Canadian sustainable design and engineering consultant Stantec has acquired UK consultant Hydrock. The deal expands Stantec’s UK workforce by around a third as 950 staff join from Bristol-headquartered Hydrock. Founded in 1995 by Dr Brian McConnell, who now retires, Hydrock operates nationwide from 22 locations providing sustainable solutions for major projects across the public and

National Grid has confirmed the seven winners of its Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) projects to connect offshore wind farms to the energy network. The firms forming the Great Grid Partnership are: Construction partners – Laing O’Rourke, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Morrison Energy Services, Murphy and Omexom/Taylor Woodrow Design and consenting service partners – AECOM Arup

Essex based contractor the Chigwell Group is considering a stock market float as it continues to expand. The Enquirer understands the new build, refurbishment and maintenance specialist is currently exploring a possible listing on the Main Market or AIM after registering as a Public Limited Company. Dean Floyd CEO of Chigwell Group said: “Currently we’re

National Highways has announced that work can now start on the delayed £170m A57 Mottram Bypass scheme after a series of legal challenges were finally exhausted in the courts. Judge Lady Justice Thornton who presided over the Judicial Review on the A57 Link Road scheme considered all the legal challenges and has now handed down

The board of contractor Geoffrey Osborne lost their long fight to save the business today calling in administrators. Insolvency specialists from RSM laid off 100 staff immediately, keeping on a handful to help with talks to sell parts of the business to the trade. All staff have been paid until the end of April and

Hertfordshire based contractor ARJ Construction has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator. The Stevenage based firm has been in business since 1991 and specialises in projects from £10m to £60m across the South East in the residential, healthcare, education and commercial sectors. Latest results for the year to April 30 2023 show

A US-Korean development consortium has got the planning green light for a trio of towers at the southern end of Blackfriars Bridge in London. The landmark £1bn scheme of around 1m sq ft involves building two residential towers of 40 and 22 storeys and an office building reaching 45 storeys and topping out at nearly

Herefordshire Council has decided to part ways with Balfour Beatty Living Places (BBLP) on a long running highways and maintenance deal across the county. Balfour has been maintaining roads and open spaces for the council since 2013 when it signed a ten-year deal worth £200m employing 150 staff. Last December it was awarded a £54m

Six big infrastructure clients have pledged to switch to lowest carbon-sourced concrete and steel on their projects. Anglian Water, Heathrow, The Lower Thames Crossing, National Highways, Northumbrian Water and Sellafield have committed to scale-back use of the biggest contributors to CO₂ emissions – diesel, steel, and concrete. They are the first clients to sign up