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New Birmingham home for Bouygues Construction
French construction giant Bouygues Construction has opened a new office in Birmingham, which will be home to two of its UK subsidiaries, Linkcity and Thomas Vale. Thomas Vale – whose name has now been dropped -
is a construction company which was acquired over six years ago. The firm was originally based in Stourport, the town where it had its origins. That was in 1869 when Thomas Vale, a young
Victorian engineer, designed and built the cast iron bridge spanning the River Severn at Stourport, which still stands today.
‘Opening Bouygues Construction’s first Birmingham office is a very exciting undertaking’
Linkcity is the name for Bouygues’construction and
development business in the UK. Linkcity is building The Forum, a major development
on the site of the old Silver Blades ice rink in Digbeth. The project will include 334 flats and retail and commercial space. Both Linkcity and the former Thomas Vale are part of
Bouygues UK, itself a subsidiary of Bouygues Group. The latter was founded in France in 1952, by Francis
Bouygues. The group operates in more than 80 countries and has around 120,000 employees.
New office (from left): Craig Tatton, John Clancy and Fabienne Viala
The new Birmingham office, in Edward Street, was officially opened by city council leader John Clancy. Craig Tatton, managing director at Bouygues UK
said: “Opening Bouygues Construction’s first Birmingham office is a very exciting undertaking. “We have worked hard to increase our presence in
these regions and this is reflected in the portfolio of high profile projects we are now undertaking in the area.”
A-Plant secures deal with Wates
A-Plant has entered into a new long-term trading agreement with the Wates Group. The new agreement, which
builds on the long-standing supply arrangement between the two companies will, for the first time, include SES Engineering Services, a subsidiary of the Wates Group, and allow A-Plant to offer its complete range of products to all Wates’ businesses. A-Plant’s commercial
director Dave Harris said: “Wates is one of A-Plant’s longest served and largest customers, so we are extremely pleased to extend and expand our existing supply partnership and especially pleased to extend our support to SES Engineering Services, one of the UK’s leading specialist M&E companies. “Wates has been delighted
by the support we have provided to them over many years and this new deal is testament to the level of service we have been able to provide across the UK.”
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