Raft of new contracts for Howard Civil Engineering

GROUNDWORKS specialist Howard Civil Engineering (HCE) has clinched four key contracts worth in excess of £3m with some of the UK’s leading construction companies.

The Leeds-based business has begun work for ISG on building the new headquarters for NHS IT specialist TPP in Horsforth, Leeds which will accommodate 200 people. 

The second commission involves a joint venture between Hochtief and Buckingham Group, bringing major improvements to the A57 north of Manchester, where a new port and distribution centre called Port Salford will be built.   Howard Civil Engineering will also build the concrete abutment for a new bridge to connect the new development to the Manchester-Liverpool railway line and will undertake complex groundworks for a new Accident and Emergency department at Airedale Hospital, Keighley overseen by Willmott Dixon and conduct preparatory work for BAM for a new viewing gallery at Manchester Airport.

The A57 scheme is aligned with HCE’s objective to secure more contracts in the reinforced concrete market. It follows the completion of multi-million pound projects including a new John Lewis store at the £90 million Monks Cross shopping complex in York and Arla’s new Distribution Diary in Aylesbury – its largest contract to date.

Michael Howard, managing director of Howard Civil Engineering, which posted a 70% growth in the last 12 months and employs a 120-strong team, said: “These new commissions are integral to our strategy to further expand our expertise in the highways and concrete structure sectors.”