BAM has been appointed as the preferred bidder to deliver pre-construction services for a £50M building at Cardiff University.
The City of Cardiff Council planning committee has approved Redrow’s £2bn ‘garden city’ in Cardiff, UK.
Construction work has started on a £100M urban village in Cardiff, UK.
Mace Developments has secured planning permission for a new £75M student housing project in Cardiff, UK.
UK-based housing developer Lovell is seeking supply chain partners for its £100M residential project in Cardiff.The Mill — being delivered by a partnership of Lovell, Tirion Group and Cadwyn Housing Association — will include the construction of 800 homes through a seven-year construction programme.Lovell is inviting local construction businesses to find out about the project’s job opportunities at an event in the Cardiff City Stadium.Lovell regional director Kate Rees said: “As one of Wales’ largest regeneration programmes, the Mill will create significant work opportunities for local businesses. “Our supply chain partner event on 8 September will enable new and existing members of our supply chain to find out more and meet our project team. It’s a great opportunity to get involved in this exciting project which will bring much-needed high-quality new-build homes to Cardiff.”Construction work is expected to start later this year, creating over 1,000 jobs. Anyone wishing to attend the event should register in advance at eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-lovell-supply-chain-partner-event-tickets-27048092573.
The £44M Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) will be opened on June 7 by Her Majesty the Queen.The centre, built by construction company BAM, will be home to a combination of neuroimaging equipment unique in Europe, including Europe’s most powerful brain scanner, the Siemens 3 Tesla Connectom MRI System, and a specially adapted MRI scanner of which there is only one other in the world, at Harvard University.Professor Derek Jones, director of CUBRIC, said: “This is the culmination of a huge amount of hard work by many people over several years and I would like to thank everyone who played their part in creating this remarkable facility.“The combination of the very best staff in their field and some of the most powerful scanners in the world has the potential for breakthroughs that could make a real difference to people’s lives around the world. “It will be a very special day for us all and a real honour to share it with Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.”CUBRIC, set to support innovation in world-class brain imaging research, will be four times larger than the University’s existing brain research facility.