-19-02-2026/#respond Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:45:39 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538576 Kier has been appointed to deliver a new eye hospital in Edinburgh for NHS Lothian. The facility at the Edinburgh BioQuarter will replace the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion (PAEP), which opened in 1969. Plans for a new eye hospital were raised over a decade ago,…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/kier-awarded-new-edinburgh-eye-hospital-job-19-02-2026/feed/ 0 VIDEO: City of London unveils skyline vision https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/video-city-of-london-unveils-skyline-vision-19-02-2026/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:42:19 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538550 The City of London Corporation has unveiled a computer-generated timelapse video of the Square Mile’s skyline, amid a surge in planning applications. The ‘City Skyline CGI’, created by Didier Madoc-Jones of GMJ, depicts the financial district from above once all schemes with planning permission, or…

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]]> Galliford Try wins £33m Clarion homes job in Chester https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/galliford-try-wins-33m-clarion-homes-job-in-chester-19-02-2026/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:26:43 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538547 Galliford Try has secured a £32.8m contract to deliver 126 homes at City Place in Chester for Clarion Housing. The design-and-build job from the housing association will see the tier one contractor design and construct the residential units alongside associated external works, utilities and drainage.…

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]]> Graham hospital job soars by £300m due to ‘construction challenges’ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/graham-hospital-job-soars-by-300m-due-to-construction-challenges-18-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/graham-hospital-job-soars-by-300m-due-to-construction-challenges-18-02-2026/#respond Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:45:56 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538453 The cost of a Scottish hospital job where a worker died during construction has spiralled to more than £400m following “numerous” challenges and delays. Water and ventilation problems are among a number of issues that have hit Graham’s job to build both the Baird Family…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/graham-hospital-job-soars-by-300m-due-to-construction-challenges-18-02-2026/feed/ 0 Willmott Dixon scoops £50m Parliament M&E job https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/willmott-dixon-scoops-50m-parliament-me-job-18-02-2026/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:31:51 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538522 Willmott Dixon has secured a £50m contract from the House of Commons to deliver a major mechanical and electrical overhaul at Portcullis House. The contractor was awarded the works, which are due to run until 2029, following a call-off from a framework agreement. The project,…

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]]> Main contractor appointed for £40m Norfolk prep school job https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/main-contractor-appointed-for-40m-norfolk-prep-school-job-18-02-2026/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:01:57 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538508 Independent school Gresham’s has appointed Pentaco Construction as main contractor for its £40m prep school development. The Norfolk school said Pentaco would deliver the design-and-build contract to relocate the existing prep school to the new Dyson Campus, formerly Holt Hall. The £40m scheme is backed…

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]]> Entry deadline extended for CN Awards https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/entry-deadline-extended-for-cn-awards-18-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/entry-deadline-extended-for-cn-awards-18-02-2026/#respond Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:00:35 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538431 Contractors and project teams now have until Friday 27 February to enter this year’s Construction News Awards.

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/entry-deadline-extended-for-cn-awards-18-02-2026/feed/ 0 Graham to build Northern Irish forensics facility https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/graham-to-build-northern-irish-forensics-facility-17-02-2026/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:33:56 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538396 Graham has secured a £69.7m job to deliver a new forensic science facility for the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland. The scheme, known as Project Atlas, will provide 10,400 square metres of new office and laboratory space for Forensic Science Northern Ireland (FSNI) within…

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]]> Deadline looms for life science awards entries https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/deadline-looms-for-life-science-awards-entries-17-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/deadline-looms-for-life-science-awards-entries-17-02-2026/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:31:10 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538351 The deadline for entries to this year’s Life Sciences Awards is now less than two weeks away. Hosted by Construction News and sister title Property Week, the awards recognise the people, projects and organisations contributing to the development of science and technology estates across the…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/deadline-looms-for-life-science-awards-entries-17-02-2026/feed/ 0 Fears of contractor ‘instability’ mount amid gateway three delays https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/building-safety/fears-of-contractor-instability-mount-amid-gateway-three-delays-16-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/building-safety/fears-of-contractor-instability-mount-amid-gateway-three-delays-16-02-2026/#respond Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:45:03 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538257 Delays to gateway three approvals for higher-risk buildings (HRBs) may trigger financial “instability” among contractors, according to industry analysts. Their warnings came as a Freedom of Information (FOI) request showed 44 schemes are still awaiting a gateway three decision more than three months after those…

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