Willmott Dixon News, Contracts and Projects | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/willmott-dixon/ Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:26:43 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Willmott Dixon News, Contracts and Projects | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/willmott-dixon/ 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/willmott-dixon/ 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Galliford Try wins £33m Clarion homes job in Chester https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/galliford-try-wins-33m-clarion-homes-job-in-chester-19-02-2026/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:26:43 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538547 Galliford Try has secured a £32.8m contract to deliver 126 homes at City Place in Chester for Clarion Housing. The design-and-build job from the housing association will see the tier one contractor design and construct the residential units alongside associated external works, utilities and drainage.…

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]]> Willmott Dixon scoops £50m Parliament M&E job https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/willmott-dixon-scoops-50m-parliament-me-job-18-02-2026/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:31:51 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538522 Willmott Dixon has secured a £50m contract from the House of Commons to deliver a major mechanical and electrical overhaul at Portcullis House. The contractor was awarded the works, which are due to run until 2029, following a call-off from a framework agreement. The project,…

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]]> London council to engage contractors earlier after ‘significant issues’ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/london-council-to-engage-contractors-earlier-after-significant-issues-02-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/london-council-to-engage-contractors-earlier-after-significant-issues-02-02-2026/#respond Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:45:08 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=537282 A London council has changed its procurement methods and will make more of preconstruction services agreement (PCSA) methods after pausing the third phase of a housing programme due to financial pressures. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has delivered 168 homes under its £139.3m…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/london-council-to-engage-contractors-earlier-after-significant-issues-02-02-2026/feed/ 0 Willmott Dixon Interiors appoints new managing director https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/peoplemoves/willmott-dixon-interiors-appoints-new-managing-director-20-01-2026/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:29:47 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=536485 Fit-out firm Willmott Dixon Interiors has appointed Adam Worrall as its new managing director. Worrall, who had served as deputy managing director since July 2024, has worked across the Willmott Dixon group for more than 25 years. He began his career on site as a…

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]]> Willmott Dixon in line to build delayed £31m Passivhaus leisure centre https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/willmott-dixon-in-line-to-build-delayed-31m-passivhaus-leisure-centre-08-12-2025/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:45:34 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=534175 Willmott Dixon has been named as the preferred bidder to build a £31m Passivhaus leisure centre in Surrey that has been delayed amid unfavourable market conditions. Waverley Borough Council originally said construction work on Cranleigh Leisure Centre would start this autumn after it obtained planning…

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]]> DfE names firms for £15.4bn education construction framework https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/dfe-names-firms-for-15-4bn-education-construction-framework-08-12-2025/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:34:16 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=534196 The Department for Education (DfE) has awarded places to 42 contractors across its new £15.4bn Construction Framework 2025, set to deliver schools and colleges across England. The eight-year programme will operate under the Procurement Act 2023 as a closed framework split across 10 regional and…

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]]> Office fit-out job drives Morgan Sindall to top league spot https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/construction-league-tables/office-fit-out-job-drives-morgan-sindall-to-top-league-spot-03-12-2025/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:45:00 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=533943 Morgan Sindall strode to top spot in the November league tables, largely thanks to a £130m fit-out job in the City of London. The contractor’s fit-out arm Overbury scooped the £130m project on 2 Aldermanbury Square for international law firm Clifford Chance. Along with a…

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]]> Ray of hope for stalled £120m Luton town centre job https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/ray-of-hope-for-stalled-120m-luton-town-centre-job-29-10-2025/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:45:55 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=531849 Work on Luton’s £120m town centre regeneration scheme is set to resume in January, pending long-awaited approval from the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). Roger Kirk, director of property and infrastructure at Luton Borough Council, told a scrutiny finance review group meeting on Monday (27 October)…

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]]> Frameworks underpin Willmott Dixon’s growth ambitions https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/willmott-dixon/frameworks-underpin-willmott-dixons-growth-ambitions-14-10-2025/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:53:58 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=530716 Willmott Dixon is eyeing record framework-related turnover in 2025, the tier one contractor has announced. The £1.1bn-turnover firm, which was ranked 18th in the latest CN100 index of top UK contractors, said it had secured more than £700m of framework business for 2025. Two frameworks…

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]]> Willmott Dixon sues firms over £30m in alleged house defects https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/willmott-dixon-sues-firms-over-30m-in-alleged-house-defects-13-10-2025/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:20:29 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=530622 Willmott Dixon has launched a £30m legal action against civil engineer Peter Brett Associates (PBA) and Karakusevic Carson Architects (KCA) over alleged defects at a Hoxton housing block. The firms designed and constructed the 44-home Bridport House in east London, which was completed in 2011…

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