Willmott Dixon holds profits in “solid” performance Willmott Dixon is hoping for a better year ahead after maintaining its profit and work levels in the first half of 2025
Latest results for the six months to 30th June 2025 show turnover steady at £548.1m from £561.1m last time with pre-tax profits unmoved at £10m.
Cash reserves improved to £122m from £109.3m while the company enjoys a…
Wall insulation scandal leaves 23,000 homes needing repairAn explosive National Audit Office report has laid bare the collapse of quality control in Britain’s home insulation retrofit programmes, revealing that almost all external wall insulation fitted under government schemes suffer serious faults.
The government’s auditors warn of widespread shoddy workmanship, safety risks and suspected…
Nine firms land United Utilities £205m reservoir works frameworkUnited Utilities has named nine contractors to deliver its new reservoir maintenance and ground improvement framework covering AMP8 and AMP9.
The long-term deal will see AE Yates, Stonbury, JVT Construction, Cleantech Civils, Bethell Construction and Askam Civil Engineering carry out an £80m programme of improvement and maintenanc…
Bidding opens for £22m M4 Junction 17 upgradeWiltshire Council has started the search for a contractor to deliver the long-awaited £22m upgrade of M4 Junction 17 near Chippenham.
The project, due to start construction in 2027, will see the junction fully signalised, widened, and upgraded to handle future growth in traffic volumes along the A350 corridor between Wiltshire and the Sout…
Planning Bill beefed up with new powers to tackle ‘blockers’The government has just announced late-stage amendments to its flagship Planning and Infrastructure Bill, to hand itself sweeping new powers to break through planning gridlock and fast-track housing, energy and water schemes across the country.
The move comes as part of a pro-growth package tied to the flagship Planning and…
Nuclear safety boss joins O’Rourke in board shake-upFormer Chief Executive and Chief Inspector of the Office of Nuclear Regulation Mark Foy is joining the Laing O’Rourke board as a Non-Executive Director.
Foy will take-up his new role next month alongside lawyer Helen Ruelle who has been appointed as Group Company Secretary.
The contractor said the move will help drive a “new paradigm…
Trio bag £2.9bn Sellafield infrastructure delivery dealMorgan Sindall Infrastructure, Costain and Hochtief have secured contracts worth up to £2.9bn to deliver vital non-nuclear infrastructure across the Sellafield site in West Cumbria.
The trio secured spots on Sellafield’s new Infrastructure Delivery Partnership (IDP), a long-term arrangement designed to modernise and maintain the site’s…
Science council puts £800m estate overhaul out to bidThe Science and Technology Facilities Council has kicked off the hunt for a long-term construction partner to help transform and decarbonise its vast science estate.
The eight-year deal worth up to £800m forms part of UK Research & Innovation’s major programme to modernise, replace, and decarbonise its laboratory and research facilities…
Willmott Dixon starts first Wave 1 New Hospital Programme jobWillmott Dixon has kicked off main construction on the first hospital rebuild under Wave 1 of the Government’s flagship New Hospital Programme.
The firm has broken ground on a £140m Emergency Care Building at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.
Procured under ProCure23 with Mace, the four-storey facility will double capacity for…
McLaren to oversee Birmingham tower refurbAP UK (Ashtrom Properties) has appointed McLaren as construction manager for the refurbishment of its Colmore Gate tower in Birmingham.
Work will see the 1990s tower become a Grade A office building offering 290,000 sq ft of space.
Managing Director for Construction Management & Specialist Projects at McLaren Construction, Vince Lydon, said: “This is a…