Project News Roundup: 17 March 2015

Last Updated:

13th March 2015

Green light for £90m children's hospital research

Camden council has approved plans for Great Ormond Street Hospital's new £90m research centre for children's diseases.

Projct ID: 12242424

Galliford Try jacks up library in Nottingham uni extension

Nottingham’s engineering library is being completely transformed thanks to a complex jacking and underpinning solution.

Old and new connected

Load bearing fins

Underpinned redesign

Two buildings into one

The library that jacks build

End of the line for a distinctive façade

Project ID: 14682213

Laing O’Rourke’s £270m Dumfries hospital reaches financial close

NHS Dumfries and Galloway has reached financial close on its £270m new hospital to be built by Laing O’Rourke.

Preparation for the start of construction will now begin immediately at the site on the outskirts of Dumfries.

Project ID: 14681330

Skanska signs off £165m new Papworth Hospital deal

Skanska will start work immediately on the £165m New Papworth Hospital at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus after reaching financial close.

The public-private partnership contract includes design, build, finance and hard and soft facilities management.

The construction contract is worth around £140m and will be completed in 2018. Hard facilities management services at the hospital will also be provided by Skanska for a 30-year post-completion period.

Project ID: 14682235

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