Sir Robert McAlpine

10. How do we make modular buildings safer? More than eight months after fire-service leaders published a five-page document outlining a litany of concerns about modular buildings, and more than a year-and-a-half after safety body Cross-UK highlighted the potential for concealed spread of fire inside extensive cavities within such structures,…

Alison Cox is London managing director for Sir Robert McAlpine Between 1997 and 2019, UK construction productivity growth fell by an average of 0.6 per cent each year. Over the same period, the productivity of the whole UK economy rose by 2.8 per cent. This means a larger workforce is…

Earlier this year, Queen Elizabeth II made what proved to be her final visit to a major UK construction site – opening London’s Elizabeth line, which had been named in her honour. Following the completion of work on the much anticipated Crossrail project, which opened four years late, Her Majesty…

The precast factories for HS2’s Colne Valley Viaduct and the Chiltern Tunnel are responsible for some of the most ambitious prefabrication works ever attempted in the UK. Joshua Stein reports

Scheme Central 1 (C1) package of HS2 Phase 1 – Colne Valley Viaduct and Chiltern Tunnel, Hillingdon Client HS2 Main contractor Align…

Innovative techniques that allow storeys to be built using the floor below as a working platform are being delivered at a former metalwork site in central London. Joshua Stein reports

Scheme: The Forge, London Bridge Client: Landsec Main contractor: Sir Robert McAlpine / Mace joint venture MEP subcontractor: NG Bailey…

Paul Hamer is chief executive officer of contractor Sir Robert McAlpine The construction industry is currently enduring twin challenges – one of mental health and one of productivity. These are complex and multifaceted issues, which need to be addressed using a variety of methods and approaches. Even then, there can…

In March 2020, construction was flung into the great COVID ‘flex-periment’ as remote-working conditions were forced upon employees almost overnight. When we reflect on the speed and innovation with which the industry was able to adapt to these novel working conditions – especially considering the total disruption it caused in…

This year we’ve featured Mark Thurston’s first full interview as HS2 boss, touched upon mental health with Trad chief Des Moore, and gone behind the scenes at the notoriously secretive McAlpine with its CEO Paul Hamer – here’s our top 5 interviews.

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More than a decade after plans first emerged to transform Woking town centre, Sir Robert McAlpine is now through the first 12 months of a project involving countless considerations.

Project: Victoria Square, WokingClient: Victoria Square Woking (52 per cent Moyallen Developments, 48 per cent Woking Borough Council)Development value: c. £505mOveral construction value: c. £330mContract type:…

Sir Robert McAlpine will be 150 years old next year, but the famously media-shy family continues to shun the limelight.

It’s a shame a company that has built so much of the UK’s iconic infrastructure continues to keep the barriers up, but I was pleased to be given an insight into the firm’s…