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Profits double at Barhale

Profits double at BarhaleBarhale has boosted profits posting a strong set of annual results and an order book topping £1bn.
Latest results for the civil engineering specialist show turnover for the year to June 30 2024 up to £177m from £133m last time as pre-tax profit doubled to £8.4m from £4.2m.
The latest report and accounts from Barhale shows the business continues to build on t…

Balfour wins 68km HV underground power cable deal

Balfour wins 68km HV underground power cable dealBalfour Beatty has secured a contract to install 68km of high voltage direct current land cables from Fraisthorpe Sands to Drax in Yorkshire as well as an additional 1km of HVDC land cable at Peterhead in Scotland.
The contract forms part of the 2GW electrical ‘superhighway’ cable link project known as The Eastern Green Link 2.
Main works ar…

Stunning site wrap unveiled on Sloane Street

Stunning site wrap unveiled on Sloane StreetSpecialist Embrace Building Wraps has unveiled its latest eye-catching site hoarding in central London.
The giant trompe l’oeil printed wrap creates the illusion of a fully formed façade at 30-33 Sloane Street where John F Hunt is on site doing demolition work ahead of Galliford Try starting on a £53m deal for developer Cadogan Estates.
Greg…

Heathrow Airport upgrade spend takes off again

Heathrow Airport upgrade spend takes off againHeathrow has set out plans to spend £2.3bn over the next two years on further upgrades to the airport.
The accelerated investment plan will see £1.05bn spent on the airport’s infrastructure in 2025, and an additional £1.29bn invested in 2026 .
The investment will enhance capabilities across all terminals, including baggage delivery and projects…

Government buys back over 36,000 military homes

Government buys back over 36,000 military homesThe government has agreed a deal to bring over 36,000 homes in the Armed Forces estate back into public ownership.
The £6bn repurchase deal from Annington, a property company linked to the billionaire private equity investor Guy Hands, will unlock new-build housing projects for military families plus essential refurbishments.
In 1996, the MoD sold…

Story Contracting staff braced for rail job losses

Story Contracting staff braced for rail job lossesStaff at Story Contracting are facing an uncertain Christmas with a round of redundancies understood to be underway at the rail division.
The Enquirer understands that jobs are under threat in England following slower than expected workloads coming through from Network Rail under the current five-year Control Period 7 (CP7) investment programm…

Ballymore submits two plans for 3,700 East London homes

Ballymore submits two plans for 3,700 East London homesDeveloper Ballymore has submitted two major hybrid planning applications for riverside sites in east London that would deliver nearly 3,700 new homes.
Proposals for the Thames Road and Knights Road schemes near the Royal Docks have both been submitted as hybrid applications for approval to Newham Council.
It is the second time the plans hav…

Blackpool council steps in on failed developer’s £300m scheme

Blackpool council steps in on failed developer’s £300m schemeBlackpool Council has stepped in to salvage the seaside town’s ambitious £300m Blackpool Central scheme after developer Nikal filed for administration.
The council has now confirmed it will press ahead with site clearance and appoint DSM Demolition to clear the site’s old police station and municipal courts early in the new…

Bowmer + Kirkland gets start date for £100m Siemens site

Bowmer + Kirkland gets start date for £100m Siemens siteConstruction will start early next year for Siemens Mobility on a £100m rail infrastructure, digital engineering, and research and development facility in Chippenham after planning permission was granted by Wiltshire County Council.
Bowmer + Kirland has been confirmed as main contractor on the job.
Rob Morris, Joint UK&I CEO and Managing…

Torsion sells under-construction Leeds BTR scheme

Torsion sells under-construction Leeds BTR schemeTorsion Group has sold its 300-apartment Build To Rent scheme in Leeds Flax Place to real estate investment and asset management firm Starlight Investments.
Flax Place is currently under construction with the concrete frame expected to start in the coming weeks and a completio date of late 2026.
Dan Spencer Founder and CEO of Torsion Group said…

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