Developer Helical Bar is set to chose a replacement contractor for Carillion to build out the second phase of residential work at its £165m Barts Square scheme in the City of London
Carillion was the main contractor on the residential-led mixed use scheme. Helical Bar have replaced Carillion with a trio of new ...
A joint venture between Sir Robert McAlpine, Garenne Construction Group and FES Group has been chosen as pre-construction partners for the £466m project to develop Jersey’s new hospital
The venture, know as J3 Limited, intends to submit and outline planning application in April 2018 and for work to commence on site...
Construction group Speller Metcalfe, who are headquartered in Malvern, are set to deliver a record turnover exceeding £141m. Pre-tax profits for the FY ending March 2018 is expected to come in around £1.4m, accordingly to Des O’Neill, the group's Managing Director.
As well as Malvern, Speller Metcalfe have offices in ...
Transport for London has chosen Native Land to develop the land around South Kensington Tube Station. The plan includes the improvement of commercial and retail units at the station as well as the refurbishment of the buildings at 20-34 Thurloe Street. The preferred architectis Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners.
The ...
SIG, the building materials distributor, has sold off its modular offsite construction business for £1 to Urban Splash Modular - the regeneration specialist.
Urban Splash used to acquire unwanted Victorian mills and transform them into apartments and offices. It is now focused on modular housing and launched ...
The hunt for a principal maintenance and response contractor for its Area 10 highways and motorways upkeep contract has started. The region covered by Area 10 is Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester.
The maintenance contract, which will last 15 years, is expected to be worth up to £326m. A Joint ...
Whilst there has been a mass transfer of over 4,000 prison and defence based catering and cleaning contract staff, there are still over 11,000 Carillion staff waiting to learn their fate nearly a month after the Business Services giant collapsed under a mountain of debt.
So far, jobs have been secured for around a third ...
The Civil Engineering firm, J Murphy & Son, have acquired Carillion’s UK power framework business for an undisclosed sum. Murphy will take over Carillion's position on National Grid’s electric overhead lines, substation and underground cable framework contracts.
In addition, Murphy will replace Carillion as ...
Willmott Dixon gets given the green light to start work on an immunology institute at London’s Royal Free hospital. The contract, which is worth £42m, will see the build of the Pears Building which will specialise in researching new treatments for leukaemia, diabetes and cancer.
Toureen Contractors will deliver ...
In a drive to improve site safety by making visibility better, the firm have started the production of a seven-tonne payload JCB 7T-1 Front Top Hi-Viz model. This machine is designed to address the growing concerns over accidents and injuries on construction sites that involve site dumpers.
JCB Site Dumper Managing ...
Construction giant, Carillion, has gone into compulsory liquidation this week.
The government will step in with funding to ensure Carillion’s 450 public services contracts continue.
The Chairman of Carillion, Philip Green said:“This is a very sad day for Carillion, for our colleagues, suppliers and customers that ...
Sir Robert McAlpine were awarded with the industry’s biggest haul of new order wins in 2017 due to its £1bn-plus contract for phase 3 of the Battersea Power Station redevelopment. McAlpine secured over £3bn worth of projects over the year, nearly four times more than in 2016 when they were ranked 19th in the league, ...