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McAlpine wins Somerset gigafactory job

Ian Weinfass — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 23:01:30 +0000

Sir Robert McAlpine has been appointed on a preconstruction services agreement for a new £4bn battery cell manufacturing facility in Somerset. Client Agratas, part of Indian multinational Tata, today (22 July) named the contractor as its delivery partner for the first building on its site…

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Green light for £312m Vinci-McAlpine hospitals overhaul

Kerry Lorimer — Wed, 29 May 2024 10:15:19 +0000

The £312m revamp of two Midlands hospitals by Vinci and Sir Robert McAlpine has been given the go-ahead. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust confirmed that the full business case for its transformation programme had been approved, allowing construction to begin. Integrated Health Projects (IHP),…

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Contractor sought for delayed £55m campus job after McAlpine exits

Greg Pitcher — Thu, 23 May 2024 15:14:56 +0000

The University of Cumbria has advertised a fresh deal to build its new campus in Carlisle city centre after Sir Robert McAlpine (SRM) walked away from the delayed scheme. The Hertfordshire-headquartered contractor said in March 2022 that it had been named as sole contractor on…

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HS2 land and property chief joins Sir Robert McAlpine

Colin Marrs — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:56:07 +0000

HS2’s land and property director has left the project to take up a newly-created role in charge of defence at Sir Robert McAlpine. Mike Hickson has joined the tier one contractor as managing director of defence, as part of the firm’s strategy to grow its…

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McAlpine CEO replaced by ex-Lendlease boss

Ian Weinfass — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 12:29:39 +0000

Sir Robert McAlpine has announced the sudden departure of chief executive Paul Hamer, and that he will be replaced with former Lendlease Europe boss Neil Martin. A statement shared by the contractor on Friday (16 February) said that Martin will start in post on Monday…

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CN’s top 10 features of 2023: safety, finance and project reports

Ian Weinfass — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 07:00:44 +0000

10. How do we make modular buildings safer? More than eight months after fire-service leaders published a five-page document outlining a litany of concerns about modular buildings, and more than a year-and-a-half after safety body Cross-UK highlighted the potential for concealed spread of fire inside…

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New episode of First Site podcast released

Ben Vogel — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:21:42 +0000

A new episode of First Site, Construction News’ monthly podcast sponsored by equipment-hire specialist Speedy Hire, was released this morning (20 September). To coincide with the release of our latest annual CN100 index of top-performing UK contractors*, CN deputy editor Ben Vogel is joined by…

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McAlpine opens up on recent restructure and profitability problems

Will Ing — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:24:36 +0000

Many contractors might cast a jealous glance at a pre-tax profit around the £10m mark. Since the end of July, John Sisk & Son, Morrisroe and Erith have all declared losses. Six other CN100 firms have reported falling margins: McAleer & Rushe, Winvic, RJ McLeod,…

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Margin squeezed at Sir Robert McAlpine

Will Ing — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 11:09:07 +0000

Sir Robert McAlpine saw its profit margin squeezed to 0.86 per cent last year, although a hefty increase in revenue kept its profit stable. The family-owned contractor turned over £1.07bn in the year to 31 October 2022, an increase of £150m – or 16 per…

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Zero diesel – a clear direction of travel?

Ben Vogel — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 11:06:29 +0000

As the Zero Diesel Sites Route Map is launched, CN asks if it will be a rocky road to follow The construction sector is seeking operational dividends by introducing green onsite plant to align with the government’s net-zero 2050 commitment. However, implementing change is complicated…

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