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Laing O’Rourke co-founder dies aged 75

Will Ing — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:09:32 +0000

Laing O’Rourke co-founder and deputy chair Des O’Rourke has died aged 75. O’Rourke died on Wednesday (17 July) following a brief illness, according to a statement published by the company. The statement said: “It is with deep sadness that Des O’Rourke’s family confirm his passing.…

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Kier delayed on Oxford bridge replacement works

Rob Hakimian — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 06:00:09 +0000

Network Rail and Kier have indefinitely delayed the replacement of a railway bridge as part of a £161m upgrade to Oxford Station. The replacement of the bridge over Botley Road had been due to take place at the end of July, but has now been…

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Morgan Sindall picks up £32m waste recycling job

Joshua Stein — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:04:18 +0000

Morgan Sindall has been awarded a £32m job to develop a household waste recycling centre in Walsall. The contractor will build the new centre on a six-hectare site in the West Midlands town. The site will also include a waste transfer centre. The entire site…

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Mace posts record £2.3bn revenue

Ben Vogel — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 09:11:26 +0000

Mace has posted record turnover and profit figures in its latest annual accounts, including its highest construction revenue for five years. Turnover rose by 25 per cent in the 2023 calendar year to reach £2.36bn while pre-tax profit soared by 69 per cent to £61.7m.…

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Kier scoops £47m London college revamp

Joshua Stein — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 10:52:46 +0000

Kier has been picked to redevelop a college campus in London. The contractor will demolish the current Greenwich campus belonging to London South East Colleges (LSEC) and develop a new 5,654 square metre site in its place. The £47m project will include classrooms, wellbeing spaces,…

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Skanska scoops £105m office development

Joshua Stein — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:53:00 +0000

Skanska has secured the contract to replace a nine-storey office block overlooking London’s River Thames, involving the reconstruction of the retained century-old facade. The Swedish contractor will design and build the 12,100 square metre flexible workspace for Baola Properties at 7 Millbank (pictured). The facade,…

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HS2: costs rise on phase one works

Ian Weinfass — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 08:00:26 +0000

Costs have risen on the main civils works of HS2 in the south of England. Skanska revealed in a stock market statement on Friday that it is set to receive an extra £50m for its role on the southern section of the megaproject after agreeing…

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Council agrees Morgan Sindall JV can redevelop city centre

Ian Weinfass — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:01:29 +0000

A joint venture involving Morgan Sindall’s development arm is in line to regenerate Wolverhampton city centre. City of Wolverhampton Council is set to enter into a development agreement with ECF, formerly known as the English Cities Fund, for the £50m programme. ECF comprises Homes England,…

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Galliford Try expects revenue to top £1.6bn

Ian Weinfass — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:37:19 +0000

Galliford Try has said its turnover is set to exceed £1.64bn in its latest financial year. In a trading update for the 12 months to 30 June 2024, published this morning (11 July), the contractor said its turnover would be above the upper end of…

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Balfour scoops £185m Highlands dualling job

Joshua Stein — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:02:24 +0000

Balfour Beatty has nabbed a bumper job to dual part of the A9 in Scotland. The contract, worth £184.7m, will cover a 9.6km stretch of road between Tomatin and Moy. Once complete, there will be around 33km of continuous dual carriageway stretching from Inverness to…

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