Pure Data Centres and SEGRO have secured planning approval for a major hyperscale data centre development at Premier Park in west London, representing a £1 billion investment into the capital’s growin …
Development will deliver a new education facility at one of the UK's most iconic addresses Willmott Dixon has been appointed to build a landmark new campus for the College of North West London, part o …
Framework drawn up as part of plan by Sovereign Network Group to build 25,000 homes in next decade Sovereign Network Group (SNG) has appointed 22 firms to its new contractor framework for affordable h …
After a decade of record growth, London Build, the UK’s leading festival of construction, architecture and design, is entering a new era. The 2026 edition will take place at Excel London, unlocking mo …
In 2025, the United Kingdom is implementing significant updates to fire safety regulations to strengthen protection for building occupants and align more closely with modern European standards. These …
At 135m, The London Eye is the world’s largest cantilevered observation wheel. It was conceived and designed by Marks Barfield Architects and was launched in 2000.
Wates has been given the job of repairing Parliament’s crumbling Victora Tower after the competitive tender process for the job failed for a second time. Construction News revealed in April 2024 that …
The High Court has ordered a Welsh council to pay Alun Griffiths £3.3m – and dismissed its argument for postponing payment as “spurious”. In an earlier adjudication, Carmarthenshire County Council was …
Willmott Dixon has been chosen as preferred contractor for its latest Passivhaus project, a £14.5m new two-form entry primary school for 420 pupils aged between four and 11 years old in Basingstoke, H …
The UK’s first Passivhaus Plus school – completed by Willmott Dixon in 2019 – has won an industry award for setting the standard for zero carbon educational buildings. Hackbridge Primary School in the …
Willmott Dixon has landed a £30m contract from Tees Valley Combined Authority to transform the entrance to Darlington Station as part of Network Rail’s £140m masterplan to deliver extra train capacity …
This week the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) launched a new industry guide that aims to tackle climate change resilience. When stating the aim of the guide, the World GBC said: "The ‘Climate …
Three companies in the construction, property services and development sector have been recognised in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022 guide. Willmott Dixon, Wates Group and Jacobs UK Ltd hav …
Willmott Dixon'is celebrating two prestigious European architecture awards, after the Town House and The Box became the only UK projects to gain international recognition. ' The first European archite …
Willmott Dixon Interiors'has announced the completion of the '8.5m Wellington House refurbishment ' the'headquarters of West Yorkshire Combined Authority. ' The fit-out of the Wellington House refurbi …
A collaborative design team led by architects Allies and Morrison and Asif Khan Studio, has been appointed to deliver a multi-million-pound Barbican Centre renewal project. The Barbican Centre renewal …