Osborne appoints administrators | Merchant sales continue to fall | Workington subbie lands £40m deal

Osborne appoints administrators | Merchant sales continue to fall | Workington subbie lands £40m deal

UK Construction News

Hundred let go as Osborne appoints administrators

Geoffrey Osborne Limited has today formally gone into administration, blaming the combination of covid-19 and Brexit.

Builders merchant sales continue to fall

Sales across Britain’s builders’ merchants were down once again in February, compared to last year.

Aggregates trading platform secures funding

A matchmaking website for people wanting to get rid of or procure soils and aggregates has received start-up funding.

British Steel clears planning for Scunthorpe electric arc furnace

Chinese-owned British Steel has been granted planning permission to build an electric arc furnace at its Scunthorpe headquarters.

Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre to become demonstrator

Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre is getting a makeover to demonstrate best practice for non-domestic buildings.

Could Truss be right?

Britain’s briefest prime minister has a book out this week and Bishop & Taylor discuss things that she’s been saying. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day, they decide. So what might Liz Truss be right about? Also in this episode, checking consultants’ credentials and Taylor’s adventure in AI.


Contract News

Workington subbie lands £40m Sellafield deal

Workington-based civil engineering contractor Stobbarts has won a 15-year framework deal at Sellafield worth up to £40m.

Springfield signs £10m affordable housing contract

Scottish house-builder Springfield Properties has signed a £10m contract with Moray Council for the construction of affordable housing.


Plant & Equipment News

Aggreko unveils three-engine generator

Generator supplier Aggreko has launched a new range of machines unlike anything else on the market, it says.

Special cranes for Selwood

UK pump hire specialist Selwood has taken delivery of a pair of truck with special pipe handling cranes on the back.

HSS stays in the black again

AIM listed tool hire chain HSS Hire Group’s results for 2023 show revenue marginally up and profits substantially down.



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