Speedy Hire posts a loss in latest resultsSpeedy Hire made a loss in the six months to 30 September 2024 due to challenging market conditions and the ongoing cost of its new strategy.
Results posted this morning show a pre-tax loss of £2.2m compared to a £5.6m profit last time as turnover dipped to £203.6m from £208.5m.
Chief Executive Dan Evans said the next six months was looking mor…
Louvres and solar shading specialist files for administrationHampshire based specialist Architectural Louvre Products & Services Limited (ALPS) has filed a notice to appoint administrators.
The firm has been in business for 25 years and is the main distributor for COLT louvre and solar shading products in the UK.
The ALPS website said: “With our extensive technical expertise and experience in…
Kier wins Cambridgeshire County council estate upkeepCambridgeshire County Council has appointed Kier Places to provide building, mechanical and electrical maintenance services to its estate of 160 corporate buildings across its county-wide estate.
The contract, which runs to 2027 with the option of two one-year extensions to 2029, includes preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance, minor…
Green light for £1.3bn Edinburgh coastal town revampPlans for the largest regeneration project of its kind in Scotland for a new environmentally friendly coastal town in Edinburgh have been given the go ahead.
Edinburgh council has agreed a planning application for the first phase of the £1.3bn regeneration project to transform Granton Waterfront.
The decision gives the green light for 847…
Vistry chief operating officer steps downVistry announced this morning that chief operating officer Earl Sibley is leaving the business.
Sibley decided to step down from the partnerships homes group due to the removal of his current role of chief operating officer.
He has been with the business since April 2015, and will step down as a director with immediate effect and will support a seamless…
House builder Camstead goes into administrationCamstead Homes went into administration on Tuesday with the loss of 20 jobs.
James Clark and Howard Smith from Interpath were appointed joint administrators to group companies Camstead Limited, Scotfield Group Limited and Yelcon Limited.
Leeds based Camstead Homes specialises in prestigious residential developments in prime and rural locations and…
Graham wins £100m Cardiff Crossrail phase 1Contractor Graham has secured the job to design and build the £100m first phase of Cardiff Crossrail.
Under an early contractor involvement contract, the city council and Transport for Wales will now work with Graham during the early stages of the contract to manage the cost of the design and how the project will be built.
Both the Welsh and UK…
Profits dip at Stepnell ahead of demergerStepnell has posted a rise in turnover but a drop in profits ahead of a demerger splitting the construction, property management and property investment elements of the business.
Latest results at Stepnell Limited for the year to March 31 2024 show turnover up to £108.8m from £93.7m last time as pre-tax profits fell to £1.04m from £1.27m.
The business,…
Laing O’Rourke appoints new European MDLaing O’Rourke has appointed Peter Lyons as Managing Director for its European business.
Lyons is currently leader of the company’s Specialist Trading Business Group (STBG), which comprises Expanded, Explore Manufacturing, Crown House Technologies, Select and Vetter.
He has worked for Laing O’Rourke since 2002, when he joined the business as a…
1,000-home Wolverhampton city centre scheme in for planningThe ECF partnership between Homes England, Legal & General and Muse has submitted a hybrid planning application for a 1,000-home scheme in Wolverhampton city centre.
In partnership with the city council, ECF has put forward detailed plans for phase one of City Centre West, which includes over 330 homes and retail space on disused land…