Vistry lands deal to build 600-home Sunderland schemeVistry has picked up the next major phase of Sunderland’s flagship Riverside regeneration with a 600-home neighbourhood at Sheepfolds.
The site is located on the north side of the river next to the Stadium of Light and St Peter’s Metro Station.
Vistry will work with Sunderland City Council to create the city centre’s largest new…
United Living acquires civils firm Peter DuffyUnited Living Group has acquired £22m turnover civil engineering contractor Peter Duffy Ltd.
The Wakefield-based firm specialises in water infrastructure and will become part of United Living’s Infrastructure Services division.
Peter Duffy Ltd has been trading since 1972 and employs 135 staff.
Neil Armstrong, Chairman and CEO, United Living Group,…
Wates calls for PFI reboot to unlock schools and hospitalsWates Group is urging ministers to revive private finance initiatives to help fund the next wave of public infrastructure, warning that without private cash the UK can’t build the schools, hospitals and housing it desperately needs.
The contractor unveiled a new “Alliance Investment Model” at today’s Real Estate Investment and…
Strabag targets £1bn UK turnover by 2028Austrian contracting giant Strabag is aiming to break the £1bn turnover barrier in the UK by 2028 as it ramps up work on major infrastructure projects.
The firm, which operates both as Strabag UK and through Strabag SE, posted combined UK turnover of £700m for 2024, up 10% on the previous year.
Growth is being powered by big-ticket jobs like HS2 and…
BBV gears up for big HS2 viaduct slide over M6Balfour Beatty Vinci has hit a major milestone on HS2, completing the first stretch of steelwork for twin viaducts to be slid over the M6 near Birmingham Airport.
The 320m-long viaducts are being built to one side of the motorway before being slid into position during a series of weekend closures to minimise disruption.
The first double box st…
Liverpool unveils £850m highways framework line-upLiverpool City Council has selected eight firms for £850m highways framework to accelerate upgrades across the city.
The four-year Highways Planned Works Framework aims to streamline procurement and deliver a pipeline of resurfacing, active travel, bridge and signal works more efficiently.
Firms have been split into two value bands for projects…
Council terminates Spencer bridge repair contractNorth East Lincolnshire Council has terminated its contract with Spencer Group two years into the restoration of Grimsby’s historic Corporation Road Bridge.
The council said “unacceptable delays” to the £5m+ restoration job were behind the decision.
Spencer started on site in February 2023 with work originally scheduled to finish this…
Westminster gears up for £500m housing repairs dealWestminster City Council has kicked off early market talks for a massive £500m overhaul of its housing repairs and maintenance services.
The authority is planning a major restructure of how it looks after its 23,000-strong housing stock, which includes over 100,000 repairs a year and a pipeline of major works.
Current contracts covering…
Henry Boot sets October start on £1bn cyber hub next to GCHQHenry Boot is gearing up to start work in October on the first phase of its £1bn Golden Valley development next to GCHQ in Cheltenham.
The flagship tech campus is set to transform the area into a national hub for cyber, AI and quantum innovation, with planning in for 1 million sq ft of commercial space and around 1,000 homes.
T…
Cementation Skanska names new operations directorPiling specialist Cementation Skanska has promoted Emma Haddow to operations director responsible for UK-wide ground engineering services.
Haddow has over 20 years’ experience in piling and ground engineering and moves up from her previous role as business stream director in Scotland. She now joins the firm’s leadership team with immediat…