Builder killed as telehandler overturnsA house builder has been fined £160,000 after a man was killed by a telehandler at a site in Glasgow.
Scott Bradley had been reversing the vehicle at the Stepford Road site when it slid down an embankment and overturned on 11 May 2022.
The 44-year-old, employed by Merchant Homes Partnership Limited, had been using the telehandler to move scaffolding behind…
McLaren boosts building safety and refurb teamMcLaren Construction is cranking-up its focus on the building safety and refurbishment market.
The firm confirmed that it has promoted Paul Woodhams to the newly created role of Managing Director, Building Safety & Refurbishment
Woodhams joined McLaren in 2021 as Operations Director and has successfully led a wide range of projects including complex…
Firms put on alert for £1.5bn decarbonisation frameworkProcurement body Fusion21 has placed firms on alert for a £1.5bn tender race for spots on a national decarbonisation framework.
Places on the second-generation framework will be available on two lots covering whole house decarbonisation and public and education building decarbonisation.
Big-name national contractors like BAM FM, Kier,…
Crown Estate unveils £1.5bn Cambridge Business Park revampThe Crown Estate has unveiled plans for the £1.5bn redevelopment of Cambridge Business Park in the north east of the city.
The site presently comprises a dozen buildings across 20 acres, providing 325,000 sq ft of commercial office space only.
The developing masterplan intends a wholesale rebuild to create a science and technology park…
Subbies get £7m lifeline on ISG Cardiff schools siteCardiff Council is making £7m of payments to subcontractors and suppliers for completed work on the £108m Fairwater Community Campus job which came to a halt when main contractor ISG collapsed.
The council has also appointed Borley Engineering Services Ltd (BESL) as the emergency interim principal contractor to ensure that work on site can…
Graham wins £69m London Stratford flats jobProperty investor Greystar has teamed up with contractor Graham to deliver a near 250 flats scheme in Stratford, East London.
Backed by a £69m debt facility arranged by Societe Generale, its Stratford Mill project will regenerate a brownfield site with buildings rising from 2 to 12 storeys.
Around 42 of the homes will be affordable, funded by Sovereign…
Mace to complete construction of ISG neuroscience centreMace has bee awarded the contract to complete a neuroscience building in central London for UCL where work stopped when original builder ISG collapsed.
ISG had been working on the £300m scheme since 2019 with the building topping out in May 2023.
UCL said Mace was appointed “after a robust procurement and selection process” whic…
Refurb contractor Troy Central goes into administrationAdministrators are now in charge at Suffolk based refurbishment contractor Troy Central Ltd.
The firm specialised in the hotel, leisure and commercial sectors working on jobs up to £3m in value.
Joint administrators from Grant Thornton took charge of the business last week.
Latest accounts for Troy for the year to August 31 2023 show a…
Forterra trying to pass on NI cost increasesBrick and concrete block giant Forterra is planning its latest cost increases including passing on Employers’ National Insurance increases announced in the recent Budget.
The firm has written to customers outlining its plans and will now gauge if the market will wear the increases.
In its latest trading statement Forterra said: “We anticipate modest…
Cost of HS2 bat shed hits £100mThe cost of building a bat protection tunnel structure on a stretch of the HS2 route in Buckinghamshire has risen to £100m.
The initial package for the arched structure spanning four tracks – two HS2 lines as well as two East West Rail lines – was originally budgeted at £40m when procurement started three years ago.
But HS2 chairman Sir John Thompson…