Graham lands first deal on Liverpool’s largest brownfield siteDeveloper Peel Waters has appointed GRAHAM to deliver the first phase of its Central Docks scheme.
The 10.5-hectare Central Docks is the largest brownfield site in Liverpool and will become the largest of the five planned neighbourhoods within the wider Liverpool Waters district.
GRAHAM has been appointed to produce the fina…
New HS2 boss Mark Wild starts amid prep for final TBM drivesNew HS2 boss Mark Wild marked his first day on the project with a site visit to oversee tunnel boring machine assembly works for the final drive on the project to Euston.
As new chief executive, Wild will oversee the project’s transition from a major construction programme to a working railway, with a renewed focus on controlling…
Bouygues UK boss to step downBouygues UK Chair and CEO Fabienne Viala is stepping down after eight years leading the business “to embark on the next chapter of her career.”
She will be replaced in the role by Bouygues veteran Philippe Bernard who has 30 years experience at the company.
He joins after a difficult few years at the company, which reported accumulated losses in 2023 and 2022…
Thames Water picks 10 consultants for major upgrade plansThames Water has named a fresh line-up of consultants to support its infrastructure upgrades over the next five years.
The Asset, Capital and Engineering Professional Services framework will be worth £400m to the selected consultants which include Costain alongside big-name multidisciplinary firms.
• AECOM
• Arcadis
•…
Rayner ultimatum to fix all unsafe tall buildings by 2029Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has set out the Government acceleration plan to rid the country of unsafe buildings seven years after the Grenfell disaster.
Owners of unsafe 18m+ residential buildings are being ordered to start recladding works by 2027 to meet a fresh target to make all the country’s at risk high-rise blocks safe by…
ISG administrator finds just £35m to pay down £1.1bn debtISG administrators have warned they will only recover £35m from cash and assets out of the rubble left behind from the collapse of the £2.2bn turnover contractor.
It means there will be no cash for trade contractors owed at least £308m.
The group is now confirmed to have sunk with total debts of £1.1bn, much of this from complex…
Redesign needed on Colas “bridge to nowhere”Technical issues on the delayed A46 Stoneleigh Junction have forced a design change to try and get the job finished.
Main contractor Colas-Siac joint venture was awarded the £38m scheme in 202o by Warwickshire County Council in 2020 with an original completion date of Summer 2022.
But the job has been hit by problems leaving the “bridge to…
Skanska UK shakes-up boardroom teamSkanska has promoted four directors to the main UK group board as two others step down in the reshuffle.
The top-level promotions strengthen the leadership team as board vice presidents Thomas Faulkner and Swati Paul step down and leave Skanska.
Faulkner was responsible for Cementation Skanska, HS2 and infrastructure, while Paul had responsibility for legal,…
Ultra rich clamour for Mace super prime resi schemeLuxury developer Caudwell has topped out its landmark 1 Mayfair scheme in west London with a waiting list of 600 centi-millionaires and billionaires registered as potential buyers
Mace is main contractor on the £2bn scheme where prices for the 24 “principal residences” start at £35m.
Construction began in 2020 with full completion…
Barratt sets start date for High Barnet station schemeBarratt London and Places for London have set a construction start date for a major site in High Barnet.
Work will get underway in 2026 to deliver 300 new homes alongside small-scale commercial uses at the High Barnet station site.
It is the latest scheme to be unlocked by the West London Partnership, which was established in June 2024 with a…