Second Skanska boardroom shake-up in a yearSkanska UK has launched its second boardroom reshuffle in less than a year as infrastructure and HS2 boss Andrew English leaves the business.
English returned to Skanska in March 2024 to lead the infrastructure division and became an executive vice president in the last reshuffle last December.
He is now leaving to pursue another opportunity.
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RED breaks into Birmingham market with first big jobRED Construction Group’s Special Projects arm has bagged an £19m contract from developer V7 to transform Birmingham’s historic 78-90 Colmore Row into high-spec offices.
The scheme marks RED’s first job in Birmingham as the London-based contractor continues its regional push across the Midlands.
Dating back more than a century, the prim…
Government sets 2028 deadline to strip RAAC from all schoolsThe Government has set a firm timetable to remove Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) from every school and college in England, pledging that all children will learn in RAAC-free classrooms ahead of the next general election.
The move marks a full stop for the crumbling concrete crisis, with the Department for Education…
Bear Scotland workers seal 7.25% wage rise after strike threatInverness-based Bear Scotland maintenance workers have secured union recognition and pay rises of up to 7.25% after threatening strike action over low wages.
The breakthrough marks the first time union Unite has formally secured a recognition agreement with the A9 maintenance contractor, which looks after the key trunk route between…
Budget jitters see construction forecasts plummetContinuing uncertainty around next month’s Budget has seen the Construction Products Association’s Autumn Forecasts revised substantially downwards.
Total construction output is now only forecast to grow by 1.1% in 2025 and 2.8% in 2026 – down from previous predictions of 1.9% in 2025 and 3.7% in 2026.
Firms across the construction supply…
Social homes face urgent repair blitz as Awaab’s Law takes effectSocial landlords across England are bracing for a massive maintenance and building upgrade drive as new laws come into force forcing emergency repairs to be completed within strict deadlines.
The first phase of Awaab’s Law – named after two-year-old Awaab Ishak, who died in 2020 from exposure to black mould in his Rochda…
£700m East West Rail tender race set to hit the tracksEast West Rail Company has put firms on alert for a virtual bidders day for a major £700m framework covering preparatory and support works for the Oxford–Cambridge rail link.
The eight-year Programme Support Works Framework will bring together multiple suppliers across five lots from archaeology and ground investigation to principa…
Manchester landmark towers approvedDeveloper Oval Real Estate has secured planning approval for its landmark Albert Bridge House skyscraper scheme in central Manchester.
The revised plans replace a previously approved 2023 design with a three-building cluster featuring two octagonal residential towers rising to 49 and 37 storeys, and an 18-storey commercial block.
The site, located beside t…
‘Partial collapse’ hits Manchester demolition jobThe partial collapse of a building under demolition in Manchester sent scaffolding falling into the adjacent River Irwell on Friday afternoon.
Contractor PP O’Connor is demolishing the 12-storey Alberton House in the city centre for developer Bruntwood SciTech who plan a new 18-storey office block on the site.
Bruntwood SciTech told t…
Balfour Beatty seals start for £162m Edinburgh concert hall jobBalfour Beatty has landed a £162m contract to build the long-awaited Dunard Centre, Edinburgh’s first purpose-built concert hall in more than a century.
The deal was sealed after the Scottish Government stepped in with a £20m rescue package for the project, which finally moves forward more than six years after first winning…