Fitout specialist Deanestor has been awarded its 16th contract for Morrison Construction. The new project involves the provision of around 6,000 items of loose and fitted furniture for a primary school and community hub now under construction in Aberdeen. This contract for Greyhope School and Community Hub follows the successful completion of Countesswells Primary School
Morgan Sindall has shrugged off challenging market conditions to deliver a record performance in the first six months of 2023. The fit-out operation which now is the largest on revenue alone drove profit growth at the business. Chief Executive, John Morgan said the firms had now upgraded expected performance for the year based on fit-out
A major construction recruitment agency has been bought out of administration. Administrator Kroll has confirmed the sale of PSR Contract Solutions Ltd to PSR Staffing Solutions Ltd. Kroll said the deal will “ensure continuity of employment for PSR’s 1200 staff and temporary workers under the PSR Solutions brand and will provide customers with continuity of
Amey, ISG, Costain and Osborne rank as construction’s fastest-paying main contractors settling subcontractor and supplier invoices in less than 20 days. Latest returns from submissions to the Government’s Duty to Report on Payment Practices and Performance indicate a slight improvement on past years. But the controversial self-reporting data which is collated and published by trade
Machinery and equipment from the factory of collapsed modular house builder ilke Homes is being auctioned off this month. Ilke went into administration in June when its North Yorshire production plant was closed and 1,150 staff lost their jobs. The Flaxby Moor factory had the capacity to produce 2,000 homes a year. Now Hilco Valuation
Ceredigion County Council has secured Welsh Government funding for the £31.6m Aberaeron Coastal Defence Scheme where BAM Nuttall is lined up as main contractor. The council has been working on the plans for five years alongside consultant engineers Atkins. Aberaeron is exposed to a wide range of wave conditions with storm waves entering through the
House builder Taylor Wimpey’s new home completions plunged by over a quarter to 5,120 in the first six months of the year eroding operating margins by 6 percentage points to 14%. Tightening market conditions and planning system problems saw the number of new sites opened by Taylor Wimpey dwindle to just 13 outlets from 50
Buckingham Group Contracting has promoted Simon Walkley to group managing director. He takes over from Ian McSeveney who has tendered his resignation and is stepping down for long term health reasons after 17 years with the business To help close out specific operational matters, McSeveney will remain a company director until later this year. Walkley
Seven UK schools have been selected to take part in an £18.6m innovative Decarbonisation Pilot, led by the Department for Education. The pilot being delivered by Graham, Kensa Contracting and Dodd Group will see schools benefit from new low carbon heating solutions, as well as improvements to the buildings fabric to make the school more
Residential developer EcoWorld London is planning job cuts as the housing market continues to stall. The Enquirer understands that around 40 jobs are at risk with the first wave of 25 redundancies set to hit this week among the firm’s 120-strong workforce. A source close to the company said: “The staff have been given the
