Construction News - Sir Robert McAlpine

Confirmation of HS2’s £6.6bn civils deals helped Balfour Beatty secure its first contractor league triumph since April 2016.

Sir Robert McAlpine has been confirmed to carry out repairs on Big Ben’s tower as the estimated cost of the project has doubled to £61m, it has been revealed.

Galliford Try took first place in the monthly contractor table for September thanks to a swathe of residential deals.

Interserve has won a £70m contract from developer Dandara to build 744 private rented flats in Leeds.

A group of MPs led by Labour’s former business secretary have called for Sir Robert McAlpine to be stripped of its contract to repair Big Ben due to the group’s history of blacklisting.

Around 90 jobs at Sir Robert McAlpine are under threat as the contractor undergoes a regional restructure.

A huge 30-deal haul has sent Kier to the top of the contractor league table for October – its first triumph since the final month of 2016.

More than 30 contractors have won places on the government’s £8bn framework covering the construction of new schools in England.

HS2 has warned contractors it will strip them of civils contracts and hand them to rival joint ventures if they consistently produce sub-par designs.

Winvic has topped the monthly contractor league for the very first time after recording an eight-deal £252.5m haul in November.

Kier bagged 38 deals in December to top the contractor league for the second time in three months, the latest contract data has revealed.

Kier clinched its second successive contractor league triumph in January after securing 35 deals underpinned by healthcare projects.

Sir Robert McAlpine has been appointed to deliver a £40m office development in Leeds.

Mike Hussey, the chief executive of property developer Almacantar, has taken to Twitter to slam Sir Robert McAlpine following a £1.1m high court victory against the contractor.

Mace clinched its first monthly league crown since September 2016 after finally signing the deal to deliver the £400m ‘Gotham City’ scheme in central London.