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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Skanska to improve facilities at HMP Thameside
13/03/2020 15:43 CETSkanska has been awarded the contract to improve the existing prison facilities at HMP Thameside. -
Skanska awarded multi-million scheme to drive greener travel in Cambridge
09/03/2020 12:45 CETSkanska has secured an £8.2 million project to improve transport in a key area of Cambridge, helping to drive greener travel across the city. -
Skanska to construct London commercial building
13/02/2020 12:00 CETSkanska has won a £240 million contract to construct 20 Ropemaker Street in Central London for its customer, Great Elm Assets Limited, in association with Old Park Lane Management Limited and their Development Partner CO—RE. -
Skanska re-signs Armed Forces Covenant affirming commitment to reservists and veterans
12/02/2020 14:00 CETAt our 80 Fenchurch Street project yesterday, Managing Director, Steve Holbrook, and a senior representative of the Armed Forces re-signed the Covenant. -
Skanska completes Europe’s biggest water filtration plant
12/02/2020 11:00 CETInnovative solution futureproofs Norwich water supply -
A14, joint venture with Skanska, Costain and Balfour Beatty opens six months early
06/02/2020 15:13 CETBritain’s biggest road project, the A14, a joint venture between Skanska, Costain and Balfour Beatty, is set to open to drivers more than half a year early, Highways England announced today (Thursday 6 February). -
BoKlok UK exchanges contracts on its first three development sites
04/02/2020 08:00 CETBoKlok, the sustainable, quality and low-cost home provider, jointly owned by Skanska and IKEA, has announced the exchange of contracts on its first three developments, since launching in the UK in 2019. -
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.