National Grid has named contractors for major cable installation works. The framework will support transmission, distribution, and ventures projects as electricity infrastructure investment accelerates.
Russell WBHO will build StoreLogs’ cold storage facility in Wakefield. The £13m project will add 12,800 pallet spaces.
AJC Group will deliver Boscombe’s £24m Hawkwood Road regeneration scheme. The project includes homes, community space, retail, and public realm.
M Group enters the UK contractor top four by revenue. Infrastructure demand helped push turnover beyond £3bn last year.
BAM will shape civils work for Eastern Green Link 3. The early contractor involvement role covers the Peterhead converter station.
Morgan Sindall has completed Epping’s new Community Diagnostic Centre project. The healthcare project combined refurbishment, extension works, and technical clinical fit-out.
Barhale has won a Thames Water tunnel maintenance programme contract. The AMP8 package covers inspections, repairs, and specialist access across strategic underground water assets.
Skanska will start building 55 Old Broad Street this autumn. The £282m City office scheme includes commercial space, retail, public realm, and heritage refurbishment.
HS2’s reset still depends on contractor deals and Euston funding. Cost control, delivery governance, and commercial discipline remain central to the programme.
National Highways has cancelled Skanska’s A46 Newark Bypass contract package. The decision leaves the consented East Midlands road scheme facing renewed procurement uncertainty.