Kimpton takes-on team from failed rival HE SimmM&E specialist Kimpton has recruited a team of senior engineers and operations leads from failed former local rival HE Simm.
Liverpool based HE Simm went into administration last month with the loss of 127 jobs and owing £18m to creditors.
Now Wirral-based Kimpton has taken on Ian Bruce, former operations director at HE Simm and Peter O’Keeffe,…
Oxford United win green light for £150m stadiumOxford United’s £150m dream for a new 16,000-seater all-electric stadium has cleared its final government hurdle after ministers confirmed the scheme will not be called in for review.
Housing and Communities secretary Steve Reed has confirmed he will not call in the application after it was granted planning permission by Cherwell District Counc…
Offsite specialist Merit files administration noticeOffsite construction specialist Merit has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator at its main trading businesses.
Court records show the notices have been lodged for Merit Holdings Ltd and Merit Health Ltd.
Last month the firm’s holding company Merit Group Services was hit by a winding-up petition from HM Revenue and…
£350m London Bridge science centre approved
Developers Oxford Properties and Reef + Partners have gained planning consent for a 360,000 sq ft life sciences hub near London Bridge in the Capital.
The £350m Snowsfields Quarter scheme being developed in partnership with Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation is designed by Allies and Morrison and DSDHA.
The strip site will comprises three new…
Go-ahead for £1.7bn Lewisham town centre overhaulDeveloper Landsec has got the planning green light to redevelop 1970s-built Lewisham shopping centre in south London into a new town centre district around an urban meadow.
The £1.7bn masterplan will deliver over 1,700 new homes alongside 660 student rooms, 445 co-living beds and a reimagined retail offer matching today’s floor…
Subbies spared in Ardmore Construction administrationSubcontractors have largely escaped the financial fallout from the collapse of Ardmore Construction Limited, with administrators listing just £1.26m owed to trade firms, excluding retentions.
Administrators confirmed there are no secured or employee preferential claims, with HMRC’s £148,000 bill to be paid in full.
With £2.8m cas…
American student accommodation giant lines-up first UK schemeAmerica’s largest student accommodation developer Landmark Properties has lined-up its first project in the UK.
Landmark has acquired a prime site on William Road in central London and plans a a new development of 225 purpose-built student beds.
The Zone 1 site is just a 10-minute walk from University College London (UCL), Euston…
40 firms win spots on £3bn Hyde build frameworkThe Hyde Group has picked 40 firms for a new £3bn main contractor framework, covering housing and regeneration projects across London, the South and East of England.
The seven-lot framework will be administered by National Framework Partnership and is open to other public sector bodies nationwide through a joining agreement.
Big names includ…
Multiplex lands £400m Dovetail Building dealMultiplex has been appointed under a pre-construction services agreement for The Dovetail Building at One Cutler Street in the City of London.
The 23-storey office tower has been designed by architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) for developer Brockton Everlast.
The scheme obtained a recent planning amendment which reduced further the tota…
Highways firm fined £1m after road worker killedMarlborough Highways Limited has been fined £1m after one of its employees was killed by a reversing road-sweeper.
Robert Morris, 48, was working on the resurfacing of Pemberton Road in Haringey on 30 May 2022 when he was struck by the vehicle.
A joint investigation was launched by the HSE and the Metropolitan Police.
The police submitted…