According to reports in the Belfast Telegraph, UK-based Laing O’Rourke has been involved in two days of negotiations about a possible takeover of parts of the troubled Quinn Group at the company’s headquarters in County Cavan.

KMI Water, the joint venture between Kier Construction, J Murphy and Sons Limited and Interserve Project Services, has been named as preferred bidder for a major infrastructure project in Preston valued at approximately £114m with United Utilities.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced the date for a public inquiry into Thames Water’s Water Resources Management Plan.

Anglian Water has confirmed that 42 field jobs are to go – with about 50% as a result of moving to single manning and cutting teams in the field down to one rather than two.

Interserve Plc, the services, maintenance and building group, announced today that the Group has performed well, backed by “excellent cash generation”.

Interserve, the international services, maintenance and building group, has issued its Interim Management Statement covering the period from 1 January 2010 to date.

Interserve, the international services, maintenance and building group, has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2009.

Leading European technical services provider Imtech, headquartered in Gouda in the Netherlands, has won orders worth over 175 million euro for Welsh Water’s forthcoming AMP5 programme and for work on the technology upgrade to the Crossness and Beckton Sewage Treatment Works in London for Thames Water.

Southern Water are starting work on a £3M scheme to improve the wastewater system in Haywards Heath.

Grontmij has been appointed to Wessex Water’s 5-year AMP5 framework agreement.