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Vinci named as new replacement contractor for £73m Southport events centre job

Ben Vogel — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:23:49 +0000

Sefton Council has named Vinci Building as its preferred contractor to deliver the Marine Lake Events Centre (MLEC) in Southport, more than two years after procurement for the project began. Vinci will enter into a pre-construction services agreement (PCSA) while the council finalises the scheme’s…

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Vinci employee not harassed due to her sex, tribunal rules

Nicola Harley — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:45:49 +0000

A former Vinci employee who claimed two managers harassed her due to her sex after she reported paint damage and scratches to her car has lost her tribunal case. Site administrator Susan Turner made the allegations against construction manager David Smolinski and commercial manager Barry…

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Probe launched after cladding falls from Vinci-built office

Ben Vogel — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:45:42 +0000

An investigation is underway after architectural cladding fell off a Vinci-built office in Blackpool. Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) employees at the Fylde View building (pictured) were evacuated following the incident in which a piece of external brise soleil dropped to the pavement from…

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Taylor Wimpey sues Vinci over major Cardiff cladding job

Joshua Stein — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:45:57 +0000

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is suing Vinci Construction for more than £30m over alleged cladding and steelwork defects carried out by the contractor’s subsidiary Taylor Woodrow at a development in Cardiff. The case concerns the development of seven residential towers at Victoria Wharf in Cardiff Bay.…

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HS2 slowdown shrinks profit at ground engineering specialist

Joshua Stein — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:35:31 +0000

Profit and turnover plummeted at the UK’s biggest ground engineering specialist following a slowdown in activity on HS2. Bachy Soletanche – which is owned by construction conglomerate Vinci – reported a pre-tax profit of £5.9m in the year to 31 December 2024, 60 per cent…

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Vinci subsidiary wins £1bn Kent highways contract

Ben Vogel — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:54:13 +0000

Kent County Council has awarded a £1bn contract to Vinci subsidiary Ringway to maintain and upgrade its highways infrastructure over the next two decades. The highways term maintenance contract will begin in May 2026 and run for 21 years, the council announced today (19 November).…

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Department for Education’s highest paid contractors revealed

Ian Weinfass — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:45:03 +0000

Bowmer & Kirkland was the Department for Education’s (DfE) highest paid construction company for the fourth year in a row, Construction News can reveal. Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show that the Derbyshire-headquartered firm was paid £320.8m in the 2024/25 financial year…

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Vinci wins £18m Great Yarmouth Winter Gardens job

Colin Marrs — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:24:28 +0000

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has appointed Vinci as the main contractor for the first phase of restoration works at the town’s Grade II*-listed Winter Gardens. The appointment marks a significant step in the multi-million-pound scheme, which will begin with enabling works in the autumn. These…

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Vinci storms into profit despite ongoing PFI and fire-safety issues

Joshua Stein — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:58:05 +0000

Vinci has returned to profit after a strong showing from three of its biggest subsidiaries. The UK’s eighth-biggest contractor secured a pre-tax profit of £69.3m in the 12 months to 31 December 2024, a year after inflation and provisions pushed it to a pre-tax loss…

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Vinci awarded pair of Chester regeneration jobs

Ben Vogel — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 08:29:41 +0000

Vinci Construction UK has been awarded two contracts by Cheshire West and Chester Council, totalling £100m. The firm has secured the role of developer/builder partner for the Northgate Phase 2 mixed-use scheme in Chester, in a deal worth £60m. According to the council, the scheme…

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