Carillion

Union leader Gail Cartmail has called for a criminal investigation into the collapse of Carillion.

Speaking at the Trades Union Congress in Manchester, Ms Cartmail, who is Unite’s assistant general secretary, called on delegates to push for an immediate investigation into the individuals connected to the contractor’s demise. “There must be…

Amey has completed the acquisition of a set of Ministry of Defence housing maintenance contracts it had been delivering with Carillion before the contractor’s collapse.

The company confirmed it had now taken full control of the MoD’s Regional Prime and National Housing Prime contracts, protecting 4,000 jobs both directly and through the…

Collapsed subcontractor Vaughan Engineering has been accused of using Carillion’s liquidation as a “smokescreen” to hide its own poor payment record.

Vaughan Engineering entered administration two months after Carillion’s collapse, citing non-payment and reduced pipelines relating to its work for the failed contractor as a major factor.  Rob Ditchfield, the managing director…

The man in charge of getting the Midland Metropolitan Hospital finished has told CN he wants up to five bidders competing for the £300m-plus contract to complete the job.

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust chief executive Toby Lewis spoke to CN following yesterday’s announcement that the government would directly fund completion…

The government has confirmed it will directly fund the completion of Carillion’s Midland Metropolitan Hospital project.

The Department of Health and Social Care said the agreement will see the hospital delivered by 2022. Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust had explored the possibility of a new PF2 deal to replace the one…

PwC staff were paid an average of £356 an hour by the official receiver for their work on Carillion’s liquidation, letters released by MPs’ joint inquiry have revealed.

The accountant is expected to earn around £50m for providing special manager services to the official receiver since the contractor collapsed in January.…

Residents living in a £35m housing development built by collapsed contractor Carillion have called on its developer to cover the costs of replacement cladding.

Leaseholders living in the NV Buildings in Salford Quays face huge costs to replace the combustible cladding on the 246-home development, and have urged the project’s original…

Former Carillion MD for infrastructure Mark Davies has been appointed as managing director for Balfour Beatty Vinci’s HS2 joint venture.

Mr Davies succeeds Mark Cutler, who is joining Van Elle to replace Jon Fenton as its chief executive. Balfour Beatty Vinci is HS2’s contractor for lots N1 (Long Itchington Wood Green tunnel…

The official receiver has announced that the final Carillion contracts have been transferred to new suppliers.

CN understands the majority of the 278 contracts taken on by other businesses are from the Carillion services division for facilities management-related work. A handful of construction contracts were handed over, including one on a…

A major contractor has quoted an indicative cost of £319m to complete the Midland Metropolitan Hospital, according to a cost analysis by Deloitte.

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust commissioned Deloitte to carry out the analysis and released the findings ahead of its monthly board meeting today. The contractor’s quote is based…