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Contractor duo recognised for gender equality policies
Two of the UK’s biggest construction contractors have won plaudits for promoting…
Costain’s A1 dualling scheme gets long-awaited go-ahead
The transport secretary has green-lit a major road-dualling scheme that was awarded…
Balfour and Costain named on £4bn power station job
Balfour Beatty and Costain are among a host of contractors named on…
‘If I had one wish’: Costain CEO calls for infrastructure minister
Costain’s chief executive has called for the next UK government to appoint…
Costain to move to London HQ
Costain is moving its headquarters from Maidenhead in Berkshire to the City…
Costain hires former Amey boss
Costain has hired two non-executive directors, including the former chief executive of…
Costain transport lead departs
The managing director of Costain’s transport division, Sue Kershaw, is leaving the…
Costain wins £80m water-quality works
Costain has landed a £79.8m package of works to improve wastewater quality…
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Costain consults on ditching 25 tech jobs
Around 25 jobs at Costain are at risk as it considers the…
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Costain finishes H1 with more cash despite profit fall
Costain improved its net cash position in the first half (H1) of…
Revealed: Costain tops National Highways contractor spend
Costain was the largest recipient of National Highways spending in each of…
HS2 hands extra £305m to Skanska-Costain-Strabag
The Skanska Costain Strabag joint venture (SCS JV) working on HS2 has…
Five chosen for £485m nuclear decommissioning framework
Five firms have been chosen for a framework contract for decommissioning and…
Costain leaves £1.3bn National Highways job
Costain has left “one of the most critical road upgrades in the…
Government scraps smart motorways
The government has scrapped its plans for the roll-out of smart motorways.…
Sacked Crossrail spark blasts builders after blacklisting case settled
A former Crossrail worker has said he was fired and blacklisted after…
Costain returns to profit despite £17m water-contract provision
Costain has returned to profit despite registering a £17m provision to rectify…
HS2 investigates slurry pool above Costain-Skanska tunnelling
HS2 is investigating how a roughly 6 square metre pool of bubbling…
Balfour ties up top league spot with bumper Lower Thames job
Balfour Beatty moved to the top of the contractors' league table for…
Costain brings in navy veteran to head up new division
Costain has appointed a navy veteran to lead its newly combined defence…
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DfT raises doubts over £1.3bn A66 upgrade cost
The planned upgrade of a key section of the A66 has been…
HS2 slashes energy costs via framework
HS2’s decision to use a government electricity framework has cut the price…
Costain adds fifth female director to exec board
Abida Lalani has been appointed to Costain's executive board, which now has…
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Costain boss: ‘UK needs infrastructure secretary’
The government should appoint an infrastructure secretary to ensure stronger leadership on…
Balfour and Kier among four named on £1.3bn A66 upgrade
Four big-name contractors have been appointed to a £1.3bn project to upgrade…
HS2 launches first giant TBM in London
HS2 has fired up its first giant tunnel boring machine (TBM) in…
Costain and Mott MacDonald handed Stonehenge Tunnel work
Costain and Mott MacDonald have been awarded a role on the £1.7bn…
Costain appoints baroness as chair
Costain has named a Conservative peer as its new chair. Baroness Kate…