Author Archives: James Wilmore

Mount Anvil's chief financial officer Katie Rogers has left the business after less than two months in the job. Rogers joined the developer and contractor in May, following an 11-year stint at Telford Homes, but has now departed following differences in “culture and approach”. It comes as the company reported…

New guidelines on how construction firms should deal with the issue of drugs and alcohol – including drinking at corporate events – has been published.  Build UK has produced the template policy, which aims to bring a “consistent approach” to the subject of drugs and alcohol in the industry. The…

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 second staircases go further than…

Galliford Try has rebranded its highways business as Galliford Try Infrastructure, as it targets a more diverse workload.  The tier one contractor said the newly established division would focus on highways, but would also take on “urban, multi-modal transport schemes that embrace lower-carbon travel choices”.  Galliford Try said the name…

A coalition of built-environment bosses has called on the government to scrap plans for a new Infrastructure Levy, which would shake up the system for developer contributions to new housing schemes.  The Construction Leadership Council and Build UK are among the signatories to a letter urging housing secretary Michael Gove…

A council has shelved a £100m road scheme, which Costain had announced it was set to build pending the project’s sign-off. Proposals for the Lancashire County Council-led project included a new road between the M6 at junction 33, and a proposed garden village in south Lancaster, as well as a…

Administrators for Henry Construction Projects have said they are investigating why the business collapsed – and confirmed that the “majority” of the contractor’s 40 staff have been made redundant. The London-based contractor, which expanded rapidly in recent years, turning over £402m in the year to June 2021, called in administrators…

Workers at Severfield’s headquarters have accepted a new pay offer after carrying out strike action over a three-week period.  Staff at the firm’s Dalton site in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, took part in a series of strikes after 93 per cent of GMB union members at Severfield voted for industrial action…

A Scottish council has appointed Balfour Beatty for a roads-upgrade project worth up to £40m. Councillors at Falkirk Council agreed to appoint the UK’s biggest contractor for its Westfield A9/A904 improvement scheme.  The work will involve widening carriageways, building major crossing points and implementing road changes, and will kick off…

Travis Perkins has warned that its full-year profit will be lower than previously forecast, as it bears the impact of a slowdown in housebuilding.  The FTSE 250 firm said that, due to “ongoing challenging market conditions”, it expected its adjusted operating profit to be about £240m. In April, the UK's…