Market Leads & Opportunities

GF Tomlinson starts Solihull housing scheme

2 Jul 20

Contractor GF Tomlinson has started construction works on a £7.5m housing development at Blythe Valley Park in Solihull.

Sisk seals £150m Santander campus in Milton Keynes

2 Jul 20

John Sisk has struck a deal with developer Osborne+Co to build a £150m office hub for Santander in Milton Keynes.

Logistics scheme on former colliery site could create many hundreds of jobs

2 Jul 20

Many hundreds of jobs will be created during, and after, construction of a proposed logistics site and nature trail park in Merseyside.

United Kingdom-Uxbridge: Construction work – Framework Lead

2 Jul 20

The current contract for Construction work - Framework Lead is projected to end on 03-JUL-21 and may be available for retender.

United Kingdom-Uxbridge: Construction work – Framework Lead

2 Jul 20

The current contract for Construction work - Framework Lead is projected to end on 03-JUL-21 and may be available for retender.

United Kingdom-Nottingham: Solar panel roof-covering work – Framework Lead

2 Jul 20

The current contract for Solar panel roof-covering work - Framework Lead is projected to end on 03-JUL-21 and may be available for retender.

FUNDING TO SUPPORT CHARITIES CARING FOR THE HOMELESS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

1 Jul 20

The Awarding Authority recognises that homeless people are particularly vulnerable to Covid-19 because they are more likely to have underlying health conditions and are less able to access basic sanitation. Homelessness charities are raising concerns that if someone is sleeping rough or in a crowded night shelter, it’s impossible to self-isolate and maintain social distance so help is needed more than ever before. In response to this, the Morrisons Foundation Trustees have pledged £500,000 towards the Homeless Support Fund.

LOCAL COMMUNITY FUND

1 Jul 20

The Awarding Authority Local Community Fund supports projects across the specified location that our members care about. We want to help communities to come together, co-operate and have a positive impact on community wellbeing – physically and virtually.

INEQUALITIES FUNDING

1 Jul 20

This Inequalities funding aims to support targeted groups in communities who have been most affected by the conditions that the lock-down has created which has seen their activity levels dramatically affected. Wesport, who are administering the funds on behalf of Sport England, are requesting expressions of interest from partners who can help reduce the negative impact of COVID-19 and the widening of the inequalities in sport and physical activity.

Up to 7,500 new homes set for West Midlands

1 Jul 20

Up to 7,500 new homes across the West Midlands are to be built on former industrial land after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced an extra £84m to expand the region’s brownfield regeneration programme.