Over 150 jobs axed as J S Wright goes underMore than 150 staff have been laid off at mechanical and electrical specialist J S Wright and its sister company Wright Maintenance after both businesses were placed into administration.
Administrators from FRP Advisory have taken control of the former employee-owned West Midlands firm, which traces its history back to 1890.
Raj Mittal, partner at FRP…
Extra cash found to speed-up safety regulatorThe Government has announced an extra £2m of funding to speed-up Building Safety Regulator approvals for high rise building projects.
The industry has become increasingly frustrated by delays in the system as the regulator confirmed around 122 schemes are stuck-in the system awaiting Gateway 2 approval.
Prime Minister Kier Starmer briefly addressed…
Balfour Beatty wins Trent arched bridge jobBalfour Beatty has clinched the £12.6m delivery contract to build a new bridge over the River Trent in Nottingham.
The 85m-long pedestrian and cycle bridge will be the first bridge built in the city since the 1950s.
It will link the north side of the river where the new Trent Basin community of 350 homes continues to take shape, and the south side of…
Goldbeck to build new £50m Cardiff County HallContractor Goldbeck UK has signed-up to build a new County Hall for Cardiff Council as part of the Welsh capital’s Atlantic Wharf urban regeneration scheme.
The German-owned contractor said the scheme will be a showcase for its construction model which will “disrupt” the UK market.
Goldbeck has entered into a Pre-Contract Service Agreement…
Laing O’Rourke chairman to step downLaing O’Rourke Group Chairman Sir John Parker is stepping down from the role after eight years at the helm.
Company founder Ray O’Rourke will take his place as Chairman from April after Sir John steps down at the end of the group’s financial year.
Ray O’Rourke stepped down as chief executive last year to become deputy chair and hand the CEO reins over…
ISG built Bristol housing block to be torn downA Bristol housing association is being forced to demolish a local housing block after a £4m remediation claim against ISG Pearce faltered because of the wider construction group administration.
Bouverie Court was a former Public House which was redeveloped into 14 self-contained flats and 7 houses for affordable rent in 2011. The development was…
RSK revenue nears £2bn as losses soar to £132mAcquisition-hungry consultancy and construction services group RSK reported deeper pre-tax losses of £132m for the year ending March 2024, compared to a loss of £90m in the previous year.
Despite this RSK’s debt-fuelled expansion drove a 52% increase in revenue, reaching £1.9bn.
Before interest payments on loans totalling £143m, the grou…
Bridge design wind error adds £20m to construction costsLincolnshire County Council has warned that its £148m Grantham Southern Relief Road could cost an extra £20m to build following a bridge design error.
The issues with the rollout of the bridge over the River Witham and the East Coast Main Line will also delay completion of the route by a year to 2026.
Cllr Richard Davies, executive member…
City’s biggest retrofit tower scheme approvedDevelopment manager Stanhope has got the go-ahead for a 33-storey office tower in London’s Square Mile.
The 70 Gracechurch Street project will provide 550,000 sq ft of office space and ranks as one of the city’s largest retrofit projects.
The 155m tower will be stepped, with three glazed office elements split vertically.
Plans for a similar…
Defibrillator saves worker’s life on Wates siteA machine operator for groundworks specialist McCoy Contractors is still alive thanks to his quick thinking colleagues on a Wates prison job.
Driver Chris Bird suffered a cardiac arrest last November and “died” for 16 minutes at the HMP Brinsford site near Wolverhampton.
His colleagues and Wates site managers sprang into action to perform CPR…