Student and residential specialist Fortis Developments Limited has gone into liquidation. The Cheshire based developer has been in business since 2012 with 15 successful schemes under its belt containing 3,800 apartments. Fortis had a construction division called Beaumount Morgan Developments which went into administration two years ago owing subcontractors and suppliers £7m. Begbies Traynor is

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has launched a probe after a runaway track trolley hurtled towards a team of workers. In the early morning on Sunday 26 May a track trolley ran away on a descending gradient towards a site of work and a team of track workers. The trolley came to a stop after

Firms have been put on alert for the tender race for places on a new £1.5bn framework to deliver the programme of on-going repairs and improvements to the Houses of Parliament and wider estate in London. The new Parliamentary Construction Partnership Framework will replace the existing MEPFS (Mechanical, Electrical, Public health, and Fabric Safety) Framework,

The development arm of Clarion Housing is inviting tenders for a £100m high-rise homes scheme in Digbeth, Birmingham. Latimer plans to deliver 483 flats in a part 33 and part 9 floor scheme bounded by Clyde Street and the High Street and is now looking for a contractor to deliver the scheme which is presently

Former Galliard Homes boss Don O’Sullivan has become chief executive of the developer behind the iconic Battersea Power Station redevelopment. As CEO, he will lead the continued development of the former industrial brownfield site following the restoration and public opening of the Grade II* listed Power Station. He joins as the Mayalsia-owned developer submits plans

Van Elle has been fined £233,000 after a 52-year old HGV driver was struck and killed by the mast of a piling rig at a housing site in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway. On 21 January 2021, Gary Dobinson, who was employed by another company, visited the Hallmeadow development with his lorry to collect and transfer

Murphy’s direct delivery model yielded strong returns last year with pre-tax profit soaring 50% to a record £67m. As the wider industry battled with supply chain challenges, Murphy’s marked improvement in performance saw operating margins jump from 3% to 5%. Group revenue marginally declined 5% to £1.42bn in 2023, primarily due to the timing and

Slovakia-originated London developer JTRE has given the go-ahead to start work on a £400m mixed-use scheme on the Capital’s Blackfriars Road. The 220 Blackfriars Road scheme delivered in partnership with Southwark Charities will see a 21-storey office block and a second smaller tower, at 15 storeys that will encompass 64 almshouses with charity hub and

The construction arm of the R G Carter Group delivered better profits last year despite revenue falling 25% to £228m. Chairman Robert Carter said a selective approach to the clients the firm worked with had helped to raise profitability with pre-tax profit jumping to £6.3m from £1m previously He said:  “Our core activity of construction

Knight Build has been left chasing unpaid bills for basement work on a development on the UK’s most expensive street. The contractor had been working on a major basement excavation and planned frame build at 18-19 Buckingham Gate in Westminster where two old houses have been demolished to make way for a luxury apartment complex,