January 30th Industry News

A brief round-up of construction project and company news from throughout the UK; provided in partnership with Construction News.

Carillion replaced by Caddick on £154 Angel Gardens Caddick Construction will complete the construction of the £154m Angel Gardens project in Manchester following the collapse of previous contractor Carillion. Developers Moda and Apache Capital have brought in Caddick, Moda’s sister company, to complete 466-home housing project, saving 500 jobs on the site. Read the full article on the Construction News website.

Galliford Try replaces Carillion on £96m Lincoln bypass Galliford Try has been parachuted in to replace Carillion on a £96m road scheme in Lincolnshire, following the liquidation of the contractor last week. Lincolnshire County Council confirmed it had now officially ended its contract with Carillion on the Lincoln Eastern Bypass job, and had brought in Galliford Try on a temporary basis to ensure the project was not delayed. Read the full article on the Construction News website.

Carillion HS2 and roads JV staff receive Kier offer Kier has taken on approximately 200 Carillion staff on HS2 and Highways England joint ventures. Carillion was part of the CEK JV with Kier and French contractor Eiffage to deliver two civils packages worth £1.4bn for HS2. Read the full article on the Construction News website.