Morgan Sindall profits to smash forecasts again as fit-out boomsMorgan Sindall has once again upgraded its profit forecast after another strong surge in performance at its Overbury fit-out business.
The firm this morning said that since its half year trading statement this summer, it now anticipates 2025 will be ‘significantly ahead of its previous expectations’.
The fit-out division has…
Skanska clears consent for £345m A46 Newark BypassThe long-delayed £345m upgrade of the A46 Newark Bypass in the Midlands has finally been granted development consent.
Skanska, which signed the main works contract with National Highways three years ago, can now press ahead with detailed design before starting construction next year.
The scheme covers 6.6km between Farndon and Winthor…
Edinburgh awards £61m fire safety upgrade dealCity of Edinburgh Council has awarded a £61m fire safety contract to specialist, Harmony Fire.
The contract procured via the Prosper Passive Fire Safety Framework covers 30 multi-storey residential buildings across the city centre which will undergo a comprehensive programme of fire safety upgrades.
Harmony Fire will upgrade entrance, communal and…
World’s first hydrogen digger starts prep for Thames CrossingThe world’s first hydrogen powered digger has been put to work commercially on the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing project.
National Highways hailed the move as it sets out to become the UK’s first carbon neutral construction project.
It is the first time anywhere in the world that a hydrogen construction machine has moved beyond…
Bovis bags £237m East Midlands army barracks upgradeBovis Construction has signed a £237m deal to deliver new Army facilities across two East Midlands sites under the Ministry of Defence’s £5.1bn estate modernisation drive.
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation confirmed Bovis will deliver major upgrades at Kendrew Barracks in Rutland and Bulwell Army Reserve Centre in…
25 firms land places on £250m Guinness safety frameworkThe Guinness Partnership has selected 25 firms from over 88 bidders to deliver a major new £250m buildings remediation framework designed to tackle fire safety and structural issues across its housing stock.
Among the winners are Axis Europe, Durkan, Higgins, Mulalley, Fortem Solutions and Stanmore Contractors.
Guinness Remediation…
Profits double at Red ConstructionMain contractor RED Construction Group has seen profits double on the back of a 50% increase in turnover.
Latest results for the year to March 31 2025 show pre-tax profit rose to £4m from £2m on the back of turnover up to £170.8m from £114.8m.
RED has recently restructured its leadership team with a target of hitting £200m in turnover this year as it expands…
700 housing schemes stalled in S106 affordable uptake crisisMore than 700 housing developments have stalled across England as housing associations walk away from Section 106 deals, leaving thousands of affordable homes at risk of standing empty.
Research by the Home Builders Federation shows around 8,500 affordable homes due for completion in the next 12 months could be left without occupants…
HSS shares suspended over accounts delayTrading in shares of hire giant HSS has been suspended after the company was unable to file its latest accounts on time.
The company was set a deadline of September 30 to file its accounts for the 15 month period to 31 March 2025.
But the numbers are still not ready because the board is “actively advancing a range of promising commercial and strategic…
Brickie’s crippling accident inspires wall safety inventionA Teesside bricklayer whose life was turned upside down by a crippling site accident is now taking his revolutionary wall-bracing invention inspired by the incident worldwide.
Carl Harris, 49, is managing director of Harris Brick Safety Systems and the inventor of The Brick Bud, a patented A-Frame wall bracing system designed to sto…