Kier’s new boss off to a flier as order book hits £11.6bnKier has kicked off the new financial year on a high with trading in line with expectations and its order book swelling by £600m to £11.6bn.
New chief executive Stuart Togwell said he was starting his tenure with 94% of this year’s revenue already locked in which he claimed was one of the strongest positions in the industry.
Togwell,…
BSR to break free of HSE in late JanuaryThe Government has kicked off the final stage of the post-Grenfell safety shake-up with new laws to strip the Building Safety Regulator out of the Health and Safety Executive and relaunch it as a standalone watchdog from January next year.
The Building Safety Regulator (Establishment of New Body and Transfer of Functions etc.) Regulations 2026 have just…
Wylfa to be home of UK’s first small modular nuclear reactorsWylfa on Anglesey in North Wales will be the home of the UK’s first small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear power station.
Construction work will start on the £2.5bn project next year led by publicly-owned Great British Energy-Nuclear using reactors designed by Rolls-Royce SMR.
Initial plans are for for three SMRs on the site with t…
Willmott Dixon and Milligan team up for Weymouth revivalWillmott Dixon and regeneration specialist Milligan have been chosen by Dorset Council to spearhead a long-term regeneration partnership for Weymouth.
The duo will draw up a detailed commercial masterplan and strategic business case covering six key development sites across the town, alongside wider opportunities for investment.
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Sisk raids rival Graham for new infrastructure bossJohn Sisk & Son has poached the managing director of Graham’s civil engineering arm to head up its fast-growing infrastructure division.
Leo Martin will join in January as chief operating officer for infrastructure after more than 25 years at Graham, where he helped steer its civil business through major growth across the UK and Ireland.
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Ballymore and Sainsbury’s to build new neighbourhoodBallymore and Sainsbury’s have been granted planning for a major new canalside neighbourhood in Ladbroke Grove, west London.
The 11-year construction programme is estimated to start in 2026 with the first homes delivered in 2030.
Kensal Canalside will contain 2,519 new homes plus two parks and a local high street with new offices, shops,…
Construction employment sinks to 24-year lowConstruction employment has slumped to its lowest level since 2000, with the industry on the brink of losing another milestone as total site employment looks set to drop below 2 million.
Latest government figures show the construction workforce fell 1.3% in the third quarter to 2.05 million, marking a 15% collapse in capacity since before a peak just…
OCU moves into district heating with Valmech buyEnergy and utilities infrastructure services contractor OCU Group has bought Sheffield-based district heating and welding specialist Valmech.
The deal strengthens private equity-backed OCU’s integrated energy and utilities offering and establishes a dedicated platform for delivering district heating schemes, with scope to expand into internationa…
Galliford Try still stumped by legionella at £45m health centreMain contractor Galliford Try has taken back control of the water system at the Worthing Integrated Care Centre (WICC) in a bid to resolve issues preventing the building opening.
Construction work was completed last December but a number of subsequent issues – including the presence of legionella bacteria in the water supply –…
Costain takes Morgan Sindall’s spot on Eastern Highways dealCostain has joined the £800m Eastern Highways Alliance framework, stepping in to replace Morgan Sindall on the refreshed fourth-generation line-up just nine months after it was announced.
The appointment marks Costain’s first place on a multi-local authority highways framework and strengthens its growing roads portfolio alongsid…