Local business news for the Midlands and beyond
Award winning contractor McPhillips has scooped another accolade for its ‘engineering excellence’ on a major £4.3m public realm scheme in Kidderminster. The Telford firm were in the running for Midlands Project of the Year in the £3m to £10m category...
Students from Kingstone High School in Hereford were given an insight into construction of the town’s new £10 million transport hub. The Year 10 students saw first-hand the transformative project being delivered by Telford construction firm McPhillips on behalf of...
A machine driver from Telford has retired after an incredible 50-year career with award winning construction firm McPhillips. Mark Busby, aged 66, joined the company as a labourer in March 1975 when he was just 16-years-old. Now after five decades...
Award winning construction company McPhillips will launch its project to convert The Old Flour Mill in Tipton into much needed housing with a meet the buyer event. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council has appointed McPhillips as its official construction partner on the project, part of wider plans to regenerate Tipton...
A charity football tournament hosted by Shropshire Company of the Year McPhillips, raised more than £3,000 for Mates in Mind, the organisation promoting awareness of mental health in the construction industry. A dozen teams representing companies from across the McPhillips supply chain battled it out at Shrewsbury Town FC’s Croud Meadow football...
The first community fund of its kind in Shropshire reached more than 1,200 people in its first year, new figures revealed today. A new report has revealed the “pioneering” impact of the McPhillips Community Fund, launched in partnership with the...
Award winning contractor McPhillips has delivered an urban connectivity project on programme and to budget, despite complex technical, environmental and logistical challenges. Talbot Park, a vibrant new green space in the heart of Kidderminster, was a central element in the...
Construction sector businesses in Shropshire will have the opportunity to hear real-world insights into how AI is changing the industry at a breakfast event next month. Shropshire Constructing Excellence, part of Constructing Excellence West Midlands, is hosting the event on 19 May 2026 at Telford Fire Station. AI...
Leading Shropshire construction firm McPhillips is doubling down on its commitment to local communities by pledging a further £20,000 to good causes through its own charity fund. Following a hugely successful inaugural year, the McPhillips Community Fund will this year focus...
Construction specialists McPhillips successfully completed repairs to a bridge over the River Meese in Telford before the start of the all-important fish spawning season. Fish within the working area had to be gently removed and relocated prior to the start...