Category: Contractors

Go-ahead for Square Mile’s fifth tallest tower

Developer Brookfield Properties has secured planning to redevelop 99 Bishopsgate in London with a 54-floor tower that would be the...

Crest Nicholson slumps to £144m loss

Surrey-based house builder Crest Nicholson reported a £144m pre-tax loss for last year after incoming chief executive Martyn Clark...

McAlpine tops January work league with steelworks ...

Sir Robert McAlpine’s massive order for the new low carbon steelworks in South Wales shot the firm to the top of January’s contrac...

Vistry strikes deal for phase 3 of £1.2bn London e...

Housing association Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing has agreed multiple deals with Vistry to pave the way to build 323 homes at...

Vistry slims down to three operating divisions

Partnership housing specialist Vistry has slimmed down its operational structure from six to three divisions after reporting a £16...

Henry administrators chase £10m director payment

Administrators for Henry Construction Projects have launched legal action to recover £10m paid to a former director before the com...

Mace confirmed for £93m weather centre HQ

The Government Property Agency has confirmed Mace as the main contractor to build a cutting-edge weather centre HQ.

Watkin Jones returns to trading profit

Multi-storey contractor Watkin Jones has returned an operating profit after last year’s plunge to a £38m trading loss.

Bid race begins for £1bn concrete road replacement...

National Highways has opened the bidding for a new six-year framework to deliver a major programme of concrete road replacement.

Slow spending by Network Rail hits Renew profits

Slower than expected spending by Network Rail in the current £45bn CP7 investment round has prompted a profit warning at infrastru...

Manchester 18-storey top-heavy tower approved

Developer Soller has got the planning thumbs up for a distinctive 18-storey tech office project in Manchester that incorporates se...

Barhale sets up on Park Lane

Barhale has been awarded an £11.6M contract for upgrade work on the London Ring Main.

Horan wins Pontypridd landscaping

Horan Construction starts work next month on a remodelling project in Pontypridd town centre.

Adrian Speller joins brother as joint MD of Midlan...

Regional building contractor Speller Metcalfe has appointed Adrian Speller to the role of joint managing director.

Morgan Sindall bags Salford Uni acoustics building

Morgan Sindall has been lined up to build a planned Acoustics Building for Salford University.

Plans in for 44-storey Manchester resi tower

Developer Glenbrook has submitted plans to build a 44-storey residential scheme in Manchester city centre.

Suir Engineering swoops for Scottish M&E contracto...

Private equity-backed Suir Engineering has bought Scottish M&E contractor Taylor & Fraser as it sets its sights on becoming a UK t...

Castleforge plans expansion after £100m data centr...

Real estate investor Castleforge is planning a major expansion of Redhill Data Centre after acquiring the £100m site in partnershi...