Royal BAM

Royal BAM is the parent company of two UK operations – construction contractor BAM Construct and civils firm BAM Nuttall.

Bam builds operating theatre on stilts at Leeds hospital

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Leeds General Infirmary is getting a precision-engineered extension that is being constructed just yards from life-saving surgeries.

Project: MRIHCT (children’s hybrid cardiac theatre and intra-operative MRI facility)Client: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustMain contractor: Bam ConstructionContract value: £4.6mContract type: Design and buildEnabling works start date: November 2017Main works start date: January…

Bam chief: Why I want our staff to say ‘no’

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Six months into the job, Bam Construct CEO James Wimpenny sits down with CN to talk margins, Carillion and the shining example of Huddersfield Town.

James Wimpenny’s personality insights profile says he is green-blue, therefore likely to use feelings and then facts in his approach to business. It’s atypical of the traditional…

Bam puts together glass jigsaw in Birmingham

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The contractor is tackling challenges on multiple fronts to keep a commercial legacy job on track.

Project: 3 SnowhillClient: BallymoreContract value: £98.1mContract type: JCT Design & Build 2011 with bespoke amendmentsMain contractor: Bam ConstructDemolition: Coleman Specialist Cutting ServicesConcrete and slipform cores: Thames FormworkSteel frame: Severfield NIFaçade: Structal UKMechanical and electrical (self…

Bam plots modern HQ for ocean map-makers

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The organisation that supported the Royal Navy through the Second World War is getting a new office that will set a course for its future.

Taunton is an unassuming place: a historic county town in the middle of Somerset that draws little attention compared with the major nearby hubs of Bristol and…

Bam builds a lasting legacy for former city of culture

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Bam’s Hull Venue project will create a lasting legacy for the former UK City of Culture; but the contractor has had to endure a gauntlet of obstacles in order to bring the events complex to life.

Project: Hull VenueClient: Hull City CouncilContract value: £36.5mContract type: Design and buildRegion: Yorkshire & the…