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April 29, 2025
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Former Keltbray managers jailed after corruption trialThree former Keltbray managers and a demolition boss have been jailed for corruption.
Southwark Crown Court convicted Arben Hysa of Tony Demolition Workers for bribing three Keltbray managers over labour contracts worth £15m.
The bribes totalled more than £600,000 between 2012 and 2018.
The Keltbray managers, Michael McCarthy, Simon Lacey,…
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April 29, 2025
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Green light for £150m West End office revampDevelopers Edge and Mitsubishi Estate London have secured the green light for their £150m plan to overhaul the 125 Shaftesbury Avenue building in Central London.
Camden Council’s planning committee unanimously approved the office-led scheme, which will see a 1980s block transformed into 250,000 sq ft of workspace with a new-look entrance on Charing…
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April 28, 2025
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Four jailed after Keltbray corruption trialThree former Keltbray managers and a demolition boss have been jailed for corruption.
Southwark Crown Court convicted Arben Hysa of Tony Demolition Workers for bribing three Keltbray managers over labour contracts worth £15m.
The bribes totalled more than £600,000 between 2012 and 2018.
The Keltbray managers, Michael McCarthy, Simon Lacey, and John…
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April 28, 2025
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Bowmer & Kirkland boosts margins as profits surge to £69mDerby-based building contractor and property business Bowmer & Kirkland has shrugged off market jitters to lift pre-tax profits by nearly 30% to £69m as turnover nudged up to £1.29bn.
The contractor also beefed up its operations paying £20m to buy Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, as well as opening new regional bases in…
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April 28, 2025
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Offshore construction starts on £4bn windfarmThe offshore construction programme for ScottishPower’s £4bn East Anglia Three offshore windfarm has started.
The first foundation for the firm’s biggest-ever renewables project has now been installed.
Standing at 83.89m tall, 10.6m in diameter and weighing 1,800 tonnes, the monopile also represents a new offshore wind industry record –…
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April 28, 2025
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AECOM buys civils consultant Allen GordonAECOM has acquired civils consultant Allen Gordon LLP which operates from 35 offices across Scotland.
Richard Whitehead, chief executive of AECOM’s Europe & India region said: “We are delighted to have the Allen Gordon team join AECOM at a critical moment when spending is expected to accelerate across the water and energy markets.
“Allen Gordon has…
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April 28, 2025
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Plans in for £1bn Northern Gateway site in ManchesterAn outline planning application has been submitted for the first phase of Northern Gateway, a major employment-led scheme in Greater Manchester.
The Northern Gateway Development Vehicle – a joint venture between Harworth Group and Russell LDP – is behind the 500-acre project, which will eventually support up to 20,000 jobs.
The initia…
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April 28, 2025
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RED wins £31m London Shoreditch student digs jobRED Construction has sealed a £31m deal to revamp a major student accommodation block in Shoreditch on the City of London fringe.
The London arm of the specialist contractor was signed up by Infrastructure Investments following the successful delivery of £1.8m of enabling works by RED’s Special Projects team.
The job will see RED London…
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April 28, 2025
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Deconstruct handed £12m Grenfell demolitionThe contractor charged with managing and maintaining the structural integrity of Grenfell tower has been handed the £12.25m job to carefully dismantle the building.
The Government awarded Deconstruct (UK) the deal without competition under a contract variation, citing technical reasons and the risk of delays and higher costs if a new contractor wer…
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April 25, 2025
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Comment: Gateway is acting like a barricadeBillions of pounds worth of desperately-needed new homes are being delayed by the Building Safety Regulator displaying a classic case of good intentions but bad execution.
The Grenfell tragedy rightly saw demands for better, safer buildings.
But the resulting new regime for high rise buildings has been drawn-up with no practical consideration for how…
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