Day: March 9, 2022

Bishop & Taylor are joined by Brusk Korkmaz, CEO of AIM-listed Hercules Site Services, and his CFO Paul Wheatcroft 9th March 2022: Episode 96: Listen online  www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/podcast Re:Construction Podcast: A weekly podcast in which veteran construction industry journalists Bishop and Taylor have a natter about some...

RSK founder and chief executive Alan RyderSupported by the continued backing of US investment firm Ares Capital Europe, RSK has this week taken over Inis Environmental Consultants in the Republic of Ireland and Richard Allitt Associates in the UK. County-Clare-based Inis Environmental Consultants was founded...

They are now seeking to measure the effectiveness of the game and would like as many people as possible to play, to provide feedback, and to complete a short survey afterwards to capture their thoughts and impressions. There are new 'smart policies' on the insurance...

Lucion Services has taken over Landform Surveys, which is based in Gateshead, where Lucion also has its headquarters. Financial details were not disclosed. Landform Surveys was founded in 1994 and offers services including topographic surveys, quarry and landfill site surveys, measured building surveys, utility &...

The following is a statement John Newcomb and Peter Caplehorn, chief executives of the Builders Merchants Federation and the Construction Products Association respectively, who co-chair of the Construction Leadership Council’s product availability working group. A mild winter has helped to maintain higher than average levels...

Ibstock chief executive Joe HudsonIbstock is well-known for its clay bricks and concrete masonry products but is looking for new revenue streams to grow group revenues beyond £600m by 2026. In November we reported the launch of Ibstock Futures, a new venture targeting both the...

Breedon chief executive Rob WoodBreedon Group made a pre-tax profit of £114.3m  in 2021 on revenue of £1,232.5m (2020: £48.1m profit on £928.7m revenue. Volumes grew strongly, supported by the £178m acquisition of quarries and ready-mix plants from Cemex in 2020. Over the course of...

Chief executive Alex VaughanIn the year to 31st December 2021 Costain made a pre-tax loss of £13.3m, following pre-tax losses of £96.1m in 2020 and £6.6m in 201 9. The 2020 results include £39.6m of adjusting items, mainly related to legacy contract issues. Stripping out...

The design of HS2 Euston has been revisedThe designs, updated from 2015, are based on a less complex, more efficient, 10-platform station that can now be built in a single stage. They have been drawn up by a design consortium of Arup, WSP and Grimshaw...