Willmott Dixon

An evolving trend in tendering for two-stage design-and-build contracts is helping the supply chain and contractors to share risk, the University of Cambridge's construction director believes. Gavin Heaphy said consulting with contractors on risk-sharing had led to a re-evaluation of work procurement on the educational facility's major development, a new district…

Willmott Dixon has been named the third best company in Europe for diversity in a survey by a national newspaper. The Financial Times commissioned an independent study, which placed the contractor just below Booking.com and Colgate-Palmolive in its top 700 list of “diversity leaders”. The survey, of human resources and…

US contractor Fluor took its first ever number one spot on the monthly contract wins league table in October. Top 10 contractors, October 2019 Click here for the full top 50 Contractor No Total (£m) 1 Fluor 1 350.0 2 Balfour Beatty 5 223.5 3 Morgan Sindall 41 196.9 4…

Willmott Dixon, Bam, Skanska and Bam Nuttall have signed up to an onsite flexible-working scheme with Build UK and Timewise. The four contractors are the first to trial flexible-working consultant Timewise’s Construction Pioneers programme, which will focus on onsite jobs that typically have more rigid shift working. The trial, which…

Four firms are in the running to build a new £65m retail park in Essex. McLaren, Readie, Willmott Dixon and Vinci are on the shortlist to deliver the scheme in Colchester, Construction News can reveal. The winning bidder is expected to be named by the end of November. The development…

Liverpool-based contractor Crossfield Group has recruited two ex-tier one managers to its ranks. Former Wates commercial manager Tom Dillon (top, left) will lead commercial operations across the group, which has construction, living and development arms. It has also announced that Willmott Dixon director Stuart Belfield (top, right) has become operations…

Hackney Council will take legal action against Willmott Dixon’s housing arm over construction “failures” on flats in east London. The local authority will be moving 41 families out of Bridport House in Hoxton after discovering what it alleged was “incorrect insulation” and a litany of other defects in work carried…

Willmott Dixon will deliver a new members' area at Wimbledon. The firm has been selected by the All England Lawn Tennis Club to demolish existing indoor courts located at Somerset Road, adjacent to the main Wimbledon venue. It is understood that the contract value is around £70m. A new complex…

Haringey Council has announced the full list of winners for the £5bn London Construction Programme major works framework. Earlier this week, McLaren, Graham and Thomas Sinden announced they had won places on lots across the scheme (see attachment). The framework, hosted by Haringey Council, is a partnership between the capital’s 33…

Fortem, the repair and maintenance business demerged from Willmott Dixon, has secured contracts worth up to £330m with five housing associations across England. The largest contract secured was a £110.7m, 10-year deal with Equity Housing Group and Johnnie Johnson Housing. This is closely followed by a £108.6m, 15-year contract with…