Van Elle issues another profit warning

Van Elle is the UK’s largest ground engineering contractorVan Elle Holdings has issued a trading update for the year ending 30th April 2026 ahead of its annual general meeting this week.It said that expected market improvements had yet to materialise, with...

Development consent for Gatwick expansion

Gatwick’s northern runway (right of the two shown) is to be moved 12 metres north to allow dual runway operationsWork is now set to start on bringing the standby northern runway at Gatwick into full operational use, increasing capacity from 280,000 flights a...

Extra care start-up has sights on Edinburgh

Vivere has acquired the Lansdowne House site on Coltbridge Terrace in Edinburgh [Photo: Sky Cam]Newly-established Vivere hopes to have 200 extra care homes around Edinburgh over the next five-to-seven years. Vivere is a joint venture of Probitas, a specialist in extra...

Margins improve for Seddon

Turnover fell to £144.4m (2023: £160.7m) in the year to December 2024 but profit before tax improved top £6.1m (2023: £4.6m).Gross margin improved from 7.6% in 2023 to 10.0% in 2024. This was attributed to improved project selection, continuing the recovery from its...

Civils contractors hire new lobbyist

Ben Goodwin, CECA director of policy and public affairs CECA has appointed Ben Goodwin as director of policy and public affairs.He effectively replaces Marie-Claude Hemming, CECA’s external affairs chief and director of policy who left in June to join the Association...