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Tilbury Douglas chief executive to step down

Charlotte Banks — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:39:39 +0000

Tilbury Douglas chief executive Paul Gandy – a key figure in the firm’s turnaround – will step down in November. Gandy oversaw Tilbury Douglas’ transition from subsidiary of the ailing Interserve to become a standalone tier one contractor. He joined the firm as construction managing…

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Court throws out Tilbury Douglas’ £6m claim against Arup

Joshua Stein — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 11:45:37 +0000

Tilbury Douglas has failed in a legal claim that Arup should pay it £6m because of defective designs at a mixed-use development in Edinburgh. The contractor had alleged that Arup produced designs that were “incapable of implementation” on the revamp of the former Haymarket railway…

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Tilbury Douglas turns financial fortunes around

Ben Vogel — Wed, 15 May 2024 10:02:12 +0000

Tilbury Douglas returned to profitability in 2023 amid a 25 per cent jump in turnover, according to the group’s latest set of audited accounts. Revenue from the contractor’s building, infrastructure and engineering projects reached £507.2m compared with £405.2m the previous year. It also won £533m…

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Big hitters scoop spots on £1.6bn decarb framework

Joshua Stein — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:00:11 +0000

Tier one contractors Kier, Morgan Sindall and Tilbury Douglas have gained places on a major decarbonisation framework. The four-year agreement from Pagabo will cover decarbonisation works across all sectors in the UK except the healthcare sector, which was covered in a separate Pagabo framework announced…

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Tilbury Douglas hires senior exec from Arcadis

Charlotte Banks — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 12:19:06 +0000

Tilbury Douglas has appointed Andrew Bull as managing director for infrastructure. Bull joins the firm from Arcadis, where he spent nearly six years as a senior partner. He replaces Paul Thain, who is retiring. Bull was Arcadis’ UK water sector lead and served as a…

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Tilbury Douglas and Caddick make director appointments

Greg Pitcher — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 07:00:52 +0000

Two major contractors have appointed new managing directors to regional divisions. Tilbury Douglas has named Phil Shaw as managing director of its Building North unit, while appointing Martin Horne to regional director for the North West. Meanwhile, Simon Martin became managing director of Caddick Civil…

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Tilbury ‘gears up’ for Dorset hospital job

Charlotte Banks — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:28:42 +0000

Main construction work on new hospital facilities in Dorchester has moved a step closer after Dorset Council granted the scheme full planning permission – but the government still needs to approve the full business case. Tilbury Douglas was appointed in June 2022 to build a…

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Tilbury Douglas reports £94m loss amid legacy Interserve costs

Ian Weinfass — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 11:57:32 +0000

Tilbury Douglas made a £94m pre-tax loss last year due to legacy costs associated with its separation from Interserve Group. The company also saw its turnover fall from £463.5m to £405.2m in the year ending 31 December 2022, with directors saying a fall in workload…

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Tilbury gets go-ahead to pursue case against Arup

Kerry Lorimer — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 06:00:13 +0000

Tilbury Douglas has been given the go-ahead to continue its claim against Arup, in the latest stage of a long-running legal dispute over a flawed design for enabling works near Edinburgh’s Haymarket station. The company claims Arup failed to exercise due care and skill in…

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Kier, Tilbury Douglas and Wates land spots on £8bn framework

Kerry Lorimer — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:53:21 +0000

Kier, Tilbury Douglas and Wates are among 87 contractors to have been appointed to an £8bn public sector framework. The Procure Partnerships Framework focused on construction work when it launched four years ago, but has now been expanded to include decarbonisation and retrofit, demolition and…

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