Vinci

When facing HS2 critics, Michael Dyke doesn’t want his staff to hide or be fearful. The Balfour Beatty/Vinci (BBV) HS2 joint venture managing director says he insists on respect and sensitivity, but doesn’t believe in running away. Leading the development of the £5bn central section of the megaproject, between north…

As the contractor seeks solutions to join London’s super-sewer with its Victorian predecessor, it could get very messy at Greenwich if things don’t go right

Project: Barton Square, Trafford Centre Client: Intu Contract value: £52m Main contractor: Vinci Contract type: JCT Design and Build Structural engineer: Cameron Darroch Associates M&E consultant: Hoare Lea Project start: August 2018 Project end: March 2020 How do you handle being the subject of not one, but two failed takeover…

Vinci has had to abandon innovation and do things the traditional way on a complex refurbishment of Buxton’s Grade I-listed Crescent and the neighbouring Grade II-listed mineral baths.