http://www.cnplus.co.uk http://www.cnplus.co.uk http://www.cnplus.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.cnplus.co.uk http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/all-star-shortlist-drawn-up-for-1bn-south-west-framework/8648524.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/all-star-shortlist-drawn-up-for-1bn-south-west-framework/8648524.article Exclusive: 24 heavyweight contractors have been lined up to present bids for the £1bn Construction Framework South West, covering a range of public sector projects in the region. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Tue, 28 May 2013 14:44 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/interserve-acquires-london-interiors-and-refurb-business/8648406.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/interserve-acquires-london-interiors-and-refurb-business/8648406.article Support services and construction giant Interserve has acquired a specialist interiors and property refurbishment business based in the City of London. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Thu, 23 May 2013 08:48 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/exclusive-kier-wins-30m-south-priority-schools-batch/8648154.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/exclusive-kier-wins-30m-south-priority-schools-batch/8648154.article Carillion, Kier and Wates have been awarded batches of priority schools worth £110m. lucy.mair@emap.com (Lucy Mair) Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/education/private-finance-schools-will-take-15-months-to-procure/8647954.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/education/private-finance-schools-will-take-15-months-to-procure/8647954.article The first privately financed priority schools are facing a 15-month procurement period, taking their construction start date to the end of 2014. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 15 May 2013 10:53 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/efa-shakes-up-capital-funded-schools-with-new-batches-worth-269m/8647969.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/efa-shakes-up-capital-funded-schools-with-new-batches-worth-269m/8647969.article The EFA has changed two of its existing capital-funded schools batches and pumped £269m of an available £300m into new schemes. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 15 May 2013 10:04 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/c100/interserve/interserve-takes-700m-in-q1-contracts/8647858.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/c100/interserve/interserve-takes-700m-in-q1-contracts/8647858.article Interserve has won more than £700m of new work in Q1 2013 from clients including Jaguar Land Rover and Magnox. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Mon, 13 May 2013 08:28 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/carillion-beats-interserve-to-335m-royal-liverpool-pfi-hospital/8647393.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/carillion-beats-interserve-to-335m-royal-liverpool-pfi-hospital/8647393.article Carillion has been revealed as preferred bidder for the £335m Royal Liverpool hospital contract. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 2 May 2013 00:02 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/willmott-dixon-wins-race-for-125bn-scape-deal/8646739.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/willmott-dixon-wins-race-for-125bn-scape-deal/8646739.article Willmott Dixon has beaten five contractors to be reappointed to the Scape major works framework worth up to £1.25 billion, Construction News understands. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:08 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contractors-hesitate-on-hospital-bids-as-finance-fears-bite/8646704.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contractors-hesitate-on-hospital-bids-as-finance-fears-bite/8646704.article Government “nervousness” over NHS hospital finances is delaying major PFI projects and putting contractors off tendering, while bid documents have been lying unopened for almost a year. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:55 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/health/425m-royal-liverpool-hospital-construction-delayed-to-2014/8646388.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/health/425m-royal-liverpool-hospital-construction-delayed-to-2014/8646388.article Exclusive: Construction on the £425m PFI Royal Liverpool Hospital will now not begin until 2014 at the earliest, while completion has been set back by at least six months. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:14 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/transport/eight-win-places-on-560m-traffic-management-framework/8645325.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/transport/eight-win-places-on-560m-traffic-management-framework/8645325.article A number of heavyweight contractors have been named for the Highways Agency’s £560m transport support services framework. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:37 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/interserve-to-develop-200m-edinburgh-mixed-use-site/8645065.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/interserve-to-develop-200m-edinburgh-mixed-use-site/8645065.article Interserve has exchanged contracts to develop a £200m mixed-use site next to Haymarket Station in Edinburgh as part of a joint venture with landowner Tiger Developments. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 3 Apr 2013 08:38 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/interserve-wins-80m-nuclear-fm-contract/8644988.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/interserve-wins-80m-nuclear-fm-contract/8644988.article Support services and construction giant Interserve has been awarded a three-year integrated FM contract for Magnox worth more than £80m. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Tue, 2 Apr 2013 08:42 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/amey-beats-carillion-and-interserve-to-500m-tri-borough-contract/8644684.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/amey-beats-carillion-and-interserve-to-500m-tri-borough-contract/8644684.article Exclusive: Amey has beaten Carillion and Interserve to become preferred bidder for the tri-borough London contract, thought to be worth around £500 million. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:50 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/health/alder-hey-hospitals-167m-construction-reaches-financial-close/8644571.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/health/alder-hey-hospitals-167m-construction-reaches-financial-close/8644571.article A consortium including Interserve, John Laing and Laing O’Rourke are poised to begin building Alder Hey Children’s Hospital after its complex funding structure reached financial close last week. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:08 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-to-pass-3-of-profits-to-local-communities/8644547.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-to-pass-3-of-profits-to-local-communities/8644547.article Interserve has pledged to invest 3 per cent of its profits to local communities in what it has dubbed a “groundbreaking commitment”. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:48 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/interserve-chief-nows-the-best-time-for-government-to-spend-on-construction/8644152.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/interserve-chief-nows-the-best-time-for-government-to-spend-on-construction/8644152.article Interserve’s chief executive has urged government to get “people digging holes” at what he says is the most cost-effective time to buy construction services. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:46 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/government-strategy/contractors-urge-george-osborne-to-put-words-into-action/8643380.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/government-strategy/contractors-urge-george-osborne-to-put-words-into-action/8643380.article Construction leaders have urged chancellor George Osborne to turn his words into action after he outlined his commitment to building and infrastructure to CN last week. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:25 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserves-profits-climb-173-in-2012/8643434.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserves-profits-climb-173-in-2012/8643434.article Interserve’s profits rocketed to £182.9m in 2012 while revenues saw a steady 6 per cent increase to nearly £2bn. Matthew.bell@emap.com (Matthew Bell) Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:27 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/eric-pickles-to-decide-50-million-sheffield-uni-schemes-fate/8643312.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/eric-pickles-to-decide-50-million-sheffield-uni-schemes-fate/8643312.article A £50 million engineering building in Sheffield was finally signed off by the city council on Monday despite planning permission being awarded for the scheme two months ago, CN has learned. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:15 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/health/eight-bid-for-900m-scottish-nhs-framework/8642985.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/health/eight-bid-for-900m-scottish-nhs-framework/8642985.article Exclusive: Eight heavyweight contractors have put in bids for the £900 million Frameworks Scotland 2 partnering agreement with the NHS. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/interserve-and-babcock-win-60m-renewable-plant-contract/8642847.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/interserve-and-babcock-win-60m-renewable-plant-contract/8642847.article A joint venture between Interserve and Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S has won a £60 million contract to build an energy-from-waste plant for Viridor in Peterborough. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:01 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/450m-royal-liverpool-plan-cleared-by-dh-and-now-with-treasury/8642746.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/450m-royal-liverpool-plan-cleared-by-dh-and-now-with-treasury/8642746.article The £450 million Royal Liverpool PFI scheme has moved a step closer after passing the first of two major hurdles, with a final decision expected in the next four weeks. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:58 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-in-the-mix-for-50m-rolls-royce-scheme/8642440.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-in-the-mix-for-50m-rolls-royce-scheme/8642440.article Exclusive: bidding for a Rolls Royce scheme worth an estimated £50 million is set to be fought out between some of the UK’s biggest contractors. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 8 Feb 2013 13:31 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/pf2-to-be-injected-into-hospital-projects-already-in-procurement/8642254.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/pf2-to-be-injected-into-hospital-projects-already-in-procurement/8642254.article Private finance 2 is set to be implemented in all PFI hospital schemes that are in procurement, including two multi-million schemes just weeks away from preferred bidder announcements, CN has learned. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:54 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/425m-royal-liverpool-hospital-pfi-decision-weeks-away/8641890.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/425m-royal-liverpool-hospital-pfi-decision-weeks-away/8641890.article The Department of Health is “weeks away” from a long-awaited announcement on the £425 million Royal Liverpool Hospital project, it has told CN. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:56 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/clients/defence-estates/interserve-wins-15m-royal-navy-fm-contract/8641670.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/clients/defence-estates/interserve-wins-15m-royal-navy-fm-contract/8641670.article Interserve has won a three-year contract worth at least £15m to provide soft facilities management services at five Royal Navy establishments in the south-west. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:12 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-boss-warns-against-cutting-local-supply-chain-ties/8641548.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-boss-warns-against-cutting-local-supply-chain-ties/8641548.article Major contractors must invest in the local pound if they want their supply chains to “come through the tough times”, Interserve’s head of UK construction has told CN. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/six-invited-to-tender-125bn-scape-framework/8641518.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/six-invited-to-tender-125bn-scape-framework/8641518.article Six contractors have been shortlisted for a new Scape major works framework worth up to £1.25 billion, including incumbent contractor Willmott Dixon, CN can reveal. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:04 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/interserve/interserve-promotes-construction-md-renhard-to-board/8640868.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/interserve/interserve-promotes-construction-md-renhard-to-board/8640868.article Interserve’s construction chief Ian Renhard has been promoted to the executive board. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Tue, 8 Jan 2013 09:40 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/infrastructure/thames-water-seeks-out-contractors-for-3bn-alliance/8640786.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/infrastructure/thames-water-seeks-out-contractors-for-3bn-alliance/8640786.article Client to ‘completely change the delivery of work’ in Thames Water’s 2015-2020 construction programme via new spending panel. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 8 Jan 2013 07:25 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/health/interserve-wins-landmark-700m-nhs-shared-services-deal/8640652.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/health/interserve-wins-landmark-700m-nhs-shared-services-deal/8640652.article Interserve has signed a shared services deal worth up to £700 million with a group of Leicestershire NHS trusts. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 3 Jan 2013 09:42 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-acquires-healthcare-business-for-265m/8640334.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-acquires-healthcare-business-for-265m/8640334.article Interserve has acquired a front line healthcare services at home business for £26.5 million. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:34 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/health/425m-royal-liverpool-hospital-pfi-decision-delayed-to-new-year/8640169.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/health/425m-royal-liverpool-hospital-pfi-decision-delayed-to-new-year/8640169.article The preferred bidder announcement for the £425 million Royal Liverpool PFI project has been further delayed by central government and is now expected next year, CN has learned. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:28 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/clients/defence-estates/dio-brings-forward-national-400m-framework-award/8640122.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/clients/defence-estates/dio-brings-forward-national-400m-framework-award/8640122.article The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has given a new 2013 award date for its £400m National Capital Framework, with ten firms invited to tender. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:42 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/housing/interserve-wins-100m-east-thames-repairs-contract/8639986.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/housing/interserve-wins-100m-east-thames-repairs-contract/8639986.article Interserve has been awarded a repairs, maintenance and asset management deal by East Thames worth up to £100 million, beginning in April 2013. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:29 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/green-bank-to-unveil-green-deal-and-offshore-wind-farm-boost/8639516.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/green-bank-to-unveil-green-deal-and-offshore-wind-farm-boost/8639516.article Leaders of the Green Investment Bank are “very hopeful” of announcing transactions in the coming weeks that will help boost the offshore wind farm market. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Mon, 3 Dec 2012 07:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-cuts-pension-deficit-by-125m-with-latest-pfi-deal/8639349.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-cuts-pension-deficit-by-125m-with-latest-pfi-deal/8639349.article Interserve is transferring its remaining interest in 19 PFI asset, worth £55 million, to its pension fund to help cut its deficit. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:14 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/health/contractors-combine-to-save-costs-in-nhs-standardisation-drive/8638588.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/health/contractors-combine-to-save-costs-in-nhs-standardisation-drive/8638588.article Exclusive: Contractors on the £4 billion ProCure21+ framework are working as a single team and with the Department of Health on “groundbreaking” standardisation plans for health capital projects, CN can reveal. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:28 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-named-for-100m-rm-housing-contract/8638636.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-named-for-100m-rm-housing-contract/8638636.article Interserve has been announced preferred bidder on a £100 million seven year residential and corporate property contract in East London and Essex. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:50 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/six-firms-land-11bn-highways-prize/8638531.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/six-firms-land-11bn-highways-prize/8638531.article The Highways Agency has awarded six civils firms places on its new asset support frameworks, which could be worth up to £1.12 billion. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:50 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/health/interserve-wins-place-on-lucrative-welsh-health-framework/8638497.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/health/interserve-wins-place-on-lucrative-welsh-health-framework/8638497.article Interserve has won a place on the Welsh government’s Designed for Life: Building for Wales 3 health framework. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:24 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/interserve-reports-500m-of-new-work-since-july/8638462.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/interserve-reports-500m-of-new-work-since-july/8638462.article Interserve has reported that it has won over £500m in new work since 1 July, while £124.5m was raised from two PFI sell-offs. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/scape-to-treble-major-works-framework-value-to-1bn/8637657.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/scape-to-treble-major-works-framework-value-to-1bn/8637657.article Scape is seeking a contractor for its new national major works framework worth around £1 billion to replace the current deal with Willmott Dixon. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:28 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/bim/moj-extends-bim-trials-and-saves-800k-on-first-project/8637425.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/bim/moj-extends-bim-trials-and-saves-800k-on-first-project/8637425.article The Ministry of Justice has expanded its building information modelling trial projects programme and revealed its first project will save £800,000 through collaboration with main contractor Interserve. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:17 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional/south-west/contractors-sought-for-1bn-south-west-framework/8637212.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional/south-west/contractors-sought-for-1bn-south-west-framework/8637212.article Devon County Council is seeking a maximum of 12 contractors for a new £1 billion South-west framework, to replace an existing framework, initially valued at £3bn in 2009. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:15 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/interserve-sells-off-895m-in-pfi-stakes/8637113.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/interserve-sells-off-895m-in-pfi-stakes/8637113.article Interserve has sold its stakes in two holding company subsidiaries for £89.5m, which between them own 19 PFI investments. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:23 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/12bn-of-fm-work-up-for-grabs-as-councils-partner-up/8637106.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/12bn-of-fm-work-up-for-grabs-as-councils-partner-up/8637106.article Exclusive: Carillion is battling for contracts worth £1.2 billion as councils follow Oxfordshire’s ‘one-stop-shop’ partnership approach to build and FM services. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/interserve-wins-216m-neuroscience-centre-project/8635785.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/interserve-wins-216m-neuroscience-centre-project/8635785.article Interserve has been appointed Principal Supply Chain Partner for a ProCure21+ project to provide services for brain and spine patients, by the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:07 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/interserve-preferred-bidder-for-300m-nhs-trusts/8635442.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/interserve-preferred-bidder-for-300m-nhs-trusts/8635442.article Interserve has won a £300 million support services deal for three NHS trusts. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 7 Sep 2012 08:22 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/infrastructure/uk-contractors-lobby-new-government-ministers/8635305.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/infrastructure/uk-contractors-lobby-new-government-ministers/8635305.article Exclusive: The UK Contractors Group has written an open letter to new government ministers, highlighting the construction industry’s ability to boost the economy and requesting five urgent actions to help it do so. rebecca.evans@emap.com (Rebecca Evans) tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 6 Sep 2012 00:01 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/green-investment-bank-forerunner-gets-100m-boost/8634502.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/green-investment-bank-forerunner-gets-100m-boost/8634502.article UK Green Investments has appointed two fund managers to operate and manage £100 million of investment, aimed at energy saving and carbon reduction schemes. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:03 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/interserves-uk-construction-profits-down-27-per-cent/8634410.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/interserves-uk-construction-profits-down-27-per-cent/8634410.article Interserve’s UK construction business has posted a profit hit of 27 per cent, bringing the arm’s contribution to total operating profit to £7.3m in the first half of 2012. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:36 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/interserve/interserve-sells-london-hospital-pfi-stake-for-35m/8634076.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/interserve/interserve-sells-london-hospital-pfi-stake-for-35m/8634076.article Interserve has sold part of its holding in the University College London Hospitals PFI project for £35 million. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Mon, 6 Aug 2012 10:40 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/industry-backs-hansford-as-chief-construction-adviser/8633921.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/industry-backs-hansford-as-chief-construction-adviser/8633921.article The incoming chief construction adviser Peter Hansford will ensure “all sides will be heard” while the government prioritises efficiency and contractors seek more work, according to industry leaders. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 1 Aug 2012 11:36 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/interserve-wins-10m-silverstone-technical-college-campus/8633886.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/interserve-wins-10m-silverstone-technical-college-campus/8633886.article Interserve has been selected as preferred bidder on the new £10 million campus for Silverstone University Technical College. Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:14 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/treasury-looking-closely-at-alder-hey-hospital-and-mersey-gateway/8633649.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/treasury-looking-closely-at-alder-hey-hospital-and-mersey-gateway/8633649.article The Treasury will be looking closely at Laing O’Rourke and Interserve’s £237m Alder Hey hospital and the Mersey Gateway, to gauge the role of the UK Guarantees scheme in major projects, according to KPMG. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:27 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/interserve-wins-146m-glasgow-recycling-plant-deal/8633479.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/interserve-wins-146m-glasgow-recycling-plant-deal/8633479.article Interserve has won an £146 million contract with Viridor to build a recycling and renewable energy centre for Glasgow City Council. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:48 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/dio-begins-tender-process-for-east-framework-worth-up-to-250m/8632910.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/dio-begins-tender-process-for-east-framework-worth-up-to-250m/8632910.article The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has begun a tendering process for its eastern framework - ten months after revealing the ten contractors shortlisted for the work worth up to £250 million. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:24 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/bill-crothers-to-lead-on-cabinet-office-procurement/8632865.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/bill-crothers-to-lead-on-cabinet-office-procurement/8632865.article Cabinet Office has confirmed that Bill Crothers has been appointed as Chief Procurement Officer, as revealed by CN on Friday. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:58 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/interserve-says-construction-faring-better-than-expected/8632839.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/interserve-says-construction-faring-better-than-expected/8632839.article Interserve has won £1 billion worth of work so far in 2012, the company said in a trading update. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:56 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/bill-crothers-to-be-named-new-chief-procurement-officer/8632748.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/bill-crothers-to-be-named-new-chief-procurement-officer/8632748.article Bill Crothers, executive director for commercial relationships at the Cabinet Office, is set to be named as the new chief procurement officer next week. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 6 Jul 2012 15:19 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/dio-names-bidders-on-shortlists-for-435bn-fm-deals/8632362.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/dio-names-bidders-on-shortlists-for-435bn-fm-deals/8632362.article The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has shortlisted 11 bidders including joint ventures involving Interserve, Balfour Beatty and Carillion, across three facilities management contracts worth up to £4.35 billion. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:19 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-wins-24m-corby-link-road-job/8632127.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-wins-24m-corby-link-road-job/8632127.article Interserve has won the £24 million contract to build the Corby Link Road. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:21 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/ten-land-places-on-50m-highways-framework/8631521.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/ten-land-places-on-50m-highways-framework/8631521.article Ten contractors including Costain, Geoffrey Osborne and Colas have won places on a regional highways framework worth up to £50m. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:38 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/400m-of-priority-schools-to-be-procured-through-existing-frameworks/8631168.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/400m-of-priority-schools-to-be-procured-through-existing-frameworks/8631168.article Department for Education decision means some major contractors will miss out. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 31 May 2012 11:38 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contractors-set-for-crunch-school-talks/8631082.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contractors-set-for-crunch-school-talks/8631082.article Major contractors are set to start crunch talks with education chiefs on Thursday in the hope of hammering out how £2.4 billion of schools building work will be procured. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 30 May 2012 11:43 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/winter-financial-close-expected-for-237m-alder-hey-hospital/8630806.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/winter-financial-close-expected-for-237m-alder-hey-hospital/8630806.article The Acorn consortium, comprising John Laing, Laing O’Rourke and Interserve, will be formally announced as preferred bidder on the £237m Alder Hey hospital today. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 24 May 2012 11:14 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/isg-in-u-turn-over-subcontractor-fee/8630709.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/isg-in-u-turn-over-subcontractor-fee/8630709.article ISG has scrapped a controversial £300 registration fee it was asking subcontractors to pay to prequalify for its national supply chain after it was approached by Construction News. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 24 May 2012 06:45 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/interserve-wins-five-year-fm-contract-with-boots/8630638.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/interserve-wins-five-year-fm-contract-with-boots/8630638.article Interserve has won a five-year total facilities management contract with Alliance Boots. Tue, 22 May 2012 11:28 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/bids-sought-for-660m-scottish-healthcare-framework/8630543.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/bids-sought-for-660m-scottish-healthcare-framework/8630543.article Contractors are being sought for a £660 million healthcare framework in Scotland. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Mon, 21 May 2012 09:39 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-looks-to-new-infrastructure-and-commercial-markets/8630477.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-looks-to-new-infrastructure-and-commercial-markets/8630477.article Chief executive Adrian Ringrose tells CN that ‘flexibility’ is key to retaining skills despite delays in public sector work. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 17 May 2012 16:04 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-secures-1bn-2013-pipeline/8630392.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-secures-1bn-2013-pipeline/8630392.article Interserve has revealed it has a £1 billion revenue pipeline for 2013 after winning more than £600m in work to-date this year. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 16 May 2012 10:38 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-buys-training-firm-for-175m/8629993.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-buys-training-firm-for-175m/8629993.article Interserve has paid an initial £17.5m to buy UK training and development firm Business Employment Services Training Limited. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 4 May 2012 08:41 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/quality-and-cost-winners-on-moj-1bn-framework-revealed/8629392.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/quality-and-cost-winners-on-moj-1bn-framework-revealed/8629392.article Vinci led contractors on its cost bids, while Lend Lease led the way on quality for the winners of the £1bn Strategic Alliance Agreement Framework for Construction, Construction News can reveal. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:58 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/exclusive-lend-lease-isg-vinci-among-moj-1bn-construction-winners/8629214.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/exclusive-lend-lease-isg-vinci-among-moj-1bn-construction-winners/8629214.article Lend Lease, ISG and Balfour Beatty are among the contractors appointed to a new Ministry of Justice construction framework. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:29 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/four-forced-to-wait-until-2014-for-revised-350m-defence-deal/8628999.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/four-forced-to-wait-until-2014-for-revised-350m-defence-deal/8628999.article The Defence Infrastructure Organisation is set to begin competitive dialogue with the four bidders for its first regional facilities management contract, now valued at up to £350 million. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:24 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/nine-miss-out-as-35m-birmingham-hospital-down-to-two/8628941.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/nine-miss-out-as-35m-birmingham-hospital-down-to-two/8628941.article Galliford Try and Skanska have been shortlisted for a new £35m Birmingham dental hospital, fending off competition from nine other contractors. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:20 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/interserve-wins-150m-west-yorkshire-police-pfi/8628501.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/interserve-wins-150m-west-yorkshire-police-pfi/8628501.article West Yorkshire Police Authority and West Yorkshire Police have appointed an Interserve led consortium as preferred bidder to deliver two new divisional headquarters, custody suites and a specialist operational training facility, a deal worth almost £150 million. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:52 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contractors-back-existing-supply-chains-over-government-portal/8627792.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contractors-back-existing-supply-chains-over-government-portal/8627792.article Contractors have insisted they will continue to prioritise existing supply chains despite signing up to an online portal to offer SMEs access to work on government contracts. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:45 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/exclusive-balfour-continues-academies-domination-as-more-winners-revealed/8627594.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/exclusive-balfour-continues-academies-domination-as-more-winners-revealed/8627594.article Construction News can reveal that Clugston Construction, Interserve, Balfour Beatty and Bam Construct are the latest winners on the academies framework. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-nabs-national-grid-framework-spot/8627443.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-nabs-national-grid-framework-spot/8627443.article Interserve has secured a place on National Grid’s five-year major fabric framework. Wed, 7 Mar 2012 11:14 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/carillion-and-interserve-chiefs-expect-margin-pressure/8627427.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/carillion-and-interserve-chiefs-expect-margin-pressure/8627427.article The chief executives of Carillion and Interserve have conceded that the days of 3 per cent UK construction margins are over for the foreseeable future. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 7 Mar 2012 10:02 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/interserve-profits-up-despite-26pc-fall-in-construction/8627093.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/interserve-profits-up-despite-26pc-fall-in-construction/8627093.article Interserve saw a 4.7 per cent rise in profits for 2011, with a 45 per cent increase in UK support service profit off-setting a 26.5 per cent drop in construction. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:14 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/six-tender-35m-birmingham-dental-hospital/8626899.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/six-tender-35m-birmingham-dental-hospital/8626899.article Big names line up for Edgbaston Lift scheme Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:50 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/major-contractors-to-look-overseas-this-results-season/8626819.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/major-contractors-to-look-overseas-this-results-season/8626819.article The UK’s largest contractors are expected to focus on strong overseas performances as results season gets under way. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:46 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/boots-head-of-storecare-handed-45bn-education-brief/8626385.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/boots-head-of-storecare-handed-45bn-education-brief/8626385.article Boots’ head of Storecare Michael Green has been appointed as the new director of capital for the Education Funding Agency, which will replace Partnerships for Schools in April. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-interserve-among-south-west-framework-winners/8626595.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-interserve-among-south-west-framework-winners/8626595.article Balfour Beatty and Interserve are among the main winners for a framework with Cornwall council that could be worth up to £1bn. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:04 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contractors-seek-work-assurances-as-survey-shows-conditions-worsening/8626504.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contractors-seek-work-assurances-as-survey-shows-conditions-worsening/8626504.article Reassurance is being sought by contractors throughout supply chains that new procurement models trialled as part of the government’s drive to increase efficiency will boost workloads. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/four-in-frame-for-100m-magnox-fm-contract/8626190.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/four-in-frame-for-100m-magnox-fm-contract/8626190.article Interserve, Mitie, EC Harris and Carillion are bidding for a Magnox facilities management contract worth up to £100m. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:57 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/five-bid-for-edinburgh-soco-scheme/8626083.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/five-bid-for-edinburgh-soco-scheme/8626083.article Big names line up for hotel and retail project in fire damaged city centre. Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:06 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/interserve-adds-cutting-crime-to-its-services/8626043.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/interserve-adds-cutting-crime-to-its-services/8626043.article Construction and support services firm’s new justice team could oversee ‘tagging’ of ex-prisoners and be measured on reoffending rates. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Mon, 6 Feb 2012 10:09 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regulator-signs-off-288m-alder-hey-hospital/8625591.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regulator-signs-off-288m-alder-hey-hospital/8625591.article Balfour Beatty and Laing O’Rourke consortiums expect final decision in “weeks” Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:23 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/industry-fights-for-breeam-rated-schools/8625578.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/industry-fights-for-breeam-rated-schools/8625578.article The construction industry is fighting to keep BREEAM-accredited schools after Construction News revealed new schools may no longer have to achieve a ‘Very Good’ standard. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:12 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/government-considers-scrapping-breeam-requirements-for-schools/8625379.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/government-considers-scrapping-breeam-requirements-for-schools/8625379.article The Department for Education is proposing scrapping BREEAM requirements for new schools under its £2bn priority schools programme, Construction News has learned. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:03 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contractors-urged-to-open-order-books/8625091.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contractors-urged-to-open-order-books/8625091.article Contractors risk jeopardising investor confidence with ambiguous order books at a time when uncertainty is already rife in the markets, a leading financial services firm has warned. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/support-services-bolster-margins/8625098.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/support-services-bolster-margins/8625098.article Major contractors hope support services will continue to boost profit margins while construction work suffers. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:46 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/interserve-wins-19bn-of-contracts-in-2011/8624617.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/interserve-wins-19bn-of-contracts-in-2011/8624617.article Interserve has won £1.9 billion of contracts in 2011, it said this morning. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:29 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/four-shortlisted-for-130m-beacon-barracks-upgrade/8623961.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/four-shortlisted-for-130m-beacon-barracks-upgrade/8623961.article The Ministry of Defence has shortlisted four contractors for the chance to redevelop its Stafford-based Beacon Barracks, a contract worth £130 million. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:22 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/c100/interserve/interserve-wins-19m-procure21-deal/8623479.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/c100/interserve/interserve-wins-19m-procure21-deal/8623479.article Interserve has been awarded a £19.4 million contract to build a research centre in Exeter under the NHS Procure21+ framework. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Mon, 5 Dec 2011 11:07 GMT