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Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty boss welcomes Budget infrastructure boost
Leo Quinn, the boss with the biggest wage bill in construction, has…
Balfour Beatty and Costain back ‘groundbreaking’ carbon capture plans
Construction firms have begun jostling for position to win the jobs to…
Balfour Beatty says CEO’s nephew’s firm helps safer working
Balfour Beatty has said that use of a digital platform co-run by…
Galliford Try lands Aylesbury road contract
Galliford Try has won the contract to complete a link road in…
Bouygues
Bad weather delays £96m Bouygues health hub
“Unprecedented severe weather” has delayed a Bouygues health innovation campus by three…
Bouygues seeks go-ahead for £150m estate regeneration
Bouygues UK has submitted a planning application for a £150m scheme on…
Hinkley Point fire safety notices resolved
All four companies served with warning notices by the nuclear regulator over…
Bouygues scoops £60m London college revamp job
Bouygues UK has bagged a bumper job to deliver four new buildings…
Costain
Tech-connected plant ‘could be worth £400bn to economy’
Greater use of technology in the construction sector could boost the UK…
Balfour Beatty and Costain back ‘groundbreaking’ carbon capture plans
Construction firms have begun jostling for position to win the jobs to…
Costain doubles profit as it eyes private sector boom
Costain’s focus on key sectors has paid off, with profit doubling in…
Eight firms set to gain from £3.7bn water framework
Eight firms have been appointed by Southern Water to deliver upgrades across…
Galliford Try
Infrastructure investment drives Galliford Try turnover to £1.8bn
Focusing on work in public and regulated sectors has helped Galliford Try…
Kier and Galliford Try among winners on £3.7bn Wessex Water framework
Wessex Water has named the contractors and consultants selected for its eighth…
Galliford Try wins £100m revamp of immigration removal centre
Galliford Try has been picked for a £101.5m revamp of Haslar Immigration…
Galliford Try takes over £89m Somerset bypass job
Galliford Try has taken on an £89.2m road scheme in Somerset, six…
ISG
Fit out arm adds £111m to ISG supply chain debt
Administrators have estimated ISG's fit out business owes £111.4m to the supply…
ISG: replacement contractor named on leisure centre
A replacement has been named on a part-completed leisure centre where ISG…
ISG: Former employees owed more than £70m
'Former employees' of ISG are owed at least £72.3m by the collapsed…
ISG administrators announce £190m supply chain hit
Administrators have identified more than £190m in losses for ISG’s supply chain…
Kier
Kier scoops £100m Royal Navy helicopter base revamp
Kier Construction has landed a £99.5m job to develop a new helicopter…
Kier bags electric motor HQ build
Kier has been selected to deliver a new UK headquarters for electric-motor…
Kier and Galliford Try among winners on £3.7bn Wessex Water framework
Wessex Water has named the contractors and consultants selected for its eighth…
Resilience pays off for Kier with £3.9bn revenue
A three-year resilience plan has led to revenue of nearly £4bn for…
Laing O'Rourke
Laing O’Rourke CFO to join plastics specialist
Laing O’Rourke’s chief financial officer (CFO) is set to leave the firm…
‘Evolution, not revolution’: What Laing O’Rourke’s new CEO will bring from Australia
He may have spent 13 years running Laing O’Rourke’s operations in Australia,…
Laing O’Rourke bounces back to profit
Contractor Laing O’Rourke has returned to a strong profit as inflation eased…
Kier and Laing O’Rourke join Armed Forces alliance
Six major contractors, including Kier and Laing O’Rourke, have been named as…
Mace
Mace construction boss quits ‘for personal reasons’
The head of Mace’s construction arm Andrew Jackson has stepped down after…
Third time lucky as £1bn printworks plan set for green light
The £1bn redevelopment of what was Europe’s largest printworks is set for…
Mace lands £88m University of East Anglia upgrade
Mace has secured the contract for the extension and refurb of a…
Mace scoops £184m life sciences hub job
Mace has signed on the dotted line to develop more than 400,000…
Morgan Sindall
Morgan Sindall chief’s wife sells more shares
The wife of Morgan Sindall chief executive John Morgan has sold almost…
Morgan Sindall replaced on hotel job after costs rise
Plans to redevelop the historic George Hotel in Huddersfield are set to…
Morgan Sindall profit to beat expectations
Profit at Morgan Sindall is set to exceed expectations due to the…
Wates replaces Morgan Sindall on Hammersmith repairs contract
Wates has been given a £28.4m contract to carry out housing repairs…
Multiplex
Multiplex starts fifth building on £1.3bn Glasgow Uni revamp
Multiplex is set to start building a £300m learning and research building…
Plans in for 54-storey Multiplex HQ replacement
Plans have gone in to knock down Multiplex’s City of London headquarters…
Multiplex bags another London skyscraper
Multiplex has been appointed to build the City of London’s newest skyscraper.…
Multiplex’s European profit soars
Multiplex has almost trebled its profit in Europe after a “strong” year.…
Royal BAM
Profit surges at ‘prudent’ Bam Nuttall
Bam Nuttall saw its pre-tax profit soar to £64.4m 2023, largely driven…
Amey, Bam and Arup land £800m Transpennine rail job
Two construction firms are sharing £800m worth of work on the Transpennine…
Bam Construction posts ‘substantial’ loss after Co-op Live problems
Problems in completing Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena pushed Bam’s UK construction division…
Bam’s northern director departs
Bam Construction is looking for a new northern regional director after incumbent…
Sir Robert McAlpine
McLaren unveils new construction division and top hire
McLaren Construction has announced a major expansion plan and a key appointment…
McAlpine slumps to £100m loss after multiple problem jobs
Sir Robert McAlpine plunged to a nine-figure loss after it struggled to…
McAlpine wins Somerset gigafactory job
Sir Robert McAlpine has been appointed on a preconstruction services agreement for…
Green light for £312m Vinci-McAlpine hospitals overhaul
The £312m revamp of two Midlands hospitals by Vinci and Sir Robert…
Skanska
Data centres propel Skanska Rashleigh Weatherfoil to profit
Data-centre jobs helped mechanical and electrical (M&E) specialist Skanska Rashleigh Weatherfoil to…
Unions agree access to HS2 London tunnel sites
Unions have agreed access to HS2 London tunnel sites, ending a five-year…
Skanska scoops £105m office development
Skanska has secured the contract to replace a nine-storey office block overlooking…
Tilbury Douglas
Tilbury Douglas chief executive to step down
Tilbury Douglas chief executive Paul Gandy – a key figure in the…
Court throws out Tilbury Douglas’ £6m claim against Arup
Tilbury Douglas has failed in a legal claim that Arup should pay…
Tilbury Douglas turns financial fortunes around
Tilbury Douglas returned to profitability in 2023 amid a 25 per cent…
Big hitters scoop spots on £1.6bn decarb framework
Tier one contractors Kier, Morgan Sindall and Tilbury Douglas have gained places…
Vinci
Vinci Construction to acquire FM Conway
Vinci Construction is to acquire infrastructure services business FM Conway, one of…
Vinci losses deepen despite turnover leap
Vinci made a second consecutive loss in the UK last year, despite…
Vinci picks local suppliers for £90m town centre regen
Vinci has kicked off a £90m town centre regeneration near Liverpool after…
Green light for £312m Vinci-McAlpine hospitals overhaul
The £312m revamp of two Midlands hospitals by Vinci and Sir Robert…
VolkerWessels
VolkerWessels boosts profit as civils work reaps rewards
Projects in the infrastructure and entertainment sectors have delivered a “very strong…
Scottish rail reveals £1.4bn worth of deals
Five contractors including VolkerRail have landed deals worth a total of more…
VolkerFitzpatrick wins £19m Surrey bridge contract
VolkerFitzpatrick has been awarded a £19m contract to build a highway bridge…
Bumper warehouse project pushes contractor to top league spot
Winvic soared to top spot in the November leagues thanks to a…
Wates
Wates targets London commercial fit-out market with new division
Tier one contractor Wates is setting up a new fit-out business headed…
Wates replaces Morgan Sindall on Hammersmith repairs contract
Wates has been given a £28.4m contract to carry out housing repairs…
‘Profound sadness’ as former Wates CEO dies
Tributes have been paid following the death of Sir Christopher Wates, the…
Wates and Hill nab spots on £800m MMC framework
Wates and Hill Holdings are among 22 firms that have taken spots…
Wilmott Dixon
Willmott Dixon scoops £61m barracks expansion
Willmott Dixon has landed a prime defence project to construct 11 buildings…
Willmott Dixon reports loss after supplier collapse cost £13m
Willmott Dixon has suffered a second successive loss after the collapse of…
Contractor duo recognised for gender equality policies
Two of the UK’s biggest construction contractors have won plaudits for promoting…
Willmott Dixon scoops £60m science-research hub
Willmott Dixon has landed a deal to build a research and development…