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Accountant view on CN100: 'Clients are paying closer attention to financial resilience' (opens the original)
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Construction’s growing cash reserves reflect a sector still wary of insolvency risk, cost pressures and uncertainty, according to Darren Jordan, partner and head of construction at accountancy firm Moore Kingston Smith. Aggregate cash held by the CN100 has risen by 52 per cent over four years, compared with a 21 per cent increase in turnover. Jordan says concerns about customers, subcontractors and suppliers failing are encouraging contractors to hold stronger cash positions. “Credit risk is cle
Costain lined up for £120m South Kensington Tube upgrade (opens the original)
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Costain has been lined up for a £120m design-and-build contract to upgrade South Kensington tube station. Transport for London (TfL) said it intended to award the job through its Infrastructure Improvement Framework. TfL did not disclose the contract value in its announcement. The contractor will carry out detailed design and construction work to provide step-free access to the Circle, District and Piccadilly line platforms. The scope also covers the ticket hall and subway linking the station wi
Willmott Dixon brings back Wates director to lead £58m North East workload (opens the original)
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Willmott Dixon has appointed former Wates operations director Mark Wolverson to lead delivery of £58m of projects across the North East. Wolverson has returned to the contractor after spending 14 of his 16 years in construction with the business, most recently running its North East operations before joining Wates. He takes over as North East delivery director with five schemes on site spanning education, civic, transport and leisure work. Willmott Dixon North managing director Anthony Dillon sa
Cardo pre-tax profit rises 88% as turnover hits £239m (opens the original)
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Cardo Group has nearly doubled pre-tax profit in a year when a string of acquisitions helped lift turnover by 65% to £239m. The social housing maintenance contractor posted statutory pre-tax profit of £9.5m for the year to 28 February 2026, up 88% from £5.0m a year earlier. Its pre-tax margin increased from 3.5% to 4.0%. Cardo said the turnover increase, from £145.2m to £239.0m, reflected a combination of organic growth and mergers and acquisitions. The group completed seven acquisitions or asse
Graham lands five-year Oxford flood defence job (opens the original)
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Graham has been appointed by the Environment Agency to deliver a 5km flood alleviation scheme along the River Thames in Oxford. Construction is expected to begin in 2027, later than the late-2026 start previously indicated by the government, and take up to five years. A value for the main construction contract was not disclosed. A separate Contracts Finder notice records a £1.49m award to Graham for early contractor involvement in April. Environment Agency project director Robbie Williams said:
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