Construction news

• Strabag hires 15 senior Buckingham Group staff

  19-09-2023 16:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Strabag UK has taken on over 15 former Buckingham Group senior staff to speed up plans to set up a new building operation.
  The Austrian civils giant said the move had accelerated plans to enter the building sector by more than a year.
  Strabag UK has established a new office in Solihull, Birmingham to ensure continuity for the pool of staff joining and to further expand its geographical presence across the UK.
  Former Buckingham Group’s director of building, Ian Burford, will head the new di
  
  Read more

• Crumbly concrete found at extra 27 schools

  19-09-2023 15:40 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Another 27 schools have been discovered to have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, according to fresh Government figures.
  Department for Education officials said surveyors had been checking hundreds of schools every week for RAAC.
  The total number of schools impacted has risen 18% to 174 in the two weeks since the crisis started after the DfE changed its collapse risk rating.Just one education setting remains fully closed with all children in remote learning, down from four two weeks ago.
  T
  
  Read more

• More schools found to have crumbly concrete

  19-09-2023 13:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Another 27 schools have been found to contain Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete following the latest round of surveys.
  An update from the Department for Education confirmed the number of schools found to contain crumbling concrete has risen to 174 from 147.
  Surveyors have been checking hundreds more schools as the crisis unfolds and the government is vowing to update its school list every two weeks.Remediation work means more pupils in affected schools have been able to return to full-time
  
  Read more

• Henry Boot Construction struggling to find work

  19-09-2023 08:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Henry Boot bosses said the construction division is “trading below management’s expectations” as it struggles to find suitable contracts.
  Latest half-year results for the group show pre-tax profit at construction was down to £4.4m for the six months to June 30 2023 from £6.6m last time as turnover dropped to £56.2m from £66.5m.
  The division has secured only 72% of its target turnover for 2023 as projects are delayed by cautious customers and only 18% of
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Steelwork specialist Billington delivers record first-half

  19-09-2023 08:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Constructional steelwork contractor Billington is forecasting full-year profits will exceed expectations after reporting record revenue and strong profits in the first six months of the year.
  Mark Smith, chief executive officer of Billington, said the growth spurt had been facilitated by an overseas recruitment programme to find skilled staff.
  Around 37 overseas staff, equivalent to 10% of the total staff, have joined in the initial phase of the recruitment plan.
  Smith said the new recruits have
  
  Read more

• Steelwork specialist Billingham delivers record first-half

  19-09-2023 08:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Constructional steelwork contractor Billington is forecasting full-year profits will exceed expectations after reporting record revenue and strong profits in the first six months of the year.
  Mark Smith, chief executive officer of Billington, said the growth spurt had been facilitated by an overseas recruitment programme to find skilled staff.
  Around 37 overseas staff, equivalent to 10% of the total staff, have joined in the initial phase of the recruitment plan.
  Smith said the new recruits have
  
  Read more

• Buckingham Plant Hire still trading as normal

  19-09-2023 08:20 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The plant arm of Buckingham Group Contracting is still trading profitably despite the collapse of the main construction division.
  Buckingham Group Contracting went into administration earlier this month amid fears that suppliers could be owed more than £100m.
  Administrator Grant Thornton has confirmed to the Enquirer that Buckingham Plant Hire is a separate business and not affected by the administration.Latest results for Buckingham Plant Hire show the firm made a pre-tax profit of £
  
  Read more

• Mace deputy chairman to step down from board

  19-09-2023 08:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Mark Holmes, Mace’s deputy chairman is stepping down from his role on the main board in December.
  Starting as a project manager in 1992, Holmes was Mace’s 30th employee and in 2001 was part of the team that led Mace’s management buyout.
  He went on to establish the Mace Consultancy business in the UK and then set up new businesses in cost consultancy and facilities management and established Mace in North America in 2011.He is the longest serving member of the board.
  Holmes said
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Vinci wins major St Helens town centre revamp

  19-09-2023 08:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Vinci Building has clinched the £90m first phase of the regeneration of St Helens town centre masterminded for the council by English Cities FundUnder the deal, Vinci will build a new market hall flanked by a mixed-use area set around a 120-bedroom hotel, 64 new homes and 11,000 sq ft of shops, along with sustainable public spaces.The scope of initial works will also see replacement of the existing bus station with a multi-modal interchange and active travel improvements across the wider t
  
  Read more

Follow @new_constructio on Twitter!