Contracts
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Alun Griffiths has returned to profit after its founder-led rescue. The civil engineering contractor has reduced turnover while rebuilding margins and its balance sheet.
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Cumberland planners have approved a replacement campus for Cockermouth School. Bowmer + Kirkland is lined up for the scheme, expected to exceed £40m.
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Herefordshire Council has named suppliers for its highways works framework. The four-year arrangement is worth up to £95m across surfacing, civils, structures, and signals.
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FM Conway has secured Westminster’s highways and public realm contract. The WSP-supported agreement could run for 12.5 years and reach £1.25bn.
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National Grid has named five partners for transmission upgrades nationwide. The £1.2bn package covers more than 1,000km of overhead line reconductoring.
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Ramboll has secured access to Britain’s £3.5bn construction services framework. The four-year CPS 2 route covers public-sector consultancy, design, engineering, advisory, and project support work.
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Kier has secured Bridgwater’s next major tidal barrier construction phase. The £101m continuation contract moves the Somerset flood defence scheme toward permanent works after enabling and design review activity.
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Balfour Beatty will deliver National Grid’s Bramford substation extension contract. The £121m package covers new circuits, shunt reactors, gantries, and control systems for East Anglia’s transmission network.
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Rail Baltica has now reached a strategic construction readiness milestone. The cross-border programme has 267km of mainline ready for construction across the Baltic region.
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Novus has started Loughborough University’s new digital STEM refurbishment programme. The project will create specialist teaching facilities across two existing campus buildings.