Day: February 22, 2023

Metnor chief executive Chris CantSteven Ross and Allan Kelly of business advisory firm FRP were appointed as joint administrators on Tuesday 21st February 2023. The fall of Killingworth-based Metnor comes just eight days after neighbouring construction business Tolent, based just across the Tyne in Gateshead,...

Bishop & Taylor’s wide-ranging discussion in this episode takes in the 90-year-old Buy American Act, concrete made from seashells, problems with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete and what plant-hire companies want from the upcoming budget statement. 22nd February 2023: Episode 122: Listen online  www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/podcast Re:Construction Podcast: A...

How the rebuilt estate might look, according to Levitt Bernstein's designsThe planning application was submitted by architect Levitt Bernstein on behalf of the Hyde Group, which owns the estate. Works are expected to start on site later this year with completion in 2025. Under the...

Projhects by Eco Green Roofs include living wallsThe sales of Chelmsford-based Eco Green Roofs to managing director Keith Hills was completed on 20th February. Langley chief executive Tony Silvestri said, “The business had undertaken a review of its long term strategy and decided to stop...

Left to right are Richard Green, Jay Newby, Keron Jackson, Sarah Leadbetter and Gvidas TeresasRecom Passive Fire Protection has doubled the size of its team of directly-employed installers to 40 over the past 12 months and revenues for the division are on track to exceed...

The masterplan for Earls CourtThe Earls Court Development Company (ECDC), which owns the largely derelict 40-acre site,  has today unveiled a draft masterplan and intends to submit a planning application before the end of the year. The first phase of development will have 1,300 homes,...

Salisbury Square Development [DBox]Mace’s appointment follows its completion of a pre-construction services agreement (PCSA). The Salisbury Square Development in EC4, previously known as the Fleet Street Estate project, will provide premises for His Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and a new headquarters for City...

New track being installed during engineering workVolkerFitzpatrick, Octavius Infrastructure (formerly Osborne Infrastructure), VolkerRail and Atkins have been chosen as alliance partners for Network Rail Southern Integrated Delivery portfolio for 2024 to 2034. The alliance, known as Southern Integrated Delivery, or SID, will be part of...

Kidbrooke Village is being developed in London by Berkeley Homes with meadows and wetland to achieve a biodiversity net gainFrom November this year, all new housing, commercial and infrastructure developments in England will be required to result in a 10% biodiversity net gain (BNG). This...

Glencar more than doubled in size last year but saw its profits fall by two-thirds. In the year to 30th September 2022, Glencar Construction Ltd turned over £417.8m, up from £160.4m the previous year (and £144.8m in 2020). Last year The Construction Index ranked Glencar...

Jamie McKechnie Jamie McKechnie will take up his new role in April on the departure of Mark Whittaker who is leaving Kier to take up a role elsewhere in the industry. Jamie McKechnie joined Kier three years ago as group procurement director. He has previously...

Suffolk county councillor Paul West , cabinet member for highways (left) and Milestone operations director Matthew Riches Milestone has been handed a 20-year contract, starting on 1st October 2023, which will be worth in the region of £800m to £1bn. Councillor Paul West, Suffolk County...

There are large stocks of most grades of timber in the UK – except the Russian stuffJohn Newcomb and Peter Caplehorn, chief executives respectively of the Builders Merchants Federation and the Construction Products Association, co-chair the Construction Leadership Council’s product availability working group. This is...

CGI of the planned 65 Crutched Friars building, as seen from Vine StreetDominus plans to replace the existing five-storey building at 65 Crutched Friars, built in 1984, with a stepped tower rising to 21 storeys designed by Danish architect 3XN to accommodate 780 student rooms....

The British Safety Industry Federation is warning that a lot of personal protective equipment (PPE) on the market does not offer the advertised protection.Read Full Article: The Construction Index Source link