Van Elle partners with Wood on power transmission jobsGround engineering specialist Van Elle has signed an eight-year partnering agreement with specialist power transmission contractor Wood Transmission & Distribution.
Under the deal expected to be worth over £30m, Van Elle will deliver ground investigation, piling and foundations works across several transmission schemes.
Works have commenced…
One of Wales’ oldest contractors delivers record profitOne of Wales’ oldest building and civils contractors has delivered record profitability and growth.
Family-owned contractor Andrew Scott delivered 15% revenue growth to £84m generating a big profit uplift to £5.2m from £1.7m in the prior year.
The improvement was driven by long-term contracts and frameworks supported by strong risk…
Former Balfour regional MD dies before taking up new roleFormer Balfour Beatty Regional Building boss Lindsay McGibbon has died just weeks after leaving the business.
The contractor announced McGibbon would be stepping down in November.
The Enquirer understands he had lined-up a new role in Saudi Arabia to work on a skyscraper at the £40bn Murabba project.
But he fell ill just before Christmas…
Henry administrators chase £10m director paymentAdministrators for Henry Construction Projects have launched legal action to recover £10m paid to a former director before the company went under.
Investigations by FRP advisory have revealed the company paid £10m to parent company Henry Group Holdings, which is in liquidation, in January 2023.
The cash was subsequently paid in May 2023 to a…
Office work drives 0.4% uptick construction outputAfter a few bruising months, construction has jumped into pole position as the best performing sector of the economy.
Monthly construction output grew by 0.4% in volume terms in November after sliding 0.3% in the prior month.
The main contributors to the monthly increase were private commercial new work and non-housing repair and maintenance,…
Three in race for £20bn fusion power stationThree construction consortia have been shortlisted to build the UK’s commercial prototype fusion energy plant at the West Burton power station site in Nottinghamshire.
The multi-stage procurement process to deliver a fusion plant, known as STEP – Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production – is led by UK Industrial Fusion Solutions, a subsidiary of…
Plans in for 34-storey Manchester student towerStudent accommodation developer Vita has submitted plans for an 861-room student tower in the First Street area of Manchester.
Designed by Tim Groom Architects, the project will feature a 34-storey main block clad with black metal panels and a connected 12-storey brick envelope block.
The latest student project from Vita is planned for an already…
Council quits homes joint venture to speed-up constructionWorthing Borough Council is selling its stake in a joint venture to build 216 new homes to raise funds and accelerate construction.
The cash-strapped council is now negotiating the sale of the land at Union Place to house builder Roffey Homes.
Worthing partnered with Roffey Homes in 2022 to build the Union Gardens scheme containing 216…
Kier signs £243m army barracks upgradeKier has signed on the dotted line on a contract to upgrade Keogh army barracks in Aldershot.
The £243m contract includes mostly new-build construction of live, work and train facilities over the next five years.
The award is part of the wider Defense Estate Optimisation Single Living Accomodation & Technical Infrastructure Programme, which spans t…
Winners revealed for £814m FM frameworkThe 27 winners of a new UK-wide facilities management framework have been confirmed by procurement provider Pagabo.
The Total Facilities Management Framework will run until November 2028 offering services including roofing, mechanical work and decorating
It will be managed on behalf of contracting authority Red Kite Learning Trust and allow public sector…