Vinci to start St Helens’ £100m town centre rebuildVinci Building has got the go-ahead to start the first phase of the £100m rebuild of St Helens town centre masterminded for the council by the English Cities Fund.
The 24-acre revamp will see the firm now press ahead with building a new Market Hall, 120-bed Hampton by Hilton hotel, 56 flats, eight townhouses and over 4,000 sq ft of reta…
Subcontractors wanted across North of EnglandMajor contractors will be looking to meet new subcontractors and suppliers across the North of England at the latest Constructionline event this month.
The next Marketplace Live event will be held in Leeds on Thursday 18th September 2025 at The Centenary Pavilion at Elland Road.
New work opportunities will be up for grabs from big names including…
Costain transformation board director exitsCostain’s board director for strategy and change has left the business ahead of planned redundancies at the firm’s business transformation team.
Abi Lalani has exited as the main broad closes out the present 3-year transformation programme and put the team of around 30 staff into redundancy consultation.
The team now subject to the change have been…
Clancy profit up a third as infra boom drives growthCivils specialist Clancy has powered through another year of growth with turnover up 14% to a record £430m.
In a bumper year, pre-tax profit climbed a third to £28m as the firm benefited from a strong pipeline of work from HS2, water and energy projects.
The improvement saw group operating margins nudge up from 5.3% to 6.3%.
The debt-fr…
Bouygues gets nod for £185m Exeter Uni student campusBouygues UK has been confirmed by student rooms developer UPP as lead contractor for the University of Exeter’s flagship student rooms campus, after the pair reached financial close on the landmark scheme.
The three-year project thought to be worth £185m will deliver over 1,800 new and refurbished student rooms across the Streatham Campus,…
McAlpine slims down board with focus on three core marketsSir Robert McAlpine has wrapped up its two-year “Evolving SRM” overhaul by slimming down its main board and sharpening its focus on three core sectors – commercial, healthcare and industrial.
The move signals a shift in emphasis away from transport infrastructure, with the contractor instead channelling resources into large-sca…
Costain poaches Amey highways bossCostain has appointed Andy Denman as its new road sector director to spearhead growth across the highways market.
Denman brings over 25 years of experience from senior roles formerly as highways director at Amey for over three years, and before that operation director at Ringway Jacobs. Prior to this he was a contracts director at Carillion.
In his new role, …
Sisk swoops to buy Farrans from CRHJohn Sisk & Son has struck a deal to acquire Farrans Construction from building materials provider CRH.
Sisk said the move brought together two strong contracting brands that would unlock fresh opportunities for delivering major infrastructure projects across the UK and Ireland.
Northern Ireland-based Farrans employs 625 staff and delivers projects in aviation,…
Keepmoat to deliver 600-home urban village in SandwellPlans to turn a vast derelict site in Wednesbury into a new community of over 600 homes have taken a major step forward with Keepmoat appointed as preferred developer.
Sandwell Council and the West Midlands Combined Authority have selected the house builder to lead delivery of the Friar Park Urban Village scheme.
The 32-football pitch site has…
Graham to start £71m enabling works at Liverpool Central DocksPeel Waters has given contractor Graham the thumbs up to start £71m of enabling works at Liverpool Central Docks to pave the way for the biggest neighbourhood within its £5bn Liverpool Waters scheme.
The main contract, procured through Pagabo’s Civil Engineering & Infrastructure Framework, covers underground utilities, roads and…