Costain

The first full working week of 2025 has seen a flurry of job changes across the construction industry. Infrastructure specialist Costain announced the appointment of Eva Soto Pérez as its new engineering services general manager. Pérez moves from Morgan Sindall, where she was engineering director from June 2022. Her CV…

A single mammoth contract for HS2 work propelled Costain to the top of December’s league table, according to construction industry data specialist Glenigan. Work will begin in the first quarter of the year on the £400m job to deliver critical lineside mechanical and electrical systems for the high-speed rail link.…

Balfour Beatty and Costain have got the go-ahead to start work on infrastructure for a huge carbon capture project in the North East. The £4bn construction work on two sites at Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power) will start in mid-2025, with both contractors helping to deliver the world’s first…

Costain has been handed a three-year extension for a major gas mains replacement contract in the East of England. The deal will see the contractor continue to work with Cadent Gas to upgrade its distribution network across the region until 2029. The announcement was a significant boost for Costain, which…

Costain has landed a £400m contract to deliver tunnel and lineside mechanical and electrical (M&E) systems for HS2. Under the deal, the contractor will deliver the design, supply, manufacture, installation, testing and commissioning of HS2’s tunnel and lineside M&E systems during construction. Its work will start in Q1 2025 for…

Greater use of technology in the construction sector could boost the UK economy by £417bn within two and a half decades, according to a study by Costain. The UK’s 16th biggest contractor found that extensive use of connected and autonomous plant (CAP) in the industry could bring £356bn worth of…

Construction firms have begun jostling for position to win the jobs to build two carbon capture and storage (CCS) sites that were backed by the prime minister last week. Balfour Beatty and Costain said they had the tools and skills to deliver the “mega” projects announced by the prime minister.…

Costain’s focus on key sectors has paid off, with profit doubling in the first six months of 2024. The firm’s pre-tax profit for the six months to 30 June 2024 came in at £17m, exactly double the £8.5m compared with the same half-year period last year. Chief executive Alex Vaughan…

Eight firms have been appointed by Southern Water to deliver upgrades across its infrastructure network. The utility firm confirmed which firms were awarded contracts under its £3.7bn capital delivery framework covering major infrastructure and works. The strategic partners will deliver new pipelines, pumping stations and treatment-works upgrades. Southern Water said…

Unions have agreed access to HS2 London tunnel sites, ending a five-year battle. SCS, the joint venture (JV) between Skanska, Costain and Strabag, has signed an agreement with unions Unite and GMB allowing union officials to visit workers based at Euston on site. Union members will be able to discuss…