Day: May 20, 2022

Our assessment of the top 20 demolition specialists’ financial performance this time last year drew criticism from other, well-informed, industry pundits. Our summary back then was that demolition contractors were “winning more work but making less money” – and that was simply not the case...

Pupils from Edinburgh secondary schools have been trying key construction skills this weekSkanska and Mitie have recently been awarded a 10-year statutory inspections, repairs and maintenance contract for operational buildings with the Council and have committed to creating a collaborative skills academy. Development and shaping...

The money from the UK government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio Low Carbon Hydrogen Supply 2 fund will be used for a pilot project at Vattenfall’s Offshore Wind Farm in Aberdeen Bay. The electrolyser to produce the hydrogen will be sited directly onto an existing operational...

Mark Castle stood down as chief operating officer of Mace last year but remains on the executive board as a non-executive director. He is also a non-executive director of AIM-listed Eleco plc and non-executive chairman of Triangle Group, a private equity backed fire safety business....

Plans for Narrowcliff (Photos from Salboy)Manchester-based developer Salboy is proposing to build a high-rise block of 168 seafront apartments alongside a 77-bedroom hotel with rooftop restaurant. There would also be space for five commercial units. Salboy is the property development business of billionaire bookmaker Fred...

Road verges often contain a range of protected habitats supporting rare and protected wildlifeManchester Metropolitan University has been commissioned to develop a new mapping system to make it easier for National Highways to keep track of the ecosystems bordering the 4,300 miles of road that...

Artist's impression of the developmentMcGoff Construction, as principal contractor, expects to start on site later this year. The McGoff Group purchased the site from Peter Read Investments Limited, with planning consent for the 237 unit scheme.  This development is within the area covered by the...

Jablite roofing sheetsBEWI rescued Jablite two years ago by taking an initial 49% stake to help pull it out of administration in a pre-pack restructuring deal. It has now paid £10m cash for the other 51% Jablite has been making EPS expanded polystyrene for 50...

DeSimone's Farringdon office DeSimone’s London office starts out with just five staff – or ‘Teammates’ in the company’s jargon – headed by Lindel Reid (structural engineering and design) and Nick Cane (claims, disputes, risk management, project management). The plan is to have between 20 and...