The latest news and press releases about Skanska UK and features about the hot topics for the construction industry.
Latest news
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The road back into employment
21/11/2023 13:25 CETFewer than 20% of people find work when they leave prison – one of Skanska’s highways projects is helping to buck this trend. -
Skanska recognised as one of 'World’s Best Employers'
30/10/2023 10:00 CETSkanska has been ranked as one of the world’s best employers in a survey of global industry peers by respected business magazine Forbes. -
Skanska building expert appointed as honorary visiting professor
19/10/2023 09:30 CETPeter Jones has been awarded honorary status as Visiting Professor in Construction Operational Excellence at Loughborough University. -
Telehouse awards Skanska data centre fit out worth £158 million
10/10/2023 09:00 CETSkanska has won a £158 million data centre fit out, together with associated construction work, from leading global data centre provider Telehouse. The work is taking place as part of a significant upgrade of its largest data centre, Telehouse South at Docklands in London. -
Our HS2 London tunnelling team pass the first MILEstone
31/07/2023 16:36 CETTwo Tunnel Boring Machines operated by our Skanska Costain STRABAG JV (SCS JV) have completed the first mile of twin-bored tunnel in the capital. -
HS2’s London Logistics Hub celebrates transporting one million tonnes of spoil by rail
14/07/2023 10:50 CETThe Logistics Hub, operated by our Skanska Costain STRABAG JV, has already taken 110,000 lorry movements off the roads. -
DIO awards Skanska UK a construction contract worth £219 million
05/07/2023 10:30 CETSkanska, in a joint venture with global engineering and construction company, Black & Veatch, has won a £219 million project to deliver construction and supporting infrastructure for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), the Ministry of Defence’s estate services arm. The work is taking place as part of the US Air Force European Infrastructure Consolidation (EIC) works for the US military based at RAF Molesworth, in Cambridgeshire. -
Skanska completes luxury apartments in the heart of Knightsbridge
29/06/2023 14:00 CETSkanska’s team of craftspeople has completed the internal fit-out of 29 luxury residential apartments at Knightsbridge Gardens for its customer, The Olayan Group. -
Skanska named international leader in sustainability by Financial Times
01/06/2023 15:05 CETFor the second consecutive year Skanska is named “Climate Leader in Europe” on the prestigious ranking collated by the Financial Times and the data insight company, Statista. Existing emissions data from 4,000 companies, as well as actions for reducing carbon emissions were reviewed, taking a range of criteria linked to verifiable data into account. Only 10 percent of the companies reviewed qualified for the list. -
Skanska UK appoints new managing director for its building services business
16/05/2023 14:00 CETDan Williams has been appointed as managing director of Skanska UK’s building services operating unit, which specialises in facilities management and mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) engineering. -
Key milestone achieved on M42 junction 6 highways scheme
09/05/2023 15:31 CETTimelapse footage shows moment bridge is demolished as part of major £282m upgrade on M42 -
Katy Dowding appointed President and CEO Skanska UK
27/04/2023 16:15 CETKaty will take over from Gregor Craig who is to retire. -
ULEMCo and Skanska pioneer the first real world use of hydrogen dual-fuel piling rig
27/04/2023 10:30 CETULEMCo and Cementation Skanska have brought hydrogen dual-fuel to install piles on the HS2 site in London, cutting the use of tradition fuel by 36%. -
Cementation Skanska trials first use of plugged-in drilling rig
13/04/2023 10:25 CETCementation Skanska and BAUER Maschinen GmbH (BMA) join forces to bring the world’s first plug-in, high-capacity drilling rig to work on HS2, eliminating exhaust CO2 emissions and reducing noise impact. -
Labour of love – meet the engineer responsible for the delivery of two milestones
22/02/2023 16:07 CETIt’s not every day you get to deliver a multi-million-pound piece of infrastructure and a new-born baby within a few weeks of each other. -
Cementation Skanska unveils unique pile testing capability
30/01/2023 10:25 CETMLT60, the highest capacity ‘portable’ maintained load test system in the UK. -
51 Moorgate awarded SmartScore Platinum
10/01/2023 10:00 CETSkanska’s flagship London office has been recognised as one of the smartest buildings in the city after achieving the highest possible SmartScore rating. -
Guidewall innovation cuts carbon and improves safety on HS2
09/12/2022 11:00 CETCementation Skanska has replaced conventional steel and concrete with basalt reinforcement and low carbon concretes, including CEMFREE, in creating the new guidewall on the London Tunnels section of HS2. -
Paving the way for net-zero roads
07/12/2022 11:55 CETSuccess of an industry-first Skanska UK and National Highways low carbon concrete trial to be extended to permanent roads. -
New benefits and resources available to help financial wellbeing
06/12/2022 16:56 CETSkanska UK has teamed up with the financial wellbeing provider Salary Finance, to offer a range of financial benefits to all its employees.