The Government has delayed for a fourth time the decision on the final go-ahead for the dualling of a 13-mile stretch of the A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham in Northumberland. Main contractor Costain has been waiting for the green light on the £260m project since January 2022. The Department of Transport first pushed back its
Procure Partnerships Framework has appointed 87 contractors to its second-generation national framework. Thirty five contractors were reappointed on the next iteration of the mega framework, structured across nine sub-regional lots covering 5 value bands starting at 50K and going up to over £50m. The refreshed framework covers Construction and three new areas: Decarbonisation and Retrofit,
The education secretary has revealed that the sudden failure over the summer of three RAAC concrete planks previously classified as non-critical prompted the decision to close over 100 schools. In a statement to Parliament Gillian Keegan said surveyors discovered the non-critical RAAC failures during a programme of assessments started last September. This led to the
Eurocell has confirmed another round of redundancies with around 100 jobs going as the UPVC specialist issued a profit warning. The materials giant let some of its 2,000 staff go in a restructuring late last year as the market tightened. Its latest results revealed more job losses as the firm’s core housing market continued to
Etag has confirmed the appointment of Tony Taylor as CEO of Etag Fixings UK & Ireland. Taylor has had a successful career within the construction industry over the last 20 years, mainly within Saint Gobain Building Distribution where he held several roles, most recently being Managing Director of their Local Merchant group in the UK.
Kier has struck a deal with the administrators of Buckingham Group Contracting to buy all its rail assets. The £9.6m cash deal also includes the rail division’s HS2 contract to supply Kier’s joint venture on the project, EKFB. Around 180 staff from Buckingham will now transfer over to become part of the Kier Transportation business, which
Consultant Arup has appointed David Hughes as Major Programmes Director with a focus on supporting and accelerating the firm’s delivery of significant national infrastructure programmes. Hughes joins from the Department for Transport (DfT) where he led the DfT’s portfolio of major rail investment projects. In his previous role as Director of Investment Delivery Planning at
Expanding investor-backed housing maintenance specialist Cardo Group has secured its second major acquisition as it seeks to build a nationwide operation. The firm has swooped to buy south-east based Osborne Property Services Limited (OPSL), formed by Geoffrey Osborne Group in 2006. OPSL revenue reached over £30m in last published accounts and employs over 230 staff. The
Consultant Arcadis is warning that construction now faces a longer and deeper slowdown than initially expected. The firm is more downbeat about prospects for construction predicting that the expected 2024 recovery will be delayed. Arcadis has downgraded its outlook because of the Government’s high interest rate policy, the growing cost of debt and an emerging
Constructionline is holding its latest Meet the Buyer event in Cardiff this week. Subcontractors and suppliers will get the chance to pitch for work from some of the biggest buyers in the region. Among the major player confirmed to attend are Kier, BAM Construction UK, Alun Griffiths and Bouygues UK. The event will take place
