Construction news

• Forterra to mothball another brick factory

  11-10-2023 14:03
  
  Forterra is mothballing another brick factory at Claughton in Lancashire.
  The materials giant is also cutting production at its Aircrete blocks business as demand from the housing market continues to deteriorate.
  The moves were detailed in a trading update which warned that full year profits would now be below market expectations.Forterra said: “Consultation is currently underway on the mothballing of a further brick factory at Claughton in Lancashire along with cuts to production in our A
  
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• Galliford Try names new Environment division MD

  11-10-2023 09:24
  
  Galliford Try has promoted Mark Shadrick to the role of managing director of its Environment division.
  He replaces Stephen Slessor who has left the firm to pursue other opportunities after joining in 2006 and taking up the MD role over two years ago.
  Shadrick joined Galliford Try with the acquisition of nmcn in 2021 and, since that time, has played a pivotal role in growing its Environment business through his role as a member of the senior leadership team.He has more than 34 years of experience
  
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• Kier to restart Buckingham stations

  11-10-2023 08:48
  
  Kier is set to restart construction on two new railway stations on the Walsall to Wolverhampton line following the collapse of original contractor Buckingham Group.
  Ground preparation works on the Willenhall and Darlaston railway station sites was paused last month after Buckingham went into administration.
  Kier acquired Buckingham’s rail division following the collapse and is set to be confirmed as replacement contractor by client West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).The WMCA Board wil
  
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• Watkin Jones warns of profit slide to breakeven

  11-10-2023 08:44
  
  Multi-storey student and build to rent homes specialist has warned of a further deterioration in forecast underlying profit for the year after being hit by extra costs in the race to complete schemes.
  This morning, the firm said it had met its target to complete four schemes in the second half of the financial year but had incurred additional costs, including acceleration costs to ensure successful completion on two schemes.
  The firm said it had also achieved the planned sale of its three non-co
  
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• Brickability buys cladding contractor

  11-10-2023 08:30
  
  Construction materials distributor Brickability has bought cladding installation and remediation contractor Topek.
  The deal complements Brickability’s existing cladding portfolio which  includes Taylor Maxwell Cladding, SBS Cladding, and Architectural Facades and gives the group a full range of cladding capabilities including design, fabrication, supply, and installation.
  The £45m acquisition will also significantly increase the group’s presence in the cladding remediation
  
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• Battery maker close to deal for Coventry gigafactory

  11-10-2023 08:20
  
  The West Midlands Gigafactory joint venture has revealed it is in advanced talks with several leading Asian battery manufacturers to build a factory in Coventry.
  Planning consent was secured last year for the land at Coventry Airport to construct a £2.5bn lithium-ion battery production facility.
  The West Midlands Gigafactory’s Coventry location is the only available site in the UK with planning permission in place for such  a large-scale battery production facility with capacity
  
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• AmcoGiffen to pioneer robot-constructed tunnels in rail sector

  11-10-2023 08:14
  
  Contractor AmcoGiffen has signed an exclusive use deal to use an innovative robot-construction tunnel method in the rails sector.
  HyperTunnel technology employs an automated construction method that builds tunnels more than 10 times faster and at half the cost of conventional techniques.
  Using swarm construction methods according to a digital twin of the tunnel, a fleet of ‘hyperBot’ robots entered the ground via an arch of plastic pipes.Once inside, the robots 3D-print the tunnel s
  
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