Work Begins on New Templehall Community Hub in Scotland

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Work has started on the new £15-million Templehall Community Hub located in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. Preparatory ground work for the drainage connection to the new Templehall Community Hub has begun as phase one of the five phases carried out through December. The Hub is being built by contractors BAM, whose representatives will be visiting local primary schools to raise awareness of the dangers associated with construction sites and the arrangements put in place to keep everyone safe. The New Templehall Community Hub offers an opportunity for local people to pop into one venue and access a whole host of services and activities … Read more

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Construction Commences on Sustainable Industrial Hub in Bristol

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Works have now commenced on Plot 3 of the mixed-use industrial scheme, Matrix 49, in Avonmouth, Bristol (United Kingdom). Delivered by McLaren Construction (Midlands and North), on behalf of clients BGO Wire PropCo Ltd and Equation Properties, the £21.6-million, 13-acre plot will be situated on the 65-acre site of Matrix 49, continuing the transformation of the site into industrial, logistics and office space in a prime location next to the M49 motorway and mainline railway line to the north. Once complete, the units and office space will provide future clients with sustainable premises, for businesses working toward net-zero targets. Planned … Read more

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PORR to Expand Kielce Regional Hospital in Poland

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PORR has been tapped as a construction partner for a new hospital project in Kielce, Poland to be carried out in two stages. The extension is urgently needed, and will enable medical staff to expand their services and treat patients using state-of-the-art technology. The general contractor will be responsible for the design and build of the most complex parts of the regional hospital, which involve a total area of more than 7,600 square meters, where nine operating theaters will be built across three floors and a basement. This will include the necessary equipment and facilities, a recovery room and a … Read more

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Construction Complete on Historic Industrial Project in Toronto

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Construction is complete on The Birmingham, an historic Campbell Soup factory site redeveloped as a three-building facility to accommodate light industrial and E-commerce uses in the South Etobicoke district near downtown Toronto, Canada. Ware Malcomb provided architecture design services for the 398,000-square-foot project. General contracting services were provided by Leesswood Construction. Owned by QuadReal Property Group, the three new buildings range from 157,710 to approximately 120,000 square feet, each with 36-foot clear heights. The buildings feature flexible floorplans that can accommodate a variety of uses, while outdoor spaces are carefully configured to facilitate efficient logistics use. The site provides a … Read more

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STRABAG Tapped to Build 3 Slovenian Projects Worth €98.3 Million

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The Slovenian subsidiary of STRABAG SE has added three new building construction and civil engineering projects to its order books. The company won a public tender for a new construction project for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in the capital city of Ljubljana. The new university complex with a contract value of €46.4 million will consist of two interconnected building sections to replace the outdated faculty buildings. A five-story wing of the building will house lecture halls and institute facilities, while the adjacent three-story section will house the veterinary clinics. The design, by architectural firm arhitektura mj, also includes the … Read more

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