Staffordshire based contractor Quantum Construction went down owing 267 suppliers more than £4m. An update filed at Companies House by liquidator Quantuma Advisory revealed the scale of the debts at the business when it collapsed in April. Unsecured trade creditors have been left holding unpaid invoices totalling £4.3m while Quantum also owed its 24 staff
Healthcare developer Montpelier Estates has gained planning for an 85-bed dementia care home, located within Peel L&P’s Trafford Waters £1bn masterplan in Greater Manchester. The project forms part of the first wave of 350 homes to come forward at Peel’s mixed-use development, which has outline planning to build 3,000 homes, a primary school, hotels, offices
Birmingham City council has nodded through plans for the 150m long HS2 viaduct into Birmingham’s new Curzon Street Station. The structure including a 25m-high curved truss set to become a new feature on the city’s skyline. Birmingham City Council have approved the design of the Curzon No.2 viaduct, which is the tallest structure in the
Owens Corning unveiled its 2022 Corporate Sustainability Report, titled “Our Mission at Work,” which detailed the concern’s ongoing efforts to achieve maximum diversity, eliminate workplace hazards and further its responsibility toward environmental stewardship.
Procurement body Fusion21 has awarded 61 firms spots on its national refurbishment, construction, new build and modular buildings framework. The four-year deal is estimated to be worth £305m and has been developed to support public sector organisations, including housing, education, and healthcare providers to deliver construction programmes. The framework offers internal and external refurbishment, construction,
To counter the issue of an aging workforce, METALCON and the MCA have launched the Future Leaders Program to attract the next generation of leaders.
Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is the latest main contractor to benefit from Flannery’s Brextor Pile Milling technology. The system not only reduces safety risks by limiting people plant interface, but it also reduces costs due to increased productivity and also through reducing damage to the piles thanks to the unique process of ‘milling’ the internal and
A formal contract notice has been issued for the restoration work on The Palace of Westminster’s tallest tower. The cost of the works is now estimated at £95m for the Victoria Tower Fabric Safety Project. A maximum of five suppliers will be shortlisted to qualify for the Invitation to Tender stage, which is anticipated to
The Roofing Today 2023 Single Ply Systems Supplement brings you up to date with all the latest technologies, case studies and guidance for single ply roofing. Click on the cover image to open. With a foreword by the Single Ply Roofing Association (SPRA) CEO, Ronan Brunton, in the first article from the SPRA, Ronan explains
A sheriff’s office in Florida reported a roofing worker fell to his death after being struck by lightning while working on a home.
