Strong growth in the UK and Asia saw engineering consultant Arup Group lift revenue to a record 2.2bn last year. The 14% growth in revenue was driven mainly by energy and water sector but translated to a pre-tax profit of around £39m, 6% up on 2022, but significantly down on the five-year average. Arup warned

Somerset Council has awarded three new contracts worth a total of £140m to deliver road maintenance and improvements across its network. Kiely Bros Ltd and Heidelberg Materials have win four-year deals worth £50m each to deliver surface treatment services and resurfacing services respectively. The third four-year contract worth up to £40m has been awarded to

Willmott Dixon has reshuffled its main board following the retirement of Colin Enticknap as the private builder’s executive chairman. The rejig sees Rick Willmott move from his current role as group chief executive to become Willmott Dixon’s new executive chairman, with chief financial officer Graham Dundas promoted to chief executive.   Dundas rises to chief

HS2 procurement chiefs are gearing up for a pivotal 12-months of contract awards and project starts in 2024. Around £5bn-worth of contracts will be let to oversee building of the tracks, power, signalling, overhead lines and the railway’s landmark network control centre. Major milestones coming up early this year include the start of work on

Powered access hire giant Nationwide Platforms has been fined £900,000 after a father-of-two was crushed to death. Lee Benham died on 4 November 2021 while attempting to move a scissor lift at Nationwide’s workshop in Liskeard, Cornwall. The 45-year-old, who was from south east London but lived in Liskeard, was working for Nationwide as an

The Enquirer is putting out its last daily newsletter of the year today as the industry winds-down for its traditional Christmas break. The website will be updated with any major breaking stories during the holiday season with the full daily news service returning on January 3. It has been another eventful 12 months and a

Movie giant Universal Studios is looking into the feasibility of building its first UK theme park. The Hollywood studio has parks in the US, China, Singapore and Japan and is considering building something of a similar scale at a site near Bedford, just 45 minutes from London. The sites include huge constructions like a replica Hogwarts School

A joint venture between Muse Places and Rolls-Royce has submitted plans for five major warehouses totalling 570,000 sq ft at a site in Hucknall to the north of Nottingham. The proposed Harrier Park development on a former site where the iconic Merlin aero engine was developed for the Harrier ‘jump-jet’. Designed by architect The Harris

Multi-disciplinary consultants AtkinsRéalis and Turner & Townsend have been named as the lead providers for two upcoming professional services frameworks from Pagabo. The two frameworks – both of which will go live in April 2024 – provide a framework specifically for Scotland, along with a second covering all remaining areas of the UK. As with the existing iteration of the

Torsion Group has been appointed to finish the stalled £50m Westminster Works residential scheme in Birmingham. Work stopped on the 220 apartment Build-to-Rent job two years ago when developer The High Street Group went into administration. The original main contractor was Metnor Group which went also into administration earlier this year. Torsion Construction will now