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KPMG suspends Carillion’s lead auditor
Carillion auditor KPMG has suspended a partner who signed off its audit of the contractor, along with three members of his team. KPMG acted at the end of last year as it investigates their conduct amid concerns that documents provided to the audit watchdog were...
BAM bags £27m brace of Scottish healthcare projects
BAM Construction has reached financial close on two healthcare projects that will be delivered for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde by hub West Scotland. Greenock Health Centre is a £19m primary care centre located on the former site of Wellington Academy in Dempster...
Civils contractors call for more collaboration on the railways
Civil engineering contractors have advised the government that collaboration is the key to the successful delivery of construction projects on the railways.Civil engineering contractors have advised the government that collaboration is the key to the successful...
Actavo UK’s £26m loss revealed in late accounts
Actavo’s UK operations made a £26m pre-tax loss in 2017, the company has revealed in accounts filed more than three months late. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/companies/financial/actavo-uks-26m-loss-revealed-in-late-accounts/10039112.article
Unite: Lack of female facilities ‘a major issue’ on construction sites
Unite have said it is vital that women construction workers can experience “period dignity” on sites. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/home/unite-lack-of-female-facilities-a-major-issue-on-construction-sites/10039113.article
TCS to start northern apart-hotel and PRS schemes
Developer Town Centre Securities is planning to start a major private rental flats scheme in Manchester and apart-hotel in Leeds this year. The two projects are going ahead as the developer rebalances its investments away from retail to more hotel and residential...
Willmott Dixon wins National Gallery revamp
Willmott Dixon Interiors has been appointed by the National Gallery to update key areas of the museum’s interior. The project will see Willmott Dixon’s fit-out division enhance facilities at the world-famous gallery on Trafalgar Square. Working with the architect...
Construction boom for Brexit stockpile warehouses
Construction industry economists have sharply downgraded their growth forecasts for the industry as Brexit-related uncertainties intensify.Construction industry economists have sharply downgraded their growth forecasts for the industry as Brexit-related uncertainties...
Hirer Plantforce saves over 100 Hawk jobs at Hinkley
South West hirer Plantforce Rentals has saved the jobs of Hawk Plant (UK) staff working at EDF’s Hinkley Point C nuclear plant in Somerset. Plantforce will buy more than 100 Hawk machines and take on 100 full-time machine operators workforce working on the project,...
Forecasters slash 2019 construction growth to 0.3%
Another respected forecasting group has slashed construction growth predictions for 2019 amid Brexit uncertainty and falling commercial orders. Just six months ago, the Construction Products Association forecast 2019 construction output would rise by 2.3%. This was...
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