Bouygues

Hinkley Point C will require 3,000 more workers than first estimated, which is putting pressure on accommodation facilities. The nuclear power plant under construction in Somerset is being delivered by EDF Energy. The firm is working with local authorities in the region to determine the logistics of the increased demand…

McLaren Construction has promoted its London managing director Darren Gill to join the group’s main board of directors. The promotion comes three years after Gill joined McLaren, following more than two decades at Bouygues UK where he held operational, regional leadership and managing director roles. Since joining McLaren, Gill has…

The production of precast-concrete segments for the HS2 Colne Valley Viaduct has begun. The Align JV will produce 1,000 segments in a factory that will make up the deck of the viaduct, just outside of north-west London. The joint venture between Bouygues, Sir Robert McAlpine and VolkerFitzpatrick has been working…

Bouygues UK has completed a £380m proton-beam therapy centre for University College Hospital in London. The Grafton Way Building includes eight operating theatres, a surgical recovery area, surgical ward, imaging centre, 10-bed critical care unit and three floors of inpatient haematology wards. The completion marks the creation of one of…

The search for a contractor to deliver a £250m extension to the Evelina London Children’s Hospital has begun. Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has started a market-engagement exercise for the Triangle building on the site opposite the Houses of Parliament. The Triangle is an extension of the existing…

Bam Construct, Kier and Willmott Dixon are among the five contractors to scoop places on both high-value lots of the Department for Education’s (DfE) mammoth £7bn building framework. A total of 26 contractors have been picked on the 22 separate lots on the four-year framework, which is split into regional…

Bouygues has struck a deal to buy Equans, the construction and services business owned by Engie, that includes the latter's UK Regeneration and facilities-management arms. The two French companies have agreed to a €7.1bn (£6.1bn) deal for the sale, which is expected to be completed in the second half of…

Bouygues UK is developing its use of offsite to help cope with labour shortages, according to its chief executive. In an interview with Construction News, Rob Bradley said he believes the labour shortage will be around for longer than material-price problems, but his firm is taking action, which includes looking…

NHS chiefs will return to the market for a contractor to build a 12-storey extension to a central London children’s hospital after “amicably concluding” a deal with Bouygues and Linkcity. Guys’ and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust said it would run a new competition for construction of the 100-bed addition to…

Revenue at Bouygues UK topped £400m in 2020 as the contractor managed to stay in profit. Revenue for the year to 31 December 2020 was £420.3m, up from £399.5m the year before. It was the first time since 2017 the French-owned contractor has reported a rise in turnover. It reported…