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30 August 2016
Preferred contractor named for UCLan EIC
Preferred contractor named for UCLan EIC

(Press release University of Central Lancashire:) Preston, 30 August 2016 - The creation of the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) £30 million Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC) has moved a step closer with the naming of a preferred construction partner. 
29 August 2016
BAM: management buyout Heilijgers completed
BAM: management buyout Heilijgers completed

Bunnik/Amersfoort, the Netherlands, 29 August 2016 – Royal BAM Group nv has reached agreement with the management of its construction and properties subsidiary Heilijgers about a management buyout today, following the announcement of the transaction on 12 July 2016. 
23 August 2016
BAM wins Glucksman Library extension at University of Limerick
BAM wins Glucksman Library extension at University of Limerick

Bunnik, the Netherlands, 23 August 2016 – The University of Limerick has awarded the contract for the Glucksman Library extension to BAM Building Ltd. The contract value is approximately €18 million.
23 August 2016
BAM Construct UK delivers improved profit in 2015
BAM Construct UK delivers improved profit in 2015

Hemel Hempstead, 23 August 2016 - BAM Construct UK earned a profit of £13m in 2015 on a turnover of £897.5m; achieving a margin of 1.4%, with improved cash and working capital position. The company entered 2016 with a forward order book of £1,723.5m. The company lodged its 2015 report and accounts in Companies House this week.
18 August 2016
BAM reports improved results and strong cash flow; reiterates full year outlook
BAM reports improved results and strong cash flow; reiterates full year outlook
  • Construction: Netherlands profitable and turnaround ongoing; negative result and refocus in Germany
  • Civil engineering: strong margin improvement
  • Property: improved results for residential and non-residential activities
  • PPP: solid performance driven by portfolio; funding PGGM JV increased
  • Brexit: predominantly FX translation effects
  • Order book: lower level, improved quality due to tender discipline
  • Cash flow: strong improvement in working capital efficiency

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16 August 2016
Weston College Academy building complete
Weston College Academy building complete

Hemel Hempstead, 16 August 2016 - Construction work has completed on the new Weston College Academy building which will be the home of the North Somerset Enterprise and Technology College (NSETC).
16 August 2016
ProRail commissions BAM for new rail station Driebergen-Zeist contract
ProRail commissions BAM for new rail station Driebergen-Zeist contract

Bunnik, the Netherlands, 16 August 2016 - ProRail has awarded the contract for the renovation of the Driebergen-Zeist station area (which is located east of Utrecht) to BAM. BAM will start construction activities in the spring of 2017. The contract value is approximately €90 million.
15 August 2016
50,000 man hours of construction and zero harm at University of Lincoln’s £17.5 million new Isaac Newton Building
50,000 man hours of construction and zero harm at University of Lincoln’s £17.5 million new Isaac Newton Building

Hemel Hempstead, 15 August 2016 - Contractors working on the University of Lincoln’s new Isaac Newton Building, the new home to the schools of computer science, engineering and mathematics and physics, have completed 50,000 hours of construction without any accidents.
3 August 2016
Bruce Dickson
Senior appointments at BAM

Glasgow, 1 August 2016 - Bruce Dickson has been appointed as the regional director for BAM Construction in Scotland, succeeding Douglas Keillor who has stepped up to the board position of executive director of BAM Construct UK Ltd.