Wates boss returns after collapse of his own contractorWates Residential has appointed Paul Nicholls as its new Regional Managing Director for London.
It is a return to the company for Nicholls who left his role as managing director of Wates Residential in 2021 to set-up the Real construction group formed following the acquisition of Rydon Construction’s south east and south west businesses.
At…
Lincolnshire concrete supplier files administration noticeThe largest independent supplier of concrete and screed across Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators.
Ever Readymix Concrete & Screed was established 30 years ago and operates out of three separate depots located at Sandtoft, Scunthorpe and Immingham.
The business employs…
New Fair Payment Code goes live todayA new ‘Fair Payment Code’ goes live today in a bid to highlight construction’s best payers.
The code, overseen by the Small Business Commissioner Liz Barclay, introduces a gold, silver, and bronze system to reward best payment practices and help smaller firms identify reliable and trusted partners.
New Code ranking categories
Gold – For companies…
Graham lands first deal on Liverpool’s largest brownfield siteDeveloper Peel Waters has appointed GRAHAM to deliver the first phase of its Central Docks scheme.
The 10.5-hectare Central Docks is the largest brownfield site in Liverpool and will become the largest of the five planned neighbourhoods within the wider Liverpool Waters district.
GRAHAM has been appointed to produce the fina…
New HS2 boss Mark Wild starts amid prep for final TBM drivesNew HS2 boss Mark Wild marked his first day on the project with a site visit to oversee tunnel boring machine assembly works for the final drive on the project to Euston.
As new chief executive, Wild will oversee the project’s transition from a major construction programme to a working railway, with a renewed focus on controlling…
Bouygues UK boss to step downBouygues UK Chair and CEO Fabienne Viala is stepping down after eight years leading the business “to embark on the next chapter of her career.”
She will be replaced in the role by Bouygues veteran Philippe Bernard who has 30 years experience at the company.
He joins after a difficult few years at the company, which reported accumulated losses in 2023 and 2022…
Thames Water picks 10 consultants for major upgrade plansThames Water has named a fresh line-up of consultants to support its infrastructure upgrades over the next five years.
The Asset, Capital and Engineering Professional Services framework will be worth £400m to the selected consultants which include Costain alongside big-name multidisciplinary firms.
• AECOM
• Arcadis
•…
Rayner ultimatum to fix all unsafe tall buildings by 2029Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has set out the Government acceleration plan to rid the country of unsafe buildings seven years after the Grenfell disaster.
Owners of unsafe 18m+ residential buildings are being ordered to start recladding works by 2027 to meet a fresh target to make all the country’s at risk high-rise blocks safe by…
ISG administrator finds just £35m to pay down £1.1bn debtISG administrators have warned they will only recover £35m from cash and assets out of the rubble left behind from the collapse of the £2.2bn turnover contractor.
It means there will be no cash for trade contractors owed at least £308m.
The group is now confirmed to have sunk with total debts of £1.1bn, much of this from complex…
Redesign needed on Colas “bridge to nowhere”Technical issues on the delayed A46 Stoneleigh Junction have forced a design change to try and get the job finished.
Main contractor Colas-Siac joint venture was awarded the £38m scheme in 202o by Warwickshire County Council in 2020 with an original completion date of Summer 2022.
But the job has been hit by problems leaving the “bridge to…