by theconstructionindex | Jun 12, 2025
The new Kingston Leisure Centre has been designed by Roberts LimbrickThe £44.5m leisure centre now under construction in Kingston town centre is being developed by Alliance Leisure for the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.Main contractor is Pellikaan, working...
by theconstructionindex | Jun 12, 2025
The SCS tunnelling team celebrates Emily completing her 3.4-mile driveThe tunnel boring machine (TBM) Emily has completed her 3.4-mile drive, becoming the third of four machines to complete its work on the 8.4-mile long Northolt Tunnel for the HS2 rail...
by theconstructionindex | Jun 12, 2025
HS2 tunnelling machine Mary Ann is being disassembled, having finished the first section of the Bromford Tunnel in Warwickshire last monthLatest bulletin from the Office for National Statistics shows that monthly construction output in Great Britain is estimated to...
by theconstructionindex | Jun 12, 2025
Ian ShapiroIan Shapiro is expected to start work as chief executive of the Building Research Establishment (BRE) in September 2025, succeeding Gillian Charlesworth who is retiring after six years in the post.Shapiro joins BRE after seven years as chief executive of...
by theconstructionindex | Jun 12, 2025
QTT courses include forklift drivingThe acquisition of QTT represents an escalation of Hercules’ strategy to provide training for construction workers as well as jobs.QTT was founded in 2007 in Lichfield, Staffordshire by Maxine and David Vaughan. It offers courses...
