Day: December 16, 2022

Rob NoelIrene Dorner, chairman of Taylor Wimpey since February 2020, is stepping down for personal family reasons after the 2023 AGM on 27th April 2023. She will be succeeded by Robert Noel, who has been a non-executive director since October 2019 and the senior independent...

A generic open manhole that someone could fall into; not the actual one at Hanover Court The 62-year-old registered-blind resident of Hanover Court, a sheltered housing development in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, suffered injuries to his left leg in the fall on 19th February 2020. The manhole...

David McGrath (© Laurence Winram)David McGrath joins Miller Homes from Cala Homes, where he was a regional chairman. At Miller Homes he takes over from Peter Thomson, who has recently retired as divisional managing director of Scotland after 32 years with the company. David McGrath...

The council thought it was 'a poorly conceived design'; the reporter said it was 'efficient'Summix (CGE) Developments and S Harrison Developments have been granted permission for the partial demolition of existing buildings and the construction of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) on a site that was...

New life planned for old storeThe House of Fraser building in Richmond, Surrey is set to be converted into a mixed-use office development with private gyms and a restaurant. Planners at Richmond-upon-Thames Council have approved the scheme, which will include the erection of an additional...

The Engineering Services SKILLcard scheme is managed by the Building Engineering Services AssociationCandidates for Engineering Services SKILLcards now have a choice of health & safety tests to sit – either the traditional Construction Industry Training Boiard (CITB) one or the new Construction Industry Council (CIC)...

Anna Baker Anna Baker joins Kier Construction after two years with Careys as head of sustainability. Before that, she was with Sir Robert McAlpine’s environmental team for nearly 13 years, latterly as director of safety, sustainability, health, environment and quality (SSHEQ). “This is an exciting...

CGI of the reconfigured junctionThe £210m upgrade project includes the creation of four traffic lanes in each direction of the M3 as well as the provision of a same direction free-flow link between the M3 and the A34. VolkerFitzpatrick will also be constructing three new...

A joint venture of consulting engineers Atkins and Jacobs will work with management consultant PwC to develop National Highways’ business and delivery plans. They have been tasked with setting out the case for a five-year programme of investment in England’s motorway and trunk road network....

Milestone Infrastructure starts an initial seven-year term in April 2023. The option of a further three years extension would take total contract value to £250m. Ringway Jacobs’ contract expires on 31st March 2023. Cllr Ian Dalgarno, executive member for community services, said: “We engaged with...