Project & Company News Roundup: 11 August 2015

Contractors vie for £150m Greenwich Peninsula job as contractor lands £18m mega basement

Two major contractors are battling it out to win a £150m contract for the next phase of Knight Dragon's Greenwich Peninsula project.
Project: 14259401

Patel Taylor scoops planning for ‘twisting’ tower

Patel Taylor has been given the go-ahead for a 28-storey tower on the Thames riverfront at Wandsworth.
Project: 14446974

£8bn windfarm gets government green light

The UK government has given the green light for an £8bn offshore windfarm in the North Sea.
Project: 12391583

Lafarge Tarmac rebrand complete as 'Tarmac' launch

Lafarge Tarmac will join with cement specialists Blue Circle and rebrand as Tarmac, following the completion of CRH's multi-billion pound takeover deal of assets sold under the Lafarge and Holcim merger.
Company details: Tarmac Ltd.

Fit-out and urban regeneration hailed at Morgan Sindall but almost £40m set aside for problem MoD contracts

Problem Ministry of Defence contracts at the Faslane Naval Base in west Scotland have cost Morgan Sindall nearly £40m in 2015, up almost £5m on guidance it issued to the City in May.
Company details: Morgan Sindall

Polypipe buys Welsh firm Nuaire for £145m

Polypipe Group has announced the acquisition of ventilation firm Nuaire for £145m as it continues to target the low carbon market.
Company details: Polypipe Ltd.