Sir Robert McAlpine

Sir Robert McAlpine has started work on the second phase of a £350m regeneration scheme in south London. The contractor is to deliver part of the Morello 2 development for Menta Regeneration in Croydon. The scheme will feature 456 residential units across three buildings. These are two 25-storey towers called…

Sir Robert McAlpine’s new structure will be comprised of four divisions each led by a managing director, the contractor has revealed. Last week the firm announced it was cutting 132 jobs, predominantly overheads in support services, as part of a reshape of the business in response to COVID-19. Now it…

Sir Robert McAlpine and Multiplex are the latest contractors to rule out claiming through the Jobs Retention Bonus scheme. Under the programme, firms are entitled to £1,000 for each employee brought back from furlough who remain in the firm’s employment until the end of January. The industry as a whole…

Sir Robert McAlpine is to cut 132 jobs following a restructure of the business and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. The contractor said that, while it was expecting to report a healthy balance sheet and increased profitability for its 2019 full year, “like many of its peers, has experienced…

A Sir Robert McAlpine joint venture has been granted planning permission for a new 140,000 square foot office development in London, as part of a £2bn office pipeline. Situated in the London borough of Bromley, the office development will incorporate green terraces and communal gardens. The plans also feature a…

Two of British Land's major commercial developments in London have been delayed due to COVID-19. Its £240m 100 Liverpool Street (pictured) mixed-use scheme, being delivered by Sir Robert McAlpine, is now expected to reach practical completion in the third quarter of this year, having originally been scheduled to do so last…

Morgan Sindall, McAlpine and Morrison are in line to work for the University of Glasgow after winning places on its £250m construction framework. The capital projects framework is divided into four lots by value. Winners on the highest value lot, for work worth more than £3m, were Sir Robert McAlpine,…

Mace and Sir Robert McAlpine have become the latest contractors to announce they are furloughing staff to protect their businesses. The coronavirus furlough scheme sees employees who are not working get 80 per cent of salaries up to £30,000 a year paid by the government rather than being made redundant by their…

Wates and Sir Robert McAlpine have unveiled new extended leave policies for staff. Both contractors have overhauled their leave policies and benefits to help staff with parenting and carer duties. New mothers at Wates can now take half a year off at full pay, with the remaining 26 weeks at…

Sir Robert McAlpine has committed to reducing its carbon emissions to net-zero within five years. McAlpine head of sustainability Simon Richards told Construction News that the firm's new sustainability strategy will aim to reduce carbon emissions of the company's operations and energy usage by 50 per cent by 2024, via consistent year-on-year…