Soaring costs and work drought sunk historic scaffolding firmSoaring costs and a lack of work have been blamed for sending under a scaffolding contractor that has been in business for more than 125 years.
Hertfordshire based Rodells has been trading since 1898 when it was founded by Leonard Rodell as a steeple-jacking company.
But the business fell into administration in March when all 37 staff…
Clarion set to tender £79m Kirkstall Road Phase 2Clarion Housing Group is gearing up to bid the next major phase of its flagship Kirkstall Road scheme in Leeds, with a £79m design and build job going out to tender next month.
The development arm Latimer is looking for a principal contractor to deliver 372 homes across Blocks 1 and 3 of the Dyecoats Phase 2 scheme.
A preliminary market…
TfL seeks firms for £700m civils and station frameworkTransport for London is gearing up to launch a £700m infrastructure framework for civils, M&E, and major station upgrades across the capital.
The new multi-discipline deal will use early contractor involvement and multi-stage contracting to fast-track key schemes including the £80m South Kensington and £60m Elephant & Castle station…
Early market talks on £2.5bn Yorkshire mass transit planWest Yorkshire Combined Authority is planning to kick off early market talks with major firms for its £2.5bn mass transit system linking Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield and Halifax.
A virtual market engagement event will be held on 15 July to brief major suppliers on the first phase of the programme and gather early input on…
Alun Griffiths set to rescue firm he sold for £36mThe founder of Welsh civil engineering contractor Alun Griffiths (Contractors) is understood to have bought back the firm he sold for £36m to Tarmac eight years ago.
Alun Griffiths, now 84, has teamed up with former directors Tim James and Simon Dunn to rescue the Abergavenny-based business after a troubled spell under CRH-owned Tarmac’s…
Landsec to pump £2bn into new house building driveDeveloper Landsec is ramping up plans to establish a £2bn residential platform by 2030 as it shifts investment focus away from London offices and into large-scale housing schemes in the capital and Manchester.
The property giant is preparing to start on site from late 2026 across a trio of major residential-led projects that will deliver mor…
Severfield to start steel on McAlpine car battery siteSeverfield is set to start on site with steelwork next month at Sir Robert McAlpine’s flagship £4bn Agratas gigafactory site in Somerset.
The order for the full structural steel package for the first phase of the mega-job has been signed with production now underway at Severfield’s Dalton site.
The firm will be supplying and fabricating…
Construction Manager of the Year crownedJason Hunt from Willmott Dixon has been named the Chartered Institute of Building’s Construction Manager of the Year.
Hunt was the driving force behind a major refurbishment of Bristol Beacon – the city’s largest concert hall.
His leadership inspired a team to complete the complex project in less than five years, navigating challenges including hollow…
Tide gets go-ahead for over 1,000-home London schemeVolumetric housing specialist Tide has bagged planning approval for a 1,051-home scheme near Bermondsey in London.
The revised scheme for Ilderton Road in Southwark ramps up affordable housing by 55% to 186 social rent units and boosts the co-living element from 605 to 865 homes.
Designed by architect tp bennett, the four-block development w…
Construction output flickers into life in MarchConstruction output rose 0.5% in March, driven by gains in new work and repair activity but overall growth for the first quarter of 2025 remained flat.
The March uptick followed a revised 0.2% rise in February and a 0.3% dip in January, leaving Q1 output level with the previous quarter. New work rose 0.9% over the period, while repair and maintenanc…