Winvic wins £130m Birmingham BTR scheme

Courtyard view of the planned Oasis BirminghamOasis, a 456-home build-to-rent (BTR) development on Kent Street in Birmingham investment is being forward funded by Heim Global Investor, with McLaren Living acting as the developer and Winvic Construction as...

Wheatley to succeed Jubb at Galliford Try

Cliff WheatleyCliff Wheatley has been chosen to take over as managing director of Galliford Try Building from Ian Jubb, who plans to retires at the end of June 2026 after 19 years with the company.Wheatley joined Galliford Try with the acquisition of Miller...

AtkinsRéalis appoints industrial director

Ryan Macdonald Ryan Macdonald has joined AtkinsRéalis from Scottish energy company SSE, where he was director of major projects.In a newly-created role, he will head up the firm’s activities in energy networks, grid infrastructure, power and renewables, energy...

Morgan Sindall begins Salford acoustics building

CGI of Salford’s acoustics laboratoryMorgan Sindall is building a new acoustics institute at the University of Salford. Costing nearly £24m, the building will have vibration-isolating foundations and walls constructed from extra dense concrete to insulate the...

Merit goes into administration

Merit’s factory in CramlingtonJames Lumb and Will Wright from Interpath were appointed joint administrators to Merit Group Services Limited on 17th November 2025 and to Merit Health Limited and Merit Holdings Limited on 18th November.The companies have now ceased...