Kingston Council in Greater London has awarded the Breyer Group a £163m housing repairs, maintenance and capital works contract covering more than 6,000 properties. The programme of works will feature a wide range of repairs, gas maintenance and servicing, void property improvements, planned investment works and mechanical and electrical works, which will be carried out
Mitie has struck an £8.5m deal to buy leading high voltage electrical engineering contractor ESM Power. Specialising in grid and power connections, the Scunthorpe-based firm has 20 years of experience in the design, delivery and maintenance of high voltage power connections across a broad range of sectors, including local authorities, commercial developments and power generation
The North East Procurement Organisation has started the race for its next-generation civils and infrastructure framework worth an estimated £1bn. Twenty-six firms now face a fight to renew their places on the framework which now has a simplified lotting structure for firms delivering projects in the north east and nationally. Existing partners on the national
Mace enjoyed a 25% rise in turnover last year helped by 60 contract wins at the main construction division. Revenue rose to £2.36bn for the year to December 31 2023 from £1.89bn last time while pre-tax profits from continuing operations hit £61.7m from £36.7m. Last year was the halfway point in the delivery of Mace’s
Developer Delancey has secured planning for a landmark commercial building at the King Cross knowledge quarter in London. The 200,000 sq ft life sciences and technology-focused building will be built on a brownfield site on York Way. Delancey said it now hopes to start on site next year with construction completed in 2028. It is
Liverpool Waters developer Peel has submitted a revised plan to transform the city’s historic northern docks, more than a decade on from original approval. Its new vision for Liverpool Waters creates a more open and community-centred place to live, work and visit while retaining much of the original scale. It comes as Liverpool City Council prepares
Kier has clinched a job to build a new teaching block as part of the £47m redevelopment of London South East Colleges’ Greenwich Campus. The firm will demolish an existing building to build a 60,000 sq ft, five-storey teaching facility on the south east London site under a deal estimated to be worth around £30m.
Surrey-based contractor Blenheim House Construction has made an administration application to the court just six months after it reported its first loss in 26 years of trading. The building and fit-out specialist, which operates in the high-end London and wider south east market, employs around 80 staff. Latest accounts for the year to April 2023
Henry Boot has lured Lee Powell, currently chief executive of regional contractor GMI Construction, to become next managing director of Henry Boot Construction. Tony Shaw, the current managing director of the construction business, will leave the business at the end of the year. Powell’s 28-year career to date has included senior positions at Wates Construction and Caddick
Plans for a new National Distribution Centre for bakery chain Greggs at Symmetry Park in Kettering have been announced. The planning application contains details for 311,551 sq ft of logistics space on a 25.1-acre plot as part of Greggs’ strategic growth plan requiring investment in significant supply chain capacity. Greggs currently has 2,500 shops and
