14th March 2025
Taylor Woodrow is set to be officially confirmed as the winner of a £150 million contract to construct a new aviation fuel pipeline between Southampton and London. Early construction works will commence later this year, with the main pipeline installation beginning in 2022. The project will involve the replacement of 90km of an existing 105km […]
14th March 2025
Taylor Woodrow is providing buildability advice for the enhancement of Bletchley Depot, ensuring it can accommodate and maintain the new Class 730 trains for West Midlands Trains. The project follows a collaborative approach, working closely with key partners to deliver an efficient and future-proofed maintenance facility. This two-stage design and construction project focuses on the […]
14th March 2025
Taylor Woodrow has secured a £19 million contract to transform Wolverhampton city centre, with construction work set to begin later this month. The project forms the third and final phase of the City of Wolverhampton Council’s city centre improvements programme and will be carried out in stages over two-and-a-half years. Planned upgrades include wider, safer […]
14th March 2025
Taylor Woodrow Secures £800m Fawley Oil Refinery Expansion Contract Taylor Woodrow has reportedly won the contract for the £800 million expansion of the Fawley oil refinery near Southampton, the UK’s largest oil refinery. The company was selected by ExxonMobil after edging out a rival consortium led by Costain. The Fawley Strategy (FAST) project had faced […]
14th March 2025
Octavius Secures £112.5m Walsgrave Junction Upgrade National Highways has awarded Octavius Infrastructure the contract to design and construct the £112.5 million A46 Walsgrave Junction upgrade. Octavius Infrastructure previously delivered the first phase of the Coventry Junctions upgrade at the nearby Binley Junction, which opened to the public in November 2022. This next phase aims to […]
14th March 2025
A major road development scheme focused on upgrading a 3.3-kilometre section of the A12 near Colchester, Essex. This project involves the full reconstruction and improvement of all six lanes of the carriageway between Junction 25 at Marks Tey and Junction 26 at Stanway. The works are designed to modernise the infrastructure, enhance road safety, and […]
14th March 2025
Jackson Civil Engineering has commenced work on a £26 million flood storage reservoir designed to provide better protection for homes in the Nottinghamshire village of Lowdham. The Lowdham Cocker Beck Flood Alleviation Scheme involves cutting into an embankment of the Cocker Beck and using compacted soil along with ultra-low carbon concrete to construct a raised […]
14th March 2025
Kier Rail Willenhall/Darlastion working in collaboration with (WMRP) Who are investing £85 million in 2 new stations at Willenhall and Darlaston. This is part of the West Midlands Rail Programme (WMRP). The stations will cut journey times to places like Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Walsall. Journeys will be up to 3 times quicker. The new stations […]
14th March 2025
Hitachi Zosen Inova has bagged the contract to build a £250m energy-from-waste plant on the site of the old Skelton Grange power station to the south of Leeds. Read More Commonwealth Village Perry Barr West Midlands Mayor Andy Street today welcomed news that Birmingham City Council’s planning committee has approved proposals for the second phase […]
14th March 2025
Birmingham HS2 washwood heath depot construction estimates the contract’s value at £275m and The Washwood Heath includes designing, constructing and commissioning depot buildings, stabling sidings (14 roads) and the control centre.A derelict RAF base in Cambridgeshire will soon be the site for 160 new homes. RAF Upwood near Ramsey has been mostly derelict since 1994 […]
14th March 2025
Royal Stoke Hospital is building a new multi-storey staff car park at Stoke-on-Trent’s main hospital which has been announced. NHS workers will no longer have to leave their vehicles a mile away after a huge new car park to be next to the Royal Stoke University Hospital. The new £32 million five-level multi-storey has been […]