Pre-tax profit plummeted at Willmott Dixon last year, with the firm blaming difficult trading conditions and spiralling supply chain insolvencies for a “disappointing” set of annual results. Profit before tax, amortisation of goodwill and exceptional items was £10.9m, down from £41.2m the year before, according to the group’s accounts for…
The chief executive of Willmott Dixon has warned schemes may be cancelled due to “considerable uncertainty” over the regulatory requirements around second staircases in high-rise blocks. Rick Willmott issued the warning as the industry waits to see if the government’s soon-to-be-updated fire safety regulations on second staircases go further than…
Willmott Dixon has launched its first drylining academy for prisoners in the North of England. The Hertfordshire-based contractor will teach inmates at HMP Lincoln plasterboard installation skills to help them find jobs on their release. It follows similar initiatives at HMP Elmley in Kent, HMP Cardiff in South Wales and…
Willmott Dixon is set to build a £40 million healthcare hub in west London. The contractor was selected by Hounslow Council and the NHS to deliver a modern replacement for Chiswick Health Centre. The new facility, to be built on the same Fishers Lane site as the existing complex, will…
Willmott Dixon has been selected by Oxford Brookes University to deliver two new buildings on its Headington Hill campus. The plans, designed by ADP Architecture, will create a new teaching block and faculty offices, as well as an engineering building, in a Grade II-listed estate. The £60m project will provide…
Willmott Dixon has failed in its bid to get compensation from Wolverhampton council for project delays. The contractor had claimed it was owed money in relation to a £48.1m job renovating Civic Halls in Wolverhampton. Willmott Dixon scooped the job back in September 2019 via its spot on the Scape…
Willmott Dixon has been accused of “contributory negligence” by two companies that it is trying to sue over combustible cladding on a mixed-use development in Woolwich, London. Aecom and AIS Chartered Surveyors have both pointed the finger back at Willmott Dixon, which is trying to recoup the costs of remedial…
Balfour Beatty moved to the top of the contractors' league table for the first time in two years thanks to a £1.2bn job to build the northern road linked to the Lower Thames Crossing. The job, to build nearly 10 miles of new road, almost single-handedly drove Balfour to first…
Willmott Dixon is suing five subcontractors and consultants as it attempts to recover the cost of fixing defective cladding on a residential scheme in Woolwich, south London. Court documents obtained by Construction News show that Willmott Dixon is taking the action after settling with client Tesco over the work carried…
More than 100 projects across the UK will share £2.1bn from the second round of the government’s levelling up fund, including major transport, tourism and city regeneration schemes. A total of 111 areas have been promised grants, which aim to drive economic growth, restore local pride and spread opportunity to…
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