Rumour mill churns as industry waits on Lendlease future

By Dave Rogers2024-06-27T07:37:00

Staff being lined up by rivals, worried clients and wider industry jitters make selling business in current climate difficult task, writes Dave Rogers

“I am very worried,” says one consultant, “about who is going to do the work.”

For some, there is a real concern that Lendlease will disappear and the number of major contractors able to take on the really big jobs drops by one. Last weekend marked a month since its Australian owner put the UK construction business up for sale.

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