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‘Worrying’ rise in migrant worker exploitation on building sites

Kerry Lorimer — Fri, 09 May 2025 11:45:31 +0000

Migrant workers are at an increased risk of exploitation on construction sites, a new report has warned. The probe by Achilles, which deals in supply chain risk, found migrant workers are vulnerable to unexplained deductions from wages, restricted access to mobile phones and “informal or…

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Morgan Sindall school job moves ahead despite potential cost hike

Kerry Lorimer — Fri, 09 May 2025 11:45:27 +0000

A school that is being delivered in South Wales by Morgan Sindall has been given the go-ahead, despite a potential cost overrun of almost £5m. The total construction cost for St Richard Gwyn High School in Barry was estimated at £59m when Vale of Glamorgan…

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Morgan Sindall finally to replace Willmott Dixon on troubled Newcastle job

Greg Pitcher — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:45:10 +0000

Newcastle City Council expects to sign a deal “shortly” with Morgan Sindall to replace Willmott Dixon on a long-delayed £34m leisure centre project in the city. The local authority this week insisted that work on the West Denton scheme, initially due for completion over a…

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Morgan Sindall lands £61m Liverpool lab

Ian Weinfass — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:37:31 +0000

Morgan Sindall has been named as the preferred contractor to build a £61m science laboratory and workspace in Liverpool. The 117,190 net sq ft development will be located at Paddington Village in the city’s Knowledge Quarter. Client Sciontec said it would work with Morgan Sindall…

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Fit-out and infrastructure boost Morgan Sindall’s bottom line

Ben Vogel — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:22:25 +0000

A “significant contribution” from Morgan Sindall’s fit-out division and a hike in infrastructure work has driven double-digit percentage increases in pre-tax profit and turnover. Group revenue for the 2024 calendar year rose by 10.4 per cent from £4.12bn to £4.55bn – a second successive annual…

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Council threatens Morgan Sindall with sack over ‘botched’ repairs

Will Ing — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:42:17 +0000

Basildon Borough Council has threatened to terminate Morgan Sindall’s lucrative maintenance contract unless it sees “drastic improvements” in the quality of work. Council leader Gavin Callaghan said the authority has invested an additional £16m into the repair and maintenance of council properties over the past…

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People moves: Costain appoints, Briggs promotes and more

Chris Smith — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:45:01 +0000

The first full working week of 2025 has seen a flurry of job changes across the construction industry. Infrastructure specialist Costain announced the appointment of Eva Soto Pérez as its new engineering services general manager. Pérez moves from Morgan Sindall, where she was engineering director…

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Morgan Sindall takes life sciences job after ISG collapse

Chris Smith — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:46:39 +0000

A life sciences job in London’s Canary Wharf originally set to be won by collapsed contractor ISG has been picked up by Morgan Sindall. Morgan Sindall announced this morning (9 January) that it is taking on the project at 17 Columbus Courtyard, Canary Wharf for…

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Morgan Sindall wins university acoustics building job

Colin Marrs — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:45:20 +0000

Morgan Sindall Construction has secured the main contractor role on a new Acoustics Building for the University of Salford. The scheme, which has yet to receive planning permission, is the second project to come forward as part of the £2.5bn Crescent Innovation plan. This wider…

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Costain tops December league table with HS2 work

Chris Smith — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:39:24 +0000

A single mammoth contract for HS2 work propelled Costain to the top of December’s league table, according to construction industry data specialist Glenigan. Work will begin in the first quarter of the year on the £400m job to deliver critical lineside mechanical and electrical systems…

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