Laing O’Rourke was awarded a place on National Grid’s HVDC converter civil works framework (Lot 1), which is set to deliver civils for converter stations on projects including the LionLink interconnector. This framework makes Laing O’Rourke eligible to undertake civil construction of onshore HVDC converter stations for LionLink, drawing on its experience in large infrastructure and use of modern methods of construction for valve halls and associated buildings.