Royal Bam

Royal Bam Group, parent company of UK contractors Bam Construct and Bam Nuttall, has reported what it called “strong operational performance” in a first-quarter trading update. It revealed adjusted EBITDA earnings of €97.3m (£82.8m) in Q1 2022, before one-off charges, including restructuring costs, on revenue of €1.55bn (£1.32bn). These results…

Southern Construction Framework (SCF) has notified contractors for a £4.5bn construction framework for work on public-sector projects in the south of England. Framework provider SCF, which is a joint initiative between Hampshire County Council and Devon County Council, will launch the fifth-generation framework, SCF 5, in April 2023, which will…

Two senior directors at Royal Bam and Bam Construct have left their posts. Bam Construct executive director Doug Keillor said earlier this week that he was stepping down after more than 30 years at the company, and five and a half years as head of the contractor. “This has been…

The Scottish Government has approved the business case for construction of a £72m health and social care hub by Bam Construct. The North East Hub in Parkhead aims to serve communities in the east of end of Glasgow and will be delivered by Bam on behalf of NHS Greater Glasgow…

Profit at Royal Bam’s two UK operations more than doubled in 2021. The adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for Bam Construct jumped from €4.3m (£3.6m) to €30.9m (£25.8m). Its Netherlands-based parent company cited increased work levels and a favourable claim settlement for boosting its returns. Revenue…

Morgan Sindall, Kier and Galliford Try are among firms on a new £1.8bn framework covering the North West. The framework has been split between building and infrastructure works and contains different value lots. The highest value band is for projects worth more than £30m. The projects covered include construction work…

Bam Construct has won a £110m contract to refurbish Space House in central London. Across the two buildings that make up the complex, the contractor will add two new floors to the 15-storey tower and connect it to the eight story block via a top floor extension. It will also…

Bam Construct is set to start work on the £300m Gateshead Arena after taking over from fellow contractor Sir Robert McAlpine.  According to Gateshead Council, developer Ask Patrizia has instructed Bam Construct to begin preparatory works on the site, which lies between the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art and Sage…

Winvic took top spot in November’s contract league after scooping bumper jobs to construct warehouses and build-to-rent housing. The Northampton-based contractor beat its nearest competitor to the summit by nearly £80m, according to data gathered by construction intelligence provider Glenigan. Winvic landed a £93m job to develop phase two of…

Bam Construct, Kier and Willmott Dixon are among the five contractors to scoop places on both high-value lots of the Department for Education’s (DfE) mammoth £7bn building framework. A total of 26 contractors have been picked on the 22 separate lots on the four-year framework, which is split into regional…