Local contractor Castle lands £60m South Shields campusLocal contractor Castle has been appointed to build a new £60m campus development in South Shields.
Work will see South Tyneside College and South Shields Marine School relocate from the current Westoe site into the heart of the town centre.
Castle will carry out construction of the new 15,000 sq m campus and has been appointed on a…
GRAHAM wins £100m deal after safety regulator approvalGRAHAM has been awarded a £100m contract on one of the first high-rise new build projects to receive Building Safety Act Gateway 2 approval.
Clarion Housing Group’s development arm Latimer has appointed GRAHAM to deliver the first phase of its Dyecoats mixed-use development in Leeds.
The appointment follows Latimer’s approval of its…
Housing orders surge offers hope after 5.2% new work fall last yearThe industry is hoping for a better year ahead after the latest official output figures for 2024 revealed new work fell by 5.2%.
While a drop in infrastructure activity dampened new work activity, a strong year of private home and non-housing repair and maintenance work compensated for the contraction and lifted construction…
BAM Construction suffers £40m loss after Co-op Live setbackBAM Construction’s delayed Manchester Co-op Live arena job plunged the UK building business £40m into the red last year, according to latest results from the Dutch parent company.
Royal BAM did not quantify the loss on the job as it blamed project delays and supply chain issues for the poor performance of the BAM Construction UK…
Over 150 jobs axed as J S Wright goes underMore than 150 staff have been laid off at mechanical and electrical specialist J S Wright and its sister company Wright Maintenance after both businesses were placed into administration.
Administrators from FRP Advisory have taken control of the former employee-owned West Midlands firm, which traces its history back to 1890.
Raj Mittal, partner at FRP…
Extra cash found to speed-up safety regulatorThe Government has announced an extra £2m of funding to speed-up Building Safety Regulator approvals for high rise building projects.
The industry has become increasingly frustrated by delays in the system as the regulator confirmed around 122 schemes are stuck-in the system awaiting Gateway 2 approval.
Prime Minister Kier Starmer briefly addressed…
Balfour Beatty wins Trent arched bridge jobBalfour Beatty has clinched the £12.6m delivery contract to build a new bridge over the River Trent in Nottingham.
The 85m-long pedestrian and cycle bridge will be the first bridge built in the city since the 1950s.
It will link the north side of the river where the new Trent Basin community of 350 homes continues to take shape, and the south side of…
Goldbeck to build new £50m Cardiff County HallContractor Goldbeck UK has signed-up to build a new County Hall for Cardiff Council as part of the Welsh capital’s Atlantic Wharf urban regeneration scheme.
The German-owned contractor said the scheme will be a showcase for its construction model which will “disrupt” the UK market.
Goldbeck has entered into a Pre-Contract Service Agreement…
Laing O’Rourke chairman to step downLaing O’Rourke Group Chairman Sir John Parker is stepping down from the role after eight years at the helm.
Company founder Ray O’Rourke will take his place as Chairman from April after Sir John steps down at the end of the group’s financial year.
Ray O’Rourke stepped down as chief executive last year to become deputy chair and hand the CEO reins over…
ISG built Bristol housing block to be torn downA Bristol housing association is being forced to demolish a local housing block after a £4m remediation claim against ISG Pearce faltered because of the wider construction group administration.
Bouverie Court was a former Public House which was redeveloped into 14 self-contained flats and 7 houses for affordable rent in 2011. The development was…