Construction news

• Liverpool confirm further delays to Anfield stand

  12-10-2023 15:40
  
  Liverpool FC has confirmed its new £60m Anfield stand will not fully open until next year at the earliest.
  The club took control of the project last month following the collapse of main contractor Buckingham Group.
  Rayner Rowen Construction was appointed to complete the job which was originally due for completion by the start of this season to increase capacity by 7,000 to 61,000.Rayner has been on site since early September working with around 80% of the original Buckingham supply chain.
  
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• KPMG hit with record £21m fine over Carillion audit failures

  12-10-2023 11:05
  
  Big four accountant KPMG has been handed a record fine for serious failings in its auditing of Carillion.
  UK accounting watchdog imposed a total £30m penalty –  reduced by 30% to around £21m after co-operation and admissions were taken into account.
  Elizabeth Barrett, Executive Counsel of the Financial Reporting Council said: “The number, range, and seriousness of the deficiencies in the audits of Carillion during the period leading up to its failure was exceptional
  
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• Construction output slides for second month running

  12-10-2023 09:13
  
  Construction output fell 0.5% in volume terms in August in a second consecutive monthly fall.
  With the wider UK economy bumping along at 0.2% growth, construction has now become a drag on growth rather than a driver.
  The decrease in monthly output came solely from a decrease in new work (1.5% fall), partially offset by an increase in repair and maintenance (1.0% up) on the month.
  At the sector level, five out of the nine sectors saw a fall in August 2023, with the main work sectors under pressur
  
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• First tier 3 contract awards for Sellafield major framework

  12-10-2023 08:52
  
  Four north west mechanical and electrical contractors have become the first smaller firms to join the new long-term framework to help deliver major projects at Sellafield.
  Shepley Engineers and PPS Electrical, of Whitehaven, Process Pipework Services, from Ulverston and Alpha Engineering, based in Preston, have joined Sellafield’s Programme and Project Partners new integrated contractor procurement set-up.
  They will now work alongside Sellafield’s key delivery partners to provide hea
  
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• Mace-led team renews nuclear clear-up PM role

  12-10-2023 08:27
  
  A Mace-led team has renewed its exclusive framework deal with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to support with clean-up activities at 17 sites across the country.
  The consultancy arm of Mace, along with AtkinsRealis, Gleeds and i3Works, will deliver a range of project and programme management and project controls services as part of a four-year framework deal.
  The Mace-led alliance has been working collaboratively with the NDA for the past two years via a framework.In the latest edition, i3
  
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• Morgan Sindall only rebooking in framework renewal

  12-10-2023 08:23
  
  Hampshire County Council is ringing the changes for its third generation Intermediate Construction Framework for projects up to £6.5m.
  Morgan Sindall is the only contractor successfully to renew from the previous framework line-up with Mountjoy, Neilcott Construction and Tilbury Douglas Construction joining for the first time.
  Previous partners include Beard, Kier, and Wates Smartspace.The firms will deliver schools, blue light and other public sector new-build and refurbishment project ac
  
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• Higgins tops September contracts league ranking

  12-10-2023 08:18
  
  Two big residential project wins took specialist housing contractor Higgins to the top of the September rankings for new orders.
  The two estate rebuilds in London swelled the order book by an estimated £250m, involving the Ledbury Estate redevelopment in Southwark and the first phases of the Avondale Estate rebuild in Hillingdon.
  Morgan Sindall ranked second with over a dozen wins with the largest being a 225 new homes estate for Kings Lynn & West Norfolk borough council to be delivere
  
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• Vistry spells out 10% pay cut plan to subbies

  12-10-2023 08:16
  
  Vistry bosses have started meeting subcontractors this week to discuss 10% pay cuts on contracts.
  The Enquirer understands subbies across all trades are being asked to discount 10% off their bills for existing contracts from January and all new work going forward.
  One subcontractor said: “It was made pretty clear that if we can’t do this they’ll find other firms that can.”Another specialist said Vistry is suggesting that savings can be made in the price of labour rather t
  
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