Construction news

• Former Balfour construction MD joins Aggregate Industries

  31-03-2022 13:02
  
  Construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has appointed former Balfour Beatty Construction MD Thomas Edgcumbe to head its Asphalt and Contracting divisions.  
  He joins the Aggregate Industries executive committee as managing director for Surfacing Solutions.
  The newly-created Surfacing Solutions division will bring asphalt and contracting segments together into one business to offer customers an enhanced experience with a focus on sector-based solutions.Edgcumbe joined Balfour Be
  
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• Plan approved for £400m office complex on London South Bank

  31-03-2022 09:18
  
  Plans to build a major new office and culture complex at the former ITV Studio site on London’s South Bank have been approved by local Lambeth councillors.
  The landmark redevelopment of 72 Upper Ground is being planned by Mitsubishi Estate and London developer CO—RE.
  Designed by Make Architects, the centre of the plan, known as Project Vista, is a 26-storey staggered office building, connected to two buildings of 13 and 6 storeys.Alongside 900,000 sq ft of offices, the complex will o
  
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• McAlpine wins £14 Sunderland multi-storey car park

  31-03-2022 08:47
  
  Sir Robert McAlpine has clinched the £14m job to build 650-space multi-storey car park that forms a key part of Sunderland’s ambitious Riverside regeneration plans.
  Designs have been fine-turned to deliver a striking ‘mesh’-wrapped building, with a living wall, in a planning variation submitted to Sunderland City Council.
  Patrick Melia, chief executive of Sunderland City Council, said: “We want to ensure that every building at Riverside Sunderland reflects the level
  
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• Brickability buys roofing contractor Beacon

  31-03-2022 08:46
  
  Listed construction materials distributor Brickability Group has acquired contractor Beacon Roofing Limited for £6.5m.Surrey based Beacon has been in business since 1993 working across the South East of England, predominantly for national house builders and developers.
  For the 12 months to 31 January 2022, Beacon reported unaudited revenue of £8.9m and normalised EBITDA of approximately £1.1m.The deal includes an initial cash payment of £4.5m and deferred consideration of
  
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• Green light for £60m Stoke Goods Yard project

  31-03-2022 08:32
  
  Developer Capital & Centric has got the planning thumbs up to build a £60m urban quarter next to Stoke-on-Trent’s train station.
  Contractor Bowmer & Kirkalnd is lined up to deliver The Goods Yard scheme under a pre-construction services agreement.
  The firm will build a mixed-use community for new homes, works spaces, shops, bars, cafes and a new public square at the Swift House site.
  The project is advancing after receiving £16m from the Government’s Levelling Up
  
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• Wakeford family-owners to split up Stepnell Group

  31-03-2022 08:11
  
  The fifth-generation family owners of Rugby-based Stepnell Group are splitting ownership and management of the business among its parts and associate companies.
  The demerger of the construction, property and solar, care and retirement interests will essentially be split between the two main shareholder groups.
  Sons of veteran director Peter Wakeford will take on property and construction, while the sons of now-deceased brother Robert Wakeford will take on a group of investment, solar energy and
  
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