Carbon cut claims in £450m LTC award date back to 202021/07/2023 National Highways has announced Skanska as the preferred bidder for the Kent Roads contract on the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) project, but has confirmed that a 30% cut in projected carbon emission under the £450m contract brings emissions to the level it has already stated to be current best practice. |
M42 bridge demolition makes way for new junction09/05/2023 Specialist teams worked over the bank holiday weekend to remove the old Solihull Road bridge across the M42 as part of the £282m upgrade of Junction 6. |
Pride at Skanska UK as Dowding succeeds Craig28/04/2023 Katy Dowding has been appointed president and CEO of Skanska UK, to take over from Gregor Craig, who is retiring. |
Good progress on major M42 junction upgrade26/10/2022 National Highways has released footage showing two new bridges weighing a total of 2,050 tonnes being moved into place as part of a £282m upgrade of the M42 in Solihull. |
New Skanska health boss 'brings fresh insights'19/10/2022 Transport wellbeing expert Megan Taylor has joined Skanska UK as head of occupational health and wellbeing. |
Skanska gets £345m A46 job but DCO bid put back25/08/2022 National Highways has awarded Skanska a £345m contract to design and construct the new A46 Newark Bypass, subject to a significantly delayed planning application next year. |
Skanska has big plans for small hydrogen fuel cells25/07/2022 Skanska is working to increase the use of a hydrogen cell technology that can cut fuel consumption and emissions, after trialling it on a highways scheme. |
Virtual test leads to bridge lift success05/05/2022 Skanska has released a timelapse video of the installation of a new 92-tonne bridge on the M42 in the West Midlands, as part of a £282m upgrade. |
Carbon-busting concrete trials launched10/02/2022 Skanska is trialling an 'industry-first low carbon-reinforced concrete solution' on a major National Highways scheme. |
Skanska signposts mental health support27/01/2022 Skanska employees who have undertaken a mental health first aid course will now be able to display a sticker on their hard hat while on site under a new initiative to raise awareness. |
HVO use continues to grow11/11/2021 Amey is set to trial biofuels across its highways maintenance fleet in Kent to improve its environmental performance. |
M Group moving on up after Skanska deal05/05/2021 M Group Services has completed the acquisition of Skanska UK’s infrastructure services operation. |
Skanska in luck with £500m Black Cat deal25/03/2021 Highways England has awarded Skanska a £507m contract to design and build the long-awaited A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements scheme. |
Cambridgeshire's roads go under new management18/03/2021 Cambridgeshire County Council has agreed to a subsidiary of M Group taking over its highway maintenance contract following Skanska’s decision to sell its infrastructure services business. |
Exclusive: Skanska puts infrastructure services business up for sale26/02/2020 Highways can reveal that Skanska UK is pulling out of highways maintenance market and putting its infrastructure services operations up for sale. |
Skanska kicks off regional partnerships with £143m M42 scheme14/01/2020 Skanska has signed a £143m contract to deliver an improvement scheme on M42 Junction 6 under Highways England's new Regional Delivery Partnership procurement. |
Skanska to launch first local trial of graphene in asphalt08/11/2019 Skanska is leading what is thought to be the first ever local road trial of graphene material in asphalt. |
Skanska set to bag £282m junction deal08/03/2019 Skanska looks set to secure a £282m contract to upgrade the M42 at Junction 6 near Birmingham, according to reports. |
Infrastructure sector shows its colours celebrating pride month06/07/2018 From flags to cupcakes, all month companies have been celebrating diversity in support for the LGBT community. |
And then there were two on £1bn Silvertown Tunnel deal16/03/2018 The race to secure a £1bn contract to build the Silvertown Tunnel project in east London has narrowed to just two bidders after a joint venture between Skanska and Austrian outfit Strabag withdrew. |
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