Wills Bros wins latest £152.7m A9 dualling dealWills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd is the preferred bidder to build the fourth section of the A9 Dualling Programme between Tay Crossing and Ballinluig under a £152.7m contract.
The firm has beaten-off competition from Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering and John Graham Construction.
The deal is part of the Scottish Governments £257m investment in t…
Lorne Stewart pulls plug on modular arm as losses mountM&E specialist Lorne Stewart has shut down its offsite modular arm MDSL after another year of losses pushed the group further into the red.
Saudi Arabian-owned parent company LSRM Holdings posted a pre-tax loss of £1.9m for the year to 31 December 2024, as group turnover plunged 16% to £102m.
MDSL, which supplied riser modules and…
New law to force tower block cladding fix by 2029Landlords will face unlimited fines or prison if they fail to remove dangerous cladding from tower blocks by strict new deadlines set by the government.
Planned new legislation will make it a legal requirement to fix buildings 18 metres or taller by the end of 2029. Buildings between 11 and 18 metres must be remediated by the end of 2031.
Landlords…
Infrastructure Pipeline published with 780 projects worth £530bnThe government has now published the long-awaited Infrastructure Pipeline containing details of hundreds of live schemes.
The pipeline will provide real time updates on 780 planned private and public sector projects worth £530bn of the next ten years.
The live data underpins the 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy which was published…
BAM boots Danny Sullivan off £100m HS2 bat tunnelBAM has terminated its labour supply agreement with Danny Sullivan Group on the infamous HS2 “bat tunnel”.
The Sheephouse Wood Bat Protection structure in Buckinghamshire hit the headlines last year when it was revealed construction will cost £100m to protect a colony of Bechstein’s bats from passing trains.
BAM has been reviewing labour…
Mace confirmed for £200m Paddington overstation jobThe joint venture between Helical and TfL’s property company Places for London has confirmed Mace as prefered bidder for its £200m overstation office scheme at Paddington Station.
The innovative 19-storey, 235,000 sq ft office building will sit above the canal side entrance to Paddington Station and has been designed by architect…
Kier names new construction boss for clients and marketsKier has promoted Rebecca Boundy to managing director of Clients and Markets in its Construction business, bolstering the senior leadership team.
The move comes as the firm looks to strengthen its position across key sectors including education, healthcare, defence and justice following major project wins this year.
Boundy, who joined Kier…
Elements Europe racked up £80m in losses before collapseElements Europe crashed into administration after a disastrous leap into main contracting triggered nearly £80m in losses, a bombshell report to creditors has revealed
The Telford-based modular specialist had built its reputation supplying bathroom pods and room modules, but its move into full-build projects saw losses spiral, plunging t…
Elements Europe went down owing supply chain £8.7mOffsite construction specialist Elements Europe owed subcontractors and suppliers £8.7m when it went into administration last month.
A report by administrators Interpath reveals the scale of debt and losses at the business.
Elements Europe also owed £71.8m to its majority South Korean owner GS Engineering & Construction (GS) who invested in t…
Altius and Erith win landmark London tower rebuildDeveloper Altius Real Estate has been picked by Westminster City Council to redevelop one of central London’s most high-profile sites located between Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus.
The 1960s Huguenot House tower block will be bulldozed to make way for a mixed-use scheme featuring new flats, a cinema, hotel, offices and a redesigned…