Sir Robert McAlpine

Three bidders have been shortlisted to deliver the £370m Solihull Interchange station for HS2. The firms in the running are Laing O’Rourke, Skanska and Unity (a joint venture between Sir Robert McAlpine, VolkerFitzpatrick and WSP). The contract is set to be awarded next year. All three bidders have already landed…

A revised planning application is to be submitted this week for a £75m concert hall in Edinburgh, which was delayed by a legal challenge in 2019. The Dunard Centre, a 1,000-capacity venue, was approved in April 2019 by the city council, with Sir Robert McAlpine named as contractor for the…

Kier, Sir Robert McAlpine and Multiplex are exploring possibilities to enable tradespeople and site-based staff to work flexibly, Construction News can reveal. Kier will soon start pilot programmes on three projects that will see workers, including tradespeople, try flexible-working options. The pilot will be run in association with flexible working…

Sir Robert McAlpine fell to a £26.8m loss in its 2019/20 financial results, largely due to an expected rush of litigation over defects on old projects. The company made a £14.8m provision because of issues uncovered in a risk review carried out “in response to the pandemic”, when the company…

Sir Robert McAlpine’s renovation of the Elizabeth Tower will face a further cost increase of up to £9m, due to disruptions linked to the coronavirus pandemic. The Big Ben tower project will now cost close to £89m, after work on the site stopped for four months from late March 2020,…

Sir Robert McAlpine has been appointed on a design-and-build contract for the £72.6m upgrade of mental health facilities in Northumberland. Working for the Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, the firm will carry out upgrades to the Northgate, Ferdene and Bamburgh hospitals. At Northgate hospital in Morpeth (pictured),…

Sir Robert McAlpine chief executive Paul Hamer has told Construction News that the contractor remains concerned about the cashflow of its supply chain following the introduction of the reverse-charge VAT this week. Speaking after chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled his Budget plans yesterday, Hamer welcomed many of the measures, including the…

A British Land joint venture has won approval for a 38-storey tower in the City of London – the third tall building to get planning permission in the area this year. The 2 Finsbury Avenue office project, developed by British Land with Singapore investor GIC, will be built in the…

A build-to-rent (BTR) residential project in Birmingham being developed by Sir Robert McAlpine has secured £100m in funding. Project backers Legal & General has announced a funding agreement of £100m for the development site at Hockley Mills, located in Birmingham city centre’s Jewellery Quarter. The deal was done through L&G’s…

Gateshead Council has approved plans for a £260m arena and regeneration scheme that will be delivered by Sir Robert McAlpine. The development, which will be built on the waterfront at Newcastle Gateshead Quays, will include an arena, purpose-built conference and exhibition centre, restaurants, hotel and outdoor performance space. The plans…