Government to license principal contractors after GrenfellThe Government has promised a further three years of sweeping reforms to the way the industry operates in its response to the Grenfell Inquiry report.
It confirmed that seven firms criticised in the Grenfell report will now be investigated under the Procurement Act and face a total ban from government contracts.
The Government also…
Overbury profits lift Morgan Sindall to another record yearMorgan Sindall’s fit-out arm Overbury delivered a another stellar performance last year contributing more than half of the construction group’s profits.
A strong daily net cash position of £374m (2023:£282m) helped Morgan Sindall to remain choosy about the work it took on helping the mainstream construction arm to achieve a 3%…
Galliford Try wins £45m high security prison fire safety retrofitGalliford Try has clinched a £45m contract to deliver essential fire safety improvements at high-security Category A prison HMP Wakefield.
Delivered by Galliford Try’s Building North East and Yorkshire team, on behalf of the Ministry of Justice, the project will involve improvements across the entire facility, requiring clos…
MPD Construction lands major HS2 concrete dealMPD Construction Group has landed another major HS2 deal to install 32 kilometres of concrete walkway in the Northolt Tunnel between Old Oak Common station and West Ruislip.
MPD will be installing its Bridgeform system designed in collaboration with partners KERN Tunneltechnik.
The ground-breaking dynamic formwork system is fully automated and…
Over 120 firms win £660m retrofit and decarb frameworkLocal authority procurement specialist LHC has selected 126 specialist consultants and contractors for its major new public sector retrofit and decarbonisation framework.
Spaning the procurement body’s five regional business units, the framework covers a full range of retrofit services.
Capabilities cover six workstreams of consultancy,…
Costain signs PM and engineering resources deal for Sizewell CCostain has secured a professional resources framework to support project management and engineering functions for the construction of Sizewell C nuclear power station.
The 10-year framework will see Costain provide engineering and commercial people resource across three areas: delivery integration, quality and engineering…
Lovell Partnerships to build 2,260 South Wales homesLovell Partnerships has been named preferred bidder to deliver a major council house building programme for Cardiff and Vale Housing Partnership.
The partnership is Cardiff Council’s second housing programme following the success of its Cardiff Living scheme delivered by Wates, and forms part of its wider development plans to deliver more than…
HS2 Euston tunnel work put on holdTunnelling work along the final 4.5 mile stretch of HS2 underground high-speed railway into London Euston station is being rescheduled with some parts put on hold for up to two years.
The Enquirer understands that suppliers and subcontractors were given the bad news by main contractor SCS JV on Friday.
Two giant tunnelling machines have been assembled and ar…
Axa submits plan for 46-storey London city tower
AXA IM Alts has submitted plans for a 46-storey office block in London’s Square Mile, estimated to cost around £500m to build.
The planned biodiverse office project at 63 St Mary Axe would be a similar height to the nearby Gherkin.
It would provide 635,000 sq ft of space at the edge of the City of London’s Eastern Cluster and include a new…
Durkan launches specialist housing upgrade businessDurkan Group has launched a dedicated housing maintenance and retrofit business, Durkan Regen, to respond to growing market demand.
Housing maintenance veteran Dan Germann is heading up the new business as managing director after 30 years working in the sector.
He has previously held senior roles at Keepmoat Regeneration, Apollo Group, Engie and…