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Willmott Dixon wins £55m police HQ

Charlotte Banks — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 12:06:55 +0000

Willmott Dixon has won a £55m contract to rebuild a police headquarters in Hertfordshire. The firm was appointed to demolish 11 buildings from the 1960s that are reaching the end of their design life, and replace them with an office complex for Hertfordshire Constabulary in…

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CN’s top 10 features of 2023: safety, finance and project reports

Ian Weinfass — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 07:00:44 +0000

10. How do we make modular buildings safer? More than eight months after fire-service leaders published a five-page document outlining a litany of concerns about modular buildings, and more than a year-and-a-half after safety body Cross-UK highlighted the potential for concealed spread of fire inside…

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Council seeks new contractor as Willmott Dixon leaves leisure centre job

Jonathan Knott — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:01:06 +0000

Newcastle City Council is looking for a new contractor for a leisure centre that was due to be built by Willmott Dixon. In February, Willmott Dixon announced it had been appointed to develop the “state-of-the-art” Outer West Leisure Centre in West Denton, then costed at…

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‘Electricity superhighway’ puts Bam top of monthly contracts table

Charlotte Banks — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 06:00:10 +0000

Royal Bam topped the monthly contractors’ league table in July for the first time since 2020, after it was chosen to build converter stations at each end of a £2bn undersea cable between Scotland and England. The firm was awarded £500m for its share of…

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Willmott Dixon picked for Nottingham ‘green heart’

Kerry Lorimer — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:52:55 +0000

Willmott Dixon has been appointed to deliver the £8 million next phase of a major regeneration scheme in Nottingham. The firm will be responsible for creating the Green Heart, an “ecologically rich area” on the site of a former shopping centre in the city’s Broadmarsh…

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Gove lowers second-staircase threshold to 18m

Colin Marrs — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:16:51 +0000

Housing secretary Michael Gove has doubled down on the government’s commitment to require second staircases in high-rise residential schemes – lowering the proposed threshold from 30 metres to 18 metres. In recent months, a number of contractors have halted work on developments over worries arising…

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Profit slumps at Willmott Dixon in wake of supply chain failures

Kerry Lorimer — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:48:18 +0000

Pre-tax profit plummeted at Willmott Dixon last year, with the firm blaming difficult trading conditions and spiralling supply chain insolvencies for a “disappointing” set of annual results. Profit before tax, amortisation of goodwill and exceptional items was £10.9m, down from £41.2m the year before, according…

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Willmott Dixon slams ‘considerable uncertainty’ over high-rise regulations

James Wilmore — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 15:30:12 +0000

The chief executive of Willmott Dixon has warned schemes may be cancelled due to “considerable uncertainty” over the regulatory requirements around second staircases in high-rise blocks. Rick Willmott issued the warning as the industry waits to see if the government’s soon-to-be-updated fire safety regulations on…

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Willmott Dixon opens drylining course for Lincoln prisoners

Greg Pitcher — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 15:42:29 +0000

Willmott Dixon has launched its first drylining academy for prisoners in the North of England. The Hertfordshire-based contractor will teach inmates at HMP Lincoln plasterboard installation skills to help them find jobs on their release. It follows similar initiatives at HMP Elmley in Kent, HMP…

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Willmott Dixon picked for £40m London health centre

Greg Pitcher — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:25:17 +0000

Willmott Dixon is set to build a £40 million healthcare hub in west London. The contractor was selected by Hounslow Council and the NHS to deliver a modern replacement for Chiswick Health Centre. The new facility, to be built on the same Fishers Lane site…

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