Jack Simpson

Jack is a reporter covering infrastructure (roads, rail, energy) at Construction News.
Contact Info
- Tel:
- 020 3953 2029
- Email:
- jack.simpson@emap.com
Stories
Crossrail given extra £350m loan as costs soarSubscription
Crossrail has been handed an extra £350m by the government to support construction and testing work on the delayed £15.4bn line.
Buckingham wins £19m Leeds station expansion dealSubscription
Buckingham Group has won a £19m deal to support the expansion of Leeds railway station.
Prison for 83-year-old tax fraud directorSubscription
An 83-year-old construction director has been jailed after he was found to have stolen almost £650,000 in fraudulent VAT repayments.
Amey paid £2.1m for Carillion rail contractsSubscription
Amey paid the official receiver a total of £2.1m for Carillion’s Network Rail contracts, Construction News can reveal.
Countryside Properties wins 2,000-home Kingston regenSubscription
Countryside Properties has been chosen as the preferred partner for a 2,000-home development in south-west London.
Rail contractors: Adapt or failSubscription
How time flies in the rail industry.
Mace wins Commonwealth Games stadium roleSubscription
Exclusive: Mace has landed the role of project manager for the stadium that will act as the centrepiece of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Network Rail's contractor spend league table revealedSubscription
Costain has been displaced as Network Rail’s largest supplier by spend, with Siemens Rail Automation taking top spot for the 12 months to October 2018.
Three firms win deals on £15bn Wylfa nuclear plantSubscription
Three companies including Atkins have won deals to support the design and construction of the £15bn Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant in north Wales.
Crossrail: Financial watchdog weighs up TfL probeSubscription
The UK’s financial watchdog is considering an investigation into Transport for London amid questions over how it reported Crossrail’s delay to the stock exchange.