Costain News, Contracts and Projects | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/costain/ Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:34:33 +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 Costain News, Contracts and Projects | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/costain/ 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/costain/ 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Costain chief’s reasons to be cheerful https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/costain/costain-chiefs-reasons-to-be-cheerful-02-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/costain/costain-chiefs-reasons-to-be-cheerful-02-02-2026/#respond Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:44:18 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=536482 Costain chief executive Alex Vaughan has little time for doom-laden narratives about the state of UK construction. Sitting down with Construction News shortly before Christmas at the firm’s offices in the distinctive ‘Can of Ham’ building in the City of London, he acknowledges the challenges…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/costain/costain-chiefs-reasons-to-be-cheerful-02-02-2026/feed/ 0 Costain wins £123m job to deliver M5 junction for Somerset gigafactory https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/costain-wins-123m-job-to-deliver-m5-junction-for-somerset-gigafactory-27-01-2026/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:12:21 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=536869 Costain has been appointed to design and build a new motorway junction on the M5 in Somerset to serve a £4bn electric vehicle battery plant being developed by Agratas. The nine-year contract, worth a total of £123m, was awarded through National Highways’ Regional Delivery Partnership…

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]]> Costain lands biodiversity studies at two UK airports https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/costain/costain-lands-biodiversity-studies-at-two-uk-airports-20-11-2025/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:24:20 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=533109 Costain has been appointed to carry out biodiversity surveys at Manchester Airport and East Midlands Airport as part of Manchester Airports Group’s (MAG) latest sustainability push. The work will involve developing baseline assessments across more than 1,500 hectares of land, covering grassland, scrubland, ponds and…

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]]> EDF extends Costain’s nuclear support deal to 2030 with £75m contract https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/costain/edf-extends-costains-nuclear-support-deal-to-2030-with-75m-contract-18-11-2025/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:01:13 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=532814 Costain has secured a five-year, £75m extension to its contract with EDF to continue providing project controls services across eight UK nuclear power stations. The contract, which extends an existing framework to 2030, will support EDF in operating its Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor fleet, and in…

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]]> Sellafield awards £2.9bn contracts to infrastructure framework trio https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/sellafield-awards-2-9bn-contracts-to-infrastructure-framework-trio-13-10-2025/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:08:00 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=530629 Sellafield Ltd has confirmed the appointment of three firms to deliver up to £2.9bn of non-nuclear infrastructure works at its west Cumbria site, launching a long-term partnership set to run into the 2040s. Costain, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure and Hochtief (UK) Construction Ltd have been selected…

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]]> Costain wins £70m Welsh nuclear decommissioning job https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/costain-wins-70m-welsh-nuclear-decommissioning-job-07-10-2025/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:18:33 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=530276 Costain has secured a £70m contract from Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) to carry out decommissioning works at the Trawsfynydd nuclear power station in North Wales. The contractor will lead the dismantling of two 1960s-built reactor buildings on the site, which lies within Snowdonia National Park.…

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]]> Costain motorway junction upgrade gains development consent https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/costain-motorway-junction-upgrade-gains-development-consent-10-09-2025/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:12:54 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=528439 Tier one contractor Costain is set to begin work on the £138m overhaul of Simister Island, after the government granted development consent for the major upgrade of the junction connecting the M60, M62 and M66 motorways in Greater Manchester. National Highways’ plans include a new…

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]]> Costain lifts margin despite revenue drop https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/costain-lifts-margin-despite-revenue-drop-20-08-2025/ Wed, 20 Aug 2025 10:49:05 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=527309 Costain has broadened its profit margin despite lower revenue from road and rail projects, interim results show. In the six months to 30 June, revenue fell 18 per cent to £525.4m, from £639.3m a year earlier. But the tier one contractor’s statutory pre-tax profit rose…

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]]> Former Costain A1 dualling job killed off by ministers https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/former-costain-a1-dualling-job-killed-off-by-ministers-11-08-2025/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:38:56 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=526694 By Rob Hakimian The transport secretary has given notice that she is revoking the development consent order (DCO) for the A1 Morpeth to Ellingham dualling scheme following its cancellation last year. The scheme, costed at £290M in 2014, would have seen more than 20km of…

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]]> National Highways’ top contractors revealed https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/national-highways-top-contractors-revealed-28-07-2025/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:45:51 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=525765 The company that maintains and upgrades the M25 was the largest single supplier to National Highways in 2024-25, Construction News can reveal. It is the first time in four years that Costain has not been the client’s top supplier. Private finance initiative (PFI) company Connect…

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