National Highways commercial and procurement director Malcolm Dare is leaving after five years at the roads delivery body. Dare worked at National Highways through the Roads Investment Strategy 2 period, steering it through the challenges of Covid 19, building greater collaboration and setting out the organisation’s intent towards net zero. He presided over the major
The surge in planned laboratory-led building projects in London shows no sign of slowing with another major scheme submitted for planning in Whitechapel. Specialist life sciences developer Lateral has teamed up with HIG Realty to submit plans for a 160,000 sq ft laboratory scheme located in the shadow of the Royal London Hospital site. Designed
Manchester developer Beech Holdings has secured planning permission for a £55m build-to-rent scheme on Meadow Street in Sheffield. The Sheffield Gardens development, designed by architect Leach Rhodes Walker, will deliver 158 flats and a large, private gym, external landscaped courtyard, and roof-top gardens. Works will begin in the last months of 2024 with the demolition
Transport Scotland has started the contract race for the next section of the A9 Dualling programme. A Prior Information Notice (PIN) for the Tay Crossing to Ballinluig project has now been published alerting contractors and their supply chains to the next opportunity on the project. The £155m contract will be procured as a design and
London has regained the dubious distinction of being the most expensive city in the world in which to build. According to the latest Arcadis International Construction Costs report, London has leapfrogged Geneva to once agains the top spot among 100 global cities. Prices were pushed upwards because of enhanced specifications associated with safety and sustainability,
Steelwork specialist Billington is launching into the bridge market after delivering a record financial performance last year. This morning Billington chief executive Mark Smith revealed the firm had saved the jobs of 14 staff from failed bridge and architectural specialist SH Structures. He said Billington would use the acquisition of specialist skills to take its
Staff at McGee are set for a bonus payout after profits doubled at the specialist engineering contractor. Latest results for the year to 30 November 2023 show pre-tax profits up to £12.4m from £6.1m last time on turnover up to £121.8m from £83.3m. Cash at the bank also increased to £14.6 million from £10.3m as
Business gas supplier and connections specialist Regent is buying building services contractor TClarke for £90m. The listed contractor confirmed the acquisition plan in a Stock Exchange announcement this morning and its directors will be recommending the deal to shareholders. The 160p-per-share offer represents a 28% premium to TClarke’s closing share price of 125p yesterday. TClarke
BAM Properties has got the nod from Leeds planners to build its 12-storey Latitude Yellow office scheme in the city centre. The 200,000 sq ft project will be located on the last remaining plot of the former Doncaster Monk Bridge Works off Whitehall Road in the established Leeds West End Business District. Work is understood
Sir Robert McAlpine has appointed Paul Sims as its new Operations Director. Sims joins from Lendlease where he has worked for more than 40 years. He will now work closely with Commercial Director Glen Harding to boost McAlpine’s growing pipeline of work. Sims was most recently the Operations Director at Lendlease Europe, where he worked
