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Keller CEO Speakman to step down for medical treatment | Construction News

4 days ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Colin Marrs

Keller Group has announced that chief executive Michael Speakman will step down from his role and as a board director on 18 August to continue medical
Winvic to replace M62 bridge bolts just months after repairs finished

4 days ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Joshua Stein

Contractor Winvic will have to replace all the new bridge joint bolts it fitted across the M62 Ouse Bridge in East Yorkshire after some broke. Emergency repair work on the bridge – which was originally due to be completed in 2023 – faced long delays due to the complexity of replacing the structure’s obsolete joints, which dated back to the 1970s. Work began on the bridge in 2022 after inspectors discovered eight joints had failed.
Construction director gets suspended sentence over missing £500,000

1 week ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Joshua Stein

The director of a construction firm has received a suspended prison sentence after he failed to account for almost £500,000 of transfers from his company’s accounts over a four-week period. Mario Huiu claimed he had paid suppliers £498,480 between May and June 2020, the Insolvency Service (IS) said. But an investigation by the IS found his explanation was “not credible”. It also found he was not able to verify cash receipts of £261,960 or explain why his firm went under with debts of £162,482.
Built for life: How the UK’s booming life sciences sector is boosting construction

2 weeks ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Charlotte Banks

How are contractors meeting the challenges of designing life sciences buildings that are fit for the future? In south London, a small modular building sits below the ribcage-like shell of what was until recently Europe’s largest electronic music venue, Printworks. Clad with Siberian larch battens, the building’s generous roof terraces and double-height foyer, furnished with Monstera plants, look like those of a typical office scheme for young creatives.
Collapsed contractor replaced on Devon housing scheme

2 weeks ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Ben Vogel

Clayewater Homes has been handed a £10.7m direct award to complete a stalled affordable housing project at Clay Park in Dartington, Devon, after the collapse of the original contractor. Aster Group appointed Clayewater following the insolvency of Acheson Construction, which had been delivering the 39-home scheme for Totnes Transition Homes Community Land Trust under a framework agreement. The £53m-turnover Acheson went under in February, prompting Aster to terminate its contract.
Specialist firms named to £265m modular framework

3 weeks ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Ben Vogel

Nineteen specialist contractors have been appointed to a £265m framework for modular buildings launched by the LHC Procurement Group (LHCPG). The Modular Buildings (MB3) framework covers the design, delivery, hire and refurbishment of temporary and permanent modular units for use in education, healthcare, defence and community buildings. It replaces the MB2 framework, which facilitated £76m of work.
Life sciences construction: is the bubble set to burst?

3 weeks ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Ian Weinfass

After rapid expansion, signs of a slowdown raise questions about future opportunities in the sectorWhen it emerged that AstraZeneca was planning a £450m expansion of its nasal flu vaccine plant in Speke, near Liverpool, in January 2024, a spokesperson for the Conservative government declared that the UK was “cementing [its] status” as one of the world’s leading centres for life sciences. “For many years we had a supply and demand deficit.
McLaren to build permanent home for Hackney’s Boxing Academy

1 month ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Ben Vogel

McLaren Construction has been appointed by the Department for Education (DfE) to deliver a permanent facility for the Boxing Academy in Hackney, east London. The school, which caters to 56 secondary-age students who require an alternative to mainstream education, will move from its temporary premises on Monteagle Way to a purpose-built site on nearby Brooke Road. The contract was awarded through the DfE Construction Framework 2021.
Scaffolding body faces backlash over standards

1 month ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Joshua Stein

Scaffolders unhappy with developments at their trade association say they have formed a “not-for-profit interest group” in protest. Representatives of the new Scaffolding Training Alliance (STA) – who remain unnamed – said in an open letter that their organisation was not a “breakaway group” from the National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC).
ISG demise prompts strategic rethink at joinery firm

1 month ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Joshua Stein

A £38m-turnover joinery and fit-out firm says it has been forced to reevaluate its business strategy following ISG’s collapse last September. In its annual results for the year to 31 December 2024, Taylor Made Joinery Interiors said the tier one contractor’s downfall had sounded an alarm bell, warning that the “most significant risk identified during the year, as evidenced by the ISG administration, is overreliance on any single contractor”.