Civils

Construction output dropped by 0.5 per cent in October, newly released official figures show. As the overall UK economy shrank by 0.3 per cent in the month, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that a decline in construction activity contributed to the fall. The sector’s volume drop…

A Balfour Beatty roadworker in Southampton was attacked with a baseball bat by a driver trying to get through a road closure, it has emerged. The incident was highlighted by the firm and Southampton City Council as part of an attempt to stamp out abuse of roadworkers. A survey by…

Taylor Woodrow has been officially awarded a £120m strategic infrastructure contract for Meridian Water, a £6bn regeneration project in Edmonton, north London. The contract covers an extensive range of works including naturalising a brook and creating two new parks, bridges, footpaths, and road and cycle links. After this work is…

Contractors are being sought for a four-year £300m road-surfacing and planing framework in North Yorkshire. NY Highways, a subsidiary of North Yorkshire Council, has opened bids for the work on the county’s 5,800 miles of road. The company was formed as a highways-maintenance supplier in 2021 by the former North…

A Bouygues Travaux Publics-Murphy joint venture (JV) has landed the £1.34bn tunnelling contract for the Lower Thames Crossing. The JV beat competition from a venture comprised of Bam Nuttall, Ferrovial Construction and Vinci Construction Grands Projets, and a bid from a Dragados and Hochtief Infrastructure JV to land the work.…

Bachy Soletanche Holdings (Europe) has added more than £100m to its turnover in a year. The Lancashire-headquartered ground engineering specialist posted income of £221.6m for the 12 months ending 31 December 2022 – up 91 per cent from the year before. Pre-tax profit was up 87 per cent over the…

Balfour Beatty is set to deliver almost £20m of coastal protection works in East Anglia. The contractor was appointed by North Norfolk District Council for schemes in Cromer and Mundesley. Procured through Scape's civil engineering framework, the projects are designed to protect 600 properties from flooding and erosion. Balfour will…

The UK arm of Madrid-based civils giant Sacyr is competing with Graham and Balfour Beatty for a troubled £150m road-upgrade scheme in the Highlands. Scottish transport minister Fiona Hyslop this week announced the shortlist for the dualling of the A9 between Tomatin and Moy. In 2021 the Scottish Government shortlisted Graham,…

Graham has secured a key role on an £87m road-upgrade project on Humberside. The Northern Irish contractor was appointed by East Riding of Yorkshire Council to deliver the A164 and Jock’s Lodge improvement scheme. Planning consent was granted in 2020 for the project, with government funding confirmed this month to…

Contractors have been alerted to two Network Rail frameworks worth a total of more than £2bn in the Midlands and Eastern regions. Under the first framework from Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd, valued at £1.15bn, contractors are needed for reactive works and small schemes on Network Rail’s building and civil assets…