Bouygues

EDF has unveiled the world’s largest crane at Hinkley Point C. The machine, dubbed 'Big Carl' after designer Carl Sarens, stands at up to 250 m tall and can carry 5,000 tonnes in a single lift. The Sarens SGC-250 crane will be used to aid in Hinkley’s use of modular…

The cancellation of HS2 would drive up costs in the UK infrastructure market due to added risk premiums, a group of several major contractors has told the Oakervee review. Balfour Beatty, Bouygues TP, Mace, Skanska and Costain were among companies who signed a letter to the review, which was organised…

Bouygues is installing what it says is the UK’s first oculus staircase at Cardiff University’s £122m Innovation campus. The sculptural, open, slanted staircase starts at the ground floor and forms separate breakout zones to each level of the campus. The stairs are difficult to install as they are offset at…

Bouygues UK pays some members of its supply chain in 14 days, even if it hasn’t been paid by its clients yet, its chief executive has revealed. CEO Rob Bradley told Construction News that the company, which is looking to drive down its payment times, targets some small businesses with…

Bouygues UK has converted “a lot of” pounds to euros as Brexit uncertainty has hit the value of sterling, its chief executive has revealed. In his first media interview since becoming chief executive of the firm one year ago, Rob Bradley told Construction News that the French-owned firm has taken…

McLaren has recruited Bouygues business development director Mike Naylor. He has been named as director of development and partnerships, a new role the company has created to help increase its presence in the public sector. McLaren said in a statement that it is aiming to increase its public sector work…

Bouygues Construction has agreed a deal for the development of “very low carbon concrete”. The French contractor has signed a 30-month contract with cement producer Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies. During the partnership, the firms will devise and test concrete formulas with cement manufactured using alkali-activated clay in place of clinker.…

A Bouygues-Laing O’Rourke joint venture constructing the base of Hinkley Point C’s new reactor has broken the record for the largest concrete pour in the UK. The 9,000m³ of concrete, which is reinforced with 5,000 tonnes of Welsh steel, used by the JV broke the record set by the Shard…

Legal & General has announced its first four affordable schemes, comprising a total of 278 new homes at sites in London, Cornwall, Bedfordshire and Berkshire. The company also announced that it had secured a further pipeline of over 40 sites across the UK, providing 1,500 affordable homes in the next…

Vinci has called on all construction firms in France to join forces to rebuild the Notre-Dame Cathedral. The iconic Paris building, which was undergoing renovations, was ravaged by fire on Monday night. Vinci called for an industry-wide skills sponsorship drive led by the Fondation du patrimoine, the French Heritage Foundation,…