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Bouygues to win £105m Tower Hamlets town hall contract

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Bouygues is set to win a £105m contract to build a new town hall and civic centre for Tower Hamlets Council in east London.

The project will build the town hall in place of the Royal London Hospital building acquired by the council in 2012. It will deliver a partial refurbishment of…

Colas brings in former Kier MD and Bouygues director

Colas brings in former Kier MD_Jag Paddam MD Kier infrastructure southern

Former Kier infrastructure managing director Jag Paddam and former Bouygues UK director Stephen Leo have joined Colas in two new roles.

Mr Paddam (pictured) has been made associate director with responsibility for Colas UK Projects, as its French parent company Colas Group looks to expand its presence in the UK. Mr Leo, who…

Bouygues to build £300m Cambridge uni research block

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Bouygues is set to build a £300m physics research centre at Cambridge University after it was awarded a preconstruction deal on the project. 

The UK division of the French firm has landed an initial contract worth £8.5m to provide preconstruction input and professional services on the two new buildings that will…

Interserve tasks ex-Bouygues UK COO with £500m lead role

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Interserve has appointed former Bouygues UK chief operating officer Craig Tatton less than two weeks after he left the rival contractor.

Construction News revealed in September that Mr Tatton had left his role as Bouygues UK’s COO with immediate affect. Mr Tatton has now been appointed as managing director of Interserve’s…

Bouygues UK slumps to £78m loss for 2016

Bouygues UK bounces back to profit in 2017_Fabienne Viala

The UK arm of French contractor Bouygues saw its turnover increase but pre-tax losses slumped to £78m in 2016.

Despite turnover rising £349.6m to £555.6m in the year to December 2016, the company posted a pre-tax loss of £78.5m. This is on top of a £19.4m loss recorded in 2015. Bouygues…

Bouygues UK chief operating officer departs

Interserve snaps up ex-Bouygues UK COO_Craig Tatton COO Bouygues

Bouygues UK’s chief operating officer Craig Tatton has left the company, Construction News can reveal.

Mr Tatton, who joined Bouygues UK to head up its Thomas Vale brand in 2014, has left “to pursue another career opportunity,” according to the company. He previously held a role with Willmott Dixon as managing…

Stepnell poaches Bouygues chief buyer

Stepnell poaches Bouygues chief buyer_Peter Luska national chief buyer

Bouygues’ senior purchasing manager Peter Luska has joined Stepnell to become its national chief buyer.

The Rugby-based contractor has appointed Mr Luska to lead on all procurement across the £120m-turnover firm. He is the second high-profile member of the Bouygues commercial team to leave the company this year after its commercial director…

Bouygues lands Birmingham City and Uni deals

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Bouygues has bagged a Birmingham hat-trick of deals under the Constructing West Midlands framework.

Birmingham City Council has appointed the contractor to the £10m Centenary Square project (pictured), which will see the space in front of Birmingham’s new library revamped. The design was by Graeme Massie Architects and includes a water feature, more…