Digital technology may be finding its place in certain parts of the construction industry, but for many, a fundamental change in mindset is needed before the benefits can be fully realised. Helena Russell reports on two initiatives that are intended to help the industry modernise – rather than let it die Skills shortages […]
Construction buyers reported another fall in work volumes in October making it six successive monthly drops. The rate of contraction was the slowest in three months. But authors of the bellwether Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index said the industry is now preparing for a longer term drop in demand. The index registered 44.2 in […]
Edinburgh City Council has signed off programme and project costs for the city’s tram extension to Newhaven. The first phase of work to take trams to Newhaven will now get underway in mid-November. A joint venture between Farrans, and Spanish-owned Sacyr and its subsidiary Neopul will deliver the £90m main works contract to design and construct […]
Galliford Try has renewed two of its key water framework places for the AMP7 spending round, together worth around £340m. This morning the firm confirmed Southern Water had re-signed the contractor as a delivery partner for two of its design and build frameworks. The frameworks cover water and wastewater treatment works, upgrades in the western region […]
The three summer months of June, July, and August usually see approximately 30% of all permanent annual recruitment jobs filled in the construction sector – it was 29% in 2018, for example. But in 2019, the summer accounted for just 16% of the previous 12 months’ recruitment placements, as projects were put on hold or […]
A joint venture between Amey and Sir Robert McAlpine has got the green light to transform a key motorway junction in Cheshire. Work will get underway next year after the JV signed off a £35.5m design and build contract to remodel junction 19 of the M6, near Knutsford. The project involves building a new bridge through […]
VolkerFitzpatrick has been awarded the contract to complete Network Rail’s upgrade of east London stations for Crossrail. The deal worth almost £20m will deliver upgrades at Romford and Ilford stations including improved entrances and step free access. Ilford station will benefit from a new station building, replacing the existing entrance on Cranbrook Road. At Romford […]
Balfour Beatty has reached a major milestone at the Hinkley Point C project with the start of tunnelling for the nuclear reactor’s cooling system. The firm is now installing the first prefabricated nuclear-grade concrete segments of the 38,000 needed to support the three underground marine tunnels. Tunnelling at up to 33m below the Bristol Channel […]
York City Council has confirmed John Sisk as its partner to deliver essential infrastructure for the vast regeneration scheme around the railway station. As tipped by the Enquirer, Sisk will now work up detailed designs for a spine road, access bridge and rail link that will be essential to deliver a new commercial and residential district. […]
We are proud to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Best Company to work for up to 20 Employees for the 2019 IRP Awards 2019. The IRP Awards were created to honour the achievements and raise awareness of the exceptional work within the recruitment industry. They are a benchmark for the industry’s brightest […]