Day: February 9, 2023

Alan Ryder, founder and chief executive of RSKSince RSK last made a pre-tax profit, back in 2016/17, its turnover has grown from £112m to £796m thanks to dozens of acquisitions. So long as the money keeps coming in to repay the lenders, the board is...

Redrow's interims show revenue similar to the record first-half last time at £1,031m (2022: £1,052m). Pre-tax profit was also down only fractionally at £198m (2022: £203m). The numbers relate specifically to the 26 weeks to 1st January 2023, which is the first half of Redrow’s...

A paper from the NFB Major Contractors Group describes the apprenticeship levy as “not fit for purpose”. As of July 2022, more than £3.3bn of unspent apprenticeship levy funds have been returned to the exchequer for general expenditure. NFB major contractors have reported numerous issues...

...busy busy busyA survey of 649 small building firms across the southern half of England (including midlands) found little evidence of an economy on the brink. Almost 80% reported a ‘healthy pipeline of work’, 60% said they had ‘a manageable amount of work’ in the...

CGI of the Wood Wharf, blocks J1 & J3Kane will design and install the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) elements for 760 buy-to-rent apartments across two high-rise blocks – 34 and 49 storeys – under construction at Wood Wharf in the capital. Service corridor modules...

London South East Colleges will get new facilities in Plumstead while L&Q will get more housingHousing association L&Q has agreed a deal with London South East Colleges to revamp its Greenwich campus in Plumstead, providing new facilities for the campus as well as 294 new...

Len Bunton, chair of the CICV’s pipeline & commercial sub-groupWhile across the UK as a whole there are signs of improvement in the treatment of subcontractors and suppliers, Scotland still has a way to go, it seems. In a survey of 60 main contractors and...

Glasgow City Council granted outline planning permission for Modas Living’s proposed £205m Lancefield Quay build-to-rent development last monthData from the British Property Federation (BPF) shows a 14% increase in BTR homes in planning, under construction or completed during 2022, rising from 212,916 to 242,548. But...

Andy TebbsAndy Tebbs joins Roger Bullivant from Marley Limited where he was operations director and head of engineering, with overall responsibility of five manufacturing sites. Before that, he was manufacturing director at Greencore and operations director at Warburtons. At Roger Bullivant he will oversee the...