Balfour wins £470m roadworks
Contractor RCS, a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty, has won two road maintenance contracts worth £470m. RCS will undertake highways maintenance for North Yorkshire and Hampshire councils.

Gleeson gets Finchley plan
Contractor MJ Gleeson has been awarded a £38m design-and-build contract for a cultural centre in Finchley, north London. The 4000 m2 site at Tally Ho corner will include art galleries, theatres, flats, retail and a bus depot.

EC Harris to advise in Italy
Consultant EC Harris has been appointed by the regional government of Lombardia in northern Italy to provide strategic advice on public transport systems in the region.

Hospital job for FJ Shaylor
Birmingham-based contractor FJ Shaylor has been awarded a £1.3m contract to construct two ultra-clean operating theatres and make alterations to existing buildings at City Hospital, Birmingham.

Costain wins £60m gasworks
Contractor Costain has won a £60m contract for a gas compression and treatment plant in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, for oil and gas company Burlington Resources. Work is expected to be completed by the end of next year.

Pick Everard grabs navy office
Project manager Pick Everard has snapped up the contract to design and project manage an office building for the Royal Navy in Portsmouth.

£6m depot contract for GMI
Leeds-based contractor GMI Construction has been awarded a £6m contract by housebuilder Wilson & Bowden for an Exel Trade Team depot at Cambuslang, near Glasgow. The contract comes hot on the heels of four others, worth a total of £12m, won by GMI.