Press releases

Bunnik, the Netherlands, 18 October 2021 – The Executive Board of Royal BAM Group nv has appointed Richard Prime Managing Director, Major Projects of BAM Nuttall Ltd, effective 18 October 2021.

Hemel Hempstead/Caerphilly, 18 October 2021 - One of Wales’ most progressive built environment firms – BAM – has re-located its offices from Cardiff to Caerphilly.

Bunnik, the Netherlands, 18 October 2021 - Royal BAM Group nv has sold its German operating company BAM Deutschland (including subsidiaries BAM Immobilien-Dienstleistungen and BAM Sports) to Zech Group and Gustav Zech Stiftung. The transaction, announced on 9 September 2021, has been successfully completed. Financial details of the transaction are not being disclosed.

Works to begin onsite in the coming weeks

(Press release Kildare County Council:) Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland, 14 October 2021 - Kildare County Council has confirmed the main works contract for the Athy Distributor Road has been awarded to BAM Civil Limited. The successful contractor for the development of the 3.4 km link road has been appointed following an extensive tender process and recent confirmation of funding for the project by the Department of Transport as part of Project Ireland 2040.

It is a clear acknowledgement by the European Commission that the hyperloop is seen as a sustainable means of transport

(Press release Hardt Hyperloop:) Delft, the Netherlands, 14 October 2021 - Hardt Hyperloop, the Dutch company working on the development of the hyperloop, has been awarded €15 million by the European Commission. It is the first time that a hyperloop company has received such financial support from Brussels. The EIC Accelerator funds were awarded by the European Innovation Council and will help Hardt and its public and private partners to accelerate the development of the hyperloop. This award demonstrates the European Commission's recognition of the hyperloop as an important key to achieving Europe's sustainability goals.

More than 7 km of tunnelling
Contract value in the three-digit million range

Frankfurt/Stuttgart, 11 October 2021 - On 4 October 2021, RAG Aktiengesellschaft awarded a bidding consortium consisting of Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG (50%, technical lead) and Ed. Züblin AG (50%, commercial lead) the contract for the construction of a new mine water drainage tunnel for dewatering the Ibbenbüren mine - one of the last German coal mines - which was closed down in 2018. The contract has a construction volume in the three-digit million range; the multi-year construction work is scheduled to start in November of this year.

Leeds, 5 October 2021 - The Esther Simpson building is the new home of the University’s business school. Completed by BAM this summer, it provides collaborative and inclusive learning spaces to better equip students for working in a global environment.  

Stuttgart / Kiel, 5 Oktober 2021 - Am Montag den 4.Oktober wurde, genau nach einem Jahr Bauzeit, das Richtfest für den Rohbau des neuen Laborzentrums des Universitätsklinikums Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) am Campus Kiel gefeiert.

Hemel Hempstead, 4 October 2021 - BAM’s University of Lincoln Medical School project has been declared Sustainable Development of the Year at Business Link Magazine’s Brick Awards. The awards recognise the companies behind the changing landscape of the East Midlands region and this award also acknowledges BAM’s commitment to sustainable development.

Camberley, 4 October 2021 - BAM Nuttall’s work to rebuild Marine Parade in Dawlish on behalf of Network Rail has won the 'Project over £8 million Re-engineered’ Award at the ICE South West Civil Engineering Awards.

(Press release Environment Agency:) London, 4 October 2021 - The Environment Agency and BAM Nuttall have introduced electric vehicles to carry out early flood defence work in Hebden Bridge and the wider Calder Valley, as part of the project’s ambition to cut carbon emissions.

Camberley, 30 September 2021 - Network Rail has installed a footbridge over the East Coast Mainline as part of the new £20 million Reston station development.

London, 1 October 2021 – Risky and delicate work around three Grade-II listed rail tunnels to create London’s newest offices, at Kings Cross, have won Emily Hoggins a coveted construction industry ‘Oscar’ at her first attempt.

Hemel Hempstead, 29 September 2021 - BAM – one of the most sustainable UK contractors – has become a founding member of a new online tool to bring social suppliers and contractors together.

Frankfurt, 28 September 2021 – Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG has been awarded the contract to build the extended shell of the third block for thermal waste utilisation at the Rothensee waste-to-energy plant in Magdeburg in Germany. The client is Müllheizkraftwerk Rothensee GmbH. The contract value is €30 million (of which 50 per cent for Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau).

(Press release NPHDB:) Tallaght, 24 September 2021 – NPHDB hands over the new facility to Children’s Health Ireland for commissioning of services

The new facilities in CHI at Tallaght to be open for services by mid-November

(Press release Leeds College of Building:) Leeds, 22 September 2021 - This week, Leeds College of Building welcomes its first degree apprenticeship cohort to South Bank Campus.

Camberley, 22 September 2021 - A significant step towards the delivery of the Cross Tay Link Road has been made with the appointment of BAM Nuttall to deliver stage one (detailed design and advance work) for the project.

(Press release Environment Agency:) Ponteland, 21 September 2021 - More than 250 homes and businesses in Ponteland are better protected from flooding now Environment Agency work on a £2.7 million flood scheme has been completed.

Bristol, 21 September 2021 - Working on behalf of Network Rail, BAM Nuttall has substantially completed its first key phase of work to create a new entrance at Bristol Temple Meads, providing passengers with a gateway to the east of the city and the new Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone.

(News release Leeds City Council:) Leeds, 17 September 2021 - On 16 September Stourton park and ride was officially opened by the Minister for future of transport and environment, Minister Rachel Maclean MP. Minister Maclean was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport on 14 February 2020.

Bunnik, the Netherlands, 14 September 2021 – The Executive Board of Royal BAM Group nv has appointed Ian Parish as Interim Managing Director of BAM Nuttall Ltd, effective 1 October 2021. Ian Parish rejoined BAM Nuttall in 2020 as Managing Director, Major Projects, and has more than 37 years combined experience during his three periods with the company.

(News release University of Strathclyde:) Glasgow, 9 September 2021 - The role of fungi in helping to prevent landslips is being investigated in research led at the University of Strathclyde.

Glasgow, 8 September 2021 - BAM TCP Atlantic Square has secured Atkins Limited as the first occupier for Building 2 at Atlantic Square. 2 Atlantic Square is a speculatively built Grade A office development situated in the heart of Glasgow’s International Financial Services District.