Sisk lands £280m Battersea Power Station housing job

Sisk has been appointed main contractor to deliver a £280m housing scheme at Battersea Power Station in south London, completing a further stage of the 42-acre mixed-use development. The contractor was selected by Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC) to deliver phase 3C of the… The post Sisk lands £280m Battersea Power Station housing job appeared first on Construction News.

Bouygues named as main contractor for £710m Jersey hospital

Bouygues UK has been appointed lead contractor for Jersey’s new Overdale Acute Hospital after signing the main works contract. The appointment followed Bouygues UK’s selection last November as preferred main contractor for the scheme, after a year-long procurement process for the main works delivery partner… The post Bouygues named as main contractor for £710m Jersey hospital appeared first on Construction News.

The £750,000 Mistake: What Happens When Main Contractors Fail to Check Subcontractors’ Insurance?

The post The £750,000 Mistake: What Happens When Main Contractors Fail to Check Subcontractors’ Insurance? appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Subcontractors are essential to the delivery of most construction projects. However, appointing them also introduces additional risks that the main contractor must manage. Many construction contracts require the main contractor to confirm that every bona fide subcontractor holds suitable insurance before starting work. This may include public liability insurance, employers’ liability insurance and, where design […]

Dalkia secures MEP contract for Passivhaus school

EdF's Dalkia UK will deliver an £8.9m package of MEP works for its third Passivhaus-standard school, Trinity Academy in Edinburgh. Work with the main contractor, McLaughlin & Harvey, will start in October.

Clarion picks Hill for Tower Hamlets homes

Clarion Housing Group has appointed The Hill Group as main contractor for its Clare House redevelopment in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which will deliver 145 new homes at social rent.

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?