Kent based contractor Claritas Group is heading for liquidation after being sunk by cash-flow and inflationary pressures. CEO and founder Jon Wardle confirmed the news in a statement while thanking staff and suppliers for the impact of the failure. He said: “I am sad to announce that Claritas Group has started the process of a

A shake-up in construction of the central section of HS2’s phase one route from London to the West Midlands will see the Align contracting joint venture take over responsibility for a stretch previously assigned to EKFB. The Enquirer understands the changes involve a number of sites in the North Chilterns area where EKFB (Eiffage, Kier,

Willmott Dixon Interiors is extending its track-record for modernising key Government offices with the refurbishment of the London home of the Department for Education Under the 27-month project, worth an estimated £34m, the Grade II listed Sanctuary Buildings in Victoria will get a phased CAT B fit-out of 12,850sq m. The interior’s firm will create

Hampshire County Council has started tendering to appoint a fresh line-up of contractors for its fifth-generation civils and highways framework covering the south of England. The council is the lead procurement body for the framework, which will come into force next year, and could see a spend of up to £500m over the four-year term.

Briggs & Forrester Group saw pre-tax profit halve to £1.6m after suffering a £1.6m loss at its engineering services arm due to project delays and cost inflation. The engineering services arm, which is the largest division within the group, has now been streamlined with operations rationalised from four to two regions: the South East and

The University of East London has submitted plans for 650 student rooms and further teaching facilities at its Stratford campus. The plans will see three interconnected buildings added to the existing site providing around 280,000 sq ft of new space. UEL’s compus expansion will include a landmark 16-storey student accommodation block. Next to it will

HS2’s main works contractor Align JV has completed the first set of V-shaped bridge piers for what will be UK’s longest railway bridge The  V-piers are designed to support the viaduct deck over a series of lakes the Colne Valley Viaduct crosses between the end of the London tunnels and the start of the Chiltern

Construction training body CITB has been given a “requires improvement” rating following its latest Ofsted inspection. The inspectors called for improvement across a whole range of fields including quality of education, leadership and management and apprenticeships. The latest ranking comes as CITB has changed its business model since the last “outstanding” rating in 2017. The

National Grid Electricity Transmission has fired the starting gun on what will be one of the biggest tender races this year for the construction industry. The power distributor is planning to shake-up its delivery model for infrastructure in what will be its largest investment programmes in generations. Opting for a collaborative procurement model, The Great