Another 27 schools have been found to contain Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete following the latest round of surveys. An update from the Department for Education confirmed the number of schools found to contain crumbling concrete has risen to 174 from 147. Surveyors have been checking hundreds more schools as the crisis unfolds and the government
Henry Boot bosses said the construction division is “trading below management’s expectations” as it struggles to find suitable contracts. Latest half-year results for the group show pre-tax profit at construction was down to £4.4m for the six months to June 30 2023 from £6.6m last time as turnover dropped to £56.2m from £66.5m. The division
The plant arm of Buckingham Group Contracting is still trading profitably despite the collapse of the main construction division. Buckingham Group Contracting went into administration earlier this month amid fears that suppliers could be owed more than £100m. Administrator Grant Thornton has confirmed to the Enquirer that Buckingham Plant Hire is a separate business and
Mark Holmes, Mace’s deputy chairman is stepping down from his role on the main board in December. Starting as a project manager in 1992, Holmes was Mace’s 30th employee and in 2001 was part of the team that led Mace’s management buyout. He went on to establish the Mace Consultancy business in the UK and
Vinci Building has clinched the £90m first phase of the regeneration of St Helens town centre masterminded for the council by English Cities Fund Under the deal, Vinci will build a new market hall flanked by a mixed-use area set around a 120-bedroom hotel, 64 new homes and 11,000 sq ft of shops, along with
MCL-PM is starting work on a series of new contracts across the home counties as the modular specialist bounces back from the impact of major failures in the sector. MCL-PM was left owing cash by the collapse of Ilke Homes but has now restarted on some of their sites. The firm covers London, Essex,Kent and
Bathroom pod specialist Offsite Solutions has delivered a £2m contract to manufacture 356 GRP shower pods for Canary Wharf Group. It is the first application of its new GRP tile-effect finishes on the pods for two residential buildings under construction in the heart of Wood Wharf in London’s Docklands. The development will provide 297 fully
Deanestor has announced a 35% increase in turnover to £19m and a return to pre-pandemic profit levels, according to its latest accounts which have now been released. Turnover increased by £5m in the financial year ending 31st December 2022 and operating profit rose to £750,000. Sales of £17.5m have already been secured so far in
NG Bailey has confirmed a £6.8m hit following the collapse of car battery firm Britishvolt. The contractor was an equity investor in the Britishvolt which had plans to build a £300m gigafactory in Northumberland before it went into administration in January. The hit added to NG Bailey’s woes for the year ending 3 March 2023
Midlands and southern housing procurement group, Central Housing Investment Consortium, has relaunched the bid race for a £3.2bn new build framework. The new closing date for submissions for the 8-year framework has now been set for 20 October with the planned start date pushed back four months to the start of 2024. The extension follows
