20th Mar 2024

Building a virtual Maggie's

We're building a virtual Maggie's which is made up of bricks representing the number of hours of support our collective fundraising would pay for.

Having reached our £1m target for Maggie’s four years early, we continue our fundraising efforts with a new challenge that focuses on the impact that the money raised by our teams has on the lives of those Maggie’s supports.

We’ve now set ourselves a goal of funding 100,000 hours of support for Maggie’s centre visitors, which also equates to £1m in cash. 

To help track our progress, we're building a virtual Maggie’s in the shape of the charity's logo.

Our virtual Maggie's is made up of bricks representing the number of hours of support our collective fundraising efforts would pay for. ​​​​​​​

Examples of bricks include:

  • £5,000 will pay for 100 hours of a Getting Started course with a support specialist for those about to embark on cancer treatment.
  • £15,000 will pay for 1,200 hours of family day sessions, where kids can get together with others to come to terms with mum or dad having cancer.

Every fundraising activity goes towards adding another brick into the virtual Maggie's Centre. Think of it as a totaliser in virtual bricks. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Since we reached our £1m milestone in May 2022, our colleagues across the business have been busy doing what we do best to raise even more funds for our charity partner, Maggie’s.

From going outrageously orange, to swinging into action on the golf course and running, hiking and cycling countless miles, our teams have already surpassed £84k in fundraising!

Find out more about our partnership with Maggie's

Our corporate partnership

It’s more than a decade since we started working with Maggie’s, as well as constructing many of its centres, we've raised more than £1,000,000 for the charity.

Maggies cancer care centres

Engineering Excellence for Maggie’s first Cancer Care Centre in Wales

Our expertise overcame a challenging design to deliver this unique healthcare project at Singleton Hospital, Swansea.

Cancer care centre Maggie’s, Swansea

Innovation key to delivering Maggie’s at The Christie

Our construction knowledge and know-how was key in helping realise the complex architectural vision for Maggie’s at The Christie in Manchester.

Maggies Cancer Care Centre, Manchester

Heritage and complex projects expertise delivers Maggie’s Barts

Our Special Projects delivered this technically complex healthcare project within live hospital campus and protected it’s Grade I listed neighbours.

Cancer care centre Maggie’s, Barts

Enabling Maggie’s to support cancer care at The Royal Marsden

Careful planning and meticulous collaboration allowed us to complete this design-led scheme on a busy working hospital site.

Maggie’s Royal Marsden

A truly extraordinary building for Maggie's Yorkshire

Built amongst a cluster of medical buildings at St James’ University Hospital in Leeds, Maggie’s Yorkshire is a cancer care centre like no other.

Maggie's Cancer Care Centre, Yorkshire

Delivering award winning Maggie's Southampton

Our Special Projects team delivered this verdant ‘New Forest’ inspired Maggie’s Cancer Care Centres at Southampton’s General Hospital.

Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre, Southampton
  • Three man from Kettering wearing orang Maggies logo T-Shirt
  • Exterior view of Maggies Centre Swansea At Twilight
  • Exterior view of Maggie’s at The Christie in Manchester, a timber and glass pavilion designed by Lord Norman Foster, showcasing its modern architectural design.
  • Exterior view of Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, featuring its distinctive ‘lantern-like’ design with curving glass and concrete elements
  • The exterior garden view of Maggie's Royal Marsden, with lush greenery, walking paths.
  • Exterior view of Maggie’s Yorkshire at St James’ University Hospital in Leeds, featuring its trio of interconnected timber pots and landscaped roofs.
  • The garden at Maggie’s Southampton, filled with lush greenery, perennials, and trees such as birch, Scots pine, and rowan, creating a tranquil environment

Latest Maggie's news

  1. Alex and Tom conquer West Highland Way for Maggie’s

    01 May 2025

    Two of our colleagues completed the 96-mile West Highland Way walk in aid of Maggie's

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  2. Maggie's Northampton topping out

    24 Feb 2025

    Sir Robert McAlpine Special Projects celebrates the topping out of Maggie’s Northampton, a new cancer support centre at Northampton General Hospital, marking a key milestone in providing expert care for those affected by cancer.

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  3. Fundraising efforts adds new bricks to our virtual Maggie's centre

    29 Aug 2024

    Latest fundraising efforts from our colleagues around the business have added five new bricks to our virtual Maggie's centre bringing us closer to our 100,000 hours for Maggie's goal.

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    16 May 2025

    We are proud to have delivered a two-year project at the National Gallery which was officially re-opened by Their Majesties The King and Queen.

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    08 May 2025

    We join those around the world marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day, which formally marked the end of the Second World War in Europe

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  3. Sector Profile SRM Special Projects

    07 May 2025

    Mike Coleman and our Special Projects team deliver complex conservation and new build projects in heritage buildings, balancing preservation, innovation and legacy.

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