Skanska UK shakes-up boardroom teamSkanska has promoted four directors to the main UK group board as two others step down in the reshuffle.
The top-level promotions strengthen the leadership team as board vice presidents Thomas Faulkner and Swati Paul step down and leave Skanska.
Faulkner was responsible for Cementation Skanska, HS2 and infrastructure, while Paul had responsibility for legal,…
Ultra rich clamour for Mace super prime resi schemeLuxury developer Caudwell has topped out its landmark 1 Mayfair scheme in west London with a waiting list of 600 centi-millionaires and billionaires registered as potential buyers
Mace is main contractor on the £2bn scheme where prices for the 24 “principal residences” start at £35m.
Construction began in 2020 with full completion…
Barratt sets start date for High Barnet station schemeBarratt London and Places for London have set a construction start date for a major site in High Barnet.
Work will get underway in 2026 to deliver 300 new homes alongside small-scale commercial uses at the High Barnet station site.
It is the latest scheme to be unlocked by the West London Partnership, which was established in June 2024 with a…
Investors lose £26m after M&E contractor goes underAdministrators to air-conditioning specialist Gallant Building Services have unearthed a mountain of debts following the collapse of the Mansfield-based contractor.
Now it has emerged that 78 investors in the business have lost £26m, after being encouraged to back the £29m turnover contractor on the strength of directors claiming a long-term…
First contractor call for £80bn Government mega-frameworkThe government is putting contractors on alert for a construction framework worth up to £80bn.
A contract notice is due to be published in January and the Crown Commercial Service said “the buyer is not yet ready to invite bid applications but early notification has been provided and some dialogue may be possible.”
Contractors…
£1bn Bishopsgate Goodsyard phase one go-aheadBallymore and Hammerson have received final approval from the London Mayor’s office for the first phase of the £1bn Bishops Goodsyard scheme on the fringe of the Square Mile.
The 10-acre site, which represents the last major brownfield site around the City, will ultimately be built out in a series of 9 plots.
The full plans will provide 500 homes,…
Welding crisis road bridges revealedHighways England has confirmed the names and locations of the five bridges hit by the Severfield steel welding crisis.
Specialist weld tests have been carried out on four of the five with the last tests presently underway.
The roads agency said its assessment indicated no immediate safety risk to road users, although National Highways has imposed restrictions…
Costain poised for major HS2 tunnel fit out dealCostain is understood to have landed a major tunnel fit-out deal on HS2.
Sources close to the project said confirmation of the award is imminent.
Earlier this week HS2 handed-out £3bn of track contracts with Ferrovial BAM and Colas Rail among the big winners.
A project source told the Enquirer: “The tunnel fit-out deal is another major packag…
£1.6m fine after mast climber crush tragedyA temporary access specialist has been fined £1.6m after a 24-year-old man was crushed to death.
Jack Phillips lost his life on 8 August 2019 while working for Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services UK Ltd on South Cliff Tower in Eastbourne.
He had been assisting while temporary Mast Climber Work Platform sections were being lifted by a lorry mounted…
Willmott Dixon wins £23m net zero Surrey SEND schoolSurrey County Council has enlisted Willmott Dixon for £23m project to build a new home for Hopescourt School in Walton-on-Thames.
This will be the country’s flagship Net Zero Carbon Special Free School when complete in Spring 2026, offer specialist school places for 200 autistic pupils aged 4-19 years.
Hopescourt School opened on a temporary…