Re:Construction podcast – Episode 190

With the latest UN Conference of the Parties (COP) taking place in Brazil, Bishop & Taylor ruminate on aspects of sustainability, including a warning from RICS of “clear signs of fatigue and uncertainty”. They also discuss the trend for construction trades to...

Three shortlisted for fifth section of A9 dualling

Visualisation of Faskally crossing and Clunie footbridgeConstruction of the fifth section of the A9 – from Pitlochry to Killiecrankie – involves upgrading 6.4 km of the A9 to dual carriageway.The three contractors on the shortlist are: Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering...

Cracks exposed in UK’s construction pipeline

The Oxford Economics report for the Construction Plant-hire Association A report by Oxford Economics for the Construction Plant-hire Association warns that skills shortages, falling investment and delivery delays are threatening to derail the government’s growth...

District heating acquisition for OCU

A Valmech jobOCU says that the acquisition of Valmech is designed to strengthen its position within the UK’s energy transition market, enhancing its integrated energy and utilities offering and establishing a platform for district heating delivery.It also has its eyes...

New CFO for Tilbury Douglas

Martin Harrison Martin Harrison joins the board of Tilbury Douglas with more than 20 years in construction and infrastructure, having held senior roles at Tarmac Contracting, Vistry and Fulcrum Utility Services. He replaces Matt Gill, formerly of Carillion, Laing...