Author Archives: Tim Clark

A housing scheme in Elephant & Castle built by Willmott Dixon has lain derelict for over four years while waiting for cladding remediation works to start. Residents of the scheme, which was built for housing association L&Q at 26-28 Arch Street in Southwark, were forced to move out of their…

HS2 chief executive Mark Thurston has admitted he did not know how much Euston Station would cost to build when a Dragados and Mace joint venture was appointed as construction partner for the job. Giving evidence to the Public Accounts Committee on the costs of Euston Station, Thurston said that…

Network Rail has launched a search for contractors to carry out £3.5bn of infrastructure and capital works in its Eastern Region. Tender documents have been published for the Eastern Routes Partnership (ERP) by Network Rail Infrastructure. The framework is initially due to run for five years, with a two-month mobilisation…

Dozens of civil engineering firms and sub-contractors face losing hundreds of thousands of pounds as Gateshead-based contractor Tolent owed around £76m when it collapsed earlier this year.  Construction News analysed extensive accounts published by administrator Interpath Advisory for six companies in the Tolent group, while details about one final subsidiary…

Sir Robert McAlpine has been chosen by the University of Bristol to deliver its £500m Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus scheme. The new campus is to be built adjacent to Temple Meads station and is due to open in 2026. According to the university, the site will accommodate more than 4,600…

Northumberland County Council has appointed a contractor to finish work on the new Berwick Sports & Leisure centre that was previously being overseen by contractor Tolent Construction, which collapsed earlier this year. Premier Plant & Civil Engineering will complete the construction of a 171-space car park, play park and landscaping,…

Robertson Group (Holdings) has announced a 21 per cent rise in profit before tax of £20m, as the contractor rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic. Results for the year ending 30 June 2022 show that the group’s holding company recorded £615.5m in revenues, up from £588.3m in the previous period. It…

Channel Islands-based contractor Garenne Construction Group Ltd (GCGL) has been placed into administration. Geoff Jacobs and David Standish from Interpath Advisory and Linda Johnson and Leonard Gerber of KPMG Advisory have been appointed as joint liquidators of the firm, which was declared as insolvent. The administration is the latest in…

McLaren Construction has been picked to deliver a £94m overhaul of Angel Square in Islington. Construction News understands that the competition for the contract was a two-horse race between McLaren and Multiplex, with Skanska having also been in the running at an earlier stage. The developer for the scheme is…

Kier has been named preferred bidder to build a £73m events centre in a seaside town near Liverpool. The project forms part of Sefton Council’s “town deal” with central government and will see the new centre replace the former Southport Theatre. The Marine Lakes Event Centre (MLEC) will include a…