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SFS – Fastening solutions in the building envelope

SFS is a global market leader for mechanical fastening systems and precision formed components for the building envelope.

Revolutionary rainscreen retention solution AlphaCore® and NVELOPE® proves less is more

SFS Group Fastening Technology and Kingspan Insulation have pooled their respective expertise in rainscreen cladding support systems and insulation materials to launch an optimum performance solution offering A2-s1, d0 reaction to fire, presenting the potential to optimise envelope design on buildings of any height in the AlphaCore® Pad.

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Winvic lands £107.5m infrastructure works contract

Winvic Construction has been awarded a £107.5m infrastructure contract at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton Gateway (SLPNG).

Old Curzon Street Station to be transformed into HS2 terminus

HS2 has been given the green light to kickstart the refurbishment of the Old Curzon Street Station into a new HS2 terminus.

London architect admits unacceptable professional conduct

Architect Milan Babic has been reprimanded by ARB’s professional conduct committee for allowing a junior member of staff, who was not an architect, to prepare and submit planning applications.

Plans in for major phase of Nottingham’s Island Quarter

Plans have been submitted for the first phase of the £650m Island Quarter development in Nottingham.

Mace wins supplier role on Scape place shaping framework

Mace has won the sole supplier role on the Scape Consultancy's place shaping framework for England, Northern Ireland and Wales.

Skanska secures Network Rail bridge replacement contract

The £52m contract will lead to the replacement of the SAS13 bridge on the Stechford to Aston (SAS) rail line, making way for the new HS2 route.

HS2 shortlists bidders for track systems and M&E suppliers

HS2 has shortlisted bidders for its track systems and for tunnel and lineside M&E systems to deliver 280km of the high-speed track and infrastructure.

Green light for construction waste recycling facility in Salford

Plans have been approved for a plant to recycle construction and demolition waste into materials at Port Salford and other construction sites across Greater Manchester.

Construction contract awards rise by 0.2% in November

The total value of construction contract awards in November 2020 was £4.9bn based on a three-month rolling average, according to Barbour ABI.

BAM secures place on NHS public sector construction framework

BAM Construct UK has been appointed to the new Construction and Minor Works Framework Agreement from NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS).

JJ Rhatigan to deliver 245 homes in Greenwich

HUB has awarded JJ Rhatigan a £53m construction contract to deliver Abbey Place, a development of 245 homes in Abbey Wood, South East London.

Big Carl’s biggest lift ends 2020 at Hinkley Point C

The world’s largest crane, Big Carl, has just completed its biggest ever lift at Hinkley Point C – lifting a total weight of 575 tonnes.

Construction underway at Prospect House in Manchester

Interserve Construction has commenced work on a new Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) school in, Blackley, Manchester called Prospect House.

Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium on track for 2022

Since planning permission was granted, the demolition of three existing stands has been completed and the site remodelled with steelwork that will form the new West Stand

HS2 seeks suppliers for £150m contract

HS2 Ltd has begun the search for suppliers to provide switches and crossings for the 280km of new high-speed track between London, Birmingham and Crewe.

Kier reinstated to Prompt Payment Code

Following on from the return of McNicholas Construction Services Ltd as a signatory of the Prompt Payment Code (PPC), all Kier entities have been reinstated as signatories of the PPC.

Plans approved for new rental homes near Kennington station

A new development of 139 new rental homes and more than 2,700 sqm of light industrial workspace in north Lambeth has been given the go-ahead.

Supreme Court overturns ban on third runway at Heathrow Airport

The Supreme Court has overturned the ban on progressing with the £14bn proposals to build the third runway at Heathrow Airport.

B+K lands £82m Manchester Met science and engineering block

Bowmer + Kirkland has secured an £82m contract to deliver Manchester Metropolitan University’s new science and engineering buildings.

£5.5m Active Travel schemes in Manchester approved

Manchester City Council’s £5.5m bid to create new permanent cycling and walking routes in Manchester city centre and Wythenshawe has been given the green light.

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