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An error in a tender document produced by NHS Lothian in 2012 led to the £230m Edinburgh children’s hospital being delayed until spring 2020, it has emerged. The Royal Hospital for Children and Young People was originally due to open in 2017. However, a mistake at the tender stage led…

Construction workers on tall buildings are putting their lives at risk by not taking evacuation alarms seriously enough, research has suggested. Four unannounced evacuation trials were carried out at two Multiplex sites – 22 Bishopsgate and 100 Bishopsgate – to understand the difference in evacuation times for workers at height.…

Multiplex Construction Europe's profit margin rose to 1.15 per cent for the financial year ending 31 December 2018, from 0.28 per cent in 2017. Revenue for the Australian-based business stood at £1.1bn, down from £1.2bn in 2017, while net profit increased to £12.6m, from £3.3m. Its construction margin rose to…

Damac, a luxury real estate developer based in Dubai, has received £175m in funding to complete its £600m Aykon London One tower in Nine Elms, Battersea. It was announced this week that the 50-storey tower will be funded by Barclays Bank, which acted as the UK lead bank in the…

Multiplex has scooped a contract for the latest phase of works on the 5 ha redevelopment of Chelsea Barracks in London.

Client Qatari Diar Europe appointed the contractor for phase four, which covers 517,000 sq ft of space. Around 97 apartments and leisure facilities will be built across three buildings, and…

Former chief executive of Multiplex UK and Europe Jayne McGivern has joined the board of Cairn Homes.

Ms McGivern is currently executive vice president of development and construction for Madison Square Garden PLC. She also serves as non-executive member of Skanska AB’s board and is board chair of the Ministry of…

A review has been launched into Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital, built by Multiplex, following a child’s death after contracting an infection found in pigeon excrement.

Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman said the investigation will focus on the building design, the commissioning and construction of the building in addition to handover and maintenance.…

Mace has been appointed as the main contractor for Sellar’s £825m Renzo Piano-designed Paddington Square development.

The contractor won the job ahead of Multiplex and Sir Robert McAlpine who were the other two firms shortlisted for the job. Laing O’Rourke, Lendlease and Skanska had also initially been in the running for…

Build UK members can now register their sites for Open Doors 2019.

The week-long initiative will be held 18-23 March 2019. The week aims to inspire people to consider careers in the construction industry by letting the public see inside sites, factories and offices across the country. Registered sites so far…

Two shortlists for Sellar’s £825m Renzo Piano-designed Paddington Square development have been revealed to Construction News.

Sellar Property construction director Paul Flexney-Briscoe told CN that Mace, Multiplex and Sir Robert McAlpine were competing to be named main contractor on the central London scheme. A decision on the winner will be made…