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Sureserve sets aside cash for Lakehouse contracts
The ex-owners of Lakehouse Contracts have set aside £2.5m for possible claims on projects carried out by the new business. Lakehouse was sold last summer for £500,000 to a company called Mapps Group Limited. The Enquirer has been contacted by subcontractors who have...
Bouygues UK to deliver Bristol’s tallest resi tower
Bouygues UK will deliver Bristol’s tallest residential tower, after the announcement of a four-way agreement to develop the site of a former ambulance station. source...
Police hunt man who used digger to smash up Travelodge
Police are searching for a man who used a digger to smash up an under-construction hotel in Liverpool on Monday. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/home/police-hunt-man-who-used-digger-to-smash-up-travelodge/10039171.article
Construction fails to make LGBT ranking for 11th successive year
Not a single construction company has made the Stonewall top 100 LGBT+ inclusive employers for the 11th year in a row. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/best-practice/skills/construction-fails-to-make-lgbt-ranking-for-11th-successive-year/10039152.article
Kier chief ousted
Kier chief executive Haydn Mursell has left the business today after the board decided it was time for him to go.Kier chief executive Haydn Mursell has left the business today after the board decided it was time for him to go.Read Full Article: The Construction Index...
‘Ancient’ stone circle turns out to be modern replica
Archaeologists in Aberdeenshire have been disappointed to discover that a newly identified stone circle was built in the 1990s rather than thousands of years ago.Archaeologists in Aberdeenshire have been disappointed to discover that a newly identified stone circle...
City watchdog probes Carillion contracts
A year into its investigation into Carillion, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is focusing on the failed contractor’s major contracts and how they were reported.A year into its investigation into Carillion, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is focusing on the...
Morgan Sindall in £300m housing alliance
Morgan Sindall has set up a new house-building joint venture with an initial target of delivering 1,500 shared ownership homes with a total value of up to £300m.Morgan Sindall has set up a new house-building joint venture with an initial target of delivering 1,500...
Kier CEO Haydn Mursell resigns
Kier chief executive Haydn Mursell has resigned from the company with immediate effect. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/companies/contractors/kier/kier-ceo-haydn-mursell-resigns/10039155.article
Construction fails to make LGBT ranking for 11th straight year
Not a single construction company has made the Stonewall top 100 LGBT+ inclusive employers for the 11th year in a row. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/best-practice/skills/construction-fails-to-make-lgbt-ranking-for-11th-straight-year/10039152.article
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