Category: skanska
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Skanska wins £153m upgrade of Thickthorn Interchange
National Highways has appointed Skanska to deliver a £153m upgrade of the A47/A11 Thickthorn junction near Norwich. The contract includes the construction of a new 1.6km free-flow link road connecting the A11 northbound to the A47 eastbound through two new underpasses, and a second local link road of around 1km connecting Cantley Lane South with…
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Skanska goes green on Victoria retrofit
With a maths teacher for a mum and a QS for a brother, construction seemed a good fit for Ben Ford. A work placement with John Sisk confirmed this proposition. “I thought ‘this is the perfect combination of everything I want to do’,” he says. Sponsored by Costain through a master’s degree in civil engineering…
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Video | Timelapse of Skanska demolishing old Roxton Road Bridge
New footage shows the successful demolition of the Roxton Road Bridge as part of the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements scheme. Skanska subcontractor Armac deployed six excavators to carry out the work during a 48-hour closure of the A421. The process began with breaking out the deck from the centre outward, followed by…
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Digital Construction Awards 2025: Best Application of Technology
The Digital Construction Awards attracted 170-plus entries this year, 85 of which have been shortlisted. Here, we detail the finalists for Best Application of Technology. This category recognises the most effective application of a specific existing technology. Existing means a product (hardware or software) that has been available on the market for more than 18…
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CIOB Awards 2025: Team – Construction Management
The British Land and Skanska team working on the Norton Folgate project Winner: Norton Folgate project execution team, British Land/Skanska This complex project delivered 12 buildings across six plots in a conservation area, which generated considerable acrimony in planning. Some 500 protestors joined hands around the area in 2015, and Tower Hamlets Council rejected the…
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Skanska deploys robot in lift shaft on London project
Stuart Cross, managing director of Schindler UK & Ireland, said: “Innovation and sustainability are at the heart of this new high-rise in London, so it makes sense for 105 Victoria Street to be the first in the UK to appoint Schindler R.I.S.E. We’ve seen the advances in quality, speed and safety that the robots bring…
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In pictures | The best images of February
A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month. Tideway connected After 10 years of construction, the last of 21 connections has been made between the original Victorian sewers and the new 25km Thames Tideway Tunnel, bringing the entire system into operation, protecting the tidal Thames from sewage pollution. Canal cranage Contractor…
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BoKlok modular flats will be demolished, Skanska says
Christoffer Hallersbro, BoKlok UK regional director said: “During the winter of 2023/24, Block 5 at Fulbeck Avenue suffered significant storm damage. Unfortunately, poor weather conditions and high winds prevented the timely installation of the roof and temporary weatherproofing measures proved insufficient to safeguard the structure. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Skanska launches new asphalt reuse guidance
Infrastructure engineers at Skanska have updated an essential guide for the road surfacing and maintenance industry in the UK. Andy Simms, materials engineering manager, and Max Townsend, senior waste and resources manager, led the update of the Managing Reclaimed Asphalt guidance to ensure it meets current legislation. The guide helps users determine whether asphalt contains…
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Skanska leads new asphalt reuse guidance update
Infrastructure engineers at Skanska have led an update to an essential guide for the road surfacing and maintenance industry in the UK. Andy Simms, materials engineering manager, and Max Townsend, senior waste and resources manager, contributed to the update of the Managing Reclaimed Asphalt guidance to ensure it meets current legislation. The guide has been…