M&E firm J S Wright collapsed owing £19mMidlands mechanical and electrical specialist J S Wright went down owing £19m to creditors.
The employee-owned contractor, which worked on several London high-rise residential schemes including Grenfell, collapsed into administration last month after being hit by cost inflation and reduced payment on its jobs.
According to a report from administrators…
Midlands developer turns to London with £1bn resi schemes trioMidlands property investment group SevenCapital has unveiled details of a £1bn expansion into the London residential market.
The business, founded in 2009 by chairman Bal Sohal and managing director Damien Siviter, is pressing ahead with three major pipeline projects in Kensington, Islington and the Isle of Dogs.
Subject to planning…
Deck falls off huge scissor lift at Winvic siteTwo workers have been seriously injured after the platform detached from the arms of a giant scissor lift on a Winvic warehouse site in Northampton.
The scene of the accident was captured in this photograph showing how far the victims plunged with the work deck.
Experts at crane and access publication Vertikal.net said the machine involved is a new…
Bouygues seals deal for £119m Cardiff college campusBouygues UK has been awarded the contract to build the £119m Barry Waterfront Campus and the Advanced Technology Centre in the Vale of Glamorgan for Cardiff and Vale College (CAVC).
The single contract will be delivered under the Mutual Investment Model (MIM) programme with both campuses due to be be open and operational for students in…
Bid race starts for £15bn schools framework refreshThe Department for Education has opened bidding for its anticipated next-generation framework to deliver the schools building programme in England.
The existing £7bn Construction Framework (CF21) of 23 firms is set to expire in November 2025.
This will be replaced with a new construction framework estimated to be worth over £15bn, based on a…
Berkeley’s £600m Borough Triangle project approvedDeveloper Berekely has got the planning green light for its 900-home Borough Triangle scheme in South London.
The controversial scheme, which will see the demolition of a popular pop-up food market, scraped through Southwark’s planning committee in the face of local opposition.
Designed by architect Maccreanor Lavington, two of the four…
HG to build 500-bed London Stratford student schemeHG Construction will deliver a 500-bed purpose-built student accommodation in the heart of Stratford, East London.
The N16 Stratford scheme is being developed in partnership with its student business HG Living and M&G Real Estate.
Constructed over two blocks reaching 10 and 18 storeys, the project will also include over 1,500 sq m of amenity…
New rail property company to unlock land for 40,000 homesNetwork Rail and London & Continental Railways are teaming up to create a new property company to release land for major housing-led schemes.
It will become operational later this year and is being set up to attract public and private investment to develop brownfield sites.
The venture is expected to deliver 40,000 new homes over the next…
Drainage specialist Subscan files administration noticeDrainage and survey specialist Subscan UDS has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator.
The Leeds based specialist employs 131 people offering drainage and surveying services to main contractors across the country.
Latest results for the firm covering August 1 2023 to January 31 2024 show a turnover of £5.5m generating a…
Four win Network Rail £300m engineering design dealNetwork Rail’s Eastern region has picked the four groups of consultants it will use over the next eight years to deliver design engineering across the territory.
The winning line-up is: Amey OWR; AtkinsRéalis/Arcadis Consulting: Mott MacDonald/WSP; SYSTRA/Arup.
Its new £300m Development and Design Partnership Framework will be used to…