HS2 chiefs said “lessons learned” during the troubled construction of the project’s first green tunnel will be applied as work starts on a longer similar structure. Faults were discovered in the giant precast segments used to construct the first tunnel in Chipping Warden, Northamptonshire The same team of tunnel segment manufacturer Stanton Precast and main
Construction union Unite is threatening to disrupt projects involving J Murphy and Sons. The move is the latest escalation in a long-running dispute between the two sides over union claims that Murphy wrongfully sacked four Unite members at its Irish subsidiary last year. Union leaders are now vowing to target the company “on an international
Construction output has started to yo-yo between modest growth and contraction. Latest monthly construction output for July fell 0.5% in volume terms, following the 1.6% increase in June, after two months of slides before that The decrease in monthly output came solely from a 1.3% decrease in repair and maintenance, with new work increasing 0.1%
Subcontractors fear bad debts owed to the supply chain following the collapse of Buckingham group could top £100m. Buckingham formally entered administration last week with only the rail division saved so far following a sale to Kier. Sources close to Buckingham’s highest profile contract – Liverpool’s new £60m Anfield Road Stand – said debts owed
Unite Students has struck a deal to acquire a new 800-bed student accommodation scheme in central Glasgow, subject to planning. Planning approval for the £95m development is targeted for the first half of next year, enabling delivery for the 2026/27 academic year. Unite has not named the scheme but it is understood to be part
South east based contractor Westridge Construction has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators. Westridge has been in business since 1990 and employs around 150 staff including 80 skilled site operatives. The firm specialises in projects up to £15m in the housing, education, healthcare, lesiure and commercial markets. Latest results for the year to
BAM is set to start construction this autumn on the new Peebles High School in the Scottish Borders. Councillors unanimously agreed to proceed with the construction phase of the school build with a date for breaking ground to be confirmed. Enabling works have been ongoing at the school site since late last year and are
A Greek-American joint venture has clinched the deal to build two major converter stations for the £2.5bn Eastern Green Link 1 subsea transmission cable project from Scotland to Durham. US giant GE Vernova is partnering with the Greek engineer Mytilineos to deliver the engineering works and technology for the giant HVDC convertor stations needed to
FP McCann has opened a £30m state-of-the art concrete roof tile manufacturing facility which will supply an extensive range of concrete roofing products to the housing and commercial sectors. The brand-new fully automated facility based at the Company’s Cadeby precast site near Nuneaton in Leicestershire, has the capacity to produce 60 million roof tiles per
Kier can finally start construction later this year on the new £36m Sunderland Eye Hospital. Kier was appointed preferred bidder back in November 2021 with work originally due to start in the summer of 2022. Leaders at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust and Sunderland City Council have now given the green light to
