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Multiplex bags another London skyscraper

Charlotte Banks — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:56:14 +0000

Multiplex has been appointed to build the City of London’s newest skyscraper. Fifty Fenchurch Street will provide around 60,400 square metres of office space in the heart of the financial district. Multiplex did not divulge the value of the job but data provider Glenigan estimates it…

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Multiplex’s European profit soars

Greg Pitcher — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:59:19 +0000

Multiplex has almost trebled its profit in Europe after a “strong” year. The London-based arm of the Australian contracting giant reported pre-tax profit of £31m for the 12 months to 31 December 2023. This was up from £11.1m in the previous year, and just £2.6m…

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Multiplex starts work on £190m South Bank tower

Will Ing — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:07:26 +0000

Multiplex has started construction work on a 50-storey residential tower at Bankside Yards by the River Thames in central London. The Australian contractor is working with building-frame subcontractor Keltbray and facade subcontractor Scheldebouw on the 250-flat tower, which is part of the £3bn Bankside Yards…

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Multiplex HQ faces demolition under 54-storey City tower plan

Colin Marrs — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:07:56 +0000

A planning application is being drawn up for a 54-storey tower in the City of London to replace a 1970s-built block that is home to the HQ of Multiplex Europe. The City of London Corporation this month received preliminary notification of the proposal, which would…

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Major London deals help Multiplex top the league table

Ian Weinfass — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 06:00:29 +0000

Multiplex topped the contracts league table for the first time in more than two-and-a-half years in September, thanks to two London wins, according to data compiled by construction intelligence provider Glenigan. The Australian multinational landed the £450m main contract for the super-prime St John’s Wood…

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Contractor tops league table for first time since 2019

Ian Weinfass — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 06:00:37 +0000

Galliford Try topped the June contractor’s league table for the first time in more than four years, thanks to a road improvement scheme in Gloucestershire. The firm landed the M5 Junction 10 scheme, which involves building two new slip roads, as well as a new…

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Multiplex scoops phase 2 of £500m TV centre redevelopment

Jonathan Knott — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 11:36:23 +0000

Multiplex has won a contract for 345 luxury apartments at the former BBC Television Centre site in west London. The job, understood to be worth £220m, will involve constructing two residential blocks designed by dRMM and Allford Hall Monagham Morris. Main construction work is expected…

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Multiplex boosts profit despite shutdown at £900m site

Joshua Stein — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:38:49 +0000

Multiplex’s pre-tax profit has more than quadrupled despite a four-month-long work freeze on its £900m One Nine Elms site. Construction News revealed last January that workers were leaving the bumper site in droves after developer R&F Properties failed to pay Multiplex. That shutdown meant revenue…

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Multiplex set to sign £200m Broadgate contract

Jonathan Knott — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 06:50:44 +0000

Multiplex is set to win a £200m job for a major refurbishment at Broadgate in the City of London. The Australian contractor is expected to sign a contract to refurbish and extend the 13-story building at One Exchange Square, overlooking one of the City’s largest…

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Troubled One Nine Elms site to be completed by 2023

Joshua Stein — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:18:26 +0000

R&F Properties’ troubled One Nine Elms site in London is due to be completed in November 2023. Last week, Chinese developer R&F agreed a £772m funding package for the site, enabling a full workforce to return to work for the first time since January. The…

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