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• Travis Perkins CEO Pete Redfern steps down due to ill health

  10-03-2025 15:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Travis Perkins has announced that Chief Executive Officer Pete Redfern is stepping down with immediate effect due to ill health.
  Redfern took up the role at the builders’ merchant giant last September.
  He previously spent more than 14 years as chief executive of house builder Taylor Wimpey before stepping down in 2022Travis Perkins has started the hunt for a new CEO with chair Geoff Drabble taking interim charge of the business.
  Drabble said: “The Board and I are very sorry that Pete
  
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• Groundworks firm Mackoy bought in pre-pack deal

  12-06-2026 12:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Groundworks contractor Mackoy Limited has been sold out of administration in a pre-pack deal to Geocore Civils Limited.
  Mackoy went into administration on Tuesday with Quantuma taking charge of the £23m turnover business which was one of the biggest groundworks specialists in the South of England focused on infrastructure for housing and commercial schemes.
  Qauntuma said the pre-pack sale protects 20 jobs and “secures the future of the business” which is based in Chandler&
  
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• Guildmore gets start date for £68m leisure centre

  12-06-2026 09:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Guildmore Group will start work on site this autumn after being officially appointed to lead the £68m regeneration of St George’s Leisure Centre in The London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
  Demolition of the existing building is scheduled to begin this Autumn 2026 with construction works expected to start in early 2027. The new leisure centre and homes are anticipated to be completed in 2029.
  The existing leisure centre in Shadwell will be demolished and replaced with a modern four-storey
  
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• McAlpine replaced on £4bn Somerset gigafactory job

  12-06-2026 09:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Battery giant Agratas is replacing Sir Robert McAlpine on its flagship £4bn Somerset gigafactory project as it seeks to get the delayed Gravity Smart Campus development back on track.
  The Tata-owned business will part company with McAlpine at the end of this month and is preparing to install a new construction partner to take the vast battery manufacturing scheme through its next phase.
  Agratas has not revealed who will replace McAlpine, but industry sources told the Enquirer that logistic
  
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• New boss strengthens Severfield delivery team

  12-06-2026 09:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Steelwork giant Severfield has drafted in two senior appointments as new chief executive Paul McNerney presses ahead with plans to reshape the business.
  McNerney, who joined from Laing O’Rourke last November, has completed a review of Severfield’s markets, operations and organisational structure following a turbulent year for the group.
  As part of the shake-up, he has appointed former Laing O’Rourke colleague Vasily Lovkovskiy as head of transformation.Lovkovskiy worked alongsi
  
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• Contractors circle to finish Ardmore’s 10 big London jobs

  12-06-2026 08:56 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Clients of collapsed contractor Ardmore Construction Group have already started lining up replacement builders in a bid to keep its £1bn-plus portfolio of London projects moving.
  Rapid handovers on Ardmore’s 10 major sites could help limit the fallout from the £350m-turnover contractor’s collapse and reduce disruption for subcontractors and suppliers caught up in the failure.
  One industry source told the Enquirer: “It was clear that Ardmore was in trouble because of
  
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• Kier wins £140m water contract extension

  12-06-2026 08:40 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Kier has been awarded a £140m contract extension across South West Water’s network over the next two years.
  Kier is the sole contractor appointed on the extension of the Network Services Alliance (NSA) framework.
  The contractor will continue to deliver repair and maintenance, leakage activity, network reliability schemes, metering and developer services alongside local supply chains.In the last year Kier has delivered more than 25,000 repair and maintenance jobs, alongside over 32,00
  
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• Ardmore Construction Group collapses into administration

  11-06-2026 13:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Ardmore Construction Group is being placed into administration today after mounting concerns over potential liabilities linked to legacy residential projects undermined its ability to secure new work and squeezed cash flow.
  Major London sites were shut down this morning as the group moved to enter administration through the courts following missed payments to staff and subcontractors.
  Group businesses affected include Ardmore Major Projects, Ardmore Hotels & Commercial, Ardmore Regeneration,
  
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• Allied London unveils landmark Castlefield tower plan

  11-06-2026 09:07 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A 46-storey residential tower could rise above Manchester’s Castlefield district under plans to deliver nearly 600 homes on one of the city centre’s last major vacant brownfield sites.
  Developer Allied London is behind the plan to replace a stalled scheme at the site that never got off the ground.
  The proposed One Castlefield development would see a 46-storey tower and an adjoining eight-storey block rise on Ellesmere Street, plugging the final gap in the wider St George’s rege
  
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• Subcontractors wanted for jobs across Yorkshire

  11-06-2026 08:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Constructionline is hosting its latest event in Leeds next week.
  The Marketplace Live event will highlight work opportunities for subcontractors and suppliers across Yorkshire.
  Companies looking to boost their supply chain will include McLaren, Balfour Beatty, Seddon, GMI, Fortem Solutions, Robertson Group and United Infrastructure.The event will take place at Leeds United’s Centenary Pavillion on June 18.
  Registration for Marketplace Live is open to paid members of the Once For All networ
  
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• Gatwick picks 11 firms to drive £2bn airport upgrade

  11-06-2026 08:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  London Gatwick has refreshed its contractor roster choosing 11 firms to deliver a £2bn decade-long upgrade of the airport.
  The selected suppliers include major tier 1s and several regional specialists. Together they will support management and delivery of airport projects such as pier refurbishments, installation of electric vehicle charging stations, self-check-in system enhancements and upgrading of terminal facilitiesLondon Gatwick line-up
  BP Installations
  Camgo Electrical
  Costain
  Gatwi
  
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• Derby backs 1,150-home Derbion masterplan

  11-06-2026 08:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Shopping centre owner Derbion has secured planning approval for a major city centre regeneration scheme that will deliver 1,150 new homes across two key redevelopment sites in Derby.
  The consent covers the transformation of the former Eagle Market site and the nearby Bradshaw Way Retail Park, both identified by Derby City Council as priority regeneration locations within its Vision for Derby strategy.
  At the former Eagle Market site, Derbion plans to deliver 674 homes across six residential buil
  
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• Lorne Stewart returns to profit after two years in the red

  11-06-2026 08:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  Saudi-owned M&E contractor Lorne Stewart has returned to profit after a board-led turnaround programme cut costs, shut underperforming regions and tightened project selection.
  The Greenford-based engineering and facilities services specialist posted a pre-tax profit of £1.6m for the year to 31 December 2025, reversing a £1.6m loss the previous year and ending two consecutive years in the red.
  Turnover edged up 5% to £107m, while operating profit recovered to £1.2m fro
  
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• Mott MacDonald Bentley to host recruitment event

  10-06-2026 23:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) is continuing its expansion across the South West following its first long-term framework award with Wessex Water – strengthening its project design and delivery capability and inviting prospective candidates to a recruitment event in Poole this month.
  As a capital delivery partner on two multi-million-pound lots, MMB will help deliver part of a £3.7bn AMP8 investment programme across the South West of England. The work supports improvements in wastewater
  
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• G&H lands deals with Wates and Tilbury Douglas

  10-06-2026 22:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  G&H has been appointed to deliver two school mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) design and build contracts worth £7.8m, including its first project in collaboration with Wates.
  Following competitive tender processes, G&H will support Wates, to deliver the new Joseph Norton Academy on behalf of Kirklees Council. It will also collaborate with Tilbury Douglas on Brunswick Community Primary School for the Department of Education.
  Based in Huddersfield, the Joseph Norton Aca
  
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• CCTV captures scaffolder’s skylight roof plunge

  10-06-2026 15:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Two construction companies have been fined £79,300 after a scaffolder broke his arm, leg and suffered head lacerations after falling through a roof skylight while installing temporary edge protection at a warehouse in Yorkshire.
  James Cranswick, 26, was installing temporary scaffolding edge protection for Clover Access Systems Limited at a warehouse at Acre Mills in Keighley, West Yorkshire, when the incident took place. CCTV footage shows Cranswick falling onto a pallet truck before landi
  
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• Motorway concrete barrier safety drive hits the hard shoulder

  10-06-2026 08:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  Government road safety chiefs have been accused of dragging their heels on plans to replace ageing motorway steel barriers with safer concrete systems.
  Parliamentary answers have revealed National Highways has replaced just 53km of life-expired steel central reserve barrier with concrete between 2020 and 2025.
  That is despite its own 2022 improvement plan identifying around 1,620km of steel barrier needing replacement across the network.
  The Department for Transport mandated in 2005 that stronge
  
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• Sellafield site pay dispute sparks new week-long strike

  10-06-2026 08:27 via constructionenquirer.com
  Construction workers at Sellafield are set to stage a fresh week-long strike after talks over a nuclear site allowance failed to make progress.
  Nearly 2,000 trades workers will walk out from 15-21 June in an escalating dispute over demands for a site-specific payment recognising the specialist skills and hazards involved in working at the UK’s largest nuclear complex.
  Trades planning to take action include electricians, joiners, pipe-fitters, riggers, welders and groundworkers working for
  
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• Portsmouth lines up £120m tower block safety blitz

  10-06-2026 08:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Portsmouth City Council has launched a £120m framework to accelerate fire safety and building remediation works across its high-rise housing stock, with up to six contractors set to share a six-year programme.
  The framework will cover several higher-risk residential towers alongside selected medium and low-rise blocks, with the council aiming to appoint contractors by October.
  The programme is valued between £60m and £120m over the maximum six-year term.A distinctive feature of
  
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• McAlpine/Vinci £1.3bn Crewe hospital gets green light

  10-06-2026 08:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Plans for the £1.3bn redevelopment of Leighton Hospital in Crewe have gained planning consent, paving the way for one of the first projects in the Government’s New Hospital Programme to move into delivery.
  The hybrid planning application from Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust covers the replacement of the ageing Crewe hospital with a 1.2m sq ft super hospital built largely to the north of the existing estate.
  The scheme was accelerated after reinforced autoclaved aerated co
  
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• Quartet of care home wins for Kori

  10-06-2026 08:07 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Kori Construction has landed four new care home jobs worth a combined £47m.
  Kori will be delivering two schemes each for repeat clients Care UK and Barchester Healthcare.
  Construction set to start this summer on the sites in Burnham, Weybridge, Liss and Crowthorne.The four developments are scheduled for completion from late 2027 and throughout 2028.
  Jordan Connachie, Managing Director at Kori Construction, said: “Securing four new projects with two of the UK’s leading care
  
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• Duo share £1.2bn coastal beach management framework

  09-06-2026 23:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Environment Agency has appointed dredging and marine engineering specialists Van Oord and VBA Joint Venture to a £1.23bn framework to maintain England’s beaches and coastal flood defences over the next eight years.
  The Beach Management Framework will run initially for six years to 2032, with an option to extend for a further two years to 2034.
  The new deal effectively squeezes out firms like BAM Nuttall, Kier, and Jackson Civil Engineering which have historically been involved as
  
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• Plan unveiled for new London high-rise hospital in Paddington

  09-06-2026 15:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Imperial College Healthcare has unveiled its plans for a landmark 30-storey replacement for St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington that could open by 2035, eight years ahead of the current Government programme timetable.
  The proposed 800-bed major trauma and general hospital would replace ageing facilities at the 175-year-old west London site, where mounting maintenance problems and the discovery of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete have accelerated the need for redevelopment.
  The scheme wo
  
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• Thieves steal 6,000 litres of petrol from motorway site

  09-06-2026 12:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Thousands of litres of petrol have been stolen from a construction site in Cheltenham.
  Gloucestershire Police are now appealing for witnesses after the raid at junction 10 of the M5 where Galliford Try is overseeing early works on a £372m improvement job.
  Police said 6,000 litres of petrol were taken from plant assisting with the construction work.The theft is believed to have taken place over the late May Bank Holiday, between 5pm on Friday 23 May and 7am on Tuesday 26 May.
  Offenders brok
  
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• Glencar appoints former Curo director

  09-06-2026 08:47 via constructionenquirer.com
  Glencar has appointed Patrick Mays as Group Business Development Director.
  Mays joins from Curo Construction which suddenly ceased trading last month.
  He has more than two decades of construction experience having held similar roles at McLaren and Oakmont Construction.In his new role Mays will lead Glencar’s business development strategy, focusing on  strengthening client relationships, identifying new opportunities and supporting the company’s  continued expansion across i
  
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• Gleeson warns on profits after major land sale delay

  09-06-2026 08:45 via constructionenquirer.com
  Land sale delays have knocked a hole in MJ Gleeson’s profit expectations after a major strategic site disposal slipped into the next financial year.
  The affordable homes builder warned that adjusted pre-tax profit for the year ending 30 June 2026 will come in about £7.5m below market forecasts after its biggest planned land sale failed to complete before year-end.
  The delayed transaction accounts for around half of Gleeson Land’s forecast plot sales this year and, alongside two
  
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• Ceiling specialist Zentia falls into administration

  09-06-2026 08:15 via constructionenquirer.com
  Acoustic ceiling manufacturer Zentia has gone into administration with the loss of 170 jobs.
  Gateshead based Zentia Limited and Zentia Profiles had a combined turnover of more than £50m.
  Will Wright and James Lumb from Interpath were appointed joint administrators to both businesses yesterday.The firms were market leading manufacturers of complete acoustic ceiling solutions, including mineral ceiling tiles, suspension grids, and floating ceiling systems.
  Interpath said the companies h
  
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• Mace bags top spot in the May contracts rankings

  09-06-2026 08:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Mace harvested the biggest crop of work in May after landing the £250m contract to build the John Innes Centre and Sainsbury Laboratory plant and microbial research hub in Norwich. Alongside a noffice upgrade job in West London’s Belgravia, it took the firm’s tally of work to £320m.
  House builder Hill Partnerships came in second place after securing two projects to build around 240 flats in London for Enfield Council and housing association Clarion Group respectively.
  McL
  
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• Galliford Try lands £39m East London SEND school build

  09-06-2026 08:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  Galliford Try has sealed a £39m contract to build one of Britain’s largest specialist schools after successfully completing the project’s pre-construction phase.
  The London Borough of Havering has awarded the contractor the main works package for the Balgores SEND School at Gidea Park through a call-off from the Southern Construction Framework 5.
  The new school will provide places for up to 300 children and young people aged four to 19 with autistic spectrum disorder, severe le
  
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• Council building workers to strike over pay

  08-06-2026 16:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  More than a thousand local government craftworkers will take strike action later this month in a dispute over pay and conditions.
  The strikers – who predominantly undertake local authority housing maintenance and repair work – are employed at Bristol, Southwark, Stoke-on-Trent, Newham, Leeds and Babergh and Mid Suffolk councils.
  The workers will strike on 17,18, 23 and 24 June following the latest local government pay offer to Red Book workers.Employers offered a 3.2% increase linked
  
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