Sir Robert McAlpine

The cost of relocating the Museum of London has risen by £100m, it has emerged. The project involves moving the museum from its Barbican base to the nearby former Smithfield Market, where listed buildings are being refurbished. Sir Robert McAlpine was formally appointed construction manager on the scheme today (10…

Sir Robert McAlpine has completed a reorganisation of its corporate structure in a bid to focus on its “priority sectors”. In addition to a focus on healthcare, industrial and commercial, heritage and offices, the firm announced it would target growth in the rail, transport and nuclear sectors. The firm’s new…

Sir Robert McAlpine is set to slash more than 50 jobs amid a major reshuffle of the business. The contractor, which had a turnover of £937.2m in the year to 31 October 2021, said it had started 30-day redundancy consultations, as it looked to reduce headcount by 2.5 per cent.…

Sir Robert McAlpine has been chosen by the University of Bristol to deliver its £500m Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus scheme. The new campus is to be built adjacent to Temple Meads station and is due to open in 2026. According to the university, the site will accommodate more than 4,600…

Eight firms, including some of the industry’s biggest names, have won places on a £1.5bn framework covering public-sector projects across the North West of England. Kier, Sir Robert McAlpine, ISG, Vinci and Morgan Sindall are among those named on the four-year framework, which kicks off this month. The work includes…

McLaren Construction has replaced Sir Robert McAlpine to complete the £200m expansion of the ExCeL Centre in London's Docklands. The scheme will see the existing conference, exhibition and catering facilities extended by a quarter to cover an area of 125,000 square metres. McLaren will take over from Sir Robert McAlpine,…

Contractors have been alerted to a £616m building and consultancy framework for NHS projects in Wales. The second-generation framework will replace an existing one that started in 2018 and is due to run out in April 2024. It will be managed by the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership – an…

Several of the UK’s top contractors will limit work or completely shut sites during the Queen’s funeral next week. Earlier this week, the Construction Leadership Council told firms that there was no obligation on them to suspend business during the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, as per government guidance. It…

Planning permission for a new £77.5m University of Cumbria campus, led by Sir Robert McAlpine, has been granted. Plans for the Carlisle Citadel project, which will include work to retain two Grade I-listed citadel rotundas, along with other heritage structures, such as the Woolworths and Burton’s buildings, were approved by…

Sir Robert McAlpine has appointed Andrew Hunter as its new director of engineering. Hunter joined the construction and civil engineering firm in 2018, as a technical director, having previously held senior leadership positions at Skanska. He succeeds Alison Cox, who left the position in August 2021, to take on the…