John F Hunt wins Euston Tower demolitionJohn F Hunt has been appointed by British Land under a PCSA to undertake the demolition and deconstruction package for the redevelopment of London’s Euston Tower site.
The specialist previously completed the soft strip back in 2024 and will now bring down the 36-storey building bar the reinforced concrete core which will be retained to its full 126 metres…
Former Balfour chief to become Barratt Redrow CEOBarratt Redrow has appointed Dean Banks as its next Group Chief Executive.
He will join the Group in the final quarter of 2026 and succeed David Thomas who has decided to retire from the business after 11 years as Group Chief Executive and 17 years with the group.
Banks will join from Australian infrastructure specialist Ventia where he has served…
Trio bag £1bn concrete road replacement dealKier, Graham and Sisk have secured a new six-year framework to rebuild England’s ageing concrete motorway and trunk road network.
National Highways’ near £1bn Legacy Concrete Roads Reconstruction framework will run from 2026 to 2032, spanning RIS3 and the start of RIS4, and will drive a major rebuild of England’s
So-called “legacy” concret…
Consultation to start on merging CITB and ECITBThe government has announced that it will consult industry on the principle of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) forming a single training body.
The consultation is expected to run over 12 weeks and will be launched later this month.
Tim Balcon CEO of the CITB said…
Galliford Try lifts full-year outlook after 20% profit surgeGalliford Try has powered through the first half with a 20% surge in pre-tax profit and margins edging closer to its 2030 target of 4%.
With 98% of this year’s orders in hand and improving markets in both building and infrastructure, the contractor said it expected full-year results to exceed market forecasts.
Pre-tax profit climbed by…
Vistry boss Greg Fitzgerald announces retirementGreg Fitzgerald is retiring from house builder Vistry.
He will step down as Chair in May but will continue to serve as CEO for up to 12 months, or until a successor is appointed.
Fitzgerald was Chief Executive of Galliford Try PLC from 2005 to 2015, having previously been Managing Director of its house building division. Prior to this, he was a…
Bouygues E&S contracting arm reborn as Equans Sci-TechBouygues Energies & Services Contracting arm has been rebranded as Equans Sci-Tech in a move designed to target the UK’s fast-growing life sciences, technology and advanced manufacturing sectors.
The business, now fully integrated into Equans following its acquisition by Bouygues Group in October 2022, will operate as a single-sourc…
£231m London Barbican Arts Centre overhaul approvedThe £231m overhaul of the Barbican Arts Centre in London has been given planning and listed building consent, clearing the way for a major retrofit of one of Britain’s best-known post-war landmarks.
The go-ahead from the City of London Corporation unlocks long-awaited works to tackle ageing building fabric, poor accessibility and outdated…
Galliford Try lands £16m Hartlepool school rebuildGalliford Try has secured a £16m contract to rebuild St Helens Primary School in Hartlepool as a net zero carbon in operation scheme.
The job has been awarded to Galliford Try Building North East and Yorkshire by the Department for Education and the Northern Lightings Learning Trust.
The Headland-based school caters for 374 pupils, including…
“Energy and optimism” at Kier after strong set of resultsNew Kier chief executive Stuart Togwell has unveiled a strong set of half-year results and hailed the “real energy and optimism” across the group.
Results for the six months to December 31 2025 show pre-tax profits up to £32.6m from £28.6m last time as turnover ticked-up to £2bn from £1.97bn.
Kier also hit its target of an…