Hebden Bridge £68m flood defence job heads to marketThe Environment Agency is preparing the ground for a major flood alleviation scheme in Hebden Bridge worth £68m.
A preliminary market engagement notice has been published as the EA finalises procurement strategy and contract documents ahead of a formal tender launch expected in September.
The complex job will involve works across a tight,…
Redundancies loom at M&E giant DalkiaM&E Contractor Dalkia has started redundancy talks at its southern region.
Around 34 jobs are under threat at the £607m turnover firm which is a subsidiary of the giant EDF Group and was formerly known as Imtech.
The Enquirer understands a number of contracts are coming to an end without immediate starts in the pipeline to replace them.
Colin Brunton, MD…
Aureos bags £45m Howden Relief Road jobContractor Aureos has landed the job to deliver the new £45m Howden Relief Road in East Yorkshire.
The Sheffield infrastructure specialist, rebranded after being sold by Keltbray, will break ground next month on the two-year scheme.
The 1.2km Howden Relief Road will link the A614 Thorpe Road with Station Road.
The route, which includes four new…
Land deal unlocks East London £750m health hub planQueen Mary University of London has struck a landmark deal with the government to develop a £750m biomedical campus in Whitechapel.
The agreement with the Department of Health and Social Care gives the university control of 80,000 sq m of land next to its existing East London campus.
This unlocks ambitious plans to build a major life sciences…
Four injured after partially built floor collapsesA London contractor has been fined £50,000 after four men were injured – two seriously – when the first floor of a house collapsed during building works.
Aryn Stones Ltd had been contracted to build a new domestic property in Hampstead. On 31 May 2022, remedial works were being carried out on a partially built beam-and-block floor, when it…
Careys directors sacked after £4m job-loss showdownTwo former Careys directors have won an unfair dismissal case after being sacked on the spot when it was revealed a job they were helping to run was set to lose £4m.
An Employment Tribunal has ruled that their sacking was unfair on technical grounds but denied them compensation because of a “100% chance” they would have been dismissed if…
Danny Sullivan Group hits back over HS2 allegationsLabour supply giant Danny Sullivan Group said it is “fully compliant with all tax obligations” amid allegations of incorrect worker classification on HS2.
The dispute was raised in Parliament this week when Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said an HMRC investigation was underway following an internal HS2 probe into labour supplied to…
Bid race takes off for £500m MAG airport small works dealAirport operator MAG has kicked off the hunt for firms to deliver a major new construction framework covering small to medium-sized projects across its airports in Manchester, East Midlands, and Stansted.
The eight-year deal, worth up to £500m, will cover building, civils, and MEP works with frameworks awarded by lot and capped at £5m…
10-Year Infrastructure Strategy publishedThe government has published its much-heralded 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy.
It sets out a long-term plan for how the government will invest in infrastructure and ensure that “funding is spent effectively and efficiently, marking a new approach to how projects are planned and delivered.”
You can read the full 106-page document here.
A pipeline of…
Competition watchdog turns attention to civil engineeringWatchdogs at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have launched a new “market study” into the design, planning and delivery of road and railway infrastructure across the country.
The study will examine opportunities to improve how the public sector and civil engineers work together.
It is likely to result in recommendations to…