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Leicester-based mechanical and electrical contractor East Midlands Electrical Installations has entered administration. The £20m revenue electrical specialist suffered severe cash flow pressures in recent months following a shift towards larger projects. Over 60 staff...

Local contractor Carroll Build has been chosen to deliver the £15m refurbishment of a Bootle tower block. Liverpool-based healthcare developer VVHC has submitted its application to Sefton Council to refurbish the 16-storey tower block in Church Walk. If gaining...

Laing O’Rourke has finally completed a refinancing deal for its UK operations after all its contracts were put under the microscope by lenders for months. Signing off the £177m three-year revolving credit facility allowed O’Rourke to post its latest...

Balfour Beatty has got the all-clear to start work in April on Plymouth’s £55m Forder Valley Link road after the Government agreed funding. The new 0.6 mile road link is seen as vital to unlock thousands of planned new homes along with new businesses in the...

Contractor Amey is in talks with Birmingham City Council to agree on a swift exit from its loss-making highways upkeep PFI deal. Spanish giant Ferrovial is aiming to sell-off its UK support services business Amey but the 25-year PFI contract is a major obstacle....

Galliford Try Partnerships has signed a development agreement with Ealing Council in London for new council offices and 470 homes. The proposed mixed-use development at Perceval House, worth an estimated £275m, includes 50% affordable homes, with more than half of...

Former Carillion Rail managing director Andy Joy has been appointed to head Amey’s Rail business. Joy joined Amey last year as a business director when it acquired the majority of Carillion’s rail business. In this role where he played a key part in ensuring the...