Buckingham Group Contracting can begin work on a 3,500-seat arena, shops and flats in Swansea after £110m funding was approved. Planned 3,500-seat Swansea arena. The first phase of the city centre revamp at Oystermouth Road will start next week, the council said. Swansea Council cabinet approved the spending for the first phase of the city…
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Design unveiled for Valencia’s $220m arena

Licampa 1617 has revealed its design for the multipurpose arena, which is funded by Spanish businessman Juan Roig and designed by the London studio of architecture firm HOK and local architecture practice, ERRE. The arena is a multipurpose venue that is set to become a premier destination for music, arts, culture and sporting events. Spectator…
Drainage cartel hit for $36m fines

Three producers of pre-cast concrete drainage products have been issued with fines totalling more than $36m for breaking competition law. Stanton Bonna, FP McCann and CPM colluded to divide up the market between them at the expense of their construction industry customers. Derbyshire-based Stanton Bonna Concrete Ltd and Somerset-based CPM Group admitted their misdeeds last December after the Competition…
AmeySRM lands Knutsford M6 scheme

A joint venture of Amey and Sir Robert McAlpine has won a £43m contract to improve a motorway junction on the M6 for Highways England. AmeySRM will start work at the end of March next year to overhaul Junction 19 of the M6 near Knutsford, constructing a new bridge through the existing roundabout and over…
Top 10 construction news sites you have to bookmark

Staying up to date with the latest construction news and trends is always a good idea. The industry is under a continuous change and in that sense keeping yourself well-informed is of tremendous importance. However, sometimes it might not be as easy as you may think. There is a vast number of construction news sites…