Wates acquisition | Hopkins and Tilia join | Flat profits for VolkerWessels

Wates acquisition | Hopkins and Tilia join | Flat profits for VolkerWessels


UK Construction News


Wates acquires property services business

Wates Group is taking over Liberty, the property services business of northwest social housing provider ForHousing.


Hopkins and Tilia become Untypical

Private equity investor Guy Hands has merged his two house-building companies and given them a new name.


Flat profits for VolkerWessels

Dutch construction group VolkerWessels saw modest growth its UK operations last year but little sign of improvement.


National Highways accused of overreach

An anti-road-building campaign group has accused National Highways of breaching its licence by spending public money on lobbying government.


Belfast acquisition for Drees & Sommer

Northern Ireland construction consultant Johnston Houston has been acquired by German firm Drees & Sommer.


HE Simm looks to rebound

Building services contractor HE Simm is eyeing and immediate return to profit after reporting losses for last year.


Wates sacks troll

Wates has sacked a project manager facing a charge of posting a malicious comment on social media.


ISG, Fox and Gipave

In this episode Bishop & Taylor discuss the collapse of ISG, the rise and sale of Fox Brothers, and National Highways’ trial of graphene-enhanced asphalt.


Contract News


Kier follows Bam onto Huddersfield health campus

Kier has started work this week on a new building for the University of Huddersfield’s National Health Innovation Campus.


Green light for Liverpool’s Littlewoods project

Liverpool City Council’s planning committee has approved plans to transform the former Littlewoods building in the city into a film and TV campus.


Construction of Salford Rise begins

Eric Wright Civil Engineering has been appointed main contractor for a £15m urban landscaping scheme in Salford.


Plant & equipment news


Nixon Hire completes strategic shift

A year after an initial transition away from mobile plant, Nixon Hire has unveiled step two of the plan.



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