Willmott Dixon

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. The contract is valued at…

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, known as the Portcullis House…

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 senior building manager and eventually…

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 two high-value lots. Projects will…

VolkerFitzpatrick has been appointed to build the next phase of development at St John’s Innovation Park in Cambridge, delivering a new office building and transport hub by 2027. Client St John’s College, part of the University of Cambridge, has given the green light for construction of the Dirac Building –…

Willmott Dixon has secured a £30.5m contract to deliver a new custody suite for Derbyshire Constabulary in Chesterfield. The 36-cell facility will be built on Dunston Road and span 4,732 square metres. It will include support accommodation, ground improvements, drainage, external works and car parking. Designed by Corstorphine & Wright…

Willmott Dixon has been named as construction partner in a long-term town centre regeneration initiative led by developer Cityheart in Darlington. The contractor is part of a consortium appointed by Darlington Borough Council to bring forward a development strategy for three council-owned sites at East Street, Commercial Street and Kendrew…

Willmott Dixon has been appointed preferred contractor for the redevelopment of the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Brighton. Brighton & Hove City Council has earmarked up to £65m for the scheme, which will replace the existing ageing facility with a modern complex on the same seafront site. Plans include a…

Gravesham Borough Council has awarded Willmott Dixon a pre-construction services agreement (PCSA) for the redevelopment of the Cascades Leisure Centre, with enabling works expected to begin next summer. The PCSA is worth £2.3m, according to council documents. Although Willmott Dixon was appointed through the Pagabo framework, the council has opted…

Tier one contractor Willmott Dixon has started work on a £30m scheme to redevelop Barnes Hospital in south west London, delivering a new NHS mental health facility and a special educational needs (SEN) school. The firm was appointed via the Southern Construction Framework. The project is funded by South West…