construction news

London Stansted has hired Laing O’Rourke project leader Gerry Whyte as delivery director for the airport’s £600m expansion project. Whyte will work closely with business change director, Paul Willis on the  transformation of the airport, reporting to airport...

Pre-cast panels from JP Concrete are set to create an important new retaining wall that forms part of Keele University’s investment in a new Management School and Smart Innovation Hub. Working closely alongside main contractor Bouygues UK, JP Concrete are supplying 24...

Alfresco Floors has revamped a fifth floor decking area of London’s Royal Opera House. The specialist decided to retain the existing joist structure and use its Grad ‘invisible fixings’ deck system to provide a new treated softwood surface. The extremely low build up...

Spanish contracting giant Ferrovial is putting its global support services division, which includes Amey up for sale. A statement from the firm said:  “The company has entrusted an external consultant to explore the potential divestment of all or part of the...

Balfour Beatty Rail Limited and London Underground Limited have been fined £333,000 and £100,000 respectively after a worker was crushed at Whitechapel station in east London. Snaresbrook Crown Court heard that in the early hours of 4 June 2016, Adrian Rascarache, 36,...