Cardo adds EWI contractor

Cardo Group chief executive Liam BevanCardo Group has signed an agreement to take over the operations of SERS Energy Solutions Group and SERS Energy Solutions (Scotland) across England, Wales and Scotland.Founded in 1990, SERS is an established external wall...

Laing O’Rourke appoints two new directors

Ilze Williamson and Jean-Pierre de VilliersJean-Pierre de Villiers has been promoted to director of Laing O’Rourke’s Specialist Trading Business Group (STBG) and Ilze Williamson is joining the company as finance director for its Europe hub.Jean-Pierre de Villiers...

Glenigan sees blue skies

Glenigan’s analysis of sub-£100m contracts starting in the March to May 2025 period show a 10% year-on-year upturn and 25% growth on the previous three (winter) months.Performance was buoyed by the residential construction market, where the total value of sub-£100m...

Mott MacDonald turnover tops £2.5bn

Executive chair James Harris Employee-owned Mott MacDonald generated £2.52bn revenue in 2024, up 6% on 2023’s £2.37bn.Pre-tax profit was up 9% at £123.3m (2023: £112.9m). Directors said that the performance highlighted the resilience of the business in the face of...

PMI still negative but getting less bad

Timber and other materials were widely reported as going up in price in MayThe latest monthly survey of construction purchasing managers show that activity remained in decline last month, but that decline was slower than in the previous four months.Output and new...