Consultants

Wessex Water has named the contractors and consultants selected for its eighth asset management period (AMP8), running from 2025-30. Kier won a place on three of the four lots on the framework that is set to see £3.7bn of planned investment made by the water company – which operates across…

Mark Reynolds is stepping down as chief executive of Mace after more than 12 years at the helm, amid a massive governance shake-up at the tier one contractor. Reynolds, co-chair of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), joined the firm as chief executive in 2012 after serving as programme director for…

Mace is predicting weak growth to continue in 2024. The firm’s consultancy arm has warned that the Bank of England’s predictions of a flatlining economy, high interest rates and the fact that contractors have “already squeezed margins as far as they can go” means tender-price inflation will ease. In a…

Small contractors and specialists in the UK are slower to embrace sustainability than their counterparts in mainland Europe, according to a new report. In its second annual European Contractor Survey, released earlier this month, consultancy giant LEK Consulting details responses from more than 1,000 construction companies in France, Germany, Spain…

London-based housing association London & Quadrant (L&Q) has launched a search for consultants for a £200m structural and civil engineering services framework. The housing association, which owns and manages homes for 250,000 people across 95,000 properties in London and the South East, has pulled together the four-year framework covering civil…

Rampant construction commodity prices show little sign of easing, according to a new analysis. Construction consultancy Linesight says in a new report that although the across-the-board hyperinflation experienced last year is now over, prices are set to remain high, driven by the cost of energy and a lack of required…

Willmott Dixon is suing five subcontractors and consultants as it attempts to recover the cost of fixing defective cladding on a residential scheme in Woolwich, south London. Court documents obtained by Construction News show that Willmott Dixon is taking the action after settling with client Tesco over the work carried…

Mace has landed the the integrated delivery partner and construction manager role on the £440m second phase of the Manchester Airport expansion. The firm was appointed to build the latest chunk of work on the major upgrade of the regional flights hub after Manchester Airport Group this week made the final…

A consortium of housing associations is looking for contractors and consultants for a retrofit framework worth £1.48bn. The Greener Futures Partnerships is looking to decarbonise its housing stock through works including installation of solar panels and heat pumps, insulation and roofing. The consortium – made up of housing providers Abri,…

More than 100 projects across the UK will share £2.1bn from the second round of the government’s levelling up fund, including major transport, tourism and city regeneration schemes. A total of 111 areas have been promised grants, which aim to drive economic growth, restore local pride and spread opportunity to…