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Tilbury Douglas targets £2bn of orders

Ian Weinfass — Fri, 02 May 2025 10:00:36 +0000

Tilbury Douglas hopes to grow its orderbook to £2bn, its new chief executive has said after reporting rise in turnover and profits last year. In the company’s newly released annual report for the year ending 31 December 2024, the group reported a £541.6m turnover, up…

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Tilbury Douglas appointed on Passivhaus school job

Colin Marrs — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 07:40:47 +0000

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded Tilbury Douglas Construction a £15m contract for the early stages of a new Passivhaus-certified primary school. The scheme involves the replacement of the existing Causeway Green Primary…

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Tilbury Douglas picked for £100m Dorset hospital emergency unit

Will Ing — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:45:33 +0000

Tilbury Douglas is to deliver a £100m emergency department and critical care unit in Dorset. The contractor announced yesterday (12 February) that it will begin constructing the new facility at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester this spring, once enabling works have finished. It expects to…

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Tilbury Douglas lands first contract for Barbican overhaul

Chris Smith — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:31:59 +0000

Tilbury Douglas has been awarded the first contract for the Barbican Centre’s £185m renewal programme to upgrade the building and its infrastructure. The Barbican Centre’s renewal programme is being brought forward to update the iconic central London theatre, music venue and art space so it…

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Kier and Galliford Try appointed to £850m utility framework

Joshua Stein — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:00:20 +0000

Seven contractors, including Kier, Galliford Try and Tilbury Douglas, have been appointed to a five-year framework covering utilities in Yorkshire. Framework client Yorkshire Water said the work represents part of its “largest ever” environmental investment, as it looks to invest £8.3bn across the network in…

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Tilbury Douglas chief executive to step down

Charlotte Banks — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:39:39 +0000

Tilbury Douglas chief executive Paul Gandy – a key figure in the firm’s turnaround – will step down in November. Gandy oversaw Tilbury Douglas’ transition from subsidiary of the ailing Interserve to become a standalone tier one contractor. He joined the firm as construction managing…

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Court throws out Tilbury Douglas’ £6m claim against Arup

Joshua Stein — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 11:45:37 +0000

Tilbury Douglas has failed in a legal claim that Arup should pay it £6m because of defective designs at a mixed-use development in Edinburgh. The contractor had alleged that Arup produced designs that were “incapable of implementation” on the revamp of the former Haymarket railway…

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Tilbury Douglas turns financial fortunes around

Ben Vogel — Wed, 15 May 2024 10:02:12 +0000

Tilbury Douglas returned to profitability in 2023 amid a 25 per cent jump in turnover, according to the group’s latest set of audited accounts. Revenue from the contractor’s building, infrastructure and engineering projects reached £507.2m compared with £405.2m the previous year. It also won £533m…

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Big hitters scoop spots on £1.6bn decarb framework

Joshua Stein — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:00:11 +0000

Tier one contractors Kier, Morgan Sindall and Tilbury Douglas have gained places on a major decarbonisation framework. The four-year agreement from Pagabo will cover decarbonisation works across all sectors in the UK except the healthcare sector, which was covered in a separate Pagabo framework announced…

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Tilbury Douglas hires senior exec from Arcadis

Charlotte Banks — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 12:19:06 +0000

Tilbury Douglas has appointed Andrew Bull as managing director for infrastructure. Bull joins the firm from Arcadis, where he spent nearly six years as a senior partner. He replaces Paul Thain, who is retiring. Bull was Arcadis’ UK water sector lead and served as a…

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