2009 news archive
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Morgan Sindall-led joint venture appointed preferred bidder for £417 million Thames Water scheme
Morgan Sindall’s infrastructure services business Morgan Est, working alongside VINCI Construction Grands Projets and Bachy Soletanche as part of joint venture company MVB, has been selected as preferred bidder to deliver the £417 million Lee Tunnel for Thames Water. Read more
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Morgan Ashurst wins £24 million worth of primary school work in Scotland
Morgan Sindall’s construction business Morgan Ashurst has won £24 million worth of primary school work in Scotland. The company has been awarded a contract to build the new £18 million Cathedral Primary School in Motherwell for North Lanarkshire Council, as well as a £6 million project to replace Udston Primary School in Hamilton, for South Lanarkshire Council. Read more
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Morgan Sindall appoints Patrick De Smedt as a Non-Executive Director
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick De Smedt as a non-executive director, with effect from 1 December 2009. Read more
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Lovell named contractor partner by Moat for £65 million housing framework
Morgan Sindall’s affordable housing business Lovell has been chosen by Moat as a contractor partner for its £65 million new-build and housing refurbishment framework. Read more
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Morgan Sindall preferred bidder for £400 million Hull BSF project
A consortium featuring construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall has been appointed as preferred bidder by Hull City Council for its £400 million PFI Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. Read more
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Morgan Ashurst scoops three top national construction awards for excellence
Three construction professionals from Morgan Sindall’s construction business Morgan Ashurst have scooped top national awards and a further four were shortlisted for outstanding work in the annual Construction Manager of the Year Awards organised by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). Read more
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Morgan Ashurst awarded £8 million South Devon College contract
Morgan Sindall’s construction business Morgan Ashurst has won an £8 million contract to build a new Higher Level Skills building at South Devon College in Paignton, Devon. Read more
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Morgan Sindall reaches financial close on £38 million Basildon Sporting Village scheme
Construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall has reached financial close on a 25-year, £38 million PPP scheme to deliver a unique, energy-efficient sporting hub for Basildon Council. Read more
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Morgan Est preferred partner for £multi-million central networks framework
Morgan Sindall's infrastructure services business Morgan Est has been named a preferred partner in the delivery of a 10-year framework with Central Networks worth an estimated £500 million. Read more
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Lovell set for £20 million Chandler’s Ford estate regeneration scheme
Morgan Sindall’s affordable housing business Lovell has been chosen by social housing provider Atlantic Housing to undertake a major redevelopment programme on the Velmore Estate, Chandler’s Ford, near Eastleigh in Hampshire. Read more
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Lovell and Maple Grove preferred for £35 million Skipton development
Morgan Sindall’s affordable housing and regeneration business Lovell, along with Maple Grove Developments, has been chosen by Craven District Council as preferred partner for a £35 million regeneration scheme in Skipton, North Yorkshire. Read more
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Morgan Sindall delivers solid half-year performance
Morgan Sindall, which operates through five specialist divisions of fit out, construction, infrastructure services, affordable housing and urban regeneration, has today announced solid results in line with expectations for the six months to 30 June 2009. Read more
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Morgan Ashurst wins £37 million contract under Liverpool BSF scheme
Morgan Ashurst has been awarded a £37 million contract to build two replacement high schools and a sixth form college in West Derby, Liverpool, for Liverpool City Council. It is the second scheme awarded to Morgan Ashurst under the council’s Building Schools for the Future programme. Read more
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Lovell secures £8.2 million of new housing work
Morgan Sindall’s affordable housing and regeneration business Lovell has been awarded two new affordable housing contracts worth a combined £8.2 million. Read more
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Morgan Est wins £21 million Welsh Water contract
Morgan Sindall’s infrastructure services business Morgan Est has won a £21 million contract to build two new Advanced Digestion Plants for Welsh Water. Read more
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Lovell set for £24 million Leicestershire homes refurbishment scheme
Morgan Sindall’s affordable housing and regeneration business Lovell has been selected by Three Oaks Homes, a member of the East Midlands Housing Group, to carry out a major housing improvement programme worth an estimated £24 million for more than 2,200 homes in the Blaby district in south-west Leicestershire. Read more
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Morgan Ashurst joins £500 million Construction Framework South West
Morgan Sindall’s construction business Morgan Ashurst has won a place on the multi-million pound Construction Framework South West (CFSW). The new ‘super framework’, which is being managed by Devon County Council, will deliver a wide range of building projects valued from £1 million to £100 million, for 20 local authorities in the South West of England. Read more
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Morgan Ashurst to deliver £71.4 million Airbus contract
Morgan Sindall’s construction business Morgan Ashurst has been awarded a £71.4 million contract from leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus to build a new high-tech composite wing assembly facility in Broughton, Flintshire. Read more
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Morgan Ashurst named preferred bidder for £100 million Tayside hospital PPP
Morgan Sindall's construction business Morgan Ashurst has been named preferred bidder for the £100 million Tayside Acute Adult Mental Health Developments PPP. Read more
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Morgan Sindall pre-close trading update
Construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall has today issued its trading update for the six months to 30 June 2009. The Group’s interim results will be announced on Monday 10 August 2009 Read more
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Morgan Ashurst wins £49m university scheme
Morgan Sindall’s construction business Morgan Ashurst, has signed a £49 million contract with the University of Reading to build two new student halls of residence under a multi-million pound construction framework. Morgan Ashurst is one of the University’s construction partners delivering a four-year refurbishment and redevelopment programme worth around £200 million. Read more
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Morgan Sindall achieves financial close on £187 million Wigan PFI scheme
Construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall today announces that the Access Consortium comprising Morgan Sindall Investments (50 per cent) and Hochtief PPP Solutions (UK) (50 per cent), has achieved financial close on a 28-year, £187 million contract to deliver a public service hub for Wigan Council. Read more
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Morgan Ashurst scoops £10.5 million University of Leicester contract
Morgan Sindall’s construction business Morgan Ashurst has won a £10.5 million contract to extend and refurbish the Students’ Union building at the University of Leicester. The scheme is part of the university’s £1 billion redevelopment programme which will see its estate transformed over a 30-year period. Read more
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New £150m hi-tech home for Navy’s nuclear-powered subs
A ten year wait has ended with the arrival in HM Naval Base Clyde of a new £150 million floating jetty – a sophisticated home for the Royal Navy’s next generation of nuclear powered submarines. The new facility is the first prime contract project awarded by Defence Estates for Defence Equipment and Support and has been delivered in partnership with Morgan Sindall’s infrastructure services specialist Morgan Est and Amec. Read more
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Morgan Sindall AGM and Interim Management Statement
Morgan Sindall has announced its Interim Management Statement covering the period 1 January 2009 to date, ahead of its Annual General Meeting which is being held today. Read more
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Muse Developments secures £300 million Doncaster development
Morgan Sindall’s urban regeneration business Muse Developments has secured a £300 million scheme to create a Civic and Cultural Quarter (CCQ) in Doncaster town centre. Read more
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Morgan Ashurst gets its teeth into £11 million dentistry contract
Morgan Ashurst has been awarded an £11 million contract by the University of Teesside to build a four-storey undergraduate teaching facility for trainee dentistry professionals and sports therapists. Read more
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Lovell appointed to £150 million Syniad development framework
Morgan Sindall’s affordable housing and regeneration business Lovell has been chosen by the Syniad Consortium to work on its £150 million development framework in Wales. Read more
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Lovell launches maintenance business following BMS acquisition
Lovell has launched a new housing maintenance business – Lovell Respond – following its acquisition of repairs and maintenance company BMS Property Care Ltd. Read more
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Double University of Leeds contract win for Morgan Ashurst
Morgan Ashurst has been awarded two contracts worth more than £25 million by the University of Leeds to build a huge student accommodation complex and to refurbish a Grade II-listed Colour Science Laboratory. Read more
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Morgan Sindall to deliver £209m A1 road JV
Morgan Sindall’s infrastructure services business Morgan Est, is to start work on a £209 million major road contract for the Highways Agency. Read more
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Muse Developments secures £220 million Blackpool redevelopment
Morgan Sindall’s urban regeneration business Muse Developments has signed a £220 million agreement to redevelop the north area of central Blackpool over the next decade. Read more
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Morgan Est awarded £500 million Severn Trent AMP framework
Morgan Sindall’s infrastructure services business Morgan Est has been awarded a ten-year framework contract by Severn Trent, covering the next two Asset Management Periods, AMP5 and AMP6. Read more
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Lovell chosen for £20 million contract with Wellingborough Homes
Morgan Sindall's affordable housing and regeneration business Lovell has been awarded housing improvement work worth £20 million by Northamptonshire-based Wellingborough Homes. Read more
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Morgan Ashurst wins £8 million University of Sussex contract
Morgan Sindall’s construction business Morgan Ashurst has been awarded an £8 million contract by the University of Sussex. Read more
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Record performance for Morgan Sindall
Morgan Sindall has today announced another set of record results for the year ended 31 December 2008. Read more
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Morgan Ashurst kickstarts Liverpool BSF with £18 million contract win
Morgan Ashurst has won an £18 million contract to build a replacement for Alsop High School in Walton. Read more
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Lovell set for £7 million regeneration scheme in Cwmbran
Lovell has been chosen to undertake a £7 million scheme to transform a run-down neighbourhood shopping precinct in the St. Dials area of Cwmbran in south Wales. Read more
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Morgan Sindall wins £25 million RAF fighter jet facility and pilot training centre
Morgan Sindall has strengthened its portfolio of defence projects after securing a £25 million scheme to extend the busiest live RAF training centre at RAF Valley in Anglesey. Read more
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£180 million DLR extension opens ahead of schedule
A £180 million extension of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), designed and built by Morgan Sindall’s infrastructure services business Morgan Est in a joint venture with Colas Rail, has been officially unveiled by London Mayor Boris Johnson. Read more