Dave Rogers

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News Editor and Writer at Building

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Morgan Sindall says trading in line with upgraded forecasts

2 weeks ago | building.co.uk | Dave Rogers

Firm sticks to earlier forecast that year-end number will be ahead of previous £178m consenusMorgan Sindall said trading this year has been better than expected thanks to a ongoing fit out boom.
Turkish contractor working on Barcelona’s new ground to build Luton Town stadium

2 weeks ago | building.co.uk | Dave Rogers

Job is believed to $2bn-plus turnover Limak’s first in UKTurkish contractor Limak International has been appointed to build a new stadium for Championship side Luton Town. The job is believed to be the Ankara-based firm’s first in the UK, having first been set up in 1976 with, according to its 2023 annual report, the company employing just over 42,000 people. Contracting is one part of the wider group’s businesses with Limak Holding also operating in tourism, aviation, food and drink and cement.
Building safety hold-ups blamed as new housing starts in London plunge to 16-year low

2 weeks ago | building.co.uk | Dave Rogers

Delays getting gateway 2 sign-off sees new home builds in capital collapse as one firm describes problems as ‘national scandal’ A new report has said that 23 of London’s 33 boroughs had zero new housing starts in the first quarter of this year. Residential development consultant Molior said work on just 1,210 homes had begun in only 10 London boroughs.
Profit rebounds at Bowmer & Kirkland

2 weeks ago | building.co.uk | Dave Rogers

B&K says focus remains on strengthening balance sheet to give confidence to clientsProfit at Bowmer & Kirland rebounded last year after being hit by the impact of inflation and subcontractor failures in the previous 12 months. In accounts now filed at Companies House, B&K said pre-tax profit was up a third to £69m in the year to August 2024 with income up 4% to £1.3bn. Operating profit was up 46% to £35m.
Aston Villa begins hunt for contractors as club rejigs way North Stand expansion will be carried out

2 weeks ago | building.co.uk | Dave Rogers

Premier League outfit had initially proposed full rebuild under plans first revealed nearly three years ago Aston Villa has begun the hunt for a contractor to expand the North Stand at Villa Park which will take capacity above 50,000. The club, which has revealed new images of the proposals, unveiled plans for the redevelopment back in August 2022 when a full rebuild was initially planned at a cost of around £100m.
Mace brings in former ISG leader to head up Europe life sciences business

2 weeks ago | building.co.uk | Dave Rogers

Gary Sweeney joins from interim role at T&TMace has brought in a former ISG staffer to head up its European team working across the healthcare, life sciences and technology sectors. Gary Sweeney has spent the past few months working as interim director of Turner & Townsend’s advanced manufacturing, industrial and logistics division across the UK and Europe. He joined T&T from ISG where he was in the leadership team at the collapsed firm’s hyperscale business.
West Midlands TEDx speaker gets a LinkedIn boost from Theo Paphitis

3 weeks ago | expressandstar.com | Dave Rogers

The initiative, set up by Theo in 2010, now has over 4,000 #SBS winners and supports small businesses in the UK. 2025 marks the 15th anniversary of #SBS Small Business Sunday, which Theo launched in October 2010. Business and retail entrepreneur and self-confessed Shopkeeper Theo re‐shared Dave’s message to his combined 800,000 Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram followers. As a result, Dave and his business are profiled on the #SBS website, exclusive to all Small Business Sunday winners.
Decision on City tower winner pushed back three months

1 month ago | building.co.uk | Dave Rogers

£400m Houndsditch building being developed by Brockton EverlastMace and Multiplex have been have been told a decision on who has won a City tower will not now be made until the summer. The pair had been expected to find out this week who had won the Dovetail Building for developer Brockton Everlast which is estimated to be worth up to £400m. But the two had been told to draw up a cost plan for the job whilst still in competition with the extension expected to last 12 weeks.
Former Wates COO Dave Smith dies aged 65

1 month ago | building.co.uk | Dave Rogers

Tributes pour in for boss whose other roles included stints at McLaren, Balfour Beatty and OsborneTributes have poured in for former Wates chief operating officer Dave Smith who has died aged 65. Smith spent 32 years at Wates before stepping down as chief operating officer at the end of 2016. He then spent 18 months at McLaren before heading off to join Balfour Beatty as its managing director for its construction business in the south of England but went after a year in October 2019.
Erith sees profit jump as firm pays off bid-rigging fine

1 month ago | building.co.uk | Dave Rogers

Contractor says £17.6m penalty imposed by CMA cleared two and a half years earlyDemolition and civils specialist Erith Holdings said it has paid all of its fine for bid-rigging imposed two years ago by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).