Skanska

Skanska has secured the contract to replace a nine-storey office block overlooking London’s River Thames, involving the reconstruction of the retained century-old facade. The Swedish contractor will design and build the 12,100 square metre flexible workspace for Baola Properties at 7 Millbank (pictured). The facade, which was built in 1913…

Costs have risen on the main civils works of HS2 in the south of England. Skanska revealed in a stock market statement on Friday that it is set to receive an extra £50m for its role on the southern section of the megaproject after agreeing changes to its scope of…

Skanska has hailed “early contractor involvement” as it reports an increased profit for last year. The Swedish contractor’s UK arm, Skanska UK, penned a pre-tax profit of £27.3m in the year to 31 December 2023, up from £24.5m in the previous year. The contractor’s turnover dropped slightly, from £1.38bn to…

Network Rail has appointed four firms to deliver £490m of construction works over the next five years. The national infrastructure operator selected the contractors for its North West and Central Region Control Period 7 Framework A. The deal will cover large projects across that part of the country between 1…

Morgan Sindall Construction and Skanska UK have each won jobs in Cambridge from rail pension-fund manager Railpen. Skanska has picked up a £200m contract to build the 50,000 square metre Botanic Place office scheme on Hills Road, close to the university’s botanical gardens. Designed by architect AHMM, the scheme includes…

Skanska stalwart Steve Holbrook has left the firm with immediate effect after almost three decades of service. Holbrook joined the Swedish-owned construction firm in 1995, initially as a sponsored student midway through his undergraduate studies at Loughborough University. He rose through the ranks to become managing director of Skanska Building…

Skanska has topped October’s contractor league table with a single contract win – a £158m data-centre fit-out job. The firm will install electrical plant, air conditioning, ventilation, lifts and a roof gantry at Telehouse South in London’s Docklands for data-centre provider Telehouse. Skanska previously carried out an early works package…

Skanska has landed one of its largest fit-out jobs, winning a £158m contract for a data centre in London’s Docklands. The work will form part of an upgrade of global data centre provider Telehouse’s largest facility. The 10-storey Telehouse South, in Blackwall Yard, is one of five data centres the…

Skanska UK saw its profit and revenue increase in 2022, according to just-filed company accounts. The contractor's pre-tax profit rose to £55m, a 59 per cent increase on the previous year's £34.7m. Turnover increased to £1.4bn, a 17 per cent increase on the previous year's £1.2bn, with its pre-tax profit…

Royal Bam topped the monthly contractors’ league table in July for the first time since 2020, after it was chosen to build converter stations at each end of a £2bn undersea cable between Scotland and England. The firm was awarded £500m for its share of work on Eastern Green Link…