Company News Roundup: 28 April 2015

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27th April 2015

Steve Hollingshead to take role as Murphy Group CEO after working on Swansea Tidal Lagoon

Former Laing O’Rourke boss Steve Hollingshead has landed the role as J Murphy & Sons chief executive after working on the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon plant for the past 11 months.

Company page: Murphy Group

Commercial developer Stoford unveils 18 development projects across the UK

Commercial property developer Stoford has unveiled a 10m sq ft development pipeline for 18 new projects across the UK. The company said it had a total of 18 industrial and warehouse developments, amounting to 700 acres, capable of delivering 9,675,000 sq ft of commercial space.

Company page: Stoford Developments

Full list revealed for £4bn London construction framework

Wates, Keepmoat Regeneration, Geoffrey Osborne, Lakehouse and Higgins were the only contractors appointed to all nine of the £5m-plus regional lots on the London Construction Programme’s Major Works Construction Framework Agreement.

Company page: Wates Construction, Keepmoat Regeneration, Geoffrey Osborne, Lakehouse, Higgins

Firms struggle to recruit bricklayers and construction professionals as workloads expected to grow

Two thirds of construction firms say a shortage of available labour is a key factor holding back building activity. In the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Q1 UK Construction Market Survey, 64 per cent of respondents cited a shortage of labour as one of the major factors limiting building activity.