Winvic wins £60m Birmingham build to rent job
Winvic Construction has secured its second major built-to-rent project in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. The contractor is due start works in June on the 14-storey Lionel House project, which will offer 259 managed flats when complete in 2021. It brings the...
Tolent wins £12m luxury retirement scheme
Tolent has been confirmed as main contractor for a £12m apartment scheme in Newcastle on behalf of luxury retirement specialist PegasusLife. Preparation works have started on the Jesmond site with the main construction programme due to start in May. The five-storey...
Labourer killed by dumper truck
Allenbuild Limited has been fined £600,000 after a labourer was run over and killed by a dumper truck. Edinburgh Sherriff Court heard how, on 5 December 2016, Allenbuild was the principal contractor on ‘The Engine Yard” site in the city when an agency...
Interserve ‘nears debt-for-equity rescue deal’
Interserve is close to agreeing a debt-for-equity swap with its lenders to help repair its balance sheet, it has been reported. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/companies/contractors/interserve/interserve-nears-debt-for-equity-rescue-deal/10039600.article
Hundreds of jobs lost as contractor McGill & Co collapses
More than 370 jobs are to be lost after Scottish specialist McGill & Co collapses into administration. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/companies/administrations/hundreds-of-jobs-lost-as-contractor-mcgill-and-co-collapses/10039583.article
Contractor Allenbuild fined £600k after labourer killed by dumper truck
Contractor Allenbuild has been fined £600,000 after a labourer was run over and killed by a dumper truck on a site in Edinburgh. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/home/contractor-allenbuild-fined-600k-after-labourer-killed-by-dumper-truck/10039596.article
Construction growth stalls
The monthly survey of construction industry purchasing managers suggests that there was barely any industry growth at all in the first month of 2019.The monthly survey of construction industry purchasing managers suggests that there was barely any industry growth at...
North Lanarkshire highlights HS2 opportunities
North Lanarkshire Council is hosting two events to give local companies information about opportunities arising from the High Speed 2 rail project and a new rolling stock factory. North Lanarkshire Council is hosting two events to give local companies information...
Scottish building tech firm wins first international contract
A Glasgow-based software company that focuses on energy savings and air quality in buildings has won its first international contract.A Glasgow-based software company that focuses on energy savings and air quality in buildings has won its first international...
Construction buyers report slow start to 2019
Construction buyers have reported a slow start to the new year with business growth slowing to its lowest level for ten months in January. The latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index dropped to 50.6 in January, from 52.8 in December. Residential...
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