GBN launches £600m bid race for SMR engineer rolesGreat British Nuclear is preparing to launch a £600m procurement race to find up to two owner’s engineers for its flagship Small Modular Reactor programme.
Successful bidders will play a crucial assurance role in GBN’s push to bring first-of-a-kind nuclear tech to help meet the country’s rising energy demands.
Each OE could land a contract…
Wates hires ex-Homes England chief to head public sector pushWates Group has appointed former Homes England technical director Robert Stone as head of public sector and national frameworks.
Stone will work closely with group public sector director Stephen Beechey, focusing on strengthening ties with government bodies and driving growth in key sectors like defence, justice and blue light.
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Acheson Construction collapse costs suppliers £8.5mDorset based contractor Acheson Construction owed £8.5m to suppliers and subcontractors when it fell into administration in February.
Documents filed at Companies House reveal the scale of debts with 564 unsecured creditors left holding unpaid invoices.
One angry supplier took the law into its own hands by seizing a telehandler from the failed…
Dominus wins go-ahead for 173-bed Glasgow schemeDeveloper Dominus has secured planning for a 173-bed student accommodation scheme in Glasgow city centre.
Glasgow City Council has approved the 13-storey, tp bennett-designed scheme for a brownfield site at the corner of Old Wynd Street and Osborne Street, near the University of Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian University.
The development is…
Safety Regulator misses deadline to clear Gateway 2 backlogThe Building Safety Regulator has missed its target to clear the backlog of Gateway 2 approvals by April, stalling the start of dozens of high-rise residential projects across the country.
Latest figures reveal that over two-thirds of Gateway 2 applications transferred to the BSR last autumn remain unapproved, despite earlier assurances…
CITB still sitting on £95m cash pileConstruction training body CITB is still sitting on a £95.2m cash pile despite the industry’s ongoing skills crisis.
The £95.2m of cash in the bank is revealed in the CITB’s latest set of accounts for the year to March 31 2024 which were published recently.
The training body is funded mainly be levy income from contractors which hit £202m last year as…
£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…