Day: October 4, 2022

Manchester Town HallFactory International, Manchester’s new performing arts centre is nearing completion and is expected to open next June. However, the council is being asked to find an extra £25.2m for the project, taking the overall budget to £210.8m, nearly double the initial £110m estimate...

Disputes in the construction industry can be resolved or decided in a number of different forums, including arbitration. The Arbitration Act has been around since 1996 and has set the framework for arbitration in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for 25 years (and not just...

Members of the Caddick team with MD Paul Dodsworth (third from left) welcome their new colleaguesTen design and management jobs have been saved as part of the deal which saw the assets secured for an undisclosed sum from appointed administrator Interpath. Caddick’s acquisition includes the...

Balfour Beatty and Aker Solutions have signed a memorandum of understanding to design and construct the concrete floating and gravity-based structures for the UK offshore wind industry. The two companies have established a joint taskforce with personnel from both organisations responsible for identifying opportunities. Balfour...

Lee Marley Brickwork, which does scaffolding as well as brickwork, saw its turnover rise by a third in 2021 to reach nearly £57m, a new high for the company, but profits were down by the same proportion because contract prices were fixed before inflation pushed...

Shirley Thomson, former owner of BDG Thomson Gray, is now a Hardies partnerThe acquisition bolsters Hardies’ operations in northeast Scotland, where it did not have a quantity surveying department. Founded in 1885, BDG Thomson Gray (formerly Baxter Dunn & Gray) is one of the oldest...

The new logoThe UK BIM Alliance is now called Nima, which is the Greek word for thread (as in Νήμα). Being modern types, however, they have chosen to style the new name in the grammatically incorrect lower-case – nima. The organisation said that it wanted...

Selco's store in CheltenhamSelco Builders Warehouse has set aside £2.5m to help staff cope with the current cost of living crisis. Selco, which has 73 branches across the UK, will give 96% of its 3,000 staff a £750 boost spread over five months. The scheme,...

It took 1.6 tonnes of explosives to bring down the 65-metre high buildingDemolition contractor Thompsons of Prudhoe used 1.6 tonnes of explosives to bring down the 65-metre high building. There were three blasts over seven seconds. Six months will now be spent clearing up the...