Vistry boss Greg Fitzgerald announces retirementGreg Fitzgerald is retiring from house builder Vistry.
He will step down as Chair in May but will continue to serve as CEO for up to 12 months, or until a successor is appointed.
Fitzgerald was Chief Executive of Galliford Try PLC from 2005 to 2015, having previously been Managing Director of its house building division. Prior to this, he was a…
Bouygues E&S contracting arm reborn as Equans Sci-TechBouygues Energies & Services Contracting arm has been rebranded as Equans Sci-Tech in a move designed to target the UK’s fast-growing life sciences, technology and advanced manufacturing sectors.
The business, now fully integrated into Equans following its acquisition by Bouygues Group in October 2022, will operate as a single-sourc…
£231m London Barbican Arts Centre overhaul approvedThe £231m overhaul of the Barbican Arts Centre in London has been given planning and listed building consent, clearing the way for a major retrofit of one of Britain’s best-known post-war landmarks.
The go-ahead from the City of London Corporation unlocks long-awaited works to tackle ageing building fabric, poor accessibility and outdated…
Galliford Try lands £16m Hartlepool school rebuildGalliford Try has secured a £16m contract to rebuild St Helens Primary School in Hartlepool as a net zero carbon in operation scheme.
The job has been awarded to Galliford Try Building North East and Yorkshire by the Department for Education and the Northern Lightings Learning Trust.
The Headland-based school caters for 374 pupils, including…
“Energy and optimism” at Kier after strong set of resultsNew Kier chief executive Stuart Togwell has unveiled a strong set of half-year results and hailed the “real energy and optimism” across the group.
Results for the six months to December 31 2025 show pre-tax profits up to £32.6m from £28.6m last time as turnover ticked-up to £2bn from £1.97bn.
Kier also hit its target of an…
Scottish Water unveils £13.4bn six-year spend planScottish Water has set out a £13.4bn blueprint to protect and upgrade the water and wastewater network between 2027 and 2033.
The publicly-owned utility said the six-year programme will future-proof ageing assets, tackle climate pressures and maintain what it claims are among the lowest charges in the UK.
Of the £13.4bn total, £8bn is…
BBA standards body has own accreditation suspendedThe British Board of Agrement (BBA) has had its accreditation suspended and cannot currently issue safety certificates to building products manufacturers.
The BBA is construction’s leading independent certification body with its approval logo seen as demonstrating fitness-for-purpose and compliance with building regulations.
It is overseen by…
Galliford Try wins £60m RAF Lakenheath munitions hubGalliford Try has been picked to deliver a £60m munitions handling facility at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.
The job will be delivered for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation on behalf of the United States Air Force, which operates from the RAF Lakenheath base.
The scheme includes three new munitions handling buildings covering storage,…
Winners confirmed on £37bn hospital frameworkThe ten winning contractors have been confirmed for the £37bn Hospital 2.0 Alliance framework.
The winners are:
Bovis
Dragados
Integrated Health Projects (IHP) (Sir Robert McAlpine/VINCI)
John Graham
Kier
Laing O’Rourke
Morgan Sindall
Sacyr
Skanska
Willmott Dixon
The bid race opened 12 months ago and last summer a shortlist of 16 firms was…
Bovis seals £200m London Stock Exchange revampBovis Construction has sealed a pre-construction services agreement to deliver a £200m overhaul of the home to the London Stock Exchange.
The contractor beat rival bids from Structure Tone and Wates to secure the job with Oxford Properties and Hines to deliver the refurbishment, extension and full turnkey tenant fitout of the City landmark.
David…