The latest news and press releases about Skanska UK and features about the hot topics for the construction industry.
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Knightsbridge Estate’s latest development reaches construction milestone
22/01/2020 14:00 CETSkanska’s team working on The Knightsbridge Estate project in London celebrated reaching the highest point of the building with a topping out ceremony on 16 January. -
Skanska wins place on £10 Billion Major Works Framework
17/01/2020 09:30 CETSkanska UK’s Building Operating Unit has won a place on Pagabo’s £10 billion, six-year Major Works Framework, it has been announced this week. -
Skanska signs £143m contract with Highways England to deliver improvement scheme on M42
16/01/2020 12:25 CETSkanska has signed a deal with Highways England worth £143 million for the delivery of the M42 Junction 6 improvement scheme. The five-year project will see a comprehensive upgrade of Junction 6 of the M42 near Birmingham Airport, a strategically important scheme identified in the Government’s Road Investment Strategy in 2014. -
Skanska completes work on The Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children at Great Ormond Street Hospital
13/12/2019 14:35 CETSkanska has reached practical completion of its work for the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, delivering the construction of The Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children. -
The Marq achieves double-environmental certifications
05/12/2019 13:00 CETThe Marq, the latest development from The Crown Estate, has become the first new-build project in the UK to achieve both a BREEAM New Construction Outstanding rating for its shell and core and the WELL Gold Certification. The double-certification recognises The Marq as a building which has been designed to enhance health, wellbeing and productivity, as well as deliver the highest environmental performance. -
Skanska wins contract to build new 1,220-place secondary school in Bristol
03/12/2019 11:02 CETSkanska continues to build on its success in Bristol, winning a £23.3 million contract to build a new, 1,220-place secondary school, Trinity Academy. The academy will provide school places for 900 students aged 11 to 16, as well as 320 sixth form students. -
New solar panels generate savings at Worthy Down
26/11/2019 13:15 CETSolar panels are helping the environment and saving money at Worthy Down. -
Skanska hands over Neonatal Unit for Walsall Manor Hospital
25/11/2019 18:00 CETA refurbished neonatal unit (NNU) and a new maternity theatre were successfully handed over to Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust this month. -
Skanska explores innovative materials to drive greener, more durable roads
22/11/2019 12:33 CETSkanska is trialling new materials aimed at reducing potholes and carbon to introduce more durable, futureproof road surfaces across the UK. -
Skanska appoints Trivselhus to create high quality low carbon homes at Mindenhurst
07/11/2019 11:36 CETSkanska, the construction and development company redeveloping the Princess Royal Barracks to create Mindenhurst, a new neighbourhood in Deepcut, Surrey, has welcomed Trivselhus to the scheme to deliver 28 new homes on a 0.67-hectare plot. -
Green water recycling centre design flushes out carbon
21/10/2019 14:00 CETUpgrade to 1930’s Water Recycling Centre (WRC), awarded ‘Deep Green’ environmental accreditation. -
Skanska school extension creates vital pupil spaces
16/10/2019 09:00 CETSkanska handed over an extension to Bristol Cathedral Choir School, creating over 200 new places for pupils at the heavily-oversubscribed school. -
BoKlok, the Swedish offsite housing provider, outlines plans for 200 homes in Bristol
02/10/2019 11:15 CETBoKlok UK Ltd, the sustainable, quality and low-cost home provider jointly owned by Skanska and IKEA, has announced plans to develop 200 homes in south Bristol with Bristol City Council. Subject to planning permission, construction is expected to start in autumn 2020. -
Skanska lends a hand to help homeless charity
30/09/2019 11:00 CETSkanska’s building team partnered with Spitalfields Crypt Trust (SCT) in London, to create a week of volunteering activities during 23-27 September 2019. -
Skanska delivers first of its kind bridge strengthening project ahead of schedule
25/09/2019 20:05 CETSkanska is the first in the UK to deliver a unique reinforced concrete encasement for V-shaped piers, to extend the life of an iconic bridge in Peterborough -
Skanska explores recycled plastic kerbing as low-carbon alternative to concrete
24/09/2019 18:31 CETRecycled materials reduce carbon and risk of injury -
Skanska’s flying fir tree marks milestone at EightyFen development
09/09/2019 14:00 CETTraditional Scandinavian ceremony celebrates the building reaching its full structural height. -
A14 Wins Ultra Site of the Year Award
09/08/2019 11:30 CETThe project given highest Honour at Considerate Constructors Scheme awards -
Skanska’s team tops out London Wall project
30/07/2019 09:00 CETSkanska’s team working on the 60 London Wall construction project hosted a topping out ceremony on 16 July. -
Skanska lifts 400-tonne basement auditorium roof
17/07/2019 09:00 CETThe team working on the Outernet project in London, including Severfield, Orms Architects, Engenuiti and Buro Happold Acoustics, overcame technical challenges to construct a ‘box within a box’ auditorium.