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Costain and MWH win £65m of water work

Greg Pitcher — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:06:42 +0000

Costain is set to work with MWH Treatment on £65m of work for Southern Water. The joint venture, known as CMDP, secured the contracts as part of the utility’s asset management plan 7 (AMP7) programme, which runs until the end of 2025. The deals will…

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Contractor duo recognised for gender equality policies

Joshua Stein — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 11:01:18 +0000

Two of the UK’s biggest construction contractors have won plaudits for promoting gender equality within their businesses. Costain and Willmott Dixon, which placed 12th and 19th respectively in the most recent CN100 list, were both named in The Times’ annual Top 50 Employers for Gender…

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Costain’s A1 dualling scheme gets long-awaited go-ahead

Greg Pitcher — Tue, 28 May 2024 11:47:01 +0000

The transport secretary has green-lit a major road-dualling scheme that was awarded to Costain almost three years ago. Mark Harper acted in line with the Planning Inspectorate’s recommendation, granting a development consent order for the 20km project to upgrade the A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham.…

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Balfour and Costain named on £4bn power station job

Joshua Stein — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:46:13 +0000

Balfour Beatty and Costain are among a host of contractors named on a set of works involving a new power station and carbon-capture scheme. The £4bn package is to build a gas-fired power station in Teesside with a pipeline to a new storage facility. Balfour…

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‘If I had one wish’: Costain CEO calls for infrastructure minister

Joshua Stein — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 07:00:47 +0000

Costain’s chief executive has called for the next UK government to appoint a cabinet-level minister to get a grip of infrastructure delivery. In an interview with Construction News, Costain chief executive Alex Vaughan outlined a set of priorities for the upcoming general election, aimed at…

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Costain to move to London HQ

Will Ing — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:07:25 +0000

Costain is moving its headquarters from Maidenhead in Berkshire to the City of London. The UK’s fifth-largest publicly listed contractor is set to take over the seventh floor of the Mace-built ‘Can of Ham’ building at 70 St Mary Axe. The 1,600 square metre office…

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10 companies to watch in 2024

Ian Weinfass — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 11:00:10 +0000

Which companies are likely to have the biggest impact on the industry in the year ahead? ISG In November, ISG felt moved to issue a statement denying “unsubstantiated, wholly inaccurate and false claims” about its financial health”. However, it did not elaborate on the nature…

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Costain hires former Amey boss

Will Ing — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:19:09 +0000

Costain has hired two non-executive directors, including the former chief executive of Amey. Steve Mogford and Amanda Fisher are set to join Costain’s board on 1 November and 1 December respectively, and will serve as members of the contractor’s audit, nomination and remuneration committees. Fisher…

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Costain transport lead departs

Kerry Lorimer — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:00:12 +0000

The managing director of Costain’s transport division, Sue Kershaw, is leaving the company after almost four years. The post, which involves responsibility for the firm’s highways, rail and aviation work, will be taken over by group commercial director David Taylor on an interim basis until…

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Costain wins £80m water-quality works

Ian Weinfass — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 08:37:24 +0000

Costain has landed a £79.8m package of works to improve wastewater quality and protect wildlife for Severn Trent. Obtained through the water company’s capital delivery framework, Costain will carry out work at 16 sites over the next four years. Twelve of the jobs involve Costain…

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