News for: Construction

Network Rail has shared plans to restore the span of Stockport's iconic viaduct across the M60 motorway as part of its £1 million restoration of the structure. Built in 1840, the Grade II listed Stockport Viaduct carries almost 400 trains every day between Stockport and Manchester … [Read more...]

Turkish-firm, ENKA, has been awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract to deliver the low carbon hydrogen production plant that will support industrial businesses in North-west to decarbonise operations. Essar Energy Transition (EET) Hydrogen awarded the contract for … [Read more...]

Cityheart has partnered with Stockport-based contractor, Oak Construction Projects, to deliver the first phase of Stopford Park, its 442-apartment scheme on Greek Street and Wellington Road in the town centre. Construction work will start this month on Bosden, the first of three residential … [Read more...]

Network Rail has completed £20 million of railway upgrades along the West Coast Main Line during the Christmas period, including work in Stockport. The railway between London and the North-west, and Scotland has fully reopened after a number of closures along its route while engineering projects … [Read more...]

Construction has started on a new outpatients centre at Stepping Hill Hospital, which will provide state-of-the-art new facilities for patients. The ambitious construction project is now underway, with contractors MTX working with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust’s capital project team to create a … [Read more...]

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), a £10.7 billion rail programme to improve intercity connections between Greater Manchester, Leeds and York, has published a report detailing sustainability achievements from April 2019 to March 2024. The TRU has published its first Sustainable Development … [Read more...]

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has appointed the partners that will deliver on its Airfield Infrastructure Framework across Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports. The framework will support MAG across its three sites over the next five to eight years to deliver on the airport … [Read more...]

The government has additional £3 billion in housing guarantees to existing support schemes for housebuilders and make credit facilities more accessible. The government guarantees will reduce risk for lenders and encourage an increase the availability of loans for housebuilders and other finance … [Read more...]