Sir Robert McAlpine News, Contracts and Projects | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Mon, 19 Aug 2024 10:26:42 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Sir Robert McAlpine News, Contracts and Projects | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data McLaren unveils new construction division and top hire https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/peoplemoves/mclaren-unveils-new-construction-division-and-top-hire-06-08-2024/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 08:33:25 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=503555 McLaren Construction has announced a major expansion plan and a key appointment to deliver it. The CN top 100 firm is launching a new division, Construction Management and Specialist Projects, which will focus on large-scale real estate and public sector projects. McLaren has appointed Vince…

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]]> McAlpine slumps to £100m loss after multiple problem jobs https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/sir-robert-mcalpine/mcalpine-slumps-to-100m-loss-after-multiple-problem-jobs-31-07-2024/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 07:00:40 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=503241 Sir Robert McAlpine plunged to a nine-figure loss after it struggled to adapt to the economic climate and was forced to devalue a number of substantial jobs, its accounts show. The contractor, also known as SRM, tabled a £102.6m pre-tax loss for the year to…

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]]> McAlpine wins Somerset gigafactory job https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/mcalpine-wins-somerset-gigafactory-job-22-07-2024/ Sun, 21 Jul 2024 23:01:30 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=502715 Sir Robert McAlpine has been appointed on a preconstruction services agreement for a new £4bn battery cell manufacturing facility in Somerset. Client Agratas, part of Indian multinational Tata, today (22 July) named the contractor as its delivery partner for the first building on its site…

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]]> Green light for £312m Vinci-McAlpine hospitals overhaul https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/news/green-light-for-312m-vinci-mcalpine-hospitals-overhaul-29-05-2024/ Wed, 29 May 2024 10:15:19 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=500048 The £312m revamp of two Midlands hospitals by Vinci and Sir Robert McAlpine has been given the go-ahead. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust confirmed that the full business case for its transformation programme had been approved, allowing construction to begin. Integrated Health Projects (IHP),…

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]]> Contractor sought for delayed £55m campus job after McAlpine exits https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/contractor-sought-for-delayed-55m-campus-job-after-mcalpine-exits-23-05-2024/ Thu, 23 May 2024 15:14:56 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=499740 The University of Cumbria has advertised a fresh deal to build its new campus in Carlisle city centre after Sir Robert McAlpine (SRM) walked away from the delayed scheme. The Hertfordshire-headquartered contractor said in March 2022 that it had been named as sole contractor on…

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]]> HS2 land and property chief joins Sir Robert McAlpine https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/peoplemoves/hs2-land-and-property-chief-joins-sir-robert-mcalpine-10-04-2024/ Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:56:07 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=497144 HS2’s land and property director has left the project to take up a newly-created role in charge of defence at Sir Robert McAlpine. Mike Hickson has joined the tier one contractor as managing director of defence, as part of the firm’s strategy to grow its…

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]]> McAlpine CEO replaced by ex-Lendlease boss https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/peoplemoves/mcalpine-ceo-replaced-by-ex-lendlease-boss-16-02-2024/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 12:29:39 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=494422 Sir Robert McAlpine has announced the sudden departure of chief executive Paul Hamer, and that he will be replaced with former Lendlease Europe boss Neil Martin. A statement shared by the contractor on Friday (16 February) said that Martin will start in post on Monday…

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]]> CN’s top 10 features of 2023: safety, finance and project reports https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/cns-top-10-features-of-2023-safety-finance-and-project-reports-20-12-2023/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 07:00:44 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=491102 10. How do we make modular buildings safer? More than eight months after fire-service leaders published a five-page document outlining a litany of concerns about modular buildings, and more than a year-and-a-half after safety body Cross-UK highlighted the potential for concealed spread of fire inside…

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]]> New episode of First Site podcast released https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/new-episode-of-first-site-podcast-released-20-09-2023/ Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:21:42 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=486393 A new episode of First Site, Construction News’ monthly podcast sponsored by equipment-hire specialist Speedy Hire, was released this morning (20 September). To coincide with the release of our latest annual CN100 index of top-performing UK contractors*, CN deputy editor Ben Vogel is joined by…

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]]> McAlpine opens up on recent restructure and profitability problems https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/sir-robert-mcalpine/mcalpine-opens-up-on-recent-restructure-and-profitability-problems-31-08-2023/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:24:36 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=484971 Many contractors might cast a jealous glance at a pre-tax profit around the £10m mark. Since the end of July, John Sisk & Son, Morrisroe and Erith have all declared losses. Six other CN100 firms have reported falling margins: McAleer & Rushe, Winvic, RJ McLeod,…

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