Posted: 16th December, 2014
Carillion has won a £190m schools contract to rebuild schools across the Midlands in its latest trading statement, which shows the company’s overall turnover for 2014 is likely to be in line with that for last year. The construction giant told the stock exchange this morning that it has been chosen as selected bidder for... Read More
Posted: 16th December, 2014
Contractor Kier has been named as preferred bidder to deliver a £400m property development programme in Staffordshire. The firm will work in joint venture with Staffordshire council and the local police and crime commissioner to deliver a ten-year programme across the local public sector estate. The two authorities, which will appoint Kier, are seeking to... Read More
Posted: 16th December, 2014
Mace has been appointed construction manager on the 811-home first phase of the massive Royal Wharf regeneration scheme in east London. Mace will oversee construction of the phase as part of the overall masterplan for 3,385 apartments and town houses, retail space, cafes, a school, restaurants and a gymnasium. The firm was appointed by Singaporean... Read More
Posted: 16th December, 2014
The estates arm of the Ministry of Defence has announced the appointment of five companies to its framework for the design and build of up to £250m worth of projects in Scotland. Under its Next Generation Estate Contracts programme, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) as awarded contracts for its Scottish Framework for Capital Works... Read More
Posted: 10th December, 2014
Boris Johnson has approved a Ballymore masterplan to regenerate a rundown riverside area of west London. The masterplan for Ballymore’s Brentford Waterside scheme (pictured) was drawn up by a design team including practices AHMM, Glenn Howells Architects and Maccreanor Lavington. The masterplan has been approved by the mayor after receiving the thumbs up from the... Read More
Posted: 10th December, 2014
Designers from across the world have been invited to participate in a competition to create a new foot and cycle bridge across the River Thames. The London borough of Wandsworth has launched the competition to design the new crossing that will link the rapidly growing Nine Elms district with the Pimlico embankment to the north.... Read More
Posted: 5th December, 2014
As part of National Tree Week the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson announced plans to make London leafier by planting the final 4,300 trees in his Street Tree Initiative. This is the third and final round of the initiative, which is on track to meet the Mayor’s commitment to plant an additional 10,000 street trees... Read More
Posted: 5th December, 2014
CompeteFor is delighted to be partnering with SWIP (STAKE-ASPIRE), the internal contractor of choice for Transport for London, on their most recent procurement venture to secure suitable suppliers to work on their projects’. Following publication of a Periodic Indicative Notice (PIN), SWIP is now accepting Expressions of Interest for a variety of Trade Packages, and... Read More
Posted: 2nd December, 2014
Housing association the Hyde Group has launched a £1 billion contractor framework and is encouraging SMEs as well as major contractors to bid. Hyde anticipates building between 1,000 and 1,500 new homes each year, with half being affordable homes both for rent and for shared ownership and these will be spread across sites from under £1 million... Read More
Posted: 2nd December, 2014
New proposals obliging large and listed companies to publish detailed information about their payment practices and performance have been unveiled by the Business Minister Matthew Hancock. The proposed changes will provide robust information making it easier for small businesses to compare the role models with the less reputable. Specifically, the average payment time; the proportion... Read More
