Essex contractor collapses after posting record results
An Essex contractor has collapsed just weeks after posting a bumper set of results at Companies House. Ongar-based Bolt and Heeks Ltd has ceased trading after administrators from Grant Thorton were appointed. All 55 employess have been made redundant. Latest results...
Science park starts contractor hunt for £12m office scheme
The Sci-Tech Daresbury science and innovation campus has started the tender race for a contractor to build its new 43,000 sq ft grade A office complex. The Project Violet scheme involves construction of two buildings providing 12,500 sq ft each and one building...
Hitachi to pull out of £14bn Anglesey nuclear power plant
Hitachi is considering scrapping plans to build its £14bn Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant in North Wales because of soaring costs The engineering giant’s board will meet this week to discuss the increasing costs and further action on the Anglesey prpjects,...
M&E specialist Ameon replaces Imtech on Graham site
North West building services engineering specialist Ameon has stepped in to take over the £2m mechanical and electrical element of the Murrays’ Mills development in Ancoats, Manchester. Ameon is now working with main contractor, Graham Construction following the...
Marshalls to buy rival concrete brick maker
Marshalls is to buy rival concrete brick producer Edenhall for up to £17.2m. The acquisition deal will see Marshalls pay £11.8m up front for Newport-based Edenhall with up to £5.4m deferred over three years depending on performance. Edenhall, which operates from 10...
Crossrail 2 funding ‘in jeopardy’
Funding for Crossrail 2 is “in jeopardy” because of the extra £2bn announced for Crossrail this week, the Conservative candidate for mayor of London has claimed. source...
WSP: 280,000 homes ‘could be built over London railways’
More than 280,000 new homes could be built above railways to help tackle London’s housing crisis, according to global consultant WSP. source...
Scotland reports 21% increase in delivery of affordable homes
Latest official housing figures for Scotland show a 21% rise in the number of affordable homes delivered in the past year and a 4% overall rise in the number of new-build homes completed. Latest official housing figures for Scotland show a 21% rise in the number of...
Argent’s 1,000-home Tottenham scheme gets go-ahead
Argent Related’s plan to deliver more than 1,000 houses and commercial space in Tottenham Hale has been approved by Haringey Council. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/markets/sectors/housing/argents-1000-home-tottenham-scheme-gets-go-ahead/10038110.article
Kier lands £45m deal in Cambridgeshire new town
Kier has been appointed by Cambridgeshire County Council to carry out the first phase of the design and construction of a new £45m education site. source...

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