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Second phase of work to transform Worthy Down gathers pace

13/02/2019 09:10 CET

Royal Navy, Army, and Royal Air Force personnel who live and learn at Worthy Down in Hampshire will soon have eight more new facilities to enjoy.

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Skanska cements its commitment to Greater Manchester

16/01/2018 16:50 CET

Skanska has opened a permanent office in Manchester city centre, as part of its commitment to working in Greater Manchester.

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£1.5bn A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon upgrade marks its first year of construction

20/11/2017 17:05 CET

The UK’s biggest road construction project marks its first full year of work.

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Skanska project team gets green light for volunteering activities

13/07/2017 14:00 CET

Skanska’s team working at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus recently took time out to work with Red2Green to improve the facilities for its chosen charity.

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Skanska UK wins funding for a trial to visualise big data

22/03/2017 09:00 CET

A consortium led by Skanska has been awarded £680,000 by Innovate UK to collate and visualise infrastructure and community data, supporting more efficient project delivery.

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Skanska rewards students with a view from the top

26/06/2013 16:00 CET

Kent students take a tour of the tallest tower in the City of London, thanks to construction company, Skanska.

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Skanska projects are recognised as considerate

01/05/2013 10:15 CET

Numerous Skanska sites have been presented with Considerate Constructor accolades at the annual National Site Awards held last month.

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Skanska scoops sustainability award

30/04/2013 08:00 CET

Skanska’s piling and foundation operating unit has beaten off stiff competition to win the Sustainability category at the 2013 Ground Engineering Awards.

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Civil engineering a gold plated Investor in People

29/04/2013 09:00 CET

Skanska’s civil engineering team has joined an elite group of companies in being awarded Gold status by Investors in People.

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Green Construction Board publishes low carbon plan

05/03/2013 13:30 CET

Co-chair Mike Putnam says Routemap will help industry reduce carbon emissions

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Determined to make construction safer

22/10/2012 08:00 CET

More than 4,000 Skanska UK employees will take part in the world’s largest health and safety week from October 22.

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Prize-winning people power

16/07/2012 09:00 CET

Skanska UK had good reason to celebrate in July when the team won the Employer of the Year Award at Construction News Awards 2012.

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Skanska UK's combined expertise secures second Development Securities contract

21/04/2008 00:00 CET

Development Securities has today awarded Skanska UK a contract worth around £88 million to construct Two Kingdom Street at PaddingtonCentral. This latest project will be the second building

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Announcing End of Year results for Skanska UK

07/02/2008 00:00 CET

Skanska UK Plc today announces its results for the year ending December 31st 2007.

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Skanska’s custodial construction expertise secures £53 million project

17/01/2008 00:00 CET

Skanska has been awarded a £53 million project by Serco, for the design and construction of a 260-cell houseblock extension to HMP Dovegate, a Category B training prison in Staffordshire.

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Skanska Solution awarded £150 million contract to design and construct The Walbrook

08/08/2007 00:00 CET

Skanska has been awarded a £150 million contract to design and construct The Walbrook, a striking new office and retail development in the heart of the City of London.

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Skanska acquires McNicholas Plc - “Brown Macs”

08/12/2006 00:00 CET

Skanska UK has today completed the acquisition of McNicholas Plc “Brown Macs”, the UK’s leading street works contractor. The purchase price amounts to approximately £50 million.

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Skanska to update UK electricity network for about SEK 1.3 billion (GBP 100 M)

24/10/2006 00:00 CET

Skanska has been awarded a contract to support the upgrading and renewal of the UK’s electricity transmission network. Skanska’s share of the five-year contract is valued at around GBP 100 M,

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London - built with the help of Skanska

31/05/2006 00:00 CET

Skanska has a long and diverse history of building landmarks in London, but now it can unveil its most unusual project to date. The brand new Miniland London attraction at LEGOLAND® Windsor opened

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Safety at Skanska raises £25,000 for Mencap and Enable

13/03/2006 00:00 CET

The Safety@Skanska partnership has now entered its second year. It began in January 2005 with a two-fold aim: to reduce harm by increasing 'near miss' reporting on Skanska's sites and in its

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Skanska UK - consistent performance and good margins at third quarter

03/11/2005 00:00 CET

Skanska UK Plc today announces its results for the third quarter 2005 ending September 30th.

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Stable margin and quality sales for Skanska UK at Half Year

28/07/2005 00:00 CET

Skanska UK Plc today announces its results for the half year 2005 ending June 30th.

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Skanska completes luxury apartments in the heart of Knightsbridge

29/06/2023 14:00 CET

Skanska’s team of craftspeople has completed the internal fit-out of 29 luxury residential apartments at Knightsbridge Gardens for its customer, The Olayan Group.

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Falconbridge's onaping depth project

26/05/2000 00:00 CET

Kvaerner Cementation and its South African-based sister company, Cementation Mining, have recently been selected to participate in the Onaping Depth feasibility study for a new nickel and copper

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KCF is BovisLendlease's choice for more piling work

27/04/2000 00:00 CET

Kvaerner Cementation Foundations (KCF) has secured a £750,000 piling contract for a new retail and leisure development under construction by Bovis Lendlease - the latest in a series of projects

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Kvaerner Construction preliminary results 1999

22/02/2000 00:00 CET

Kvaerner Construction this week announced its third consecutive year of improving results with significant increases in both profit and turnover.

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Kvaerner Construction announces contracts success

21/02/2000 00:00 CET

Kvaerner Construction, which announces its year end figures for 1999 tomorrow (Tuesday 22 February), has secured contracts worth more than £65 million in three different countries during the last

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All hands on deck at Dartford for Kvaerner Construction

10/02/2000 00:00 CET

Kvaerner Construction has been awarded a £9 million contract by Dartford River Crossing Limited to replace the road deck in the west tunnel of the Dartford River Crossing.

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KVAERNER CONSTRUCTION IN COMMUNICATIONS FAST LANE

06/12/1999 00:00 CET

Kvaerner Construction has been awarded its fourth motorway communications project in a £2.2 million contract with the Highways Agency.

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BUILDING CAPABILITY BY ALLIANCING

21/09/1999 00:00 CET

Kvaerner Construction has improved the capabilities of its in-house design service by signing a three-way alliancing deal with the Design Group Partnership and fire engineering experts Bellevue

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KVAERNER’S LNG TANK DESIGN RECEIVES CERTIFICATION

12/08/1999 00:00 CET

Kvaerner Construction has received independent certification for its latest design concept for highly-dependable low-cost all-concrete Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) tanks from the world-renowned

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KVAERNER CONSTRUCTION AND SCOTTISH PFI PRISON CONSTRUCTION

20/07/1999 00:00 CET

Kvaerner Construction leads the UK in winning design and construct Private Finance Initiative projects. Its first success came in the late 1980s with the groundbreaking Queen Elizabeth Crossing

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KVAERNER CONSTRUCTION AND WOOLWICH PFI HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION

20/07/1999 00:00 CET

Kvaerner Construction leads the UK in winning design and construct Private Finance Initiative projects. Its first success came in the late 1980’s with the groundbreaking Queen Elizabeth Crossing

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KVAERNER SECURES HONG KONG PILING CONTRACTS

26/05/1999 00:00 CET

Kvaerner Construction’s Hong Kong-based subsidiary, Gammon Construction, has been awarded three foundations contracts which are worth £39 million (HK$493.5 million).

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WATER PRESSURE POSER FOR KVAERNER CONSTRUCTION

10/03/1999 00:00 CET

A marathon ten-hour concrete pour recently completed Kvaerner Construction’s innovative solution to the potential problems of a high water table at the waste water treatment works it is building

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KVAERNER CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES TO BUILD ON LONDON’S HERITAGE

17/12/1998 00:00 CET

Kvaerner Trollope & Colls has been awarded a £30 million office redevelopment contract involving restoration of a massive landmark frontage on the corner of Kingsway and the Aldwych.

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KVAERNER CONSTRUCTION WINS £11M STEAM DEAL

13/11/1998 00:00 CET

Kvaerner Construction has won a contract of just short of £11 million to design and construct a 4.7km long steam pipeline in Cheshire for PowerGen CHP Limited.

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£10M ROUND-UP FOR KVAERNER CONSTRUCTION

04/08/1998 00:00 CET

Contracts totalling approximately £10 million have been won by Kvaerner Construction in Scotland, the North-East and London.

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KVAERNER WINS PILING CONTRACT FOR NEXT GENERATION OF BT BUILDING

15/06/1998 00:00 CET

Main piling work for BT’s new office development at Brentwood has been awarded to Kvaerner Cementation Foundations, Kvaerner Construction’s piling & foundations specialist.

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DOING THE GROUNDWORK FOR A MAJOR ART COLLECTION

20/05/1998 00:00 CET

A sensitive night-time piling operation beneath the Great Arch at Somerset House has recently been carried out by Kvaerner Cementation Foundations. (KCF) as preparations are made to refurbish the

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RAIL WORK STRETCHES ACROSS THE NORTH

19/05/1998 00:00 CET

Kvaerner Construction is currently engaged on various essential line repairs and reconstruction projects for Railtrack in the North of England.

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FINAL DECK UNIT INSTALLED

28/04/1998 00:00 CET

The last 42-tonne deck unit at Kvaerner Construction’s Dartford Crossing site was lowered into position last week, three months ahead of programme.

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KVAERNER WINS CONTRACTS TOTALLING £50M

18/03/1998 00:00 CET

Kvaerner Construction has in the last two weeks been awarded contracts totalling £50 million, bringing the total of work won this year to over £400 Million. Commenting, Keith Clarke, chief

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KVAERNER CEMENTATION CONSTRUCTING EUROPE’S LARGEST NEW MINE

11/02/1998 00:00 CET

Kvaerner Cementation has started work on a £30.4 million contract to design construct and equip Europe’s largest new Lead Zinc underground mine.

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Cambridgeshire County Council awards Skanska new contract

03/07/2017 11:00 CET

Skanska has successfully secured a 10-year highways maintenance contract, worth £32m a year.

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Skanska book launch delights children and families at Great Ormond Street Hospital

28/04/2017 13:00 CET

A Skanska team working at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) has created and launched a book – The Bloomsbury Swan – dedicated to children and families

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Skanska secures double letting to M7 Real Estate Ltd at The Monument Building

13/04/2017 14:00 CET

Skanska has secured a double-floor letting to leading, pan-European property company M7 Real Estate Ltd at The Monument Building, its 94,000sqft (8,733sqm) office-led scheme in the City of

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Skanska introduces green measurement system to drive zero-impact facilities management

09/03/2017 11:00 CET

A new measuring system for environmental impact in facilities management has been developed by Skanska.

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Schoolchildren name gritters, Sir Gritalot and The Beech Green Gritter Machine

20/02/2017 11:40 CET

Pupils at the Beech Green Primary School, in Quedgeley, Gloucestershire, took part in a competition to name two winter maintenance vehicles.

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Skanska UK 2016: continuing to perform in industry’s top tier

03/02/2017 11:50 CET

Strong pipeline provides solid base for 2017 and beyond

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Helping the homeless at Christmas

23/12/2016 10:00 CET

A group of Skanska volunteers has cooked a Christmas lunch for 16 people who are being helped by The Spitalfields Crypt Trust. The Trust is a charity which provides support to homeless people, or

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Skanska celebrates New Papworth Hospital topping out

03/11/2016 12:00 CET

Skanska and the Papworth NHS Foundation Trust celebrated the Scandinavian tradition of topping out last Friday (28 October) at the construction site for the New Papworth Hospital in Cambridge.

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Skanska UK announces senior management promotions

02/11/2016 11:50 CET

Skanska has announced three new executive and senior management appointments. The changes are key to maintaining its strong and stable business performance and emphasise the company’s continuous

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SRW completes its role in making new Pinewood Studios space ready for ‘action!’

24/08/2016 10:00 CET

Pinewood Studios Group now has five brand new large sound stages to help create the next generation of blockbusters, thanks to Sir Robert McAlpine, who handed over the facilities following

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Skanska appointed as Crown Commercial Service supplier

30/10/2015 08:00 CET

The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has selected Skanska to provide facilities management services as part of a four-year framework.

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Top industry award recognises Skanska Road Risk Manager’s drive for safety

13/10/2015 09:00 CET

Alison Moriarty, Fleet Road Risk & Compliance Manager at Skanska UK, has been named the Road Risk Manager of the Year at the Brake 2015 Fleet Safety Awards.

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Skanska-Laing Consortium announced Preferred Bidder for Croydon & Lewisham Street Lighting PFI Project

21/02/2011 12:00 CET

Skanska and John Laing, under a 50/50 consortium, have today announced that they have been appointed Preferred Bidder for the Croydon & Lewisham Street Lighting PFI project. This is the second

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Skanska secures first UK residential development site

20/01/2011 00:00 CET

Skanska today announces it has exchanged contracts to purchase its first UK residential development site. This news follows the announcement in December that it was to establish a Residential

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Skanska UK announces new Executive Positions

22/12/2010 00:00 CET

Skanska UK announces new Executive Management Team member and Executive Vice President of Finance appointed.

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Skanska to launch Residential Development Business in the UK

10/12/2010 11:00 CET

Skanska has announced, that as part of its new business plan covering the period up to 2015, which focuses on profitable growth, the company will expand its residential development operations and

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Costain-Skanska Joint Venture awarded Crossrail contract

05/03/2010 09:00 CET

The Costain-Skanska Joint Venture today announce that they have been formally awarded a contract by Crossrail as part of its enabling works framework for the construction of Royal Oak Portal.

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Moorgate Exchange features on Radio Five Live

22/07/2013 16:28 CET

Skanska’s Paul Chandler and Dermot O’Kelly showcase Skanska project on popular radio programme today

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Brent Civic Centre achieves practical completion

20/05/2013 13:00 CET

The landmark new Brent Civic Centre has achieved practical completion in the north London borough of Brent.

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Success for life

03/04/2013 09:00 CET

Last month saw the launch of Arrival Education’s 2013 Success for Life programme.

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Homes by Skanska given go-ahead for construction on second Trumpington development

24/01/2013 09:00 CET

The Swedish housebuilder Homes by Skanska is to begin work on a second residential development in the Trumpington area of Cambridge following a successful planning application.

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Mike Putnam appointed to government advisory panel

17/01/2013 09:00 CET

Skanska UK’s CEO and President to help develop an industrial strategy for construction.

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Success for Skanska – one of 13 suppliers to qualify for the Mayor of London’s RE:FIT retrofit framework

10/01/2013 09:00 CET

Skanska recently attended an event to mark the launch of the Mayor of London’s new RE:FIT Framework, which is providing the next round of green retrofit opportunities for London’s public sector

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Connect Plus awarded £321 million contract to upgrade 29m of the M25

07/01/2013 08:30 CET

Connect Plus, the M25 DBFO concession, has been awarded a £321 million design and construction contract to upgrade sections of the M25 for the Highways Agency.

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Top award recognises apprentice’s potential

21/11/2012 08:30 CET

Skanska apprentice Charlie Streater, has been named ‘Most Promising Apprentice of the Year’ by the Civil Engineering Contractor Association (CECA) Southern area.

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A taste of prison life for college students

09/11/2012 09:00 CET

Three students from Banff and Buchan College, recently spent a week at the site of the new Peterhead Prison with Skanska and its team of contractors, gaining hands-on work experience.

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Skanska scores twice at Construction Manager of the Year Awards

02/11/2012 17:00 CET

Two Skanska project managers were honoured at the Construction Manager of the Year Awards at on 1 November.

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Skanska acquires 66 Queen Square in Bristol

31/10/2012 11:00 CET

Skanska Project Development today announces that it has purchased 66 Queen Square in Bristol, adding to the company’s land bank portfolio following the acquisition of The Monument Estate in

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Skanska’s doors are wide open

27/09/2012 13:00 CET

Some of Skanska's working construction sites will open doors to the public in November.

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Justice Minister visits HMP Grampian

13/06/2012 08:20 CET

Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Kenny MacAskill was treated to a rare dose of sunshine during his site visit to Scotland’s first custom-built community facing prison yesterday.

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“Being Swedish can be a positive business differentiator,” says Skanska UK CEO

12/02/2015 13:30 CET

Speaking at a breakfast event hosted by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK yesterday in London, Mike Putnam, Skanska UK’s president and CEO, said there were several reasons for his pride

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Safety campaign raises awareness that falling objects can kill

27/06/2014 13:34 CET

‘Stop the drop’ is the key message behind the joint health and safety campaign that aims to stop deaths and reduce injuries. Skanska teamed up with Enfield Safety Supplies to run the week long

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Skanska shares experience from Sweden with UK clients

25/06/2014 09:12 CET

Following a Skanska event held earlier this year, sharing international experience with its highways clients, Skanska has trialled the use of a Swedish Patcher in the UK. The Patcher has

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Yorkshire Ambulance scoops Skanska-sponsored award

11/04/2014 16:06 CET

The Yorkshire Ambulance Service became the proud recipients of the Skanska-sponsored Transport award at the NHS Sustainability Day 2014 awards last night (10 April).

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Royal London Hospital team opens new doors

11/04/2014 12:09 CET

The Royal London Hospital’s new main entrance and dedicated entry points for the Women and Children’s Hospital and Renal Unit are now open, thanks to the combined efforts of Skanska, Barts Health

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International experience gives UK new insights into highways maintenance

28/02/2014 11:21 CET

Pothole repair costs could be reduced significantly if the UK adopted a Swedish technique, delegates at a Skanska conference were told.

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Skanska waste-reduction measures to cut costs for Barts Health NHS Trust

19/12/2013 14:57 CET

Barts Health NHS Trust has chosen Skanska to deliver a waste management programme designed to save money and improve compliance across its estates.

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eight2O: Skanska proud to be part of Thames Water’s industry-leading alliance

17/12/2013 13:35 CET

Thames Water’s industry-leading alliance is already working on plans to deliver billions of pounds of essential improvements to its ageing network over the AMP6 period (2015-2020).

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Skanska’s Supply Chain Green Solution Award shortlist announced

30/10/2013 07:40 CET

Five companies have been shortlisted for Skanska’s Green Solution Award.

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Skanska talks green at major London commercial property event

25/09/2013 08:42 CET

Skanska took part in an event in London which focused on the green issues that affect commercial property developers, investors and occupiers.

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Skanska’s supply chain green solutions award is open for entries

02/09/2013 12:53 CET

Skanska’s annual Supply Chain Green Solutions Award opens for entries today.

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Humber gas pipeline is now operational

14/12/2020 11:00 CET

Skanska working with A.Hak and Porr has delivered a £150m world-record breaking engineering project on behalf of National Grid.

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Infrastructure managers lend a hand at Iver environmental centre

08/06/2015 09:00 CET

A team of volunteers has been getting its hands dirty at an environmental centre in Buckinghamshire.

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Skanska becomes signatory of the European Code of Conduct for Energy Performance Contracting

01/06/2015 08:00 CET

Skanska has recently become a signatory of the Code of Conduct developed by the Transparense project, demonstrating its commitment to best practice. Transparense is a pan-European initiative

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Skanska marks Bristol development milestone

06/02/2015 08:40 CET

Skanska’s commercial development at 66 Queen Square, Bristol, has reached its highest point in the construction process. Today’s topping out ceremony marks an important milestone in bringing this

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Skanska supports expansion of green initiative

28/01/2015 09:00 CET

Supply Chain Sustainability School launches facilities management section

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Skanska completes Bentley Works divestment to UK company pension scheme

05/01/2015 11:59 CET

Skanska UK has divested its Bentley Works site to the company’s UK pension scheme, at a value of £16.5 million.

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Skanska celebrates handover of new Thurrock Campus to South Essex College

14/07/2014 09:04 CET

Skanska has marked the completion of South Essex College’s new campus. Over 2,000 students can now look forward to starting the next academic year in a modern building, thanks to Skanska.

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Skanska’s Queen Square development erects tower crane

22/05/2014 08:04 CET

A major milestone – the installation of the tower crane – has been achieved at one of Skanska UK’s landmark commercial developments, the prestigious 66 Queen Square.

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Skanska becomes latest Business Champion

19/02/2014 07:58 CET

Skanska UK, part of one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups has made a massive reduction in its fleet costs.

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Building a safer future in construction

10/02/2014 11:38 CET

Over 50 construction students recently welcomed Skanska into the Southend Campus of South Essex College for some important training that could save lives.

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London Luton Airport’s general counsel, Swati Paul, joins Skanska UK’s executive team

01/02/2021 13:22 CET

Swati Paul joins Skanska UK’s executive management team in April 2021.

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River Humber gas pipeline – officially world record breaking

09/11/2020 11:30 CET

A 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

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Skanska awarded multi-million scheme to drive greener travel in Cambridge

09/03/2020 12:45 CET

Skanska has secured an £8.2 million project to improve transport in a key area of Cambridge, helping to drive greener travel across the city.

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Second house builder selected to deliver 131 new homes at Mindenhurst, Deepcut

06/09/2018 09:00 CET

Skanska, the construction and development company behind the redevelopment of the Princess Royal Barracks at Deepcut, Surrey, has appointed Bovis Homes Group as the house builder to deliver the

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Worthy Down camp takes shape as first phase of construction completes

25/07/2018 14:00 CET

Military personnel from the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and Army are now enjoying brand new facilities at Worthy Down camp in Hampshire, thanks to Skanska and the Defence Infrastructure

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Royal visitor officially opens Great Ormond Street Hospital's Mittal Children’s Medical Centre and Premier Inn Clinical Building

14/03/2018 09:00 CET

HRH, The Duchess of Cambridge visited patients, families and hospital staff at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) on 17 January 2018. Her Royal Highness visited to officially open the hospital’s

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Ordsall Chord project receives CEEQUAL ‘Excellent’ Whole Team Award

12/02/2018 15:39 CET

Skanska, along with its alliance partners, has received a CEEQUAL award for the sustainable delivery of the Ordsall Chord rail project.

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Skanska secures demolition contract for Knightsbridge project

20/07/2016 08:02 CET

Skanska has been employed by Cheval Property Holdings Ltd as principal contractor for the demolition of the building behind 55-91 Knightsbridge.

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Skanska deepens its commitment to the North West

29/04/2016 10:00 CET

This week sees Skanska become a patron of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (GMCC), confirming its commitment to growth in the region.

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Skanska Managing Director Paul Heather calls for earlier collaboration to improve sustainability

27/04/2016 11:00 CET

“Earlier collaboration will help make buildings more sustainable”, said Skanska’s Paul Heather. He has hosted a breakfast meeting as part of Green Sky Thinking, a week of events promoting

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Skanska welcomes record number of graduates as it joins The 5% Club

21/09/2015 08:45 CET

Skanska has welcomed over 100 graduates and 75 apprentices and trainees as part of its 2015 intake, demonstrating its commitment to providing opportunities for the next generation.

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Skanska employees to feature in the second episode of ITV’s Superhospital

02/07/2015 11:30 CET

Tonight’s episode includes Martin Tunnicliffe and John Mead, who are part of the facilities management team at the Royal Derby Hospital

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‘Fin’spirational visit to Treviso to review The Monument Building solar shading

16/04/2015 17:00 CET

Treviso, in northern Italy, the city which makes Pinarello racing bikes, created tiramisu and is the birth place of Prosecco, is also producing the dramatic fins for Project Development’s latest

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Skanska supports Open Doors Weekend

19/02/2015 08:55 CET

Seven projects open to the public as part of a UK Contractors Group initiative.

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Skanska Aker Kvaerner awarded £150 million Alliance by Anglian Water

18/10/2004 00:00 CET

The Skanska-Aker Kvaerner Joint Venture has today been named by Anglian Water Services (AWS) as one of its Alliance Partners selected to carry out a major part of Anglian Water's capital programme

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Paul Rogers appointed MD of Clark & Fenn Skanska as specialist contracting outlook improves

28/07/2004 00:00 CET

Paul Rogers has been appointed Managing Director of Skanska’s GRG Plaster and Ceiling specialist Clark and Fenn Skanska and its associate George Jackson & Sons.

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Moor House Tops Out

04/02/2004 00:00 CET

Skanska UK and Moor House Limited Partnership have topped out the Foster and Partners designed landmark office development in the City – Moor House.

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Skanska Innisfree named preferred bidder for Britain’s biggest hospital redevelopment

10/12/2003 00:00 CET

The Skanska Innisfree consortium has today been named preferred bidder on a 38-year PFI scheme to design, build, fund and operate a major hospital development at Barts and The London NHS Trust,

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Skanska hands over the sixth building at the UK’s largest PFI hospital in Coventry

20/11/2003 00:00 CET

Just a year after construction began on the Coventry New Hospitals Project, Skanska has handed over the sixth completed building, the eye-catching Clinical Sciences Building on time.

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Stratford Box team chosen for Amsterdam Metro

10/10/2003 00:00 CET

After successfully delivering the massive retaining walls for Stratford International station on the Channel Tunnel Rail Line in East London, Cementation Foundations Skanska is now taking its

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Pods aid Skanska’s fast-track Radisson SAS Hotel project

25/07/2003 00:00 CET

Skanska has begun installing 500 bathroom pods using a special lifting cradle it has developed as part of its fast-track project to design and build a Radisson SAS Hotel at Stansted Airport. It’s

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Skanska to upgrade Network Rail’s telcoms network.

20/06/2003 00:00 CET

The turnkey abilities of Skanska’s telecommunications infrastructure business Skanska Networks has helped it win a design and build contract worth circa £18m from Network Rail to upgrade its

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Skanska uses pre-fabricated solution to minimise noise and safety risk at Moorhouse

29/05/2003 00:00 CET

Skanska has started installing unique pre-fabricated decking panels - sections of steel frame and decking already bolted together – to limit noise disturbance and minimise the risk of working at

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CLASP extends partnering agreement with Skanska

11/04/2003 00:00 CET

Skanska’s successful partnership with CLASP has been rewarded with a two-year extension to the framework agreement. This follows the award of new contracts worth £7.4 million from Nottingham,

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CTRL milestone as Skanska completes box excavation

02/04/2003 00:00 CET

Another major milestone for the £5.2 billion Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) was achieved today when Skanska finished excavating the giant one kilometre long concrete box in which Stratford

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Richard Lees Steel Decking launches innovative floor damping system

14/02/2003 00:00 CET

Skanska’s structural flooring specialist Richard Lees Steel Decking is launching a major innovation to improve the work environment by combating floor vibration inside buildings.

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Diaphragm wall skills land £1.8m contract for Cementation Skanska Ireland

03/12/2002 00:00 CET

Cementation Skanska Ireland’s diaphragm wall expertise has helped win a £1.8 million (€2.8 million) contract in Dublin. This was the solution the company advised to construct foundations in

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Project wins for Cementation Foundations Skanska at Docklands

25/11/2002 00:00 CET

Piling and ground engineering specialist Cementation Foundations Skanska’s expertise in large diametre piling and coring through thick concrete has helped win two contracts at London Docklands

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Skanska completes latest PFI school

25/10/2002 00:00 CET

Skanska has handed over its latest school built under the PFI, a 1500 place secondary school in East London.

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First tunnel boring machine lifted into place at Stratford

05/08/2002 00:00 CET

Construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) at Stratford entered a new phase when the cutting section of the first tunnel-boring machine (TBM) was lifted into position at the western end

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Cementation Foundations Skanska secures £10m CTRL project

19/06/2002 00:00 CET

Cementation Foundations Skanska has secured a £10 million project to carry out the piling on Channel Tunnel Rail Link’s (CTRL) contract 342, the 3.5km route section through Ebbsfleet, just south

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Piling director steps down after 33 years’ service

10/04/2002 00:00 CET

One of the longest-serving members of the management team at Cementation Foundations Skanska, Mike Spong (MICE), has retired after more than 33 years – the last 20 as a director

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One of the world’s most admired companies opens new head office in Leeds

21/03/2002 00:00 CET

Leading telecommunications contractor Skanska Networks has chosen Leeds as the location for its new head office. It follows a year of tremendous growth that saw the business acquire local company

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Skanska’s Mike Putnam becomes chairman of the Federation of Piling Specialists

19/02/2002 00:00 CET

Skanska UK board director Mike Putnam is the new chairman of the Federation of Piling Specialist (FPS), which represents 17 leading companies in the foundations sector with a combined turnover of

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Skanska lands £35m of prison work in Scotland

24/01/2002 00:00 CET

Skanska has been awarded two contracts by the Scottish Prison Service with a combined value of £35 million to build house blocks at HMP Edinburgh and HMYOI Polmont.

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Skanska signs first CLASP agreement with the Police

22/01/2002 00:00 CET

Skanska has signed a £1.6 million contract with Derbyshire Constabulary to build an administration block at its headquarters in Ripley under the CLASP framework agreement.

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Two big industry figures come together to drive forward safety standards

25/10/2001 00:00 CET

Skanska Construction chief executive Keith Clarke joined UCATT secretary general George Brumwell to highlight the drive to raise standards of safety competence on construction sites.

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Nortel Networks outsources installation work to Skanska

28/09/2001 00:00 CET

Telecom giant Nortel Networks is outsourcing its UK build operation and has chosen Skanska Konnect, the specialist communications business within Skanska Rashleigh Weatherfoil, as one its

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Kontor Skanska land £5 million refurbishment project in Mayfair

11/09/2001 00:00 CET

Skanska’s refurbishment specialist Kontor has won a £5 million contract to transform the interior of a six-storey complex at 37-38 Curzon Street in Mayfair.

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Skanska CLASP’s new partnering agreement

11/07/2001 00:00 CET

CLASP, the body behind one of the longest-running building systems for schools and public buildings, has chosen Skanska Construction to join it in a new drive to deliver best value property

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Skanska bolsters civil engineering operation with two senior appointments

23/05/2001 00:00 CET

Skanska Construction has beefed up its Civil Engineering business by appointing Clive Whitworth as managing director of Skanska UK Networks and Simon Bunn as director of the Civils operation in

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Cementation Skanska appoints new commercial director

17/05/2001 00:00 CET

Skanska’s mining and tunneling company Cementation has bolstered its international operations with the appointment of Howard Stones as commercial director for the UK, Australia, South Africa and

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New managing director for Clark & Fenn

22/03/2001 00:00 CET

Alan Fox has been appointed as the new managing director of Clark & Fenn, the ceilings specialist and decorative finishes contractor which is part of Skanska Construction.

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Hong Kong rail success for Skanska Construction

16/03/2001 00:00 CET

Skanska Construction’s Hong Kong-based company, Gammon Construction, has won a £116 million contract to build a station depot on the island’s Ma On Shan Rail scheme.

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Skanska to extend shoppers’ paradise in Dubai

23/02/2001 00:00 CET

Alternative designs reducing both costs and construction time have resulted in a £25 million contract for Skanska Cementation International to extend one of Dubai's premier international shopping

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Kvaerner Construction takes off at Manchester Airport

09/08/2000 00:00 CET

Kvaerner Construction has been awarded the first phase of a £29 million contract for the design and construction of the shell for the ground transport interchange (GTI) at Manchester Airport.

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Blueprint for Growth: Skanska UK and industry leaders' 12 key recommendations to boost UK economic productivity

03/06/2024 12:20 CET

Skanska UK along with 12 Tier One UK infrastructure and construction contractors and consultants has published their Blueprint for Growth , sharing 12 recommendations that the future government

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Skanska recommits to Anglian Water’s @one Alliance to deliver £2.6 billion package of investment over AMP8

25/03/2024 14:04 CET

Skanska confirmed as @one Alliance partner ahead of a new Asset Management Period (AMP8) for 2025 to 2030, in which Anglian Water is proposing its largest ever package of investment.

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Skanska to carry out additional works at British Army fleet hub

13/02/2024 12:30 CET

A further c.£19 million worth of building and mechanical and electrical engineering work has been agreed at the British Army’s Vehicle Storage and Support Programme (VSSP).

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HS2’s London Logistics Hub celebrates transporting one million tonnes of spoil by rail

14/07/2023 10:50 CET

The Logistics Hub, operated by our Skanska Costain STRABAG JV, has already taken 110,000 lorry movements off the roads.

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New benefits and resources available to help financial wellbeing

06/12/2022 16:56 CET

Skanska UK has teamed up with the financial wellbeing provider Salary Finance, to offer a range of financial benefits to all its employees.

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Skanska UK invests in its people with significantly enhanced family-friendly benefits

27/09/2022 11:34 CET

Substantial increase in support available for parents and carers.

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Skanska completes innovative Bristol office

07/09/2022 09:30 CET

Skanska has completed One Portwall Square, a healthy and sustainable new workspace in the heart of Bristol.

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National Highways A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements scheme given the green light

19/08/2022 07:43 CET

A vital upgrade being led by Skanska to improve hundreds of thousands of journeys between Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge has been given the green light to proceed.

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Skanska helps to support society

01/10/2021 14:00 CET

Teams across Skanska took part in a volunteering week with activities arranged that supported local charities, schools and communities.

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