Balfour Beatty, Gammon Construction JV Wins Luxury Mixed-Use Scheme in Hong Kong

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Balfour Beatty and its Far East joint venture, Gammon Construction, have been awarded the Homantin luxury residential project by Gold Topmont Limited. The project, worth HK$2.9 billion (c. £289 million), will become an iconic landmark in the Homantin residential area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The project involves the construction of six residential towers, a clubhouse, outdoor swimming pool and a two-level basement with carpark areas. To ensure the project’s safe and efficient delivery, Gammon will deploy a wide range of innovative technologies including 3D scanning for data collection, which will ensure an accurate and swift survey process, as well as … Read more

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Northacre, Multiplex Sign Contract for Delivery of ‘The Broadway’

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Developer Northacre has selected Multiplex to deliver The Broadway development in Westminster, England, with the official contract signing recently carried out. Following a successful nine-month, single-stage competitive tender process for the £422m Design-Build contract, Multiplex will now deliver the 1.72-acre mixed-use development on the site of the former Metropolitan Police headquarters. Once completed, The Broadway will comprise 268 apartments across six towers, 142,000-square-feet of commercial and retail accommodation, public realm and a new thoroughfare linking Victoria Street with St. James’s Park tube station. Ian Pratt, project director at Multiplex said, “We are very pleased to secure this contract and look … Read more

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Milton District Hospital Expansion Certified Gold

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PCL Constructors Canada Inc.’s Milton District Hospital expansion has attained Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification for new construction with the Canada Green Building Council. The 330,000-square-foot expansion at MDH, which opened in October 2017, achieved the certification after earning 60 credits in the green building rating system. Halton Healthcare worked in partnership with Infrastructure Ontario, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and Plenary Health on the redevelopment project, which included the relocation and expansion of the emergency department, surgical services, medical/surgical inpatient units, intensive care unit, maternal newborn department, diagnostic imaging and support services including kitchen … Read more

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Fluor-Led A27/A1 Motorways Widening Project Opens to Traffic in the Netherlands

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Fluor Corporation’s project to widen and upgrade A27/A1 motorways in the Netherlands has officially opened to traffic. The upgraded motorways connect Utrecht North and the Eemnes Junction, as well as the A1 motorway between the Eemnes Junction and the Bunschoten-Spakenburg connection. The project was awarded in 2016 by the directorate-general for infrastructure and water management of the Netherlands [Rijkswaterstaat] to the 3Angle B.V. special purpose company, comprising Fluor, 3i Infrastructure and Heijmans Capital. Construction of more than 23 kilometers (14.3 miles) of motorway has now been completed, increasing the A27 to two three-lane traffic lanes and the A1 motorway to … Read more

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Balfour Beatty JV Awarded Hong Kong Theatre Project

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Balfour Beatty’s 50/50 Far East joint venture, Gammon Construction, has been awarded a HK$5.5-billion works contract of the Lyric Theatre Complex and Extended Basement by the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in Hong Kong to construct the final stage of the Lyric Theatre Development. Works include the construction of a world-class theater complex that comprises of a 1,450-seat lyric theater, a 600-seat medium theater and a 270-seat studio theater, as well as numerous dance and rehearsal studios, restaurants, offices and information and ticketing center. Gammon has supported the delivery of the development of the Lyric Theatre Complex since 2016 when … Read more

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