BBA standards body has own accreditation suspendedThe British Board of Agrement (BBA) has had its accreditation suspended and cannot currently issue safety certificates to building products manufacturers.
The BBA is construction’s leading independent certification body with its approval logo seen as demonstrating fitness-for-purpose and compliance with building regulations.
It is overseen by…
Scottish Water unveils £13.4bn six-year spend planScottish Water has set out a £13.4bn blueprint to protect and upgrade the water and wastewater network between 2027 and 2033.
The publicly-owned utility said the six-year programme will future-proof ageing assets, tackle climate pressures and maintain what it claims are among the lowest charges in the UK.
Of the £13.4bn total, £8bn is…
Galliford Try wins £60m RAF Lakenheath munitions hubGalliford Try has been picked to deliver a £60m munitions handling facility at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.
The job will be delivered for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation on behalf of the United States Air Force, which operates from the RAF Lakenheath base.
The scheme includes three new munitions handling buildings covering storage,…
Winners confirmed on £37bn hospital frameworkThe ten winning contractors have been confirmed for the £37bn Hospital 2.0 Alliance framework.
The winners are:
Bovis
Dragados
Integrated Health Projects (IHP) (Sir Robert McAlpine/VINCI)
John Graham
Kier
Laing O’Rourke
Morgan Sindall
Sacyr
Skanska
Willmott Dixon
The bid race opened 12 months ago and last summer a shortlist of 16 firms was…
Bovis seals £200m London Stock Exchange revampBovis Construction has sealed a pre-construction services agreement to deliver a £200m overhaul of the home to the London Stock Exchange.
The contractor beat rival bids from Structure Tone and Wates to secure the job with Oxford Properties and Hines to deliver the refurbishment, extension and full turnkey tenant fitout of the City landmark.
David…
Byrne Group drops O’Keefe Demolition nameByrne Group has rebranded its O’Keefe Demolition & Groundworks business to Byrne Demolition and Byrne Groundworks.
Michael Byrne, Byrne Group Chief Executive, said: “This rebrand marks an exciting new chapter as we bring these specialist divisions under the unified Byrne Group banner. The change reflects our strategic intent to create greater…
Gateway 2 legacy backlog cut to just three casesThe Building Safety Regulator has slashed its Gateway 2 legacy backlog to just three cases after shifting 18 of the most technically challenging schemes into a specialist complex case process.
Fresh figures covering December to 25 February show the long-running pile of historic applications has all but cleared.
At the start of December there wer…
Local authorities sitting on £9bn of developer contributionsLocal authorities in England and Wales are sitting on £9bn of developer contributions intended to fund essential local infrastructure such as schools, public transport and affordable housing.
The unspent money paid as part of planning agreements for new housing developments includes £6.6bn from Section 106 agreements and over £2.2bn…
Kier veteran joins RED boardroomRED Construction Group has drafted in a Kier finance veteran and a hospitality sector specialist as it targets over £200m turnover.
The specialist main contractor has appointed Alastair Gordon-Stewart as its first full-time group finance director and brought in Michael Walsh as strategic director to strengthen its push into the luxury hotel market.
The twin hires…
Major circular construction hub opens in Royal DocksAmbitious plans to create Europe’s largest circular construction hub in London’s Royal Docks are underway with the opening of the facilities gates today.
The new facility, delivered with Newham Council and climate charity Tipping Point East, will recycle and reuse construction materials that would otherwise head to landfill.
Backers say it…