Claire Fear
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Major tier ones among winners on £1.3bn West Midlands framework (opens the original)
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Galliford Try, Kier and Morgan Sindall are among six contractors selected for the £1.3bn major works lot of a new West Midlands construction framework. Acivico Design, Construction and Facilities Management named the contractors on its Constructing West Midlands 3 framework following an open procurement process. Galliford Try Construction, Kier Construction, Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure, Vinci Building, Wates Construction and Willmott Dixon Construction secured places on the majo
Knight Harwood lands £69m Crown Estate contract (opens the original)
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Knight Harwood has been selected for a £69m design-and-build contract to redevelop a Crown Estate property in central London. The contractor will deliver new-build and refurbishment works at the Conduit Street and New Burlington Place site in Westminster. The scheme will provide commercial office space alongside retail and food-and-beverage accommodation. The Crown Estate selected Knight Harwood following a competitive flexible procedure launched in January. The client initially estimated the co
Former Balfour Beatty boss appointed BP chair (opens the original)
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Former Balfour Beatty chief executive Ian Tyler has been appointed chair of energy giant BP with immediate effect. Tyler joined BP’s board as a non-executive director in April 2025 and became interim chair on 26 May 2026. He previously spent more than eight years at Balfour Beatty, working at the construction and infrastructure group from January 2005 until April 2013. BP said Tyler’s permanent appointment followed an extensive search process that considered internal and external candidates. He
Galliford Try lands £110m Severn Trent pipeline job (opens the original)
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Galliford Try has been appointed to a £110m contract to deliver a 23km pipeline for client Severn Trent Water. The contractor’s environment business was selected to deliver the River Mease Improvement project, which is being driven by Water Industry National Environment Programme requirements. The scheme will involve construction of a cross-country pipeline carrying flows from the Packington and Measham treatment works in Leicestershire. Galliford Try chief executive Bill Hocking said the projec
Balfour Beatty appoints McKinsey partner as strategy chief (opens the original)
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Balfour Beatty has appointed long-serving McKinsey & Company partner Emma Loxton as its chief strategy officer as the contractor targets growth in energy, transport and defence. Loxton will join Balfour Beatty in October and report to group chief executive Philip Hoare. She has spent more than 16 years at management consultancy McKinsey, joining the business as an associate principal in April 2010. Loxton became a partner in January 2018 and most recently led McKinsey’s UK advanced industries an
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