Caddick builds logistics portfolio with Leeds business park

Developer Chancerygate has selected Caddick Construction as main contractor for its new urban logistics development, T45, in Leeds.

Building shops, offices and a basement club on Oxford Street

Scheme: The Ribbon Client: CBRE Main contractor: Wates Architect: Orms Contract value: £80m Contract type: JCT Design & Build Start date: March 2024 Completion date: Q3 2025 Demolition subcontractor: Erith Steelwork subcontractor: Billington Structures Concrete subcontractor: Careys Precast manufacturer: Thorp Precast Energy consultants: Cundall Wates… The post Building shops, offices and a basement club on Oxford Street appeared first on Construction News.

Bible study: how Wates is optimising its business

Main contractor Wates may have posted record turnover in 2024 – plus a pre-tax profit for the 25th consecutive year – but its chief executive isn’t resting on his laurels. Speaking to Construction News on 8 April after Wates released its financial results for the… The post Bible study: how Wates is optimising its business appeared first on Construction News.

McAlpine wins £30m Newcastle contract

Northumbria University has appointed Sir Robert McAlpine as main contractor for its North East Space Skills & Technology Centre (NESST) in Newcastle.

Green light for 44-storey Manchester resi tower

Developer Glenbrook to start hunt for main contractor

CIOB, Construction Management - Our main contractor is insolvent. Can we stop work, July 2022

Jonathan Booton (of Beale & Company Solicitors) explains why new legislation makes it harder for subcontractors to walk off site

A Main Contractor's wish list for the perfect project

A short presentation we prepared a few years ago to try to help an MEPH subcontractor understand why Main Contractor's get frustrated.

SteelConstruction - Framed in Steel: The Co-operative HQ, Manchester

The design consultants (3DReid, Buro Happold) and Main Contractor (BAM Construction) highlight key features of the Co-operative HQ building in Manchester, such as the prominent steel frame column, beams & trusses; glazed atrium; the "views out" to the city; and the passive thermal mass ceiling

What preparations should contractors, facilities managers, and supply chains take to be ready for the expiry of PFI concession periods?

Has the traditional main contractor role become a "construction integrator" when all trades are subcontracted anyway?

When a subcontractor who has signed and returned the subcontract never receives a contract signed by the main contractor, does a contract exist?