Tom Bill
NewsInterserve scoops £42m of schools contracts
Three education deals include a £23m contract for refurbishment of Farney Park High School in Leeds
NewsMace’s Shard project director departs
Tim Goldby left the company several weeks ago, and Gareth Lewis has taken over
NewsFire destroys timber frame site
No reported injuries as 30 firefighters bring blaze under control at site in County Durham
NewsCyril Sweett order book grows 30%
Acqusition of Widness and Padghams helps boost consultants’ growth overseas
NewsGalliford Try appoints Segro boss Ian Coull as chairman
Coull is leaving Segro and will succeed current chairman David Calerley next July
NewsGrosvenor framework saves 10% on £250m pipeline
Four-strong team will handle all construction work across 120ha Mayfair and Belgravia portfolio
NewsNoho Square picks team and targets Google as tenant
Consultants on £200m former Candy & Candy project in Fitzrovia include Aecom and EC Harris
NewsShepherd plans London assault
Richard Vining, the new chief executive of Shepherd Construction, has announced that the company will open a central London office to boost its position as a national contractor
NewsHundreds of Connaught jobs at risk
Staff left in the lurch as Lovell picks up less than half of social housing firm’s contracts
NewsSpending cuts threaten 100,000 construction jobs
PricewaterhouseCoopers report says the comprehensive spending revue could lead to loss of 500,000 private sector jobs
NewsShepherd Construction announces new chief executive
Richard Vining steps up from role as southern boss as Allan McDougall moves to head office
NewsWYG runs the rule over acquisitions in SE Asia
Engineer looks at deals in emerging markets as part of six-year recovery plan
NewsRok clears finance director of wrongdoing
Contractor lifts suspension of Ashley Martin and says financial problems were caused by falling workloads and poor controls
NewsDavid Higgins leaves ODA for Network Rail
ODA’s director of finance Dennis Hone will replace Higgins who takes up chief executive post at rail body
NewsMorgan Sindall secures 42 Connaught social housing contracts
Nearly half of social housing contracts bought from Connaught have now transferred to Morgan Sindall
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Aukett to make fresh swoop after Archial collapses
Deal between the firms on the cards after UK’s sixth-largest architect falls into administration
CommentCitywatch: Morgan sindall’s big gamble
Construction analysts spent most of the week marvelling at the speed with which Morgan Sindall had slapped £28m on the table for the social housing arm of Connaught
NewsAukett to make fresh swoop after Archial collapses
Deal between the firms on the cards after UK’s sixth-largest architect falls into administration