Morgan Sindall takes on £22m stalled ISG Cardiff school jobVale of Glamorgan Council has agreed a £22m deal with Morgan Sindall to finish a stalled ISG school job in Penarth on the outskirts of Cardiff.
Morgan Sindall Construction’s Cardiff business is currently putting together a workplan before construction recommences on the school designed for pupils with Additional Learning…
Walker Modular wins bathroom pod deal on student towerWalker Modular has landed the bathroom pod contract on a £185m student tower in Stratford, east London.
Main contractor RG Group started on site in January at Hawthorne House for developer Unite Students.
Hull based specialist Walker Modular will now supply its innovative pods across the 719-bed student accommodation project which will reac…
Over £600m awarded for decarbonisation projects – full listsThe Government has allocated £611m to fund the latest tranche of decarbonisation projects in Phase 3c of grant awards.
Just over 240 heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency projects have gained funding from over 400 project applications for grant.
The cash will be used to deliver an array of works from replacing gas-fired heating…
Ridge buys rival consultant JubbExpanding consultant Ridge has acquired civil and structural engineering consultancy Jubb.
The move will see Jubb’s 100 staff join Ridge and expand its presence in the South West and Wales.
Ridge has grown rapidly in recent years with turnover up 50% since 2022 to £140m.
The Jubb deal will add offices in Bristol, Winchester, Plymouth and Cardiff where its cor…
Enabing works to start £130m Huyton town centre regenDeveloper Genr8 Kajima Regeneration has secured planning approval for enabling works to unlock the next stage of the proposed £130m Huyton town centre regeneration.
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council yesterday agreed to press ahead with the ambitious vision for Huyton, giving the green light to the necessary site demolition and enabling…
Grainger build to rent pipeline rises to £1.4bnBuild rent specialist Grainger has boosted its development pipeline to £1.4bn after buying two big sites.
The pipeline now stands at 4,730 new homes following the acquisition of two sites for direct development in existing target locations for the firm.
In Cardiff the site purchased has potential for up to 405 BTR homes, building on Garinger’s…
Kier wins Cambridgeshire County council estate upkeepCambridgeshire County Council has appointed Kier Places to provide building, mechanical and electrical maintenance services to its estate of 160 corporate buildings across its county-wide estate.
The contract, which runs to 2027 with the option of two one-year extensions to 2029, includes preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance, minor…
Louvres and solar shading specialist files for administrationHampshire based specialist Architectural Louvre Products & Services Limited (ALPS) has filed a notice to appoint administrators.
The firm has been in business for 25 years and is the main distributor for COLT louvre and solar shading products in the UK.
The ALPS website said: “With our extensive technical expertise and experience in…
Speedy Hire posts a loss in latest resultsSpeedy Hire made a loss in the six months to 30 September 2024 due to challenging market conditions and the ongoing cost of its new strategy.
Results posted this morning show a pre-tax loss of £2.2m compared to a £5.6m profit last time as turnover dipped to £203.6m from £208.5m.
Chief Executive Dan Evans said the next six months was looking mor…
Green light for £1.3bn Edinburgh coastal town revampPlans for the largest regeneration project of its kind in Scotland for a new environmentally friendly coastal town in Edinburgh have been given the go ahead.
Edinburgh council has agreed a planning application for the first phase of the £1.3bn regeneration project to transform Granton Waterfront.
The decision gives the green light for 847…