£500m road surfacing framework market callA major £500m surfacing framework covering roads across the North East is out for early market consultation.
The Association of North East Councils, through procurement body NEPO, is laying the groundwork for its next-generation NEPO210 Highway Surfacing Works Framework, which will span up to eight years from November 2025.
The deal will cover bot…
Two share £220m Scottish rail repairs and minor works dealNetwork Rail has handed out a pair of key framework deals worth a combined £220m to cover reactive and minor works across Scotland’s rail network.
AmcoGiffen has taken the lead on the Civils Reactive and Minor Works Framework, securing a deal estimated at £150m over the next four years.
The contract will see AmcoGiffen deliver a wid…
Builder wanted for £60m London leisure and flats jobEast London’s Tower Hamlets Council is opening early market discussions with contractors ahead of a £60m redevelopment of the St George’s Leisure Centre in Shadwell.
The £60m job will involve demolition of the existing building and construction of a modern leisure centre along with an eight-storey block of flats delivering 29 homes.
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Contractor confirmed for business park expansionConstruction work to expand the Stud Brook Business Park in Castle Donington can now begin after Clowes Developments secured planning consent from North West Leicestershire District Council.
Roe Developments has been confirmed as the lead contractor to deliver five industrial units ranging from 3,229s sq ft to 4,606 sq ft during a 30-week build…
TCC lands role on £85m Leeds apartment schemeA Midlands construction consultancy has been appointed to support one of the biggest residential schemes ever to be built in Leeds city centre.
Birmingham-based The Construction Consultants (TCC) has been appointed to support the £85m Castleton Works scheme which will provide nearly 400 build-to-rent apartments. Detailed planning permission has been…
Driver escapes injury as scaffold collapses onto vanA van driver miraculously escaped unhurt after a three-lift scaffold collapsed onto his vehicle during rush hour on a busy North London high street.
The structure, erected by Beacon Scaffolding, came down at around 7.30am yesterday on Stoke Newington High Street.
The scaffold had been erected around the local Grade II-listed library to support…
Gilbert Ash to be sold to staffGilbert-Ash is the latest contractor set to transition to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).
The £267m firm will be sold to its staff through an EOT created to enable employees to acquire, through the sale of shares by existing owners, a controlling interest in a company.
Gilbert-Ash Managing Director, Ray Hutchinson, said: “The recent success of Gilbert-Ash has,…
Cardo seals deal to save 100 jobs at Breyer roofing armBuilding maintenance specialist Cardo Group has signed a deal to acquire Breyer Group’s roofing division from administrators.
The move saves 100 jobs while Cardo has also taken over Breyer’s contract with the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames for responsive repairs and maintenance to ensure services continue uninterrupted.
Lloyds Bank…
Czech energy tycoon buys UK’s biggest rebar supplierThe UK’s largest supplier of construction rebar has been snapped up by Czech billionaire Pavel Tykač in the latest major shake-up in the steel products sector.
Cardiff-based Celsa Steel UK is now under the control of Sev.en Global Investments, the industrial arm of one of Europe’s wealthiest individuals, who made his fortune through coa…
Caddick Construction targets £400m turnoverYorkshire-based Caddick Construction has forecast turnover hitting £400m this year after delivering a 12% rise in revenue in the latest published results for 2024.
A sharp upturn in performance across Caddick Construction’s four operations delivered the rise in turnover to a record £356m in the year-end August 2024.
Pre-tax profit climbed 13% to…