Tilbury Douglas

The administration of Interserve PLC has been hit by delays due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. A progress report from administrator EY Parthenon, published on Monday, said the transfer of shares in a Qatari subsidiary to Interserve Group Ltd had been delayed. It said it had not yet…

Tilbury Douglas has appointed Aneesa Mulla as its first head of digital. Mulla is tasked with overseeing the company’s digital transformation, including its work in modern methods of construction, design for manufacture and adoption of the digital aspects of the government’s Construction Playbook. Mulla will report to Mark Buckle, who…

Tilbury Douglas has appointed Paul Thain as its new commercial director for infrastructure. Thain will leave his current role as commercial director at Amey Utilities to join the contractor, formerly known as Interserve, next month. He has been tasked with growing the division and will report to infrastructure managing director…

Interserve Construction, now rebranded as Tilbury Douglas, made an operating loss of £108m according to its latest results. Interserve Group’s accounts for the year ending 31 December 2019, published this morning, revealed that energy-from-waste (EfW) contracts had once again produced heavy losses for the construction business. It booked a £72.7m…

Interserve Construction has returned to its roots and rebranded as Tilbury Douglas, the name it used until 2001. The company said the name change signalled its break away from the facilities management market, following the sale of the FM business to Mitie in a £190m deal last year. Managing director…

Balfour Beatty has become the government’s second largest strategic supplier after a jump in the value of its work in 2020. Between September 2019 and August 2020, the government spent £1.4bn with Balfour Beatty, an increase of almost a third on the prior year. The business managed to increase its…

Interserve Construction has appointed a technical director to oversee its “digital transformation strategy and modern methods of construction (MMC)”. Divisional director for London and the South East Mark Buckle will report to the company’s board with his brief concentrating on “the development, use and implementation of” MMC and design for…

Balfour Beatty, Kier and Morgan Sindall are among the winners on a £10.5bn NHS Shared Business Services framework. The major new framework is divided into five lots and covers all types of building and construction work, design, alteration and refurbishment. It is open for use by the NHS and all…

Interserve’s equipment services arm, RMD Kwikform, was the target of a cyber attack last month, it has emerged. The news comes as the company continues to sell off parts of its business. It marked the second time an Interserve company has been hit by an attack this year, with parent…

Interserve shareholders have asked bankers to sound out prospective buyers for its RMD Kwikform business, it has been reported. According to Sky News, the company is looking to sell its equipment services arm for more than £150m. The broadcaster reported that an auction could take place in the new year. Such…