Leading scaffolding contractor, XERVON Palmers, are in the final stages of a 14-month contract worth c£20 million to deconstruct the train shed roof at the historic, busy London Bridge Railway Station – opening up the station to the sky for the first time in over 100 years. 

At the $8 billion development of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Financial District – the world’s first major financial district of the 21st century – leaders in temporary collective protection, COMBISAFE, has supplied a range of solutions to ensure the highest standards of health and safety are delivered across many of the site’s 40 multi-storey towers.

With attention turning to the Olympic Park once again for last week's Sainsburys Anniversary Games, the construction industry was reminded of the extraordinary feat achieved by the contractors involved in building the infrastructure for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

In the heart of Lebanon's capital city, the 195 metre high Sama Beirut Tower is set to become the country’s tallest building in 2014. Whilst signalling Lebanon’s return to landmark architectural developments, the construction project has also seen COMBISAFE continue its expansion into the Middle Eastern market with the supply and installation of 54 Safety Net Fans.

At 20 Fenchurch Street in the City of London, more than 300 tonnes of CPI EuroMix mortar has been specified for the construction of a new 37-storey skyscraper – nicknamed the Walkie-Talkie because of its distinctive shape.

Designed by Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly to feature a highly unusual top-heavy form, the new 160 metre tall building replaces an ageing 1960s high-rise block. Upon completion in 2014, the ‘Walkie-Talkie’ will contain over 28,000m3 of concrete, 13,000 tonnes of steel and approximately 33,000m2 of glass.

Civil and structural engineering consultancy, JPG has completed works on a significant new retail park in Prestatyn, North Wales.  

The 11 acre Prestatyn Retail Park, hailed as a renaissance for the town with major tenants including Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Next and Boots and more than 650 new jobs created, was recently opened by local dignitaries and school children.

At the €410 million Aviva Stadium in Dublin, more than 8,000m2 of Grace’s Preprufe® waterproofing membrane was chosen to deliver outstanding levels of watertightness – further enhancing the company’s reputation and proven track record for delivering waterproof protection at the world’s most important structures.

The Mayor’s Roads Task Force (RTF) today (10 July) set out a bold new vision for the future of London’s roads and streets, to ensure the capital can cope with major population growth, support jobs and thousands of new homes, while remaining one of the most attractive, vibrant, accessible and competitive world cities.

Construction has begun on the Bibliothèque Multimédia à Vocation Régionale (BMVR), a four-story, 13,000 square meter public library in the city of Caen. Completion is scheduled for early 2016.

PERI, the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of formwork and scaffolding products and services, was part of the team that helped construct the London Aquatics Centre for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games - described by IOC President, Jacques Rogge, as a "masterpiece".