Sir Robert McAlpine

Kier dominates April contract win league

Kier's plan to charge subcontractors branded 'insulting'

Kier topped the contractor league for the third time in five months with a monthly haul more than double that of its nearest competitor.

 Top 10 contractors, April 2018     Click here for the full top 50     Contractor No Total (£m) 1 Kier  28 547.8 2 McLaren  4 233.9 3…

Firms picked for £300m North-east building framework

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More than 20 firms have landed places on a new £300m framework covering projects across the North-east.

Esh, Interserve, Kier, Sir Robert McAlpine, Wates and Willmott Dixon have all been picked for the highest value lot of the North East Procurement Organisation’s building and construction works framework. The deal will cover the…

Sir Robert McAlpine set for £466m Jersey hospital

Sir Robert McAlpine set for £466m Jersey hospital

Sir Robert McAlpine has been named as the preconstruction partner for a £466m hospital in St Helier, Jersey.

The contractor will form a joint venture for the project, known as J3 Limited, with channel islanders Garenne Construction Group and FES Group. J3 will sign a preconstruction service agreement with the States of…

Sir Robert McAlpine replaces Carillion on Manchester scheme

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Sir Robert McAlpine will complete a Carillion residential project in Manchester, its developer has confirmed.

Select Property Group announced it had signed a contract to hand over its New Bailey Street project to Sir Robert McAlpine, which already has teams on site. It added that its immediate priority was to formalise programme timings…

Mace tops February league as Gotham City finally signed

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Mace clinched its first monthly league crown since September 2016 after finally signing the deal to deliver the £400m ‘Gotham City’ scheme in central London.

 Top 10 contractors, February 2018    Click here for the full top 50     Contractor No Total (£m) 1 Mace 1 400.0 2 Kier 37 319.2…

Almacantar boss blasts Sir Robert McAlpine after high court win

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Mike Hussey, the chief executive of property developer Almacantar, has taken to Twitter to slam Sir Robert McAlpine following a £1.1m high court victory against the contractor.

The property boss said he “wouldn’t trust Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd to deliver a pizza” in reference to Almacantar’s experience with the firm on…

Sir Robert McAlpine wins £40m Leeds office job

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Sir Robert McAlpine has been appointed to deliver a £40m office development in Leeds.

Work has already started on the 66,000 sq ft project for Leeds-based developer Rushbond, and is due to be completed in mid-2019. Sir Robert McAlpine will retain the building envelope of the Majestic building, which dates back to…

Kier bags 35 deals to win January league

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Kier clinched its second successive contractor league triumph in January after securing 35 deals underpinned by healthcare projects.

Top 10 contractors, January 2018 Click here for the full top 50 Contractor No Total (£m) 1 Kier 35 595.1 2 Galliford Try 11 364.4 3 Morgan Sindall 38 295.9 4 Bouygues…