The Government has finally given the go-ahead for the dualling of a 13-mile stretch of the A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham in Northumberland. Main contractor Costain has been waiting for the green light on the long delayed £260m project, originally timetabled to start in the Summer of 2022. The Department of Transport pushed back its
Former Crossrail boss Mark Wild has taken the top job at HS2 to get the project back on track and bring spiralling costs under control as it enters peak construction. Wild is widely credited for turning around the budget-busting Crossrail project joining in 2018 successfully to steer it through the complex commissioning phase. He will join
Receivers have been appointed at the developer behind a planned £125m residential tower in Manchester. The receivers were appointed earlier this month by lenders to the Vision Manchester special purpose vehicle set-up to develop the 37-storey scheme in Deansgate. The sole director of Vision Manchester is Paul Rothwell. Rothwell was also a director of Empire
The UK arm of Austria construction giant Strabag suffered a third year of losses as the firm continued to gear up for a long term presence in the UK. While the contractor has worked in the UK on HS2 since securing work in 2017 it set up Strabag UK in 2020 to become its main
Durham University has picked student accommodation specialist UPP to design build and operate a major expansion of student facilities. The £130m project will involve refurbishment of the College of St Hild and St Bede and the development of new college accommodation at the Leazes Road site. This will deliver 1,000 self-catered bed spaces and associated
A motorist has died after his car crashed into a stationary Volvo paver machine near Glenluce in Wigtownshire, Scotland. Police Scotland have named the victim as 49-year-old Kevin Bodle who died after the collision on the A75 on Tuesday morning. Sergeant Lloyd Caven said: “Our thoughts remain with Kevin’s family and friends at this terrible
HG Construction has been appointed as the main contractor on a £69m Build to Rent scheme in Leeds for McLaren Living and funding partner Heim Global Investor. The new BeckYard development is located in the South Bank Regeneration area of the city centre and will transform a vacant former car park site Designed by Carey
University of Cumbria is on the hunt for a building contractor to deliver its Citadels project in Carlisle city centre after Sir Robert McAlpine decided to step aside and focus its efforts on other projects. McAlpine has been working with the university for the past two years in preparation for the project. But after recently
Galliford Try is staging a return to the affordable housing market as part of a bid to boost group margin in a new five-year growth plan. The firm was excluded from the growth sector when it sold its Linden Homes and partnerships businesses to Vistry for £1.1bn four years ago. But now that agreement has
Civil and structural engineering contractor Kilnbridge has appointed former Sellar chief operating officer Owen Dannatt as its new CEO. The move follows the decision by Kilnbridge founder and CEO Dermot McDermott to take up the role of Chairman after 33 years at the helm. Dannatt is a chartered civil engineer who spent his early career
