Bouygues

Revenue at Bouygues UK topped £400m in 2020 as the contractor managed to stay in profit. Revenue for the year to 31 December 2020 was £420.3m, up from £399.5m the year before. It was the first time since 2017 the French-owned contractor has reported a rise in turnover. It reported…

Bouygues UK have been appointed to design and build the first phase of a life-sciences and wellness scheme in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Located on Delta Lakes, Llanelli, the job will be delivered for the Carmarthenshire County Council. The council has valued the development in excess of £200m. The Pentre Awel project…

Bouygues E&S Contracting has received a £51m cash injection from its parent company. The recapitalisation of the contractor that works primarily in the energy, science and tech sectors, took place last week when it issued £51m worth of new equity to its owner, Bouygues Energies & Services SAS, based in…

Retrofitting buildings rather than constructing them from scratch is a huge opportunity in the contracting market. Bouygues UK chief executive Rob Bradley told Construction News that repurposing buildings will be a huge area of growth as the industry looks to decarbonise. His firm is aiming to reduce its carbon 40…

Bouygues subsidiary ULiving has won the contract to design, build, finance and operate five new accommodation blocks for the University of Essex. The French multinational scooped the £98m contract via its ULiving university development arm, with Bouygues UK set to deliver the design-and-build work. The new blocks will add 1,262…

Bouygues Energies & Services has acquired robotics firm SEA Productique for an undisclosed sum. The French company also works on industrial IT solutions and automation for industry, primarily to help firms improve their processes in the manufacturing, food and pharmaceutical industries. Bouygues Energies & Services, a subsidiary of the French…

Highways England has shortlisted three joint ventures to build the £2.3bn Lower Thames Crossing. The new road tunnel is planned to link Essex and Kent under the River Thames. The shortlisted firms are: BFV JV – comprising Bam Nuttall, Ferrovial Construction and Vinci Construction Grands Projets. Consultants Atkins, Tecnica y…

A Keller/VSL International joint venture has won a £167m geotechnical package on HS2. The firms have been awarded the contract for the C1 section of the project, which will see the delivery of a viaduct and twin-bore tunnels under the Chilterns by the Align JV – made up of Bouygues…

Balfour Beatty, Kier and Morgan Sindall are among the winners on a £10.5bn NHS Shared Business Services framework. The major new framework is divided into five lots and covers all types of building and construction work, design, alteration and refurbishment. It is open for use by the NHS and all…

Kier has appointed a Bouygues UK managing director to help it push for growth in the Midlands and to take responsibility for performance excellence of its construction business nationwide. Chris Stevens, a chartered civil engineer who sits on Bouygues UK’s board, has been with the firm since it acquired Warings…