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CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
UK Construction News Archive for January 2018
31/01/2018
Outsourcing firm Capita has revealed it is selling Constructionline, the register for pre-qualified contractors and consultants in the UK construction industry. In a trading update today, 31 January, the company revealed it has embarked on a "multi-year transformation programme" with an immediate p
31/01/2018
Cleshar Contract Services has replaced Carillion as the main contractor to maintain London Overground's East London Line. Former Carillion employees will be transferred over to Cleshar and the new contract will start 01 April. Jonathan Fox, TfL's director for rail and sponsored services, said: "I
31/01/2018
Highways England has appointed Peter Mumford as Executive Director of Major Projects & Capital Portfolio Management. Having previously held senior positions within a number of construction industry-related organisations, Mr Mumford is taking up his new post on 01 February having held it on an inter
31/01/2018
Plans have been unveiled for a £225 million road upgrade scheme on the A38 in Derby. The project involves replacing the Kingsway, Markeaton and Little Eaton roundabouts with two underpasses and a flyover, helping to reduce congestion. A public consultation was held by Highways England in February
31/01/2018
Willmott Dixon has reached a milestone on its multi-million pound Sports Hub project for the University of Warwick. The development has reached its maximum height and the project is on schedule to be complete by March 2019. The facility will replace the current sports centre on the campus and will
31/01/2018
A self-employed handyman has been prosecuted for carrying out unsafe gas work at a property in Hartlepool, Co Durham. Paul Joseph Vokes of Cresswell Drive, Hartlepool pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. He was sentenced to 18 weeks with £3,000 in
31/01/2018
Brought to you by the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA), MACH is the UK's premier event that showcases a variety of engineering based manufacturing technologies and Fronius UK Ltd will be there presenting their capabilities within the field of welding for manual, robotic and automated sol
31/01/2018
BAM Construction Training have announced the release of their annual CPCS testing report containing course specific data for all theory and practical assessments carried out in 2017. The company is one of the UK's fastest growing construction training providers with training centres in Wokingham, B
30/01/2018
New research has revealed construction activity is hitting record levels across the UK's regional cities. The latest reports in the Deloitte Real Estate Crane Survey UK series monitor construction activity in Belfast, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. As developers' confidence for city centre resid
30/01/2018
HS2 Ltd has started searching for contractors to deliver nearly £2 billion worth of work on the major infrastructure development. Successful firms will be tasked to deliver the track and overhead catenary system works and the tunnel and lineside mechanical & electrical and tunnel ventilation works,
30/01/2018
Union Unite has slammed the "astronomical" scale of Carillion's near £1 billion pension deficit. The Commons Work and Pensions Committee have published a letter from Robin Ellison, chairman of trustees of Carillion's pension scheme, which reveals the firm left a funding shortfall of around £990 mil
30/01/2018
The Chairman of Wates Group, James Wates CBE, has been selected to lead a new industry group on corporate governance for large private companies. Mr Wates will work alongside the Financial Reporting Council, the Institute of Directors, the Trades Union Congress and other bodies to draw up the UK's
30/01/2018
A company has been prosecuted for safety failings after a worker fell through a roof window opening during work on a new build extension. Sunshine Lofts Limited of Holywell Hill, St. Albans, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 4 of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. It has been fined £30,000 w
30/01/2018
Kier has won a three-year £8 million facilities management (FM) contract with the British Red Cross. The company will deliver FM services for 620 shops, storage facilities and other buildings across the UK, from Northern Ireland to the Channel Islands and Orkney, Scotland. Features of the contract
30/01/2018
Willmott Dixon has been appointed to create a new art and design campus for Bath Spa University. The former Herman Miller factory building on Locksbrook Road is being transformed into a new home for the Bath School of Art and Design. Work is underway and completion is scheduled for summer 2019. Fe
30/01/2018
Student accommodation developer Unite has purchased a new 1,000-bed development site in London. Located in Middlesex Street, the scheme is expected to cost £195 million to develop and will be completed in time for the 2021/22 academic year. Richard Smith, Unite Students Chief Executive Officer (CE
30/01/2018
Metropolitan has revealed is in talks with Thames Valley Housing over the possibility of both organisations forming a partnership. Between them, the two organisations own, manage or administer more than 57,000 homes in London, the South East, the East Midlands and the East of England. Metropolitan
30/01/2018
Plans have been approved for a £16 million town centre redevelopment in Chorley, Lancashire. Contractor Eric Wright have teamed up with main project management partner Pick Everard to deliver the scheme, which involves building a new shopping area for Market Walk featuring a cinema, restaurants and
29/01/2018
McAleer & Rushe has started work to deliver two new student accommodation schemes worth more than £80 million in Bournemouth. The two projects on Lansdowne Road and Holdenhurst Road, which will bring over 950 additional student beds to the town, are scheduled for completion in time for the 2019/20
29/01/2018
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has become the latest body to launch an investigation into the collapse of Carillion. Conducted by the FRC's Enforcement Division, the regulator's probe will work closely alongside the Official Receiver, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Insolvency Service a
29/01/2018
A gang of seven men have been prosecuted for manufacturing and supplying fake Constructions Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards for immigration offenders living illegally in the UK. The criminals were led by Steven Kanaventi, 39, of Mulliner Street, Coventry, and Alfred Adekoya, 47, of Kingsla
29/01/2018
Caddick Construction has replaced Carillion as the main contractor to deliver a £154 million residential scheme in Manchester. Caddick, which is the sister company to developer Moda, has taken over the Angel Gardens project, with 20 former Carillion employees also joining the firm. The contractor
29/01/2018
Midlands-based architectural practice Maber has strengthened its senior team by appointing four new associate directors. Andy Purvis and Leo Ward will both be based in Nottingham, while Lee Smith will be based In Derby and Tim Boxford in Leicester. Mr Smith joined the company in 2005 and heads a d
29/01/2018
A new Government-owned company has been created to continue delivering prison facilities management (FM) services previously provided by Carillion. Gov Facility Services Limited will deliver FM services such as cleaning, reactive maintenance, landscaping and planned building repair work at 52 sites
29/01/2018
Structural steelwork firm Severfield has announced its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ian Lawson, is stepping down from his position. Mr Lawson has been on sick leave from the business since at the end of March 2017. He will be succeeded by Alan Dunsmore, with Adam Semple becoming Finance Director
29/01/2018
Work on a new £34 million flood alleviation scheme in Warrington is now complete. More than 2,000 homes and businesses across nine residential/public areas of the town will be protected from flooding from the River Mersey. The three-phase scheme comprises of 5km of flood walls and 2.2km of embankm
29/01/2018
A public consultation is underway on plans for a £290 million road improvement scheme in Cornwall. Proposals for the A30 Chiverton Cross to Carland Cross project involves upgrading an eight-mile section of road to improve journey times as well as unlocking one of the last bottlenecks in Cornwall.
29/01/2018
Sweco UK has appointed Steve Arnold as Project Engineer to lead its Buildings team in the north of England. With 40 years' industry experience, Mr Arnold joins the consultancy from Cundall. He has successfully led M&E teams undertaking the detailed design and site monitoring of building services p
26/01/2018
Construction is underway on a new £80 million Creative Arts building for Leeds Beckett University. George Downing Construction (GDC) is delivering the new facility in the heart of Leeds' Civic Quarter and completion is scheduled for September 2020. Designed by architects Hawkins/Brown, the new hub
26/01/2018
Network Rail has struck a deal with the Official Receiver's special manager, PwC, for approximately 300 Carillion Construction smaller rail suppliers to be paid the arrears they are owed. The deal covers suppliers arrears from Christmas through to 15 January, the date when company went into compuls
26/01/2018
Building materials suppliers have hit out at the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) for failing to recognise the importance of the supply chain when setting 'ambitious' infrastructure targets for the UK. The Mineral Products Association (MPA), the trade body for the UK's aggregates, cement an
26/01/2018
Supply chain firms affected by the collapse of Carillion are to receive just £31 million from trade credit insurers to help them recover costs, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The UK's second biggest construction firm collapsed into administration earlier last week with arou
26/01/2018
New research has revealed men and woman are forced to share a toilet on nearly one in five sites across the UK. A survey of more than 3,500 Unite members states 18% of respondents' workplaces did not have adequate toilet facilities, while 10% of sites did not supply toilet paper. Overall, one in fi
26/01/2018
Engineering company Lontra has revealed plans to create a new manufacturing facility in Warwickshire. The factory will be used to create the firm's Blade Compressor design and complement the business's research and development technology centre at Napton. The first part of the facility will open l
26/01/2018
Work on a new £21 million flood defence scheme in Sheffield's Lower Don Valley is complete. The project will benefit more than 500 businesses and safeguard around 5,000 jobs, key roads in and out of the city and homes along a five mile stretch of the River Don. Features include new 'hard defences'
26/01/2018
Hampshire County Council has started searching for a contractor to deliver the £35 million Stubbington Bypass in Fareham. Cllr Rob Humby, the council's Executive Member for Environment and Transport, said the local authority is now reached the stage "where we can seek and appoint a contractor for t
26/01/2018
Transport for London (TfL) has started hunting for around 180 new trainees to take part in its apprenticeship programme. The programme has been expanded to include six new schemes, with half of these allocated for level-six apprenticeships, meaning students will study for a degree qualification in
26/01/2018
A structural steelwork firm has been prosecuted after a steel plate fell from a crane and struck an employee during construction work at the University of Bedfordshire. Tubular Erectors Limited of Sinclair Court, Bletchley pleaded guilty to breaching Regulations 4 and 8 (1) of the Lifting Operation
25/01/2018
Plans have been approved for a £150 million regeneration scheme around Guildford Station in Surrey. The Planning Inspectorate has given the go-ahead to the Station Quarter scheme after Guildford Borough Council rejected the proposal in October 2016. The project involves building 438 homes and deli
25/01/2018
More than 500 new homes are to be built at Wembley Park in London. McAleer & Rushe has secured a £130 million contract from developer Quintain to deliver 533 new homes as part of the second phase of the South West Lands development. The contractor has been appointed following the successful award
25/01/2018
Up to 1,700 new homes are to be delivered in Leeds over the next 10 years. Keepmoat Homes and Strata have started work on a £140 million regeneration programme to deliver the homes at 13 development sites across East Leeds. The overall Brownfield Development Programme will help to regenerate the n
25/01/2018
A trio of industry bodies have called on the Government to abolish cash retentions within the construction industry by 2025. Build UK, the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA), and the Construction Products Association (CPA) issued the call in response to a Government consultation on th
25/01/2018
New figures have revealed more than 160,000 new homes were registered to be built in UK in 2017. The latest statistics from the National House Building Council (NHBC) state there was a 6% rise in the number of registered homes last year (160,606) than compared with 2016 (152,017). The private sect
25/01/2018
Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) has been confirmed as the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor for a new proposed energy park in South East London. The company has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Cory Riverside Energy to deliver the Riverside Energy Park in Belvedere
25/01/2018
North Midland Construction (NM Group) has teamed up with developer Earl and Pelham Ltd to deliver a series of residential developments in the East Midlands. The joint venture's (JV) first project is already underway and will see 10 four-bedroom homes developed at Enderleigh Mews in Nottingham. And
25/01/2018
Sheffield engineering specialist SCX has started work to install the world's first fully retractable pitch at Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium in London. The design involves a grass pitch sitting directly above an artificial surface, with the grass surface being used for football matches while the a
25/01/2018
GMI Construction Group has strengthened its presence in the North-West region by opening a new office in Manchester city centre. The new premises are located in the Piccadilly Basin area of the city. With 15 new staff members already recruited, the move follows the Group's continued success and a
25/01/2018
In 2018, Fronius Solar Energy will be launching yet more powerful solutions for storing solar energy, including a new Fronius Energy Package. This comprises an inverter, the Fronius Checkbox and a storage unit from LG – the ideal solution for price- and quality-conscious system owners. Fronius is al
24/01/2018
Stantec has been appointed by Yorkshire Water as its £50 million Strategic Planning Partner (SPP). The seven-year deal will see Stantec (previously MWH) provide a range of services to support the water firms' strategic plan as its prepares supply chain arrangements and contracts for the AMP7 period
24/01/2018
Two men and a women have been prosecuted after stealing almost £1 million in VAT repayments for building houses that never existed. Sandbanks resident Jamie Colwell, 51, his father Brian Colwell, 74, of Bournemouth, and Jamie's former partner Briony James, 45, of Salisbury, were sentenced to a tota
24/01/2018
MP's have launched a new joint inquiry into the collapse of the UK's second biggest construction firm, Carillion. Earlier this month, the industry services company fell into administration with a reported £5 billion of liabilities and just £29 million left in cash. The Work and Pensions and Busine
24/01/2018
Workers at GNB Industrial Power in Bolton have managed to secure a pay rise after taking industrial action. Following four days of strikes earlier this month in protest of a 1.5% pay offer, the company has now agreed to increase the basic salary of staff by consolidating a number of allowances and
24/01/2018
Discussions are to take place next month over the future of the Construction Industry Training Board's (CITB) Bircham Newton training centre in Norfolk. The skills body is meeting with the local authority and industry leaders to explore ways in which training can continue at the site and ensure the
24/01/2018
Crest Nicholson has reported a rise in revenue and profits in its annual results for the year ended 31 October 2017. The house builder revealed pre-tax profit was up 6% to £207 million compared with £195m in 2016, while revenue increased 5% to £1,042.2m (2016: £997m). In addition, completions for
24/01/2018
Carlton Manufacturing has become the latest business to join the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). The South Yorkshire-based business produce a comprehensive range of bagged, ready-to-use products for applications such as fence & gate posts, bases for sheds & greenhouses, brick & block laying an
24/01/2018
A £9 million town centre redevelopment project is to begin in Strood, Medway. Improvements to transform the existing car park and market space at Commercial Road, creating a new and improved market site, are scheduled to get underway the week commencing Monday, 19 February. Funding for the project
24/01/2018
Lovell has completed work on 133 new 'affordable' homes in Woolwich, London. The delivery of Percy Eagles Court is the latest development in the construction of Trinity Walk, the first phase of a project which is transforming three ageing estates in the district as part of an ongoing £400 million r
24/01/2018
Main contractors are being invited to attend two market testing days in Manchester and Blackpool next month. The North West Construction Hub (NWCH) is hosting the events ahead of re-procuring the Medium Value Framework, which delivers a range of projects for councils and other publicly funded bodie
23/01/2018
Galliford Try has taken over from Carillion to deliver the £99 million Lincoln Eastern Bypass project. The new contractor has been appointed on a temporary basis by Lincolnshire County Council following the financial collapse of Carillion last week. Council Leader Martin Hill said: "I'm delighted
23/01/2018
Mace has been appointed to deliver a £23.8 million expansion project at the Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet in Chester. The contractor will create more than 25,000 sq ft of new space for the centre and completion is scheduled for December 2018. The 12-month scheme includes developing new retail unit
23/01/2018
Work has started on a new £24 million prison block at HMP Stocken in Rutland. The 206-bed block is being delivered by Wates on behalf of the Ministry of Justice. Construction is underway following a package of on-site enabling works and completion is scheduled for summer this year. As well as new
23/01/2018
Building contractor Lakehouse has reported a return to operating profit after making a £36 million loss in 2016. In its preliminary results for the year ended 30 September 2017, the company posted a pre-tax loss of just £3.1m, with the efforts of the Group's restructuring programme starting to be r
23/01/2018
Workers at Tarmac Building Products are to begin a series of strikes next week due to a dispute over pay and working terms. Despite talks having been ongoing between the company and union Unite before Christmas, no progress has been made in the negotiations. Unite said the Stanford Le Hope-based c
23/01/2018
Up to £1.1 million has been invested to boost safety and create a new cycle path at a junction near Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. A new 320-metre cycleway has been created through the Two Mills junction, where the A550 meets the A540, along with new traffic lights and crossings. The path is shared b
23/01/2018
Small firms in the UK are finding it increasingly harder to hire bricklayers, carpenters and joiners according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The organisation's latest State of Trade Survey reveals the skills crisis is intensifying, with 68% of firms stating they are struggling to hire
23/01/2018
Work to build a new £22 million electricity substation project in Warrington is now complete. The facility has been developed in Cuerdley and will boost the security of electricity supplies for over 90,000 homes and businesses in Merseyside and Cheshire. The substation operates at 132,000 volts an
23/01/2018
Skanska's mechanical and electrical division, SRW Engineering Services, has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of a new Commercial Director. Nicola Kelly joins the company having previously worked with Laing O’Rourke, where she worked as Commercial Director for a specialist business
23/01/2018
A specialist scaffolding contractor has been prosecuted after a worker was seriously injured while loading bins of scaffold fittings onto a lorry in Derby. Benchmark Scaffolding Limited of Waterside Trading Estate, Hanwell, London pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 8(1) of the Lifting Operation
22/01/2018
Hochtief (UK) has been appointed to deliver a new £40 million train depot for Great Western Railway (GWR) in Exeter. The facility will be built at Exeter Olds View Depot train maintenance facility and work is scheduled to start this spring, with completion expected by early summer 2019. Located al
22/01/2018
Former Carillion employees working on/and supporting Network Rail projects will have their wages guaranteed until at least mid-April 2018, it has been revealed. Network Rail said it has come to an agreement with PwC for the firm to continue paying employees' wages for work completed, as well as sup
22/01/2018
Strike action by civil engineering workers at Sellafield has been called off as talks have been agreed between union Unite and employer DSD Construction. Negotiations aims at resolving a dispute over the treatment of a trade union rep will take place on Thursday, 25 January. The dispute centres ar
22/01/2018
Balfour Beatty has been appointed to deliver a £124 million roads improvement programme in Berkshire. The contractor will carry out a four-year package of works including the planning, design and construction of nine vital road schemes in Wokingham, as well as the delivery of four strategic develop
22/01/2018
A milestone has been reached on a £10 million expansion project at Wexham School Sports College in Slough. A steel signing ceremony has taken place at the site to mark the occasion and contractors Morgan Sindall are on schedule to deliver the project by winter 2018. A new three-storey teaching blo
22/01/2018
Plans have been unveiled for a £290 million road upgrade scheme on the A30 in Cornwall. Details proposals for the A30 Chiverton Cross to Carland Cross upgrade will go on display at a number of consultation events next month. The project involves improving an eight-mile stretch of the route to boos
22/01/2018
Work is underway on a new £100 million flood defence scheme in Lincolnshire. A joint venture between Bam Nuttall and Mott MacDonald (BMMJV) has started building the Boston Barrier project, which will protect 14,000 homes and businesses from tidal flooding. More than 5,000 m3 of silt is being dredg
22/01/2018
Kier has taken on up to 200 former Carillion staff to help continue the delivery of its civil engineering and smart motorway projects. The company's 50/50 HS2 joint venture (JV) with Eiffage has offered 51 employees the opportunity to join the JV. Both companies are now the partners delivering two
22/01/2018
Glasgow-based business Search Consultancy has opened a new office in London. Due to growing demand for trades and labour staff on construction projects in the city region, six new consultant positions will be created at the Search Construction West London offices. The roles will be recruited acros
22/01/2018
A company has been prosecuted after a worker died when he fell more than six metres from a roof at a farm in Devon. C & R Construction (SW) Ltd of Lower Park, Crediton, Devon pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 2 (1) of The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. It has been fined £100,000 with more
19/01/2018
HS2 Ltd has unveiled an outline concept design for the Colne Valley viaduct in Buckinghamshire. Proposals for the 3.4km-long structure have been drawn up by independent specialist architects Martin Knight in consultation with the Colne Valley Regional Park Panel, and the HS2 Independent Design Pane
19/01/2018
Electricians working on Crossrail project are set to take further strike action in a dispute over pay with their employer, Balfour Beatty. Up to 80 staff working on the Woolwich section of the scheme will take industrial action next month over the non-payment of industry standard project completion
19/01/2018
A report has revealed how a drone collided with a crane at a construction site in Kent. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the unmanned aircraft struck the crane while documenting the site at Kemsley Mill in June last year. The report states the pilot had previously flown the drone
19/01/2018
RG Group has started work on a new 614-bed student accommodation scheme in Coventry. A total of six residential blocks. each at different stepped heights of three, seven and 10-storeys, rising to a 20-storey tower in the south-west corner of the site, will be built on Friars' Road in the city. Des
19/01/2018
A haulage and site clearance company has been prosecuted for illegally dumping thousands of tonnes of soil and stone on farmland in Devon. CC Haulage & Sons Ltd, based at Manor Farm, Colebrooke, Crediton was fined £14,000 with £5,000 in costs at Exeter Crown Court on Wednesday, 15 January. A £90,00
19/01/2018
Former Carillion apprentices are being urged to contact the Construction Industry Training Board in order to continue their training. The skills body is calling on all 1,400 apprentices to get in touch with the organisation as the CITB has worked with the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)
19/01/2018
More than 2,600 new homes are to be built near Swindon. Barratt Developments has formed a new joint venture (JV) with Swindon Borough Council to build 2,670 homes across a 250-hectare site at Wichelstowe over the next 20 years. As well as the new homes, other features will include two new primary
19/01/2018
Work on a £2.7 million flood protection scheme in Birmingham is now complete. The project was officially opened today, 19 January. It will protect more than 200 homes and businesses in Selly Park South from flooding from the River Rea. Features included building a 500-metre long embankment on the
19/01/2018
Three banks have pledged to support small businesses affected by the recent collapse of industry services firm Carillion. In a bid to provide assistance for SMEs impacted by the company's liquidation, Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC and RBS have launched a £50 million fund, a £100m fund and a £75m fund
19/01/2018
A company has been prosecuted for safety breaches at a construction site in Berkshire. Portico Design and Developments Limited of Wellington Avenue, Surrey pleaded guilty/found guilty of breaching Regulation 19(1) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. It has been fined £18,0
18/01/2018
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has appointed Sir John Armitt as its new Chair. He will replace Lord Adonis, who resigned from the position at the end of last year. Having served as a Commissioner since the NIC was established in 2015 and last year being appointed Deputy Chair, Sir Jo
18/01/2018
Keepmoat is set to deliver thousands of new homes in Herefordshire over the next 10 years. The company will enter into an overarching agreement with the local authority to deliver a wide range of housing-led regeneration and development initiatives across the county. The partnership, worth £100 mi
18/01/2018
The Builders Merchant Federation (BMF) has called on all staff and apprentices affected by the collapse of Carillion to consider a career in the building materials industry. Earlier this week, the industry services giant fell into administration, putting at risk some 1,400 apprentices and 20,000 ot
18/01/2018
Morgan Sindall has been selected to deliver a new £1.4 million teaching facility at Torquay Academy in Devon. The three-storey building forms part of the second phase of development works at the Academy and completion is scheduled for August 2018. The scheme involves the construction of a new clas
18/01/2018
US President Donald Trump's reform on business tax is set to boost Balfour Beatty's 2017 profits. The recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which contains significant tax reform measures, is estimated to net the UK-based contractor around £20 million, according to the Group's analysis of the chang
18/01/2018
Ardent Hire Solutions has secured a £120 million refinance deal with HSBC in partnership with ABN AMRO. The asset-based lending facility, which will support the heavy plant hire specialist during its accelerated growth period, will see HSBC and ABN AMRO each provide £60m of funding. Overall, the d
18/01/2018
A company has been prosecuted after 13 employees and contractors were exposed to asbestos fibres during work at a natural gas storage facility near Atwick, East Yorkshire. SSE Hornsea Ltd, of Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth, pleaded guilty to breaching Sections 2 (1) and 3(1) of the Heal
18/01/2018
New plans have been unveiled to make developers responsible for addressing noise issues when building new homes near music venues. The 'Agent of Change' principle means developers will be responsible for identifying and solving any sound problems, if granted permission to build in an area. In addit
18/01/2018
Stockport Council has unveiled a list of brownfield sites in the town as part of its efforts to expand the amount of land available for new housing. The brownfield register, which sets out what land is available now for potential housing use, has been developed in line with national regulations. I
18/01/2018
The new fitness product of 2018 has got off to a flying start. Artificial grass designers and installers Synthetic Turf Management (STM) have completed another of their artificial turf sled tracks this year for BodyZone gym in Skelton, North Yorkshire after spending the last year revamping their fac
17/01/2018
Willmott Dixon has won a £13.4 million contract to deliver a new building for the University of Kent's School of Economics. The new three-storey facility will be located in the north-western part of the campus, where the recently demolished Kent Research and Development Centre (KRDC) was located. C
17/01/2018
Skanska has revealed plans to lay-off thousands of employees as part of its comprehensive restructuring programme to improve profitability. In its preliminary year-end results, the company said about 3,000 staff will be cut to "reduce the size of unprofitable business units and increase focus on co
17/01/2018
Heathrow Airport has launched a consultation on plans for its multi-billion pound expansion programme. The 10-week discussion, one of the largest public consultations in the UK's history, will seek views on how to shape the Airport's plans to deliver the scheme's opportunities as well as keeping pr
17/01/2018
BAM Construction has been selected to build £16 million of new teaching facilities for Helston Community College in Cornwall. The contractor was appointed by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to deliver the scheme, which is the first of three schools awarded in a batch to BAM. Planni
17/01/2018
The Insolvency Service has revealed more than 90% of firms employing Carillion through private sector contracts want work to continue. The news gives hope to around 8,500 private sector workers who faced having their wages stopped. A spokesperson for the Insolvency Service said: "The Official Rece
17/01/2018
Two contractors have been prosecuted after more than 11,000 litres of diesel polluted groundwater during a hospital redevelopment project in Dorset. Kier Construction Limited and its sub-contractor BKP Waste Recycling Limited were sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on 12 January after previously
17/01/2018
Residents are being invited to comment on plans for an £18 million electricity reinforcement project in Shropshire. SP Energy Networks (SPEN) is planning to develop a new wooden pole overhead line between Oswestry and Wem. Running from Oswestry substation to Wem substation, the line will provide c
17/01/2018
Work is to begin to connect a village to a new water main in South Cave, Yorkshire. The four-week scheme will take place along a section of Ferry Road from Monday, 22 January. Diversions will be in place. John Bond, communications advisor at Yorkshire Water, said: "In order to carry out this work
17/01/2018
PSS Hire has completed the integration of instrumentation engineer, Euremica, into the business. Having acquired the company in 2016, PSS Hire has now integrated Euremica's products, services and teams under the PSS Hire brand. The specialist's product and service range is now available across PSS
17/01/2018
The recent collapse of Carillion came as no surprise to the boss of payroll services provider, Hudson Contract. Managing Director Ian Anfield said at the start of 2017, he predicted the industry services giant would fail due to its reputation as a flawed organisation. "To many of us who worked alo
17/01/2018
The government's Year of Engineering initiative has been launched at Mitsubishi Electric's Livingstone facility, to highlight the scale of opportunity that careers in the industry hold for young people in the UK. 2018 is officially the Year of Engineering and will see a national drive in all corner
17/01/2018
The Niramax Group has pleaded guilty to breaching its environmental permit, leading to a fly infestation at its site at Monument Park, Washington. At Teeside Crow Court the north east waste management company also pleaded guilty to failing to comply with an enforcement notice by not removing waste
17/01/2018
On 15 January 2018, a winding up order was made against Carillion Plc and the court appointed the Official Receiver as the liquidator. The companies involved in the liquidation are: Carillion Plc, company number 03782379; Carillion Construction Ltd, company number 00594581; Carillion Services Ltd, c
17/01/2018
Highways England has announced the launch of a second consultation on plans to upgrade the A358 between the M5 at Taunton and Southfields Roundabout on the A303 in Somerset. As part of a £15 billion Road Investment Strategy, the government is committed to upgrading all remaining sections of the str
16/01/2018
Henry Brothers have been awarded the £4.1m contract for the Merlin STE (Synthetic Training Equipment) Infrastructure at RNAS Yeovilton under their SW Framework with the MOD. The project is to provide the infrastructure at RNAS Yeovilton to house simulator training equipment for the Merlin Mk4/4A he
16/01/2018
Winvic Construction has secured another contract to construct 237 build-to-rent apartments in Sheffield. Spaces for retailers, cafés and restaurants and an undercroft car park will also be included in the nine-storey building that will be completed for Abode Hallam Ltd. in August 2019. This schem
16/01/2018
The UK House Price Index (UK HPI) for November 2017 has been published, revealing house price changes for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Published today, 16 January, the data for November shows that, on average, house prices have risen by 0.1% since October 2017. Furthermore, there
16/01/2018
Highways England has published the contract notice for £8.7 billion worth of road design and construction work. The organisation is understood to be looking for a maximum of 18 delivery integration partners to join a framework for its projects across England for a period of 72 months from 2018 to
16/01/2018
GRAHAM has been selected as a Scape Group delivery partner for the new Regional Construction Framework, Midlands – South West, it has been announced. The company has also been awarded Lot 3 of the Framework, covering projects up to £750k. The Framework enables GRAHAM to deliver a legacy within a
16/01/2018
Wales' Economy and Transport Secretary Ken Skates has announced further investment to enable the delivery of section 3 of the Llangefni Link Road. An additional £1.028 million is being invested this financial year and up to £2.5m provided in 2018-19, subject to an updated business case, bringing t
15/01/2018
Construction services giant Carillion has entered into compulsory liquidation. Thousands of jobs are now at risk as discussions between the company, its lenders and the government failed to reach an agreement. An application was made to the High Court for a compulsory liquidation of Carillion earl
15/01/2018
An independent review has been launched into why housebuilders are failing to deliver hundreds of thousands of homes that have planning permission. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has appointed an expert panel, led by Sir Oliver Letwin, which will look to explain the gap b
15/01/2018
Watkin Jones has announced its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mark Watkin Jones, is to step down from his position. Mr Jones has informed the Board that for personal reasons, he is no longer able to undertake a full time executive role. The news comes as the developer reports record annual result
15/01/2018
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has raised concerns over the Government's over-reliance on major contractors following the collapse of Carillion. The UK's second largest construction company entered into compulsory liquidation earlier today, 15 January, with debts of £1.5 billion. Brian Be
15/01/2018
Residents in Cornwall are being invited to find out more information about future railway capacity improvement work in the region. The two-phase Cornwall Capacity Enabling Scheme will see a total of 21 additional signals installed to improve reliability on the railway, while six level crossings wil
15/01/2018
A landlord has been prosecuted after failing to prove a gas safety check had been carried out at one of his tenanted properties in Stafford. David John Corry of Springfield Drive, Stafford, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 36(3) of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, and S
12/01/2018
Plans have been approved for a new £60 million Student Centre and civic square at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). The scheme forms part of the University's £200m 'Masterplan' development and work is scheduled to start on site in early 2019. Designed by Hawkins/Brown Architects follow
12/01/2018
Nearly 140 new homes are to be built in Milton Keynes. United Living has started preparatory works on a £30 million scheme to deliver 139 apartments on a three-quarter acre site on Silbury Boulevard. The new homes will be spread across six floors in one new building, with two retail units being de
12/01/2018
New figures have revealed a rise in the number of unsafe excavation work being carried out on construction sites across the UK. The Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 16% rise in excavation work breaches on sites between October and December last year. The figure is based on around 11,000
12/01/2018
Work has started on a new £7.5 million primary school in London. The new Ashmole Primary School is being delivered by Morgan Sindall in Southgate. Based on the same site as Ashmole Academy, the two-form entry school will provide 2,072 sq m of learning spaces for 420 pupils once completed in summer
12/01/2018
Ardmore Group has been appointed to build a new £77 million hotel development in Stratford, London. Located on vacant plot next to Stratford International Station, The Gantry will feature a 285-bed hotel over 18-storeys by Hilton Curio and a 136 room longstay hotel over 17-storeys by Adagio. Lower
12/01/2018
A company has been prosecuted after a worker died months after falling through a skylight IKO-Design Ltd of Parker Drive, Leicester pleaded guilty of breaching Regulation 4 and Regulation 9(2) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. The company has been fined £100,000 with £35,000 in costs. Leices
11/01/2018
Housing Secretary Sajid Javid has launched a new national housing agency, Homes England. The organisation will act as the successor to the Homes and Communities Agency and aims to help deliver an average of 300,000 homes per year by the mid-2020s. The new agency will bring together existing planni
11/01/2018
A new report has claimed up to 43,000 construction jobs could be lost if the UK pursues a 'no deal' hard Brexit. The independent economic analysis by Cambridge Econometrics, commissioned by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, states a 'no deal' scenario would lead to 500,000 fewer jobs being created with near
11/01/2018
Wales' First Minister, Carwyn Jones, has called on the UK Government to green light the £1.3 billion Swansea Tidal Lagoon project. Speaking with tidal lagoon's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Shorrock earlier today, 11 January, Mr Jones offered to provide the investment needed to kick-start the
11/01/2018
Engineering consultancy WSP has won a place on Anglian Water's Asset Management Specialist Consultancy Services Framework. The company will provide a number of water consulting services to support Anglian Water's six-year programme, including mathematical modelling of sewer systems, potable and non
11/01/2018
Barratt Developments has reported a rise in housing completions during the last six months of 2017. In a trading update ahead of the release of its interim results on 21 February 2018, the house builder revealed total completions including joint ventures stood at 7,324, compared with 7,180 during t
11/01/2018
Building materials group Tarmac has acquired Welsh contractor, Alun Griffiths. The takeover will see Griffiths continue to operate under its own name while becoming part of Tarmac's Contracting business. With 700 employees operating out of six regional offices across Wales, the Midlands and South
11/01/2018
A new £31 million education hub has been built at Birmingham City University. The Curzon B teaching and learning space facility was designed by Associated Architects and delivered by Willmott Dixon. The six-storey canalside development comprises 100,000 sq ft of additional modern facilities for th
11/01/2018
A civil engineering company has been prosecuted after an employee was crushed to death between two vehicles during construction work in Sheffield. RMB Contractors Ltd of Ripley Road Belper in Derbyshire pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. It has been
10/01/2018
Kier, Wates and VolkerFitzpatrick has been appointed to deliver a new £400 million public health science campus at Harlow, Essex. Public Health England (PHE) have chosen the contractors to build new and existing laboratories and office areas, as well as a new arrivals area and logistics centre, inc
10/01/2018
New figures have revealed output in the UK construction industry contracted for the sixth quarter in a row in the three months to November. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data reveals the three-month on three-month time series fell by 2% in November, marking the largest drop in out
10/01/2018
Construction work has started on a new £21 million residential development at Princes Dock in Liverpool. The 16-storey Plaza 1821 tower is being built by North West-based firm Forrest and will comprise of 105 new apartments once finished. The Private Rented Sector scheme is the first building to
10/01/2018
Workers at the Sellafield complex in Cumbria are to go on strike following the sacking on a union shop steward. Staff employed by DSD Construction will begin three separate periods of industrial action later this month in response to the firm's sacking of Unite's shop steward, James Bainbridge, 26
10/01/2018
Interserve has revealed net debt is expected to be around £513 million at year-end despite reporting good progress on its 'Fit for Growth' performance improvement plan. In a trading update ahead of its 2017 full year results, the firm revealed its performance for the year is consistent with the tre
10/01/2018
Kier has been selected to deliver a new £29 million higher education teaching facility for University College Birmingham. The new four-storey building will be developed in the centre of the city and forms the latest phase of the University's £100m Jewellery Quarter campus redevelopment programme. W
10/01/2018
Two companies have been fined over £1 million after a flat tenant fell through a fragile surface during refurbishment work at a housing estate in Hammersmith and Fulham. Engie Regeneration (Apollo) Limited, of Benton Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 22(1)(a) of the
10/01/2018
The Association For Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has announced Ramboll's UK Managing Director, Mathew Riley, as its new Chair. With nearly 30 years of industry experience across the property and infrastructure sectors, Mr Riley has been a Board member at ACE since 2015. He has advised clients
10/01/2018
Work has started on a £600,000 flood relief scheme in the Cowpen area of Blyth, Northumberland. An existing 180-metre flood wall in the coastal town will be upgraded and extended to create a 380-metre wall to reduce the risk of flooding. Taking climate change into account, the new defences from Cr
10/01/2018
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has welcomed the appointment of Dominic Raab as the new Housing Minister. Following Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle, Mr Raab takes over from Alok Sharma, who has taken up a minister for employment role in the Department for Work and Pensions.
09/01/2018
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has approved plans for a £1.4 billion town centre regeneration scheme in Croydon. The Whitgift shopping centre is to be redeveloped into a new mixed-use scheme featuring residential, commercial and leisure space. The scheme is being led by the Croydon Partnership,
09/01/2018
New figures have predicted a slowdown in the UK's £56.5 billion construction product manufacturing industry this year. The Construction Products Association's (CPA) State of Trade Survey for 2017 Q4 reveals issues such as rising inflation, slowing economic growth and an uncertain UK post-Brexit dea
09/01/2018
Persimmon has revealed its revenue increased by 9% in 2017 ahead of its final results for the year ended 31 December 2017. In a trading update today, 09 January, the developer reported revenue stood at £3.42 billion for the year (2016: £3.14bn) while completions were up 6% (872 units) to 16,043 new
09/01/2018
Plans have been unveiled for a road upgrade on the M3 and the A34 in Hampshire. The scheme involves redesigning Junction 9 of the M3, where it meets the A34 near Winchester, to create new dedicated free flow lanes, as well as revamping the junction roundabout into a new 'dumbbell' layout to increas
09/01/2018
Electricians working on the Crossrail project in London are set to go ahead with strike action this week due to a dispute over pay with employer, Balfour Beatty. Up to 80 workers working on the Woolwich section of Crossrail will take 24-hours of industrial action from 6am on Wednesday, 10 January.
09/01/2018
Funding has been secured for a new tidal flood defence scheme upgrade in the Humber Estuary which will help protect 113,000 properties. A joint venture between BAM Nuttall and Mott MacDonald (BMM JV) will start work on the £42 million Humber Hull Frontages scheme next summer, with work scheduled to
09/01/2018
A reshuffle of Prime Minister (PM) Theresa May's cabinet has led to Communities and Local Government Secretary, Sajid Javid, having housing added to his remit. Speaking on his new role as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Mr Javid said the name change reflects the go
09/01/2018
Work has started on a new £4 million flood protection scheme in Devon. The project will be protect more than 660 homes/businesses from coastal flooding at Starcross and Cockwood. At Starcross, two new floodgates will be installed at Church Road and Generals Lane slipway, while the car park levels
09/01/2018
A company has been prosecuted after one of its employees was seriously injured when he was struck by a forklift truck. Puma Engineering and Construction Limited of Westwood Business Park, Brunel Road, Southampton pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
09/01/2018
WS Atkins, has selected Philip Hoare as its new Chief Executive Officer of UK and Europe. Mr Hoare, who has led Atkins' UK and Europe transportation division since 2014, will be responsible for leading operations across multiple transportation, infrastructure, building and industrial markets. Spea
08/01/2018
A joint venture (JV) between Morgan Sindall and BAM Nuttall has won two motorway upgrade contractors worth £322 million. BmJV will deliver the two deals as part of Highways England's smart motorway programme. The first £104m contract involves upgrading 10 miles of the M62 between Warrington (J10)
08/01/2018
A fire has caused damage to a building under renovation at the University of Bristol. The blaze broke out at the top floor of the Fry Building in Woodland Road on Saturday, 06 January. The five-storey building is currently undergoing a £19 million refurbishment by Balfour Beatty, as part of a £33m
08/01/2018
A museum in County Durham has started hunting for construction workers to help deliver a new £18 million expansion project. Work is currently underway at Beamish Museum to add 30 new exhibits to a 1950s Town, 1950s Farm and expand the Georgian Landscape, including a coaching inn, where visitors can
08/01/2018
Page\Park Architects has been chosen to lead a proposed £12 million foyer redevelopment project at Birmingham Symphony Hall. The Glasgow-based practice has been appointed as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Design Team for the development, which includes ARUP, Max Fordham and Churchman Landscape Arch
08/01/2018
Swedish engineering group Sdiptech has completed the acquisition of Essex-based supplier of temporary electronics, Multitech Site Services. The deal will see Multitech's Managing Director, Guy Scilly, remain in his position alongside Samantha Scilly as Financial Director and David Rooney as Operati
08/01/2018
Highways England has revealed its Executive Director for Procurement and Commercial, David Poole, is to step down from his position later this year. Having worked at Highways England for the last nine years, Mr Poole will take up a new position with HS2 Limited in March. Interim arrangements are n
08/01/2018
A new 79-bed Travelodge hotel is to be built in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Willmott Dixon Interiors is delivering a £5 million project to convert the existing Gatehouse office building in the town into new hotel accommodation. Working with architects Ratcliffe Groves Partnership and projec
08/01/2018
Aggregates supplier GRS Group has purchased London-based S Walsh & Sons for an undisclosed sum. The deal will provide GRS access to a number of key strategic locations in the capital for the import and export of bulk materials. In addition, Walsh will be able to access GRS's national network of cus
08/01/2018
Work is underway on a bridge strengthening project in Leeds. The Grade II-listed Leeds Bridge is undergoing a programme of works to strengthen, clean and repaint the structure. Features include removing old concrete above the original ironwork deck and replacing it with a new stronger steel-reinfo
08/01/2018
Häfele has teamed up with sanitary fittings manufacturer Grohe, to release its latest product, Grohe Red 2.0. Delivering water heated up to 99°C at the push of a button, the Grohe Red 2.0 boosts convenience for kitchen tasks, be it making tea and coffee, or filling pots and preparing meals. With 2+
05/01/2018
Galliford Try Partnerships has secured a £155 million contract to deliver the first phase of a major regeneration scheme in north-west London. Genesis Housing Association and Queens Park Rangers (QPR) football club have chosen the contractor to carry out the first stage of construction works at the
05/01/2018
Interserve has secured a new five-year contract to deliver facilities services for holiday company, Thomas Cook. The deal will see Interserve build on its previous agreement with Thomas Cook to deliver facilities services across its 180,000 sq ft corporate estate. This includes the provision of cle
05/01/2018
Brighton & Hove City Council has unveiled plans for developers to publicly disclose detailed financial information if they miss 'affordable' housing targets. Currently, developments of over five or more residential units must provide a percentage of 'affordable' housing unless it would make the sch
05/01/2018
Transport for London (TfL) has revealed Custom House DLR station will reopen to passengers on Monday, 08 January. The station has been shut since 03 February 2017 to allow engineers to carry out modernisation and expansion work ahead of the Elizabeth line opening in December this year. From next w
05/01/2018
JCB's Chairman, Lord Bamford, has revealed the business is off to a "strong" start in 2018. With order books at their strongest in the company's history, the company has rewarded around 3,200 shop floor employees with a 3.9% pay rise as they return to work for the New Year, as part of a three-year
05/01/2018
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has reappointed Stephen Glaister CBE as its chair. Professor Glaister, who was appointed to the ORR board in 2015 and chair in 2016, will stay on in his role until a successor takes over in 2019. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said: "I am grateful that Profess
05/01/2018
Industry consultancy RSK Group has re-registered the business as a private company, RSK Group Limited. In a statement on its website, the company said both its directors and shareholders voted unanimously in favour of the change, which came into effect at the beginning of this month. RSK said: "Th
05/01/2018
Astrak UK has completed the acquisition of the undercarriage parts division of Southern Plant Spares (SPS). The bucket and attachment division has now been renamed as Rhinox Group and will be taken forward by the original directors of SPS. As a well-respected supplier of rubber tracks, undercarria
04/01/2018
McLaren Construction has been appointed to deliver a £90 million retail centre expansion project in Ashford, Kent. The contractor will build a 100,000 sq ft extension to the Ashford Designer Outlet and work is scheduled to begin later this month. Features include 50 new additional brands, a new fo
04/01/2018
Costain has made a solid start to 2018 with a "strong" net cash position and "high-quality" order book. In a trading update ahead of announcing its results for the year on 01 March 2018, the contractor revealed a number of new orders, including further awards on the High Speed 2 programme, helped m
04/01/2018
Plans have been submitted for the next phase of a £145 million regeneration scheme in Stockport. Muse Developments are working with Stockport Council to deliver the next stage of the Stockport Exchange project, following the success of two previous phases. The first stage, completed in 2014, invo
04/01/2018
Brighton & Hove Council has unveiled a list of 180 brownfield sites across the city which, if all developed, could provide space for more than 8,000 new homes. The sites are contained on the city council's Brownfield Land Register (BLR), a government requirement aimed at helping councils develop ne
04/01/2018
Nearly £5 million is to be invested across a number of local regeneration project in Wales. The £4.9m funding will aim to maximise the economic impact of the schemes and help support regeneration in towns across the country. Some of the schemes include; • £1m towards the restoration of the Grade
04/01/2018
Specialist engineer Western Thermal is continuing work on a £49 million hospital upgrade project in Slough, Berkshire. The specialist engineer is applying its thermal insulation, trace heating and fire stopping solutions to the Wexham Park Hospital Emergency Department. The project will create a n
04/01/2018
Morrison Utility Services (MUS) is to begin work to lay a new water pipe in Harrogate. The contractor will start installing the new pipe along Otley Road from Monday, 08 January. The three-month scheme will take place from the junction with Beckwith Road towards the junction with Beckwith Head Roa
04/01/2018
Don't fall foul of the deadline;. Book your tickets now at www.recofloor.org for the football-themed Recofloor 2018 Awards Event to be held at Liverpool Football Club's Anfield ground on Thursday, 26 April. The seventh annual awards event promises to 'pull out all the stops' celebrating the waste v
03/01/2018
New figures have revealed growth in the UK's construction sector slowed in December despite new orders rising at their fastest pace since May. The latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) posted 52.2 in December, down slightly from 53.1 in November but above the 50.0
03/01/2018
More than 10 contractors have won a place on Scape Group's new £1.1 billion Regional Construction Framework. The four-year programme, which will provide construction services for public sector projects in the Midlands and East of England, will replace the East Midlands Property Alliance (empa) fram
03/01/2018
M&E contractor REL has been appointed to help deliver a new £11 million technical skills centre at London Stansted Airport. The two-storey facility will be located on land made available by the airport and work is due to start on site this month. Harlow College is working in partnership with the a
03/01/2018
Network Rail has appointed Mike Putnam as a Non-Executive Director. With more than 25 years' experience in the construction industry, Mr Putnam will replace Malcolm Brinded CBE, who retired in July 2016. Mr Putnam was most recently President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Skanska UK, having
03/01/2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched an investigation into recent stock market announcements issued by Carillion. The contractor, which issued three profit warnings last year, said: "The Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") has notified Carillion plc ("Carillion") that it has comme
03/01/2018
Harron Homes has strengthened its senior team by promoting Lee Kilby to Construction Director. Mr Kilby, who has nearly 30 years' experience working in the housebuilding sector, will lead the company's Construction Team in the North Midlands. Ian Pendlebury, Managing Director for the North Midland
03/01/2018
Watkin Jones has secured planning consents on three student accommodation schemes and three build to rent developments. In London, the developer has achieved consent for a 238-bed development at Albion Way in Wembley and a 353-bed development at Forest Road in Walthamstow. The Group has also secur
03/01/2018
Amey has appointed former Balfour Beatty Chief Executive, Ian Tyler, as its new Non-Executive Chairman. Mr Tyler, who currently sits on the board of four organisations including Bovis Homes and BAE system, will replace former Chairman Sir Richard Mottram. Speaking on his new role, Mr Tyler said: "
02/01/2018
The Chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), Andrew Adonis, has resigned from his position following a number of disagreements with the Government. In his resignation letter, Lord Adonis described Brexit as a "populist and nationalist spasm worthy of Donald Trump", as well as attac
02/01/2018
Electricians working on the Crossrail Project in London are set to take industrial action next week in a dispute over pay. The 80 workers employed by Balfour Beatty on the Woolwich section of the development will take part in a 24-strike on Wednesday, 10 January. The employees voted 85% in favour
02/01/2018
The cost of Everton FC's proposed new £300 million stadium has "escalated significantly", it has been revealed. In a project update, Chief Executive Officer Robert Elstone said despite the increased cost, the Club still plans to move into their new stadium by the start of the 2022/23 season. In Ma
02/01/2018
The Co-operative Group has revealed plans to create 100 new food stores across the UK. Up to £160 million will be invested throughout 2018 to create the new stores, helping to generate 1,600 jobs. In addition, the programme will see a further 150 outlets undergo major makeovers. More than 20 new s
02/01/2018
Nearly 100 new homes are to be built in Ipswich. Inland Homes has formed a new joint venture (JV) with Anderson Group to build 95 new houses at Europa Way. The development, valued at £16 million, follows on from another JV project already underway at Basildon in Essex. A total of 43 units are bein
02/01/2018
A man's body has been discovered at a construction site in Canary Wharf, London. It is understood the body was found by workers in a deep trench on the site today, 02 January. A London Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called at 8.52am to Bank Street, Tower Hamlets, to reports of a person
02/01/2018
Balfour Beatty has sold an additional 7.5% stake in Connect Plus, the company which operates the M25 orbital motorway, to fund manager Dalmore Capital Limited. The £62 million deal sees Balfour Beatty make a £32m profit, with the proceeds being used to pay down borrowings in 2018. The transaction
02/01/2018
A contractor and a retail company have both been prosecuted for safety failings during construction work at a convenience store in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Martin McColl Limited of Ashwells Road, Brentwood, Essex pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
02/01/2018
Work on a refurbishment scheme at Goole Academy high school is now complete. Building and engineering company Britcon carried out the near £1 million scheme as part of the Government's £4.4 billion Priority School Building Programme. Features included replacing all drainage around the complex of b
02/01/2018
The Environment Agency (EA) has started work to refurbish Wadenhoe Lock in Northamptonshire. The scheme is being carried out as part of the EA's £1.4 million investment into Anglian Waterways, a series of repairs and upgrades being made across the 353-mile navigable network. Features include an en
