Author Archives: Adam Branson

The contractor is tackling challenges on multiple fronts to keep a commercial legacy job on track.

Project: 3 SnowhillClient: BallymoreContract value: £98.1mContract type: JCT Design & Build 2011 with bespoke amendmentsMain contractor: Bam ConstructDemolition: Coleman Specialist Cutting ServicesConcrete and slipform cores: Thames FormworkSteel frame: Severfield NIFaçade: Structal UKMechanical and electrical (self…

Overseeing the Royal Free Hospital’s A&E refurbishment has required Mace to co-ordinate closely with staff as work takes place yards from open heart surgeries.

Project: Royal Free Hospital A&E refurbishmentClient: Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustContract value: £25mRegion: LondonProject manager: MaceMain contractor: Logan ConstructionStart date: December 2014Completion date: July 2018 Seldom has a Construction News site visit been…

Construction has fallen behind other sectors when it comes to overhauling apprenticeships and training, adding further to the industry’s skills crisis – that’s the message from Graham Hasting-Evans, group managing director at NOCN. 

Clearly frustrated with the situation, Mr Hasting-Evans believes that if government and industry don’t face the problem head-on,…

The contractor has had to calculate every last step in advance to get around logistical nightmares, structural conundrums and the ‘Beast from the East’.

Project: Mathematical Sciences BuildingClient: Warwick UniversityContract value: £27mContract type: Design-and-buildRegion: East MidlandsMain contractor: Morgan SindallConcrete frame subcontractor: MPB StructuresSteelwork subcontractor: Cov ConM&E subcontractor: Briggs & ForresterStart date:…

The organisation that supported the Royal Navy through the Second World War is getting a new office that will set a course for its future.

Taunton is an unassuming place: a historic county town in the middle of Somerset that draws little attention compared with the major nearby hubs of Bristol and…

Grenfell and Carillion have put the construction industry in the spotlight. A panel of industry leaders and experts came together to debate how industry can be more transparent and reverse perceptions.

In attendance Paul Bamforth, GenieBelt | Ulrik Branner, GenieBelt | Alan Bunting, British Land | Robin Dobson, Hammerson | Rob Driscoll, BESA | Tom Fitzpatrick, Construction…

Bam’s Hull Venue project will create a lasting legacy for the former UK City of Culture; but the contractor has had to endure a gauntlet of obstacles in order to bring the events complex to life.

Project: Hull VenueClient: Hull City CouncilContract value: £36.5mContract type: Design and buildRegion: Yorkshire & the…

Businesses at the leading edge of technology pitched their views and visions on how to close construction’s gigantic productivity gap at the inaugural Contech event.

“This industry is at an inflection point; it is changing as we speak.” So said Jan Mischke, senior fellow at McKinsey, in his keynote speech to the inaugural European Contech…

Everyone’s talking about offsite, but few understand what’s involved and even fewer are doing it. So what are the barriers and opportunities with offsite construction?

In attendance Philip Breese, senior partner, Weston Williamson + Partners | Chris Dale, strategic programme manager – modern methods of construction – ESFA, Department for Education | Lucy Homer, head…

One sector in particular has driven a 30 per cent revenue increase in recent times.

The Travis Perkins Group is on a growth trajectory – the numbers speak for themselves. The company has seen its revenue grow from £4.8bn in 2012 to £6.2bn in 2016 – an increase of nearly 30…