Kier reports solid results with North West projects key to pipeline
The property and infrastructure group has reported revenue of £2bn in its interim results for the six-month period to 31 December 2016, in line with expectations.
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Morris & Spottiswood buys LLED
Warrington fit-out contractor Morris & Spottiswood has acquired Cumbrian maintenance specialist LLED Construction for an undisclosed sum.
Platt to head new LSH Cumbria office
Lambert Smith Hampton’s new Kendal office is to be led by director Richard Platt, head of LSH North’s public sector real estate advisory service.
Napthens recruits construction specialist for Cumbria
The Penrith office of law firm Napthens has hired construction and engineering solicitor Leigh Child as a senior associate.
WYG buys specialist Cumbria firms
Project management and technical consultancy WYG has acquired Carlisle-based North Associates and its subsidiary Taylor & Hardy for a maximum of £5m to be paid over the next three years.
Scaffolding firm fined over fall
A Carlisle scaffolding firm has been fined £15,000 after an employee was seriously injured when he fell more than six metres through a roof light.
Oakmere scheme gains approval on appeal
Steven Abbott Associates has secured outline planning permission for a development of 148 dwellings on behalf of Oakmere Homes following a three-day appeal inquiry.
Window manufacturer fined after worker loses fingers
A Cumbrian manufacturer of wooden doors and window frames has been fined for safety failings after an employee's fingers were severed by a rotating saw.
Steve Abbot recruits new associate
Andrew Tait has joined town planning practice Steven Abbott Associates LLP as associate.
Johnson Controls convicted after worker lost leg
The US-owned industrial services giant has been fined £65,000 and ordered to pay £8,162 in prosecution costs after one of its employees lost a leg when he was run over by a cherry picker at a nuclear site in Cumbria.
