Costain order book swells to £5.4bn

Costain ended the financial year in an upbeat mood about 2025 after a late surge in work winning saw forward orders soar 38% to £5.4bn.
The strong finish to the year was driven by a brace of major HS2 tunnel fit-out and power supply contracts, supporting water frameworks for the AMP8 spending round boosted by record water company spending plans.
The consultancy arm also secured major orders for net zero carbon infrastructure programmes in the energy sector.This included the engineering, pr