Network Rail launches £240m OLE steelworks framework raceNetwork Rail has kicked off bidding for a £240m framework to supply steel products and structures for overhead line equipment (OLE) across the UK rail network.
The deal will cover steel piles, structures, small parts and fixings for electrification schemes, with the framework running for six years and the option of a two-year…
Briefing starts for £8bn highways maintenance shake-upNational Highways has started early market engagement on its £8bn second-generation Maintenance and Response (M&R2) contracts to cover the entire 4,500-mile Strategic Road Network.
The new deals will replace existing M&R arrangements which start expiring from July 2028. These were procures and 10 separate maintenance and response contracts…
Plant hirer Lynch launches labour supply divisionLynch has launched a new labour supply division providing operatives to Tier 1 and Tier 2 infrastructure contractors across the UK.
Lynch Labour will add to the company’s established plant hire offering as the industry continues to struggle to attract skilled workers.
The company said: “We are already embedded in major infrastructure schemes,…
Kori lands latest £17m care home contractKori Construction has landed its latest care home contract with a £17m job in Richmond upon Thames.
Work will start on site next month in Station Road, Hampton where Cinnamon Care Collection is transforming the site into a 75-bed home.
Kori will be demolishing an existing warehouse on the site before building a new care home behind the retained facade of…
£70m Bristol student job finally gets Gateway 2 approvalStudent developer Unite has finally secured Gateway 2 approval on its planned 500-bed Freestone Island development scheme in the Temple Meads area of Bristol.
The £73m project scheme has been caught up in the Building Safety Regulator logjam for nearly a year.
A Unite spokesman said: “It’s been a long journey to get here, so we’r…
Government unveils 10 new construction technical collegesThe government has named 10 specialist Construction Technical Excellence Colleges to train more than 40,000 future builders, bricklayers, electricians, carpenters and plumbers by 2029.
Backed by £100m of fresh funding, the newly-designated construction college hubs will be spread across every region of England, with hubs in Derby, Suffolk,…
McLaren lands London School of Economics £100m revampMcLaren Construction has won a £100m deal to retrofit and extend an existing 1950s building for the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
McLaren will take posession of the site at 35 Lincoln’s Inn Fields next month to create a home for the Firoz Lalji Global Hub.
Designed by David Chipperfield Architects, the hub will b…
Industry standards body parts company with chairmanThe Executive Chairman of the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) has left the industry standards body.
The Enquirer also understands that Amit Oberoi is no longer a trustee of the Lighthouse Charity – a role he only took on in April.
Oberoi was appointed Executive Chairman of the CCS in March 2023.
He was previously non-Executive Chairman…
Clegg wins car park to flats conversion contractDeveloper Capital&Centric has signed a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) deal with Clegg Construction for its pioneering project to transform a 1960s multi-storey car park into 111 homes,
The Karparc scheme in Newcastle-under-Lyme will start on site this autumn.
In a UK first, the car park conversion will see the brutalist frame reimagined…
Danny Sullivan HS2 workers hit-out over agency movesFormer Danny Sullivan workers on HS2 are unhappy about the way they are being moved to rival labour agencies.
Balfour Beatty terminated all labour supply agreements with the Danny Sullivan Group last month after workers were incorrectly classified for tax purposes on HS2.
The decision meant around 450 Danny Sullivan workers are currently being…