Offsite specialist Merit goes into administrationThe main trading businesses of offsite specialist Merit have gone into administration with the loss of 340 jobs.
James Lumb and Will Wright from Interpath were appointed joint administrators to Merit Group Services Limited, and Merit Health Limited and Merit Holdings Limited today and yesterday.
The specialist had been facing contract delays and…
Barhale restructure sees management team strengthenedBarhale has announced a reorganisation and strengthening of its senior management team with the creation of three new senior director roles and a redrawing of the firm’s regional structure to align with key clients.
The civils specialist is making five new director appointments in total with James Ingamells, presently Northern Regiona…
Birmingham fires starting gun on £1bn highways shake-upBirmingham City Council has opened the bid race for multiple places on the reset deal to deliver highways and infrastructure worth around £1bn over eight years.
The Highways and Infrastructure Works Framework will be used to deliver road, public realm and utilities upgrades across the city and wider Midlands.
It replaces an ill-fated PFI…
Crest Nicholson to cut 50 jobs in further streamliningCrest Nicholson has launched another round of cost cuts after warning pre-tax profit for the year will come in at the bottom end of expectations.
The house builder is shutting one divisional office and placing around 50 roles at risk as it battles a subdued summer sales period and jitters over government tax plans ahead of the Budget.
In a…
GPE bullish on London market with £392m office pipelineGreat Portland Estates is confident about future prospects for the London office market with £392m worth of construction work set to start across the capital.
The developer confirmed plans for four major sites as chief executive Toby Courtald gave a bullish update on the market.
He said: “It has been clear to us for a number of years that…
Willmott Dixon gets go-ahead for Luton’s £136m Stage schemeWillmott Dixon has secured Gateway 2 approval from the Building Safety Regulator, clearing the way for a £136m regeneration of Luton town centre.
The Stage scheme, awarded through the Southern Construction Framework, will transform the former Bute Street Shoppers car park into a major mixed-use destination delivering 292 flats…
Bidders circle for Orbit’s £264m housing overhaulSocial landlord Orbit has started hunting for firms to deliver a £264m repairs and maintenance deal covering thousands of homes across the Midlands, South and East of England.
The housing association is carving the work into 10 lots across two workstreams – one for day-to-day repairs and empty homes, the other for major repairs and an…
Mace Consult appoints ex-ISG chief exec Zoe PriceMace Consult has appointed Zoe Price as its new Managing Director for Europe.
Price was chief executive of ISG when the contractor imploded last year owing more than £1bn.
Previous Managing Director for Europe Andy Beard now becomes Managing Director for Infrastructure.
Davendra Dabasia, CEO Mace Consult, said: “Zoe has valuable operationa…
Dubai developer acquires £2.5bn Royal Docks siteDubai based developer Arada has acquired an 80% stake in the planned £2.5bn Thameside West scheme in London’s Royal Docks.
The Foster + Partners designed project will deliver at least 5,000 homes, with half of the 47-acre site dedicated to green space and a kilometre of active waterfront.
It occupies central London’s longest stretch of…
Immigration raid finds illegal workers on Vistry siteArrests were made last week following an immigration enforcement raid at a Vistry site in East Sussex last week.
The BBC reported that a Home Office immigration enforcement team and Sussex Police officers visited the Vistry job in Bexhill where they detained 17 men of Albanian, Georgian and Indian nationalities deemed to be working…