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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Key highways improvement scheme achieves major milestone
11/02/2021 16:00 CETA major project at M42 J6 that will improve capacity and connections in the Midlands has been given the green light for main works to begin. -
Skanska delivers landmark entertainment venue
11/02/2021 10:00 CETThe Building team successfully completed the Outernet London project, a new immersive entertainment venue, set to help reinvigorate London’s iconic Denmark Street music scene. -
Major industry players to come together to address race in workplace
01/02/2021 14:30 CETSkanska to join UK’s first Race Equality Week cross-sector roundtable to drive race equality. -
London Luton Airport’s general counsel, Swati Paul, joins Skanska UK’s executive team
01/02/2021 13:22 CETSwati Paul joins Skanska UK’s executive management team in April 2021. -
New partnership set to bring more than 750 modular homes to the south of England
20/01/2021 08:00 CETBoKlok UK and Abri are delighted to announce its new partnership, which will see them working collaboratively to provide over 750 modular homes over the next five years. -
Skanska wins Network Rail bridge replacement project
23/12/2020 09:00 CETThe £52 million contract will lead to the replacement of the SAS13 bridge on the Stechford to Aston (SAS) rail line, paving the way for the new HS2 route. -
Skanska set to help East London redevelopment blossom
22/12/2020 08:00 CETSkanska has secured the £180 million contract for the Blossom Street development in London, on behalf of its customer British Land PLC. -
BoKlok UK & VIVID create new modular housing joint venture
21/12/2020 10:03 CETBoKlok UK, the sustainable, quality low-cost home provider, jointly owned by Skanska and IKEA, and leading affordable housing provider, VIVID, have announced a new innovative joint venture to deliver modular homes. -
AI solution trialled on HS2 project
14/12/2020 12:00 CETAn artificial intelligence (AI) solution which will cut carbon emissions trialled on HS2 Main Works contract. -
Humber gas pipeline is now operational
14/12/2020 11:00 CETSkanska working with A.Hak and Porr has delivered a £150m world-record breaking engineering project on behalf of National Grid. -
Skanska UK achieves Kitemark certification for innovation
03/12/2020 17:50 CETSkanska UK has become one of the first organisations globally to achieve a new Kitemark for Innovation Management from BSI -
Skanska takes positive action on net-zero carbon targets with new electric vehicle company car policy
24/11/2020 13:28 CETSkanska UK has taken an important step towards its target to become carbon neutral by 2045 with the introduction of a radically new electric vehicle (EV) company car policy. -
BoKlok achieves approval on NHBC new ‘Modern Methods of Construction’ acceptance scheme
11/11/2020 09:00 CETBoKlok UK Ltd, the sustainable, quality, and low-cost home provider jointly owned by Skanska and IKEA, receives official welcome to NHBC Accepts. -
River Humber gas pipeline – officially world record breaking
09/11/2020 11:30 CETA replacement gas pipeline under the River Humber has secured a place in the Guinness World Records to become the world’s longest hydraulically inserted pipeline at 4.96km. Work to complete the installation continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to secure supply of up to 25% of Britain’s gas ahead of the winter months. -
Nord appoints Skanska to construct Bristol office development, One Portwall Square
21/10/2020 09:30 CETIndependent developer Nord announces that it has appointed Skanska as the main contractor on its new office building, One Portwall Square, in the heart of Bristol’s commercial district. -
Construction industry urged to stop talking and start acting on its carbon-neutral targets
20/10/2020 13:30 CETViewers to The Future of Construction – Net-zero carbon live webcast hear about progress towards targets, but that some early wins and good intentions are not enough. -
BoKlok UK exchanges contracts on its fourth development site
16/10/2020 10:37 CETThe site in North Somerset follows three previously announced development sites in Bristol, Peacehaven and Worthing, all since BoKlok’s launch in the UK in 2019. -
Contracts signed for HS2’s first giant tunnelling machines
15/10/2020 10:57 CETTwo 140-metre-long tunnel boring machines for the HS2 project are set to arrive on the Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture (JV) site next year. -
Double contract wins for Skanska
28/09/2020 14:52 CETSkanska has won two contracts to expand Knowle DGE Academy and Perry Court E-Act Academy, in Bristol through the Bristol Local Education Partnership (LEP) on behalf of Bristol City Council. -
Skanska delivers UK’s first Dutch-style roundabout
22/09/2020 09:26 CETSkanska has delivered the UK’s first Dutch-style roundabout with a layout which prioritises pedestrians and cyclists over motorists, promoting green travel.