Skanska agrees £153m price to revamp A47 Thickthorn junctionSkanska has confirmed agreeing a £153m price with National Highways to overhaul the A47/A11 Thickthorn junction near Norwich.
The long-awaited A47 road scheme was initially going to be delivered by Galliford Try but was held up in the courts and was retendered last year to seek better value.
The upgrade will deliver a new 1.6km…
First tower plans go in for £1bn Liverpool Pier Head sitePlans have been submitted for the first 28-storey residential tower on the £1bn King Edward development adjacent to Liverpool’s Pier Head.
Davos Property Developments Limited in conjunction with Beetham Davos Ltd have submitted the tower plan as a ‘pathfinder’ to set the tone for the scheme’s wider ambitions.
The King Edward…
Barhale creates new low-carbon chief board roleCivil engineering and tunnelling specialist Barhale has created a new board role to spearhead its low-carbon strategy as it promotes two senior insiders into key leadership posts.
James Haddon steps up to the newly-created board role of director of low carbon solutions reflecting the firm’s push to cut fossil fuel use and deliver greener…
Met Police preps £300m framework for estate upgradeThe Metropolitan Police Service has kicked off early market engagement ahead of launching a £300m building works and maintenance framework.
The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime is leading the procurement process for the multi-lot framework, which will cover construction, repair and associated services across the MPS estate.
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Raft of SME firms win £94m framework placesMORE than 50 contractors have won places on a new £94m asbestos, demolition and water hygiene framework hosted by regional procurement specialist EN:Procure.
Of the 54 winners, 47 are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the North of England.
Emma Mottram, director of operations at EN:Procure, said: “The asbestos and demolition…
Thames Water finance chief joins BAM UK & IrelandBAM UK & Ireland has appointed Abigail Farrell-Black as its new executive director of finance following Henri de Pater’s promotion to group chief financial officer at Royal BAM.
Farrell-Black joins from Thames Water, where she was finance director for operations. She previously held senior finance posts at Southern Water and UK Power Networks,…
GRAHAM gets go-ahead for £110m Boddingtons Brewery revampGRAHAM has been confirmed as main contractor for the £110m transformation of the former Boddingtons Brewery site in central Manchester.
Work will start this summer after Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group, secured Gateway 2 approval under the Building Safety Act for the scheme.
The 1.25-acre brownfield site will sontain…
FM Conway profit jumps to £33m under VinciFM Conway has delivered a strong maiden set of results under new owner Vinci, posting a 12% jump in pre-tax profit to £33m in the year to March 2025.
The figures include two months of trading under Vinci Construction Holding, which acquired 100% of the business on 31 January 2025. Conway continues to operate as a standalone company within t…
McAlpine breaks ground at £1.25bn Port Talbot green steel jobSir Robert McAlpine officially breaks ground today on the construction of an electric arc furnace at the Port Talbot steelworks in south Wales.
The huge decarbonisation project will preserve 5,000 steelmaking jobs on site and cut emissions by 90% – equivalent to 1.5% of the UK’s total direct CO2 output.
Under the construction…
Cappagh lands £136m Portsmouth Water dealsUtility contractor Cappagh has won two deals from Portsmouth Water worth £136.5m.
The awards under the AMP8 spending round will see Cappagh deliver a smart meter installation and commissioning programme and infrastructure work for the period 2025 to 2030 with a potential five-year extension.
Both contracts will start next month with Cappagh staff being…