The northern leg of HS2 could be scaled back, it has been reported. The Financial Times said that the Oakervee review is examining the possibility of axing phase 2b of the route from the East Midlands to Leeds and Sheffield. The review is assessing … Continue reading →

A Skanska-led joint venture is starting to prepare the way for a record-breaking pipeline push 30m below the River Humber for National Grid. Eight 610m sections of concrete cased pipes will be pushed through Humber River tunnel The firm has … Continue reading →

For those unfamiliar with the basic definition; the counter offer is a last-minute bid by a company to retain an employee who has handed in a notice of resignation. Over the years we have seen many a counter offer put on … Continue reading →

Amey is close to striking a deal that could see it stump up £215m to walk away from its troubled Birmingham highways maintenance PFI contract. Birmingham City Council chiefs are understood to have agreed a proposal with the highways maintenance … Continue reading →

Galliford Try is undertaking a strategic review of its construction business after issuing a fresh profit warning. Further hits have been distilled on the completed Queensferry Crossing The firm said it aimed to reduce the size of the construction business as … Continue reading →

The Department for Transport plans to make utilities contractors guarantee their reinstatement’s for five years. Transport secretary Chris Grayling has launched a consultation on increasing the guarantee on utility firms’ roadworks form two years to five years, so that if … Continue reading →

HS2 has named its preferred construction partners to deliver its two major station projects in London. HS2 will more than double capacity at Euston station with 11 new platforms A joint venture between Mace and Dragados has beaten rival bidder … Continue reading →

Crossrail has bust its budget by another £2bn as further delays to the opening of the project were confirmed. Another extra financing package worth more than £2bn was agreed on Monday afternoon as Crossrail chiefs admitted they couldn’t guarantee hitting … Continue reading →

HS2 has begun the search for a construction team to deliver the design-and-build package for Birmingham’s Curzon Street station worth up to £435m. The new station, which is set to open in 2026, aims to unlock 36,000 jobs and 4,000 … Continue reading →

HS2 has outlined plans to split the proposed West Midlands to Crewe section of the high speed railway into two civils contract packages. Procurement chiefs said they are still keeping procurement options open with the possibility of running a competition between … Continue reading →

Highways England has chosen the winners for one of its biggest ever framework deals. It is thought the names will be officially confirmed shortly of contractors who have bagged places on the programme worth up to £8.7bn over the next … Continue reading →

Contractors and consultants working on HS2 are gearing up to employ a 15,000-strong workforce by 2020. Over 7,000 roles are already supported by the project, and over 2,000 business have already won work with HS2, ahead of the main construction start … Continue reading →