New owner for offsite specialist McAvoyInvestor Duke Street has agreed to acquire modular building specialist McAvoy
The acquisition follows five years of majority ownership by investment manager Blantyre Capital.
Founded in 1972, McAvoy designs, builds, and rents modular buildings with headquarters in Lisburn, Northern Ireland and over 160 employees across offices in Dublin, Birmingham, Bristol,…
Bouygues bags £51m Hillingdon college jobBouygues UK has been confirmed as main contractor for the redevelopment of the Rosedale College site in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Work involves demolishing outdated 1960s structures and replacing them with modern facilities, including new teaching and performing arts blocks, a comprehensive refurbishment of the Science, Technology, Engineering…
Kier lands £29m Southern Water ECI dealKier has secured two early contractor involvement deals worth £29m from Southern Water under its AMP8 Strategic Delivery Partner Framework.
The contracts cover 11 treatment sites – seven wastewater and four clean water facilities – aimed at boosting resilience, capacity and environmental performance across the region.
The largest, worth nearly £24m,…
Sellafield construction strike action escalatesMore than 1,500 construction workers at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria are taking further strike following a lung-running row over site-specific payments.
Union Unite said the latest round of industrial action will begin on 4 October and continue until 13 October.
It added: “Previous action this autumn has resulted in severe disruption at…
Staycity plans London Blackfriars 25-storey aparthotelStaycity Group plans to build a 25-storey tower to bring its boutique Wilde Aparthotel brand to London’s Blackfriars Road.
The scheme, bought from Swiss Life Asset Management, will be designed by EPR Architects and developed by Citygrove.
Work is due to start in June 2027 and finish in March 2030, subject to planning.
The site at 203-208…
William Hare snaps at rival Severfield’s heels after growth spurtThe country’s second biggest constructional steelwork contractor William Hare Group is closing the gap on long-time rival Severfield after posting a bumper set of results for last year that saw turnover jump a third to £423m and pre-tax profit surge fivefold to £31m.
The performance contrasts sharply with Severfield’s latest…
Go-ahead for £100m Church Wharf regeneration in BoltonManchester-based developer Watson has submitted plans for a £100m regeneration scheme to transform a key gateway site in Bolton town centre.
The 7.5-acre Church Wharf site will be turned into a new neighbourhood with 415 homes, a 130-bed hotel, and commercial space for shops, bars and restaurants.
Work is expected to start this summer,…
Contractors primed for £596m Westminster housing worksWestminster City Council has kicked off market engagement ahead of re-tendering £596m worth of housing repair and maintenance contracts covering its 22,000-strong housing stock.
The council’s existing eight term partnering deals, procured in 2017 and 2019, will expire between 2026 and 2028 and are being replaced with a Strategic Allianc…
“Insider video” tour shows Hinkley construction progressA new video has revealed progress at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power site as work shifts to the fit-out phase as civils nears completion.
In the latest update video, Hinkley Point C’s Project Delivery Director, Simon Parsons looks behind the scenes of the site which contains around 12,000 construction…
Green light for £69m retrofit of Edinburgh housing blocksEdinburgh city council has granted planning permission for a £69m retrofit programme for Cables Wynd House and Linksview House.
Plans submitted by Collective Architecture will include substantial upgrades to ensure the two Category A listed buildings meet the Scottish Government’s Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing and bring…