Sir Robert McAlpine clinches £4bn Somerset gigafactory

Sir Robert McAlpine has struck a deal to build the first of three major units at UK’s biggest planned EV battery factory at Bridgwater in Somerset.Tata-owned Agratas confirmed this morning that the contractor has signed a pre-construction agreement to deliver Building One, comprising 2.6m sq ft of built area.Rival bidders are understood to have included Wates and ISG.Sir Robert McAlpine will now start preparations for mega-project, which will employ 2,100 workers at peak construction, many