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Three arrests in Microsoft data centre build bribery investigation

Colin Marrs — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:58:18 +0000

Three people have been arrested as part of a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into alleged £3m bribes linked to a Microsoft data centre project in the Netherlands. The SFO said the individuals were detained for questioning during dawn raids on five properties across London,…

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Mace: surging labour costs set to push up tender prices

Kerry Lorimer — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:45:06 +0000

Tender prices are set to rise on the back of mounting labour costs, according to the latest industry forecast. In its quarterly report on the UK construction market, Mace’s consultancy arm said workforce shortages remained a hurdle for the industry, with labour costs rising by…

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Mace to lead £600m Euston Tower revamp

Greg Pitcher — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:25:06 +0000

Mace is to redevelop Euston Tower in central London for developer British Land. Construction News understands the contractor has been selected by the client to transform the office building near Regent’s Park. Camden Council last week granted planning consent for the venture, which is designed to…

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Mace wins £140m airport pier extension job

Ian Weinfass — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:42:17 +0000

Mace has officially won a £140m job to deliver a 180-metre extension to a pier at London Gatwick, it has been announced. The Pier 6 deal will see the contractor deliver eight aircraft gates next to the airport’s runways. A statement from the airport said…

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Ex-Mace MP appointed construction champion

Greg Pitcher — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:45:45 +0000

The Department for Business and Trade has named former Mace executive-turned-MP Mike Reader as its business champion for construction. The Labour representative for Northampton South said he will host a series of events in Westminster to hear from the industry. Reader was elected last summer…

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Bouygues surges to league summit with green energy job

Joshua Stein — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 12:45:04 +0000

A major green energy contract helped propel Bouygues to the top of the monthly contractor league table for January. The contractor bagged a £170m job to develop Immingham Green Energy Terminal (IGET) in the Humber Estuary. This and two other projects took Bouygues to the…

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Sinkhole appears next to £230m London Bridge site

Contributor — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:35:08 +0000

By Thames Menteth A void up to 4 metres deep has formed next to a construction site in London Bridge, where Mace is building a new tower block with a deep basement. According to Construction News’ sister title Ground Engineering, the void on Fenning Street…

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HS2 lodges Curzon Street redesign application

Ian Weinfass — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:29:36 +0000

HS2 has submitted design changes for its Curzon Street station to Birmingham City Council. Outline planning permission for the terminus was granted in 2020, with a Mace-Dragados joint venture being awarded the £570m job the following year and early works starting in 2024. Application papers recently…

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10 companies to watch in 2025

Joshua Stein — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:44:34 +0000

Which companies are likely to have the biggest impact on the industry in the year ahead? Lendlease Its UK business is a mainstay in the CN100, coming 39th in 2024’s table (its highest position was 24th in 2017). But in May, Lendlease announced a withdrawal…

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Mace wins £93m weather centre job

Colin Marrs — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:45:17 +0000

Mace has formally been appointed on the £92.6m main construction contract to build a new headquarters for the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECWMF). The contractor has helped draw up designs for the new building, at Reading University’s Whiteknights Campus, after being appointed on…

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