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• £230m win double sets McLaughlin & Harvey up for rebound year

  06-01-2026 15:50
  McLaughlin & Harvey has fired the starting gun on 2026 with a brace of contract wins worth more than £230m, injecting fresh momentum into the Belfast-based contractor after a turnover dip last year.
  The firm is set to start full construction in the coming weeks on a £210m Machine Shop project for Sheffield Forgemasters after locking down a final build price late last year.
  Sheffield Forgemasters’ 13,000 tonne forging line and machine shop will create a new generation of eng
  
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• Multiplex signs £250m London Wall construction contract

  06-01-2026 12:13
  Multiplex has been officially awarded the main £250m construction contract for the redevelopment of 75 London Wall in the City of London.
  The deal was signed with Malaysian property group Gamuda Berhad and London-based real estate investor, Castleforge on Tuesday morning.
  Main construction will now start on the £1.2bn project following extensive enabling and demolition works led by the Erith Group.Redevelopment work is now expected to achieve practical completion in Q1 2028.
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• Construction recruiter Fawkes & Reece expands

  06-01-2026 08:58
  Expanding construction recruiter Fawkes & Reece has acquired Cardiff based Time 4 Recruitment Solutions Ltd.
  The acquisition brings Fawkes & Reece’s national footprint to nine offices, located in Southampton, Brighton, London, Northampton, Birmingham, Sheffield, Bolton, Cardiff and Bristol.
  Time 4 Recruitment Solutions has been jointly owned and led by Grant Lillywhite and Mal Martin. Following the acquisition, Lillywhite will continue as Managing Director, leading the newly establ
  
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• Land deal paves way for £100m Crewe industrial site

  06-01-2026 08:36
  Developer Hillwood has acquired 35 acres of prime industrial and logistics land in Crewe allowing main construction work to start on a £100m scheme.
  Three units will be built on a speculative basis at Hillwood Park Crewe totalling almost 800,000 sq ft.
  Muse has started infrastructure works on site, which includes main estate roads as well as delivering key services and utilities.Bob Tattrie, for Hillwood UK, said: “We are delighted to have concluded this significant transaction
  
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• New boss for Seddon housing partnerships arm

  06-01-2026 08:32
  Seddon has handed the reins of its Housing Partnerships arm to long-serving commercial lead Mark Walker as the family-owned contractor sharpens its focus on social housing delivery across the North and Midlands.
  Walker steps up to managing director after nearly seven years with the business, including the past three as commercial director, taking over from Peter Jackson, who is stepping down after almost two decades at Seddon.
  The move caps a three-year transition period in which Walker and Jack
  
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• Gratte tightens grip on costs to lift margins in tough year

  06-01-2026 08:22
  Building services contractor Gratte Brothers has strengthened margins and cash despite a sharp fall in turnover, after finally closing out a long-running legacy project that had constrained performance for several years.
  The M&E contracting arm of the family-owned group saw revenue slip to £200m in the year to March 2025, down from £227m, as major schemes were pushed back by project phasing and wider economic uncertainty.
  But tighter operational control helped operating profit cl
  
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• Bid race starts for Ebbsfleet £115m central enabling works

  06-01-2026 08:21
  Tendering is starting for in a £115m enabling works package for the key central phase of the planned Ebbsfleet Garden City in North Kent.
  The EC2 Phase 1a infrastructure tender covers major highways, utilities, structures and public realm works to open up the new commercial heart of the scheme around Ebbsfleet International station.
  The programme will clear the way for a new urban quarter with offices, flats, shops, restaurants and leisure uses anchored on the international rail hub.At ful
  
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• Statom lands frame package for Haymarket Hotel

  06-01-2026 08:14
  Statom North has been awarded the concrete frame package by main contractor McAleer & Rushe for the new Haymarket Hotel development in the heart of Edinburgh.
  Work will see Statom North construct two reinforced concrete frame structures forming a key part of the ongoing regeneration of Edinburgh’s Haymarket district.
  Statom North will be responsible for delivering the full concrete frame scope, including cores, slabs, vertical elements, transfer structures, and associated works, coordi
  
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