May 8th 2018 Construction Industry News

A brief round-up of Construction Industry News from throughout the UK; provided in partnership with Construction News.

Heathrow rival Arora Group unveils alternative plans A rival company has unveiled alternative plans to expand Heathrow Airport. Arora Group, the largest landowner in the area marked for expansion, today published its proposals to enlarge the airport’s Western Hub. Arora’s plans, drawn up by architect Corgan, concentrate on new terminal capacity on the airport’s western side, which the firm says will avoid having to redevelop terminals 2 and 3. Read the full article on the Construction News website.

Balfour lands £50m Network Rail contract The reactive contract will see the contractor carry out rail infrastructure repairs and projects at short notice on the Great Western route from London to Penzance. Balfour said it planned to open an office in the Swindon area to service the contract, which will began this month. Read the full article on the Construction News website.

JV agreed for £50m Haringey mixed-use scheme London-based contractor Polyteck has agreed a JV with a developer to build a £50m mixed-use project next to a major regeneration in north London. The two-phase job in Tottenham Hale will see Polyteck work with Empyrean Developments to initially build 87 homes and 12 live/work units. Read the full article on the Construction News website.