Student Village to Provide Expanded Spaces for University of London Growing Student Population

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Royal Holloway, University of London, has appointed Balfour Beatty as preferred bidder for the development of a student village in Egham, Surrey (England). In partnership with Royal Holloway under a 50-year concession contract, Balfour Beatty will design, build, finance and operate, alongside Student Living by Sodexo, a new 1,400-room student village at Rusham Park. In addition, the company will operate the existing 621-bed George Eliot student accommodation complex in London. Bringing together expertise from across the group, the company’s UK Construction Services business will be responsible for the construction of the new student village. As part of the c.£130-million Design-Build … Read more

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Public-Private Partnership to Deliver New Hospital in Australia

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Plenary Health consortium recently achieved financial close on the largest-single health infrastructure investment in the State of Victoria — the AUD$1.5-billion Footscray Hospital in Australia. The hospital is being delivered as a public-private partnership, with Western Health as the public operator of all clinical services and Plenary Health contracted by the Victorian government to finance, design, construct and maintain the hospital for 25 years following construction completion. The Plenary Health consortium comprises: Plenary Group as sponsor, investor and asset manager Stantec as building services engineer Multiplex as builder Honeywell and Compass Group as facility services providers Sojitz Corporation as investor Construction is set … Read more

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Hotel Commences with Award of Southern Dunes, Ummahat Al Shaykh Island Sites

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The Red Sea Development Company, the developer behind an ambitious regenerative tourism project, has awarded contracts to Saudi company Al Bawani and Swiss firm Blumer Lehmann to support the development plans and structural work of its luxury hotels and resorts. Southern Dunes Al Bawani will also be responsible for the earthworks and stabilization of each of the villas, along with their structures and underground utilities connections – an essential part of the development plans. Also included is construction of the infrastructure networks for the Southern Dunes resort, such as sewage, potable water, telecommunications and landscape lighting. As part of the … Read more

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Esh Starts Work on New Premises for Children’s Mental Health Services in York

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Esh Construction has been appointed by Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust – provider of children and young people’s community mental health services in The Vale of York – to deliver a refurbishment program of premises on the Link Business Park in Osbaldwick, just outside of York City Centre in England. The new premises will offer a much-improved space and environment for local children and young people’s mental health services, which are presently based at Lime Trees on Shipton Road in York. Built across two floors, the site will provide increased high-quality therapy space with improved accessibility for … Read more

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Reconstruction, Expansion Plans for Heinz Steyer Stadium in Germany Receive Green Light

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Lord Mayor Dirk Hilbert and representatives of BAM Sports GmbH recently signed the general contractor agreement for the conversion and expansion of the Heinz Steyer Stadium into a multifunctional sports and event facility, located in Dresden, Germany. The order includes general contractor services for a turnkey and operational handover to the state capital Dresden, including all the necessary planning and construction services. The order volume is around 34 million euros. A stadium with 5,000 covered seats is being built, supplemented by a multifunctional building as a south stand. A new fencing hall, sports and fitness rooms, squash courts and a multifunctional … Read more

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