Morgan Sindall site closed after fatal accidentThe Mill Yard construction site in Cambridge has been closed until further notice following a fatal accident this week.
Morgan Sindall is main contractor on the £90m mixed use job for developer Railpen.
A spokesperson on behalf of Railpen told the Cambridge News: “A serious incident occurred on Monday, July 21 at the Mill Yard site in Cambridge. A…
DfE signs off £148m school rebuild trioThe Department for Education has approved work starts on three major school rebuilds worth up to £148m, handing project wins to Bowmer & Kirkland and Bouygues across Suffolk, Yorkshire and London.
Ormiston Sudbury Academy – £45m rebuild approved
Bowmer & Kirkland will demolish and rebuild Ormiston Sudbury Academy in Suffolk after Babergh District…
Contract race starts for £205m A9 dualling jobTransport Scotland has published a contract notice for the fifth A9 Dualling programme deal worth £205m.
The Pitlochry to Killiecrankie contract involves building or upgrading nine bridges, including a substantial new crossing of the River Tummel alongside the existing Tummel Bridge, a new bridge alongside the existing Clunie Bridge over Loc…
Higgins to turn former care home site into council housesHiggins Partnerships has been appointed by Milton Keynes City Council to turn the former Cripps Lodge sheltered housing site in Buckinghamshire into 66 new council homes.
The development will transform the former care facility into a new residential neighbourhood providing a mix of one-to-five-bedroom homes.
Declan Higgins, Chief Executiv…
Green light for £1.7bn Edgware town centre revampBallymore and Transport for London’s commercial property arm Places for London have secured outline planning permission for the £1.7bn redevelopment of Edgware Town Centre from the London Borough of Barnet.
The approved plans will deliver 3,365 new homes alongside 460,000 sq ft of retail and leisure space plus a new transport interchange.
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Bridge faults plunge Severfield into £18m lossSeverfield has slumped to a near £18m pre-tax loss after counting the cost of major welding faults on a string of bridge contracts and other bridge related issues.
The steelwork giant booked £35.6m of non-underlying costs in the year to March, including £23.4m for bridge remedial works.
It said total bridge testing and remediation costs for around…
BAM UK Construction back in the black after Co-op woesBAM’s UK construction arm has bounced back into the black after swinging from a £13.3m loss to a £7m profit in the first half of 2025, marking a major turnaround for the building business.
The UK civils division again proved to be the engine room, generating £41m profit on £800m revenue achieving an EBITDA margin of 5.2%.
The BAM Nutta…
Mace sells consulting business to Goldman SachsMace has sold its consulting business to Goldman Sachs leaving the construction arm as a standalone operation.
Latest group results for the the year to December 31 2024 revealed that the consulting arm was the main profit driver as a problem job blew a hole in the books of the construction division.
The “carve-out” of Mace Consult will s…
Funding deal ignites £1.9bn Birmingham Smithfield rebuildA £173m grant has been approved to kick-start construction on Birmingham’s £1.9bn Smithfield city centre revamp.
The Enterprise Zone Partnership Board and Birmingham City Council have signed off the outline business case, unlocking public funding to get the project moving.
The cash will be released in stages as full business cases ar…
Van Elle profits slump as Canadian arm racks up lossesVan Elle saw profits tumble last year after a tough market and losses at its Canadian business dragged down group performance.
The UK’s largest ground engineering specialist posted a pre-tax profit of £4.6m from continuing operations, down from £7.1m last time. Including discontinued operations, total pre-tax profit fell to £3m — nearly…