Kier health, safety and sustainability director Chris Lilley has been promoted to a regional director within the Eastern and Midlands region of the group’s construction business. Over the past two years, Lilley has created a new health, safety and wellbeing strategy and overseen a strong improvement in the Group’s safety performance. He has also played
Morgan Sindall Construction is to design and build a £20m R&D facility in Neath Port Talbot to help steel and metal industries decarbonise. The net zero facility is the brainchild of Neath Port Talbot Council in partnership with Swansea University. To be known as SWITCH – South Wales Industrial Transition from Carbon Hub – Harbourside
A perfect storm of construction inflation, higher interest rates, decarbonisation work, regulatory pressures, and cost of debt is causing housing associations to slash building programmes. As increased build and finance costs bite, a third of housing associations in the UK are reporting a deficit of between 11-25% on individual development schemes. According to a new
Cash-strapped house builder and brownfield developer Inland Homes has warned that it is possible the firm will breach a loan convenant. The south east developer is considering possible provisions to be made against certain asset values in its accounts with its auditors. This follows a tightening up of its corporate procedures after an independent report
Kier, Laing O’Rourke and Wates have been appointed by the Ministry of Justice to provide up to 1,200 new prison places across the UK with a focus on safety, security and rehabilitation. The latest deal builds on the success of the MoJ’s pioneering Alliance model. The three teams will immediately commence an intensive preconstruction period.
United Utilities has started the hunt for contractors to deliver build-only projects for a programme worth £6bn over 10 years. The build-only framework is split into two key lots covering essentially new treatment works and new pipeline work. The north west water company’s AMP8 and AMP9 investment plans are set to be significantly larger than
House builders have welcomed the government’s plan to scrap nutrient neutrality rules that have stalled construction of thousands of new homes. Currently, legacy EU laws on nutrient neutrality are blocking the delivery of new homes, including cases where planning permission has already been granted. Announcing plans to scrap the ‘defective’ EU laws, Levelling Up, Housing
“Mature discussions” with clients about material price rises enabled specialist engineering contractor McGee to protect its profits despite rampant inflation. Latest results for the firm for the year to November 30 2022 show pre-tax profits steady at £6.1m from £6m last time despite a dip in turnover to £83.3m for £92.2m. The company said: “Despite
More ambitious plans to build a tower matching the height of the Shard in the City of London have gone out to consultation. Singapore developer Perennial Group and development manager Stanhope are planning to submit revised plans for the One Undershaft site in the City of London. The site already has planning approval for a
Machinery and equipment has been stolen from the North Yorkshire factory of collapsed modular house builder ilke Homes. The raid occurred shortly after an auction of the firm’s kit after it fell into administration in June. The sale was designed to raise funds for creditors after Ilke went under owing £320m. One buyer said: “We
