Bowmer + Kirkland snaps up office fit-out firm DentonBowmer + Kirkland has bought office interior design and fit-out specialist Denton in a move that marks a major milestone in the firm’s 30th year.
Denton has grown organically to a £40m turnover and will now tap into the financial strength and resources of B+K’s £1.25bn national group.
Founded in 1996 and owned by its directors and staff,…
Contractors sought for £667m Welsh Water mega projectWelsh Water has launched early market engagement on a £667m plan to deliver two major water treatment projects under Ofwat’s flagship Direct Procurement for Customers model.
The Cwm Taf Scheme will be split across two sites and will be delivered using the new design, build and finance route agreed by the water regulator.
The plan involves a…
Worker killed on Mace London siteA worker has died following an accident on a Mace site in north west London.
A Mace spokesperson said: “Following an incident on Saturday 23 August, a contractor’s employee working on a Mace site in Brent was fatally injured.
“We share our deepest sympathies with their family, friends and colleagues.
“We are supporting the emergency services and Healt…
Willmott Dixon veteran takes construction COO roleWillmott Dixon has promoted long-serving regional MD Stewart Brundell to Chief Operating Officer of its £1bn turnover construction business.
Brundell joined the privately-owned builder as a trainee nearly four decades ago and became its first ever Trainee of the Year before rising through the ranks to lead the London & East region.
He now steps…
Green light for £10bn data hub prep works in NorthumberlandPreparatory works have been signed off for a £10bn hyperscale data centre at the site of the former Blyth Power Station in Northumberland.
The planning go-ahead for first stage enabling works marks the first on-the-ground step for one of the UK’s biggest inward investment schemes.
QTS, owned by Blackstone, secured outline consent in…
VolkerWessels UK profits jump as rail and marine work surgesVolkerWessels UK has lifted profits as a surge in highways, rail and marine work, helped offset weaker commercial building activity.
Group turnover edged up 4% to £1.49bn in 2024 while pre-tax profit jumped 24% to a record £48m, as robust governance further reduced impacts from legacy loss-making contracts.
The improved performance saw…
B+K to start £50m rebuild of Northumberland schoolBowmer + Kirkland has sealed a £50m contract with the Department for Education to redevelop Cramlington Learning Village in Northumberland.
The scheme will see demolition of nine ageing buildings on the site, making way for a new three-storey admin and teaching block alongside a modern learning complex with improved access, expanded parking and…
Network Rail spend down as CP7 shift bites contractorsNetwork Rail’s £8.8bn supplier spend in the first year of Control Period 7 has sparked concern across the civils supply chain as firms warn workloads are thinner and harder to track.
The rail client’s latest supplier spend report for CP7 shows overall investment in 2024/25 dropped 5% on the prior year and sits 3% below the CP6 averag…
Trade body joins attack on CITB over funding changesThe trade body for fit-out specialists has described recent changes to training funding by the CITB as a “kick in the teeth” for contractors.
Leaders at the Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) joined the attack on training chiefs after the Enquirer highlighted industry anger at the changes last week.
The CITB has given the industry only a…
Wall of six towers planned for North London strip sitePlans have gone in for a dramatic six-tower cluster on the Hendon Goods Yard site at Barnet in North London.
The proposed mixed-use scheme will deliver 368 homes, a 243-bed hotel and a 246-bed student block on the former goods yard site.
The challenging strip site for the residential project is just 13–26m wide and 900m long, sandwiched…