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Multiplex scoops Chelsea Barracks contract
Multiplex has scooped a contract for the latest phase of works on the 5 ha redevelopment of Chelsea Barracks in London. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/companies/contractors/multiplex/multiplex-scoops-chelsea-barracks-contract/10040712.article
Modern construction training is ‘broken’, panel claims
Experts have told a parliamentary panel that current industry training does not sufficiently address modern methods of construction. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/home/modern-construction-training-is-broken-panel-claims/10040667.article
Multiplex starts work on Chelsea Barracks contract
Multiplex has been confirmed as main contractor on the £250m fourth phase of the Chelsea Barracks site. Multiplex originally won the job last February but developer Qatari Diar Europe suspended the start of work on site and the tender race was re-started. The latest...
Driver jailed for digger rampage at new homes site
A plant operator has been jailed for four years after wrecking a new housing development in a digger rampage. St Albans Crown Court heard that Daniel Neagu, 31, of Harrow caused £4m of damage on the McCarthy and Stone scheme in Hertfordshire. Neagu wrecked five new...
Interserve board rejects rebel shareholder plan
Interserve has refused to halt its deleveraging plan despite pressure from its largest shareholder Coltrane to do so, the contractor has announced. source...
Record results for furniture and fit-out specialist Deanestor
Leading contract furniture and fit-out specialist Deanestor has revealed a record order book and strong financial performance for the past year. The business generated £20m of orders in 2018 from contractors and developers – a record order intake in the history of the...
Interserve board rejects Coltrane’s latest intervention
The board of Interserve says that it is unable to bend any further to the demands of its largest shareholder without the company collapsing.The board of Interserve says that it is unable to bend any further to the demands of its largest shareholder without the company...
Interserve rejects second shareholder rescue plan
Interserve’s board has rejected the second rescue proposal from its major shareholder warning there is insufficient time to consider the terms in full. In increasingly more frosty exchanges, Interserve reported that shareholder US hedge fund, Coltrane Asset...
Iconic London Zoo aviary revamp out to bid
Plans to repurpose and transform the Grade II listed Snowdon Aviary at London Zoo have come out to tender. The scheme, understood to cost around £7m, will see the iconic structure revamped to create a world-leading facility for Black and White Colobus monkeys and...
McLaughlin & Harvey picked for Edinburgh Marina
McLaughlin & Harvey has been appointed as main contractor for the first phase of the Edinburgh Marina development.McLaughlin & Harvey has been appointed as main contractor for the first phase of the Edinburgh Marina development.Read Full Article: The Construction...
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