Network Rail reveals top suppliers spendNetwork Rail’s top suppliers were paid nearly £4.1bn last year – 42% of the infrastructure provider’s total spend with suppliers.
The rail infrastructure body raised spending among its leading suppliers by 7%, with major power supplier EDF continuing to rank as the biggest supplier followed by signalling and train control specialist Siemens Mobility…
Go-ahead for £125m Immingham Ro-Ro terminalThe Government has given Associated British Ports the go-ahead to build a large roll on roll off terminal at its port in Immingham on the Humber Estuary.
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh granted development consent paving the way for contractor Dragados to start work on the £125m eastern Ro-Ro Terminal plan next year.
Works are set to cover at least 46…
Renew buys onshore wind firm for £50mRenew has bought onshore wind turbine maintenance specialist Full Circle for £50.5m.
Paul Scott, Chief Executive Officer of Renew, said: “The acquisition of Full Circle represents an exciting opportunity for the group to enter a high-growth, and fragmented onshore wind services market.
“Full Circle operates a scalable technology-enabled platform across a…
New construction boss for Robertson North EastRobertson Construction has promoted commercial director Neil Kennedy to regional managing director for the North East.
Kennedy, a quantity surveyor by profession, has been with Robertson Construction for over 15 years, and his promotion comes following the retirement of Garry Hope who has been the managing director of Robertson Construction North East…
Civils work fuels fastest output rise in two-and-a half yearsConstruction buyers reported the fastest growth for nearly two-and-half years in industry activity in September.
The bellwether S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index posted 57.2 in September, up from 53.6 in August and above the neutral 50.0 threshold for the seventh successive month.
The latest reading signalled a…
Renew sells Walter Lilly building armInfrastructure specialist Renew has sold its specialist building arm Walter Lilly.
Walter Lilly has been in business since 1924 working on building jobs across London and the South East.
It was acquired by Y.J.Lovell in 1955 which was renamed Renew in 2006 with a focus on engineering services.
The sale sees Walter Lilly offloaded to specialist luxury…
Work to start on Teesside and Merseyside carbon capture schemesThe government has pledged nearly £22bn for projects to capture and store carbon emissions from energy, industry and boost hydrogen production over 25 years.
The funding commitment will kick-start two carbon capture cluster schemes on Merseyside and Teesside, promising to create thousands on construction jobs in the North
The highly…
Flagship £200m London Premier Inn scheme approvedWhitbread has got the green light for a flagship Premier Inn scheme near Trafalgar Square on the Strand.
The near 700-bedroom hub by Premier Inn hotel, which will be one of London’s largest budget hotels when it opens, will start construction next year.
The consented 16,000 sq m hotel at 5 Strand will be set over 13 storeys fronting onto t…
Kilnbridge appoints new construction directorEast London-based concrete specialist Kilnbridge has appointed Darren Wickins as construction director.
Wickins joins to head up the cut and carve, structural modifications and repurposing business after a successful career spanning over 25 years with demolition and concrete specialists Keltbray, McGee and Aspect.
His appointment comes at a time when…
HS2 trial to replace cement with baked clayThe HS2 Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture has secured extra funding to trial repurposed London Clay as a low carbon alternative to cement.
The JV is working with Arup, Tarmac, the University of Leeds and Sika UK along with Expedition Engineering and the Mineral Product Association on the trial funded by Innovate UK to help accelerate t…