Contractors are bracing themselves for a pay row with Crossrail chiefs over millions due in the doomed attempt to accelerate work on the project. It was confirmed last week that the project will be at least nine months late. But contractors have been pouring resources into the scheme for months as Crossrail … Read More
Key firms involved in refurbishing Grenfell Tower have been accused of attempting to derail the public inquiry with a wall of corporate silence. Design and build contractor Rydon, its subcontractors and suppliers have refused to comment on their work and the key issue of compliance claiming they need more information or are u… Read More
Spurs have successfully tested their retractable grass pitch as Mace work flat out to finish the club’s new stadium in time for the start of the new season. The club has released images of the hi-tech pitch trays being moved out from underneath the South Stand. The system has been designed, engineered, built and installe… Read More
The Government has finally agreed to foot an estimated £400m bill to remove and replace all dangerous cladding on council and housing association blocks. The funding pledge comes on the eve of the publication of the Hackitt Review into the Grenfell Tower disaster, which is widely expected to recommend a new regulatory system… Read More
Demolition specialist Erith is starting enabling works on the £825m scheme to transform the area around Paddington Station in West London. The project being jointly developed by Sellars Group and Great Western Developments will feature a 14-storey glass cubed-shaped office and retail space. Erith will have s… Read More
Keltbray Group’s expansion into new specialist markets helped to lift group revenues past the £400m point for the first time. The specialist contractor, which has expanded from demolition and decommissioning to offer full remediation, rail, environmental services and reinforced concrete structure solutions, raise… Read More
Barratt Developments has agreed to foot the £2m bill to replace unsafe cladding on the Citiscape development in Croydon. Cladding on the building failed safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy and worried leaseholders were facing having to pay the costs themselves. But Barratt has now stepped forwar… Read More
Crystal Palace FC have confirmed they will start work on their Selhurst Park stadium redevelopment at the end of the 2018/19 season. The London club set out its building plans for a new iconic Main Stand after gaining planning from Croydon Council. The project, which is expected to cost between £75-£100m, will increase t… Read More
Construction output will stagnate this year before accelerating to 2.7% in 2019 and 1.9% in 2020 as major infrastructure projects gather speed. Forecasters at the Construction Products Association say that infrastructure and private housing remain the only two bright spots this year amid a fall-off in commercial work hit by … Read More