Morgan Sindall

Morgan Sindall chosen for first phase of east London regen

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Morgan Sindall has been unveiled as main contractor on the first phase of an 800-home scheme in Newham, east London. The residential-led regeneration project – called Manor Road Quarter – based on the site of a former retail park in Canning Town, includes a 32-storey tower and will total 355…

Morgan Sindall slashes carbon emissions by digitally replicating former build

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A study led by Morgan Sindall has cut the carbon emissions involved in building a school by two thirds – through focusing on low-carbon outcomes rather than cost capital. The team, which included procurement specialist Scape, architects HLM and Lungfish and the multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Cundall, used an actual school…

Contractor sought for £1bn Sellafield concrete packages

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A £1bn concrete works package is up for grabs at the Sellafield nuclear decommissioning site in west Cumbria. A prior information notice states the jobs will include excavating and earthmoving work, associate work for pipelines and cables, drainage construction and reinforced and unreinforced concrete construction. Masonry and bricklaying work will…

ISG takes top league spot with Barclays HQ job

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ISG topped the league tables in September after it secured a £100m job to revamp Barclays’ headquarters in Canary Wharf. The contractor beat Morgan Sindall to the top spot last month, putting pen to paper on £271.1m worth of contracts according to construction intelligence provider Glenigan, which compiles the data.…

Sellafield starts search for £3bn decommissioning partners

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Sellafield is searching for delivery partners to replace Morgan Sindall and Arup as part of the nuclear power station’s ongoing decommissioning programme. The £3bn infrastructure delivery partnership (IDP) will include an overall strategic partner which will focus on feasibility studies, initial engineering designs and cost modelling on the site in…

Kier and Morgan Sindall among firms on £3.6bn road-renewal programme

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Fifty firms have been appointed to a new £3.6bn National Highways road-renewal framework. Major tier ones including Kier, Galliford Try and Morgan Sindall have won places, with the programme set to run for six years. The values of projects that will be awarded via the agreement will range from £1m…

Kier and Morgan Sindall among winners on £14bn framework

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Seven contractors have been named on two new Scape construction frameworks worth a combined £14bn. Kier, Morgan Sindall, Graham, Willmott Dixon, McLaughlin & Harvey, John Sisk & Son and Mace have been appointed to the Scape Construction framework for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, worth up to £12bn. Meanwhile Morgan…

McLaren tops July league after London resi win

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McLaren topped the contract wins league table in July thanks to a new residential focus scheme in London. The construction group has signed up to deliver British Land’s 136,000 square foot Aldgate Place phase two scheme in Tower Hamlets for £72m (pictured). The build contract, which will include the construction…

Morgan Sindall report recommends employees set their own salary

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Giving new recruits the ability to set their own salaries and bonuses could help the industry hire and retain younger workers, according to a new report. Research by Morgan Sindall Construction, HBD (formerly Henry Boot Developments) and Gleeds found that fewer than a third of so-called Generation Z – people…

Morgan Sindall eyes cash pile for partnership growth

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Morgan Sindall CEO John Morgan has said the company’s cash pile will allow it to invest more in its Partnership Housing business. The division was branded as the company’s “biggest growth opportunity” by chief financial officer Steve Crummett yesterday. Its expansion has been labelled a strategic priority for Morgan Sindall…