After months of work, a review published today concluded that the design, build, commissioning and maintenance of Multiplex’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow was not linked to avoidable deaths there. Megan Kelly delves into what else the report found.
The hospital review, carried out by Dr Andrew Fraser and Dr…
Schemes include blighted former Carillion builds, a proton-beam therapy unit and a hospital set for an early opening in response to the COVID-19 outbreak
In London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Harrogate and Bristol, contractors are helping the NHS turn existing buildings into field hospitals to boost the nation's capacity to treat coronavirus…
Recent years have seen an explosion in construction-site trespass incidents by so-called urban explorers. Miles Rowland investigates the problems these daredevils pose for contractors – and how they can be stopped
The idea of breaking into a construction site is unappealing and frightening to most people. But for a small…
Amid Brexit uncertainty and following a number of commercial businesses falling into administration in recent times, it is easy to lose sight of the growth in the commercial sector. CN has picked out seven exciting commercial developments to keep an eye on.
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Activity across the top 50 contractor league once again held relatively steady in June as Multiplex claimed the summit for the first time since January last year.
Top 10 contractors, Jun 2018 Click here for the full top 50 Contractor No Total (£m) 1 Multiplex 1 400.0 2 McLaren 3…
Our 10 most-read news stories of the year included contract wins, corruption scandals, administrations and one sad, untimely death.
HS2 train Source: HS2 Ltd 1) HS2: Winners for £6.6bn civils contracts revealed Far and away our most-read news story of 2016, this was the biggest contract award of the…
Our list of 10 projects to watch this year include football stadiums, large commercial schemes and listed-building refurbishments – all challenging in their different ways and worth keeping a close eye on as 2018 unfolds.
Angel Meadows NOMA 1 Angel Meadows The latest phase in the wider Noma masterplan in…
In the war for talent, graduates can provide a welcome source of skills – and our six finalists have all shown how best to tap into that resource.
CITA 2017 Graduate Scheme Colas Rail Colas Rail: High Speed Careers Developing people is a key focus at Colas Rail and 25…
Multiplex is deploying an innovative new jumpform system at Principal Tower – called M-Tech – which is driving faster and safer construction.
Project: Principal Tower, LondonClient: Principal Place Residential DevelopmentContract value: £209.5mRegion: LondonMain contractor: MultiplexConcrete frame subcontractor: CareysStructural engineer: WSPArchitect: Foster + PartnersStart date: December 2015Completion date: 2019 If you’ve caught…
The contractor top 50 came crashing back down to earth in September having hit unprecedented heights during the previous month thanks to HS2 wins.
Top 10 contractors, September 2017 Click here for the full top 50 Contractor No Total (£m) 1 Galliford Try 13 295.6 2 Kier 22 224.1 3…
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