Eco-classroom for Solihull’s Grace Academy - Academy partners with Sisk to create outdoor learning space
Sisk has been providing expertise and building materials as part of its sustainability week to create an eco-garden for the Grace Academy in Solihull.

Sisk wins £13.8m Co-Operative distribution project
Sisk has won a £13.8m project to fit out a new distribution warehouse and office facility for Co-Operative Retail Ltd (part of the Co-operative Group) in Newhouse, near Motherwell, Scotland.

Sisk completes Aviva Stadium at Lansdowne Road
World famous stadium opens as new international venue

Sisk begins work on Walsall Housing Group’s new town centre office.
Work has started on site to build Walsall Housing Group’s (whg) new £6.5million town centre office.

The site, at the corner of Littleton Street East and Hatherton Street, Walsall, is currently being cleared in preparation for the main build programme to begin.

Boris Johnson officially opens Travelodge's 400th hotel in London Waterloo
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, officially opened Travelodge's 400th hotel at Waterloo and also joined in the party with Sisk to celebrate the hotel chain's 25th anniversary.

Sisk + Corus - How Modular Hotel Construction Contributes To Sustainability
Sustainable construction attempts to reduce the collective environmental impact during the production of building components, during the construction process, as well as during the lifecycle of the building. Modular hotel construction using steel framed room modules contributes to all aspects of sustainability. Looking at the lifetime of a hotel will give a good overview of the sustainable credentials for this means of construction when compared to more traditional methods.

Sisk Wins Manchester Holiday Inn Express Contract - Contractor Wins Second Hotel Project For Client In Northern Quarter
John Sisk & Son Ltd has won a contract to build a new Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Manchester‘s City Centre. The win follows Sisk’s completion in September 2008 of the £15m refurbishment of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Birmingham for the same client.

Sisk Wins Multi-Million Pound Frank Roberts Bakery Project - Leading Food Manufacturer to Extend Bakery Facility
John Sisk & Son Ltd has won a contract to extend the Frank Roberts Bakery in Northwich, Cheshire.

Safety at Sisk Brings Success - Sisk & Sisk Rail Win Prestigious RoSPA Awards for Their Commitment to Occupational Health & Safety
John Sisk & Son Ltd and Sisk Rail, which together form one of the largest construction groups in the UK and Ireland, have received coveted RoSPA awards for their excellence in health and safety throughout 2009.

John Sisk & Son Ltd Wins Acclaimed Safety Award
Staff from John Sisk & Son Ltd joined leading organisations from the international world of health and safety to celebrate success in winning four International Safety Awards.

Sisk Rail, To The Rescue!
Quick thinking staff at Sisk Rail helped avert an incident at Battersea Park on Wednesday 20th May, which could have resulted in a more serious outcome and kept the trains running on time.

Sisk Ramps Up UK Civils Capacity As Work Grows - Owen Sisk Joins UK Business For Major Infrastructure Projects
The civil engineering business of John Sisk & Son, one of the largest construction groups in the UK and Ireland, is to be strengthened in order to target major UK infrastructure opportunities. Sisk is expanding its Civils arm in the UK under the leadership of Owen Sisk.

Sisk wins three Considerate Constructors Awards
Sisk has won three awards at the prestigious Considerate Constructors Scheme 2010 National Site Awards, held at Plaisterers' Hall in London and presented by Chris Blythe, Chief Executive at the Chartered Institute of Building.

Sisk Provides A Helping Hand - Contractor Supports Helping Hands Charity With Food Donation
Construction firm John Sisk & Son Ltd has delivered a collection of food and other essential items to local charity Helping Hands, an organisation working with Social Services to provide support to vulnerable people in the local area.

Sisk Supplies Glasgow Simon Community With Essential Items of Food and Clothing
Sisk has handed over a collection of food, clothing and other essential items to local charity Glasgow Simon Community (GSC), an organisation working with homeless people in the Glasgow area.

Sisk to Provide Kettering With Vibrant New Market Place Buildings
New café restaurants and apartments form centrepiece of town’s regeneration scheme.

Grand Pier Celebrates Topping Out Ceremony With Sisk
John Sisk & Son Ltd, one of the largest construction groups in the UK and Ireland, has celebrated the Topping Out Ceremony of the Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare, which was devastated by fire last year.

Sisk’s Manchester Office Wins Package of Network Rail Contracts
Liverpool and Manchester regions to benefit from bridge improvement works.

John Sisk & Son Ltd, one of the largest construction groups in the UK and Ireland, has been awarded a £1.3m package of works in Liverpool and Manchester by Network Rail to refurbish and update a number of bridges across this important part of the national rail network.

Sisk to Build New Facility for Home of Grass-Roots Football
New South Marsh Community Hub to provide modern community facilities.

John Sisk & Son Ltd, one of the largest construction groups in the UK and Ireland, has won a £5.7m contract to provide modern changing rooms and community facilities as part of a multi-million pound investment led by Hackney Council and the London Development Agency (LDA).

Local Contractor Donates Clothing to Lancaster and District Homeless Action Service Limited (LDHAS)
Community initiative for Sisk’s Sustainability week.

Contractor John Sisk & Son Ltd, which has its North West regional office in Manchester, has donated food and items of clothing to local charity Lancaster and District Homeless Action Service Limited (LDHAS).

Sisk Win Mixed Use Lancaster Development Including Travelodge
Contractor chosen again for new build as part of fast-growing hotelier’s UK expansion

John Sisk & Son Ltd, one of the largest construction groups in the UK and Ireland, has won the contract to construct a mixed use scheme including a 115 bedroom Travelodge and retail outlets in Lancaster.

Sandringham School Partners with Contractor Sisk in Tree Planting Scheme
Local contractor supplies 90 trees for Tree Appeal project

Contractor John Sisk & Son Ltd (Sisk), which has its UK head office in St Albans, has donated 90 trees to Sandringham School in St. Albans as part of a scheme run by the Tree Appeal.

UK Association of Proposal Management Professionals appoints new CEO
UK Association of Proposal Management Professionals appoints new CEO

Ken Erskine selected to lead UK chapter of international body


The UK Association of Proposal Management Professionals (UKAPMP) has appointed Ken Erskine as CEO of the professional body. The organisation provides support and improves opportunities for companies to acquire new business, and to sustain growth and competitiveness in the marketplace.

Police Station refurbishment handed to Sisk
Police Station refurbishment handed to Sisk
Major renovation works for Rugby Police Station.

John Sisk & Son Ltd has won the contract from Warwickshire Police to renovate and refurbish Rugby’s Police Station.

The Grand Pier, Weston-super-Mare - going up!
Work has started erecting the frame of the new Pavilion building on Weston's Grand Pier, which is being constructed by contractor John Sisk & Son.

Commenting on the structure of the Pavilion Les Nicholls, Director Western Region, Sisk commented: “We have already completed a great deal of work on the structure, the steel beams underneath and the new metal deck but this is the first visible sign that the Grand Pier is really on its way to being rebuilt.”

Trio of leisure centre refurbishments for Sisk
London Borough selects Sisk for major improvement and extension project.

John Sisk & Son Ltd has been selected to perform major refurbishment and extension works at 3 leisure centres, providing state of the art facilities for residents of the London Borough of Hounslow.

High flying Sisk honoured at construction awards ceremony
The East of England Construction Training Awards has selected Eike Schwartlander of John Sisk & Son Ltd as the “Construction High Flyer of the Year” at their 2009 ceremony.

Sisk on firm foundations for 2,000MW Pembroke Power Station
John Sisk & Son Ltd has been awarded a £39m contract by global engineering firm Alstom for civils work at a new CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine) power station in Pembrokeshire. On completion, the power station will be the largest and most efficient of its type in the UK.

citizenM partners with Sisk+Corus for Glasgow hotel construction
Sisk+Corus Modular Construction’ (Sisk+Corus), the UK’s first provider of end-to-end modular construction solutions to the hotel and student accommodation sectors, has secured a multi-million pound contract to build a 198-bedroom hotel in Glasgow city centre for innovative hotel operator citizenM.

Sisk completes stylish suite of residential apartments in Weymouth Street
John Sisk & Son Ltd has finished work on a unique brass-clad residential development of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments, ideally located moments away from Oxford Street in London.