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Vinci named as new replacement contractor for £73m Southport events centre job

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Sefton Council has named Vinci Building as its preferred contractor to deliver the Marine Lake Events Centre (MLEC) in Southport, more than two years after procurement for the project began. Vinci will enter into a pre-construction services agreement (PCSA) while the council finalises the scheme’s design and contract details. Sefton…

Vinci awarded pair of Chester regeneration jobs

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Vinci Construction UK has been awarded two contracts by Cheshire West and Chester Council, totalling £100m. The firm has secured the role of developer/builder partner for the Northgate Phase 2 mixed-use scheme in Chester, in a deal worth £60m. According to the council, the scheme includes a 3,350 square metre…

Why Balfour’s JV boss won’t be ‘shy or fearful’ over HS2 protests

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When facing HS2 critics, Michael Dyke doesn’t want his staff to hide or be fearful. The Balfour Beatty/Vinci (BBV) HS2 joint venture managing director says he insists on respect and sensitivity, but doesn’t believe in running away. Leading the development of the £5bn central section of the megaproject, between north…

Vinci links the past and present on Tideway’s super-sewer

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As the contractor seeks solutions to join London’s super-sewer with its Victorian predecessor, it could get very messy at Greenwich if things don’t go right

Intu dazzles Trafford Centre shoppers with Vinci’s glass roof and floor

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Project: Barton Square, Trafford Centre Client: Intu Contract value: £52m Main contractor: Vinci Contract type: JCT Design and Build Structural engineer: Cameron Darroch Associates M&E consultant: Hoare Lea Project start: August 2018 Project end: March 2020 How do you handle being the subject of not one, but two failed takeover…

Innovation out the window on Grade I-listed refurb

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Vinci has had to abandon innovation and do things the traditional way on a complex refurbishment of Buxton’s Grade I-listed Crescent and the neighbouring Grade II-listed mineral baths.