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M&P Secure New Client

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M&P have secured a new client this year T.A. Boxall & Co Ltd. We have assisted them on the Quantity Surveying on Wimbledon Central Courts Project and Bright and Hove Albion Football Club Training Centre. Both are very well known Read More…

M&P Awarded RICS Certification

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The Directors of M&P Technical Services are extremely proud to announce we have completed registration as an RICS regulated company. It shows our intention to develop our business to the highest standards and will uphold the company values as well Read More…

M&P COVID-19-Statement

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For now, we are carrying on with normal business operations. We have split our business into 2 teams and are working from home or alternative locations to minimize risks to stakeholders, staff, clients and members of the public. We have Read More…

Exciting News…

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“We are extremely proud to announce that we are now members of the Association of Cost Engineers (ACostE) which is an incredible achievement for our company and we hope to participate in the cost engineering field and on the council Read More…

Latest government advice on safe site working

Wednesday April 08,

Workers to be kept two metres apart "as much as possible"Read More

Balfour Beatty under fire for 30 Crossrail redundancies

Wednesday April 08,

Union slams redundancies as cruel during pandemic and calls for furloughingRead More

Gleeson gears-up for post pandemic work push

Wednesday April 08,

Share placing to raise £16m with £4m set aside for subcontractors in supply chainRead More

Coronavirus update for construction: Wednesday April 8

Wednesday April 08,

The latest advice and information from industry trade bodiesRead More

Winvic tops March contracts league

Wednesday April 08,

Coronavirus outbreak afflicts March ordersRead More

Mace starts re-opening sites

Tuesday April 07, 20

"Construction must find a way to work safely to support the UK’s economic recovery"Read More

Kier to convert Swansea film studio into hospital

Tuesday April 07, 20

Andrew Scott also advances Neath sports academy conversionRead More

BAM Construct to furlough 440 staff on full pay

Tuesday April 07, 20

Board and senior managers take 20% salary cutRead More

Plant theft soars as construction sites close

Tuesday April 07, 20

Thieves taking advantage of coronavirus impact to steal site equipmentRead More

Keep the industry updated by joining the Enquirer Directory

Wednesday May 02, 20

Membership lets construction know you are open for business now or in the future Read More

Taylor Wimpey to loan subbies £600 a month

Wednesday April 08,

£5m Pay It Forward Scheme to support 2,750 self employed workersRead More

Willmott Dixon furloughs 800 staff as 90% of its sites stay open

Wednesday April 08,

Shortage of materials hitting projects despite drive to keep sites openRead More

Interserve to build Birmingham Nightingale in one week

Wednesday April 08,

Staff work around the clock to complete 500-bed NEC hospital by FridayRead More

£80m Stafford mixed-use scheme advances

Wednesday April 08,

Former Stafford Rugby Club ground to be developed with supermarket, hotel and private rental homesRead More

Industry leaders call for truce on disputes and pay less notices

Thursday April 09, 2

Construction Leadership Council urges firms to keep cash flowing in self-help pleaRead More

Builders urged to keep masks clean to help site shortages

Thursday April 09, 2

Video from safety giant JSP shows how to preserve life of scarce PPERead More

Kier secures second Nightingale hospital

Thursday April 09, 2

Contractor will convert Bristol university conference centre Read More

Coronavirus update for construction: Thursday April 8

Thursday April 09, 2

The latest advice and information from industry trade bodiesRead More

Keltbray furloughs one third of its workforce

Thursday April 09, 2

Leading specialist furloughs 770 staff as part of "resilience programme" to cope with Covid-19Read More

HS2 Euston works to restart next week

Tuesday April 14, 20

Demolition work to restart at London station next weekRead More

Stepnell boss spells out industry’s dilemma

Tuesday April 14, 20

Mark Wakeford argues firms must keep building to avoid long-term damageRead More

Strong work pipeline boosts hope of fast post-covid recovery

Wednesday April 08,

Sharp rise in planning approvals brings hope of rebound after the crisisRead More

Van Elle raises nearly £7m for Covid-19 safety net

Tuesday April 14, 20

Around 200 staff furloughed and pre-cast factory closedRead More

£600m London twin towers get final all-clear

Tuesday April 14, 20

Landmark 54 and 42 storey towers planned for Vauxhall Read More

Vinci wins two more field hospitals

Tuesday April 14, 20

North Wales jobs come as Vinci team hailed for Manchester Nightingale rapid deliveryRead More

HS2 signs off four main civils contracts worth £12bn

Wednesday April 15,

Notice to proceed throws civils industry a lifeline during coronavirus crisisRead More

Fresh rules where 2m distancing cannot be obeyed

Wednesday April 15,

Close working should be limited to under 15 minutesRead More

Homes England steps-in to save 19 stalled housing sites

Wednesday April 15,

Agency takes long-term view of housing shortages amid Covid-19 crisisRead More

Surveyor arrrested trying to sell Covid-19 tests to site workers

Wednesday April 15,

Man caught with 250 test kits he was planning to sell to construction workersRead More

Coronavirus update for construction: Wednesday April 15

Wednesday April 15,

The latest advice and information from industry trade bodies Read More

B&K confirmed for £35m Manchester ‘Jenga’ hotel

Wednesday April 15,

New hotel project first out of the blocks once coronavirus restrictions liftedRead More

Arcadis warns of post-coronavirus supply chain risks

Thursday April 16, 2

Cost consultant plays out best and worst case market scenariosRead More

Plans in for £260m Digbeth cultural quarter

Thursday April 16, 2

Over 900 flats and a 130-bed hotel planned at Upper Trinity Street schemeRead More

Virtual planners pass £215m retirement scheme

Thursday April 16, 2

Construction due to start later this year converting former Legal & General head officeRead More

Scottish firms run out of cash after hard site lockdown

Thursday April 16, 2

Cashflow has dried up for four in five construction firms north of the borderRead More

Interserve gets summer start date for A602 upgrade

Thursday April 16, 2

Preparatory work underway on £23m Hertfordshire improvement projectRead More

Bid race to start for £200m London eye hospital

Thursday April 16, 2

Contest to start in two weeks for new Moorfields eye hospitalRead More

Coronavirus update for construction: Thursday April 16

Thursday April 16, 2

The latest advice and information from industry trade bodies Read More

Furlough job scheme extended for another month

Friday April 17, 202

Chancellor extends Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme until end of JuneRead More

Beard keeps building to stop ‘vicious circle’ of site shortages

Friday April 17, 202

Construction continuing on 90% of sites under social distancing guidelinesRead More

Scape delays construction framework renewals

Friday April 17, 202

£7bn National Construction Framework extended by four monthsRead More

Laing O’Rourke to open Welsh hospital 12 months early

Friday April 17, 202

Partial opening of Cwmbran hospital at the end of this month will provide an extra 350 coronavirus bedsRead More

Go-ahead for Kier £150m Lancashire road job

Friday April 17, 202

Work set to start on A585 Windy Harbour to Skippool schemeRead More

Bathroom pod giant Walker Modular sees demand return

Friday April 17, 202

Offsite specialist sees orders start to come in again as sites resume workRead More

Coronavirus update for construction: Friday April 17

Friday April 17, 202

The latest advice and information from industry trade bodies Read More

Hill wins £54m Stevenage housing deal

Friday April 17, 202

Essex house builder wins development role on 240-home council schemeRead More

Government urged to designate builders as “essential workers”

Saturday April 18, 2

Minister faces call to formally enshrine status of construction workers during coronavirus crisisRead More

Bouygues reopens UK sites

Monday April 20, 202

Firm will work at reduced capacity to ensure safe working on sitesRead More

Contractors can now apply online for furlough cash

Monday April 20, 202

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme goes live and can handle up to 450,000 applications an hourRead More

NHS staff clap for construction workers

Sunday April 19, 202

Guard of honour for 400 builders who have completed new Glasgow coronavirus hospitalRead More

Eric Wright restarts work on stainless steel bridge

Monday April 20, 202

Council in Cumbria also looking to resume other key construction projectsRead More

Race starts for £140m Museum of London job

Monday April 20, 202

Main works contract will be let through competitive dialogueRead More

Hill builds war chest for south west push

Monday April 20, 202

house builder holds strong cash reserves to ride out coronavirus shutdown and deliver expansionRead More

Construction work fast-tracked at new vaccine centre

Tuesday April 21, 20

Work starts by Glencar Construction on "rapidly accelerated" build programmeRead More

Civils specialist Nexus senior staff take 50% pay cut

Tuesday April 21, 20

Boss gives up all salary as utility services contractor cuts costsRead More

Michelmersh returns to full brick production

Tuesday April 21, 20

Specialist brick maker signals confidence to restart factory productionRead More

Unions demand staggered start times for London construction sites

Monday April 20, 202

Call for staggered site start and finish times to avoid congestion on transport systemRead More

Firms on alert for £330m concrete roads renewal

Monday April 20, 202

Two contractors will deliver concrete road renewal, with eight more picked for specialist repairsRead More

Coronavirus update for construction: Tuesday April 21

Tuesday April 21, 20

The latest advice and information from industry trade bodiesRead More

Amey lands £100m Yorkshire Water sewer repairs deal

Tuesday April 21, 20

AMP7 contract to meet challenging performance targetsRead More

Big steelwork firms say most sites now operational

Tuesday April 21, 20

Billington and Severfield report easing in initial site disruptionRead More

Chigwell Construction helps feed NHS heroes

Tuesday April 21, 20

Staff at responsive repair contractor run catering vans during pandemicRead More

BAM Nuttall JV starts latest phase of £42m flood scheme

Tuesday April 21, 20

Contractor BMM-JV starts construction of new steel sheet-pile wallRead More

Caledonian lands £40m Falmouth student halls

Tuesday April 21, 20

Site preparations get underway for Penryn campus student accommodationRead More

Graham wins £20m London office overhaul

Tuesday April 21, 20

Work to start later this year at former Clerkenwell gin distillery siteRead More

Luton airport site reopens after 2m breach shutdown

Wednesday April 22,

Kier and VolkerFitzpatrick get all-clear to resume work after client shuts site over social distancingRead More

Student rooms builder delays major projects

Wednesday April 22,

Unite stalls London and Bristol schemes as it braces for £125m student rent hitRead More

Green light for £500m Ipswich SnOasis

Wednesday April 22,

Long-awaited plans for winter sports complex in Suffolk edge forwardRead More

Race for HS2 lift and escalator contracts

Wednesday April 22,

Design, build and upkeep packages will together be worth £465mRead More

Kier starts £15m Gloucester health centre

Wednesday April 22,

Work underway on former Quayside House site Read More

Construction leaders push to extend site working hours

Wednesday April 22,

Build UK in talks with local authorities to allow sites to operate longer working daysRead More

Laing O’Rourke and Mace help collect 1m PPE items

Wednesday April 22,

Consultant Arcadis co-ordinated the 4-day hunt among contractors for the NHSRead More

Taylor Wimpey to reopen housing sites from May

Thursday April 23, 2

Bespoke clip-on face shield for hard hats to be used for close workingRead More

Murphy cuts holidays and pay for staff

Thursday April 23, 2

Holidays reduced to 21 days and 10% pay cut for workersRead More

Site workers want free parking in London to avoid tube

Thursday April 23, 2

Call to end threat of fines for parking near sites to encourage workers to travel in by carRead More

Coronavirus update for construction: Thursday April 23

Thursday April 23, 2

The latest advice and information from industry trade bodiesRead More

Persimmon latest house builder to restart sites

Friday April 24, 202

Anyone breaching social distancing rules will be removed from sitesRead More

Administrator in talks to sell powered access hirer

Friday April 24, 202

Scunthorpe Lincs Lifts collapsed at the start of the coronavirus crisisRead More

Second major brick maker resumes production

Friday April 24, 202

Ibstock joins Michelmersh in move to fire-up brick factories Read More

United Living to resume house building work

Friday April 24, 202

Flexible working trial last year helped Fastflow Group to cope with lockdownRead More

Coronavirus update for construction: Friday April 24

Friday April 24, 202

The latest advice and information from industry trade bodiesRead More

HS2 gains planning for Curzon Street station

Thursday April 23, 2

Contractors will be invited to bid for the £570m project this JulyRead More

Vistry to reopen sites next week

Thursday April 23, 2

Work to restart on 90% of Partnerships sites and "significant number" of other jobsRead More

Green light for £250m Kent film studios

Thursday April 23, 2

Work to transform the 15-acre site to start straight awayRead More

Industry implores Scottish government to end site lockdowns

Monday April 27, 202

Professional bodies spell out stark warning to ministersRead More

Regional contractor CPUK goes into administration

Monday April 27, 202

All staff furloughed as administrator tries to sell business as going concernRead More

Winners named for £4.5bn smart motorway alliance

Monday April 27, 202

Balfour Beatty, Costain and BAM/Morgan Sindall joint ventureRead More

Firms warn of performance bonds freeze

Monday April 27, 202

Call for Government intervention as market hardens for performance bondsRead More

Redrow to restart work with Covid-19 supervisors on all sites

Monday April 27, 202

House builder to resume construction from May 18 after consultation with subcontractors and suppliersRead More

Forterra fires-up kilns as demand for bricks resumes

Monday April 27, 202

Materials giant also restarts production at Bison PrecastRead More

Union demands HSE site visits to check social distancing

Monday April 27, 202

Unite calls for HSE inspectors to return to work as construction restartsRead More

HS2 boss warns protestors putting workers at risk

Monday April 27, 202

Police called because of social distancing risks during anti-HS2 protestsRead More

Liverpool delay £60m Anfield Road stand expansion

Monday April 27, 202

Covid-19 crisis delays "complex construction process"Read More

Plans in for £260m Gateshead Arena

Monday April 27, 202

Preferred contractor Sir Robert McAlpine clears stage two designRead More

£150m funding deal for Sheffield’s West Bar Square

Tuesday April 28, 20

Investor L&G says there has never been a more important time to back schemesRead More

Bid timetable for £1bn Hawesworth Aqueduct upgrade

Tuesday April 28, 20

United Utilities to invite bids next year for HARP tunnelling projectRead More

Coronavirus update for construction: Tuesday April 28

Tuesday April 28, 20

The latest advice and information from industry trade bodies Read More

Race for housing fire safety £400m framework

Tuesday April 28, 20

Procurement for Housing framework will cover cladding, sprinkler, fire alarms and lightingRead More

Cladding specialist Vivalda to restart production

Tuesday April 28, 20

Facade manufacturer surprised by level of new enquiries Read More

Construction workers “should be offered Covid-19 testing”

Tuesday April 28, 20

Unite leader wants builders tested as key workers as sites restartRead More

Coronavirus testing extended to construction workers

Tuesday April 28, 20

Workers and their families with symptoms given immediate access to testingRead More

Disputes flare between subbies and smaller house builders

Tuesday April 28, 20

Subcontractors asked to take 50% cut in valuations on some sitesRead More

Willmott Dixon masters social distancing site challenge

Wednesday April 29,

Streamlined working and virtual site tours keep University of Birmingham project on trackRead More

McGee set for £100m London underground shops complex

Wednesday April 29,

Cavendish Square subterranean shopping centre gets green lightRead More

Search warrants against developer declared unlawful

Wednesday April 29,

Elliot Group boss Elliot Lawless keen to start investing in Liverpool againRead More

Specialist on recruitment drive to meet post-crisis demand

Wednesday April 29,

Structural strengthening and concrete repairs firm expects demand to surge after pandemic easesRead More

Coronavirus update for construction: Wednesday April 29

Wednesday April 29,

The latest advice and information from industry trade bodies Read More

Central Building Contractors goes into administration

Wednesday April 29,

Cashflow challenges and Covid-19 crisis blamed as 148 staff lose their jobsRead More

Major contractors now working on 70% of sites

Wednesday April 29,

Return to work continues but productivity down by at least a thirdRead More

Cash crunch as 30% of covid loan applications rejected

Wednesday April 29,

Just 12% of construction firm applications approved so farRead More

Winners revealed for £1.5bn YORbuild major works deal

Thursday April 30, 2

Interserve, Galliford Try, BAM, Kier, Morgan Sindall and Wates win places on both lotsRead More

Interserve trials site social distancing alarm system

Thursday April 30, 2

Warning sounds if workers get within two metres of each otherRead More

Coronavirus killing spray helps keep sites safe

Thursday April 30, 2

Demand for disinfectant spray grows as contractors return to workRead More

Firms issue plea to ease Scottish construction lockdown

Thursday April 30, 2

Small builders and plant hirers in Scotland warn of insolvency threatRead More

Higgins to open sites next week

Thursday April 30, 2

Head office staff will remain working for homeRead More

Planning verdict delayed on five major transport schemes

Thursday April 30, 2

Deadline extensions for Lake Lothing crossing, West Midlands rail freight interchange, A303 Sparkford and Amesbury dual carriageways plus A63 improvement.Read More

New “smart home” developer buys offsite business

Thursday April 30, 2

Impact Capital Group acquires Lesko Modular as it ramps-up development plansRead More

Construction leaders push pledge to avoid conflict

Friday May 01, 2020

Construction Leadership Council backs conflict avoidance pledge to avert covid disputesRead More

Canary Wharf shifts to offsite build for next tower

Friday May 01, 2020

Caledonian to deliver 279 volumetric modular serviced flats at Wood WharfRead More

Hotel shortage for construction staff threatens site restarts

Friday May 01, 2020

Contractors call on rooms to be made available for construction workersRead More

Sites installing fever screening to fight Covid-19 threat

Friday May 01, 2020

Workers checked for high temperatures before they enter sitesRead More

Green light for £60m Lake Lothing crossing

Friday May 01, 2020

Contractor to be appointed in July for Lowestoft tilting bridgeRead More

Tendering to start for Sheffield autonomous hotel

Friday May 01, 2020

Guests will be able to access aparthotel without seeing anybodyRead More

Interserve starts converting hotels into isolation centres

Friday May 01, 2020

Firm is converting three hotels into coronavirus isolation and recovery buildingsRead More

Protesters try to stop construction work on HS2 sites

Monday May 04, 2020

Demonstrations hit sites along the route in co-ordinated campaignRead More

Opinion: Get Covid-19 site restart contract terms sorted now

Monday May 04, 2020

Contract framework needed now to avoid flood of future claims over new way of workingRead More

HS2 starts hunt for £2bn track and pre-cast slab builders

Monday May 04, 2020

Track system deal will be split into four major contractsRead More

Missing emails still a massive problem on projects

Monday May 04, 2020

Retrieving information from old emails proves a worry for 90% of construction companiesRead More

Highways England pays 98% of invoices in 5 days

Monday May 04, 2020

Highways body speeds up payments and releases more cashRead More

US group swoops for façade specialist Permasteelisa

Monday May 04, 2020

Ownership of Permasteelisa changes hands againRead More

L&G gets green light for Selby scheme after factory reopens

Monday May 04, 2020

75 of the 250-strong workforce now back at Yorkshire modular homes factoryRead More

M&E firms face another big shake-up

Tuesday May 05, 2020

Two thirds of top 30 ranked M&E firms swept to the top after 2008 financial crisisRead More

Plan for Birmingham 48-floor flats tower

Tuesday May 05, 2020

Plans to be lodged next month for skyscraper on former Irish Centre in Deritend.Read More

Balfour Beatty/Vinci signs water chief to lead HS2 team

Tuesday May 05, 2020

Michael Dyke appointed managing director of HS2 delivery joint ventureRead More

Durkan to re-open sites next week

Tuesday May 05, 2020

Firm will also open its Elstree head officeRead More

Plan for world’s tallest octagonal resi tower

Tuesday May 05, 2020

Developer Argent plans to build the 49-storey landmark at Paradise in BirminghamRead More

Giant offshore crane collapses during load tests

Tuesday May 05, 2020

Dramatic video captures collapse of 5,000 tonne craneRead More

Britain’s biggest road project opens to traffic eight months early

Wednesday May 06, 20

£1.5bn A14 upgrade hailed as a triumph for client-led integrated workingRead More

Green light for West Midlands freight interchange

Wednesday May 06, 20

Huge rail hub approved in for 300 ha site in StaffordshireRead More

BAM imposes 20% pay cut across the workforce

Wednesday May 06, 20

BAM Construct chief says business is operating at around 55% productivityRead More

Rivals rage at McAlpine over contract race conduct

Wednesday May 06, 20

Contractor accused of cutting-out rivals for new community villages schemeRead More

Student halls developer Empiric mothballs three projects

Wednesday May 06, 20

Schemes in Bristol, Canterbury and Southampton delayedRead More

Buyers report “historic” construction collapse

Wednesday May 06, 20

Bellwether construction index sinks to lowest point since survey beganRead More

Councils pledge to resume high rise recladding work

Wednesday May 06, 20

Faithful & Gould to advise on recladding under covid 19 working restrictionsRead More

Dubai contractor to take 15% stake in Costain

Thursday May 07, 202

Costain warns of possible insolvency if £100m share issue failsRead More

Next 4-6 weeks critical for subcontractors

Thursday May 07, 202

Squeeze on to fund return to work and grapple with new site operating proceduresRead More

Minister urges more sites to restart as 73% of big jobs back

Thursday May 07, 202

Major contractors speed-up return to sites as government urges construction resumptionRead More

Plans in 31-floor tower on Liverpool waterfront

Thursday May 07, 202

Vermont lined up to start the delayed project in AugustRead More

Finance firm looking to help struggling sites

Thursday May 07, 202

Funding available for "projects with a community benefit"Read More

Site tradespeople asked to cut pay rates by up to 30%

Thursday May 07, 202

Contractors look to share pain of lower output and higher costs as sites return to workRead More

PERI helps contractors erect scaffolds safely post-lockdown

Thursday May 07, 202

Four-step safety plan to help with social distancing on siteRead More

£2bn to fast-track walking and cycling schemes

Sunday May 10, 2020

£250m to be spent immediately on pop-up bike lanes and wider pavementsRead More

Boris wants work to restart on all building sites

Sunday May 10, 2020

Prime Minister says construction workers should be "actively encouraged" to return to siteRead More

Government backs new industry guide to avert disputes

Monday May 11, 2020

Construction leaders draw up standard letters and guidance to avoid pandemic disputesRead More

Race starts for £29m Sheffield hotel conversion

Monday May 11, 2020

Heart of Sheffield II project put out to tenderRead More

Birmingham 2022 to ramp up tendering and staff numbers

Monday May 11, 2020

Further £145m of work to be tendered for Commonwealth Games facilitiesRead More

Consultants wanted for £500m national framework

Monday May 11, 2020

Procure Partnerships calls up all specialist consultantsRead More

Government publishes “Covid-19 secure” site guidelines

Monday May 11, 2020

Guidance published to help keep construction safe: Full detailsRead More

New Kier Highways MD appointment falls through

Tuesday May 12, 2020

Nicola Hindle move hits roadblock after Covid recruitment freezeRead More

Laing O’Rourke appoints new chief financial officer

Tuesday May 12, 2020

McCarthy and Stone chief financial officer to replace Stewart McIntyreRead More

Land Securities pauses work at ground level on London sites

Tuesday May 12, 2020

Developer delays £700m of investment as it assesses covid-19 impact on marketRead More

Three Van Elle group directors exit in streamlining

Tuesday May 12, 2020

Peter Handley to run housing division after senior team shake-upRead More

Plans in for Rotherham Forge Island mixed-use scheme

Tuesday May 12, 2020

Muse submits plan for cinema, hotel, bars and new pedestrian bridgeRead More

BAM wins £100m Bristol hospital upgrade

Tuesday May 12, 2020

University Hospitals Bristol names part for estate modernisationRead More

Furlough scheme extended by four months until end of October

Tuesday May 12, 2020

Contractors will have to start contributing to wages from August as workers return Read More

JCB resumes production at five UK factories

Tuesday May 12, 2020

Thermal imaging cameras to be used in factories to ID workers with feversRead More

House building sites allowed to work longer hours

Tuesday May 12, 2020

Government lifts the barriers to kick-start housing marketRead More

Interserve tops April contracts league as awards halve

Wednesday May 13, 20

Total value of contracts let plunges from £2.8bn in March to £1.25bn in AprilRead More

Marshalls could make up to 400 staff redundant

Wednesday May 13, 20

Materials firm restructuring as demand starts to recoverRead More

Self-employment support scheme opens for claims

Wednesday May 13, 20

Thousands of laid-off CIS workers to claim up to £7,500Read More

McGee ownership shifts to employee trust

Wednesday May 13, 20

McGee brothers set up Employee Ownership TrustRead More

Bouygues lands first phase of Westminster estate rebuild

Wednesday May 13, 20

Work to start later this year on new £350m Ebury Bridge Estate in PimlicoRead More

Tunnelling resumes on London super sewer

Wednesday May 13, 20

Majority of 1,000 workers back at work using private transport, walking or cyclingRead More

Styles & Wood went down owing £20m to subcontractors

Wednesday May 13, 20

Administrators reveal full scale of debts following failure of fit-out contractorRead More

New trainee plant operator scheme ready to launch

Wednesday May 13, 20

Industry and client-led apprenticeship will help to train next generation of operatorsRead More

Government backs site working up to 9pm

Wednesday May 13, 20

Working hours can be extended beyond evenings in non residential areasRead More

Huge fine after exhausted welders killed in van crash

Wednesday May 13, 20

Contractor fined £450,000 for failures in fatigue managementRead More

BAM Nuttall names new chief executive

Thursday May 14, 202

Adrian Savory to replace Steve Fox who steps down at the end of MayRead More

HS2 orders Tier 1s to speed up payments

Thursday May 14, 202

HS2 steps up payment runs to support cash flow in its supply chainRead More

Start for £120m Newcastle Strawberry Place scheme

Thursday May 14, 202

The High Street Group is in talks with builders to start rental flats, hotel and office schemeRead More

Not furloughing staff helping Persimmon restart sites

Thursday May 14, 202

House builder reports production capacity on sites now at 65%Read More

Architects warn nearly 40% of projects on hold

Thursday May 14, 202

Architect workloads down a third on a year agoRead More

Thames Water awards first £2.6bn AMP7 lots

Thursday May 14, 202

Barhale, Kier and Galliford Try among big winners in £350m Thames-wide programmeRead More

£175m pledged to fast-track road repairs

Thursday May 14, 202

Government pledges near £2bn package for roads and rail upgradesRead More

London ‘hanging gardens’ tower gets green light

Friday May 15, 2020

London virtual planning committee resolves to grant 50 Fenchurch Street planningRead More

JCB plans to cut 950 jobs

Friday May 15, 2020

JCB chief warns furlough scheme was never going to be enough to cope with demand halvingRead More

Covid compliance check lists for site managers

Friday May 15, 2020

CITB and Construction Leadership Council publish safe working formsRead More

CITB cuts spending on £10.8m social media campaign

Friday May 15, 2020

Training body scales back launch of latest campaignRead More

HS2 opens public vote to name two giant TBMs

Friday May 15, 2020

Which scientific and medical pioneers will it be - Cecilia, Florence or Marie?Read More

Eutopia gets green light for 500 Salford flats

Thursday May 14, 202

No decision has been taken on when to start the £70m building projectRead More

Social distancing on site: Picture special

Monday May 18, 2020

Willmott Dixon shows how it is minimising risksRead More

Spending watchdog demands greater HS2 scrutiny

Monday May 18, 2020

Public Accounts Committee concerned about Euston Station design and deliveryRead More

Latest tower for Canada Water unveiled

Monday May 18, 2020

Southern Grove to develop £80m scheme next to Rotherhithe TunnelRead More

Wates submits plan for £20m Widnes leisure centre

Monday May 18, 2020

50,000 sq ft Moor Lane sports complex will replace the ageing Kingsway Leisure Centre.Read More

HS2 starts £540m signalling contract race

Monday May 18, 2020

Design and build of signalling includes 25 years of technical supportRead More

Caddick sets up north west civils business

Monday May 18, 2020

New business will focus on north west and M62 corridorRead More

Parliament restoration plan under review

Monday May 18, 2020

Sponsor body puts £4bn renewal plan on pause to re-examine options and costsRead More

ISG delivers record results for third year

Tuesday May 19, 2020

ISG warns revenue down 25% between March and June but builds for 2021 reboundRead More

Watkin Jones faces £15m cladding replacement bill

Tuesday May 19, 2020

Developer will look to recover costs from subcontractors and consultantsRead More

£161m north London housing scheme approved

Tuesday May 19, 2020

Over 300 homes to be built at Peel Place scheme in Kilburn Read More

Scottish Hub South West signs BAM and Roberston

Tuesday May 19, 2020

Tier 1 contractor refresh expands partner to fiveRead More

Start date for Salford’s Middlewood Locks phase 3

Tuesday May 19, 2020

Building work will start on 10 and 12 storey blocks in early 2021Read More

Updated safe site operating guide: Download here

Tuesday May 19, 2020

Construction Leadership Council removes limit on face-to-face contactRead More

Go-ahead for largest new station ever built in UK

Wednesday May 20, 20

Balfour Beatty/Vinci/Systra to start next month on Old Oak Common HS2 stationRead More

Vistry back to 70% production capacity

Wednesday May 20, 20

Workforce rises to 5,600 as all partnerships sites and 60% of private sale sites openRead More

Kier wins £22m Edinburgh school of engineering

Wednesday May 20, 20

Five-storey building forms part of King’s Buildings Campus development planRead More

Stockport £60m historic mill conversion advances

Wednesday May 20, 20

Capital & Centric buys Weir Mill building to convert into 250 flatsRead More

RJ McLeod lands £18.4m Thurso port pier

Wednesday May 20, 20

Scrabster Harbour pier to be widened and extended for larger vesselsRead More

Beard wins £20m basement at Rhodes House

Wednesday May 20, 20

Construction to start in July at historic Oxford siteRead More

Construction now restarted on 86% of major sites

Wednesday May 20, 20

Productivity also improving on Build UK member sitesRead More

Wates to axe 300 staff and 200 agency workers

Wednesday May 20, 20

First major contractor unveils mass redundancies hitting around 8% of staffRead More

Laing O’Rourke lands £160m Salford tower scheme

Wednesday May 20, 20

Work to start this autumn on 55-storey One Heritage towerRead More

Henry Boot starts bringing workers off furlough

Thursday May 21, 202

All Boot construction and housing sites back in operationRead More

SIG sale of insulation division to Kingspan collapses

Thursday May 21, 202

£37.5m deal abandoned following competition concerns and ongoing pandemicRead More

Atkins to verify MMC productivity claims for housing

Thursday May 21, 202

Team to assess different offsite approaches on around 1,500 homes over several yearsRead More

Grenfell architect calls in liquidators

Thursday May 21, 202

Studio E designed the tower refurbishment schemeRead More

JCB switches to online sales for first time

Thursday May 21, 202

Micro, mini excavators and one tonne dumpers can now be bought onlineRead More

Scottish firms told to prepare sites to re-open

Thursday May 21, 202

First Minister says safe return must be in partnership with trades unionsRead More

Jones Bros wins retendered Kier road scheme

Friday May 22, 2020

Cambridgeshire County Council claims £10m cost saving after job rebidRead More

Skanska’s M42 Solihull junction upgrade approved

Friday May 22, 2020

Work to start on the £143m new dual carriageway and junction in late summerRead More

Pre-fab elevated walkways designed for social distancing

Friday May 22, 2020

Structural engineers unveils design for demountable walkways for eventsRead More

Brick makers have enough stocks to restart sites

Friday May 22, 2020

Leading manufacturers have nearly 480m bricks ready to sell nowRead More

Persimmon bringing back “stood down” staff

Friday May 22, 2020

Housing giant paid furloughed staff itself rather than use government programme Read More

Graham wins M25 Cheshunt junction upgrade

Friday May 22, 2020

Work to start next January on North London junction upgradeRead More

A66 TransPennine £1bn upgrade route picked

Saturday May 23, 202

Amey/Arup JV wins £45m design contractRead More

Construction output to plunge 25% this year

Tuesday May 26, 2020

Despite a strong rebound 2021 forecast to be down 6% from last yearRead More

£1bn building safety cladding fund open to applicants

Tuesday May 26, 2020

Residential building owners can apply for funding for remedial work on non-ACM cladding systemsRead More

Roads contractors told to halve accident rates

Tuesday May 26, 2020

Highways England aims to build on improved site safety performance seen during covid-19Read More

Keepmoat to restart work on sites across England

Tuesday May 26, 2020

House builder employs 1,150 staff and supports 10,000 supply chain jobsRead More

Plan in for station on £40m revived Birmingham rail line

Tuesday May 26, 2020

Plan lodged for new Moseley station on Camp Hill railway re-opening projectRead More

Highways firm trials social distancing tags on sites

Tuesday May 26, 2020

Lightweight system can be clipped on belts, lanyards or hard hatsRead More

Ferrovial drops Agroman name

Tuesday May 26, 2020

Ferrovial Construction become major project brandRead More

Button pressed on race for £25m lift framework

Tuesday May 26, 2020

Specialists wanted for four-year deal across north of EnglandRead More

Barratt subcontractor rate cut letters “sent in error”

Wednesday May 27, 20

Specialists assured that 15% rate reductions are "not company policy"Read More

NHS Nightingale joinery firm goes under

Wednesday May 27, 20

J & P Carpentry and Joinery collapses weeks after fast-track NEC conversionRead More

EDF seeks consent for £18bn Sizewell C nuclear plant

Wednesday May 27, 20

Project will employ 25,000 construction workers, delivering a big post-covid 19 stimulusRead More

Covid-19 compliance officers keep Ballymore sites safe

Wednesday May 27, 20

Contractors can draft in virus-protection help from new specialist supplierRead More

ISG secures £17m Dudley leisure centre

Wednesday May 27, 20

Work to start on delayed Flood Street area leisure centre and swimming poolRead More

Union calls for construction workers to wear masks

Thursday May 28, 202

Unite demands revisions to Construction Leadership Council guidelinesRead More

Failed NHS Nightingale joinery firm sold in pre-pack deal

Thursday May 28, 202

J&P Carpentry and Joinery went into administration after working on Birmingham NEC hospitalRead More

Vistry asks subcontractors to cut rates

Thursday May 28, 202

House builder warns trade packages could be retenderedRead More

TClarke rides out lockdown and eyes £2m half-year profit

Thursday May 28, 202

M&E boss says swift cost savings helped firm breakeven in April and MayRead More

Kier confirmed for £97m Heartlands Hospital job

Thursday May 28, 202

Work to start this summer on Ambulatory Care and Diagnostics CentreRead More

Costain completes £100m fund raise

Thursday May 28, 202

Dubai contractor takes 15% stake in CostainRead More

First pictures of giant HS2 tunnelling machines

Thursday May 28, 202

TBMs being manufactured in Germany before launch on site later this yearRead More

M&E contractors hoping to ‘hold on’ through covid crisis

Thursday May 28, 202

Engineering services leaders urge whole supply chain to work together to surviveRead More

Griffiths to start £25m historic Welsh viaduct upgrade

Thursday May 28, 202

Restoration work to start next month on 150-year-old wooden viaductRead More

SIG management blunders rack-up £112.7m loss

Friday May 29, 2020

New boss promises growth strategy after PwC called in to investigate divisional forecastsRead More

Robertson approved to start major Blackpool hotel

Friday May 29, 2020

Site clearance to start next week on phase 2 of £100m Talbot Gateway regeneration Read More

Steel erection starts on first HS2 bridges

Friday May 29, 2020

Cleveland Bridge starts erecting 65m bridge to span M42Read More

Scotland’s builders begin return to work preparations

Friday May 29, 2020

Firms hope to be cleared to return to work from mid-JuneRead More

£61m infra loan to pave way for 6,500-home scheme

Friday May 29, 2020

Local contractors to sign first deals this summer to transform Cambridgeshire siteRead More

Fit-out firm fined £1.1m after ladder fall

Friday May 29, 2020

Engineer needs transfusion after massive blood loss caused by fall injuryRead More

Industry leaders draw up roadmap to recovery

Sunday May 31, 2020

Construction able to bounce back stronger and more productive within two yearsRead More

Piling problems force BAM to tear down building frame

Monday June 01, 2020

Major construction issues delay new £65m Sheffield University faculty buildingRead More

Leaking diamond synchrotron roof to be replaced

Monday June 01, 2020

Hunt starts for roofing contractor to strip and replace vast circular roofRead More

ISG director leaves to head-up Structure Tone London division

Monday June 01, 2020

Danny Blakeston joins rival as London managing directorRead More

Balfour sets-up “New Normal” Covid-19 taskforce

Monday June 01, 2020

Contractor focuses on cash discipline and improving productivity on sites Read More

Hinkley C team hits key target despite Covid-19 curbs

Monday June 01, 2020

BYLOR delivers record pour on second reactor base with reduced workforceRead More

Plans lodged for £120m Nottingham hotel scheme

Monday June 01, 2020

Grade II listed Guildhall to become 162-bed luxury hotelRead More

London mayor loans Mount Anvil £50m to boost building

Monday June 01, 2020

New partnership to boost housing and construction in the capitalRead More

Cash flow fears spark call for another delay to VAT changes

Monday June 01, 2020

Thousands of firms unaware tax change could cut cash flow by 20%Read More

Mace bags role on £39bn Northern Powerhouse Rail plan

Monday June 01, 2020

Firm takes lead on project controls, project, stakeholder and commercial managementRead More

Balfour Beatty to start £355m Hull A63 scheme

Tuesday June 02, 202

All systems go for delayed Castle Street upgrade to transform HullRead More

Contractors face data danger fighting covid contract disputes

Tuesday June 02, 202

Redundancies could see project knowledge lost Read More

Driver unveils changes at the top

Tuesday June 02, 202

Mark Wheeler takes helm as Gordon Wilkinson steps down as CEORead More

ISG mobilises for £17m north London town hall fit-out

Tuesday June 02, 202

First phase of £150m Waltham Forest Town Hall redevelopment startsRead More

Morrison wins £42m Scottish factory of the future

Tuesday June 02, 202

Work to start this summer on National Manufacturing Institute Scotland.Read More

Henley Construct lands £12m Croydon housing contract

Tuesday June 02, 202

Demolition to start imminently to revamp street market siteRead More

Arup bags job to re-open Cardiff city centre

Tuesday June 02, 202

Arup plans to improve public spaces, repurposed streets and digital infrastructureRead More

Hard-hat mounted cough guard will help protect site workers

Tuesday June 02, 202

New product from JSP will help keep sites safeRead More

Offsite system to cut staircase construction times by 80%

Tuesday June 02, 202

New integrated balustrade system added before precast stairs lifted into place on siteRead More

Plans go in for 42 acre London food market

Wednesday June 03, 2

Billingsgate, Spitalfields and Smithfield to get a new home in DagenhamRead More

Premier Inn restarts construction work on 35 sites

Wednesday June 03, 2

Hotel giant committed to long term expansion plansRead More

Leading brick makers to axe 600 jobs

Wednesday June 03, 2

Ibstock and Forterra restructure businesses to meet forecast fall in demandRead More

Kier Highways and Seddon reinstated to Prompt Payment Code

Wednesday June 03, 2

Contractors now keeping to pledge to pay 95% of suppliers within 60 daysRead More

London fit-out firm Square Metre in administration

Wednesday June 03, 2

Fifty jobs cut as lockdown tips £32m fit-out firm over the edgeRead More

Last webinar for contractors interested in £600m plant

Wednesday June 03, 2

Final procurement information event before OJEU notice next monthRead More

London £130m Old Kent Road scheme approved

Wednesday June 03, 2

Work to start early next year at former Carpetright warehouseRead More

SES Engineering Services MD steps down

Thursday June 04, 20

Jason Knights to leave Wates, once successor foundRead More

Leeds civil engineering contractor collapses

Thursday June 04, 20

Athena Civil Engineering placed into administrationRead More

Buyers report downturn easing after April Covid carnage

Thursday June 04, 20

Supply chain disruptions still hampering reopened sitesRead More

Barhale back in profit after problem contracts loss

Thursday June 04, 20

Civils giant bounces back after tunnelling issues on aqueduct scheme contribute to £15m lossRead More

Coronavirus disruption tips Van Elle into the red

Thursday June 04, 20

Former Galliford Try finance director to become chairman of piling specialistRead More

£300m to kick-start three major London schemes

Thursday June 04, 20

Infrastructure funding for 20,0000 homes at Brent Cross, Silvertown and Barking RiversideRead More

JRL Group names new civils MD

Wednesday June 03, 2

Matt Love to lead £18m specialist piling businessRead More

HB Reavis acquires prime Shoreditch site

Thursday June 04, 20

Construction to start next year on latest workplace schemeRead More

Government protects trade credit insurance cover

Thursday June 04, 20

£10bn guarantee to stop the market seizing upRead More

BAM signs first university pain-gain share alliance deal

Friday June 05, 2020

£220m Sheffield Hallam alliance includes designers and FM contractorRead More

Willmott Dixon praises staff and supply chain for Covid response

Friday June 05, 2020

Contractor made 2.5% profit margin in 2019 providing strong platform for pandemic challengesRead More

TfL picks consultants for £500m framework

Friday June 05, 2020

Costain, Mace and Lendlease feature among big multi-disciplinary firmsRead More

Construction occupational health scheme to close

Friday June 05, 2020

Owner B&CE pulls plug on Constructing Better Health Read More

Stepnell lifts Covid pay cuts two weeks early

Friday June 05, 2020

Family owned contractor returns to pre-pandemic salariesRead More

Laing O’Rourke office staff to face temperature checks

Friday June 05, 2020

Contractor rolls out site screening initiative ahead of white collar workers returnRead More

Delay confirmed for “cash flow chaos” VAT change

Friday June 05, 2020

Domestic reverse charge plan put back to March 2021Read More

Plans approved for “Covid compliant” mixed use scheme

Monday June 08, 2020

Developer to use anti-viral materials on £40m Mayfair siteRead More

Mace director takes helm at scaffold giant Lyndon SGB

Monday June 08, 2020

Stuart Robinson replaces Rob Lynch as managing directorRead More

Quartet win £350m Anglian Water pipeline alliance

Monday June 08, 2020

Costain, Farrans, Jacobs and Mott MacDonald Bentley sign 8-year allianceRead More

Race starts for £725m London new homes framework

Monday June 08, 2020

More than 15 contractors face fight to renew places for Network Homes Read More

Morgan Sindall Construction South leader departs

Monday June 08, 2020

Andy Duff leaves business in regional management shake-upRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £18m historic cinema restoration

Monday June 08, 2020

1930s cinema to be reinvented as London comedy clubRead More

Southsea coastal defences £100m funding approved

Monday June 08, 2020

VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster to start later this yearRead More

Wates set to land Oxford university’s biggest building job

Tuesday June 09, 202

Contractor tipped for £120m Life and Mind Building Read More

Stepnell job cuts as West Midlands office to close

Tuesday June 09, 202

Most of the 37 staff put at risk are expected to relocate to Rugby HQRead More

Bellway lifts one tradesperson per house working limit

Tuesday June 09, 202

Completions down just 12% from August to end of MayRead More

Multiplex commercial finance director exits

Tuesday June 09, 202

Paul Maguire is replaced by finance director Zahida HanifRead More

Highways England puts Area 12 upkeep out to bid

Tuesday June 09, 202

Bidding starts for £180m Yorkshire and Humber roads network upkeep Read More

Dragados pulls off £350m harbour project

Tuesday June 09, 202

Main contractor blames Covid-19 as it withdraws from 70% completed projectRead More

Atkins cuts 280 UK infrastructure jobs

Tuesday June 09, 202

Consultant blames drop in demand caused by Covid-19Read More

London builders could be shipped to site by riverboat

Tuesday June 09, 202

Plan to allow contractors to privately hire boats to transport workers to siteRead More

Productivity rises as almost all major sites back at work

Wednesday June 10, 2

Productivity starts to rise as firms get to grips with new working proceduresRead More

Wates reveals ‘Covid-secure’ construction offices

Wednesday June 10, 2

Video highlights how Wates is preparing its office to re-open: Watch nowRead More

Plans in for East London 1,380-home estate rebuild

Wednesday June 10, 2

Wates Residential lodges Romford Waterloo Estate regeneration planRead More

Contract awards slump by 37% from March to May

Wednesday June 10, 2

Kier tops May contracts league as order levels start to recoverRead More

Major contractors call on minister to “shake-up” CITB

Wednesday June 10, 2

Training body accused of poor performance and ignoring industry calls to changeRead More

30 firms win £750m Great Places Housing framework

Wednesday June 10, 2

Social value at heart of Innovation Chain North new homes frameworkRead More

Bilfinger bags £350m Hinkley Point pipework deal

Wednesday June 10, 2

350 jobs to be created in Warrington, Humberside, Bristol and SomersetRead More

Post-lockdown buyers swap flats for houses

Wednesday June 10, 2

RICS residential survey sees signs that tower blocks now less attractive to buyersRead More

Ex-Barratt director to run Vistry Partnerships NW

Wednesday June 10, 2

Ian Hilliker named new managing director of growing north west businessRead More

£4.6bn paid out to support wages across construction

Thursday June 11, 20

1.48m construction staff and self-employed workers receive wage supportRead More

CityFibre looking to recruit 10,000 new workers

Thursday June 11, 20

Digital infrastructure specialist needs new army of workers for £4bn full fibre roll-outRead More

Osborne making 7% of staff redundant

Thursday June 11, 20

75 jobs to go at contractor as consultant Jacobs also starts redundancy consultationRead More

Green light for £61m Binley flyover in the Midlands

Thursday June 11, 20

Osborne to start work on A46 Binley flyover in the autumnRead More

First phase of £1bn London Convoys Wharf approved

Thursday June 11, 20

First major block of 456 flats to be built on former Henry VIII royal dockyardRead More

Interserve wins £16m Hertfordshire road upgrade

Thursday June 11, 20

Work starts this month on final phase of the A602 improvement worksRead More

Go-ahead for gradual return to work in Scotland

Thursday June 11, 20

First minister allows soft start on construction and house building sitesRead More

Lead roofing suppliers face £11m cartel fines

Friday June 12, 2020

Two leading suppliers admit anti-competitive arrangementsRead More

Biggest HS2 site readied for TBM launches

Friday June 12, 2020

Vast site near M25 is key point for Chiltern Tunnel drives and Colne Valley ViaductRead More

Construction output nosedives 40% in April

Friday June 12, 2020

Private house building suffers steepest sector activity fall of 60%Read More

Buckingham Group upbeat for 2020 despite £100m sales fall

Friday June 12, 2020

Contractor says margin will slip to 1% but sales outlook healthy at £500m this yearRead More

Galliford Try wins £15m Alder Hey children’s unit

Friday June 12, 2020

Enabling works start this month on community cluster facilityRead More

Plans for £500m Thames riverside fire station site called in

Friday June 12, 2020

Developer U+I hopes to start construction next year on Albert Embankment schemeRead More

2,000 buildings need recladding three years after Grenfell

Sunday June 14, 2020

Watchdog MPs call for June 2022 deadline to replace all types of dangerous claddingRead More

Carey Group to cut costs and staff numbers

Monday June 15, 2020

Restructuring starts as civil engineering boss decides to leaveRead More

MJ Gleeson braced for turnover to drop by more than £100m

Monday June 15, 2020

House builder sees sales pick up after Covid-19 lockdown sends revenues tumbling 42%Read More

Green light for £200m Dartford mega shed

Monday June 15, 2020

ISG is tipped to build the 2.3m sq ft four-storey warehouse for AmazonRead More

Lok’nStore tenders trio of landmark storage projects

Monday June 15, 2020

Landmark storage buildings at Warrington, Stevenage and Wolverhampton to go-aheadRead More

BAM starts £15m Aintree Hospital facelift

Monday June 15, 2020

Project entails façade overhaul and upgrade works to main tower blockRead More

CIOB calls for Covid testing stations on major construction sites

Monday June 15, 2020

Builders should be offered regular tests on site Read More

BAM Nuttall wins railway site investigation for Scotland

Monday June 15, 2020

Sole supplier deal worth £15m up to 2024Read More

Keltbray to make 300 staff redundant

Tuesday June 16, 202

Job losses at Built Environment Division but not InfrastructureRead More

£37bn of work due out for bid by April 2021

Tuesday June 16, 202

Government highlights immediate pipeline of 340 contracts over 260 projectsRead More

Sisk, Multiplex and Berkeley join industry jobs cull

Tuesday June 16, 202

Growing wave of lay-offs stoked by fears over 2020 and 2021 revenues Read More

Bouygues to use air purifying paint

Tuesday June 16, 202

Education, residential and healthcare projects to benefit from better air qualityRead More

Winvic wins first major hotel project

Tuesday June 16, 202

Milton Keynes Hotel La Tour will feature a setting sun design at nightRead More

Sussex haulier PJ Brown Construction goes under

Tuesday June 16, 202

West Sussex grab and tipper hirer placed into administrationRead More

VolkerFitzpatrick gets timetable for £70m train depot job

Tuesday June 16, 202

Construction to start this year on new Tyne and Wear Metro siteRead More

£250m London Borough Market mixed-use scheme approved

Tuesday June 16, 202

Developer U+I and Transport for London secure planningRead More

Contractors to cut 11% of workforce by September

Wednesday June 17, 2

Firms warn of a second wave of redundancies if economy does not recover next yearRead More

Berkeley bullish about market bounce back

Wednesday June 17, 2

Housing giant confident it will hit £500m annual profits over next six yearsRead More

Severfield warns clients are delaying investment plans

Wednesday June 17, 2

Order book down 16% but tendering activity for industrial and distribution projects strongRead More

Galliford Try and United Living land Tottenham Hale towers

Wednesday June 17, 2

Construction starts today on £500m redevelopment schemeRead More

£400m Kirkstall Forge office scheme approved

Wednesday June 17, 2

A 200,000 sq ft office project is to be built in phase 2Read More

London specialist Axis M&E goes bust

Thursday June 18, 20

Australian-owned MEP specialist placed in voluntary liquidationRead More

Highways England picks consultants for next five years

Thursday June 18, 20

Costain and Amey placed on SPaTS2 framework worth £300mRead More

£32m funding deal to reclad nine Salford tower blocks

Thursday June 18, 20

Pendleton towers fire safety upgrade includes £4m spend on sprinklersRead More

Work with the Enquirer to help your post Covid recovery

Thursday June 18, 20

Promote your business now to grab a bigger market share as construction bounces backRead More

Deal signed to build £40m aerospace centre

Thursday June 18, 20

Construction to start next year at Tewkesbury siteRead More

Re-sizing of contractors to fuel 2.5% fall in bid prices

Thursday June 18, 20

Scramble to win work in 2021 could drive return to cut-throat biddingRead More

Plans to be unveiled for Thames swimming pool site

Thursday June 18, 20

Developer Hadley to transform Blackwall Yard siteRead More

Chinese modular giant winds up main UK business

Friday June 19, 2020

CIMC Modular Building Systems placed in liquidation after building more than a dozen schemesRead More

Costain replenishes £4.2bn order book

Friday June 19, 2020

Activity levels stabilise as strengthened balance sheet helps secure extra orders Read More

Developer strikes deal to save stalled £100m Aura scheme

Friday June 19, 2020

Elliot Lawless hands Liverpool student homes scheme to investors to completeRead More

Barhale chief executive to step down

Friday June 19, 2020

Matthew Behan to leave civils and infrastructure specialist at the end of this monthRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £33m Wiltshire special needs school

Friday June 19, 2020

Builder to work up design ahead of summer 2021 startRead More

Plans in for £770m Greenwich Peninsula scheme

Monday June 22, 2020

U+I submits plan for biggest UK scheme since Covid-19 outbreakRead More

Race for £250m south east new-build housing deal

Monday June 22, 2020

South East Consortium plans in invite bids next monthRead More

BAM gets green light for £29m Leeds school

Monday June 22, 2020

Work to start on Benton Park secondary school near Leeds Bradford airportRead More

Phase 2 start for £40m Bury flood defence scheme

Monday June 22, 2020

Radcliffe and Redvales Flood Alleviation Scheme starts after four month delayRead More

Call to build 100,000 homes a year for Covid-19 heroes

Monday June 22, 2020

Councils call for post-pandemic social housing building boomRead More

Covid-19 speeds-up construction’s digital revolution

Monday June 22, 2020

Technology more vital than ever to keep industry imrpovingRead More

Workers get wearable mood monitors as they return to site

Monday June 22, 2020

Morgan Sindall and Willmott Dixon trial happiness wristbands on sites run through Pagabo frameworkRead More

Pagabo plan for £47bn developer-led public land framework

Monday June 22, 2020

Market engagement meeting to be held via Zoom next weekRead More

Demolition firm Coleman to cut staff numbers by nearly half

Monday June 22, 2020

Specialist hit by cancellation of its largest contract at Broadmarsh Shopping Centre in NottinghamRead More

Flexible site working measures introduced this week

Monday June 22, 2020

Government will also extend planning expiry deadlines salvaging over 400 schemesRead More

Winner named for £500m Heads of Valley final dualling

Monday June 22, 2020

FCC, Roadbridge, Griffiths and Atkins JV to deliver last 18km stretch of A465 in WalesRead More

Hunt starts for £300m HS2 telecoms contractor

Monday June 22, 2020

Work includes fitting nearly 2,800km of fibre optic cablingRead More

Murphy to reinstate full pay for all staff

Tuesday June 23, 202

Contractor reverses salary cuts after "performing well" during lockdownRead More

Galliford Try submits plan for Leeds 350-flat towers

Tuesday June 23, 202

Galliford Try teams up with Chinese developer CIMC to deliver build to rent homesRead More

Highways firms on notice for £800m Surrey deal

Tuesday June 23, 202

Tenders to be invited in October after July market engagement webinarRead More

Green light for new £337m Museum of London site

Tuesday June 23, 202

Enabling work to start in October on historic West Smithfield siteRead More

Administrators on standby as Intu seeks funding deal

Tuesday June 23, 202

£141m of construction work at risk as talks continue with lendersRead More

Galliford Try lands £20m RAF Lossiemouth job

Tuesday June 23, 202

Work to start this summer on Typhoon Squadron hangar and facilitiesRead More

Consultant RLB cutting up to 6% of staff

Wednesday June 24, 2

Redundancy consultation starts with 45 jobs at riskRead More

Contractor Covid tests show 53% have had virus

Wednesday June 24, 2

Fit out contractor reveals results after testing 231 staff, friends and subcontractors Read More

Crest Nicholson suffers first-half loss of £51m

Wednesday June 24, 2

House builder plans 130 job cuts and identifies £30m in build cost savingsRead More

Vinci starts £70m Chester scheme after 20 years of false starts

Wednesday June 24, 2

Council funds Northgate retail and leisure city centre scheme to help post-covid-19 bounce backRead More

CITB agrees to cut levy bills by 25% for two years

Thursday June 25, 20

Skills body also shelves planned industry consensus vote on its futureRead More

Liverpool unveils £1.4bn Covid recovery building plan

Thursday June 25, 20

City Mayor calls for £200m to deliver more than 25 shovel ready projectsRead More

Crossrail parts company with Costain Skanska at Bond Street

Thursday June 25, 20

Move blamed on number of people needed to complete job "post-Covid"Read More

BAM Nuttall facing another claim over Cambridge busway

Thursday June 25, 20

Contractor confident of defending latest legal action on projectRead More

Hill Group to deliver affordable zero carbon homes

Thursday June 25, 20

South east house builder forms joint venture to build net zero carbon schemesRead More

Muse prepares to submit Bradford office scheme

Thursday June 25, 20

Site investigation underway ahead of work starting next yearRead More

Prime Minister urged to build 30,000 retirement homes

Thursday June 25, 20

Trio of retirement homes bosses warn lack of provision is putting a brake on the housing marketRead More

Intu set to go into administration

Friday June 26, 2020

Shopping centre giant fails to agree financing deal with creditorsRead More

Flexible site working hours come into force next week

Thursday June 25, 20

Government sets out extended site working hours plan to 9pmRead More

Dust mask shortage intensifying for contractors

Friday June 26, 2020

Survey of M&E firms shows 63% are struggling to source respiratory protective equipmentRead More

Ground investigators primed for £250m HS2 phase 2

Friday June 26, 2020

HS2 plans to appoint several contractors and a ground investigation partnerRead More

Amey trials graphene asphalt on Kent roads

Friday June 26, 2020

Super-strength material used to resurface an existing road in DartfordRead More

Six win £100m North Eastern universities framework

Friday June 26, 2020

Firms to deliver minor works in Tees Valley, Durham, Northumberland and Tyne & Wear Read More

Willmott Dixon gets start for £20m Hull police centre

Friday June 26, 2020

New command and control hub to be built at Melton, near Hull.Read More

Berkeley Group founder Tony Pidgley dies

Friday June 26, 2020

House builder announces sudden death of chairman aged 72Read More

Boris turbocharges £250bn infrastructure plans

Sunday June 28, 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak to head Project Speed taskforce to rebuild economyRead More

Costain and National Grid bust up over costs of £113m job

Monday June 29, 2020

Costain to exit gas compressor upgrades over scope change costsRead More

“Two-speed” covid recovery as building lags infrastructure

Monday June 29, 2020

Contractors fear commercial construction being left behind with focus on civils workRead More

Recruitment drive at nmcn after framework wins

Monday June 29, 2020

Civils wins in South West see contractor on hunt for new staffRead More

Hunt for integration partner on £6.8bn Lower Thames Crossing

Monday June 29, 2020

Bidding starts next week for £242m key management role on Britain’s longest road tunnelRead More

AmeySRM wins £23m bridge replacement

Monday June 29, 2020

Work to start on A533 Expressway bridge replacement next yearRead More

Modular specialist ilke Homes to cut staff numbers

Monday June 29, 2020

Business was handed a £30m loan by Homes England last NovemberRead More

£1bn pledged for 50 new schools building blitz

Monday June 29, 2020

Work to start in autumn 2021 on first wave of 10-year modernisation planRead More

Firms wanted for £270m Parliament buildings repairs

Monday June 29, 2020

Patch-up framework will keep Parliament running ahead of full restoration in 2026Read More

Funding deal agreed for new £230m Marylebone hotel

Monday June 29, 2020

John F Hunt to carry out demolition and substructure worksRead More

Boris clears planning red tape on change of use to housing

Tuesday June 30, 202

Town centre buildings to be converted without planning to save the high streetRead More

HS2 contest for £500m tunnel and lineside M&E works

Tuesday June 30, 202

Major contract for phase one and 2a will be let as a target cost contractRead More

Eight major contractors rally to tackle climate change

Tuesday June 30, 202

BAM, CWC, Morgan Sindall, Multiplex, SRM, Skanska and Willmott Dixon declare net zero carbon pledgeRead More

Road worker hit by flying metal from HGV

Tuesday June 30, 202

Construction materials most frequently dropped on motorwaysRead More

Boris ‘new deal’ injects £5bn to speed-up infrastructure

Tuesday June 30, 202

Prime Minister promises to build, build, build with national renewal planRead More

Redrow to scale back London construction work

Tuesday June 30, 202

Focus shifts to regions as buyers want more space after pandemicRead More

Scottish contractor Robertson plans redundancies

Tuesday June 30, 202

Annual pay increases deferred for a year as job cuts loomRead More

Interserve sees recovery with £92m order haul

Monday June 29, 2020

Haul of NHS work boosts orders in June as orders stream inRead More

Construction site death rates on the rise

Wednesday July 01, 2

Latest HSE figures show 40 construction fatalities last yearRead More

Site canteens to re-open under latest guidelines

Wednesday July 01, 2

Latest Site Operating Procedures guidance allows limited 1m-plus distancing with risk reduction measuresRead More

Kier eyes rights issue as debt rises to £440m

Wednesday July 01, 2

Debt rises again as Kier feels impact of Covid-19Read More

Willmott Dixon unveils plan for 5% staff cut

Wednesday July 01, 2

Private builder seeks voluntary redundancies as revenue set to drop 20%Read More

Morgan Sindall to start £65m Salford Uni project

Wednesday July 01, 2

Work to start within weeks on Science, Engineering and Environmental BuildingRead More

Cundall latest consultant to cut jobs

Wednesday July 01, 2

Redundancy consultation starts with 6% of staff at riskRead More

Sisk seals £150m Santander campus in Milton Keynes

Thursday July 02, 20

Biggest building contract signed off during restricted covid workingRead More

Builder wanted for £35m Forth Bridge tourist attraction

Thursday July 02, 20

Contract to build bridge walkways and viewing platforms to be awarded before the end of 2020Read More

JCB powers up first hydrogen fuelled digger

Wednesday July 01, 2

JCB in race to lead the world on hydrogen-powered plant Read More

Construction firms urged to claim millions in tax rebates

Thursday July 02, 20

Research and development tax credits available - find out if you can claimRead More

Plans in for £150m South Kensington Tube station scheme

Thursday July 02, 20

Native Land and TfL advance scheme to revamp west London Underground station siteRead More

Plans go in for 2,200-home Oxfordshire garden village

Thursday July 02, 20

Sustainable scheme will also include new schools and manufacturing spaceRead More

Winvic raids Graham Construction for civils boss

Thursday July 02, 20

Rob Cook joins as civils and infrastructure director at WinvicRead More

HS2 rebids £300m overhead power system

Thursday July 02, 20

Bidding starts for first overhead lines powering trains to operate at 360km/hRead More

Canary Wharf Contractors could cut 100 jobs

Friday July 03, 2020

Another round of redundancies as projects come to end with no replacements in pipelineRead More

Government agrees £30m bailout for rebar giant

Friday July 03, 2020

Emergency loan to Celsa secures rebar supplies to constructionRead More

Wates resumes full pay for all staff not on furlough

Friday July 03, 2020

Chief praises staff for great professionalism in the most challenging of conditionRead More

£120m rescue package for stalled arts sites

Sunday July 05, 2020

Cultural rescue programme to restart work on theatres, galleries,museums and cinemasRead More

“Builders stars of the economy” as construction rebounds

Monday July 06, 2020

Latest buyers survey shows sharp turnaround in output as lockdown easesRead More

Flannery trials first electric tele at HS2 site

Monday July 06, 2020

Skanska Costain Strabag JV to roll out more machines across HS2Read More

Barratt uncovers weak concrete frames at seven high rises

Monday July 06, 2020

House builder faces £70m bill to remediate high rise flatsRead More

McAleer & Rushe starts £68m Birmingham resi tower

Monday July 06, 2020

37-storey build to rent tower forms part of £120m Exchange Square 2 schemeRead More

CPUK went down owing suppliers more than £9m

Monday July 06, 2020

Construction Partnership UK Limited brought down by bad debts and Covid-19Read More

First net-zero carbon London office project approved

Monday July 06, 2020

Mace advising on £160m project to expand and retrofit former BT HQ Read More

Interserve to start £27m Oldham school job

Monday July 06, 2020

Work starts this month on Saddleworth secondary schoolRead More

Construction start date for latest Manchester resi scheme

Monday July 06, 2020

Work to begin early next year at Bowler’s YardRead More

BAM to make 150 staff redundant

Monday July 06, 2020

Drop in demand set to impact 2021 revenueRead More

Morgan Sindall stars in £250m Glasgow Uni framework

Monday July 06, 2020

University confirms nine construction partnersRead More

Lendlease gets nod to start Manchester town hall revamp

Tuesday July 07, 202

Council agrees to 5 month completion delay as notice to proceed agreedRead More

Bouygues to start on £240m Canning Town scheme

Tuesday July 07, 202

Phase three of Hallsville Quarter regeneration scheme gets green lightRead More

Drainage supplier Polypipe to axe 250 jobs

Tuesday July 07, 202

Polypipe keeps all facilities open to react to any unexpected rise in demandRead More

Argent chief to head Oxford Uni £4bn housing partnership

Tuesday July 07, 202

Anna Strongman takes over as CEO of Oxford University Developments in SeptemberRead More

Taziker lands £24m Bristol station refurb contract

Tuesday July 07, 202

First major overhaul of Temple Meads for 25 yearsRead More

Plan for £600m North Wales tidal energy lagoon

Tuesday July 07, 202

It is hoped the scheme could be given the green light by 2023Read More

Top contractors orders down 44% over three months

Tuesday July 07, 202

Wates tops June contracts league with major high-rise flats orderRead More

Four injured in London crane collapse: Video

Wednesday July 08, 2

Jib crashes through roof of house next to modular building siteRead More

Bouygues wins £250m London hospital expansion

Wednesday July 08, 2

Evelina London children’s hospital embarks on next phase of development plansRead More

Firms to get £1,000 for every worker brought off furlough

Wednesday July 08, 2

Plan for jobs promises £6,500 for work placement kickstarters and £2,000 for apprenticesRead More

£3bn green boost as construction leads Covid recovery

Wednesday July 08, 2

Investment for energy efficient retrofitting and stamp duty holiday to boost housing marketRead More

£110m Dagenham film studio complex approved

Wednesday July 08, 2

Council regeneration company seeking film partner to start the project rollingRead More

Law firm caps fees for smaller construction disputes

Wednesday July 08, 2

Fixed-fee adjudication service will not see legal bills for contractors rise above £5,000Read More

North East carbon capture project to create 5,500 jobs

Wednesday July 08, 2

Construction of £1.8bn project to run for four yearsRead More

U+I cuts capital spending by £33m

Wednesday July 08, 2

Work scaled back in coming year but developer bullish about longer term prospectsRead More

Driver killed as concrete smashes through windscreen

Wednesday July 08, 2

Police hunt for lorry shedding its loadRead More

Arup to cut 350 UK jobs

Thursday July 09, 20

Job cuts among 6,000 strong UK workforce to hit next monthRead More

Green light for £230m Sky Studios Elstree

Thursday July 09, 20

BAM, Lendlease and VolkerFitzpatrick understood to be in running for main contractRead More

Amey appoints former Murphy boss as transport chief

Thursday July 09, 20

Peter Anderson to head-up Transport Infrastructure businessRead More

Bellway asks subcontractors for 5% rate cut

Thursday July 09, 20

House builder wants suppliers to drop prices from next monthRead More

Esh Group unveils 8% staff cut

Thursday July 09, 20

Nearly 70 jobs to be cut from 840-strong workforceRead More

House builders returning to full productivity on site

Thursday July 09, 20

Vistry reports falling supply chain prices while Persimmon says forward sales up 15%Read More

Collapsed crane was erected day before tragedy

Thursday July 09, 20

Wolffkran worker still seriously injured in hospital after 85-year-old woman killedRead More

Morgan Sindall starts up Salford resi tower project

Thursday July 09, 20

Work on 23-storey apartment block reignites New Bailey schemeRead More

London council calls up firms for £6.8bn works deal

Friday July 10, 2020

Tower Hamlets 10-year dynamic purchasing deal will cover new housing, schools and regeneration schemesRead More

M&E contractor Ilec goes into administration

Friday July 10, 2020

Specialist goes down after sharp drop in turnoverRead More

Farringdon office scheme to restart after £140m funding deal

Monday July 13, 2020

Confidence boost for London market as main contractor due to be appointed shortlyRead More

HS2 team unearths Iron Age murder victim

Monday July 13, 2020

Large wood-henge structure uncovered during Buckinghamshire tunnel site excavationsRead More

Hotel and office block plan for Manchester Mayfield scheme

Monday July 13, 2020

Work to start early next summer on 385,000 sq ft projectRead More

South London’s Purley tower approved

Monday July 13, 2020

Developer Thornsett Group get thumbs up for 17-storey tower mixed-use schemeRead More

DfE readies firms for ‘new deal’ schools building push

Monday July 13, 2020

Over 30 firms in fight for places as existing £8bn framework comes up for renewalRead More

Student rooms developer gears up to build again

Monday July 13, 2020

Unite buys Edinburgh site for 300-bed scheme after Covid-work pauseRead More

Mace Dragados kicks-off £1.3bn HS2 Euston station build

Monday July 13, 2020

£400m worth of subcontract packages to be let over two yearsRead More

Final London Super Sewer TBM arrives by barge

Monday July 13, 2020

Final stretch in sight as TBM Selina prepared for deepest Thames Tideway drive Read More

Multiplex lands £140m Glasgow office job

Monday July 13, 2020

Main construction work to start on 13-storey scheme Read More

Firms wanted to clear social housing repairs backlog

Tuesday July 14, 202

PfH seeks firms for £490m repairs and voids DPS dealRead More

Winners revealed for £600m Cadent gas deal

Tuesday July 14, 202

Quartet land ten-year programme of infrastructure workRead More

Balfour Beatty to start £250m Lewisham Gateway phase 2

Tuesday July 14, 202

Forward funding deal with rental specialist Get Living paves way for construction startRead More

Construction starts climb-back after cliff-edge output fall

Tuesday July 14, 202

Monthly output still 39% or £5.2bn down on pre-Covid levelRead More

B&K in ‘strong position’ after revenue tops £1bn

Tuesday July 14, 202

Bowmer & Kirkland boasts year-end net cash of £447m after profits hit £73mRead More

Contractors press Government for Sizewell C green light

Tuesday July 14, 202

£300m of early works could begin this year if Government seizes £18bn nuclear build opportunityRead More

Construction work accelerated on £170m of flood defence schemes

Tuesday July 14, 202

Work to start on 22 sites in the next two yearsRead More

Cemex to mothball cement plant with 110 job losses

Tuesday July 14, 202

South Ferriby plant in Barton-upon-Humber to close this monthRead More

McLaren to restore staff to full pay

Wednesday July 15, 2

Workers praised for "unsurpassed commitment" as full pay kicks back in next monthRead More

Rising demand for groundworkers signals V-shaped recovery

Wednesday July 15, 2

Smaller housing schemes leading the way as demand for labour rises after lockdownRead More

Galliford Try confident of strong Covid recovery

Wednesday July 15, 2

Pandemic caused losses but order books up and productivity near normal againRead More

Former Kier boss exits McCarthy & Stone after 18 months

Wednesday July 15, 2

Chief operating officer Nigel Turner departs in boardroom shake-upRead More

Skanska names new infrastructure chief

Wednesday July 15, 2

Former Alstom infrastructure MD Jonathan Willcock joins in OctoberRead More

Berkeley’s London White City towers approved

Wednesday July 15, 2

Enabling work to start this autumn on 32 and 22 storey towersRead More

Scottish Water invites bids for £500m repairs framework

Wednesday July 15, 2

Regional contractors favoured for water and sewerage repairs dealRead More

PRS deal spurs £200m Guildford station scheme

Tuesday July 14, 202

Work to start this autumn on Solum station redevelopmentRead More

Construction furlough total rises above 750,000 staff

Wednesday July 15, 2

Total payouts for furloughed construction staff and self employed top £5.4bnRead More

Bids called for £680m London waste power plant

Wednesday July 15, 2

Work to start on Edmonton EcoPark replacement incinerator in 2022Read More

Morgan Sindall to build home for new Oxford college

Wednesday July 15, 2

Contractor will renovate and reconfigure grade II listed Radcliffe Science LibraryRead More

Mace and Atkins secure Thames Water AMP7 key roles

Thursday July 16, 20

Firms to help Thames Water shift to intelligent client delivery modelRead More

Keltbray targets costs after record £563m turnover

Thursday July 16, 20

Specialist on track to achieve 16% overhead savings this yearRead More

Efficiency East Midlands starts £150m race for demolition firms

Thursday July 16, 20

Procurement group shifts to dynamic purchasing system of pre-checked specialistsRead More

Interserve set for £15m medicines production hub

Thursday July 16, 20

Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre to be built at Inchinnan in Renfrewshire.Read More

Adjudicators cap fees for construction disputes

Thursday July 16, 20

Contractors turning to adjudication as ceiling placed on costs for lower value claimsRead More

£3bn new district plan for HS2 Interchange Station site

Thursday July 16, 20

Birmingham HS2 station near the NEC will anchor Arden Cross planRead More

Canary Wharf submits 3.8m sq ft North Quay plan

Thursday July 16, 20

East London developer set outs vision for next phase of Canary Wharf ambitionRead More

Subbies accuse Galliford Try of delaying payments

Friday July 17, 2020

Suppliers claim contractor "holds on to cash" at half yearRead More

World record engineering feat for Humber gas pipeline – video

Thursday July 16, 20

Steel gas pipeline jacked 5km under River Humber in historic pushRead More

Beard to cut workforce by 12% with 35 jobs at risk

Friday July 17, 2020

Contractor working flat out to win new business in bid to reduce redundanciesRead More

Vistry chooses offsite built homes for Bristol scheme

Friday July 17, 2020

Ilke Homes to supply Blackberry Hill hospital redevelopmentRead More

TfL plan for vast London trackside mixed-use scheme

Monday July 20, 2020

Developers readied for £670m joint development opportunity in ActonRead More

First Chief Inspector of Buildings to be recruited this year

Monday July 20, 2020

Draft Bill published today to bring biggest change in building safety for a generationRead More

Skanska secures £37m swindon office deal

Monday July 20, 2020

Work to start on Zurich Insurance office buildingRead More

Willmott Dixon to finish Clugston Leeds office revamp

Sunday July 19, 2020

Clugston collapsed before starting West Yorkshire Combined Authority office upgradeRead More

Amey and Interserve set for £200m MoD housing upgrade

Sunday July 19, 2020

More than 3,200 services homes and single living quarters to be upgraded in next two yearsRead More

£650m Nottingham Island Quarter to get underway

Monday July 20, 2020

Work to start this year on Canal Turn Pavillion buildingRead More

Planning green light starts bid race for £40m Leeds student scheme

Monday July 20, 2020

Designs for Woodhouse development focus on mental healthRead More

Concrete frame firm Morrisroe buys demolition specialist Cantillon

Monday July 20, 2020

Deal broadens range of services now offered by MorrisroeRead More

Tender prices at tipping point to fall

Monday July 20, 2020

Consultant Arcadis downgrades building tender forecast to -4% this yearRead More

Wates rejigs to target public building work and housing

Tuesday July 21, 202

Business restructures to target MMC, public building and housingRead More

Green light for London Old Oak 158 flats scheme

Tuesday July 21, 202

Network Homes is in talks with contractors about starting building workRead More

Scape launches race for £13bn construction deal

Monday July 20, 2020

Bidders need to be BIM2 compliant and meet sustainability criteriaRead More

TClarke rides out site closures to deliver a profit

Tuesday July 21, 202

M&E specialist sees sharp upturn in prospects bidding for £600m of work since AprilRead More

Crossrail could need even more money and time

Tuesday July 21, 202

Main budget could rise again as integration work set to cost another £140mRead More

Two-year prison term for breaches of new building safey regs

Tuesday July 21, 202

Duty on workers to report serious structural or fire safety concernsRead More

M O’Brien lands Morgan Sindall earthworks package

Tuesday July 21, 202

Specialist to help with complex engineering challenge on £200m rail jobRead More

Housing body calls up firms for £900m fire safey work

Tuesday July 21, 202

Central Housing Investment Consortium opens bidding on new fire safety frameworkRead More

Coventry City FC reveals stadium plan

Tuesday July 21, 202

University of Warwick will provide site at its main campus to the south west of the cityRead More

City of London launches mega court and police HQ plan

Tuesday July 21, 202

Fleet street to be new home of major crime busting complexRead More

Galliford Try scoops £50m+ London office revamp

Wednesday July 22, 2

Contractor returns to London fit-out market with 280 Bishopsgate dealRead More

Mears plans housing maintenance redundancies

Wednesday July 22, 2

Housing maintenance specialist expects to make a £6m loss in first halfRead More

Plans in for final New Bailey £50m office project

Wednesday July 22, 2

12-storey Salford office will boast a distinctive steel diagrid structureRead More

Main contractors donate training levy to small firms

Tuesday July 21, 202

Willmott Dixon and Osborne pass unspent apprenticeship levy to SMEsRead More

Construction leaders launch Covid-19 cost forecasting tool

Wednesday July 22, 2

Toolkit makes existing and future site cost more predictableRead More

Leaders call for 2-year visas for low skilled workers

Wednesday July 22, 2

Labourers, dry liners, asbestos removers and some plant operators fall outside skilled workers safety net Read More

John F Hunt set for £13m Westminster estate demolition

Wednesday July 22, 2

Ebury Bridge housing estate demolition to pave way for £350m housing schemeRead More

Spencer to restore world’s oldest working suspension bridge

Wednesday July 22, 2

200-year-old Union Chain Bridge in the Borders to be restoredRead More

Skanska Europe profits tumble

Thursday July 23, 20

Profits in UK and Central Europe crash to £1.9mRead More

Kier secures 13 school projects worth £170m

Thursday July 23, 20

Recent orders boosted with school projects across southern England and WalesRead More

HS2 backs project bank accounts on key contracts

Thursday July 23, 20

Landmark decision secures supply chain cash flow and safeguards against upstream insolvencyRead More

£589m to kickstart rail upgrades across the North

Thursday July 23, 20

Government sets up new mayoral and council body to speed up northern infrastructure plansRead More

Man caught selling stolen high tech survey gear online

Thursday July 23, 20

Police swoop after stolen Leica Geosystems kit worth up to £22,000 each spotted for sale Read More

Major plant hirer Vp sees revenues rebound

Thursday July 23, 20

Hire revenues back to 80% of pre-Covid levelRead More

Crossrail delayed again as bosses blame Covid-19

Thursday July 23, 20

Intensive construction phase starts next month as opening delay set to enter fourth yearRead More

Bellway starts redundancy talks to cut 175 staff

Thursday July 23, 20

House builder to slim down business in line with lower production ratesRead More

London 23-storey Old Street hotel approved

Friday July 24, 2020

Work to start this year on tech quarter hotel and officesRead More

NMCN finance chief to depart at year-end

Friday July 24, 2020

Daniel Taylor pursuing opportunity in related industryRead More

Liverpool asks for £1.4bn to start 40 “shovel ready” sites

Friday July 24, 2020

Building Back Better plan could create 28,000 construction jobsRead More

Motorway roadworks speed limits raised to 60mph

Saturday July 25, 20

Contractors to bring in new traffic management systems for faster speedsRead More

Cruden files notice of intent to appoint administrator

Sunday July 26, 2020

Warrington based Cruden Construction lines up administratorsRead More

Construction to start on £185m Manchester towers

Monday July 27, 2020

Muse Developments agrees funding for Vinci to start first phase of New Victoria schemeRead More

Costain fined £1.2m after steel cage collapse on road job

Monday July 27, 2020

Two workers injured after falling cage brings down mobile elevating work platform Read More

Race fires up for £300m Tees Valley EfW plant

Monday July 27, 2020

Construction could start late next year at Grangetown siteRead More

Balfour shuts concrete plant after positive Covid-19 tests

Monday July 27, 2020

Twenty workers test positive at factory supplying tunnel segments for Hinkley Point nuclear siteRead More

Travis Perkins sales recover after 43% Covid slump

Tuesday July 28, 202

Trading update reveals lockdown impact as RMI and infrastructure lead recoveryRead More

MBO at rail specialist BCM Construction

Tuesday July 28, 202

Trio of directors plan to grow £40m turnover civils contractorRead More

Plans to go in for £60m Stockport Weir Mill scheme

Tuesday July 28, 202

Developer Capital & Centric prepares to submit plan to convert historic mill siteRead More

Council backs plans for £25m Birmingham surf park

Tuesday July 28, 202

Groundworks could start this year to transform 15 acre siteRead More

Tool giant Hilti launches robo-suits to help on sites

Tuesday July 28, 202

Exoskeleton will relieve strain of working overhead and above shoulder heightRead More

Former Clancy chief to lead government infrastructure drive

Tuesday July 28, 202

Jon Loveday to lead team supporting delivery of major government projectsRead More

Lighthouse Club battles to fill £1m funding black hole

Tuesday July 28, 202

Construction charity needs more cash as events cancelled and demand for help risesRead More

Willmott Dixon starts main works on £33m Bristol office block

Tuesday July 28, 202

Construction starts on latest scheme for developer CubexRead More

Bowmer + Kirkland lands Manchester spec office block

Wednesday July 29, 2

Construction to start imminently in major show of confidence for commercial marketRead More

Joint venture deal signed for £1.2bn Hampshire housing site

Wednesday July 29, 2

Start on site expected in late 2021Read More

Former BAM Nuttall boss takes a seat on Barhale board

Wednesday July 29, 2

Steve Fox takes up non-exec roleRead More

Covid impact plunges Taylor Wimpey to £40m loss

Wednesday July 29, 2

Redfern thanks subcontractors and suppliers for exceptional responseRead More

Breedon sales recover after lockdown slump

Wednesday July 29, 2

Revenue last month was at 99% of 2019 levelsRead More

Redcar steelworks demolition bonanza

Wednesday July 29, 2

18 demolition contracts to be let over 12 monthsRead More

School building kits to revolutionise construction

Thursday July 30, 20

Offsite specialists Elliott and McAvoy win funding to redesign school buildingRead More

Contractors to get £1.5bn London infrastructure spending boost

Thursday July 30, 20

Investment by utilities companies to help kickstart Covid recovery in the capitalRead More

Grenfell council picks firm to reclad two tower blocks

Thursday July 30, 20

Lawtech secures job to reclad two 14-storey blocks of flatsRead More

Concrete firms push for pollution eating roads

Thursday July 30, 20

Highways England urged to look at latest technology to cut down traffic emissionsRead More

Morrison gets start date for £60m trio of new schools

Thursday July 30, 20

Construction to start next month on West Lothian siteRead More

McAlpine to cut 6% of staff after strategy review

Thursday July 30, 20

Regional and market Covid-19 review leads to job lossesRead More

Hinkley nuclear job facing “high” risk of delay and extra costs

Thursday July 30, 20

EDF now updating schedule and cost estimates Read More

Barratt to build 300 new homes on Macclesfield school site

Thursday July 30, 20

Deal with Homes England unlocks site for developmentRead More

Sisk to repay Covid-19 staff wage cuts

Friday July 31, 2020

Around 600 staff to recoup deductions made over three monthsRead More

Build UK contractors hold payment times during Covid-19

Friday July 31, 2020

Six main contractors paying within 30 daysRead More

Engie seals £100m+ Kingston Uni student halls deal

Friday July 31, 2020

Over 1,200 rooms to be upgraded and 117 new rooms built in south west LondonRead More

HS2 Chiltern tunnel launchpad ready for giant TBMs

Friday July 31, 2020

160,000 m3 of material excavated and 17m high headwall constructedRead More

Glass office block to kickstart £200m South Shields site

Friday July 31, 2020

Commercial building will form first phase of Holborn regeneration schemeRead More

Demolition worker fights for her life after site accident

Friday July 31, 2020

Shannon Brasier, 20, in coma at Royal London HospitalRead More

Cruden goes into administration with 100 job losses

Friday July 31, 2020

KPMG now winding down contract after Covid-19 was "the final straw"Read More

Laing O’Rourke wins £123m sewage works upgrade

Monday August 03, 20

Three-year upgrade of Beckton works to start early next yearRead More

Worker crushed to death at precast concrete plant

Monday August 03, 20

Safety inspectors uncover a series of problems at Treanor Pujol siteRead More

Clancy drops Docwra name and exits multi-utility work

Monday August 03, 20

Clancy to sharpen focus on water and energy workRead More

Renaker go-ahead for Manchester twin towers

Monday August 03, 20

Phase 2 of Crown Street scheme approved by plannersRead More

Manchester wellbeing centre developer eyes three more sites

Monday August 03, 20

Construction to start next year on £250m Manchester scheme followed by trio of new venuesRead More

More than 600 consultants fight to win framework places

Monday August 03, 20

EN:Procure picks 70 winners for £10m deal: Full detailsRead More

Gaysha acquires fit-out firm GS Contracts

Monday August 03, 20

Latest acquisition for expanding London refurb contractorRead More

Vinci replaces Galliford Try on £26m cancer centre

Tuesday August 04, 2

Demolition work completed by Galliford Try but client brings in new contractorRead More

Balfour to reopen concrete plant after Covid outbreak

Tuesday August 04, 2

Track and trace investigations show no-one affected at Hinkley where segments are suppliedRead More

300 “shovel ready” schemes get £900m funding boost

Tuesday August 04, 2

Government confirms schemes receiving cash from the Getting Building FundRead More

Robertson lands Preston research centre contract

Tuesday August 04, 2

University of Sheffield picks main contractor for £20m schemeRead More

2021 workload rebound but to 6.4% below pre-Covid level

Tuesday August 04, 2

Construction forecasters bank on V-shaped recovery next yearRead More

Plans unveiled for new 40-acre Crewe warehouse scheme

Tuesday August 04, 2

Construction of 800,000 sq ft of space on former BAE factory siteRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £31m Rotherham housing deal

Tuesday August 04, 2

Over 170 homes to be built for Rother LivingRead More

Worker crushed to death on Tottenham demolition site

Tuesday August 04, 2

Wall and roof collapses at two-storey industrial buildingRead More

Aecom to cut up to 500 jobs

Wednesday August 05,

Consultant starts redundancy consultation as it "re-shapes" the businessRead More

Morgan Sindall confident of second half profit surge

Wednesday August 05,

Post lockdown recovery continues as £9.3m of furlough cash to be handed back to governmentRead More

M&E specialist Lorne Stewart battles to stem losses

Wednesday August 05,

Harrow-based building services specialist begins to curb lossesRead More

Countryside picked for £124m Bracknell housing plan

Wednesday August 05,

Over 400 homes to be built on three council-owned sites in town centreRead More

Kier wins £160m Area 4 highways upkeep deal

Wednesday August 05,

Maintenance work to start in November on Kent and Sussex roadsRead More

23 demolition firms win places on Scottish framework

Wednesday August 05,

Demolition framework for Scottish council and housing associationsRead More

Amey clinches £240m deal to upkeep three major bridges

Wednesday August 05,

South west major structures inspection and maintenance worth £16m a yearRead More

Shed builder Winvic hails £29m rail freight terminal win

Wednesday August 05,

Vast concrete pour to start in weeks on 30,000m3 terminal storage slabRead More

Squibb lands demolition deal on £220m Woolwich site

Wednesday August 05,

Year-long demolition of old Woolwich estate starts this monthRead More

Planning revolution to open housing market to smaller builders

Thursday August 06,

Planning to be revamped in bid to end dominance of major housebuildersRead More

Nmcn still in profit despite Covid-19 crisis

Thursday August 06,

Pandemic to cut margins to 0.5% this year but contractor confident in long term prospectsRead More

Ibstock to shut three brick factories and axe 375 jobs

Thursday August 06,

Brickmaker on cost-cutting push after £52m first-half lossRead More

Hackitt slams industry’s ‘wait and see’ stance on building safety

Thursday August 06,

Mace, Vistry and Construction Leadership Council praised for rising to safety challengeRead More

Redrow pulls out of 1,100 home Wandsworth estate scheme

Thursday August 06,

Construction started in February on first phase of Alton Estate regenerationRead More

McAlpine to kickstart £650m Nottingham Island Quarter

Thursday August 06,

Construction to start on £9m first phase of giant scheme in OctoberRead More

Four injured during roof collapse in Windsor

Thursday August 06,

Firefighters rescue workers from rubble after collapse Read More

Groundworks boss banned for false tax returns

Thursday August 06,

Insolvency Service investigates after contractor goes into liquidationRead More

Buyers report robust construction recovery in July

Thursday August 06,

Strongest rise in output for nearly five yearsRead More

Crane drivers face heat risk in “greenhouse” cabs

Friday August 07, 20

Union demands maximum three-hour shifts for drivers, free water and mini fridges in cabsRead More

Supply chain event for £4.5bn Smart motorways plan

Friday August 07, 20

Subcontractor engagement launch event to set out new working arrangementsRead More

£100m Leeds student tower approved

Friday August 07, 20

Planning go-ahead for 32-storey Merrion Street skyscraper Read More

Welsh Water civils and M&E frameworks up for renewal

Monday August 10, 20

Water company seeks to refresh partners for AMP7 investment planRead More

Laing O’Rourke starts redundancy talks with 150 staff

Monday August 10, 20

Covid cuts to focus on back office staffRead More

Plans approved for 5,000-home Thameside West scheme

Monday August 10, 20

Work will start on the first 400-home block before the end of the yearRead More

McGee signs-up former Multiplex Commercial Director

Monday August 10, 20

Paul Maguire joins specialist as contractor still predicting profits this year despite Covid impactRead More

Laing O’Rourke completes first HS2 bridge in two days

Monday August 10, 20

65-metre structure built off-site and installed ahead of scheduleRead More

A66 TransPennine upgrade to be split into four jobs

Monday August 10, 20

Design and build projects to total £770m along 50-mile routeRead More

Taylor Woodrow lands £100m power plant deal

Tuesday August 11, 2

First major building award at £1.2bn North London Heat and Power ProjectRead More

Giant HS2 tunnelling machines unveiled

Tuesday August 11, 2

Two TBMs will take three years to bore the ten mile long Chiltern tunnelRead More

UK Construction Week postponed until next year

Tuesday August 11, 2

Extra May event in London to complement Birmingham show in OctoberRead More

Bellway commercial managers in cost cutting drive

Tuesday August 11, 2

House builder to focus on reducing build costs as Covid cuts sales by 31%Read More

Galliford Try bags £105m Leeds Highline scheme

Tuesday August 11, 2

Five build to rent blocks of flats will be built at Monk BridgeRead More

Derwent sees future in long-life, loose-fit offices

Tuesday August 11, 2

Next-generation offices to feature higher ceilings, better ventilation and green spaceRead More

Plan for first 349 homes at Kirkstall Forge

Tuesday August 11, 2

Developer CEG consults over first of 1,450 homes at Leeds schemeRead More

Balfour hopes profits back to “normal” next year after £26m loss

Wednesday August 12,

Covid causes half-year loss but profits expected to return to 2019 levels next yearRead More

Murphy fined £150k after digger hits motorway gas pipe

Wednesday August 12,

Court hears contractor should have hand dug around high pressure pipelineRead More

Plans for £500m Commonwealth Games village abandoned

Tuesday August 11, 2

Birmingham decides to house athletes in student halls but Lendlease will still build new homes on siteRead More

BAM tops contracts league after motorway wins

Wednesday August 12,

Value of contract wins starts to improve after Covid-19 slowdownRead More

Murphy back in profit after closing-out problem contracts

Wednesday August 12,

Contractor calls on sustained infrastructure investment to lead Covid recoveryRead More

1,200 homes plan for Manchester gas works site

Thursday August 13,

Gould Street Gaswork to become new neighbourhoodRead More

Architects optimistic for first time in four months

Thursday August 13,

Private housing work lifts mood among architects for first time since lockdownRead More

Construction output gain raises V-shape recovery hopes

Thursday August 13,

23% surge in June construction output raises hope of work reboundRead More

Architects turn positive on future workloads

Thursday August 13,

Industry survey shows first non-negative reading for five monthsRead More

Student halls developer Empiric restarts stalled schemes

Thursday August 13,

Work to recommence on Southampton and Bristol projectsRead More

Fourth Van Elle director exits in as many months

Thursday August 13,

Smartfoot housing division director Peter Handley resignsRead More

Beard go-ahead for £20m Rhodes House scheme

Thursday August 13,

Oxford College basement expansion approvedRead More

Moda confirms start for £260m Hove build to rent scheme

Thursday August 13,

Private rental developer completes £10m section 106 for 2021 construction startRead More

Wates names new fit-out chief

Thursday August 13,

Smartspace commercial director Scott Camp promoted to MDRead More

Balfour Beatty confirms water market exit

Friday August 14, 20

Risk and return ratio in water fails to meet selective bidding criteriaRead More

Hammersmith Bridge shut due to heatwave cracks

Friday August 14, 20

Contractors try to cool bridge by hosing it downRead More

FM Conway and Kier reinstated to Prompt Payment Code

Friday August 14, 20

Contractors win back places after improving payment timesRead More

Kier installs two M6 gantries in record 10 hours – video

Friday August 14, 20

First time two 38-tonne superspan gantries installed overnightRead More

Tenants to shortlist firms for major homes upkeep deal

Friday August 14, 20

Hyde to use residents to interview bidders for maintenance framework renewalRead More

Collapsed Bow crane could take six months to clear

Sunday August 16, 20

Tower crane removal after fatal accident will take monthsRead More

Caledonian wins £27m London modular housing trio

Monday August 17, 20

Lewisham council starts Precision Manufactured Housing programmeRead More

Bidding opens for £150m Redcar steelworks demolition

Monday August 17, 20

Vast demolition programme will take up to five years to completeRead More

Costain facing fight to recover £49m on gas station job

Monday August 17, 20

Contract disputes set to hit first half resultsRead More

£75m Carlisle Southern Link Road out to bid

Monday August 17, 20

Cumbria County Council opts for two-stage design and build contestRead More

London City Airport pauses £500m expansion plan

Monday August 17, 20

Infrastructure and foundations work to be completed but new terminal on holdRead More

Construction workers urged to wear masks on site

Monday August 17, 20

Construction Leadership Council issues latest guidanceRead More

Hunt for developer for South London estate rebuild

Monday August 17, 20

Housing association starts hunt for £800m Clapham Park development partnerRead More

Lowestoft tilting bridge costs could rise by £54m

Monday August 17, 20

Contractor to be appointed next month after BAM Nuttall parted company with projectRead More

Manchester civil engineering contractor collapses

Tuesday August 18, 2

Bemus Construction Services hit by Covid-19 house building lockdownRead More

McAlpine and Vinci want suppliers for £120m of health work

Tuesday August 18, 2

Virtual Zoom event to outline subcontract opportunities: Register nowRead More

Construction leaders brace for Brexit fallout

Tuesday August 18, 2

Taskforce to report in September as clock ticks on BrexitRead More

BAM lands new Home Group Newcastle HQ

Tuesday August 18, 2

St James site will create 400 construction jobs Read More

Alun Griffiths wins £70m Portsmouth highways deal

Tuesday August 18, 2

City centre highways and public realm programme under review after pollution scareRead More

Mears to unfurlough last 1,000 maintenance staff

Tuesday August 18, 2

Mears says business returning to normal after £9.7m loss in first halfRead More

Persimmon enjoys strong start to second half of year

Tuesday August 18, 2

House sales up 49% since July as build rates return to pre-Covid levelsRead More

Firms on alert for £1.4bn north of Scotland highways upkeep

Tuesday August 18, 2

Bidding to start for north west and north east highways upkeepRead More

Funding agreed for £77m York Central infrastructure work

Tuesday August 18, 2

Sisk lined-up as main contractor to kick-start work on massive regeneration scheme next yearRead More

Mace to project manage £40m VolkerFitzpatrick station job

Wednesday August 19,

30-strong Mace team brought in at Brent Cross West StationRead More

£5bn Welsh housing framework due out next month

Wednesday August 19,

South and Mid-Wales housing framework to cover all sizes of projects Read More

Sisk wins £14m Rochdale link road

Wednesday August 19,

Road project to unlock South Heywood 1,000 homes and 1.4m sq ft work space planRead More

Former Mears property services MD joins Osborne

Wednesday August 19,

Vicky Fordham-Lewis to head Osborne Property ServicesRead More

Murphy lands contract to build £18.6m Soham station

Wednesday August 19,

Enabling works to start shortly ahead of main construction next yearRead More

Fears over £400m campus plan as Public Health England axed

Wednesday August 19,

Kier, Wates and VolkerFitzpatrick have signed contracts for Harlow headquarters schemeRead More

Winners named for new £500m consultants framework

Thursday August 20,

Procure Partnerships selects scores of local and national consultantsRead More

Van Elle eyes workload recovery after £2.2m loss

Thursday August 20,

Piling specialist forecasts return to full operational capacity by end of yearRead More

Vacuum excavator sucks up snakes on motorway job

Thursday August 20,

Civils workers spring into action to save stricken serpentsRead More

VolkerSmart Technologies wins £56m cable network deal

Thursday August 20,

CityFibre awards latest contract in £2.5bn broadband infrastructure programmeRead More

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Wednesday August 19,

Membership lets construction know you are open for business as recovery gathers momentumRead More

Problem job pushes BAM Construction to £17m loss

Thursday August 20,

BAM Nuttall shines with £12m first half profitRead More

Willmott Dixon £24m Midlands schools hat-trick

Thursday August 20,

Sandwell schools extensions will accommodate an extra 900 studentsRead More

Vinci starts £50m Redhill cinema and flats job

Thursday August 20,

Foundation work starts on Mayfield Way town centre schemeRead More

BAM starts £14m Middlesbrough art school

Thursday August 20,

Hewitson will deliver the foundations package for the Northern School of ArtRead More

Plans for pharma HQ in London’s King’s Cross

Friday August 21, 20

10-storey building aims to raise the bar for low-carbon officesRead More

Lovell and Together Housing sign regional JV

Friday August 21, 20

Lovell Together JV aims to build 3,000 homes in the North of EnglandRead More

Shapps launches Acceleration Unit to speed up infrastructure work

Friday August 21, 20

Former green transport and environmental campaigner to tackle project delaysRead More

Highways England to support 64,000 construction jobs

Friday August 21, 20

Latest five-year delivery plan confirmed as chief executive decides to step downRead More

Crossrail delayed again until 2022 as costs top £19bn

Friday August 21, 20

Project will now be more than three years lateRead More

Design work starts on £115m Cardiff Central station revamp

Friday August 21, 20

Cardiff Central station upgrade could now start in 2022Read More

Balfour Beatty clinches £200m Mottram Bypass

Sunday August 23, 20

Major contract let for Manchester to Sheffield TransPennine upgradeRead More

Union demands answers over Bow crane collapse

Monday August 24, 20

Unite writes to HSE demanding initial findings into cause of tragedyRead More

Government C-19 construction worker payouts top £6bn

Monday August 24, 20

1.65m staff or self-employed construction workers have received pay top-upsRead More

RSK acquires water research centre

Monday August 24, 20

£250m revenue group has bought 35 businesses since 2016Read More

Henry Boot to cut construction jobs

Monday August 24, 20

Restructuring underway as division makes loss during pandemic Read More

Inland Homes to buy Irish Guards base for £600m scheme

Monday August 24, 20

200 year-old London cavalry barracks to be sold for over 1,000-homes planRead More

Peabody picks consultants for £85m deal

Monday August 24, 20

Arcadis, Faithful & Gould and Mace feature in PM roleRead More

Bid race starts for £56m Somerset bypass

Monday August 24, 20

Banwell Bypass near Weston-super-Mare will be an ECI tenderRead More

Work to start on UK’s first plastic to hydrogen plant

Monday August 24, 20

£20m Cheshire plant will be first of over 70 planned for the UKRead More

Covid-19 delays £500m Kent highways upkeep renewal

Tuesday August 25, 2

Pandemic sees Amey awarded £115m highways maintenance extensionRead More

Six shortlisted for Government home of the future

Tuesday August 25, 2

Best designs will be built on Homes England landRead More

Start for 242-home Gravesend town centre scheme

Tuesday August 25, 2

Work start before end of this year on The Charter build-to-rent schemeRead More

Covid-19 delays London Super Sewer 9 months

Tuesday August 25, 2

£233m social distancing cost pushes project passed £4.1bnRead More

Ex-Laing O’Rourke boss to run Royal BAM civils

Tuesday August 25, 2

J D Wilkinson take reins as COO of Royal Bam civil engineering in OctoberRead More

Net-zero carbon for construction first

Tuesday August 25, 2

Developer Gazeley achieves milestone on Magna Park warehouse buildRead More

CITB to slash 110 staff as levy income drops

Tuesday August 25, 2

Industry training body plans to cut payroll by 17%Read More

BAM to pull down entire frame of £65m building

Wednesday August 26,

Piling problems mean 12 months of work on University project will have to be "deconstructed"Read More

Start for £100m Southsea coastal defences

Wednesday August 26,

VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster gets go-ahead for long-awaited projectRead More

Trio bag £690m consultants framework

Wednesday August 26,

Aecom, Mace and WSP clinch spots on multidisciplinary panelRead More

Structure Tone reduces losses to £3.5m

Wednesday August 26,

New UK managing director tightens up corporate governanceRead More

Competition fears over Breedon’s £178m Cemex deal

Wednesday August 26,

Watchdog warns deal may lead to higher prices and lower quality materials in 15 local marketRead More

Amey to prototype automated crash cushion truck

Wednesday August 26,

New automated impact protection vehicle will protect road workers from harmRead More

Bid race for £900m south east housing upkeep

Wednesday August 26,

Notting Hill Genesis and Peabody to set up dynamic purchasing systemRead More

Higgins wins £25m Southend on Sea homes deal

Wednesday August 26,

Builder will deliver 120 units for Sanctuary Homes Read More

Bouygues results hit by £477m Covid-19 impact

Thursday August 27,

Construction division bounces back to profit in JuneRead More

Skyscraper plan for Birmingham Irish centre site

Thursday August 27,

Developer Court Collaboration submits plan for 48-storey build to rent towerRead More

Interserve/Jacobs face fight for £250m Sellafield deal

Thursday August 27,

Key operations site works framework to be rebidRead More

Fire rips through Greenwich building under construction

Thursday August 27,

Wall cavity between the third and fourth floors catches alightRead More

NEPO takes north east civils framework national

Thursday August 27,

Procurement group starts race for £400m civils frameworkRead More

Covid-19 ‘new normal’ could boost site productivity

Thursday August 27,

Study argues new ways of working could shape the industry for the betterRead More

Trio of contractors fined £250,000 after demolition death

Thursday August 27,

Father-of-two dies after falling from collapsing wallRead More

Gatwick Airport puts £180m Pier 6 job on hold

Friday August 28, 20

Airport operator puts £1.1bn 5-year investment plan under reviewRead More

Amey JV clinches £240m MoD plant upkeep

Friday August 28, 20

Seven-year deal to maintain and manage armed services’s fleet of construction and materials handling equipment.Read More

Shapps to fill more potholes to boost return to work and schools

Friday August 28, 20

Government to ask Deliveroo and Uber drivers where roads are badRead More

TClarke boss calls for investment in apprentices to be recognised

Tuesday September 01

CEO Mark Lawrence says clients and main contractors should favour suppliers with proper training programmesRead More

Clients urged to bring projects to market

Tuesday September 01

Turner + Townsend says time is ripe to benefit from keen contractor pricingRead More

Bowmer & Kirkland strengthens board

Tuesday September 01

Regional directors Matthew Cruttenden and Neil Brook to help shape B&KRead More

SigmaRoc buys Welsh quarrying and civils group

Tuesday September 01

South Wales GD Harries owns quarries, concrete, asphalt and four road contracting firmsRead More

Shed builder Readie targets £200m revenue

Tuesday September 01

Essex contractor confident about prospects for industrial and logistics marketsRead More

Leeds City College submits new campus plan

Tuesday September 01

Mabgate campus will consist of three large buildingsRead More

Piling rigs and crane cram into tiny central London site: Video

Tuesday September 01

AGD Equipment supplies kit to cramped Vauxhall jobRead More

Caddick wins £25m Manchester college job

Tuesday September 01

Pre-construction underway for sports centre and teaching facilities in OpenshawRead More

Jacobs veteran to head-up nmcn highways business

Tuesday September 01

Vip Gandhi confirmed as new Managing Director of Highways Business UnitRead More

Mace wins £140m London green office job

Wednesday September

11-storey project awarded UK’s first BREEAM 2018 New Construction ‘Outstanding’ rating Read More

Major trio join “dispute free” framework

Wednesday September

Legal & General’s urban retirement business aims to "change the way we contract to build"Read More

Atkins and Gleeds hired to keep lid on HS2 costs

Wednesday September

Consultants clinch programme and cost oversight roles worth together £230m Read More

Barratt restores build rates as sales surge

Wednesday September

Plan to bounce back to 15,000 completions this year as land buying resumesRead More

Contractors to rate site workers with new app

Wednesday September

Specialist asbestos contractors develop star rating system for operativesRead More

Murphy wins £18.5m London flats project

Wednesday September

Camden apartment scheme to be built next to the canalRead More

Costain facing £45m hit after Welsh road job ruling

Thursday September 0

Contractor sets aside charge in upcoming results after arbitration setbackRead More

Cost of new Lendlease prison jumps by £116m

Thursday September 0

Contractor starts work on HMP Glen Parva as government confirms revised budgetRead More

Severfield work inflow stabilises orders at £270m

Thursday September 0

Big steelwork contractor cautiously optimistic for 2021 but warns on tender pricesRead More

Firms called up for £700m Whipps Cross Hospital job

Thursday September 0

Market testing starts ahead of tender race early next year for north east London hospitalRead More

Willmott Dixon nabs £18m Bedfordshire cell block

Thursday September 0

Bedfordshire Police job includes 22-cell custody block and officesRead More

Murphy finance chief joins Keller Group

Thursday September 0

David Burke joins £2bn international piling group in OctoberRead More

Thousands to take part in construction safety stand down

Thursday September 0

Big name construction companies to temporarily stop work next monthRead More

BAM Nuttall raids Structure Tone for finance chief

Thursday September 0

Ian Phillpot joins BAM Nuttall next weekRead More

£18.5m Bradford Odeon conversion up for grabs

Thursday September 0

Plan to create 4,000 seat entertainment venue comes out to tenderRead More

Recovery falters as buyers report August orders wobble

Friday September 04,

Speed of recovery slows as backlog projects complete and new orders slipRead More

22,000 jobs boost as HS2 swings to full construction

Friday September 04,

HS2 today officially moves from enabling to full construction - video Read More

Renew set for record profit despite Covid-19

Friday September 04,

Infrastructure engineering contractor upgrades profit forecastRead More

Leeds builder APP Construction ceases trading

Friday September 04,

16 laid-off as £20m building contractor heads for administrationRead More

UK regulator probes four house builders over leasehold selling

Friday September 04,

Competition watchdog launches enforcement action against Barratt, Countryside, Persimmon and Taylor WimpeyRead More

Former Carillion MD takes helm at F M Conway

Friday September 04,

Adam Green takes over at CEO as Michael Conway becomes chairmanRead More

Pagabo starts £47bn developer framework race

Monday September 07,

Developer pool will be used for building schemes on public landRead More

Co-op to pour £130m into 65 new stores

Monday September 07,

Store opening and store upgrade programme will be fast-trackedRead More

Higgins wins £22m North West London housing job

Monday September 07,

Stonebridge regeneration plans advance with Hillside and Milton Avenue projects Read More

Bouygues names new Linkcity managing director

Monday September 07,

Axel Boutrolle replaces Nicolas Guérin who has left Bouygues development armRead More

Ex-Kier chief takes chairman role at roof developer

Monday September 07,

Apex Airspace appoints Haydn Mursell to help secure finance for fast growthRead More

Start date for £54m Littlewoods film studio

Monday September 07,

Developer hopes to start site preparation before the end of 2020Read More

Interserve wins £16m Hull special school

Monday September 07,

Work to start this month on St Anne’s Special School in Hessle Read More

10-storey Manchester concrete core to be demolished

Tuesday September 08

Engineering issues force demolition of service core of luxury Salford flats schemeRead More

Bidding to start for £12bn affordable homes programme

Tuesday September 08

Construction will be delivered over five years from 2021 to 2026Read More

Record month for building products firm Alumasc

Tuesday September 08

Sales and profits recover strongly post-lockdownRead More

Vistry expects strong rebound after £12m first-half loss

Tuesday September 08

Partnership housing keeps debt below management expectationsRead More

Salford Middlewood Locks phase 3 approved

Tuesday September 08

Contractor BCEGI to start building 10 and 12 storey blocks early next yearRead More

Henry Boot speeds-up payments to suppliers

Tuesday September 08

Suppliers paid within 14 days during lockdownRead More

Vistry to start Runcorn 100-flat retirement home

Tuesday September 08

Full £75m Sandymoor development will include extra 235 homesRead More

B+K Amazon site gets test centre after Covid outbreak

Tuesday September 08

Tests for all 700 construction workers after 39 positive cases in last six daysRead More

Morgan Sindall set for £22m Colindale Tube station revamp

Wednesday September

Firm secured contract to complete detailed design ahead of construction next yearRead More

Healthcare developer raises £300m to build GP centres

Wednesday September

Assura to start 18 medical centres in the next year worth £77m with a £200m longer pipelineRead More

VolkerFitzpatrick trials non-contact site access system

Wednesday September

Facial recognition system is covid compliantRead More

Clarion buys 13 acre Leeds site for £200m mixed-use scheme

Wednesday September

Work on site is expected to begin in early 2021 Read More

Green light for Watkin Jones £70m Hove scheme

Wednesday September

South Coast build to rent scheme will deliver 216 flatsRead More

Government forms task force to reopen Hammersmith Bridge

Wednesday September

Shapps steps in to assess cost of urgently repairing 133-year-old bridgeRead More

Grenfell cladding boss urges ban on all combustibles

Thursday September 1

Harley chief tears into complex regulatory and testing regimes for creating widespread industry confusion over materialsRead More

Skanska wins £72m London St James’s Square office job

Thursday September 1

Skanska to start work in October on replica neo-Georgian officesRead More

Breedon to offload plants for Cemex deal all-clear

Thursday September 1

Several ready-mixed concrete plants, two quarries and a cement terminal in Scotland to be soldRead More

Brick and block sales bounce back at Forterra

Thursday September 1

Post-lockdown trading exceeds management expectationsRead More

Start date for Birmingham Stone Yard 995 flats scheme

Wednesday September

Work on seven-block Digbeth resi complex to start in early 2021Read More

Seven in 10 M&E firms lack low carbon skilled workers

Thursday September 1

Survey raises skills gap alarm as demand for low carbon engineering workers risesRead More

Winvic wins civils for £800m Nottingham housing scheme

Thursday September 1

Works to start on first phase of £100m civils works for 3,000-home Fairham schemeRead More

Speedy sees hire rates return to pre-lockdown levels

Thursday September 1

Hirer strengthens its four-hour equipment delivery promise to meet demandRead More

Construction output continues to rebound

Friday September 11,

Construction activity gains 18% in July as recovery continuesRead More

Winvic predicts £650m revenue this year

Friday September 11,

Shed and flats builder says strong orders will help it to ride out Covid-19 impactRead More

Magnox nuclear clear-up cost soars to £9bn

Friday September 11,

Spending watchdog warns Nuclear Decommissioning Authority needs to get a grip on scale of work requiredRead More

CITB to remove 5,000 smaller contractors from levy system

Friday September 11,

Training body to raise turnover threshold next year and halve general levy rateRead More

House builders to fund nature sites via online auction

Friday September 11,

Scheme will help nature and developers work together in the SolentRead More

Wates wins £600m Harrow town centre developer role

Friday September 11,

Council partnership will redevelop three large sites for 1,500 homes, a civic centre and schoolRead More

Demand for site labour shows “V-shaped” recovery

Friday September 11,

Demand back to 79% of pre-lockdown levels as "best" workers return to site firstRead More

Jenrick approves five high-rise blocks next to Kew

Sunday September 13,

London & Quadrant west London cluster gains planning after two-year battleRead More

Barhale lands £22m Thames Water contract

Sunday September 13,

Experience pays off for civils specialist as spending starts under AMP7 programmeRead More

Problem jobs cause £92.3m loss at Costain

Monday September 14,

Contractor to build fewer jobs as strategy shifts to consultancy and digital servicesRead More

Covid-19 outbreak at Kier’s Durham council HQ job

Monday September 14,

Eight workers on Sands project in Durham placed into self-isolationRead More

£100m Liverpool marina flats complex approved

Monday September 14,

Brunswick Quay will be home to 550 flatsRead More

A2Dominion starts hunt for £900m new build firms

Monday September 14,

Fifteen firms face fight to retain places as framework is renewedRead More

1m brick national prayer monument approved

Monday September 14,

Work to start this spring on £11m Eternal Wall of Answered PrayerRead More

Imtech shake-up as founder steps down

Monday September 14,

Imtech Engineering Services to be streamlined into more agile businessRead More

Trio win £2bn CHIC offsite housing framework

Monday September 14,

Elements Europe, Module-AR, and Impact Modular secure spots on frameworkRead More

Bellway Homes fined £600,000 for demolishing bat roost

Friday December 11,

House builder hit with record "wildlife crime" fine following work on a south London siteRead More

Skanska considers another go at selling Cementation

Friday December 11,

Piling and groundworks division could be on the table again as contractor concentrates on core operationsRead More

PVC-free scaffold wrap makes debut on London site

Friday December 11,

Eco-friendly initiative on Grosvenor Estate Belgravia jobRead More

ISG to build £17.5m National Brownfield Institute

Friday December 11,

Construction to start next year on latest addition to University of Wolverhampton’s Springfield CampusRead More

City of London planners busier than pre-pandemic

Friday December 11,

Applications by developers now higher than pre-pandemic levelsRead More

Skanska sheds jobs as focus on core markets continues

Thursday December 10

Redundancies follow sale of infrastructure services business and decision to exit gas mains replacementRead More

Nexus Infrastructure falls £2.5m into the red

Friday December 11,

Infrastructure group back on track after job cuts at Tamdown civil engineeringRead More

Liverpool mayor steps aside following arrest

Thursday December 10

Joe Anderson goes on unpaid leave as investigation into building and development contracts continuesRead More

Interserve bags six healthcare jobs worth £148m

Friday December 11,

Walsall, Liverpool and Merthyr Tydfill jobs to strengthen healthercare expertiseRead More

Construction output rebound fades

Thursday December 10

Infrastructure powers on but building recovery stallsRead More

Mace T&T scoops £95m PM role for MPs temporary home

Monday December 14,

Joint venture wins project, programme and cost manager role for Northern estate upgradeRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £38.8m Birmingham office refurb

Monday December 14,

Two buildings to be stripped back to concrete shell and combined in major upgradeRead More

Green light for 39-storey Sheffield tower

Monday December 14,

Work to start on £40m project once Primark store demolishedRead More

Plan lodged for Birmingham Health Innovation Campus

Monday December 14,

First phase 7-floor building project to start in the SpringRead More

ISG scoops Britain’s first battery gigaplant

Tuesday December 15,

Contractor plugs-in largest ever order to build 2.7m sq ft electric car battery plant in NorthumberlandRead More

Pagabo unveils winners of £47bn developer-led framework

Tuesday December 15,

New deal will save time and money setting up public sector schemesRead More

BCEGI to deliver £130m Wigan town centre revamp

Tuesday December 15,

Galleries shopping centre to be transformed into multi-media entertainment venue and flatsRead More

Mace HQ first building rated to ‘IMMUNE’ Covid-safe standard

Tuesday December 15,

London office certified for Covid-19 building safety measures for staffRead More

HS2 looks for £47m station systems supplier

Tuesday December 15,

Public address, fire detection and alarm systems to be sourced from one firmRead More

Eight win £100m Slough council homes plan

Tuesday December 15,

Council aims to build 650 homes by 2024 using framework partnersRead More

Government opens EDF talks to build £18bn Sizewell C

Monday December 14,

Energy White Paper sets out net zero plan with jump in renewable electricity generationRead More

Wates starts £21.5m Carlisle leisure hub

Monday December 14,

The Sands centre will be expanded while the rest of the building remains openRead More

Finnegan worker rescues abandoned kitten on Luton site

Tuesday December 15,

New home found for kitten after mother startled by near-miss with carRead More

HS2 leg to Leeds downgraded to low priority project

Tuesday December 15,

Transport for North slams National Infrastructure Commission report as pitching projects against each otherRead More

Laing O’Rourke highly confident for 2021 after profits jump

Tuesday December 15,

£8.2bn order book puts group on sound footing for post-Brexit and post-Covid yearRead More

Lendlease finally seals £1.9bn Birmingham Smithfield deal

Tuesday December 15,

City council enters joint venture to transform 17ha Smithfield city centre site.Read More

B&K wins £82m Manchester Met science block

Wednesday December 1

Work to start by April on new Faculty of Science and Engineering at All Saints CampusRead More

Public works procurement shake-up to boost SMEs

Wednesday December 1

Firms could also be excluded from public tenders based on past performanceRead More

M Group telecoms arm wins £150m framework

Wednesday December 1

Magdalene bags deal with SP Energy Networks.Read More

Supreme court overturns block on Heathrow third runway

Wednesday December 1

Appeal court ban lifted for Heathrow to seek planning permissionRead More

Eleven win £200m Southern railway building and civils upkeep

Wednesday December 1

Balfour Beatty Rail, VolkerFitzpatrick and Amalgamated Construction win general worksRead More

Local contractors win places on North West homes framework

Wednesday December 1

Twelve firms to help build 5,000+ homes for affordable housing developer Torus Read More

Cartel busters fine ground shoring companies £15m

Thursday December 17

Vp and MGF fined for reducing competition and keeping prices up for groundworks productsRead More

Bidders day for £60m Gloucester Kings Quarter Phase 2

Thursday December 17

Online briefings for major city centre scheme start in JanuaryRead More

BAM Farrans to start £121m Great Yarmouth bridge

Thursday December 17

January start for construction of third river crossing lifting bridgeRead More

Kier fully reinstated to prompt payment code

Thursday December 17

McNicholas Construction rejoins after sweeping payment reviewRead More

Big Carl’s biggest lift ends 2020 at Hinkley Point C

Thursday December 17

Spectacular 575t lift of steel ring for reactor cylinder caps challenging yearRead More

BAM to build Plymouth Uni engineering block

Thursday December 17

Contract expected to be signed in early 2021 after planning go-aheadRead More

Kingspan Insulation Boards chief exits

Thursday December 17

Peter Wilson steps down in reshuffle that sees new senior compliance role createdRead More

Skanska signs deal for sustainable site hoardings

Thursday December 17

EnviroHoard system from Panthera is made from post production uPVC and fully recyclableRead More

Winners of £10.5bn NHS-led public works framework

Friday December 18,

Work boost promise from one of biggest frameworks let this year Read More

Deal signed to build £200m film studio in Reading

Friday December 18,

Construction due to complete in late 2022Read More

Scape names partners for £1bn consultancy framework

Friday December 18,

Arup, Mace, Faithful+Gould and Triskelion join Perfect Circle in refreshRead More

GMI bags two Thorpe Park Leeds office jobs

Friday December 18,

Scarborough Group advances £70m duo of office buildingsRead More

RSK swoops for Black & Veatch UK and Asia water ops

Sunday December 20,

Binnies brand to be resurrected under new ownerRead More

Morrison Telecom to recruit 500 for full fibre rollout

Sunday December 20,

Contractors gear up for critical infrastructure build programmeRead More

Structural steel prices to soar by nearly 20%

Monday December 21,

British Steel scraps planned £30/t increase to impose £80/t New Year riseRead More

CITB staff hit by furlough pay blunders

Monday December 21,

Training body pays wrong amounts to staff stood down during pandemicRead More

BoKlok to build 1,000 housing association homes

Monday December 21,

Skanska/IKEA modular homes builder signs deal with Vivid in south eastRead More

Client sues design team after Costain project cost nearly doubled

Tuesday December 22,

Developer Standard Life required to provide more details of its £38m claim from Newbury Parkway shopping centreRead More

Skanska signs contract for £180m Blossom Street job

Tuesday December 22,

Construction to start on City fringe scheme early next yearRead More

Barratt fined after spark punctures lung in loft fall

Tuesday December 22,

Court hears how electrician plunged through fragile plasterboardRead More

Mace advising on new Buckinghamshire prison

Monday December 21,

New prison for over 1,400 inmates would be built next to HMP Grendon and SpringhillRead More

HS2 shortlists firms for £2.5bn track systems and M&E jobs

Tuesday December 22,

Four bidders chase £2bn tracks systems and three in for £500m tunnel and lineside M&ERead More

Leicester City move into new McLaren built training ground

Tuesday December 22,

Official opening video shows construction and final result of £120m investmentRead More

BAM counts cost of Sheffield job as profit halves

Wednesday December 2

BAM books provision for concrete frame demolition and re-piling at £65m Sheffield University projectRead More

Problem contracts cause more losses at nmcn

Wednesday December 2

Civils contractor predicts higher losses after investigation into water jobsRead More

Skanska wins £52m rail bridge replacement

Wednesday December 2

Eight-arch masonry bridge to be replaced for HS2 approach to BirminghamRead More

Khan calls for £3bn cladding levy on house builders

Monday December 28,

London Mayor wants to see developers pump profits into remediation workRead More

Bid race starts for £650m housing upgrade framework

Tuesday December 29,

Installers framework open to contractors of all sizesRead More

B&K backs £400m Hertfordshire town centre scheme

Wednesday December 3

Bowmer & Kirkland JV to deliver Brookfield Riverside mixed-use schemeRead More

Arup engineer made a Dame in New Year Honours

Thursday December 31

Engineer Jo da Silva honoured for build back better philosophyRead More

DfE starts race for £7bn schools framework renewal

Monday January 04, 2

More than 30 contractors will fight it out to retain spots on next generation dealRead More

Plans in for Nottingham hotel and 240 rental flats

Monday January 04, 2

Plans lodged for first major phase of £650m Nottingham Island QuarterRead More

Bouygues hires Willmott Dixon regional deputy MD

Monday January 04, 2

John Boughton joins Bouygues as new regional directorRead More

Private equity giant buys Wolseley

Monday January 04, 2

Heating and plumbing merchant snapped-up in £308m dealRead More

Construction to carry-on during latest lockdown

Monday January 04, 2

Sites can still operate and building products suppliers stay openRead More

Winvic starts £107m infrastructure job for logistic hub

Monday January 04, 2

Enabling work starts for 5m sq ft multi-modal Northampton logistics parkRead More

Wall collapses during Network Rail viaduct work: Video

Tuesday January 05,

Seventy metre section of brick wall collapses during engineering workRead More

£137m Havant reservoir project out to bid

Tuesday January 05,

Tendering starts for first reservoir to be built in the UK in 30 yearsRead More

Costain enjoys better ending to 2019

Tuesday January 05,

Upbeat trading statement after first half lossesRead More

British Gas renews connections deal with EAU

Tuesday January 05,

Energy Assets Utilities to lay 80,000 metres of gas infrastructure mains a yearRead More

Builders wanted for £1.4bn Southern Housing Group deal

Tuesday January 05,

Major housing association to set up seven-year dynamic purchasing agreement with buildersRead More

Graham secures £80m Audley retirement village

Tuesday January 05,

74 upmarket retirement homes and clubhouse to be built in CobhamRead More

NG Bailey buys substation specialist HV Services

Tuesday January 05,

Freedom division beefs up HV substation maintenance and installation capabilityRead More

Esh enjoys record £300m order book after restructure

Wednesday January 06

North of England group rebounds after withdrawal from Scotland and North WestRead More

ISG wins £35m schools trio with standard component design

Wednesday January 06

School builds to be fast-tracked using Design for Manufacturing and AssemblyRead More

NHS chief to oversee £3.7bn hospital building programme

Wednesday January 06

Natalie Forrest is a registered nurse and helped manage NHS Nightingale LondonRead More

SES wins £23m South London hospital MEP package

Wednesday January 06

8,000 labour hours saved as MEP firm ramps up offsite works to minimise Covid and Brexit impactsRead More

Aggregate Industries buys North East blacktop contractor

Wednesday January 06

Highways surfacing contractor Northumbrian Roads sold to expanding aggregates groupRead More

Funding deal for Moda £120m Glasgow build to rent scheme

Wednesday January 06

Four apartment blocks to replace Strathclyde Police HQRead More

Lockdown leads to another Grenfell Inquiry delay

Wednesday January 06

Hearing to hopefully restart next month with evidence heard remotelyRead More

Glasgow’s Met Tower £100m refurb gets green light

Wednesday January 06

Former college building to be converted into offices with a new build hotel besideRead More

Top 100 main contractors weather 30% drop in contract wins

Thursday January 07,

Morgan Sindall crowned 2020 contracts league championRead More

Digger sinks in sand during beach reprofiling

Wednesday January 06

M J Church tipper truck freed but digger stuck as high tide hitsRead More

Covid delays Laing O’Rourke start to £160m Salford tower

Thursday January 07,

Construction of 55-storey tower pushed back to the summerRead More

Construction buyers see another month of growth

Thursday January 07,

Industry more optimistic than any time since April 2017Read More

Firms told to notify PHE of 5 or more Covid cases in 14 days

Thursday January 07,

Version 7 update published for Site Operating Procedures: Download hereRead More

Highways England names interim chief executive

Thursday January 07,

Operations director Nick Harris steps up as search continues for chief executiveRead More

Go-ahead for 48-storey Birmingham Irish centre tower

Friday January 08, 2

Work to start later this year on 454 private rental flats in DeritendRead More

BAM Nuttall profit nearly halves to £15m

Friday January 08, 2

Margin slides from 3.3% to 1.8% at civil engineering contractorRead More

All HS2 workers to get digital health and safety passports

Friday January 08, 2

New central database to check competence and health of workers across all sitesRead More

Covid costs Multiplex up to £170m

Friday January 08, 2

Contractor reveals pandemic impact as it posts a loss for 2019Read More

Symptom-free construction workers to get covid tests

Monday January 11, 2

Asymptomatic testing programme to be expanded across countryRead More

Thirteen win £300m Greater Manchester highway deal

Monday January 11, 2

The panel of contractors could be used for up to 12 yearsRead More

Argent unveils first office blocks at £5bn Brent Cross site

Monday January 11, 2

North London neighbourhood to champion new way of workingRead More

Willmott Dixon to start £63m Bristol private rental scheme

Monday January 11, 2

Construction to start at former fire station HQ site at Finzels ReachRead More

Colas forecasts 12% revenue fall due to Covid

Monday January 11, 2

Highways contractor and supplier reports losses in 2019 stemming from Irish motorway jobRead More

Fears grow over Covid contract disputes as attitudes harden

Monday January 11, 2

Construction leaders warn of perfect storm from Brexit, falling activity, reverse charge VAT and surge in claimsRead More

Electrical boss barred over £1m mystery expenses

Monday January 11, 2

Seven-year ban from running a business for Surrey electrician Read More

Ductwork contractors hit by soaring steel prices

Tuesday January 12,

Firms warn steel shortages could hit jobs if situation worsens Read More

Breedon lures Amey boss to grow contracting arm

Tuesday January 12,

Highways specialist James Haluch to join GB Contracting in MarchRead More

New pothole machine delivers road repairs four times faster

Monday January 11, 2

JCB Pothole Pro machine can repair a pothole in under eight minutes and at half the cost of a road gang Read More

Plans in for £60m Stockport’s Weir Mill flats

Tuesday January 12,

Capital & Centric advances scheme as a blueprint for inner city regenerationRead More

£75m infrastructure funding deal for £1bn Purfleet town scheme

Tuesday January 12,

Main infrastructure works will start next monthRead More

WYG name disappears after US consultant takeover

Tuesday January 12,

Tetra Tech name adopted 18 months after WYG sale Read More

Dive under team to slide in 11,000 tonne tunnel

Tuesday January 12,

Construction first for Morgan Sindall on East Coast Main LineRead More

Revenue offers contractors advice as IR35 changes loom

Wednesday January 13

Free online workshops as controversial changes start in April: Sign up for placesRead More

Mace achieves net zero carbon goal

Wednesday January 13

Carbon offset and 50% carbon emission cut achieves net zero targetRead More

Keltbray hires Multiplex project commercial director

Wednesday January 13

Jason Gibbons joins as commercial director for built environment divisionRead More

Winners revealed on £80m demolition framework

Wednesday January 13

Sixteen secure places from 17 tenders receivedRead More

BAM to trial innovative 5G use in construction

Wednesday January 13

5G-powered cameras, drones and sensors to monitor Scottish construction sitesRead More

Winvic starts £93m Edgbaston Stadium build to rent job

Wednesday January 13

Civils arm will also deliver highways improvements for Warwickshire County Cricket ClubRead More

GLP starts work on 1m sq ft of warehouse space

Wednesday January 13

Contractors given green light on latest round of development as demand soars for logistics schemesRead More

Marshalls to build block plant as orders rebound

Wednesday January 13

New concrete block factory will be built next to existing plant at St Ives in CornwallRead More

Fresh shock structural steel price hike

Thursday January 14,

Price of structural steel jumps nearly 50% in just over six monthsRead More

Former Carillion bosses face new legal action

Thursday January 14,

Eight ex-directors could be banned from boardroom for up to 15 yearsRead More

Firms due £50m Covid dividend in R&D tax rebates

Thursday January 14,

Contractors eligible to make tax credit claims for efforts to make sites Covid safeRead More

Colmore Tang joins race to reclad unsafe towers by 2021

Thursday January 14,

Midlands builder sets up cladding remediation arm as pace quickens to retrofit 2,000 unsafe buildingsRead More

House building bounce back hailed by minister

Thursday January 14,

Latest official statistics show completions tripled in the third quarter of 2019Read More

Tube chiefs tell contractors trains are safe for builders

Friday January 15, 2

Contractors encouraged to stagger site start times in LondonRead More

Construction recovers to pre-pandemic level

Friday January 15, 2

New work output grew 3.5% in November lifting output above February 2020 pre-shutdown levelRead More

Colas rolls out weekly Covid rapid testing for staff

Friday January 15, 2

Build UK trade body offers member firms lateral flow kits at a discountRead More

Self-employed wages up 9% in north west

Friday January 15, 2

Average freelance trade wages running nearly 10% below pre-pandemic levelRead More

Cemex invests in “kit of parts” offsite housing firm

Friday January 15, 2

Materials giant backs Modulous to "revolutionise" housing industryRead More

Government clears 514-home London Master Brewer scheme

Friday January 15, 2

Housing secretary decides not to call in Hillingdon Gardens schemeRead More

Aarsleff shifts to expansion after return to profit

Friday January 15, 2

Ground engineering contractor optimistic with 12 months of good work visibiltyRead More

Contractors called up for £1.5bn housing framework

Monday January 18, 2

LHC to roll out next-generation national new-build housing frameworkRead More

Jenrick approves £250m West London urban village

Monday January 18, 2

London developer Avanton to start construction of two major schemes this yearRead More

BCEGI plans August start for £30m office in Middlesbrough

Monday January 18, 2

Plans in for seven-floor Boho X digital creative hub Read More

McLaren group managing director leaves for new challenge

Monday January 18, 2

David Murphy parts company with contractor after 11 yearsRead More

M&E contractor Playfords plans expansion after MBO

Monday January 18, 2

New management team set £20m turnover target for centenary year in 2025Read More

Plant hire firm plans £33.8m tourism development

Monday January 18, 2

Perthshire site will see construction of hotel, lodges and transport museumRead More

Leo Quinn construction lead on PM’s Build Back Better Council

Monday January 18, 2

Prime Minister brings in 30 captains of industry to advise on economic recovery planRead More

Government confirms no threat to shut London sites

Monday January 18, 2

Construction will continue in capital despite fears over crowded tube trainsRead More

Cladding and Covid costs Watkin Jones £20.5m

Tuesday January 19,

Student and build to rent specialist confident about year aheadRead More

Kier continues to battle with high debts

Tuesday January 19,

Average monthly debt stuck around £436m despite reported better tradingRead More

Prompt Payment Code invoice target cut to 30 days

Tuesday January 19,

Major contractors must now vow to pay smaller suppliers within the monthRead More

Boot ends 2020 ahead of expectations

Tuesday January 19,

Boot starts 2021 on a high with strong order bookRead More

New regulator to police construction materials safety

Tuesday January 19,

New watchdog will carry out its own testing in bid to stamp-out abuse by manufacturersRead More

Duo wins design for £400m concrete roads renewal plan

Tuesday January 19,

Atkins and Aecom seal £39m design deal to upgrade 600 miles of concrete roadsRead More

Galliford Try set to return to profitability

Wednesday January 20

Contractor starts 2021 with a £3.3bn order book Read More

Van Elle eyes strong recovery after challenging first half

Wednesday January 20

Piling contractor confident market growth will drive return to profitabilityRead More

£250m A1 Birtley to Coal House upgrade approved

Wednesday January 20

Costain A1 upgrade job adjacent to the Angel of the North to start within monthsRead More

Eric Wright to pave way for £180m Wirral Waters neighbourhood

Wednesday January 20

Infrastructure package awarded on latest phase of transformation of River Mersey bankRead More

May start for McAleer & Rushe £47m Leeds office job

Tuesday January 19,

12-storey City Square House project to start in MayRead More

Wates to start on Oxford university’s biggest building job

Wednesday January 20

Planning green light means construction can start this summer on £200m Life and Mind BuildingRead More

Builder crushed by falling pile of plasterboards

Thursday January 21,

Suspended prison sentence for director after worker fractures pelvisRead More

Kane lands £8.7m MEP package on Ardmore Battersea site

Thursday January 21,

Specialist starts work on seven block residential schemeRead More

Winners named for £187m Surrey building framework

Thursday January 21,

Ten secure spots on major projects lot for Spelthorne Borough CouncilRead More

Scaffolders plan strike action at British Steel works

Thursday January 21,

Scunthorpe site faces disruption as scaffolders take strike action over payRead More

Graham tipped for £30m Birmingham tech hub

Thursday January 21,

11-storey office project to be built  in the city’s Eastside areaRead More

Go-ahead for 850-home west London TfL scheme

Thursday January 21,

Bollo Lane trackside high rise residential scheme to be built in ActonRead More

Bouygues to build latest Tower Hamlets resi block

Thursday January 21,

Construction to start in March on 100 per cent affordable developmentRead More

Sinkhole swallows homes on Manchester street

Thursday January 21,

Collapsed sewer blamed for 10ft sinkhole Read More

Over 50 jobs axed as steelwork contractor collapses

Friday January 22, 2

Conder Allslade placed in voluntary administrationRead More

Henry Construction wins London City Road tower

Friday January 22, 2

Work to start shortly on 22-storey red-brick skyscraper project Read More

Galliford Try poaches HS2 civils contract boss

Friday January 22, 2

David Lowery joins as operations director, responsible for highwaysRead More

BAM bags £29m Dartford high school

Friday January 22, 2

Work to start on Stone Lodge School in KentRead More

£760m confirmed for East West Rail next stage

Sunday January 24, 2

£34m released for plan to reopen Northumberland line from Newcastle to AshingtonRead More

Site demand soars for Covid killing spray tunnels

Monday January 25, 2

Battersea Power Station site latest to install personal protection tunnelsRead More

AECOM chief joins Kier as London building MD

Monday January 25, 2

David McKenzie to lead growth of London construction businessRead More

Strong trading lifts hirer P Flannery revenue to £116m

Monday January 25, 2

Revenue soars to record high for fast-growing plant hirerRead More

CSCS skills cards go virtual

Monday January 25, 2

Workers can now hold cards on their mobile phonesRead More

GMI starts final £27m phase of Sheffield office complex

Monday January 25, 2

Developer Scarborough Group International commits to latest schemeRead More

St Modwen starts on speculative logistics site

Monday January 25, 2

Developer starts demolition work on major Basingstoke siteRead More

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Tuesday January 19,

Membership lets construction know you are open for business as recovery gathers momentumRead More

Sisk wins £260m Birmingham skyscraper

Monday January 25, 2

Moda picks Sisk for second major tower project in the city centreRead More

Scaffolders take on 300 Government ‘kickstart’ youngsters

Monday January 25, 2

Fifty NASC contractors commit to industry work placement pushRead More

ISG hires London fit-out veteran

Tuesday January 26,

Darran Brand to lead Agility arm specialising in sub 50,000 sq ft projectsRead More

First UK carbon neutral road improvement project

Tuesday January 26,

Innovative asphalt recycling generates 43% carbon reductions on first carbon neutral pavement schemeRead More

Kier bags £200m London road tunnels upkeep

Tuesday January 26,

Eight-year deal to maintain 10 tunnels and 106 pump stationsRead More

Taylor Woodrow starts on £100m recycling centre

Tuesday January 26,

Site team mobilises ahead of piling work starting in MarchRead More

Homes England chief steps down

Tuesday January 26,

Nick Walkley to leave at the end of next monthRead More

Falling prefab steel balcony kills worker

Tuesday January 26,

Court hears how 400kg steel struture fell during loadingRead More

Galliford Try starts £23m Coventry student scheme

Tuesday January 26,

Latest university accommodation win in the cityRead More

Brick and block sales continue to surge for Forterra

Tuesday January 26,

Products giant upgrades financial forecasts as performance exceeds expectations Read More

Green light for City of London office tower

Tuesday January 26,

Hong Kong developer bangs drum for future of offices in Square MileRead More

Morgan Sindall pushes 11,000 tonne tunnel: Video

Wednesday January 27

155-metre curved concrete box tunnel pushed into place at 150cm per hourRead More

Covid delays Hinkley Point finish by six months

Wednesday January 27

Cost rises by £500m due to reduced workforce delaysRead More

St Modwen to develop £400m Cheltenham ‘cyber city’

Wednesday January 27

Planning application to go in this year for 3,000 home schemeRead More

Kier confirms £64m Cardiff school job

Wednesday January 27

Enabling works well underway for the 1,500-pupil Fitzalan high schoolRead More

JCB to hire 400 agency workers in production push

Wednesday January 27

Demand for machines has rebounded sharply in Europe and North AmericaRead More

Birmingham’s high-rise green vision for 2040

Wednesday January 27

Futuristic images show how Birmingham could look under new masterplan proposalsRead More

B&K set for £125m Next mega-shed in Yorkshire

Wednesday January 27

850,000 sq ft giant warehouse will be built in South ElmsallRead More

Concern mounts over key materials supply bottlenecks

Thursday January 28,

Worries build about lead times and prices on timber, roof tiles and steelRead More

Nmcn raids NG Bailey for new chief executive

Thursday January 28,

NG Bailey commercial director Lee Marks to lead civils contractorRead More

TClarke boosts bid team as order book hits record £456m

Thursday January 28,

Margins recover to hit 3% target as contractor confident about future prospectsRead More

Laing O’Rourke joins switch to electric cars

Thursday January 28,

Plan to transition 1,000-car fleet to all-electric by 2025Read More

TfL bosses urge London builders to get on their bikes

Thursday January 28,

Updated travel guidance in bid to ease overcrowding on tube trainsRead More

Sisk lands £27m Halifax to Huddersfield road upgrade

Thursday January 28,

Construction to start this summer on A629 improvementsRead More

BAM gets main works start date for £68m Salford hospital

Thursday January 28,

Main construction to start next month on new major trauma centreRead More

BAM wins Middlesbrough £20m Boho X job

Friday January 29, 2

Work to start this summer on seven-floor Boho X digital creative hubRead More

Construction Covid-19 wage support nears £15bn

Friday January 29, 2

Self-employment support and staff job retention schemes reach milestoneRead More

Ardmore to start piling on £155m Hammersmith town hall site

Friday January 29, 2

Contractor starts work on transformation Grade II-listed buildingRead More

Lower Thames Crossing promises 22,000 jobs bonanza

Friday January 29, 2

10,000 people will work on the mega-highways project at peakRead More

Kier to start £87m Taunton surgical centre

Friday January 29, 2

Somerset NHS Trust gives construction go-ahead to Musgrove Park Hospital jobRead More

Scaffold erected to protect public collapses

Friday January 29, 2

Contractor fined £15,000 for poor design and fixingsRead More

McAlpine starts on £57m Tower Works site in Leeds

Monday February 01,

Historic site to contain 245 new homes Read More

Balfour southern boss Beth West leaves

Monday February 01,

Departure after one year as Covid work losses make division "unviable as a stand-alone business"Read More

BAM confirms £192m Elstree Sky Studio job

Monday February 01,

Firm finalises price to build the world’s most sustainable film and TV studioRead More

Go-ahead for £170m Somerset A303 dualling

Monday February 01,

Galliford Try to start work later this year on 3-mile dualling schemeRead More

Vinci wins £175m Isle of Grain LNG plant expansion

Monday February 01,

Firm to build concrete cased tank the size of the Albert HallRead More

Union attacks TfL “on your bikes” call for builders

Monday February 01,

Warning of dangers builders face cycling to work in LondonRead More

Funding release for £107m trio of road upgrades

Monday February 01,

Road upgrades in North Yorkshire, Hampshire and the MidlandsRead More

Torsion bosses bullish thanks to record work pipeline

Monday February 01,

Contractor confirms restructure and £225m of secured ordersRead More

Chancellor warned construction VAT plan risks recovery

Tuesday February 02,

Construction leaders call on Rishi Sunak to abandon reverse VAT planRead More

Ferrovial prepares for fresh attempt to sell Amey

Wednesday February 0

New bankers drafted in to auction restructured businessRead More

Graham lands deal for £100m School of Public Health

Tuesday February 02,

Two-year construction programme to start this spring for Imperial College LondonRead More

Covid “Boris money” causing site skills shortages

Tuesday February 02,

Contractors warn self-employed grants are making it difficult to keep workers on siteRead More

Five shortlisted for Thamesmead Waterfront design

Tuesday February 02,

Lendlease picks design teams for 11,500-home masterplanRead More

Camden Council rebids Chalcots tower £22m reclad

Tuesday February 02,

Four other North London high rise estate blocks to come up for tender in MayRead More

Sureserve compliance work lifts profit nearly 50%

Tuesday February 02,

Chairman Bob Holt see growth opportunity in fragmented compliance sectorRead More

Drainage firms called up for smart motorway programme

Tuesday February 02,

Highways England to pick just six drainage specialists to join 5-year allianceRead More

Go-ahead for first 213 homes at Kirkstall Forge

Tuesday February 02,

Developer CEG resi scheme is expected to cost around £25m to buildRead More

Housing sites to get virtual construction inspections

Wednesday February 0

Site managers can upload construction progress photos via new app for live remote inspection Read More

Jacobs wins £162.5m Lower Thames Crossing deal

Wednesday February 0

Consultant appointed "Integration Partner" on mega projectRead More

Winners of £1.2bn London new homes framework

Thursday February 04

McLaren and Midgard secure spots for the first time on Network Homes frameworkRead More

B&K set for £54m centre to revolutionise glass industry

Thursday February 04

Plans go in for St Helens glass research factoryRead More

McAlpine starts work on £100m Birmingham build to rent job

Thursday February 04

37-month construction programme gets underway after funding deal agreed Read More

Barratt bill for RC frame and cladding problem hits £82m

Thursday February 04

House builder confirms serious concrete frame problems limited to one buildingRead More

Construction buyers report output dip in January

Thursday February 04

Materials cost inflation hits highest rate for two-and-a-half yearsRead More

Main contractor payment times improve during Covid-19

Thursday February 04

Vinci,  Morgan Sindall, McAlpine and Sisk now paying within 30 daysRead More

Alumasc posts “outstanding” results

Thursday February 04

Sales and profits up at building products firm despite pandemicRead More

Keepmoat to build 169 homes at old Ibstock brick yard

Thursday February 04

Construction to start this spring as house builder looks for more sitesRead More

Hub South East on hunt for another major contractor

Friday February 05,

New Tier 1 wanted to join BAM and Morrison in ScotlandRead More

71 projects in first wave of schools rebuild programme

Friday February 05,

Government launches £1bn tranche of school projectsRead More

A&H gets start date for next phase of Bristol site

Friday February 05,

Main contractor chosen by Trebor Developments for Central Approach siteRead More

SME contractors targeted in Covid testing drive

Sunday February 07,

Firms employing at least 50 people can now order free tests online from governmentRead More

Create to build new Edinburgh airport hotel

Monday February 08,

New ibis hotel win with sister company Create DevelopmentsRead More

Robertson starts £78m Glasgow build to rent job

Monday February 08,

Around 430 rental flats to be built at former Strathclyde Police HQ siteRead More

Civils contractors “recruiting for recovery”

Monday February 08,

Infrastructure firms confident about year ahead as workloads riseRead More

McAleer & Rushe tipped for 16-floor Salford hotel

Monday February 08,

Work to start later this year on 188-bedroom Maldron hotelRead More

Interserve fills new technical director role

Sunday February 07,

Mark Buckle will drive use of MMC and DfMA across the businessRead More

Premier Modular sold to private equity firm

Monday February 08,

Cabot Square Capital acquires majority shareholding in offsite specialist Read More

Dry liner falls through plaster board access hole

Monday February 08,

Main contractor fined £140,000 but has gone into voluntary liquidationRead More

71 new schools in £1bn rebuild programme – list

Tuesday February 09,

Government releases list of school projects in first wave of rebuild programmeRead More

Build to rent project pipeline jumps 22%

Tuesday February 09,

Planned projects in London slow as regions take more of the investment potRead More

Costain to start £150m delayed M6 Smart motorway job

Tuesday February 09,

Main work to start in March on 10-mile stretch from junctions 21a to 26Read More

Bellway builds record number of homes

Tuesday February 09,

Completions up 6.3% to 5,656 in last six monthsRead More

Lawyer to lead review of construction frameworks

Tuesday February 09,

Professor David Mosey appointed to Construction Playbook teamRead More

Quinn London lands Barnet estate refurb

Tuesday February 09,

Contractor lands two-year deal at Grahame Park EstateRead More

CITB starts hunt for new £150,000-a-year chief exec

Tuesday February 09,

Recruitment starts for replacement for Sarah BealeRead More

Civils contractors call for end to “unfit” frameworks

Tuesday February 09,

Trade body CECA welcomes "long overdue" review of framework systemRead More

Railway track worker killed by train

Tuesday February 09,

Worker pronounced dead at the scheme near Surbiton just before noonRead More

Bowmer & Kirkland tops January contracts league

Tuesday February 09,

Construction Enquirer teams up with information specialist Barbour ABI for in-depth contracts and market data.Read More

120 sparks set up fund to pay for Covid downtime

Wednesday February 1

Electricians at N G Bailey club together to give financial support if forced to self-isolateRead More

GMI to build new £40m train factory

Wednesday February 1

Local subcontractors get priority on new Siemens site in GooleRead More

Engineering services to speak with one voice

Wednesday February 1

Actuate UK umbrella group to represent all sides of industryRead More

Redrow warns self-isolating subbies impacting building

Wednesday February 1

House builder achieves record revenue and completions after first lockdown bounce back Read More

Willmott Dixon wins £9.7m North Kent College job

Wednesday February 1

Performing and production digital arts block to be built in DartfordRead More

Persimmon sets aside £75m for recladding work

Wednesday February 1

House builder says 26 buildings affected by unsafe claddingRead More

JJ Rhatigan strikes deal to build 2,000 homes

Wednesday February 1

Developer Strawberry Star forms alliance with Irish builder for £500m Greater London homes planRead More

Anwyl and Lovell bag £200m Your Housing deal

Wednesday February 1

Northern housing group plans to build 600 homes a yearRead More

Developer tax to fund unsafe cladding removal

Wednesday February 1

Government pledges £3.5bn for work which will be raised by new tax and levy on developersRead More

Confusion reigns over Covid contract liability

Thursday February 11

Clients believed to be liable for most costs but disputes rising over unclear contractsRead More

Suspended jail sentence for banned building boss

Thursday February 11

Court hears how joinery boss continued to run companies despite banRead More

Balfour Beatty wins £32m Inverness NHS job

Thursday February 11

Main works to start on National Treatment Centre HighlandsRead More

Offsite specialist bags £30m Berwick hospital

Wednesday February 1

Cramlington-based Merit secures Northumbrian hospital rebuildRead More

HS2 gets green light for £4.5bn extension to Crewe

Thursday February 11

5,000 jobs to be created on HS2 phase 2aRead More

Former Crossrail chief takes Sellafield chairman role

Thursday February 11

Tony Meggs will oversee vast clean-up and decommissioning programmeRead More

Balfour director joins regional civils specialist Griffiths

Thursday February 11

Stephen Tomkins appointed as managing directorRead More

O’Rourke gets ready to hand over Crossrail station

Friday February 12,

Take a tour of the new Tottenham Court Road station: VideoRead More

Take off for £150m Leeds Bradford Airport terminal

Friday February 12,

Construction to start this year on new terminal creating 850 jobsRead More

Construction output drops for first time since Covid crash

Friday February 12,

Industry rebound stutters with 2.9% fall in DecemberRead More

Sales guarantee to boost SME house builders

Friday February 12,

New online service to unlock finance deals for smaller developersRead More

Manchester 25-storey private rental tower approved

Friday February 12,

Build to rent specialist Packaged Living gets green light for £70m projectRead More

Highways England referred to CPS over smart motorway death

Friday February 12,

Highways England could face corporate manslaughter charge for smart motorway deathRead More

Build to rent developer plans 5,000 London homes

Monday February 15,

Avanton plans to splash out £500m for sites in the capital over three yearsRead More

Mountfield fit-out and flooring arms sold to directors

Monday February 15,

Restructure prompted by concern about city office space fit-out demandRead More

Network Plus targets multi-utility developer sector

Monday February 15,

Manchester contractor to offer bundled shared trenching hook-upsRead More

BAM notches up another hospital win

Monday February 15,

Contractor starts main works on £30m Truro hospital extensionRead More

HE Simm lands £13m M&E deal at Glasgow tower

Monday February 15,

Specialist lands package from Robertson on Moda Living schemeRead More

Dozen firms win £400m A2Dominion housing upgrades

Monday February 15,

South East housing association names partner contractors for housing improvementsRead More

HSE records 186 construction Covid cases in second wave

Monday February 15,

Safety body releases latest figures under disease reporting regulationsRead More

Mitchellson wins £17m twin Croydon towers RC frames

Monday February 15,

Slought-based groundworks and concrete frame contractor to start Morello II job next monthRead More

Worker dies on Basingstoke housing site

Monday February 15,

Fatality at Brymor Construction jobRead More

Coventry plans electric car battery gigafactory

Tuesday February 16,

Plans to be submitted this year for 4.5m sq ft site at Coventry AirportRead More

Green light for £24m Dudley Interchange

Tuesday February 16,

Work can now start on building bus and Metro interchange in the town centreRead More

Homes England launches £250m construction loan fund

Tuesday February 16,

Smaller builders to benefit from loans between £1m and £10mRead More

Go-ahead for Hong Kong developer’s second City tower

Tuesday February 16,

Latest 33-storey scheme on Gracechurch Street Read More

Mount Anvil starts 990-home London estate rebuild

Tuesday February 16,

First phase enabling works get underway on major Acton estate rebuildRead More

Plans in for £4bn Manchester Northern Gateway first phase

Tuesday February 16,

Work to begin this summer on Collyhust Village regenerationRead More

HG Construction lands latest Tottenham Hale block

Tuesday February 16,

Argent Related confirms another contract on £500m regeneration schemeRead More

Costain settles A465 Heads of Valleys contract dispute

Wednesday February 1

Contractor says settlement is in line with its £45m provision on the jobRead More

Mace appoints new construction Chief Operations Officer

Wednesday February 1

Mark Castle stepping down to be replaced by Andrew JacksonRead More

HSE veteran named new Chief Inspector of Buildings

Wednesday February 1

Peter Baker to lead biggest change in building safety for a generationRead More

Galliard to start £55m London Soho resi job

Wednesday February 1

House builder to build 92 flats above Elizabeth Line station entranceRead More

Pagabo launches online procurement platform

Wednesday February 1

New free digital service designed to make framework bidding easier for contractorsRead More

Industrial coatings contractor buys Hull scaffolder

Wednesday February 1

Painting specialist Westcott Industrial Services snaps up SGSRead More

ISG Cardiff project first to gain BRE Home Quality Mark

Wednesday February 1

Cardiff Interchange gains new sustainability rating at design stage Read More

Demolition firm switches to employee ownership

Wednesday February 1

Family owners of London-based Clifford Devlin sell 100% of shares to staffRead More

BAM to grow UK business despite construction arm loss

Thursday February 18

Bam Construction falls into the red as Nuttall profits almost halveRead More

Keller and VSL sign £167m HS2 piling contract

Thursday February 18

270 ground engineering experts will be employed on projectRead More

HS2 hunts for £275m control centre builder

Thursday February 18

HS2 nerve centre to be built at Birmingham’s Washwood HeathRead More

Resi tower owner plans three extra floors to fund recladding

Thursday February 18

North London block with dangerous ACM cladding will be raised to 21 floorsRead More

Lovell JV to build 500 homes in Weymouth

Thursday February 18

Contractor teams up with Abri housing association for £120m Dorset schemeRead More

Contractors shorten fixed price contract terms

Friday February 19,

Fixed price periods offered by contractors decrease by five months to just 16 monthsRead More

No traces of Covid found on London tube network

Friday February 19,

Imperial College scientists take surface swabs and air samplesRead More

Kingspan calls-in law firm to review UK Insulation Boards business

Friday February 19,

Revamp of division to ensure Grenfell failings "can never happen again"Read More

Keltbray to use patented hollow pile design

Friday February 19,

Ground engineering contractor aims to cut embodied carbon in piles by 90%Read More

Spencer Group in race to build Brexit border checkpoints

Friday February 19,

Contractor working 24/7 to hit July deadline for port border control sitesRead More

Former Mears new homes boss joins Durkan

Thursday February 18

Tim Carpenter to drive expansion into South East and Home CountiesRead More

Five winners for £800m London road framework

Friday February 19,

Six-year deal for highways renewal and construction schemes for TfLRead More

Plan for major net-zero scheme at former ITV London Studios

Monday February 22,

A planning application is expected to be submitted in late spring.Read More

Ministry of Housing to move to Wolverhampton

Monday February 22,

Communities Secretary unveils historic dual HQ plan for BlackcountryRead More

Ex-Laing O’Rourke director heads new £100m facades firm

Monday February 22,

Glazing and façade firms - Alucraft, Williaam Cox and EAG - combined under Clarison brandRead More

Buckingham Group wins £35m Beckton DLR depot extension

Monday February 22,

Firm bags Northern Siding package in £100m maintenance and stabling upgradeRead More

Firms on alert for £1bn Midlands Highways Alliance renewal

Monday February 22,

Bidding to start in April for expanded highways and civils framework Read More

Polyteck to build new London town house scheme

Monday February 22,

Developer offers something different in area dominated by apartment blocksRead More

Vistry wins £24m Exeter partnership housing job

Monday February 22,

Tie-up with south west housing provider delivers another housing schemeRead More

Motorsport business park plan near Silverstone

Monday February 22,

Application goes in for spec 345,300 sq ft development in NorthamptonshireRead More

Bristol M&E contractor ceases trading

Tuesday February 23,

Priddy Engineering Services to be liquidatedRead More

Hyde is suing Mulalley for £8m over Gosport towers cladding

Tuesday February 23,

Housing association and Mulalley in legal battle over cladding project completed in 2008Read More

Turner replaces Kier on Burnley College job

Tuesday February 23,

College awards £5.7m contract after retenderRead More

200 student flats plan for Northampton Debenhams

Tuesday February 23,

1950s Debenhams store to be demolished for town centre student schemeRead More

Costain/Skanska JV gets ready to hand over Crossrail station

Tuesday February 23,

Latest video released of progress at Paddington Read More

More problem contracts to push nmcn losses to £22m

Tuesday February 23,

Civils contractor increases loss forecast for a third timeRead More

Barhale stays in black despite Covid impact

Tuesday February 23,

Civil engineering specialist records profit during first lockdown periodRead More

Aberla names former Stobart FD as chairman

Tuesday February 23,

Energy and utility infrastructure contractor goes for growth with Ben Whawell appointmentRead More

Mace sets ambition for £3bn revenue by 2026

Wednesday February 2

Bold vision to cut emissions and close gender and ethnicity pay gap by 10% each yearRead More

Graham lands M25 Essex upgrade deal worth £124m

Wednesday February 2

Construction to start this spring to ease congestion at J28 with A12Read More

£500m Everton stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock approved

Tuesday February 23,

Club must now wait for housing and communities secretary to rubber stamp 52,000 capacity stadiumRead More

BAM bags Hythe leisure centre job in Kent

Wednesday February 2

Work to start on £27m Princes Parade leisure scheme in early 2022Read More

Morgan Sindall builds up cash despite 31% profit fall

Thursday February 25

Construction and Infrastructure division paying subcontractors in 27 daysRead More

Hinkley site hit by “deskilling” row over electricians

Wednesday February 2

Rank-and-file electricians stage first demonstrations outside EDF officesRead More

French contractor lands Liverpool full-fibre hook-up

Wednesday February 2

£30m Liverpool backhaul project will see 212km super-fast broadband network installed over two yearsRead More

Go-ahead for London Broadgate twin towers

Wednesday February 2

McAlpine is in line to build 37 and 22-storey towers at 2 Finsbury AvenueRead More

Phoenix Brickwork rises as Irvine Whitlock falls

Thursday February 25

Specialist expanding into London and South as former big name retreats from marketRead More

Police called to site to stop dangerous digger driver

Thursday February 25

Court hears how live electricity cables were ripped up on demolition job Read More

Byrne Group trading resilient in face of Covid

Thursday February 25

Concrete arm looks to HS2 and roads programme to offset London high rise hiatusRead More

Vistry signs former Styles & Wood commercial boss

Thursday February 25

Nathan Astley joins Vistry Partnerships North WestRead More

London lane rental charging expands to pavements

Wednesday February 2

Utility firms to be charged £350 daily for works that impact pavement accessRead More

HSE restores dissolved roofing firm ahead of £160k fine

Thursday February 25

Safety body acts after contractor folds between accident and court hearingRead More

Severfield buys fabricator Dam Structures in £27m deal

Friday February 26,

Acquisition allows Severfield to get involved earlier in the construction processRead More

Contractors trial 3D smartphone ‘X-ray vision’ of buried services

Friday February 26,

New augmented reality visualisation prevents dangerous or time-consuming cable and pipeline strikes Read More

Quartet wins £65m Natural Resources Wales deal

Friday February 26,

Alun Griffiths, Jones Bros Ruthin, Walters UK, William Hughes win spots on four-year frameworkRead More

Self-employed worker numbers 13% down on pre-Covid level

Friday February 26,

Freelance wages in January still down on a year ago despite labour shortages Read More

Graham starts £56m Nottingham PRS project

Friday February 26,

10 storey Queens Street project will provide 348 rental flatsRead More

Hire boss leads plant thieves police chase

Friday February 26,

Nine police cars were involved in the pursuit of a stolen micro-excavatorRead More

Hinkley bosses halt plans to “deskill” electricians

Sunday February 28,

Controversial plans to introduce a new grade of electrical operative put on holdRead More

D-day for VAT plan cutting cash flow across construction

Monday March 01, 202

Reverse charge scheme is now active despite industry lobbyingRead More

Project SPEED aims to slash costs and halve time of rail upgrades

Monday March 01, 202

Rail Minister urges rail industry to pioneer faster, smarter and efficient projects.Read More

WWII bomb detonated in huge blast on Exeter project

Monday March 01, 202

Local contractor Urbn Construction uncovered 1,000kg bomb on £14m student hall jobRead More

Bidders day for £120m Tomatin to Moy A9 dualling

Monday March 01, 202

Most northerly section of £3bn A9 upgrade plan coming out to tenderRead More

Race starts for £60m Gloucester Kings Quarter Phase 2

Monday March 01, 202

Council hopes to start work by OctoberRead More

Caledonian Modular wins 20-storey Canary Wharf aparthotel

Monday March 01, 202

£74m 20-storey aparthotel project tol be built at Wood WharfRead More

Structural steelwork firm buys crane plant

Monday March 01, 202

J & D Pierce to continue production at Konecranes East Kilbride siteRead More

Major pharma HQ in London’s King’s Cross approved

Monday March 01, 202

Work could start on 220,000 sq ft research facility before the end of 2021Read More

Union fears over plan to house site workers on cruise ships

Monday March 01, 202

2,000 builders could live on ships during construction of London Resort in KentRead More

Stoke lines up Bowmer & Kirkland for new urban quarter

Monday March 01, 202

Goods Yard plan includes 180 homes, 150-bed hotel and workspaceRead More

Interserve resurrects Tilbury Douglas name in rebrand

Tuesday March 02, 20

New Tilbury Douglas branded business targets £500m revenue this year Read More

Taylor Wimpey pledges £125m for cladding and fire safety retrofits

Tuesday March 02, 20

Pre-tax profit slumps two-thirds to £264m as margin halved to just over 10%Read More

Fusion21 names line-up for £1.1bn FM framework

Tuesday March 02, 20

Successful firms include BAM, Bouygues, Galliford Try and Eric WrightRead More

Another ISG director joins Structure Tone

Tuesday March 02, 20

Justin Fahy joins former ISG colleagues as Commercial Director at fit-out specialistRead More

£60m London Stratford student complex approved

Tuesday March 02, 20

Work to start later this year on 282-room student complex near the Olympic ParkRead More

Utility contractor Falco sold to staff

Tuesday March 02, 20

London contractor becomes the latest to be sold to Employee Ownership TrustRead More

Keltbray lands first major roads package

Tuesday March 02, 20

Specialist bags £14.1m bridges deal from Costain/Jacobs as it targets highways sectorRead More

Lee Marley Brickwork launches scaffolding division

Tuesday March 02, 20

Industry veteran Billy Dolan to lead brickwork and scaffolding offering in ScotlandRead More

Leeds to spend £100m on council home energy retrofits

Wednesday March 03,

Five-year programme to install heat pumps, district heating, wall insulation and solar panelsRead More

Persimmon doubles size of construction quality hit squad

Wednesday March 03,

House builder to boost team of build quality inspectors to 60Read More

HS2 shortlists quartet for £540m signalling contract

Wednesday March 03,

Alstom, Hitachi, Siemens and Thales in race for phase one contractRead More

Osborne forms JV for zero carbon housing retrofits

Wednesday March 03,

Partner Passivhaus specialist Bow Tie Construction to offer innovative carbon reduction techniquesRead More

Corporation tax to increase to 25% in 2023

Wednesday March 03,

Chancellor targets "profitable" firms to start paying Covid billRead More

Groundworks firm moves to employee ownership

Wednesday March 03,

Brother and sister owners sell Fitfield to 60 strong staff trustRead More

Bristol Beacon refurb cost doubles to £107m

Wednesday March 03,

Council agrees extra investment after Willmott Dixon discovers major structural issuesRead More

First eight freeports to lead regional regeneration drive

Wednesday March 03,

Chancellor unveils free trade zones in East Midlands, Felixstowe, Humber, Liverpool, Plymouth, Solent, Thames and TeessideRead More

Commercial jobs spur February new orders rebound

Thursday March 04, 2

Optimism levels among buyers hit five year high despite supply challengesRead More

Amey raids Ringway Jacobs for highways chief

Thursday March 04, 2

Andy Denman joins Amey in May to lead local authority highways growth planRead More

ISG tops February contracts league with mega-shed job

Thursday March 04, 2

Big logistics projects boost ISG, TSL Projects and Winvic Read More

Galliford Try returns to profit and resumes dividends

Thursday March 04, 2

Business achieves 1.6% operating margin in improved first-half yearRead More

Vistry sets aside £20.9m for cladding retrofits

Thursday March 04, 2

House builder reports strong second half in 2020 and start of this yearRead More

Robertson starts work on £22.4m robot centre

Thursday March 04, 2

National Robotarium in Edinburgh to open in spring 2022Read More

Willmott Dixon wins £16m Notts leisure centre

Thursday March 04, 2

Bingham town leisure centre project includes a swimming pool, adjacent community pool and workspaceRead More

Construction plant shortages start to bite

Friday March 05, 202

Smaller excavator delivery dates being pushed to 2022Read More

Bechtel’s £100m HS2 legal claim over contract award fails

Thursday March 04, 2

American giant has procurement complaint dismissedRead More

Six win £650m NHS Scotland framework

Friday March 05, 202

BAM and McLaughlin & Harvey secure places for first time on Scottish hospital frameworkRead More

MBO at £80m turnover McTaggart Construction

Friday March 05, 202

Eight-strong management team buy Scottish housing contractorRead More

Engie bags £200m low carbon campus in Birmingham

Friday March 05, 202

Construction to start this summer on student complexRead More

Elland Steel ownership shifts to employee trust

Thursday March 04, 2

Family of Halifax steelwork contractor sell to workforce trustRead More

All construction companies can now get free Covid tests

Sunday March 07, 202

Government offering free rapid test kits to firms: Register nowRead More

Graham scoops £80m Clyde road swing bridge

Monday March 08, 202

Work will start this Spring on the three-year-long projectRead More

Views sought for £330m London mega market plan

Monday March 08, 202

Bid contest to start in January 2022 for Dagenham Dock meat, fish and flower marketRead More

CCG (Scotland) launches multi-utility contractor

Monday March 08, 202

Arc-Tech MU will support CCG construction arm before targetting Scottish market in two yearRead More

Skanska Strategy Director joins Wates

Monday March 08, 202

Inna Lim takes on senior role at recently formed Wates Integrated Construction Services Read More

GF Tomlinson hires nmcn operations manger

Monday March 08, 202

Ian Dalby returns to Midlands builder after a year at nmcnRead More

£500m Maidenhead town centre revamp approved

Monday March 08, 202

Mixed-use flats, offices and shops scheme to rise to 25 storeysRead More

Buckingham installs golden bridge in Swansea

Monday March 08, 202

Striking crossing installed as link to new arenaRead More

Ground worker loses arm in disc cutter accident

Monday March 08, 202

Contractor fined £250,000 after court hears concrete beam cutting went horribly wrongRead More

Volker/Story JV wins £80m Hope Valley upgrade

Monday March 08, 202

Work to start next year on upgrade between Manchester and SheffieldRead More

McGee starts revamp of Canary Wharf’s first building

Tuesday March 09, 20

30 Colonnade will be overhauled and extendedRead More

Contractors urged to back CO2nstruct Zero plan

Monday March 08, 202

Construction leaders hope to harness Covid spirit and energy to tackle climate emergencyRead More

£130m Digbeth mixed-use scheme gets nod

Tuesday March 09, 20

Peaky Blinders film set site at Camp Hill cleared for constructionRead More

Colas raids Amey for operations director

Tuesday March 09, 20

David Ogden will lead regional contracting growth plan at ColasRead More

Structural steel price rises again

Tuesday March 09, 20

Price of steel has jumped by £260/t since JulyRead More

Consultant RSK acquires ground works contractor

Tuesday March 09, 20

Latest deal sees 200 CR Civil Engineering Ltd employees join RSK GroupRead More

Firms wanted for £1.1bn southern resi framework

Tuesday March 09, 20

Virtual market engagement day this month - register nowRead More

O’Keefe confirms ex-Careys head as new MD

Tuesday March 09, 20

Marc Daly lands new roleRead More

Balfour Beatty to repay £19m in furlough cash claims

Wednesday March 10,

UK Construction division bouncing back from £26m lockdown lossRead More

Race starts for Government £1.5bn consultants framework

Wednesday March 10,

Fresh line-up of Government construction consultants to be unveiled in SeptemberRead More

Developer strikes deal to save stalled £70m Salford tower

Wednesday March 10,

Elliot Lawless brokers latest rescue deal to save residential scheme from administrationRead More

Directors disqualified after roofing supplies cartel probe

Wednesday March 10,

Bans for trio of directors after mobile phone seized during investigationRead More

L&G Modular to start 185-home Bristol scheme

Wednesday March 10,

L&G starts site clearance for its second major factory-made homes scheme.Read More

Fit out firm Inside Limited predicts surge in turnover

Wednesday March 10,

Business bouncing back as specialist eyes record revenueRead More

Nine win £1.5bn National Grid electricity framework

Thursday March 11, 2

Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall and Murphy secure RIIO-2 work pipelineRead More

CLC calls for an end to self-employment on sites

Thursday March 11, 2

CLC plan comes under fire as main contractors urged to "practice what they preach"Read More

Green light for four sections of £3bn A9 upgrade

Thursday March 11, 2

Scottish ministers commit to a further 35km of duallingRead More

Morgan Sindall confirmed for £57m Birmingham Uni lab

Thursday March 11, 2

Work to start next month on landmark molecular sciences buildingRead More

Construction to start this year on two wind turbine ports

Thursday March 11, 2

Government injects £95m into Humber and Teeside wind turbine construction portsRead More

McAlpine wins £73m mental health care upgrade

Thursday March 11, 2

Programme includes three new facilities across north eastRead More

Cost cutting army let loose on restoration of Parliament

Thursday March 11, 2

Work to design complex restoration given renewed focus on reducing costs and timescalesRead More

SES lands £25m package on new London office scheme

Thursday March 11, 2

Specialist will use offsite MEP solutions on Helical development in FarringdonRead More

Construction back on the rise after December dip

Friday March 12, 202

Construction is the only sector of the economy still growingRead More

Slough zero carbon emission twin offices approved

Friday March 12, 202

Twin sustainable office buildings for new commercial quarter get green lightRead More

Plans in for Sheffield 336 private rental flats scheme

Friday March 12, 202

Developer Godwin submits plans for 23 storey build to rent schemeRead More

Worker suffers burns after digger sparks demolition fire

Friday March 12, 202

Court hears how attempt to contain blaze with a tin sheet led to severe burnsRead More

Strong demand for labour drives self-employed earnings

Friday March 12, 202

Self-employed wages up 6% on last month as industry steps up a gearRead More

Infrastructure deal to speed up 3,000 Nottingham homes

Monday March 15, 202

Government pumps in £80m infrastructure funding to speed up vast Fairham mixed-use schemeRead More

Muse wins £190m Horsham phasa site regeneration

Monday March 15, 202

300 homes and 275,000 sq ft of workspace planned for former pharma laboratory siteRead More

Plan unveiled for world’s first carbon neutral skyscraper

Monday March 15, 202

£360m Curzon Wharf would be built in Birmingham near HS2 stationRead More

DfT to move to Birmingham and Leeds

Monday March 15, 202

Transport civil servants to move to second HQ in Birmingham and northern hub office for Leeds Read More

Boot starts two Sheffield building jobs

Monday March 15, 202

Work starts on landmark Heart of the City projectsRead More

McGee to build basement and concrete core at Mayfair site

Monday March 15, 202

Specialist lands latest package on job to transform NCP car park into £40m apartment schemeRead More

350,000 new construction jobs needed to hit Net Zero target

Monday March 15, 202

Decarbonising buildings will need new army of green construction professionalsRead More

Willmott Dixon bags first net-zero carbon retirement village

Monday March 15, 202

£120m scheme to be built in Caddington, BedfordshireRead More

Final go-ahead for £225m Kent business park

Monday March 15, 202

Developer U+I cleared to start 800,000 sq ft Tunbridge Wells schemeRead More

Costain revamps risk control after problem jobs cause £96.1m loss

Tuesday March 16, 20

Costain targets 6-7% margins after restructuring Read More

Winners for £400m NEPO civils – full list

Tuesday March 16, 20

BAM Nuttall secures key lots for projects over £10mRead More

Funding deal for Ford Dagenham site new neighbourhood

Tuesday March 16, 20

Construction to start next March after four-year land remediation programmeRead More

Lendlease names construction commercial chief

Tuesday March 16, 20

Jonathan Losyk works his way up the ranks over 30-year career at contractorRead More

Taylor Woodrow scoops £90m Meridian Water civils deal

Tuesday March 16, 20

Pre-construction services agreement signed for £90m site infrastructureRead More

HS2 begins work on UK’s longest rail viaduct

Tuesday March 16, 20

Colne Valley Viaduct will be carried on 56 piers some at 80m spansRead More

Mace sites to switch to zero emission hydrogen generators

Tuesday March 16, 20

Contractor working with power specialist to clean-up constructionRead More

£1bn allocated to slash public building emissions – full list

Wednesday March 17,

Over 400 projects receive funding to cut building emissionsRead More

Network Rail brings Eastern civils examinations in-house

Wednesday March 17,

Rethink on £250m open market tender for railway structure assessments and surveysRead More

Create to build £48m Hilton hotel in Manchester

Wednesday March 17,

75-week construction programme to start this summerRead More

HS2 contractors face Bucks lorry ban

Wednesday March 17,

Buckinghamshire Council refuses application for construction lorry routesRead More

Whistle blows for Northumberland Line £40m stations job

Wednesday March 17,

Contractor wanted to build six stations between Ashington and NewcastleRead More

Laing O’Rourke lands latest White City office block

Thursday March 18, 2

Construction to start immediately on nine-storey scheme at Television Centre siteRead More

National Grid buys big electricity firm and plots gas transmission exit

Thursday March 18, 2

Power infrastructure giant buys regional electricity firm Western Power Distribution for £7.8bnRead More

Go-ahead for £80m Bristol University library

Thursday March 18, 2

Mace is project manager for landmark Hawthorn Road libraryRead More

Sureserve chairman Bob Holt makes sudden exit

Thursday March 18, 2

Holt leaves with immediate effect after five years at the maintenance and compliance specialistRead More

Beard rebounds with orders ahead 25%

Thursday March 18, 2

Pre-tax profit stable last year despite 14% fall in revenue to £136mRead More

Site worker killed by high pressure jet of grease

Thursday March 18, 2

Plant hire firm fined £99,000 after piling rig deathRead More

Construction bosses banned over illegal concrete cartel

Thursday March 18, 2

Cartel buster CMA hands down record bans to former FP McCann directorsRead More

£3.5bn Oxford to Cambridge expressway project cancelled

Thursday March 18, 2

Transport Secretary looks to alternative plans for improving transport in the tech-belt region?Read More

Unlimited fines for fire safety breaches

Thursday March 18, 2

Stringent news measures to come into force through Fire Safety BillRead More

BT gets go-ahead for £12bn full-fibre roll-out

Thursday March 18, 2

Nine contractors to enjoy Openreach work spree as Government also names first Project Gigabit regionsRead More

First HS2 tunnel segments produced at site precast factory

Friday March 19, 202

112,000 segments will be installed by TBMs during three-year Chiltern tunnel driveRead More

Boot bags Wakefield Hub major warehouse pre-let

Friday March 19, 202

German pharma giant to take industrial unit at fast-growing 200-acre logistics siteRead More

Green light for Nottingham 700-bed student scheme

Monday March 22, 202

£57m Derby Road scheme to open in 2023Read More

Morgan Sindall scoops £65m Carlisle Southern Link

Monday March 22, 202

Firm wins design stage of two-stage contract for 8km road linkRead More

Bricklayer hurt in plastic platform failure

Monday March 22, 202

Contractors fined £46,000 after training and inspection failures led to site fallRead More

Robertson clinches £15m Aberdeen BioHub

Monday March 22, 202

Robertson moves to main construction at Aberdeen Foresterhill Health CampusRead More

Willmott Dixon saves £10m at new home for Gloucestershire cops

Monday March 22, 202

Contractor helps force identify major construction savings as building work startsRead More

Ex-Kier chief joins fire suppression firm

Monday March 22, 202

Haydn Mursell takes up latest role at iMist to lead expansion plansRead More

CITB fails to find buyers for national training centres

Monday March 22, 202

Training body to retain National Construction Colleges at Bircham Newton and Glasgow Read More

£200m Readie joins employee ownership movement

Monday March 22, 202

Readie hailed as largest contractor to be sold to employee trustRead More

Balfour trials embodied carbon calculator tool

Monday March 22, 202

BIM tool allowing designers to fine-tune lower carbon projects rolled out to industry within 12 monthsRead More

Kier wins £14m contract for new Durham “history hub”

Monday March 22, 202

Contractor to start renovation of Grade II listed Mount Oswald Manor House this springRead More

Civils specialist M&J Evans eyes north west expansion

Monday March 22, 202

Civils and groundworks contractor to open Warrington office next monthRead More

Skanska clinches £507m A428 dualling job

Tuesday March 23, 20

Highways England awards 16km road upgrade around St Neots in CambridgeshireRead More

Duo win £550m Yorkshire clean water network upkeep

Tuesday March 23, 20

Morrison Utility Services takes East and Network Plus west regionRead More

Plan for new Greenwich college and 300 homes

Tuesday March 23, 20

London South East Colleges and housing association team up for major south east London scheme Read More

Balfour northern Project Director joins John Sisk

Tuesday March 23, 20

Nick Summerfield to lead growth across Manchester, Liverpool and LeedsRead More

HS2 construction costs rise again to £1.2bn over budget

Tuesday March 23, 20

Planning, design and Covid delays on main civils works see costs rise Read More

Winvic nabs five shed projects for Panattoni

Wednesday March 24,

Warehouse developer also gains planning for 1.9m sq ft scheme in KentRead More

T Clarke plots three-year plan to top £500m revenue

Wednesday March 24,

Building services specialist targets rapid growth after break-even Covid yearRead More

Balfour Beatty clinches £70m Edinburgh Biomes project

Tuesday March 23, 20

Pre-construction deal paves way for main work to start in the AutumnRead More

BAM Nuttall renews Antarctic base deal for 10 years

Wednesday March 24,

Future projects will see renewable energy sources scaled-upRead More

Galliford Try names new highways chief

Wednesday March 24,

David Lowery promoted to highways MD two months after joining.Read More

Double pipejack speeds-up Barhale London sewer diversion

Wednesday March 24,

Contractor cuts 2 months from 12 month enabling works to accelerate energy project Read More

Vital Energi lands £12m package for Berkeley Homes at Oval

Wednesday March 24,

District heating and M&E specialist lands deal on 18-storey resi towerRead More

Government to run Liverpool council over dubious contracts concern

Wednesday March 24,

Damning report highlights mismanagement in planning, regeneration and highwaysRead More

Renew buys water civils specialist J Browne for £29.5m

Friday March 26, 202

Engineering contractor takes plunge with £80m revenue London civils firmRead More

Plans in for Manchester 56-storey twin towers resi scheme

Friday March 26, 202

£320m build to rent scheme planned next to Renaker tower in DeansgateRead More

Longer Covid site working hours extended to September

Thursday March 25, 2

Construction sites can stay open until 9pm for the next six months at leastRead More

Contractors warned over site waste disposal

Friday March 26, 202

Builders urged to "check who you pay to take your site waste away"Read More

Farrans starts duo of London build projects worth £33m

Friday March 26, 202

Work starts on Luton and north London jobsRead More

May start date for delayed £27m M55 link road

Friday March 26, 202

Contractor appointment imminent on Lancashire schemeRead More

Construction still claims for 230,000 staff on furlough

Thursday March 25, 2

HMRC records show M&E and finishing trade firms claiming most supportRead More

17-storey hybrid timber London tower gets green light

Thursday March 25, 2

Cross-laminated timber office will extract waste heat from Tube station below.Read More

Winvic wins giant Jaguar Land Rover logistics centre

Thursday March 25, 2

Contractor to build the UK’s largest single occupier logistics parkRead More

£500m Oxford life sciences scheme gets thumbs up

Thursday March 25, 2

Oxford North first phase of 140,000 sq ft of laboratories gains detailed consentRead More

Surveyors wanted for £80m Parliament inspection deals

Friday March 26, 202

Procurement starts for Palace of Westminster restorationRead More

Four shortlisted for £523m HS2 power supply

Friday March 26, 202

Colas and Costain JVs in chase for 50 sub-stationsRead More

£500m Everton stadium cleared for construction

Sunday March 28, 202

Communities minister decides not to call in landmark stadium for Liverpool waterfrontRead More

Common prequal system launches to save £1bn in paperwork

Monday March 29, 202

Balfour, Costain, Mace and Skanska adopt new common assessment standardRead More

Keltbray lands first major package on Museum of London job

Monday March 29, 202

£17.5m of initial works to restore former meat market buildings at SmithfieldRead More

Free home testing Covid kits now available to all contractors

Monday March 29, 202

Construction employees can take tests at homeRead More

Thames Tideway completes 9th and final central London shaft

Monday March 29, 202

FLO completes shaft on one of most complex engineering projects on Super Sewer schemeRead More

Plan to reuse stone facade on £160m office scheme

Monday March 29, 202

Portland stone facade to be painstakingly dismantled and re-erectedRead More

Willmott Dixon to demolish rest of Broadmarsh Centre

Monday March 29, 202

Contractor lands £12m deal to remove local eyesore and pave way for stalled regeneration plans Read More

Brownfield housing funding for 500 Manchester new-builds

Monday March 29, 202

Funding secured to remediate five homes sites in ManchesterRead More

HS2 construction workers attacked by 30-strong mob

Monday March 29, 202

Police appeal for witnesses after "violent disorder and assault" leaves nine injuredRead More

Plan for 2.6m sq ft Midland rail freight hub

Monday March 29, 202

200-acre New Stanton Park scheme will go in for planning this summerRead More

Willmott Dixon acclaimed for green supply chain

Monday March 29, 202

First contractor to earn Carbon Trust level 3 supply chain emissions accoladeRead More

Six firms win £285m concrete road upgrades

Tuesday March 30, 20

Morgan Sindall and Sisk win pavement rebuild, while VolkerFitzpatrick, Colas, Dyer & Butler and Tarmac take repairs dealRead More

Briggs & Forrester ownership shifts to employee trust

Tuesday March 30, 20

M&E contractor delivers rise in profit to £4.1m despite Covid reducing revenue by 14% to £223mRead More

Kier frontrunner for £23m Paisley Museum job

Tuesday March 30, 20

Renfrewshire council expected to agree the appointment of Kier on ThursdayRead More

£300m Albert Island London Docklands scheme approved

Tuesday March 30, 20

Scheme includes a major long term storage facility, logistic hub, educational facility and new boatyardRead More

Scaffolding boss handed four-year ban after spending spree

Tuesday March 30, 20

Boss of failed Godiva Environmental Solutions recklessly spent £142,000 prior to bankruptcy to avoid paying creditors.Read More

Skanska wins £83m West End London office and resi job

Wednesday March 31,

The Earnshaw Building in London will consist of resi and offices next to the Centre Point towerRead More

Balfour to build £130m Royal Holloway student village

Wednesday March 31,

Construction to start early next year on 1,400 room scheme in SurreyRead More

Plan to widen Stonehenge Tunnel for hard shoulder

Wednesday March 31,

Possible 11th-hour safety changes to tunnel design could raise cost of £1.7bn projectRead More

Union fury at trade bodies “double standards” over pay rises

Wednesday March 31,

Federation chiefs rubber stamp increases for skills card managers after imposing pay freeze on site workersRead More

ENGIE wins £120m deal to replace cladding on towers

Wednesday March 31,

Housing association Optivo set to start seven-year programme of fire remediation workRead More

Planning rules relaxed for commercial to resi conversions

Wednesday March 31,

Quicker planning also for school and hospital extensionsRead More

Montel lands £17m infra deal for Bristol housing site

Wednesday March 31,

Contract is Worcester firms biggest ever winRead More

Southend’s £500m Better Queensway estate rebuild approved

Wednesday March 31,

Demolition and enabling works to start on 1,760-home town centre regenerationRead More

Race starts for £1.9bn Lower Thames Crossing roads

Wednesday March 31,

Roads North of Thames will be worth more than double the Kent Roads contractRead More

Tilbury Douglas raids Amey for infrastructure commercial chief

Wednesday March 31,

Former Amey Utilities commercial director Paul Thain starts next monthRead More

MUS/AECOM seals £600m Scottish Water deal

Wednesday March 31,

Morrison Utilities Services JV extends deal to cover water and wastewater infrastructureRead More

Skanska bags £135m revamp of Canary Wharf’s first office

Thursday April 01, 2

30 South Colonnade to get a major overhaul and extra three floorsRead More

Plans go in for new £400m Romford urban village

Thursday April 01, 2

Major regeneration scheme to be built using modular construction factoryRead More

Van Elle buys helical piling and steel foundations firm ScrewFast

Thursday April 01, 2

Deal will boost expansion plans in infrastructure and housing marketsRead More

Consultant trio to survey condition of English school estate

Thursday April 01, 2

AECOM, Faithfull+Gould and RLB to carry out second nation condition surveyRead More

Former Barhale director to run Hampshire specialist Hanevo

Thursday April 01, 2

New COO Dave Shaw aims to grow MEICA and civils firm to £50m revenue in four yearsRead More

SSE Contracting sold to private equity firm Aurelius

Thursday April 01, 2

Deal will see 1,900 M&E staff get new ownersRead More

Balfour takes first works deal on HS2 phase 2a to Crewe

Tuesday April 06, 20

Under £52m contract, Balfour will create new woods and wetlands Read More

Developer Dominvs appoints new Construction Director

Tuesday April 06, 20

Former Multiplex project leader John Ko joins from Goldman SachsRead More

Plans in for over 700 homes near Birmingham HS2 station

Tuesday April 06, 20

Plan for five blocks of flats up to 15 storeys high at New Bond Street in DigbethRead More

Three consortia shortlisted for Britain’s longest road tunnel

Wednesday April 07,

Murphy joins international line-up of firms shortlisted for £2.3bn Lower Thames CrossingRead More

Renewal race for £1.8bn north west framework

Tuesday April 06, 20

Procure Partnerships calls up contractors for second-generation dealRead More

Safety inductions to go 4D on Balfour/Vinci HS2 sites

Wednesday April 07,

Online training tool based on specific sites set to boost safety awarenessRead More

Contractors called up for £650m housing framework

Wednesday April 07,

CEF framework will be used by eight housing associations in the northRead More

Piling starts on £100m Edmonton recycling centre

Wednesday April 07,

Taylor Woodrow assembles piling experts from sister VINCI companiesRead More

Select Plant electric crane ready to start on site

Tuesday April 06, 20

Liebherr crawler takes 4.5hours to chargeRead More

Tarmac/Kier to upgrade London highways in Barnet

Wednesday April 07,

£25m highways maintenance contract will run for two and a half yearsRead More

Hill to build 200 homes for £500m Oxford scheme

Tuesday April 06, 20

Homes to be built in first phase of Oxford North life sciences districtRead More

B&K bags £10m Keele Uni innovation centre

Tuesday April 06, 20

Work to start on seventh innovation centre within in University Enterprise ZoneRead More

Lead time warnings on cement and aggies deliveries

Wednesday April 07,

Heavyside products and plastic drainage products join supply bottleneck listRead More

Construction buyers report strong “spring surge” in output

Thursday April 08, 2

Industry output expands at sharpest pace since September 2014Read More

Arup staff have bank details hacked by cyber criminals

Thursday April 08, 2

Ransomware attack sees staff data compromised at consultantRead More

Skanska to switch all site equipment to vegetable oil power

Thursday April 08, 2

Contractor wants to go all electric or hydrogen powered when technology allowsRead More

Taylor Woodrow secures £328m Somerset A358 upgrade

Thursday April 08, 2

Vital 9-mile section of A358 will be dualled to the M5Read More

11 win £350m southern house building deal

Thursday April 08, 2

Housing association Abri names new construction partnersRead More

Leeds Bradford Airport £150m plan put on hold

Thursday April 08, 2

Choice to hold a public inquiry delayed by communities secretaryRead More

St Modwen teams up with Oxford college for resi and logistics scheme

Thursday April 08, 2

Worcester scheme for 1,250 homes and 900,000 sq ft of warehousesRead More

Contractor jailed for filling old quarry with hazardous waste

Friday April 09, 202

M E Foley (Contractors) boss jailed for over two yearsRead More

Bids invited for £540m JV North contractors framework

Friday April 09, 202

Race start for places on northern housing association consortium new-build frameworkRead More

Contractor moves to four-day-week to boost work/life balance

Friday April 09, 202

Building and renovation specialist Orocco to give all site and office staff Fridays offRead More

Scaffolding collapses on top floor of apartment site

Friday April 09, 202

Roads sealed off around resi job after scaffolding damaged during high windsRead More

£250m South East Consortium housing framework winners

Friday April 09, 202

Vistry and Wates gain places on major projects lot for first timeRead More

BAM names new construction chief for Scotland

Monday April 12, 202

Jim Ward replaces Bruce Dickson who is promoted to Royal BAMRead More

Costain head of digital construction leaving

Monday April 12, 202

Contractor and chief digital officer Nathan Marsh part companyRead More

Bristol Uni puts back £300m Temple Quarter start to 2022

Monday April 12, 202

Delay supports design rethink to create more flexible space post-CovidRead More

Engie gets green light for Rugeley Power Station revamp

Monday April 12, 202

Remediation work to start on site next month before cooling towers come downRead More

FM Conway nabs infrastructure for Kent innovation park

Sunday April 11, 202

Deal paves way for 1.1m sq ft Innovation Park MedwayRead More

Planning for 1,000 homes at north west London hospital site

Monday April 12, 202

Network Homes gains outline planning for full Northwick Park Hospital site regeneration schemeRead More

Eric Wright to start £21m Burnley retail scheme

Monday April 12, 202

Work to start this summer on Pioneer Place shops and leisure developmentRead More

Laing O’Rourke targets staff gender balance by 2033

Tuesday April 13, 20

New mission statement also commits to operational net zero by the end of the decadeRead More

Billington warns of further steel price volatility ahead

Tuesday April 13, 20

Profits plunge by over 70% to £1.6m after Covid impacts sales and steel prices soarRead More

Green light for £46m Shoreditch hotel and office scheme

Tuesday April 13, 20

Construction to start next year on former street food siteRead More

B&K set for £200m Nottingham Broadmarsh offices scheme

Tuesday April 13, 20

400,000 sq ft New Albion Place scheme planned next to old Broadmarsh shopping centreRead More

Readie lands £28m deal for Moog Controls centre

Tuesday April 13, 20

Contractor confirmed by developer Barberry at Tewkesbury siteRead More

Construction rebound resumes as output jumps 1.6%

Tuesday April 13, 20

Optimism grows as commercial new work jumps 4%Read More

Formula 1 flywheel tech powers up Kier tower crane

Tuesday April 13, 20

Innovative energy storage technology delivers 40% fuel saving at Shakespeare North siteRead More

Willmott Dixon bags £23m futuristic Gateshead car park

Tuesday April 13, 20

10-storey steel-framed car park will be fitted with photovoltaic panelsRead More

Bauer/Keller JV to start £95m HS2 foundations job

Wednesday April 14,

Over 200 ground engineering experts will work on Chilterns to Warwickshire stretchRead More

All phases of £161m north London housing scheme approved

Wednesday April 14,

Countryside gains planning for full Peel Place in KilburnRead More

Kane nets £29m MEP package on Balfour resi blocks

Wednesday April 14,

Specialist to focus on offsite construction across four south London towers from 11 to 30 storeysRead More

Willmott Dixon set for major Oldham secondary school

Wednesday April 14,

Plans submitted for 1,200 academy designed by FaulknerBrownsRead More

BAM tops new-look interactive contracts leagues

Wednesday April 14,

Check out new customisable contracts leagues that let you rank firms by type of work wonRead More

Western Homes pulls £270m Norwich scheme for rethink

Thursday April 15, 2

Developer withdraws High Court challenge over Anglia Square refusalRead More

Council set to advance £48m Derby arena project

Thursday April 15, 2

Performance venue forms vital part of £200m Becketwell regeneration planRead More

Nmcn says sorry to suppliers over late payments

Thursday April 15, 2

Contractor to speed up bill paying as company refinancing deal imminentRead More

Construction set to start on 1.3m sq ft Waterloo scheme

Thursday April 15, 2

Developer HB Reavis passes final planning hurdle for landmark siteRead More

Self-employed wages back to pre-Covid level

Thursday April 15, 2

Freelance trades enjoy near 4% rise in MarchRead More

51-storey Birmingham resi skyscraper approved again

Thursday April 15, 2

Developer Court Collaboration to set start date for £161m private rental towerRead More

Plans in for 36-storey Salford co-living scheme

Thursday April 15, 2

Progressive Living aims to start mixed hotel and rental flats project before the end of 2021Read More

Electrician jailed after boy electrocuted in pub garden

Friday April 16, 202

Police probe finds distribution board was not earthedRead More

Tilbury Douglas appoints head of digital

Friday April 16, 202

Aneesa Mulla will lead development of MMC and DfMRead More

Morgan Sindall gets go-ahead for £41m Aylesbury school

Friday April 16, 202

Work to start on low carbon Kingsbroook School in MayRead More

South East Wales professional services winners

Friday April 16, 202

Aecom, Arcadis, Arup Jacobs and Mace among winners of key multi-disciplinary lotRead More

Kier agrees sale of housing business for £110m

Friday April 16, 202

Sale to financier Guy Hands will help pay down debts at contractorRead More

Stepnell accounts hit by £30m of problem contracts

Monday April 19, 202

Contractor restates 2019 figures after losses "grossly understated"Read More

Nmcn secures first round of refinancing deal

Monday April 19, 202

Contractor gets £21.2m but is looking for moreRead More

Alun Griffiths bags £38m Banwell Bypass job

Monday April 19, 202

North Somerset Council picks contractor to advance design workRead More

£210m Birmingham Health Innovation Campus go-ahead

Monday April 19, 202

Enabling works to start this summer at former Battery Park site in Selly OakRead More

Wates wins latest phase of £750m Grahame Park

Monday April 19, 202

Construction to start this autumn on Barnet regeneration siteRead More

Tender process launches on £30m Hull Maritime job

Monday April 19, 202

Up to six contractors will be invited to bid for new visitor centreRead More

R&W revenue roars ahead on smart motorway jobs

Sunday April 18, 202

Southampton civils firm sees turnover nearly double from M27 and M23 workRead More

True cost of cladding crisis as high as £50bn

Tuesday April 20, 20

Cladding specialist warns retrofit bill is 10 times higher than Government allocated fundingRead More

Ex-Persimmon boss Jeff Fairburn takes charge at Avant Homes

Tuesday April 20, 20

Developer Berkeley DeVeer swoops on bigger rival Avant HomesRead More

NG Bailey raids Imtech for new commercial chief

Tuesday April 20, 20

Former Imtech group commercial director John Kelly starts at Bailey next weekRead More

McAleer & Rushe predicts record revenue this year

Tuesday April 20, 20

Design and build contractor expects turnover to top £400m this yearRead More

Worker trapped by neck between roof and cherry picker

Tuesday April 20, 20

Demolition contractor fined £200,000 after worker suffers life changing injuriesRead More

HE Simm lands £10m MEP deal on Whitechapel towers

Tuesday April 20, 20

Work on major package for Mount Anvil will start in October.Read More

BAM to deliver £36m Ayr leisure centre

Tuesday April 20, 20

Work to start later this year at the former Hourstons department storeRead More

Kier back in profit and plans £240m fund raise in weeks

Wednesday April 21,

Kier finalising the last stage of recovery plan with fundraising to cut £436m debt-pileRead More

Construction work collapses at plumbing supplies site

Wednesday April 21,

Court hears how extension to shop collapsed while under constructionRead More

Start date for first homes on huge Sunderland site

Wednesday April 21,

Construction to get underway this summer on first phase of planned 1,000 homesRead More

Paul Morrell to head post-Grenfell product testing review

Tuesday April 20, 20

Independent experts to review safety of construction materialsRead More

SME contractors agree 1.5% pay rise for site workers

Wednesday April 21,

Hourly craft rate will increase to £13.37Read More

Upbeat Morgan Sindall to smash 2021 profit forecast

Thursday April 22, 2

Trading significantly ahead of all expectations in first part of the yearRead More

Ibstock to build new £60m factory as brick demand soars

Thursday April 22, 2

New factory and upgrades to deliver an extra 75m bricks a yearRead More

Bouygues to start £350m estate rebuild this summer

Thursday April 22, 2

Planning approval for 718 new homes in PimlicoRead More

Boot boosts pipeline with two big site acquisitions

Thursday April 22, 2

Firm snaps up Birmingham Jewellery Quarter site for £100m mixed-use schemeRead More

Leeds Debenhams to become student flats

Thursday April 22, 2

Planning goes in for mixed-use scheme at city centre siteRead More

Mace operations director joins Costain

Thursday April 22, 2

Anne-Marie Morrison joins as Network Rail client directorRead More

Hill secures 750-home North London estate rebuild

Thursday April 22, 2

Douglas Bader Park estate in Colindale will be demolished and rebuilt over 10 yearsRead More

Apprentice electrician falls through school roof

Thursday April 22, 2

Court hears how trainee was left unsupervised during demolition workRead More

Ardmore predicts bumper 2021 after strong rebound

Thursday April 22, 2

Big contract wins to take revenue to £389mRead More

Wates rebooked for next stage of Barking estate rebuild

Friday April 23, 202

Work to start in July on five-tower block scheme on 386 flatsRead More

Gleeds launches new dispute division for Covid claims

Friday April 23, 202

Consultant expecting surge in contract rowsRead More

Mabey takes order for Scotland’s first Delta bridge

Friday April 23, 202

Single-span design to link Great Bernera and Lewis in the Western IslesRead More

Rail electrification must speed up to meet UK net zero goal

Friday April 23, 202

Contractors warn stop-start approach risks Government missing legally binding net zero targetRead More

Network Rail engineering train catches fire

Friday April 23, 202

Authorities investigating cause of sudden blazeRead More

Hill Group hits record revenue during Covid

Sunday April 25, 202

Essex house builder maintains growth and shortens trade contractor payment daysRead More

Subcontractor row at Engie site

Monday April 26, 202

Interiors specialist asked to leave site after making a complaint about management Read More

London mega court and police HQ plan approved

Monday April 26, 202

City of London advances plan to build £240m Justice Quarter off Fleet StreetRead More

Transport firm fined £1.5m after worker electrocuted

Monday April 26, 202

Court hears of poor working practices during Tyne & Wear Metro maintenance Read More

Atkins and WSP bag £100m Cambridgeshire deal

Monday April 26, 202

Duo win Cambridgeshire and Peterborough joint professional services frameworkRead More

Plans in for 690-room Nottingham student scheme

Monday April 26, 202

Bendigo Building student scheme to be built at Royal Mail sorting office siteRead More

Construction set for 13% growth this year

Monday April 26, 202

Concern grows about key materials lead times and price hikesRead More

Covid costs see McAlpine Big Ben bill hit £89m

Monday April 26, 202

Pandemic adds extra £9m to bill with project now set for completion by start of next summerRead More

Ramboll names new UK managing director

Monday April 26, 202

Philippa Spence to steer UK operation of 1,300 staffRead More

Scaffold brought down on City of London site

Tuesday April 27, 20

Video and pictures of the aftermath of the incidentRead More

ISG gets start date for Wakefield mega-shed

Tuesday April 27, 20

Enabling works to start in May for 2m sq ft scheme after planning go-aheadRead More

Network Rail hunts for £1bn Project Reach partner

Tuesday April 27, 20

Search for telecoms giant to design and fund fibre optic infrastructure along the railwayRead More

Ex-Crossrail boss Wolstenholme joins Laing O’Rourke

Tuesday April 27, 20

Contractor reveals its new Group Technical DirectorRead More

£270m Ealing civic centre and flats scheme approved

Tuesday April 27, 20

Vistry Partnerships set to build major London scheme, subject to Mayoral approvalRead More

Highways England trials ‘anti-ageing cream’ for roads

Tuesday April 27, 20

Innovative bitumen mix helps road surfaces last longer, cutting carbon emissionsRead More

Covid plunges Multiplex construction arm to £158m loss

Wednesday April 28,

London tower builder predicts rebound from new orders after revenue drops by a thirdRead More

Highways England awards £195m archaeology framework

Wednesday April 28,

Specialist firms win four-year deal to investigate road sitesRead More

Scores of firms win £880m building safety framework

Wednesday April 28,

Fusion21 picks 175 firms for national safety and compliance panelRead More

Asbestos worker killed in site gas blast

Wednesday April 28,

Contractor fined £150,000 after court hears gas was not turned off before demolition workRead More

Landmark £175m Bristol Soapworks scheme approved

Thursday April 29, 2

Developer First Base plans new district around Grade II listed Soapworks buildingRead More

Timber and steel shortages set to intensify

Thursday April 29, 2

Prices to keep soaring for key structural construction productsRead More

Laing O’Rourke head of MEP joins WSP

Thursday April 29, 2

Simon Leonard joins WSP London office as technical director for building servicesRead More

Bidding opens for £24m Dudley Interchange

Thursday April 29, 2

Bidders day next month for bus and tram interchange projectRead More

Walker Modular wins bathroom pod deal at Berkeley tower

Thursday April 29, 2

Specialist lands £5.5m package at 58-storey luxury London Docklands tower Read More

Construction workers face pension “black hole”

Thursday April 29, 2

Only a third of the 2.2m strong workforce is saving for retirementRead More

Offsite specialist Reds10 starts on £45m of school works

Thursday April 29, 2

First wave of schools start on site under £3bn framework Read More

World’s tallest octagonal resi tower gets go-ahead

Friday April 30, 202

49-storey Birmingham Paradise build to rent tower gains planningRead More

Materials crisis strikes Midlands as sites placed on ‘tick over’

Friday April 30, 202

HS2 blamed for creaming off scarce supplies as crisis deepensRead More

Eurovia goes all-electric at Macclesfield site

Friday April 30, 202

Town centre Castle Street site team using entirely electric-powered plantRead More

Tilbury Douglas names two more regional MDs

Friday April 30, 202

John Gittins and Simon Butler to head northern and central regionsRead More

Groundworker crushed in trench collapse

Friday April 30, 202

Contractor and house builder fined after worker left with serious injuriesRead More

M Group rebrands Skanska highways arm as Milestone

Monday May 03, 2021

New business launched as £50m takeover deal signed offRead More

Henry Boot to start £110m Walsall logistics project

Monday May 03, 2021

Remedial works to start at 620,000 sq ft Phoenix 10 logistics schemeRead More

Keltbray posts £9.4m loss due to Covid and restructuring

Tuesday May 04, 2021

Specialist contractor confident about future with £25m net cash and £224m order bookRead More

Big name concrete firms miss out on major HS2 deal

Tuesday May 04, 2021

Skanska Costain Strabag JV awards major package to Kelly FormworkRead More

New Buro Happold chief to double staff in six years

Tuesday May 04, 2021

James Bruce aims rapidly to grow engineering consultant into a global playerRead More

Kier wins £15m Braintree enterprise centre

Tuesday May 04, 2021

Building work at Great Notley to start later this monthRead More

Covid shakes-up Top 30 M&E contractors rankings

Tuesday May 04, 2021

Several M&E firms grow despite 9% fall in revenue last year among top 30 specialists.Read More

Bylor builds second Hinkley reactor shell a third faster

Tuesday May 04, 2021

Next massive prefabricated steel ring section for reactor building lifted in by Big CarlRead More

Plans in for 700-bed Nottingham student scheme

Tuesday May 04, 2021

Next phase of The Island Quarter scheme submitted for approval Read More

Atkins raids Skanska for new finance director

Tuesday May 04, 2021

Jo Jarman returns to consultant as new finance directorRead More

BAM awards £150m worth of Manchester arena packages

Wednesday May 05, 20

North West subcontractors win top billing at Co-op Live projectRead More

Contractor Kilnbridge sold to 800-staff ownership trust

Wednesday May 05, 20

Founder of £90m East London contractor sells to workforce trustRead More

Green light for £37m Dawlish train rockfall shelter

Wednesday May 05, 20

Work to start on 209m long track protection structure this AugustRead More

Construction start date for £200m Basildon scheme

Wednesday May 05, 20

Work to start this autumn on Essex site being developed by Inland Homes and Homes EnglandRead More

Keltbray sells electrical engineering arm to management

Wednesday May 05, 20

MBO at Keltbray Lagan Power three years after contractor acquired majority stake in businessRead More

Barratt problem concrete frames and cladding bill hits £163m

Thursday May 06, 202

House builder sees demand and construction surge but legacy property charges riseRead More

Fresh price hike takes structural steel to £800 per tonne

Thursday May 06, 202

Seventh price hike since last July sees steel sections rise by £50/tRead More

Materials shortages threatening pace of rebound

Wednesday May 05, 20

RICS survey reveals confidence running high but shortages could put brakes on recoveryRead More

Henry Boot rejigs senior management

Thursday May 06, 202

New MDs appointed to head construction and plant operationsRead More

Procure Plus plans £1.3bn low carbon housing framework

Thursday May 06, 202

Firms wanted to supply or fit solar panels and air and ground source heat pumpsRead More

London Chalcots towers £100m reclad out to bid again

Thursday May 06, 202

Camden Council hopes to let Swiss Cottage estate reclad before the end of this yearRead More

Hill wins 142-home McArthurs Yard job in Bristol

Thursday May 06, 202

Housing contractor bags first Bristol job at harbourside siteRead More

Balfour facing strike ballot over “insulting” pay offer

Thursday May 06, 202

Industrial action ballot planned for workers on £1.5bn Central Rail System Alliance contract Read More

Construction output surge sees cost inflation hit record high

Friday May 07, 2021

Buyers report rises in input costs hit near 25-year high as materials shortages biteRead More

Fire at tower days before Grenfell-style cladding due to be removed

Friday May 07, 2021

More than 40 people injured during blaze at 19-storey buildingRead More

Firms shortlisted for £140m Havant reservoir

Friday May 07, 2021

Balfour, Hochtief and Mackley/Jones JV hunt main reservoir packageRead More

Blackstone makes £1.2bn bid for St Modwen

Friday May 07, 2021

Investment giant set to acquire big name developerRead More

BarhaleDoosan to build organic waste water treatment works

Friday May 07, 2021

Natural integrated wetland to be built at Clifton wastewater treatment works Read More

London Nine Elms 12-storey office approved

Friday May 07, 2021

Construction to start this summer at former Royal Mail siteRead More

Mace/Dragados win Birmingham £570m HS2 station

Monday May 10, 2021

Winner confirmed for Curzon Street stationRead More

Six planned skyscrapers to change London city skyline

Monday May 10, 2021

City of London Corporation unveils mid-2020s cluster of skyscrapersRead More

Firms on alert for £335m West Midlands highways upkeep

Monday May 10, 2021

Bidders day for 8-year Area 9 maintenance contract to be held next monthRead More

Workers left without edge protection on fifth floor roof

Monday May 10, 2021

Court hears contractor had been warned before about safety failuresRead More

MoJ plans to open up £250m minor works to more firms

Monday May 10, 2021

Bidders day to be held for new dynamic purchasing system frameworkRead More

Former Kier utilities director joins MEICA specialist Bridges

Monday May 10, 2021

Toby Harding joins as operations director of £31m revenue Somerset specialistRead More

Lonsdale lands £8m Paddington M&E deal from Mace

Monday May 10, 2021

Specialist will help integrate tube station with Paddington Cube buildingRead More

Hard hat stickers highlight workers with diversity training

Tuesday May 11, 2021

Stickers will show who workers can turn to for a chat about diversity and mental healthRead More

Plans unveiled to build £1.6bn of modular rental homes

Tuesday May 11, 2021

Apache Capital spots gap in market for build to rent family homesRead More

Morgan Sindall to plant 270,000 trees

Tuesday May 11, 2021

Contractor continues sustainability drive with new UK woodlands programmeRead More

Eurogold aims for £100m revenue as demand surges

Tuesday May 11, 2021

Huyton-based civils contractor sees return of strong demand across north westRead More

Construction firms vaunted for trail-blazing race to net zero

Tuesday May 11, 2021

Contractors and consultants praised for rising to climate change challengeRead More

Conamar wins £11m Garsington Opera arts hub

Tuesday May 11, 2021

Work to start in June at Wormsley Estate in BuckinghamshireRead More

Morgan Sindall lifts leisure centre tally to £360m

Tuesday May 11, 2021

Site clearance starts for Woolwich leisure centre in south east LondonRead More

Winvic bags greatest haul of orders during Covid

Tuesday May 11, 2021

Northampton contractor takes pole position in 12-month rolling contracts league for first timeRead More

Construction activity recovers from Covid cliff-fall

Wednesday May 12, 20

Construction output soars almost 6% in March restoring industry to pre-pandemic levelRead More

600 workers flee Newham sites after fire breaks out

Wednesday May 12, 20

Blaze hits vast Brunel Street scheme currently under constructionRead More

McLaren to build ambulance service mega hub

Wednesday May 12, 20

Contractor starts work on new home for West Midlands Ambulance Service Read More

Mears forecasts return to profit after £15m loss last year

Wednesday May 12, 20

Firm forecasts £25m profit this year from clear focus on housing maintenanceRead More

Excavator accident not reported despite builder losing leg

Wednesday May 12, 20

Contractor jailed after court hears serious site accident went unreportedRead More

Kier launches £241m fund raise to pay down debt

Thursday May 13, 202

Contractor hopes to achieve net cash in two to three yearsRead More

HS2 hits historic milestone as first TBM launches

Thursday May 13, 202

TBM will dig 10 miles of tunnel under the Chilterns, operating 24/7 for the next three yearsRead More

Balfour upbeat as new chairman confirmed

Thursday May 13, 202

Positive trading statement as former ITV chief Lord Allen appointedRead More

Construction waste bricks start commercial production

Thursday May 13, 202

University spin-out firm gets funding to start producing 2m eco-friendly bricks a yearRead More

McAlpine losses hit £26.8m

Thursday May 13, 202

Contractor reveals impact of Covid on financesRead More

PP O’Connor to build Manchester’s first public park for 100 years

Thursday May 13, 202

New 6.5 acre public park will be the centrepiece of £1.4bn Mayfield developmentRead More

Morgan Sindall wins £28m Dawlish rockfall shelter

Thursday May 13, 202

Work to start in August on key stretch of South West coastal railwayRead More

Redrow go-ahead for 1,200 homes in North London

Thursday May 13, 202

Third phase of Colindale Gardens will consist of five large clustered blocks of flatsRead More

Winchmore wins £2m brickwork package from Wates

Thursday May 13, 202

Specialist lands latest deal as it ramps-up training and apprenticeships programmeRead More

Laing O’Rourke signs £600m London Olympia contract

Friday May 14, 2021

Demolition to start on main central hall after a year of enabling worksRead More

Taylor Woodrow to build London to Southampton pipeline

Friday May 14, 2021

Main construction work to start next year on new 90km aviation fuel pipelineRead More

Paul John Construction (Leicester) in administration

Friday May 14, 2021

Insolvency specialist FRP Advisory takes over at Coalville-based civils firmRead More

Bid race for £70m job to restore disused Portishead rail line

Friday May 14, 2021

Project involves 5.5km of new railway between Pill and PortisheadRead More

Shareholders invest £5m in McLaren growth push

Friday May 14, 2021

Contractor plans expansion in core sectorsRead More

120-tonne bridge beam falls onto Leeds highway

Saturday May 15, 202

Concrete beam crushes transporter on Balfour replacement bridge job Read More

Revamp jobs drive 20% recovery in London office work

Sunday May 16, 2021

Speculative new starts on the rise as developers start to bet on future of officesRead More

GMI wins £40m Leeds student rooms job

Sunday May 16, 2021

604-bed student accommodation project will rise to 15 storeysRead More

Winners revealed on framework to build 3,200 new homes

Monday May 17, 2021

Big name contractors back places on major new later living dealRead More

ISG makes a profit and stays debt free despite Covid

Monday May 17, 2021

Pandemic cuts profits and turnover but order book now at record highRead More

Vital Energi bags £7.3m mechanical package from Berkeley

Monday May 17, 2021

Specialist working across four blocks of west London luxury schemeRead More

Buckingham bags £55m Tyne and Wear Metro deal

Monday May 17, 2021

Construction to start next year dualling rails along key sectionsRead More

Upbeat Vistry to exceed profit forecasts this year

Monday May 17, 2021

Completions on track for 40% uplift to 6,500 homes as weekly sales rates jumpRead More

Kent contractor Coombs bought from administrators

Monday May 17, 2021

Coombs name revived as building maintenance and retrofit specialistRead More

Willmott Dixon picked for £32m Hounslow housing job

Monday May 17, 2021

West London housing complex involves building over 100 homes in FelthamRead More

Small nuclear reactor consortium refines design

Monday May 17, 2021

Building costs to be cut to £1.8bn per plant using proven technology and factory manufactureRead More

McAlpine £350m Deutsche Bank job delayed four months

Tuesday May 18, 2021

Completion of landmark bank HQ pushed back again to March 2022Read More

Cladding shortages reach crisis point

Tuesday May 18, 2021

Contractors told no new cladding supplies until JanuaryRead More

Concrete batteries could allow buildings to store energy

Tuesday May 18, 2021

Revolutionary technology could allow buildings to become giant batteriesRead More

5% annual cost inflation to become new normal

Tuesday May 18, 2021

Clients urged to start projects now to beat big cost risesRead More

Self-employed trade rates 20% up on a year ago

Tuesday May 18, 2021

Midlands and eastern England wage rates highest in the countryRead More

Watkin Jones steps up expansion into affordable homes

Tuesday May 18, 2021

Build to rent and student rooms developer delivers robust half-year resultsRead More

Fire hits eighth floor of major London refurb job

Tuesday May 18, 2021

Twelve fire engines and 80 firefighters control blaze at Space House siteRead More

Steelwork firms rocked by second big price hike this month

Wednesday May 19, 20

British Steel slaps on £100 a tonne - its biggest price rise yetRead More

GPE commits to four London scheme starts next year

Wednesday May 19, 20

Great Portland Estate backs London recovery with £900m investment planRead More

IHP in for £40m Manchester Royal Infirmary A&E revamp

Wednesday May 19, 20

McAlpine/Vinci JV overhaul to start later this yearRead More

CITB struggles to find £150,00-a-year chief exec

Wednesday May 19, 20

First round of recruitment using head hunter falls flatRead More

Landmark Leeds regeneration win for United Living

Tuesday May 18, 2021

Over 300 flats to be built at Point Cross for Guinness PartnershipsRead More

John Laing sold to private equity firm for £2bn

Wednesday May 19, 20

Infrastructure investor strikes deal with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co Read More

Roofer hit by falling air conditioning unit

Wednesday May 19, 20

Court hears how ramshackle lift went wrong on refurbishment jobRead More

Vinci UK holds margin at 2% through pandemic

Thursday May 20, 202

Resilient performance during 2020 as profit and revenue stableRead More

Arup makes flexible working permanent for UK staff

Thursday May 20, 202

Employees only need to spend two days a week in the office and can work weekendsRead More

Two workers seriously injured in site lift failure

Thursday May 20, 202

Major accident at Liverpool city centre siteRead More

Government needs an extra 2.6m tonnes of steel for projects

Thursday May 20, 202

Revised demand figures to heap more pressure on soaring pricesRead More

BAM Construction returns to profit

Thursday May 20, 202

Major project deals boost order book to £1.47bnRead More

Pay summit over wages at Google HQ site

Thursday May 20, 202

Union unhappy about overtime hours and deductions by labour agenciesRead More

Shapps pledges to grow network in big railway shake-up

Thursday May 20, 202

New public body Great British Railways will control infrastructure and passenger servicesRead More

Willmott Dixon starts on £43m Dunstable health hub

Thursday May 20, 202

Contractor uses pre-designed integrated health and care hub conceptRead More

Mace hires Atkins veteran for infrastructure push

Thursday May 20, 202

Andy Oldham will lead Defence, Nuclear, Energy and Utilities business unitRead More

Piling specialists explore flexible site working

Thursday May 20, 202

New initiative to be rolled out to geotechnical firms this summerRead More

Brickwork contractors facing mortar rationing

Friday May 21, 2021

Bulk dry mortar suppliers have been placed on allocation by pressed cement producersRead More

Travis Perkins sells plumbing and heating arm for £325m

Friday May 21, 2021

Deal to sell £1bn plumbing and heating arm to be finished in three monthsRead More

Ex-Bardsley director takes MD role at Anwyl Partnerships

Friday May 21, 2021

Mike Nevitt plans to expand rebranded construction armRead More

Digital drive to keep workers safe on Parliament refurb

Friday May 21, 2021

University team to come up with new ideas to avoid accidents on complex restoration jobRead More

BAM breaks ground at £350m Leeds Globe Point job

Monday May 24, 2021

Piling starts for 7-storey office building next to the Tower WorksRead More

Growing Glencar bags latest green logistics deal

Monday May 24, 2021

Milton Keynes warehouse scheme will have outdoor gyms and roof gardensRead More

Contractor to accept Bitcoin payments for projects

Monday May 24, 2021

Scottish firm Orocco now accepting crypto currencyRead More

Homes England shifts to dynamic framework

Monday May 24, 2021

House builders and contractors called up to bid for first places on new Delivery Partner Dynamic Purchasing SystemRead More

Work to start on first of Meridian Water’s 10,000 homes

Monday May 24, 2021

Vistry Partnerships to build 300 flats with 700 further homes to comeRead More

Plan unveiled for £80m Bristol net zero care home

Monday May 24, 2021

New joint venture aims to invest £300m in ultra green later-living schemesRead More

Fusion 21 opens bidding for £120m consultants deal

Monday May 24, 2021

BIM, FM, fit-out and zero-carbon specialist services added to framework lotsRead More

Kier rebooked for £190m Area 3 highways upkeep

Monday May 24, 2021

Contractor signs eight-year deal for Hampshire, Surrey,  Oxfordshire,  Wiltshire highwaysRead More

Flood defence schemes to use low carbon concrete

Monday May 24, 2021

Environment Agency making switch as part of net zero driveRead More

Son dies days after his father in site lift tragedy

Monday May 24, 2021

Teenager Clayton Bottomley dies in hospital from fall injuriesRead More

Deconstruct UK to take over from Wates at Grenfell tower

Tuesday May 25, 2021

Specialist lands £32m safety and maintenance dealRead More

Cementation Skanska bags 1km long HS2 retaining box

Tuesday May 25, 2021

Piling specialist seals £93m job for open-cut retaining box the size of four football pitchesRead More

Bouygues unveils London children’s hospital plan

Tuesday May 25, 2021

Plans lodged for Evelina London hospital buildingRead More

Timber batten prices soar through the roof

Tuesday May 25, 2021

Roofing contractors warn of soaring costs due to softwood shortagesRead More

HS2 pioneers concrete piling vacuum technique

Tuesday May 25, 2021

New technique could spell the end for breaking pilesRead More

Helical predicts ‘hotelification’ of office market post-Covid

Tuesday May 25, 2021

Developer says new wave of smart green offices will need 5-star amenities for staffRead More

Speedy sees hire revenues beat pre-pandemic levels

Tuesday May 25, 2021

Strong recovery at hire giant as construction spending growsRead More

Balfour Beatty rail workers offered new pay deal

Tuesday May 25, 2021

Pay increase follows threat of strike action on major rail contractRead More

Laing O’Rourke hires first group sustainability chief

Wednesday May 26, 20

Vicky Bullivant takes up new role to meet net zero by 2030 visionRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £16m Bridgwater cinema and leisure complex

Wednesday May 26, 20

Work to start soon on Somerset town leisure and dining complexRead More

Extra £401m for rail upgrades and two new stations

Wednesday May 26, 20

Cash for Transpennine route upgrade, increased freight capacity from Southampton to the Midlands and new stations at Exeter and Leeds.Read More

British Land believes construction cost inflation is low

Wednesday May 26, 20

Major client sees steady increase in prices as contractors struggle to source materialsRead More

Kier wins £75m London council housing fire safety retrofits

Wednesday May 26, 20

Housing maintenance arm to deliver sprinkler and facade remediation for Hammersmith and Fulham council Read More

Hanson forced to cut bagged cement allocations

Wednesday May 26, 20

Major cement supplier looks to raise imports to offset shortagesRead More

£100m loan to unlock £3bn Canada Water scheme

Wednesday May 26, 20

British Land to award first main building contracts in next few monthsRead More

Ground worker trapped while measuring depth of site excavation

Wednesday May 26, 20

Court hears how worker broke leg after unsupported excavation collapsedRead More

£400m London Woolwich Exchange scheme approved

Thursday May 27, 202

Construction slated to start in 2023 on ambitious town centre schemeRead More

Super sewer completes final shaft – aerial picture special

Thursday May 27, 202

Last of 21 shafts excavated as photos shows scale of the scheme across LondonRead More

Call-up for new £5bn southern house building framework

Thursday May 27, 202

Southern Construction Framework sets up new contractor and developer house building panelRead More

Rydon Group slides to £2.5m loss

Thursday May 27, 202

Three main operating businesses manage to break even after challenging yearRead More

Durkan to build 170 homes at Cambridge Uni scheme

Wednesday May 26, 20

North West Cambridge scheme strengthens northward expansion for London house builderRead More

Stanhope JV set for £1.5bn Manchester ID scheme

Thursday May 27, 202

Stanhope/Bruntwood SciTech set for new Manchester innovation districtRead More

Problem contracts push losses up again at nmcn to £24m

Friday May 28, 2021

Contractor "will need to consider all appropriate options" if refinancing talks failRead More

Willmott Dixon boss sounds alarm over materials shortages

Friday May 28, 2021

Current projects could be delayed and new schemes shelved warns Rick WillmottRead More

Share sell off gives Watkin Jones family a £52m pay day

Friday May 28, 2021

Family retains 8% stake in the student room and build to rent specialistRead More

Grenfell Tower must be dismantled within two years

Friday May 28, 2021

Atkins engineers warn exposed weakened concrete structures are deterioratingRead More

Galliford Try seeks earthworks firms for £300m A47 upgrade

Friday May 28, 2021

Contractor goes to public tender for early engagement of earthworks specialistRead More

Breedon swoops on northern ‘mini mix’ concrete business

Tuesday June 01, 202

Express Minimix operates a fleet of 25 mixer trucks across north and parts of ScotlandRead More

Highways counter fraud team probes M1 Smart motorway job

Tuesday June 01, 202

Costs on Costain Galliford Try junction 13-16 job soar by over £100mRead More

Offsite specialist doubles in size during pandemic

Tuesday June 01, 202

Darwin Group benefits from demand to rapidly expand healthcare facilitiesRead More

First ‘smart contracts’ used to limit bad weather risk

Tuesday June 01, 202

BAM and Ferrovial automate risk share with clients on 1 in 10-year bad weather eventsRead More

Construction learners to get site skills cards

Tuesday June 01, 202

New CSCS backed card will help manage work placements for learnersRead More

Firms put on alert for £3.5bn MoJ framework

Tuesday June 01, 202

Bidding for places on construction services framework to start in AugustRead More

Plan lodged for vast Teesside wind turbine blade plant

Tuesday June 01, 202

Work on the 840,000 sq ft offshore wind turbine blade factory to start in OctoberRead More

McLaughlin & Harvey launches new fit-out division

Tuesday June 01, 202

Rebranded WorkSpace division to take on 20 staff in first yearRead More

TfL to revise capital spending plan as condition of £1bn bailout

Tuesday June 01, 202

Government also agrees to part-fund Hammersmith Bridge reopening planRead More

Mace/Dragados signs HS2 Euston deal with unions

Tuesday June 01, 202

Unite and GMB reps agree to site station access and look to expand deal across whole projectRead More

£140m plan to double plasterboard production

Tuesday June 01, 202

Green light for major factory expansion by Etex in BristolRead More

Peel unveils plan for second plastic recycling plant

Tuesday June 01, 202

£20m waste plastic to hydrogen facility to be built on ClydebankRead More

BAM lands £27m design and build lab deal

Wednesday June 02, 2

Work to start late this year on pathology laboratory in LeedsRead More

A2Dominion names partner firms for £900m new-build deal

Wednesday June 02, 2

Thirty five builders win places southern new-build framework Read More

Materials supplier Brickability buys Taylor Maxwell for £63m

Wednesday June 02, 2

Takeover deal will create a near £500m turnover brick and timber supplies giantRead More

GMI wins major Barnsley joinery warehouse deal

Wednesday June 02, 2

330,000sq ft Symphony Group warehouse to be built next to its Barnsley HQRead More

Online materials buying service can save contractors cash

Wednesday June 02, 2

Get the best prices for construction materials at the click of a buttonRead More

25 contractors win places on £200m housing framework

Wednesday June 02, 2

Full list of winners on latest EN:Procure new build dealRead More

Balfour Beatty restarts asset disposal programme

Thursday June 03, 20

Leo Quinn plans to cash-in other assets after raising £20m for Vancouver hospital stake.Read More

London Square to deliver new £300m east London neighbourhood

Thursday June 03, 20

Peabody appoints main contractor to transform Vulcan Wharf siteRead More

Tilbury Douglas starts £40m Walsall Manor A&E job

Thursday June 03, 20

Contractor will deliver over 5,400m2 of extra accident and emergency provision Read More

Skanska tests remotely operated drone on Surrey site

Thursday June 03, 20

Pilot sits in control centre 50 miles away from site being studiedRead More

T+T to lead housing retrofit centre of excellence

Thursday June 03, 20

Centre will advise social landlords on £10bn programme of energy efficiency projectsRead More

Morgan Sindall wins Manchester hospital £25m enabling works

Thursday June 03, 20

North Manchester General Hospital 10-year redevelopment gets underwayRead More

Graham starts £100m delayed Glasgow tower job

Thursday June 03, 20

Clyde waterfront build to rent tower gets underway after delayed startRead More

Construction buyers report “phenomenal” month in May

Friday June 04, 2021

New orders and materials cost inflation hit 24-year highRead More

Manchester £400m gasworks new town approved

Friday June 04, 2021

Work on first of four phases of city centre scheme to start this summerRead More

McLaren on course to return to pre-covid profit levels

Friday June 04, 2021

Contractor wins 27 projects worth £1.2bn in last six monthsRead More

Construction worker seriously injured in lift shaft fall

Friday June 04, 2021

Accident at major refurbishment site in LiverpoolRead More

Stanhope JV confirmed for £1.5bn Manchester ID mega-scheme

Friday June 04, 2021

Developer Stanhope wins first major project outside of the south eastRead More

Balfour Beatty wins £68m London retirement village

Friday June 04, 2021

Mayfield Watford retirement village will employ 300 workers at peak constructionRead More

Nmcn turns to Jacobs again for latest senior hire

Friday June 04, 2021

Contractor appoints another consultant to senior teamRead More

Bid race starts for HS2 Interchange station

Monday June 07, 2021

Target cost for last phase one station job set at £370mRead More

Firms must pledge net zero target to bid for public work

Monday June 07, 2021

Contractors required to publish Carbon Reduction Plan from 30 SeptemberRead More

Giant Rugeley cooling towers demolished: Video

Sunday June 06, 2021

Clearance paves way for low carbon community on site of former coal-fired power stationRead More

Funding deal for £22m Lyminster Bypass northern section

Monday June 07, 2021

Jackson civil engineering will build final section of West Sussex link road Read More

Highways England director joins Tilbury Douglas

Monday June 07, 2021

Catherine Brookes to lead push for more highways framework wins Read More

Scape overhauls £750m Eastern region framework

Monday June 07, 2021

Parallel lotting planned to give clients access to two firmsRead More

Plant skills card chaos sparks legal row

Tuesday June 08, 202

CPCS plant scheme owner NOCN launches claim following sale by CITBRead More

Manchester’s iconic Kendals building overhaul approved

Tuesday June 08, 202

Work to start in early 2022 on House of Fraser building and new office blockRead More

Artisan Real Estate launches £65m Leeds resi scheme

Tuesday June 08, 202

Kirkstall Place to kick-start expansion in Yorkshire by urban regeneration specialistRead More

Merseyside highways and utilities firm goes under

Tuesday June 08, 202

VIAM in administration two months after rebrand from King ConstructionRead More

Developer gets 14-year ban for property ‘ponzi’ scheme

Tuesday June 08, 202

Investors handed over £13m but only one property was ever purchasedRead More

Construction needs 217,000 new workers to bounce back

Wednesday June 09, 2

CITB radically revises forecasts as industry recovery picks-up paceRead More

Buckingham Group soars on record revenue and orders

Wednesday June 09, 2

Turnover jumps 20% to £584m with forward orders at £1bn highRead More

Plans in for £100m Darlington station expansion

Wednesday June 09, 2

Willmott Dixon advising on Darlington station east planRead More

30 towns to share £725m build back better cash

Wednesday June 09, 2

Doncaster, Hartlepool, Hereford and Hasting secure funding for upgrade projectsRead More

Plans submitted for £60m Manchester surfing lagoon

Wednesday June 09, 2

Major leisure site at TraffordPark could be open by 2023Read More

Hinkley contractors scrap plans to “deskill” electricians

Wednesday June 09, 2

Balfour and NG Bailey back down after series of protests by rank-and-file electriciansRead More

Initial funding approved for £500m Thames flood relief scheme

Thursday June 10, 20

First £60m round of cash to kick-start detailed design and planning work Read More

“No jab no job” for new recruits at Pimlico Plumbers

Thursday June 10, 20

New recruits for in-house maintenance team need proof of covid vaccinationRead More

Supplier switches all precast products to cement-free lines

Thursday June 10, 20

SigmaRoc is first UK pre-cast supplier to decarbonise all product linesRead More

Rail electrification specialist to boost workforce by 30%

Thursday June 10, 20

Electrification Construction Services agrees funding deal with bank to expandRead More

£215m north west new housing framework winners

Thursday June 10, 20

Seddon, Caddick and Eric Wright take spots on major building project frameworkRead More

Bidding starts for £300m London court and police complex

Friday June 11, 2021

Salisbury Square Development on Fleet Street will consist of three major building projectsRead More

Construction waste boss banned from being a director

Friday June 11, 2021

Business went down owing a string of suppliers £140,000Read More

HS2 appoints T+T as new procurement delivery partner

Friday June 11, 2021

Consultant will advise on remaining rail systems and Phase 2 procurementRead More

BAM Nuttall fined £700,000 after dumper death

Friday June 11, 2021

Court hears how worker was run over by six-tonne machine on power station siteRead More

Green light for first major reservoir for a decade

Friday June 11, 2021

£140m Havant Thicket Reservoir will be built in two main work packagesRead More

Trio win £1.6bn Defence Estate hard FM deal

Monday June 14, 2021

Engie/Serco JV wins two of four regional maintenance and repair dealsRead More

Pagabo readies market for new £1.6bn civils framework

Monday June 14, 2021

Bidders day for new civils and infrastructure projects frameworkRead More

Nmcn facing make-or-break refinancing decision

Monday June 14, 2021

Contractor will "consider its remaining options" if talks failRead More

Anderson lands £10m Redrow groundworks deal

Monday June 14, 2021

Latest win tops "superb few months" for residential contractorRead More

Ferrovial UK arm edges into profit after five years of losses

Monday June 14, 2021

Ferrovial Construction UK returns a pre-tax profit of £1.5mRead More

Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground plan approved

Monday June 14, 2021

Work to start early next year on final part of Emirates Old Trafford £60m expansionRead More

Bidders day for £1.3bn highways surfacing contract

Monday June 14, 2021

Industry day to be held later this month for pavement delivery frameworkRead More

EU worker shortages driving up London labour rates

Tuesday June 15, 202

CIS wages start to rise in the Capital ahead of EU Settlement Scheme deadline on June 30Read More

Kier wins £17m upgrade of Lewis Hamilton’s old school

Tuesday June 15, 202

Work to start on two new blocks at Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School in StevenageRead More

Bouygues bags £30m Swansea hi-tech office job

Tuesday June 15, 202

Work to start this summer on 71/72 Kingsway office in city centreRead More

Willmott Dixon to install car chargers at all sites and offices

Tuesday June 15, 202

Charging infrastructure being installed as hundreds of staff turn to electric carsRead More

Go-ahead for Liverpool £60m Anfield Road stand

Tuesday June 15, 202

Buckingham Group set to build 16,000-seat stand taking Anfield capacity to 61,000Read More

Crane supervisor hit on head during staircase delivery

Tuesday June 15, 202

Serious accident on £250m Lewisham Gateway phase 2 siteRead More

AGD upgrades foundations for Antony Gormley’s ‘Iron Men’

Tuesday June 15, 202

Piling rig shores up iconic statues: VideoRead More

Covid blamed for record size of construction disputes

Tuesday June 15, 202

75% of survey says disputes arose from claims specific to the impact of the pandemicRead More

Amey suffers £98m loss after further contract provisions

Wednesday June 16, 2

Impact of Covid and future loss provisions set restructuring plan backRead More

Severfield boasts £300m order book after resilient 2020

Wednesday June 16, 2

Firm says it is continuing to manage steel price and availability challengesRead More

Clarion to build resi scheme at old Boddington’s Brewery site

Wednesday June 16, 2

Construction on 442 apartments in central Manchester set to begin mid 2022 Read More

Hunt starts for A303 Stonehenge technical consultant

Wednesday June 16, 2

Delivery Assurance Partner role will be worth £60m over five yearsRead More

Plans in for £300m Blackpool leisure scheme

Wednesday June 16, 2

Build back better plan to transform town seafront with major visitor attractionsRead More

HS2 starts search for £500m phase 2a delivery partner

Thursday June 17, 20

Design and delivery partner will manage design and construction of £4.5bn next leg to CreweRead More

Wates Residential hires London housing veteran for expansion

Thursday June 17, 20

Nick Williams takes new production director role to deliver growing pipeline of workRead More

Network Rail unveils next generation of bridges

Thursday June 17, 20

Lightweight,modular crossing slashes construction timesRead More

Careys dropping Scudder demolition name during restructure

Friday June 18, 2021

Careys to focus on core civil engineering and dry lining workRead More

Bidders day for £254m M5 Junction 10 scheme

Friday June 18, 2021

Gloucestershire County Council will lead procurement of major upgrade schemeRead More

EcoWorld London to close construction arm

Friday June 18, 2021

Developer part-owned by Willmott Dixon restructuresRead More

Bezos firm picks UK to build £300m fusion test reactor

Friday June 18, 2021

Work will begin in 2022 on large-scale nuclear fusion test facility in OxfordshireRead More

Hill bags job to revamp Shredded Wheat Factory

Friday June 18, 2021

Plans also in for over 1,200 homes in several blocks around the iconic factory buildingsRead More

Wates gets green light to start Romford estate rebuild

Friday June 18, 2021

Latest stage of £1.5bn regeneration programme to start on site next yearRead More

Ilke Homes lands £44m deal for Essex housing development

Friday June 18, 2021

Modular specialist scales-up its operationRead More

Pressure builds as steel prices hiked again

Monday June 21, 2021

British Steel retain allocations until at least September as price rises extra £80/tRead More

Investment firm takes control of nmcn in refinancing deal

Monday June 21, 2021

Distressed asset specialist Svella steps-in at loss making civils giantRead More

Plan in for £135m Wigan shopping centre redeveloment

Monday June 21, 2021

BCEGI will start construction in January 2022 at Galleries shopping centreRead More

L&G strikes deal to invest £350m in Bristol Temple Island

Monday June 21, 2021

New scheme promises conference centre, hotel, 550 homes, and two office buildingsRead More

Builder’s hand severed by unguarded mitre saw

Monday June 21, 2021

Surgeons reattach hand after horror accident on housing siteRead More

Mobile work platform careers out of control in north London

Monday June 21, 2021

Safety probe after machine operator jumps off runaway rail MEWPRead More

Ardmore scoops £111m London Whiteleys resi fit-out

Monday June 21, 2021

Ardmore will start fit-out works in September on the Bayswater shopping centreRead More

Two major north west logistics parks get green light

Tuesday June 22, 202

1.5m sq ft Wigan and 1.1m sq ft Bolton schemes cleared by communities secretaryRead More

Contract wins spark recruitment drive at McLaren

Tuesday June 22, 202

Contractor teams up with recruitment specialist Fawkes & Reece in search for construction talentRead More

BAM switches to vegetable oil fuel for all site plant

Tuesday June 22, 202

BAM joins Skanska in move to plant-based fuels to help slash UK carbon emissionsRead More

Go-ahead for £100m M2 junction 5 scheme

Tuesday June 22, 202

Graham to start construction of Stockbury Interchange expansion in KentRead More

British Land to start construction on Aldgate tower

Tuesday June 22, 202

Developer commits to delayed mixed-use scheme on City fringeRead More

Wates adopts flexible working for all staff

Tuesday June 22, 202

Staff can change hours to accommodate family duties, study or team sportsRead More

£1bn London Tube full-fibre hook-up deal

Tuesday June 22, 202

2,000km of cables to be installed to give all stations and tunnels mobile coverage by the end of 2024Read More

GMI starts £30m Derby build to rent job

Tuesday June 22, 202

Work starts on build to rent residential scheme within new Becketwell developmentRead More

Welsh Government freezes all new roads projects

Tuesday June 22, 202

Three major highways schemes shelved pending climate impact reviewRead More

Permanent works start at £1bn HS2 ‘super hub’ station

Tuesday June 22, 202

Piling work starts on largest train station ever built in the UK in one goRead More

Lack of lorry drivers fuels materials shortage crisis

Wednesday June 23, 2

Site shortages set to continue for the rest of this yearRead More

Four contractors back ‘shift life balance’ for sites

Wednesday June 23, 2

18-month flexible working trial lifts worker wellbeing without impacting budget and programmeRead More

Crest Nicholson recladding bill jumps to £23m

Thursday June 24, 20

House builder returns to profit in first six months but warns on labour and materials shortagesRead More

Mace flips tender price forecast due to material price hikes

Wednesday June 23, 2

Predicted 2.5% tender price fall revised to 1.5% rise for 2021Read More

Laing O’Rourke wins £20m Manchester leisure centre

Thursday June 24, 20

Demolition start paves way for Abraham Moss Library and Leisure Centre in the CrumpsallRead More

Jenrick blocks £500m Thameside twin tower scheme

Thursday June 24, 20

8 Albert Embankment plan included twin 26 storey towersRead More

NRS Group to help build £25m green energy park

Thursday June 24, 20

Contractor lands latest deal as part of £40m work haulRead More

MoJ submits plan for new Buckinghamshire prison

Thursday June 24, 20

Mace is advising on 1,400-inmate prison with six house blocksRead More

Plans in for £120m Birmingham Southside scheme

Wednesday June 23, 2

456 flats planned for 11-storey complex at Oasis Southside siteRead More

Murphy turnover tops £1bn for first time in Covid year

Friday June 25, 2021

Firm to spend £75m over next five years on advanced green plant, equipment and vehiclesRead More

Toureen powers up for Shell’s first electric only station

Friday June 25, 2021

First UK petrol station forecourt to switch to electric vehicle hubRead More

Nine firms picked for £150m Redcar steelwork demolition deal

Friday June 25, 2021

Around half a million tonnes of scrap expected to be recoveredRead More

Amey and Vivo bag MoD housing maintenance deals

Friday June 25, 2021

Big shake-up in service agreements for military family homes upkeep Read More

Union calls for less weekend site working

Friday June 25, 2021

Unite fears workers down the supply chain will miss out on drive for more flexible workingRead More

McAlpine wins £14m Sunderland multi-storey car park

Friday June 25, 2021

Firm pulls in for eye-catching illuminated 650-space structureRead More

Ferrovial wins £198m Norwich Western Link

Friday June 25, 2021

Design and construction contract worth £107m - planning to go in next yearRead More

Balfour hands over latest Crossrail station

Friday June 25, 2021

Woolwich milestone means TfL now in charge of four central stations ahead of train trials later this yearRead More

Fake construction ID warning as EU worker deadline looms

Monday June 28, 2021

Black market in fake site identification documents set to boom Read More

ISG wins £30m Bishop’s Stortford High School job

Monday June 28, 2021

Work to start next month on Hertfordshire secondary schoolRead More

AmcoGiffen team lifts 80-tonne railway bridge by hand: Video

Monday June 28, 2021

More than 12,800 metres of chain pulled through lifting blocks on demanding projectRead More

HG Construction delivers record £200m turnover

Monday June 28, 2021

Growth in multi-storey housing lifts London and south east building contractorRead More

Former Crest Nicholson chief joins Ilke Homes

Monday June 28, 2021

Patrick Bergin joins modular specialist as finance directorRead More

Pollard director – “worst day of my business life”

Monday June 28, 2021

South West contractor Henry W Pollard ceases trading after 161 years in businessRead More

J S Wright lands £9.5m M&E deal on McAlpine job

Monday June 28, 2021

Specialist bags package on £105m mixed-use scheme in Birmingham Read More

JCB chief says “never seen demand for machines like it”

Tuesday June 29, 202

Most machine lines already sold out until next yearRead More

Midas posts first loss in 40 years of trading

Tuesday June 29, 202

Contractor confident results will bounce back to pre-pandemic levels this yearRead More

B&K to start £70m Newcastle Uni engineering hub

Tuesday June 29, 202

Stephenson building will be rebuilt for School of EngineeringRead More

Costain wins £138m M60 junction missing link

Tuesday June 29, 202

Simister Island interchange to start in 2025Read More

Labourer found guilty of murdering site foreman

Tuesday June 29, 202

Court hears how site supervisor was bludgeoned to death with scaffold poleRead More

Lendlease signs off £1.9bn Birmingham scheme

Wednesday June 30, 2

Joint venture deal with city paves way for 17ha new Smithfield urban quarterRead More

New Costain highways director joins from Morgan Sindall

Wednesday June 30, 2

Matthew Bines appointed commercial directorRead More

Liverpool’s Nobles Construction collapses

Wednesday June 30, 2

Firm was in a payment dispute over a flats project in WarringtonRead More

Safety alert over angle grinder chainsaw disc

Wednesday June 30, 2

Kickback during cutting could cause serious injuriesRead More

Henry Construction turnover soars to £377m

Wednesday June 30, 2

Revenue more than triples in four yearsRead More

JRL 10-year growth spurt stutters

Wednesday June 30, 2

London Tower Crane arm drives JRL profits in challenging yearRead More

Tighter payment rules to small firms come into force

Thursday July 01, 20

Prompt Payment Code period halved to 30 days as compliance enforcement restartsRead More

Deal for final phase of Manchester’s New Victoria scheme

Thursday July 01, 20

£60m finance deal paves way for 8-storey office projectRead More

Police launch specialist plant theft busting unit

Thursday July 01, 20

ACE unit will focus on tackling organised plant theft gangsRead More

Tolent lands £17m housing deal in West Yorkshire

Thursday July 01, 20

Regional expansion continues with latest win for Yorkshire HousingRead More

Green light for new 13-storey City of London office block

Thursday July 01, 20

Construction could start in January on City Place House schemeRead More

Green light for £250m London eye hospital

Friday July 02, 2021

Work to start on new home for Moorfields eye hospital in Sepetmber 2022Read More

Premier Modular acquires NetZero Buildings

Friday July 02, 2021

Consolidation in offsite sector as market continues to growRead More

Vinci names new Midlands construction boss

Friday July 02, 2021

Andrew Astley replaces Michael Roadnight who has retiredRead More

Passer-by dies after falling into water repair excavation

Friday July 02, 2021

Utilities contractor fined £100,000 after tragic accidentRead More

Barhale raids Keltbray for new chief executive

Monday July 05, 2021

Martin Brown takes the helm at civils specialist in SeptemberRead More

Wates restructures with focus on four new regional businesses

Monday July 05, 2021

Contractor "trusting local leaders" with growth plansRead More

Building Safety Bill ushers sweeping industry overhaul

Monday July 05, 2021

Claims period for substandard work extended from 6 to 15 years retrospectivelyRead More

Wildgoose Construction suffers loss for second year

Monday July 05, 2021

Derbyshire contractor hit by failure of second M&E contractor on a care home jobRead More

Henry Boot to develop Welwyn Garden City warehouse site

Monday July 05, 2021

Further deals in pipeline as expansion continues in logistics sectorRead More

Buyers report 24-year-high in construction output growth

Tuesday July 06, 202

Supply chains "overwhelmed" as materials price increases hit record levelsRead More

Muse submits plan for £30m Bradford offices

Tuesday July 06, 202

Work could start before the end of the year on 56,000 sq ft office projectRead More

House builder backs plant warning cameras on all sites

Tuesday July 06, 202

Countryside commits to AI proximity warning cameras on all site telehandlersRead More

Bidders day for £500m Midland Mainline electrification

Tuesday July 06, 202

Phase 3 will run for 155km from Market Harborough to SheffieldRead More

Winners for £150m Northumbrian Water framework

Tuesday July 06, 202

Runway 3 delivery partners include Galliford Try, Kier, Farrans and Mott MacDonald BentleyRead More

Self-healing concrete goes on sale in the UK

Tuesday July 06, 202

JP Concrete signs supply deal for pioneering new mix which seals its own cracks Read More

RSK swoops on mini piling specialist

Tuesday July 06, 202

Technick Ground Solutions management team will switch to RSKRead More

Crossfield set to build £12m Oldham homes scheme

Tuesday July 06, 202

West Vale scheme will replace two tower blocks with 88 new homesRead More

Alarm raised over fake rebar safety certificates

Wednesday July 07, 2

Rebar certification body CARES warns fake testing documents being used to mislead project managersRead More

Government funds Laing O’Rourke to decarbonise pre-cast products

Wednesday July 07, 2

R&D project draws on expertise from Universities of Cambridge and SheffieldRead More

Vistry boss says house prices rising faster than construction costs

Wednesday July 07, 2

Vistry and Redrow issue bullish trading updatesRead More

Winners revealed for £1.6bn NHS modular framework

Wednesday July 07, 2

Full list of winning firms on four-year dealRead More

Ardmore to start £100m London Kidbrooke Square job

Wednesday July 07, 2

Greenwich project involves six blocks rising up to 16 storeysRead More

BCEGI tops June contracts league with major London job

Wednesday July 07, 2

£202m embassy job in London catapults Chinese contractor to pole positionRead More

MEPC advances Phase 2 of £700m Paradise Birmingham

Thursday July 08, 20

Consultation starts on new 17-storey hotel and 180,000 sq ft green office blockRead More

Green light for twin student towers in Coventry

Thursday July 08, 20

Construction to complete in time for 2023 academic yearRead More

Winvic starts £75m Sheffield build to rent scheme

Thursday July 08, 20

Second scheme for developer Platform_ gets underwayRead More

Mace raids Balfour Beatty for health and safety chief

Thursday July 08, 20

Former HSE inspector to lead strategic safety push at MaceRead More

WRW Construction heading for administration

Thursday July 08, 20

£64m turnover contractor hit by unfavourable adjudication outcomeRead More

Kier scoops £50m HS2 phase 2a enabling works

Thursday July 08, 20

Firm will deliver highways and utility diversions for Birmingham to Crewe routeRead More

HS2 hunt for £300m phase 2 ground investigation firms

Thursday July 08, 20

One firm to be appointed as a principal contractor with 10 others delivering site investigationsRead More

£1bn plan to build the UK’s largest logistics site

Friday July 09, 2021

Infrastructure works for West Midlands Interchange to start early next yearRead More

30% of Northern Irish firms warn cost increases threaten survival

Friday July 09, 2021

Construction firms to stop bidding public works if cost inflation clauses not reintroducedRead More

Bechtel bill for Crossrail work hits £531m

Friday July 09, 2021

Latest National Audit Office Report reveals details of project spendingRead More

Torrential rain dampens construction output in May

Friday July 09, 2021

Fall for second month running may be first signs of impact from materials and worker shortagesRead More

HZI to build £250m Skelton Grange EfW incinerator

Friday July 09, 2021

Work to get underway on major incinerator at former power station site near LeedsRead More

Natural History Museum reveals start date for £182m build

Friday July 09, 2021

New science centre the size of four football pitches to house 27m specimensRead More

ISG, Kier, Laing O’Rourke and Wates secure £1bn prisons deal

Friday July 09, 2021

Full Sutton in Yorkshire is th first of four prisons to be built by new allianceRead More

London council seeks developer for £500m Ilford scheme

Friday July 09, 2021

Western Gateway town centre scheme will deliver over 1,000 hoemsRead More

Skanska UK construction restores margins to 3%

Monday July 12, 2021

Skanska back on track after offloading infrastructure services and exiting key utilities contractsRead More

BAM seals £95m London St Pancras mixed-used job

Monday July 12, 2021

Work to start later this summer on 230,000 sq ft office, retail and resi schemeRead More

Chinese plant maker targets UK as supply crisis deepens

Monday July 12, 2021

LiuGong appoints Leeds-based K Rouse as dealer in big sales pushRead More

Willmott Dixon bags another Barking resi block

Monday July 12, 2021

Work to start in early 2022 on block J on Gascoigne Estate rebuildRead More

Green light for £62m McLaren student scheme in Leeds

Monday July 12, 2021

Construction to start next month on major city centre schemeRead More

Kier operating margin returns to 3%

Tuesday July 13, 202

Upbeat trading statement flags better than expected forthcoming full-year results Read More

Center Parcs plans to invest £400m in sixth holiday village

Tuesday July 13, 202

Option secured on 553-acre woodland site near Crawley in West SussexRead More

Buy-up of merchants chains speeds up

Tuesday July 13, 202

Saint Gobain offloads Graham Plumbing network of 130 outletsRead More

Design team unveiled for £600m Leeds hospital plans

Tuesday July 13, 202

BDP, WSP, Ove Arup, Arcadis and Mott Macdonald to help with two new hospitalsRead More

Peel ramps up Plastic Park plan with extra facilities

Tuesday July 13, 202

Ellesmere Port recycling park will now see £165m spent on five facilitiesRead More

Green light for UK’s first Passivhaus leisure centre

Tuesday July 13, 202

Work to start before the end of the summer on Staines-upon-Thames leisure centreRead More

Bouygues E&S Contracting suffers fourth year of losses

Wednesday July 14, 2

Engineering contracting business falls £1.4m into the red despite jump in revenueRead More

HGV driver shortage hitting construction supply chain

Wednesday July 14, 2

Delayed deliveries exacerbating materials price risesRead More

Teesside net zero electricity plant to create 2000 jobs

Wednesday July 14, 2

US clean energy firm to build 300-megawatt project, called Whitetail Clean EnergyRead More

Costain HS2 archaeologists uncover 300-coin Iron Age hoard

Wednesday July 14, 2

1st century BC coins unearthed after a storm at Hillingdon site in West LondonRead More

Willmott Dixon bags another major multi-storey car park

Wednesday July 14, 2

730-space Stoke car park forms part of the £300m Smithfield schemeRead More

Drones help Keltbray cut carbon emissions

Wednesday July 14, 2

Flying cameras revolutionise inspections of utilities infrastructureRead More

Morrison seals £47m deal for East Lothian school job

Wednesday July 14, 2

Work to start next month on Wallyford secondary schoolRead More

Eric Wright to build extra Workington college facilities

Thursday July 15, 20

Energy Coast University Technical College expands student facilitiesRead More

CLC urges face masks still worn in canteens and site offices

Thursday July 15, 20

Industry leaders call for a consistent approach as social distancing and mask wearing relaxedRead More

Plan speeded up for Stockport Exchange fourth phase

Thursday July 15, 20

Muse and town council bring forward office and multi-storey car parkRead More

Redundant WRW Construction staff to take contractor to court

Thursday July 15, 20

Ex-employees notified of redundancies in letter from administratorsRead More

Galliford Try ducks impact of materials shortages and price hikes

Thursday July 15, 20

Strong engagement with supply chain avoids impact of shortages and price risesRead More

Curtins switches from 25% to full employee ownership

Thursday July 15, 20

350 staff get stake in civil and structural engineering firm through Employee-Owned Trust.Read More

Sisk to switch all sites to geen biofuel in September

Thursday July 15, 20

Talks start to get subcontractors on board with D+HVO fuelRead More

Winners of £420m Highways England PM consultants deal

Thursday July 15, 20

Nine win places on Commercial and Project Management Service panelRead More

J Coffey MBO delivers record £153m revenue in first year

Friday July 16, 2021

Harrow-based concrete sub and superstructure specialist raises revenue to £153mRead More

15 towns handed £335m to build back better – full list

Thursday July 15, 20

Birkenhead, Darwen, Dudley and St Helens each get £25m in final Towns Deal allocationsRead More

900-home London Blackwall Yard towers approved

Monday July 19, 2021

Thameside scheme will rise to 39 storeys with swimming pool in listed graving dockRead More

Employee-owned McGee remains in profit after tough Covid year

Monday July 19, 2021

Revenue set to bounce back to over £100m this yearRead More

Kier nabs £17m Portsmouth port border control job

Monday July 19, 2021

Main building works to get underway after enabling package completesRead More

Boot polishes up profit expectations

Monday July 19, 2021

Hybrid developer and contractor lifted by soaring industrial and logistics demandRead More

Wates to transform three sites in Harrow £690m regen

Sunday July 18, 2021

Wates to work with town council in ten year regeneration planRead More

Graham to start £92m M2 junction upgrade in September

Monday July 19, 2021

Major improvements will make life easier for motorists in KentRead More

Free construction training as search for new recruits intensifies

Monday July 19, 2021

Training specialist links up with major contractors to attract new people into industryRead More

Highways England targets net zero roads construction by 2040

Tuesday July 20, 202

First net-zero road enhancement scheme to start by 2025Read More

Race for £1bn new build housing framework

Tuesday July 20, 202

LHC starts hunt for builders, groundworks and demolition firmsRead More

Jarvis lands latest £40m phase on Watford regen site

Tuesday July 20, 202

Contractor to start this summer on scheme for Kier Property joint ventureRead More

Consultant hunt starts for £130m Notting Hill framework

Tuesday July 20, 202

Housing association seeks bidders to help with delivery of 7,000 homesRead More

Speedy gets even quicker with £10m kit investment

Tuesday July 20, 202

Hire giant sees popularity of four-hour guaranteed delivery service soarRead More

L&G Modular to create 300 jobs for 670-home factory pipeline

Wednesday July 21, 2

Growing modular business secures Kent site for 153 affordable homes Read More

Robertson deal to shape Scotland’s net zero building push

Wednesday July 21, 2

Scottish Environment Protection Agency signs landmark partnership deal to raise performance of supply chainRead More

Battle starts for £640m YORbuild medium works deal

Wednesday July 21, 2

Third generation framework to emphasize offsite and net zero capabilityRead More

Building materials giant fined £280,000 over safety failings

Wednesday July 21, 2

Etex in court after worker hit by Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome and electrician suffers burnsRead More

BAM bags Manchester tax hub fit-out

Wednesday July 21, 2

Work starts on seven-storey 3 New Bailey fit-out for HMRCRead More

Pingdemic intensifying supply chain shortages

Wednesday July 21, 2

Latest update on construction materials availability: Full detailsRead More

Cleveland Bridge heads for administration

Wednesday July 21, 2

220 jobs under threat as 144-year-old Darlington steelwork contractor seeks buyerRead More

Government puts firms on alert for £30bn mega framework

Thursday July 22, 20

ProCure23 and major construction projects bundled into big new framework contestRead More

Morgan Sindall set to out perform market expectations

Thursday July 22, 20

Business booming at all divisions as cash reserves continue to growRead More

Plan advances for 9,000-home East Colchester garden town

Thursday July 22, 20

Master developer appointed for £3bn north Essex community on 1,000 acre siteRead More

John F Hunt lands £10m Grain House structural package

Thursday July 22, 20

Specialist adds to demolition deal on West End site Read More

Administrator puts Cleveland Bridge up for sale

Thursday July 22, 20

FRP warns that without major investment famous bridge builder will be wound upRead More

Costain to pioneer self-sensing and healing roads

Thursday July 22, 20

Firm to work with Cambridge Uni and Highways England to revolutionise road maintenanceRead More

Next wave of 50 schools in 10-year rebuild plan – list

Friday July 23, 2021

Primary schools projects form majority of second-wave rebuild programmeRead More

£260m Digbeth cultural quarter gets green light

Friday July 23, 2021

Work to start next summer on 940-home, hotel and commercial schemeRead More

Subbies threaten to “rip-up tarmac” in Derby cable dispute

Friday July 23, 2021

Payment row on £45m infrastructure contractRead More

Contractors back calls to end the pingdemic

Friday July 23, 2021

Build UK joins industry calls for self isolation rules to be relaxedRead More

Go-ahead for 27-storey tower next to Shard

Monday July 26, 2021

Edge London Bridge hailed as first of a new generation of office towers in LondonRead More

Firms primed for £50m Hertfordshire police HQ

Monday July 26, 2021

Contest to start in October for Welwyn Garden City blue light jobRead More

Construction moves closer on £37m Norfolk bypass

Monday July 26, 2021

New route will open up development plans for 1,800 new homesRead More

First images of giant HS2 ventilation shaft: Video

Monday July 26, 2021

Contractors set to excavate 18,000 cubic meters of material Read More

McLaughlin & Harvey profits halve to £5.9m

Monday July 26, 2021

Expectations high for 2021 based on healthy order bookRead More

CLC calls for construction exemption from pingdemic

Monday July 26, 2021

Industry chiefs warn sites could "grind to a halt"Read More

1,500-homes Gravesend riverside scheme approved

Monday July 26, 2021

£16m enabling works to start before the end of year on landmark Thameside regeneration schemeRead More

Construction to grow 6.3% next year as rebound persists

Monday July 26, 2021

Infrastructure and private house building to continue to drive growth despite materials and labour shortagesRead More

Plans go in for £48m Derby arena

Monday July 26, 2021

Construction set to start early next yearRead More

John Sisk doubles cash pile to £62m despite profit fall

Tuesday July 27, 202

Profit almost halves to £2.8m as margin squeezed to 0.7% last yearRead More

Willmott Dixon gets go-ahead for Oldham secondary school

Tuesday July 27, 202

Work to start on £22m town centre school immediatelyRead More

Mobile crane hirer Cadman joins vegetable oil revolution

Tuesday July 27, 202

Whole fleet to be converted to diesel alternative by end of this yearRead More

Demolition and groundworks £1.6bn framework launched

Tuesday July 27, 202

Pagabo to hold webinar next month for interested companies: Register nowRead More

Student rooms developer to strip HPL cladding from 22 buildings

Tuesday July 27, 202

Unite says cladding retrofit to cost £96m over next three yearsRead More

House builders start to flesh out net-zero plan

Tuesday July 27, 202

Industry commits to first zero-carbon ready homes by 2025Read More

Costain to lead “electric road” trial for HGV charging

Tuesday July 27, 202

Electric lorries could be charged on the move by overhead power linesRead More

CBRE pays £960m for 60% stake in Turner & Townsend

Tuesday July 27, 202

Deal values consultant at £1.6bnRead More

Contractor hunt starts for Thames flood scheme

Wednesday July 28, 2

Contracts worth £275m up for grabsRead More

Tetra Tech buys M&E consultant Hoare Lea

Wednesday July 28, 2

More than 900 staff to switch over to fast-growing US consulting groupRead More

Tideway breakthrough links all three tunnel sections

Wednesday July 28, 2

Key 75m connector tunnel breakthrough joins all tunnels for first timeRead More

Go-ahead for £18m revamp of Army & Navy warehouse

Wednesday July 28, 2

Architect SPPARC redesigns historic Westminster siteRead More

Record £860m pumped into 1,000 flood schemes this year

Thursday July 29, 20

New six-year flood and coastal erosion investment plan commits to record £5.2bn spendRead More

North East contractor stops work on sites

Thursday July 29, 20

Kapex Construction staff confirm they are no longer working for the companyRead More

Scottish retention reform plan put to Government

Thursday July 29, 20

Government working group recommends ringfenced accounts and automatic retention releaseRead More

Scaffolder hits overhead power line with pole

Thursday July 29, 20

Contractor fined £333,333 after accident at commercial glasshouse siteRead More

Long Scottish Covid lockdown cost Robertson £11.5m

Thursday July 29, 20

Private building group plunged into £6.1m trading loss by 3 month lockdownRead More

£350m Manchester twin skyscraper plan approved

Thursday July 29, 20

Twin 56-storey residential towers to join Great Jackson Street clusterRead More

Green light for £100m UK Holocaust Memorial building

Friday July 30, 2021

Work to start later this year on large memorial building next to ParliamentRead More

Funding deal green lights £40m modular student scheme

Friday July 30, 2021

Financier Maslow Capital backs Audley Modular Student Living’s latest scheme in EdinburghRead More

Utilities firm Fulcrum plunges to £11.5m loss

Friday July 30, 2021

Firm hit by second wave lockdowns delaying contract awards and mobilisationsRead More

Government pledges another £81m for cycle lanes

Friday July 30, 2021

Highway Code to be revamped to prioritise cyclistsRead More

Campaigners win court fight to block £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel

Friday July 30, 2021

High Court judge quashes development consent granted by Transport Secretary Grant ShappsRead More

Cleveland Bridge administrators to resume production

Sunday August 01, 20

Staff will be contacted this week to finish contracts as buyer soughtRead More

Contractors warned over surge in contaminated plastic waste

Monday August 02, 20

Fresh crackdown after thousands of tonnes of construction plastic wrap waste blocked from illegal exportRead More

Plans in for £180m Milton Keynes tower scheme

Monday August 02, 20

Work could start before end of year on £180m mixed-use schemeRead More

Bidding starts for Midlands £28m Camp Hill Line stations

Monday August 02, 20

Bidding starts for three new stations after Covid-19 delayRead More

Brickabilty snaps up southern roofing contractor

Monday August 02, 20

Hampshire-based Leadcraft bought for £5.5mRead More

Nmcn now expects losses to hit £43m

Monday August 02, 20

Contractor confirms latest jump in estimated losses and delays results againRead More

HS2 to pioneer 3D printed graphene reinforced concrete

Monday August 02, 20

Skanska Costain Strabag JV to start trials next spring using 5t robots on siteRead More

Hollywood studio plans £700m Hertfordshire base

Monday August 02, 20

Another major film studio to be built in HertfordshireRead More

17 firms win £560m social house building deal

Monday August 02, 20

North west social housing consortium JV North plans to build 4,000 homesRead More

Nearly a third of major contractors paying faster than 30 days

Tuesday August 03, 2

Average payment times edge forward by a day to 34 days - full listRead More

Plans go in for next major phase of £1bn Middlewood Locks

Tuesday August 03, 2

Salford site to get new new resi towers of 32, 28 and 15 storeysRead More

Willmott Dixon wins Telford Station Quarter scheme

Tuesday August 03, 2

Telford & Wrekin Council moves forward with phase one of town centre regeneration schemeRead More

Morgan Sindall posts storming set of results

Wednesday August 04,

Profit, turnover and net cash surge ahead with more to come during the rest of the yearRead More

Altrincham’s House of Fraser redevelopment plan

Wednesday August 04,

Iconic Rackhams store to be overhauled with two more floors and large green wallRead More

Plan unveiled for 27-floor Manchester resi block

Wednesday August 04,

Full £200m plan for former Renaissance hotel site redevelopment revealedRead More

Balfour wins race for Hub South East spot

Wednesday August 04,

Balfour joins BAM and Morrison as Tier 1 contractorsRead More

Profits set to hit £820m at Taylor Wimpey

Wednesday August 04,

Record number of completions as rising house prices offset materials price inflationRead More

Mace wins green Mayfair office scheme

Wednesday August 04,

Berkeley Square office project is first for property investor AstreaRead More

53 jobs axed at Cleveland Bridge

Wednesday August 04,

First wave of redundancies as talks continue with interested buyersRead More

Spanish-owned Pacadar wins HS2 tunnel lining deal

Wednesday August 04,

Isle of Grain works to deliver precast concrete segments for London tunnelsRead More

World’s largest scaffold wrap installed at Bullring

Wednesday August 04,

Embrace Building Wraps team finishes work on five tonne scaffold banner over Selfridges store: VideoRead More

Shortage of subbies hampers construction growth

Thursday August 05,

Buyers report supply chain shortages holding back work on siteRead More

Vinci Europe chief to head rebranded Engie UK business

Thursday August 05,

Jean-Philippe Loiseau to replace Nicola Lovett who moves on weeks after Equans rebrandRead More

Designs unveiled for £600m new Leeds hospitals

Thursday August 05,

BDP unveils design for children and adults hospitals at the Leeds General infirmary siteRead More

Materials prices set to rise 10% as market booms

Thursday August 05,

Surveyors report surging workloads but supply chain is struggling to keep upRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £12m Ysgol Rhydywaun school

Thursday August 05,

New 8 classroom block to be built near Aberdare in the Cynon ValleyRead More

Ibstock to raise brick prices by more than 10%

Friday August 06, 20

Materials giant braces contractors for huge price hikeRead More

Renaker to submit plans for four Manchester towers

Friday August 06, 20

North west high-rise developer advances new Trinity Islands schemeRead More

Aston University gets go-ahead for Lantern building

Friday August 06, 20

Landmark 10-storey circular building for main Birmingham campus siteRead More

Groundworker loses leg after breaker falls from excavator

Friday August 06, 20

Court hears how hydraulic breaker became detached from quick hitch and landed on worker in trenchRead More

Fire hits Lendlease Elephant Park site

Friday August 06, 20

Pavillion terrace under construction goes up in smokeRead More

Morgan Sindall tops contracts league with major fit-out job

Monday August 09, 20

Overbury £300m-plus Citigroup Canary Wharf tower refurb dominates July rankings Read More

£40m Northumberland Line stations deal awarded

Monday August 09, 20

Morgan Sindall to build six stations between Ashington and NewcastleRead More

Twenty tonne lorry tips over into trench on HS2 site

Monday August 09, 20

Safety officials investigating incident at west London siteRead More

Over 100 Cleveland Bridge staff back to work this week

Monday August 09, 20

Main Darlington works resumes productionRead More

Willmott Dixon to build ‘super green’ leisure centre

Monday August 09, 20

London Passivhaus leisure centre will consume 70% less energyRead More

Broadband cables could be fed through water pipes

Monday August 09, 20

Government looking at ways of boosting broadband coverage without digging up roadsRead More

Ritchie Bros to buy Euro Auctions for £775m

Monday August 09, 20

Euro Auctions founder Derek Keys will remain with the business for at least three yearsRead More

CITB finally finds new £150,000-a-year chief exec

Monday August 09, 20

Tim Balcon chosen to lead training body after seven-month recruitment processRead More

Kier restructures construction operations

Monday August 09, 20

Kier rejigs construction senior leadership team in new ive year growthRead More

Demolition group Coleman suffers third year of losses

Tuesday August 10, 2

Chief executive Mark Coleman predicts slimmed down business will return to profit this yearRead More

EQUANS lands £35m green Cheshire housing scheme

Tuesday August 10, 2

Rebranded ENGIE business to build latest phase of Winsford siteRead More

Bids to buy Amey due in this week

Tuesday August 10, 2

Ferrovial sets deadline to sell Amey services business employing 14000 staffRead More

Morrisroe seeks acquisitions despite pandemic profit fall

Tuesday August 10, 2

Turnover forecast to top £200m on back of strong pipeline of workRead More

Race for places on £500m central England framework

Tuesday August 10, 2

Four-year building contractor framework will run from March 2022Read More

Bid briefing on QEII centre revamp for House of Lords

Wednesday August 11,

Contractor early engagement starts on key project in Palace of Westminster restorationRead More

Ganymede lands £150m Network Rail labour deal

Wednesday August 11,

Labour specialist to supply workers for at least the next five yearsRead More

Deal for final phase of Manchester Islington Wharf

Wednesday August 11,

Morgan Sindall will deliver 11 and 16 storey apartment blocksRead More

Soaring materials prices final straw for failed contractor

Wednesday August 11,

Arthur M. Griffiths & Son Limited in administration after 120 years in business Read More

Subcontractors and suppliers wanted for £1bn prison programme

Friday August 13, 20

Constructionline now taking expressions of interest: Register nowRead More

Leicester City FC unveil stadium expansion plan

Thursday August 12,

Futuristic new East Stand will feature an illuminated rooftopRead More

M&J Evans acquires Flynn Group

Friday August 13, 20

Major deal in the ground works and civils sector as Evans swoops on £50m-turnover rivalRead More

Plans in for £155m Cambridge Devonshire Gardens scheme

Friday August 13, 20

Travis Perkins depot to be redeveloped with 100 build to rent homes and 120,000 of workspaceRead More

Bidding to start for £34m Sunderland Eye Infirmary

Friday August 13, 20

Work planned to start on Sunderland Eye Infirmary project next springRead More

Materials and labour shortages halt construction recovery

Thursday August 12,

Output slides for third month running in June to below pre-pandemic levelRead More

Plans in for ‘green’ £320m London city tower

Thursday August 12,

23-floor mid-rise offices to feature green balconies and large terraces Read More

BAM Nuttall JV wins £80m Guildford sewage works

Thursday August 12,

Existing sewage works will be demolished for new housingRead More

Liverpool firm collapsed owing £4.25m to subcontractors

Monday August 16, 20

Two contract disputes and Covid tipped Nobles Construction over the brinkRead More

Firms called to register for £3.5bn Kent theme park

Monday August 16, 20

London Resort hopes to overcome planning hurdles with start pencilled for 2022Read More

Canary Wharf Group plans next resi skyscraper

Monday August 16, 20

55-storey build to rent tower will be built near Newfoundland block of flatsRead More

Firm wanted for £77m Cumbria Uni Citadel project

Monday August 16, 20

Grade 1 listed Carlisle Citadels to be restored as part of new University campus projectRead More

Rail website launch to improve infrastructure delivery

Monday August 16, 20

The Better Value Rail Toolkit is now available onlineRead More

McLaren director steps in to help out Sandwell Council

Monday August 16, 20

Contractor helps out struggling council with secondment of Kim Bromley-DerryRead More

Renewal race for Scape £750m Eastern region framework

Tuesday August 17, 2

Two contractors will be appointed to each area to give clients flexibilityRead More

Van Elle eyes return to profit after second year of losses

Tuesday August 17, 2

Piling specialist hopes to return to profit this year provided supply chain and labour challenges do not materially worsenRead More

Former Harry Fairclough staff win pay battle after collapse

Tuesday August 17, 2

61 former employees awarded £183,000 after tribunal rules contractor failed in its duty to employeesRead More

Stepnell putting pandemic and problem contracts behind it

Tuesday August 17, 2

Contractor bullish about current prospects after string of contract winsRead More

North West’s Fox Brothers buys JJ O’Grady

Tuesday August 17, 2

Blackpool haulage and earthworks specialist buys Preston highways and civils firmsRead More

Kier road workers stage sick pay protest

Tuesday August 17, 2

Site workers on statutory sick pay while office staff get full wages when offRead More

McAlpine London managing director exits suddenly

Tuesday August 17, 2

Paul Heather departs Sir Robert McAlpine after nearly five yearsRead More

Willmott Dixon chalks up another Passivhaus project

Wednesday August 18,

Firm secures £11m Oxford University student accommodation jobRead More

Balfour facing £50m hit over tower facade problems

Wednesday August 18,

More historic contract problems as Balfour exits fixed price resi schemes in central LondonRead More

Persimmon in-house factory rides out materials shortages

Wednesday August 18,

In-house brick and tile factory maintains house builders industry leading marginsRead More

Godwin gets green light for 23-storey rental flats scheme

Wednesday August 18,

Go-ahead to start 336-flat build-to-rent block in SheffieldRead More

Road builders told to switch to low carbon asphalt

Wednesday August 18,

Highways England calls for warm mix asphalt to be used as standard by supply chainRead More

Buckingham Group starts £30m London ice rink

Wednesday August 18,

Demolition starts at Lea Valley twin ice rink projectRead More

Osborne sells £200m civils arm to private equity

Wednesday August 18,

Geoffrey Osborne will now focus on residential and schools projectsRead More

Balfour Beatty London director duo join Tilbury Douglas

Thursday August 19,

Former commercial directors Sean Ruddy and Dean Lee hired to expand south east operationRead More

Go-ahead for Nottingham 700-bed student job

Thursday August 19,

Developer Godwin gets green light for second major project this weekRead More

BAM UK operations enjoy 40% revenue rebound

Thursday August 19,

BAM Construct and Bam Nuttall both see strong recovery in first half of this yearRead More

Glencar lands double deal from St Modwen

Thursday August 19,

Contractor to start on site shortly in Exeter and ChippenhamRead More

GMC wins former Balfour gas deal and takes on 300 staff

Thursday August 19,

Balfour Beatty continues withdrawal from Ireland as new contractor takes over £300m gas jobRead More

Plan in for major veterinary hospital at West Longbridge

Thursday August 19,

St Modwen submits first commercial plans for West LongbridgeRead More

L&Q starts hunt for key groundwork and RC frame firms

Thursday August 19,

Housing association in-house construction arm seeks key subcontractorsRead More

Contract race starts for latest £115m stretch of A9 Dualling

Thursday August 19,

Contract notice now live for Tomatin to Moy section: Full detailsRead More

Highways England gets new name and CEO

Thursday August 19,

Nick Harris appointed permanent CEO as company rebranded to National HighwaysRead More

Triple tower Canary Wharf scheme approved

Friday August 20, 20

Work to start on Urbanest student accommodation scheme by the SpringRead More

Brick shortages worsen as contractor order cancellations fall

Friday August 20, 20

Brickwork contractors warn lead times being pushed out to early 2022Read More

Bouygues signs £98m Essex Uni student halls deal

Friday August 20, 20

Firm closes DBFO deal for phase 2b/c of Colchester student halls expansion Read More

Keltbray brings down 198 metre power station chimneys: Video

Sunday August 22, 20

Specialist completes demolition at the former Ferrybridge ‘C’ Power Station Read More

Seven scoop £14bn Scape next-generation frameworks

Monday August 23, 20

Mace and Sisk bag key major project places for England, Wales and Northern IrelandRead More

£40m Preston leisure scheme funding deal

Monday August 23, 20

Work on city centre cinema and leisure complex due to start next yearRead More

Midgard wins £70m Manchester private rental tower

Monday August 23, 20

Build to rent specialist Packaged Living prepares to start 352 flats in Piccadilly EastRead More

Groundwork vets hit by white finger outbreak

Monday August 23, 20

Contractor fined after occupational health provider fails to monitor employees for Hand Arm VibrationRead More

Cost of skilled site labour jumps 3.6% in one month

Monday August 23, 20

Government urged to make it easier for European workers to come to UK to ease skills shortagesRead More

Leeds City Council starts hunt for civils firms

Monday August 23, 20

Tendering starts for £90m framework for projects up to £7mRead More

All Foundations (UK) topples into administration

Monday August 23, 20

Top 15 ranked piling specialist employed around 60 staffRead More

Contract race starts for £197m Walsall housing deal

Tuesday August 24, 2

Walsall Housing Group wants three contractors for major investment programmeRead More

Administrators take charge at Kapex Construction

Tuesday August 24, 2

High Court notice confirms FRP Advisory appointment at Newcastle based contractorRead More

BBMV hands over latest completed Crossrail station

Tuesday August 24, 2

Joint venture of Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall and VINCI Construction is latest to complete construction: VideoRead More

Industry relief as construction products marking changes delayed

Tuesday August 24, 2

Deadline pushed back a year but worries still remain over lack of testing capacity Read More

Durkan wins Peabody £85m flats job in south London

Tuesday August 24, 2

Construction of 134 flats project in Brixton to start this autumnRead More

Keltbray lands HS2 ventilation shaft lining deal

Wednesday August 25,

Specialist in £14.6m package win from Align Joint Venture Read More

Driver shortage forces merchants to collect from suppliers

Wednesday August 25,

Firms reporting challenges arranging regional deliveries to south west and ScotlandRead More

Contractor wanted for £100m Lancaster highways jobs

Wednesday August 25,

Lancaster County Council plans major infrastructure improvements for housing growthRead More

Graham starts £50m Liverpool build to rent job

Wednesday August 25,

22-storey Pall Mall Press build to rent project is being built at Pall Mall siteRead More

Scaffolder in trouble over Covid Bounce Back Loan

Wednesday August 25,

Government starts clamp down on construction Covid loans abuseRead More

Major losses see O’Keefe Construction heading for CVA

Wednesday August 25,

Civils contractor hoping creditors will agree rescue dealRead More

Nmcn looks to publish results and refinancing deal in September

Wednesday August 25,

Contractor gets more breathing space with extension to £10m bridging loanRead More

Gatwick Airport revives £500m second runway plan

Thursday August 26,

Consultation to start on bringing Northern emergency runway into routine useRead More

Three in four civils firms in materials supply jam

Thursday August 26,

Supply crisis deepens as firms suffering material supply issues more than doublesRead More

£86m contest for landmark Portsmouth Uni project

Thursday August 26,

12-storey Victoria Park building will house both Law and Humanities facultiesRead More

GRAHAM lands £22m Camden tower recladding deal

Thursday August 26,

Rebid contract will finally start next month after council failed to agree a final price with WatesRead More

Site worker crushed at BAM Johnnie Walker whisky site

Thursday August 26,

Accident at £150m new tourist attraction in EdinburghRead More

Contractors rocked by 15% price hike on concrete products

Friday August 27, 20

Cost increases to Creagh Concrete products to hit firms next weekRead More

Go-ahead deal for Manchester’s £90m Gallery Gardens

Friday August 27, 20

Developer De Trafford seals S106 deal for 366 flats schemeRead More

Manchester considers net zero carbon new build by 2023

Friday August 27, 20

Plan could increase build costs by between 4 and 30%Read More

Subcontractors hit out at HMRC over slow VAT repayments

Tuesday August 31, 2

Specialists unhappy over impact of controversial domestic reverse charge changesRead More

Plan for major Leeds high-rise student and events scheme

Tuesday August 31, 2

Developer Downing to submit plans in weeks for three projects flanking Leeds ArenaRead More

McAvoy names head of strategic development

Tuesday August 31, 2

Offsite specialist appoints Neil Stanley to lead healthcare, schools and commercial pushRead More

18 firms win £220m Yorkshire civils framework

Tuesday August 31, 2

Four-year framework will deliver mainly bridge and highways civils jobsRead More

London secures £3.46bn affordable homes grant – list

Tuesday August 31, 2

Four in 10 homes funded by latest affordable homes programme to be built by councilsRead More

Severfield lands new Everton stadium steel package

Wednesday September

New football ground win helps send new work orders to record levelsRead More

Fresh plans in for former Alder Hey hospital site

Wednesday September

Springfield Gardens scheme will see over 180 homes built at demolished hospital siteRead More

Pellikaan Construction starts £20m Reading leisure centre

Wednesday September

New Rivermead leisure centre to be built next to existing complexRead More

Green light for £78m electrification of Wigan to Bolton railway line

Wednesday September

Construction work is targeted to complete in 2024/2025Read More

Contractors call for tax breaks on hired site kit

Wednesday September

Civils firms want new capital allowance scheme extended to hired plantRead More

Vistry bags share of £5.2bn affordable homes funding – list

Wednesday September

Homes England names 31 new strategic partners to build 90,000 affordable homesRead More

KPMG facing formal complaint over Carillion audit

Wednesday September

Accountant to face tribunal hearing over auditing of collapsed contractorRead More

Wernick buys Danzer to boost site cabin production

Wednesday September

Modular specialist bolts-on site cabin producer to meet contractor demandRead More

Brick makers brace market for 10% price hikes

Thursday September 0

Wienerberger joins Ibstock with across the range price risesRead More

Tender race starts for £4.2bn major projects framework

Thursday September 0

Three winners will land lots in mega-deal with 70% of work then set for subcontractorsRead More

Surging demand sees JCB “sold out until next year”

Thursday September 0

Demand for machinery hits historic highsRead More

M&E specialist Imtech plunges into £27m loss

Friday September 03,

Power supply owner EDF injects £30m to support loss hit engineering services armRead More

North west M&E specialist Genlec goes under

Friday September 03,

£20m revenue Lancashire specialist ceases trading with 18 job lossesRead More

Plan in for landmark U-shaped Liverpool resi scheme

Friday September 03,

Sloping rooftop park will rise to 16-storey sky-bar above 478 flatsRead More

RSK boosts water division with MWH Treatment acquisition

Friday September 03,

Latest deal sees another 800 staff join expanding consultantRead More

Rising sales prices offset materials hikes for Berkeley

Friday September 03,

Housing giant on track for £518m profit this yearRead More

Strike threat by cement drivers adds to materials woes

Monday September 06,

"Sites will run out of cement" war Unite officersRead More

Farrans starts 20-storey Leeds student block

Monday September 06,

Contractor builds presence in north of EnglandRead More

Construction growth slows as costs “go through the roof”

Monday September 06,

Work still rising but supply chain pressures holding back contractorsRead More

Top 20 contractor switches to employee ownership

Monday September 06,

Buckingham Group Contracting staff handed £1,000 change of ownership bonus Read More

Watkin Jones expands development pipeline to £1.7bn

Monday September 06,

Plans advance for six more major student and build to rent schemesRead More

ISG starts work on electric car battery gigaplant

Monday September 06,

Enabling works start today ahead of main construction later this year at Northumberland siteRead More

C Spencer runs up loss after revenue drops 30%

Monday September 06,

Multi-engineeering contractor expects better year ahead after £1.7m lossRead More

Labour shortages could last for next two years

Monday September 06,

CBI calls for trades like bricklayers to be placed on Shortage Occupation ListRead More

Builder breaks back in fall from work platform

Monday September 06,

Court fines contractors after poorly planned job leads to five metre fallRead More

N G Bailey raids SES for new London director

Monday September 06,

Matthew Towner becomes London regional director for private M&E contractorRead More

ISG tops August contracts league

Tuesday September 07

Mammoth 2.9 sq m West Yorkshire shed job catapults ISG to pole positionRead More

Seddon Construction suffers £2.5m loss

Tuesday September 07

Turnover passes £200m at family-owned group as homes division delivers strong performanceRead More

Vistry Partnerships to top £1bn revenue next year

Tuesday September 07

Partnerships margin doubles to 9% with hope it will top 12% within five yearsRead More

Contractor fined after three HSE visits spot safety breaches

Tuesday September 07

Inspectors find repeated working at height problems and builders sleeping on site Read More

VolkerStevin wins £31m Sunderland smart bridge

Tuesday September 07

Work to start on pedestrian bridge next summer after a year of design and planningRead More

Married construction directors banned for shafting suppliers

Tuesday September 07

Husband and wife banned from running a company after diverting cash to a third party accountRead More

Homes England names 66 firms as preferred partners – list

Tuesday September 07

Esh, Eric Wright, Graham, McLaren Wates, Willmott Dixon secure places on £20bn delivery panelRead More

Equans wins £31m low-carbon Liverpool scheme

Tuesday September 07

Work to start on 10-storey block of flats on former department store siteRead More

Trade bodies ensure another three years of CITB

Wednesday September

Backing of trade bodies ensures training levy can continueRead More

Go-ahead for £770m Greenwich Peninsula scheme

Wednesday September

Morden Wharf scheme will include 1,500 homes across a dozen buildingsRead More

£900,000 payout after worker falls removing safety nets

Wednesday September

Rope technician receives settlement from employer after fracturing spine in Canary Wharf plunge Read More

Creditors back O’Keefe in CVA vote

Wednesday September

Shareholders inject extra £750,000 as suppliers back survival planRead More

BAM sells German arm to grow UK and Netherlands

Thursday September 0

BAM Deutschland sold to release funds for UK and Dutch growthRead More

Barhale names new operations director

Thursday September 0

Barhale promotes David Lally to operations director roleRead More

Offices approved above Fleet Street’s ‘Mucky Duck’ pub

Thursday September 0

13-storey London Fetter Lane office plan gets green lightRead More

Design race starts for £150m Barbican Centre revamp

Thursday September 0

City of London looking for architects and engineers to renew brutalist architecture iconRead More

World’s first graphene highways resurfacing trials start

Wednesday September

3-mile stretch of the A1 in Northumberland to test revolutionary materialRead More

Marshalls starts work on £20m block plant

Thursday September 0

Concrete block and paver maker start work on new Cambridgeshire plantRead More

Latest tech on HS2 could prevent land slips and sink holes

Thursday September 0

Fibre optic technology senses minute ground movementsRead More

Stockport plans £500m hospital on Debenhams site

Thursday September 0

Trust aims to replace Stepping Hill Hospital with large city centre schemeRead More

Cleveland Bridge to close as hunt for buyer fails

Thursday September 0

133 jobs to be axed as all production ceases within two weeksRead More

Shortages slam brakes on construction rebound

Friday September 10,

Construction output falls for fourth month in a row as supply crisis worsensRead More

Man arrested after explosive device found at construction site

Thursday September 0

Police make arrest following discovery at North Yorkshire siteRead More

Skanska trials high-reach site robots

Friday September 10,

New robot can quickly drill and fit ceiling anchors up to 4m above floor levelRead More

HS2 workforce hits 20,000 landmark after one year

Sunday September 12,

A further £25bn of work opportunity in the pipeline for supplychainRead More

Shepherd counts cost of construction exit six years on

Monday September 13,

Construction arm records £31m loss from legacy construction project and cladding liabilitiesRead More

Jetpack launched for hard-to-reach construction sites

Monday September 13,

Star Wars technology hopes to see site professionals flying off to make building inspectionsRead More

Infrastructure record spend to support 425,000 jobs a year

Monday September 13,

Government details £30bn of planned procurements over the next 12 monthsRead More

L&G modular homes losses to date reach £137m

Monday September 13,

Accumulated losses build but first modular schemes finally start constructionRead More

Regal London to build 25-storey tower on Watford site

Monday September 13,

Developer acquires latest site with plans for £150m mixed-use schemeRead More

Construction bosses call on Boris to deliver HS2 Eastern Leg

Monday September 13,

Cancelling West Midlands to Leeds leg would have a "devastating" impact on industryRead More

Green light for Teesside wind turbine factory

Monday September 13,

Construction to begin later this year of 800,000 sq ft turbine blade plantRead More

Crane company boss killed by falling load

Tuesday September 14

Crane company owner crushed during deliveryRead More

Former Dunne concrete boss charged

Tuesday September 14

Gordon Dunne and his wife Johanna facing charges of financial irregularitiesRead More

Aberla lands £20m package at Viadux in Manchester

Tuesday September 14

M&E specialist to start latest scheme with Domis Construction next monthRead More

RED hires Midas director for south west expansion

Tuesday September 14

London contractor sets up Bristol office with Derek Quinn at the helmRead More

Weston launches light-gauge steel panel housing system

Tuesday September 14

New British Offsite business has capacity to delivery 4,000 homes a yearRead More

Balfour builds UK’s first T-pylons for Hinkley

Monday September 13,

First newly designed pylon in nearly 100 years erected in £900m hook-up projectRead More

North East contractors to hold materials shortage summit

Tuesday September 14

Regional firms come together to tackle crisisRead More

BAM Nuttall chief to exit after 16 months in role

Tuesday September 14

Major projects chief Ian Parish to step up as interim MDRead More

Construction job vacancies soar to record high

Wednesday September

Unfilled jobs soar to 37,000, equating to 2.4 vacancies for every 100 jobsRead More

Subbies and suppliers owed £18.7m by WRW

Wednesday September

Administrators reveal scale of debts at failed Welsh contractorRead More

Redrow happy for staff to keep working from home

Wednesday September

House builder says staff can work "where they are most efficient"Read More

Cleveland Bridge UK collapsed owing over £21m

Wednesday September

Estimation error on £11m job, Covid costs and an overseas coup left firm needing £12m to tradeRead More

Robert Jenrick exits as housing secretary in cabinet reshuffle

Wednesday September

Robert Jenrick ousted as housing secretaryRead More

Kier returns to profit after two-year turnaround

Thursday September 1

Contractor makes £5.6m after £225.3m loss last timeRead More

Galliford Try returns to profit with margin at 2%

Thursday September 1

Orderbook swells to £3.3bn with 90% work in place for 2022Read More

Fire hits £120m Tolent Milburngate site

Wednesday September

Blaze breaks out behind cavity wall as site evacuatedRead More

Plans in for Lancashire 1,700 inmate prison

Thursday September 1

Seven houseblock HMP Wymott 2 planned near LeylandRead More

Henry Construction to build £32m Ealing resi scheme

Thursday September 1

Financing deal paves way for start on 14-storey schemeRead More

50 firms win £3.6bn National Highways renewals deal

Thursday September 1

Morgan Sindall, Eurovia and Osborne win super regions civilsRead More

McLaren wins new Aston Martin F1 factory race

Friday September 17,

£200m development near Silverstone will take 18 months to completeRead More

Kent Council seeks four partners for £500m pipeline

Friday September 17,

Council drops 17-supplier framework to partner with just four contractorsRead More

Robertson set to seal £150m Cardiff Arena deal

Friday September 17,

Cabinet to sign off contractor and business case for construction start next springRead More

VolkerFitzpatrick wins £82m Hull turbine blades factory

Thursday September 1

Deal to upgrade and build two more factories follows on from job five years agoRead More

Lorne Stewart battles to return to profit

Friday September 17,

Harrow-based M&E group begins to curb lossesRead More

First contractor fined after 316,000 HSE Covid spot checks

Monday September 20,

One prosecution so far following blitz of workplace Covid spot checks during pandemicRead More

Builders’ merchants merge to create 123-branch chain

Monday September 20,

Independent Builders Merchant Group territory now extends from Corwall to KentRead More

Digger topples into trench on Costain M6 job

Monday September 20,

Driver in lucky escape after 13t excavator upends in central reservation drainage trenchRead More

Inquiry starts into construction of Scottish hospitals

Monday September 20,

Focus on construction problems at two major hospital sitesRead More

Thompsons blow down iconic Dorman Long tower – video

Monday September 20,

Controlled explosions bring down four Redcar steelworks structures at once Read More

Manchester crane driver rescued after falling ill in cab

Monday September 20,

Emergency services lower stricken operator in a stretcher from tower crane cabRead More

Taylor Wimpey MD joins Weston Homes

Monday September 20,

Peter Gore to oversee delivery of £2bn work pipelineRead More

Bourne hires new engineering director

Monday September 20,

Steelwork contractor appoints Denis McNelis to broaden its reachRead More

Akela Group moves into England with new Leeds hub

Tuesday September 21

Scottish civils contractor looks to boost business by 10% with move south of the borderRead More

Three brickies fall through stairwell on St Modwen Homes site

Tuesday September 21

House builder fined £200,000 after trio suffer serious injuries falling 2.5metres through temporary cover Read More

Sellafield plans £3bn infrastructure delivery partnership

Tuesday September 21

Morgan Sindall/Arup alliance to be replaced by three delivery partnersRead More

Billington cheered by big shed and infrastructure job surge

Tuesday September 21

Steelwork specialist reports challenging market as main contractor clients squeezed by inflationary pressureRead More

Bid race starts for £1.6bn Pagabo civils framework

Monday September 20,

New civils framework will be split into four project-size lotsRead More

SEGRO to start £300m futuristic food production hub

Tuesday September 21

Advanced 1.8m sq ft food growing facility planned near DerbyRead More

Ten fire crews tackle blaze at Hinkley

Tuesday September 21

Temporary building on giant construction site goes up in flamesRead More

Fusion21 refreshes consultants framework

Tuesday September 21

Firms expected to support around 100 projects a yearRead More

BAM Nuttall wins £118m Cross Tay Link Road

Wednesday September

Perth & Kinross Council signs £9m ECI with BAM for new bridgeRead More

Plans in for Birmingham Paradise hotel and office

Wednesday September

Detailed plans in for 17-storey hotel and 180,000 sq ft green office blockRead More

Henry Boot site team finds letter from 1930s plasterers

Wednesday September

Historic discovery on Heart of the City Sheffield site Read More

Firms readied for £600m animal science estate race

Wednesday September

Contractors put on alert for Animal and Plant Health Agency science estate frameworkRead More

Blackstone plans £850m Cambridge life science park expansion

Wednesday September

Investor plans to build 800,000 sq ft of purpose-built labsRead More

Construction labour costs climb 2.8% in August

Wednesday September

Contractors hoping end of furlough will help ease skills shortagesRead More

Buckingham gets start date for £60m Anfield Road Stand

Wednesday September

Construction will continue throughout the season with completion set for 2023Read More

Mace confirmed for Mayfair super prime resi scheme

Wednesday September

29-home Audley Square scheme is being developed by Phones4U entrepreneur John CaudwellRead More

Skanska shuffles management team at Cementation

Thursday September 2

New MD at piling business which was put up for sale three years agoRead More

Balfour lands latest £52m deal to ‘rewire London’

Thursday September 2

Balfour to install 200km of cables on London Power Tunnels 2 projectRead More

Clancy delivers strong profit growth as margin hits 4.5%

Thursday September 2

Clancy completes recovery plan with £11m pre-tax profitRead More

Glasgow launches £30bn ‘Greenprint for Investment’

Thursday September 2

Green cap over M8 interchange and new city metro for part of 10 investment projectsRead More

Nmcn wins more time to secure rescue deal

Friday September 24,

Troubled contractor gains more time for to publish delayed results and secure refinance dealRead More

Lendlease construction profit rebounds to £20m

Friday September 24,

Contractor sees significant rise in activity this yearRead More

Plastering boss banned for skimming accounts

Friday September 24,

Seven-year ban for director after investigation into collapse of contractorRead More

20 tower cranes planned for HS2 Euston station job

Friday September 24,

Mace Dragados seeks tower crane suppliers amid ongoing uncertainty about scope of £2.6bn projectRead More

Green light for £60m Manchester surfing lagoon

Friday September 24,

TraffordCity site will be transformed into major leisure attraction by 2023Read More

Britcon to build Ideal Heating HQ extension

Friday September 24,

Local contractor seals £16m deal after "rigorous competitive tender process"Read More

Six chase £240m HS2 phase 2a advanced works

Friday September 24,

Advanced Civil Works is due to begin in Autumn 2022.Read More

Government starts race for £30bn mega framework

Monday September 27,

ProCure23 and major construction projects bundled into big new framework contestRead More

BDP replaced as architect on £600m new Leeds hospitals

Monday September 27,

Discussions break down with original preferred bidder as Perkins & Will team now on board Read More

£25m Cardiff coastal defence bid contest starts

Monday September 27,

New coastal defence scheme set for mouth of Rhymney RiverRead More

Ilke Homes raises £60m for top 10 house builder plan

Monday September 27,

Extra funding will raise factory output from two to eight homes a dayRead More

Plans in for Salford Greengate phase 2 tower

Monday September 27,

Renaker hopes to start on second 42-storey resi tower in JanuaryRead More

Graham starts £20m Blackpool Houndshill centre extension

Monday September 27,

Enabling works get underway for shopping centre extensionRead More

McLaren lands another major deal at King’s Cross

Monday September 27,

Contractor officially confirmed for twin 13-storey blocks schemeRead More

Ardmore starts £70m Mayfair mixed-use scheme

Monday September 27,

Luxury Carrington Street project in West London moves to main constructionRead More

Bidding starts for £4.2bn major projects framework

Tuesday September 28

Willmott Dixon, Robertson and Farrans face fight to renew Procurement Hub placesRead More

Aldi to open 100 stores in next two years

Tuesday September 28

£1.3bn investment to boost store and distribution networkRead More

Worker falls through scaffold safety rail

Tuesday September 28

Court hears how rail was not fixed properly leaving victim with ten fractured ribs, broken shoulder and a collapsed lungRead More

Plan to build two major prisons at RAF base in Essex

Tuesday September 28

Wethersfield air base could be home for new category B and C prisonsRead More

Trafficking gang arrested and 55 builders safeguarded

Tuesday September 28

Two-year investigation leads to 13 arrests as labourers forced to work on north London sites savedRead More

Mace doubles tender price inflation forecast

Wednesday September

While Turner & Townsend warns high inflation could be around for next five years in constructionRead More

Go-ahead for £30m QPR training ground

Wednesday September

Work to start next month on the Heston training facility, near Heathrow AirportRead More

Network Rail alliance plan for £200m Old Oak Common works

Wednesday September

Prequalification to start in November for mainline works contractorRead More

Contractors call for tax rebate on green fuels

Wednesday September

End of rebate on red diesel to cost SME firms up to £600,000 a yearRead More

Two hurt in David Wilson Homes site fire in Stockport

Wednesday September

Gas main blaze spreads to homes under constructionRead More

Fulcrum order book soars 45% to £81m in first half

Wednesday September

Multi-utility contractor soars on smart metering and industrial infrastructureRead More

Construction Manager of the Year crowned

Thursday September 3

Marc Burton wins after Jersey Nightingale hospital was built in just 25 daysRead More

Concrete specialist GCL sold to staff trust

Thursday September 3

Founder Trevor Diviney sells £95m turnover business to EOTRead More

Colas contract wins help rapid bounce back

Thursday September 3

Contractor enjoying a strong 2021 at forefront of recovery from pandemicRead More

Worker hit as sheet pile falls from excavator

Thursday September 3

Contractor Britcon fined £570,000 after accidentRead More

New green rules for firms bidding government work

Thursday September 3

Firms must have own net zero carbon reduction plan to bid work over £5mRead More

Willmott Dixon to start main build on £60m Rochdale site

Thursday September 3

Contractor lands another major win in town with commitment to local supply chainRead More

Contractor race starts for £1bn Victoria green office scheme

Friday October 01, 2

Developer commits to largest spec office job in London since the pandemicRead More

Energy and transport costs blamed for new steel price hike

Friday October 01, 2

British Steel imposes temporary £30 a tonne hike blaming energy and transport crisisRead More

Hinkley Point workforce to soar a third to 8,500 – video tour

Friday October 01, 2

Nuclear power station build on track at 5-year halfway point Read More

Worker paralysed in Watford stadium concrete floor collapse

Friday October 01, 2

Court hears how temporary works were poorly planned Read More

Go-ahead for £60m Stockport’s Weir Mill flats

Friday October 01, 2

Capital & Centric sets early 2022 start date for 253-flat town centre schemeRead More

Nmcn confirms another delay in releasing results

Monday October 04, 2

Contractor in "intensive discussions" over figures ahead of refinancing dealRead More

Union raises safety fears over HS2 site

Monday October 04, 2

Unite claims "spate of accidents" has hit SCS JV siteRead More

Track workers dive clear from train after safety blunder

Monday October 04, 2

Report from investigators reveals line possession was handed back before telling workers to get off lineRead More

Construction arm loss drags on Eric Wright profit growth

Monday October 04, 2

North west construction group profit rises but construction still to return to the blackRead More

Nmcn goes into administration

Monday October 04, 2

Troubled civils contractor no longer able to trade as a going concernRead More

McLaren to build new £32m HQ for Salvation Army

Tuesday October 05,

Major new headquarters building due for completion in 2023Read More

Bouygues wins £70m first phase of science centre

Tuesday October 05,

Work to start next year on major development in CarmarthenshireRead More

Geoffrey Osborne hit by £14m loss before civils arm sale

Tuesday October 05,

Losses prompted review and reorganisation of business to focus on buildingRead More

R G Carter construction arm runs up £4.6m loss

Tuesday October 05,

Furlough and business interruption insurance payouts keep wider group in profitRead More

Equans targets decarbonising school retrofit market

Tuesday October 05,

New model delivers zero carbon upgrades and teaching and learning packages for pupilsRead More

Bid race starts for £50m Hertfordshire police HQ

Tuesday October 05,

Work to start on major Welwyn Garden City police headquarters next summerRead More

Construction start date for £200m Basildon scheme

Tuesday October 05,

Work to start on Gardiners Park Village in early 2022Read More

Covid costs Esh Group £6m

Tuesday October 05,

North of England contractor has cash in the bank ready to capitalise on a "vibrant" marketRead More

“Vast majority” of jobs set to be saved at nmcn

Tuesday October 05,

Infrastructure, Plant Transport & Accommodation, Telecoms and Water divisions to be sold within 48 hoursRead More

£1.6bn LHC public building framework winners

Wednesday October 06

43 firms win places on next generation framework for schools, healthcare and blue light service buildingsRead More

Network Rail reveals latest top 20 supplier spend

Wednesday October 06

Colas takes top spot as biggest mainstream contractor supplierRead More

Anti-construction protesters face six months in jail

Wednesday October 06

Raft of new measures to tackle Insulate Britain will also protect construction sitesRead More

Countryside wins £800m south London estate rebuild

Wednesday October 06

Phase 2 of vast Clapham Park Estate rebuild to start next SpringRead More

T&T nabs Lower Thames Crossing commercial role

Wednesday October 06

National Highways completes integrated client team appointmentsRead More

HS2 shortlists Chinese rail giant for £300m catenary works

Thursday October 07,

China Railway Electrification Engineering Group Co up against Balfour, Colas and SPL Powerlines JVRead More

London hospital job to be rebid after Bouygues exits

Thursday October 07,

Bouygues developer Linkcity and NHS Trust terminate agreement amicablyRead More

Mace and Willmott Dixon team up for healthcare jobs

Thursday October 07,

Duo will work collaboratively to win work on £20bn-plus hospital programmeRead More

Silvertown Tunnel job hooks up with first private 5G network

Thursday October 07,

Ferrovial installs own superfast data network to boost productivity, monitoring and safetyRead More

680 jobs saved as nmcn divisions sold to investor Svella

Thursday October 07,

Private investor swoops to buy telecoms, plant hire, transport and accommodation businesses from administratorRead More

Galliford Try buys nmcn water business for £1m

Thursday October 07,

Deal will see 900 jobs saved at £100m turnover division Read More

Structure Tone looks to bounce back after £9.1m loss

Thursday October 07,

Growth plans at fit-out specialist backed by $8bn turnover parent companyRead More

Go-ahead for £450m Sunderland battery gigafactory

Thursday October 07,

Wates rumoured to be inline for gigafactory jobRead More

Nmcn Building division fails to find buyer as 80 jobs lost

Thursday October 07,

CEO Lee Marks send heartfelt message to staffRead More

RMD Kwikform snapped up by scaffold giant Altrad

Friday October 08, 2

Interserve sells formwork and shoring equipment arm to focus on Tilbury Douglas ConstructionRead More

Re-energised Kier tops September contracts league

Sunday October 10, 2

Project wins roll in for Kier after contractor gets finances back on track after years of lossesRead More

Sisk starts £210m Birmingham Health Innovation Campus

Monday October 11, 2

Work starts on first laboratory and office building at planned Selly Oak campusRead More

Race starts for Sellafield £1bn concrete structures deal

Monday October 11, 2

Hunt starts for key delivery partners for concrete structures, groundworks and blockworkRead More

Last cooling towers blown down at Eggborough – video

Monday October 11, 2

DSM blows down last four cooling towers at North Yorkshire power station siteRead More

Sale agreed for final £70m stalled Elliot Group scheme

Monday October 11, 2

Original investors take over Liverpool hotel scheme following administration of developerRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £10.9m Oxford decarbonisation deal

Monday October 11, 2

Work to start this winter on four leisure centres across cityRead More

M&E specialist Shackleton, Wintle and Lane goes into administration

Monday October 11, 2

Cheltenham based contractor sunk by pandemic after nearly 40-years in businessRead More

Keltbray acquires nmcn infrastructure business

Monday October 11, 2

Deal with administrators saves 117 jobs Read More

Big HS2 tunnel segment factory to be built in Hartlepool

Monday October 11, 2

Strabag factory will create over 100 jobs at Hartlepool DockRead More

Cement giants hasten plan to cut CO2 emissions

Tuesday October 12,

Cement producers agree 25% CO2 cut by 2030 on road to 2050 net zeroRead More

ISG chief executive to step down at end of 2021

Tuesday October 12,

Paul Cossell (left) to be succeeded by firm’s fit-out head Matt BlowersRead More

Construction vacancies soar to all-time high

Tuesday October 12,

Job vacancies soar to 43,000 in September as average industry pay jumps nearly 10% from June to AugustRead More

Stewart Milne to offload £100m timber frame arm

Tuesday October 12,

Firm will use proceeds to invest in house building land in Scotland and the north eastRead More

Galliford Try lands £13m London Vauxhall office job

Tuesday October 12,

10-storey office block to be built near Albert EmbankmentRead More

Bolton splits with £1bn city regeneration plan developers

Tuesday October 12,

Council hunts for new developer after BCEGI and Granite Turner pull outRead More

Plans to go in for 2.8m sq ft Ilkeston warehouse park

Tuesday October 12,

Former Stanton Ironworks site to be redeveloped into a rail-linked logistics hubRead More

M Group Services owner reports £40m underlying profit

Wednesday October 13

Infrastructure services group delivers resilient trading performanceRead More

Construction output fall slows in August

Wednesday October 13

Order books healthy but supply chain issues hitting outputRead More

Labourers left exposed to asbestos during shop refurb

Wednesday October 13

Workers at risk for weeks on shop refurbRead More

Morgan Sindall to start Canning Town 800-home scheme

Wednesday October 13

Phase one will see a 33 storey residential tower built at the Manor Road Quarter siteRead More

Deal to start 400-home West London build-to-rent scheme

Thursday October 14,

Grainger forward funds further phases at Merrick Place scheme in SouthallRead More

Green light for £300m Blackpool Central leisure park

Thursday October 14,

Construction of a 1,300 space multi-storey car park to clear way for large-scale developmentRead More

‘Carbon before capex’ cuts CO2 by two-thirds on school build

Thursday October 14,

Morgan Sindall-led project shows industry can meet carbon challenge with simple procurement rethinkRead More

Graphene enhanced concrete used in suspended floor pour

Thursday October 14,

First commercial use for quick drying, low emission ConcreteneRead More

Gallagher Group buys four Cemex ready-mix plants in Kent

Thursday October 14,

Kent construction group doubles ready-mix production capacityRead More

Bristol contractor stops work on sites

Thursday October 14,

Hartry Global Limited staff looking for new jobsRead More

Sisk to get new CEO as Steve Bowcott steps down

Thursday October 14,

Paul Brown to take on new role from JanuaryRead More

Supplies and skills shortages delay Midland Met hospital opening

Thursday October 14,

Balfour set to miss Midland Met hospital 2022 opening date Read More

Booming Winvic eyes near £1bn revenue next year

Friday October 15, 2

Firm forecasts near 50% revenue growth and targets main public infrastructure clientsRead More

Concrete, steel and glass buildings are ‘racist’

Friday October 15, 2

Green professor believes high-carbon buildings "morally indefensible"Read More

Mutiplex launches flexible working to attract more women to industry

Friday October 15, 2

Contractor brings in new ways of working for all 825 UK staffRead More

London council terminates United Living housing repairs deal

Friday October 15, 2

Morgan Sindall drafted in for £15m responsive repairs dealRead More

Crane operator electrocuted after striking power line

Friday October 15, 2

Court hears how worker was killed operating lorry mounted crane during materials deliveryRead More

Electrical engineer killed as car crashes into pavement job

Sunday October 17, 2

Second man seriously injured after vehicle careered off the road in Rochdale Read More

London councils set out £98bn plan to retrofit 3.8m homes

Monday October 18, 2

Councils call for more Government support in Retrofit London Housing Action PlanRead More

Vast earthworks job out to bid for £150m rail testing facility

Monday October 18, 2

3 million m³ of earth to be shifted at open cast site for Global Centre for Rail ExcellenceRead More

Former nmcn telecoms director joins HE Simm

Monday October 18, 2

Peter Lambert returns to M&E sector as commercial leaderRead More

Next phase of £650m Nottingham Island Quarter revised

Monday October 18, 2

Rethink builds in construction flexibility in face of material shortages and labour availabilityRead More

Ballymore puts in plans for major Royal Docks scheme

Monday October 18, 2

Construction could start in 2023 on 1,610 new homes on riverfront siteRead More

Pay deal ends strike threat by cement drivers

Monday October 18, 2

More than 200 Hanson HGV drivers win 6% pay rise Read More

Segro plans first urban six-storey industrial building

Monday October 18, 2

Innovative new industrial building includes two floors for car parkingRead More

Bellway targets £1.25bn profit over next two years

Tuesday October 19,

Material and labour shortages hamper plans to ramp-up construction levelsRead More

Furious nmcn subbies left holding £60m in unpaid bills

Tuesday October 19,

Suppliers believe they were "strung along" by nmcn managementRead More

Foreign investors to pump £10bn into UK green infrastructure

Tuesday October 19,

Wind farms, green warehouses and sustainable homes make up sustainable infrastructure spendRead More

Ringway to replace Kier on Surrey roads deal worth up to £2.5bn

Tuesday October 19,

Massive maintenance contract could last up to 21 yearsRead More

Three in race for latest £500m HS2 contract

Wednesday October 20

Shortlist confirmed for 36 mile section connecting the West Midlands and CreweRead More

Battle starts for £600m YORbuild minor works deal

Wednesday October 20

Third generation framework to emphasise offsite and net zero capabilityRead More

JCB targets first hydrogen diggers by end of 2022

Wednesday October 20

Plant giant is investing £100m in developing super-efficient hydrogen enginesRead More

House builders and public bodies get biggest CITB training grants

Wednesday October 20

Housing giants and councils among biggest beneficiariesRead More

BAM Nuttall names new major projects MD

Wednesday October 20

Richard Prime promoted to fill role vacated by Ian Parish who is now Interim MDRead More

Offsite Homes Alliance courts firms for £4bn MMC framework

Wednesday October 20

Alliance of social landlords in the North aims to build 10,000 offsite homes per year.Read More

Keltbray appoints new director to head-up HS2 contracts

Wednesday October 20

Former Carillion and Network Rail director Neil Lindley to lead HS2 worksRead More

ISG clinches £21m National Cycling Centre upgrade

Wednesday October 20

Manchester velodrome set for major refit and green upgradeRead More

End of timber shortages in sight

Thursday October 21,

Softwood imports catch up with demand but delivery problems persistRead More

Sheffield Hallam University’s £220m city campus gets nod

Thursday October 21,

BAM to start work early next year in first education pain-gain share allianceRead More

London and North West labour rates rise for third month

Thursday October 21,

Two regions becoming fresh pinch points for labourRead More

Mace chair Pycroft to stand down

Thursday October 21,

Industry veteran calls it a day after nearly 30 years at MaceRead More

Vinci seals £77m Bristol student accommodation job

Thursday October 21,

Work to start next month on one of largest Passivhaus certified schems in the UK Read More

Naive QSs storing up trouble in chase for lowest bids

Thursday October 21,

Subcontractors say tendering for jobs at the moment is like the "Wild West"Read More

Accountant being investigated over nmcn audit

Thursday October 21,

Regulator launches probe into 2019 accounts which showed healthy profitRead More

Murphy trials AI warning cameras at site danger zones

Friday October 22, 2

Smart camera warning system picks up incorrect PPE and workers at riskRead More

HS2 downsizes Euston station to save costs

Friday October 22, 2

Shift from 11 to 10 platforms allows station to be built in one stage rather than twoRead More

£35m Nottingham art school gets green light

Friday October 22, 2

Work will start early next year on the nine-storey blockRead More

Liverpool student block developer goes under

Friday October 22, 2

Subbies owed millions as Mount Group Student Natex goes into administrationRead More

New home starts slump 27% amid labour and materials crisis

Sunday October 24, 2

Third quarter new housing registrations show shift away from apartment livingRead More

Cladding panels “dislodged” from McAlpine hotel job

Monday October 25, 2

Roads closed around £540m Victoria square developmentRead More

£1.7bn Blue Eden project refloats Swansea tidal energy plan

Monday October 25, 2

Vast energy park plan for Swansea waterfront with 150 floating homesRead More

Chancellor to detail £7bn spending pledge for local transport

Monday October 25, 2

Around £1.5bn will be new cash for Midlands and Northern metro mayorsRead More

Weston Homes plans £100m London flats scheme

Monday October 25, 2

Firm will build 254 flat at former Dylon factory in SydenhamRead More

Tolent boss to leave as losses hit £8.3m

Monday October 25, 2

Closure of Southern business two years ago continues to hit bottom lineRead More

Glencar bags 780,000 sq ft Coventry logistics park

Monday October 25, 2

Expanding St Albans contractor clinches big job for Bericote PropertiesRead More

Domis set for Salford tower for upwardly-mobile

Monday October 25, 2

30-floor Clippers Quay tower rises from lower co-living studios to luxury penthouse livingRead More

New finance model to spur next nuclear power plant builds

Tuesday October 26,

Government acts to put nuclear power station build programme back on trackRead More

Costain poaches new digital chief from Microsoft

Tuesday October 26,

Microsoft digital business transformation chief Matthew Higham joins in DecemberRead More

O’Keefe lands £8m brace of contracts after CVA

Tuesday October 26,

Civils specialist winning regular work after striking deal with creditorsRead More

Castleoak goes under with loss of more than 100 jobs

Tuesday October 26,

Subcontractors seething as care homes specialist goes downRead More

HS2 under fire for use of non-UK approved imported rebar

Tuesday October 26,

HS2 claims French fabricator called in because UK rebar firms could not fulfil orderRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £14.5m Luton hospital extension

Tuesday October 26,

Work starts on new hospital entrance and CT scanning departmentRead More

Builders trade body wants to “deconstruct” CITB

Tuesday October 26,

NFB wants skills body replaced because it "cannot deliver on its core mission"Read More

Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick MD departs

Wednesday October 27

Simon Lafferty rumoured to be heading to another M&E contractorRead More

Castleoak was taking on staff seven days before going under

Wednesday October 27

Collapsed developer and builder employed new supply chain head one week before administrationRead More

Barhale wins £9m south London trunk main

Wednesday October 27

4km water main to be installed between Crooms Hill and the Greenwich PeninsularRead More

Henry bags £25m RC frame deal for Barratt London

Tuesday October 26,

Barratt plans 1,500 homes at former Nestle factory site in HayesRead More

Go-ahead for 22,000-seat Southend FC stadium

Tuesday October 26,

Worked hoped to start subject to final Government approval early next yearRead More

Chancellor levels up with extra spending boost

Wednesday October 27

Sunak commits to maintaining infrastructure revolutionRead More

Regional levelling-up projects – full list

Wednesday October 27

£5.7bn regional transport settlements and £1.7bn Levelling Up Fund allocationsRead More

Create Construction goes into administration

Thursday October 28,

£93m-turnover contractor sunk by the impact of the pandemicRead More

London 21-storey Fleet Street landmark offices approved

Wednesday October 27

Former Daily Express building to be redeveloped as 660,000 sq ft officesRead More

Contractors primed for fresh wave of price increases

Thursday October 28,

Energy costs to drive big heavyside price increases as logistics issues persist into next yearRead More

Muse wins green light for £30m Bradford office scheme

Thursday October 28,

Work to start on landmark One City Park in Bradford next SpringRead More

Covid impact plunges NG Bailey to £10m operating loss

Thursday October 28,

Firm enters centenary year optimistic about the outlook with £1.2bn order bookRead More

Sisk wins £68m Leeds twin resi towers

Thursday October 28,

Works starts on Lattitude Purple scheme at former Monkbridge Iron and Steelworks siteRead More

Plans in for major overhaul of Surrey pharma campus

Thursday October 28,

New three storey glulam building at heart of campus revampRead More

Crossrail told to wrap-up expensive Tier 1 contracts

Friday October 29, 2

Spending watchdog MPs warn of lack of certainty over when or what service will run on CrossrailRead More

Cambridge science park major expansion approved

Friday October 29, 2

170,000 sq ft of R&D and office buildings approvedRead More

HS2 dig unearths “astounding” Roman statues

Friday October 29, 2

Archaeologists working with groundworks team make incredible findRead More

Surgo Construction slips into red

Thursday October 28,

North East builder revenue slumps 40% to around £13mRead More

Industry to be hit with 16% cement price hike

Monday November 01,

Producers set out plan for big price jump taking 12 month rise to over 30%Read More

London property giant Landsec to buy rival U+I for £190m

Monday November 01,

London developer will speed up three major U+I schemesRead More

Mass brawl breaks out on London site

Monday November 01,

JB Structures investigates concrete crew punch-up on McAleer & Rushe job: VideoRead More

Mitie buys electrical contractor Rock

Monday November 01,

Mitie looking to expand in electric car charging connections marketRead More

Willmott Dixon starts £38m Brentford housing job

Monday November 01,

Builder picked through Genesis framework for west London projectRead More

Suspended jail sentence for scaffold boss after forklift death

Monday November 01,

Court hands out ten week suspended prison sentence to managing directorRead More

Grant Thornton fined £1.3m for Interserve audits

Monday November 01,

Financial watchdog hands down fines over audits before company went into administrationRead More

Go-ahead for £20m Edinburgh brewery

Monday November 01,

Brewer Innis & Gunn still to set start date for first City brewery in 150 yearsRead More

Bidding starts for £600m animal science estate deal

Monday November 01,

Engineering Delivery Framework will come into operation from next SeptemberRead More

Go-ahead for £40m West Cumberland hospital phase 2

Tuesday November 02,

Graham Construction will start work early next year on extensionRead More

HS2 subbies have to sign up for diversity and inclusion training

Tuesday November 02,

Tier 1 firms leading way as Mace/Dragados LGBT+ trained allies wear stickers on hard hatsRead More

MPs call for 5-year pause on Smart motorway programme

Tuesday November 02,

MPs call for moratorium and probe by Office of Rail and Road into all-lane running safetyRead More

Race starts for £1.6bn NHS construction consultants deal

Tuesday November 02,

More than 200 firms face fight to retain places on third-generation NHS frameworkRead More

Wildgoose Construction heading for administration

Wednesday November 0

Staff say they were informed late on Monday the firm would cease tradingRead More

Morgan Sindall surging ahead as order book hits £8.9bn

Wednesday November 0

Construction margins set to hit 3% and top 3.5% in infrastructureRead More

Landsec buys Salford’s MediaCity for further expansion

Wednesday November 0

Developer to complete remaining £750m phase two planRead More

Developer finally wins planning for Ealing resi towers

Wednesday November 0

Henry Construction will start work next summer for Southern GroveRead More

Newcomer contractor Real raids Wates for directors

Wednesday November 0

Housing contractor set up by Wates former resi MD lures in former colleaguesRead More

BAM wins £30m net zero pathfinder college

Wednesday November 0

Project to set the bar for a new wave of green schoolsRead More

Robinson buys collapsed Castleoak offsite division

Wednesday November 0

Castleoak care homes division liquidated with loss of 69 jobsRead More

Ibstock to build £50m brick slip factory

Wednesday November 0

Brickmaker sets up new agile business to target cladding and modular marketsRead More

Price hikes and shortages shoot Wildgoose down

Thursday November 04

46 jobs go as 125-year-old family-owned contractor placed in administrationRead More

Galliford Try go-ahead for landmark Cardiff tower

Thursday November 04

Work will start next year on 30-storey build to rent projectRead More

Clegg management trio sell 51% stake to employee trust

Thursday November 04

Three directors sell majority stake in Notts contractor to staff trustRead More

Construction “powers ahead” as supply shortages ease

Thursday November 04

"The worst phase of the supply crunch may have passed" report buyersRead More

Green light for £130m Wigan shopping centre redevelopment

Thursday November 04

Work to start on Galleries 25 scheme early next yearRead More

Wates signs pre-construction deal on British Library archive

Thursday November 04

Contractor has 45 weeks to work-up and cost designs for giant airtight archive in West YorkshireRead More

Concrete worker killed by exploding tyre

Thursday November 04

Court hears how agency worker died inflating the tyre of an articulated wheel loaderRead More

Hunt starts for developer for £1bn Edinburgh BioQuarter

Thursday November 04

Health innovation district expected to see £600m investment in constructionRead More

Former Carillion finance director joins Speller Metcalfe

Thursday November 04

Regional contractor confirms Judith Lewis as new finance bossRead More

McLaren poised for £100m Amazon “spy centre”

Friday November 05,

UK spy agencies to host classified material in new "James Bond" buildingRead More

United Living buys telecoms infrastructure business

Friday November 05,

£28m turnover Great British Communications is a key player in the G5 roll outRead More

Bathroom pod specialist OEP goes into administration

Friday November 05,

Modular specialist was hoping to hit £18m turnover before pandemicRead More

Barhale bags deal to keep sewage pumping in East London

Friday November 05,

Work to start next year on £10m power resilience scheme Read More

£36m Sunderland Eye Hospital gets green light

Monday November 08,

A preferred contractor is expected be announced shortlyRead More

Steel prices jump for seventh time this year

Monday November 08,

British Steel to curb output at section mills as production costs soarRead More

Southern Rail starts hunt for £4.3bn civils partner

Monday November 08,

Selected building & civils, and electrification and plant partner will work in collaboration for 10 yearsRead More

Inland Homes strikes council deal to start £43.5m site

Monday November 08,

Piling work to start next April on latest phase of Bournemouth regen siteRead More

B&K wins £20m Nottingham Trent Art school job

Sunday November 07,

Work to start early next year on Shakespeare Street school of art and designRead More

NG Bailey engineering MD steps down after 41 years

Monday November 08,

Mike Darlington worked his way up after joining as an apprentice electrician in 1980Read More

JJ Rhatigan wins £115m Maidenhead build to rent job

Sunday November 07,

Irish contractor JJ Rhatigan expands in UK build to rent sectorRead More

Race starts for £1.1bn Pagabo demolition framework

Monday November 08,

Demolition and land preparation framework split into region lots to encourage SMEsRead More

Bouygues buys Engie Regeneration in Equans deal

Monday November 08,

French conglomerate merger will also create a major energy services contractor in the UKRead More

Vistry sees materials shortages ease but warns on labour

Tuesday November 09,

Vistry predicts cost inflation to hold at 4-5% next year as labour inflation risesRead More

Complete Utilities suspends trading

Tuesday November 09,

Infrastructure specialist was working on major cable laying contract across Gloucestershire and HerefordshireRead More

Barry McNicholas to leave Kier

Tuesday November 09,

Scion parts ways with contractorRead More

Arup quits fossil fuel-related project work

Tuesday November 09,

Consultant also commits to recording lifecycle carbon emission data on all future projectsRead More

Graham seals £36m Sheffield build to rent tower

Tuesday November 09,

Work to start on final phase of the Well Meadow regeneration schemeRead More

Network Rail western renewals firm goes under

Wednesday November 1

R&W Rail ceases trading after short-lived rise to tier 1 status in rail sectorRead More

Winvic tops contracts league with big shed orders

Wednesday November 1

Industrial orders drive October top rankingsRead More

Subcontractors still waiting too long for VAT repayments

Wednesday November 1

HMRC under fire for holding-on to cash as new system continues to cause problems Read More

Cementation Skanska switches all large-scale plant to bio-fuel

Wednesday November 1

Piling contractor commits to Green D+ fuel after big HS2 site trialRead More

BAM first to join industry pallet reuse scheme to cut waste

Wednesday November 1

Distinctive green pallets are recovered, repaired and sent to suppliers for reuseRead More

Muse set to start £50m Blackpool civil service building

Wednesday November 1

Talbot Gateway phase 3 building to be regional hub for Department for Work and PensionsRead More

Tilbury Douglas hires Nmcn’s former procurement boss

Thursday November 11

Jamie Swanston appointed procurement chief at Tilbury DouglasRead More

Osborne Chief Executive steps down

Thursday November 11

Andy Steele to leave after overseeing restructure as industry veteran Dave Smith takes his placeRead More

£300m South Humber energy from waste plant approved

Thursday November 11

Work to start early next year sustaining 600 construction jobsRead More

Construction output clicks back into growth but orders soften

Thursday November 11

Construction output price inflation highest on recordRead More

Plan in for stepped 27-floor Manchester resi block

Thursday November 11

Plans submitted for 300 flats in landmark building at Renaissance hotel site on Deansgate.Read More

Roofer fractures neck in six metre fall

Thursday November 11

Court hears how contractor decided not to use safety netsRead More

Torus gets green light for £30m Liverpool scheme

Wednesday November 1

Developer will pick contractor from six-strong frameworkRead More

Mystery pre-pack buyer saves 68 jobs at Robinson Structures

Thursday November 11

Buyer of Derby steelwork contractor assets remains anonymousRead More

Gove tramples on London Tulip tower plan

Thursday November 11

Tower rejected over carbon and design concernsRead More

Apprentice decorator blinded by PVC hoarding

Friday November 12,

Court hears safety eyewear was not made mandatory on siteRead More

McGee wins landmark Covent Garden office job

Friday November 12,

BAM, Lendlease and McAlpine in hunt for The Acre main contractRead More

Major logistics hub at Lancashire former colliery approved

Friday November 12,

Newton-le-Willows scheme will involve £38m link road to M6Read More

Willmott Dixon gets start date for £29m special needs school

Friday November 12,

Work will start on net-zero carbon school in Wiltshire in FebruaryRead More

HS Simm names new MD for engineering arm in the south

Sunday November 14,

Marcus Wallis aims to grow the business in London and the southRead More

B&K revealed as mystery buyer for failed Robinson Structures

Monday November 15,

Newly-formed B&K Hybrid Solutions to operate from former Robinson Structures HQRead More

Major steelwork firm warns project delays will hit profits

Monday November 15,

Billington warns labour and materials constraints have delayed project completionsRead More

Vistry poised to start 439-homes site near Northampton

Monday November 15,

House builder gears-up for start on site to create new communityRead More

Bid race starts for £600m northern ethical busines framework

Monday November 15,

Building and civils framework will operate across Wales, North West and Yorks & HumbsRead More

90 jobs axed as Scottish M&E firm collapses

Monday November 15,

WMQ Building Services sparks out after being hit by pandemic and materials shortagesRead More

Galliford Try raids rivals for key highways appointments

Monday November 15,

Alison Chippington joins from Morgan Sindall and Ondrej Humplik from Balfour BeattyRead More

Former Bowmer & Kirkland chairman dies

Monday November 15,

John N Kirkland OBE was chairman of the privately owned contractor for 43 yearsRead More

Landsec to spend £135m to decarbonise its estate

Tuesday November 16,

Developer unveils nine-year plan to retrofit existing buildings Read More

Green schemes to be focus of infrastructure spending

Tuesday November 16,

Advisors at NIC start compiling key report to shape spending areas for coming decadesRead More

Amey fined £600k after excavator overturns on rail job

Tuesday November 16,

Court hears how on-board safety systems were disabled after sounding overload alarmRead More

HS2 hails big carbon saving on UK’s longest rail bridge

Tuesday November 16,

Align JV slashes embedded carbon by 28% on Colne Valley ViaductRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £21m West Sussex fire station

Tuesday November 16,

Work to start soon on Horsham fire station and training facilityRead More

Waste specialist buys water contractor Glan Agua

Tuesday November 16,

BHSL will double turnover with deal to acquire water businessRead More

Green light for 24-storey London city office tower

Wednesday November 1

Seventh office tower approved for Square Mile this yearRead More

Kier wins £34m Sunderland eye infirmary

Wednesday November 1

Work could start next spring on Vaux West site after firm named preferred bidderRead More

NW building firm boss sells employee ownership

Wednesday November 1

J Greenwood (Builders) sold to 50-staff employee ownership trustRead More

Contractor loses appeal over aggregates that “turned to slurry”

Wednesday November 1

Readie Construction in payment row over materials on warehouse jobRead More

Costain hires new Natural Resources MD

Tuesday November 16,

Sam White replaces Maxine Mayhew who is moving on after four yearsRead More

Plans in for next 1,600-home phase of East London estate

Wednesday November 1

Work to start on next major phase of Poplar estate rebuild in 2022Read More

Henry Boot starts on £80m York Cocoa Works site

Wednesday November 1

Contractor to refurbish historic Rowntree factory as part of city centre schemeRead More

Site security guard froze to death on Scottish windfarm job

Wednesday November 1

Court hears how 74-year-old guard died in freezing conditions after heater failed in hut and snow cut off roadRead More

Notting Hill Genesis seeks firms for £1.2bn building safety deal

Wednesday November 1

Specialists wanted for cladding, fire safety and wider building envelop worksRead More

Morgan Sindall wins £50m Hertfordshire Uni science block

Wednesday November 1

Work to start shortly on new School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science.Read More

Boris scraps HS2 “grindingly slow to build” Leeds leg

Thursday November 18

Prime Minister promises new plans will speed-up rail improvements across regionRead More

First trio of major build deals signed for London Canada Water

Thursday November 18

British Land awards phase 1 contracts to Wates, Mace and McAleer & RusheRead More

Wates poaches Balfour ‘Beyond Net Zero’ chief

Thursday November 18

Bekir Andrews to drive Wates towards ambitious 2025 environmental targetRead More

Northern routes and HS2 scaled back in latest Tory rail plan

Thursday November 18

"Biggest ever investment" cuts HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail spending to £96bn from original £185bnRead More

Steelwork firm Robinson collapsed owing £8.6m

Friday November 19,

Trade creditors have been left nearly £2.5m out of pocketRead More

Winners imminent for £7bn schools framework

Friday November 19,

Government set to confirm winners of mega construction dealRead More

Mace names new industrial and nuclear sector chiefs

Friday November 19,

Mace Consult strengthens team in target growth marketsRead More

Enabling works start for £65m Carlisle Southern Link Road

Friday November 19,

Morgan Sindall starts to mobilse for 8km road projectRead More

Construction materials cost increases hit 40-year high

Friday November 19,

Steel and timber soar quickest with rises set to continue next yearRead More

London office starts rise as confidence returns

Monday November 22,

Rise in speculative projects drives construction startsRead More

Builders slam plans for electric car chargers in all new homes

Monday November 22,

Construction firms will foot the bill while electricity companies make the profitsRead More

£610m finance deal for Moda build-to-rent housing

Monday November 22,

£1.7bn Moda project pipeline targets Birmingham, Brighton & Hove and LondonRead More

Carillion liquidator files £1bn claim against accountants

Monday November 22,

Official Receiver in latest move to try and raise more cash for creditorsRead More

Road firms readied for £300m Wiltshire highways upkeep

Monday November 22,

Wiltshire Council is planning a bidders day for next highways maintenance term contractRead More

Product testing mess to intensify site materials shortages

Monday November 22,

Building work on 150,000 homes could be delayed unless Government acts nowRead More

Private investor snaps up modular schools builder

Monday November 22,

HLD buys Wakefield-based Thurston Group which employs over 250 staff Read More

Plans in for Manchester Red Bank enabling works

Tuesday November 23,

Council plans to spend £51m preparing way for up to 5,500 homes on old railway sidingsRead More

GMI names head for new North East business

Tuesday November 23,

GMI completes build-up of new north east team for regional expansion driveRead More

Expanded starts work on giant HS2 station box

Tuesday November 23,

Construction will see 690,000 cubic metres of clay removed Read More

Kier set for £32m Bournemouth council flats job

Tuesday November 23,

Work to start next year on four blocks of flats rising to 10 storeysRead More

Severfield rises with record orders after strong first half

Tuesday November 23,

Orders soar to nearly £400m after Everton stadium award, shed and HS2 winsRead More

Triton bags biggest shed job yet

Tuesday November 23,

Firm eyes big shed delivery market after Stakehill 185 winsRead More

Driver crushed between vehicles at builder’s merchant

Tuesday November 23,

Company fined £180,000 after court hears banksman had left yard areaRead More

Miller Homes fined £200,000 for polluting dyke

Wednesday November 2

Court hears details of second incident at same Huddersfield siteRead More

Quinn Infrastructure staff looking for new jobs

Wednesday November 2

Rail M&E specialist contractor stops work on sitesRead More

Farrans to build £30m rotating Glasgow footbridge

Wednesday November 2

Steel price rises blamed for 40% jump in rotating bridge costRead More

Brickability buys renewable energy specialist

Wednesday November 2

Materials distributor buys new housing green energy specialistRead More

RSK swoops for Yorkshire surveying specialist

Wednesday November 2

Infrastructure surveying specialist Centara employs 60 staffRead More

Former Amey director takes reins at renamed SSE Contracting

Wednesday November 2

Zak Houlahan to lead Enerveo from DecemberRead More

Bouygues wins £30m Swansea zero carbon office

Wednesday November 2

Firm to break ground in coming weeks on The Kingsway projectRead More

Sisk names new UK framework director

Wednesday November 2

Rebecca Hartshorn to take on Scape framework developmentRead More

HS2 pioneers first ‘box-slide’ bridge over motorway

Thursday November 25

BBV will start initial site preparation over the Christmas holiday periodRead More

Sellafield names £250m HVAC key delivery partners

Thursday November 25

Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick and EJ Parker Technical Services take first integrated team dealRead More

Ray O’Rourke to step down from Group Chief Executive role

Thursday November 25

New CEO Seamus French to join from mining giant Anglo AmericanRead More

TClarke on track for £500m revenue target

Thursday November 25

Orders surge to £525m setting fresh record for M&E specialistRead More

Northern contractors still reeling from rail cancellations

Thursday November 25

Firms fear "economic black hole which will have a huge impact on regional SME contractors"Read More

Go-ahead for McAlpine’s £43m Edinburgh concert hall job

Thursday November 25

Work to start next year on first concert venue in Edinburgh for over 100 yearsRead More

Plans in for £60m Stoke goods yard quarter

Thursday November 25

Bowmer & Kirkland are working on the scheme under a pre-construction agreementRead More

Ex-Laing O’Rourke boss to head rejigged BAM UK business

Friday November 26,

BAM names new chief for combined UK and Ireland businesses in growth pushRead More

Robertson submits £150m Cardiff Arena plan

Thursday November 25

Arena work to start next Autumn with wider Atlantic Wharf regen scheme to follow Read More

Rocks smash site huts as quarry blast goes wrong

Friday November 26,

Breedon Trading Ltd fined £300,000 after court hears worker was forced to run for coverRead More

Cut-price home builds quadruple maintenance cost

Friday November 26,

Mount Anvil study attempts to quantify link between Capex and Opex costsRead More

Massive Stewart Milne development goes into administration

Friday November 26,

Countesswells new town now in hands of administratorsRead More

Leeds £270m Lisbon Square towers approved

Sunday November 28,

Work to start in the Spring on Lison Square residential and office schemeRead More

Race starts for £2.5bn Ministry of Justice framework

Monday November 29,

Frameworks cover projects up to £30m and are divided into regional lotsRead More

London Uni submits North Acton high-rise tower cluster plan

Monday November 29,

Plans in for eight buildings ranging between 6-32 storeys in North ActonRead More

Galliard forms new partnership to build 850 homes

Monday November 29,

Work to start on £300m Brimingham and Ipswich developments by next springRead More

Engineers battle to repair power network after Storm Arwen

Monday November 29,

Large sections of overhead power lines need to be rebuilt after "worst damage for 20 years"Read More

Green light for £65m canalside scheme in Wolverhamption

Monday November 29,

Construction to start next summer on transformation of brownfield siteRead More

Bouygues bags latest phase of Portobello Square regen

Monday November 29,

Construction to start next summer on North Kensington siteRead More

VolkerFitzpatrick wins £26m DIRFT sheds

Monday November 29,

Firm has delivered several projects at the Daventry International Rail Terminal over 11 yearsRead More

Countryside Properties sets aside £41m for recladding

Tuesday November 30,

Progress made towards becoming 100% focused lower risk Partnerships businessRead More

HS2 Euston team to get architect-designed site huts

Tuesday November 30,

Up to 2,500 workers and 150 students could be using the welfare facility on a daily basis Read More

BAM pairing takes £26m Sunderland train station

Tuesday November 30,

Demolition work will start next year on first phase southern entrance areaRead More

Osborne wins £21m London City grade II interior refurb

Monday November 29,

Work to start in the New Year on 84 Moorgate upgradeRead More

Firms readied for £1.3bn highways surfacing framework

Tuesday November 30,

Second supplier day to be held on 2 December ahead of March tender inviteRead More

£11m in extra brownfield grants awarded – list

Tuesday November 30,

Twenty-three sites receive brownfield funding in second tranche of grantsRead More

GMI lands £30m helicopter logistic hub

Tuesday November 30,

Building work starts on Yeovil hub for manufacturer LeonardoRead More

VAT dodging electrician banned for five years

Tuesday November 30,

Company director barred after Insolvency Service probeRead More

Wates wins contract for underground houses

Tuesday November 30,

Construction to start next year on earth sheltered homes in Battle, East SussexRead More

26 firms win £7bn school building framework

Tuesday November 30,

B&K, Willmott Dixon, BAM, Kier and Wates chalk up both northern and southern major project lotsRead More

Balfour Beatty launches neurodiverse site cabins

Wednesday December 0

Cabins adapted for visually impaired and light-sensitive builders will become standard on Balfour sitesRead More

Scottish house builder buys rival for £56m

Wednesday December 0

Springfield buys Tulloch Homes to expand presence in the HighlandsRead More

Race starts for £200m M5 Junction 10 Improvements

Thursday December 02

Cheltenham junction upgrade will see new roundabout built above the motorwayRead More

New boss at Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick

Thursday December 02

Will Smith joins from consultant CumminsRead More

Contractors battle Storm Arwen to replace rail bridge

Thursday December 02

BAM Nuttall, Atkins Mouchel Joint Venture successfully completes marathon 78-hour installationRead More

Bids called for £835m South London council estate upgrade

Thursday December 02

London Borough of Southwark is on the hunt for four firms to deliver housing estate upgradesRead More

Willmott Dixon to build £21m net zero Preston school

Thursday December 02

Tarleton Academy will be net zero in operationRead More

Veteran pair leave Currie & Brown

Thursday December 02

End of an era as David Broomer and Euan McEwan retireRead More

HS2 launches first Midlands TBM

Thursday December 02

BBV launches Dorothy on first one-mile long bore in WarwickshireRead More

Construction slavery gang busted – five convicted

Thursday December 02

Romanian victims were promised £50 a day to work on site but were saddled with false debtsRead More

Trio shortlisted for third £115m A9 dualling project

Thursday December 02

Balfour, Graham and Wills Bros in chase for 9.6km Tomatin to Moy duallingRead More

Plan for £2bn Edinburgh West Town

Thursday December 02

7,000 homes plan for 200-acre site in West EdinburghRead More

Morgan Sindall starts £31m Leeds resi scheme

Thursday December 02

Work starts on 16-storey stepped Springwell Gardens apartment blockRead More

New chief named for O’Connor Utilities group

Friday December 03,

Michael Hughes was formely chief financial officer at Issa brothers owned EG GroupRead More

Multiplex aims for woman-led teams at one in 10 projects

Friday December 03,

Social equity manifesto to tackle lack of female leadership, excessive hours and slow paymentsRead More

Energy prices to drive second wave of materials cost hikes

Monday December 06,

Arcadis predicts further bricks, glass, cement and concrete price hikes in 2022Read More

Go-ahead for £180m Milton Keynes tower scheme

Monday December 06,

Worl set to start next year on central Milton Keynes landmark schemeRead More

Builder jailed after demolishing wall on colleague

Monday December 06,

Court imposes prison sentence for gross negligence manslaughterRead More

Union officials face new probe into blacklist collusion

Monday December 06,

Unite gathering evidence evidence for QC-led inquiryRead More

University to offer courses in concrete road repairs

Monday December 06,

New generation needed as 60% of concrete specialists set to retire in next ten yearsRead More

Government plan to ban poorly performing firms advances

Monday December 06,

Firms with a track record of poor delivery, fraud or corruption will be blocked from winning public contractsRead More

Construction output shows fastest rise in four months

Monday December 06,

Commercial sector leads the way as buyers report strong industry rebound in November Read More

Fit-out firm BW forecasts return to growth next year

Monday December 06,

South east contractor predicts workload recovery next yearRead More

Balfour to start A40 upgrade after £35m funding deal

Tuesday December 07,

Giant park and ride scheme to ease congestion in OxfordshireRead More

York Cocoa West 300-home scheme approved

Tuesday December 07,

Work to start early next year at site next to former Rowntree factoryRead More

SMEs dominate £650m northern housing upkeep framework

Monday December 06,

37 firms picked for En Procure social housing upkeep dealRead More

HSE swoop finds litany of safety failures on major Liverpool site

Tuesday December 07,

Inspectors find dirty welfare cabins, damaged cables and lack of fire extinguishers despite previous warningsRead More

Firms sounded out for rebid of £250m London hospital

Tuesday December 07,

Tenders to be invited in March for Evelina London Children’s Hospital extension.Read More

Esh Construction lands record housing contract

Tuesday December 07,

Work to start next year on building new £26m community in NorthumberlandRead More

Taylor Wimpey CEO Pete Redfern to step down

Wednesday December 0

House builder looking for new leader as Redfern calls it a day after 14 years at the helmRead More

Booming Berkeley has 11,000 people working on its sites

Wednesday December 0

House builder sees pre-tax profit hit £290.7m with bottom line set to grow by 5% a yearRead More

Plans in for 2m sq ft Ilkeston warehouse park

Wednesday December 0

200-acre former Stanton Ironworks site in Derbyshire to be redevelopedRead More

Winners of £5.2bn resi Southern Construction Framework

Wednesday December 0

Graham, United Living, Vistry, Wates, Willmott Dixon feature in new line-upRead More

Caddick seals deal for Leeds YoYo next phase

Wednesday December 0

Two new blocks will deliver over 330 build to rent homes around new squareRead More

BAM and Morrison land pair of Scottish school jobs

Thursday December 09

Construction to start next year on schemes for Scottish Borders CouncilRead More

Big five modular builders form trade body

Thursday December 09

TopHat, Urban Splash, Ilke Homes, Laing O’Rourke and L&G Modular to act as the voice for modular housingRead More

Tolent to start £50m Brett Wharf site in Gateshead

Thursday December 09

Remediation work starts at old Brett Oils site for spring 2022 building startRead More

Renew posts record results as margin tops 6.5%

Thursday December 09

Renew set for further strong growth next year on record order book of £749mRead More

Glow-in-the-dark concrete used on first commercial scheme

Thursday December 09

Tarmac supplies Glass Yard development in Chesterfield with luminescent concrete for walkwaysRead More

CR Construction wins trio of Manchester towers

Thursday December 09

Hong Kong contractor appointed by developer Far East Consortium at Victoria RiversideRead More

McAlpine wins major Reading Station Hill office scheme

Thursday December 09

Preparatory work is underway for 275,000 sq ft One Station Hill office blockRead More

Kier tops November contracts league

Friday December 10,

Winvic, ISG and BAM in final tussle for 2021 top rankingRead More

BAM to start £300m Gateshead arena

Friday December 10,

BAM replaces McAlpine on Newcastle Gateshead Quays jobRead More

Construction site labour rates hit all time high in London

Friday December 10,

Average weekly pay for trades in the capital edges towards £1000Read More

Labour shortages blamed for 1.8% construction output drop

Friday December 10,

Labour shortages blamed for biggest fall in activity since pandemic hitRead More

Keltbray raids Skanska Cementation for piling boss

Monday December 13,

Paul Wiltcher takes operation director role at Keltbray PilingRead More

London Square deal for three new towers at Nine Elms Park

Monday December 13,

Developer launches build-to-rent division and links-up with Moda Living on trio of new towersRead More

Hill gets nod for 420-home East Cambridge phase 2

Monday December 13,

Work to start on Marleigh development early next yearRead More

Eutopia Homes lands deal for Gloucester £70m resi scheme

Monday December 13,

Network Rail sells 8-acre site for up to 300 homes next to stationRead More

Problem gas station contract to cost Costain up to £53.5m

Monday December 13,

Adjudication decisions returned in long running contract rowRead More

Sellar in talks for next £1.5bn London station project

Monday December 13,

Network Rail and Sellar in talks around 1m sq ft Liverpool Street Station schemeRead More

14-storey tower built in record time by offsite specialist

Monday December 13,

British Offsite tops-out £53m scheme after "just a few months"Read More

Contractor sentenced after asbestos toilet blunder

Monday December 13,

Member of the public raises alarm during demolition work in east London parkRead More

Crackdown starts on pandemic self employment fraud

Monday December 13,

£510m set aside for major crackdown on benefit and self-employment fraud. Read More

Green light for £80m Merseyside station

Monday December 13,

Construction of new Kirkby railway station to start in JanuaryRead More

£200m UK Hollywood film studio complex gets go-ahead

Tuesday December 14,

Construction to start immediately on 18 studio complex, near ReadingRead More

Shed specialist Glencar raises order book to £300m

Tuesday December 14,

St Albans industrial and logistics contractor sees annualised revenue jump 66% to £160mRead More

Strucktor lands fit-out package from Ardmore at £111m Whiteleys site

Tuesday December 14,

Mechanical engineering specialist continues its five-year relationship with main contractorRead More

Scape puts firms on alert for £4bn net zero civils deal

Tuesday December 14,

January bidders day for third generation civil engineering framework Read More

Berkeley starts picking team for Plumstead regen scheme

Tuesday December 14,

First specialists on board for transformation of former home of Arsenal FCRead More

Record-breaking TBM on way to Silvertown Tunnel

Wednesday December 1

Big diameter TBM being shipped in pieces from Germany for Spring launchRead More

£200m London Holborn Viaduct offices approved

Wednesday December 1

Royal London Asset Management scheme is eighth major office scheme to gain planning in the Square Mile this yearRead More

Housing giants face council fury over delays to promised school

Wednesday December 1

Waterfront Consortium accused of delaying non-housing elements of major mixed-use schemeRead More

Government pumps cash into £93m Aston Expressway repairs

Wednesday December 1

Work to start next year on 5-year Tame Valley Viaduct strengthening projectRead More

Breyer headhunts United Living COO

Wednesday December 1

Daren Moseley takes over day-to-day running of Essex-based social housing specialistRead More

Ibstock fined £530,000 after worker loses hand

Wednesday December 1

Court hears how victim was dragged into lathe after cleaning cloth became entangled in machineRead More

Peel sets out vast Chatham Docks regen plan

Thursday December 16

Plan for 3,600 homes and 1m sq ft of workspace at 90 acre riverside site in KentRead More

Keltbray wins two more tunnel HS2 shafts

Thursday December 16

Align JV awards engineering contractor further £12m ventilation shaft packageRead More

£100m landmark Portsmouth Uni project approved

Thursday December 16

Work to start on flagship 12-storey academic building in the SpringRead More

JCB workers get £750 Christmas bonus

Thursday December 16

Festive boost for 6,000 staff after record year at machinery giantRead More

New skills centre in Birmingham to train workforce of the future

Thursday December 16

University College Birmingham working with Tilbury Douglas on new Engineering and Sustainable Construction CentreRead More

Wates confirmed winner of £450m car battery gigafactory

Thursday December 16

Contractor will work with Turner & Townsend creating at Sunderland siteRead More

Greystar JV targets London for £1.8bn build to rent homes push

Thursday December 16

Battersea project to kick-start major building programme of private rental homesRead More

Gove declares war on construction companies

Thursday December 16

Michael Gove is Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and CommunitiesRead More

Renaker submits plan for Manchester tower quartet

Friday December 17,

Trinity Islands plan will cost £530m to build delivering nearly 2,000 flatsRead More

Cabinet Office review calls time on ‘wasteful’ frameworks

Friday December 17,

Bidders wasting significant costs and time. Plan set out for new Gold Standard framework principalsRead More

Midgard bags world’s tallest octagonal resi tower job

Monday December 20,

Site clearance starts for 49-storey £110m Birmingham Paradise projectRead More

First pier poured for UK’s longest rail viaduct – video

Monday December 20,

Kilnbridge complete first of 56 piers for HS2 Colne Valley viaductRead More

Skanska wins £53m Slough data centre job

Monday December 20,

Data centre developer Virtus signs deal for 11th buildingRead More

Firms on notice for 20-year Suffolk highways upkeep deal

Monday December 20,

Suffolk County Council to hold briefings for £1bn long-term dealRead More

Race starts for Sellafield £250m steelwork and cladding deal

Monday December 20,

Hunt starts for key delivery partners for steelwork and cladding packagesRead More

Midas wins new £23m warehouse for power tool giant STIHL

Monday December 20,

Main construction work set to start on Surrey site in FebruaryRead More

Worker loses leg after demolition roof collapse

Monday December 20,

Court hears no safe system of work was in place at Surrey site where subcontractor was injured Read More

Crackdown on directors who fold firms to rip-off creditors

Monday December 20,

Fresh powers to disqualify dodgy directors for 15 years or prosecuteRead More

Birmingham Council cuts KPIs to simplify £2.7bn highways deal

Monday December 20,

Mega maintenance deal revamped after long-running dispute with original contractor AmeyRead More

Southern Rail starts hunt for £3bn signalling and track partners

Tuesday December 21,

Selected track and signalling alliance partners will work in collaboration for 10 yearsRead More

Plan submitted for 30-floor Salford resi tower

Tuesday December 21,

Domis Construction in line for Clippers Quay tower for the upwardly mobileRead More

Ameon lands £10m M&E package on twin Leeds towers

Tuesday December 21,

Specialist will start next year on latest subcontract for SiskRead More

Worker dies on site in east London

Wednesday December 2

Man killed by falling object in Christmas week tragedyRead More

52 jobs axed as industrial coating specialist goes under

Thursday December 23

Midlands-based Industrial Coatings Services in administrationRead More

Building collapses after foundation blunders

Thursday December 23

Court hears how unsafe excavation caused house to collapse Read More

Balfour Beatty US arm to pay £49m over military housing fraud

Thursday December 23

Balfour Beatty Communities pleads guilty to fraud related to maintenance work at US military housing jobs.Read More

M Group buys Babcock power lines arm for £50m

Friday December 24,

Infrastructure specialist moves into overhead power transmissionRead More

Groundworker suffers burns during poorly planned dig

Wednesday December 2

Court hands out £400,000 fine and 14 month suspended prison sentence Read More

Douglas Oakervee awarded knighthood in new year honours

Saturday January 01,

Former HS2 and Cossrail chairman honoured for services to transport and infrastructureRead More

McLaren lands £100m Chalcots towers reclad deal

Saturday January 01,

Work to start early this year on major revamp on north London estateRead More

Offsite specialists on alert for £10bn Government framework

Tuesday January 04,

Crown Commercial Service to start briefings for mega seven-year offsite construction dealRead More

Lendlease to start £215m Turing Building in East London

Tuesday January 04,

Major vote of confidence in capital as first block to kick-start new £1.5bn neighbourhood in StratfordRead More

Weston breaks ground at offsite panel factory site

Tuesday January 04,

British Offsite subsidiary aims to open factory before the end of this yearRead More

Balfour starts £110m Inverness prison enabling works

Tuesday January 04,

Full design and build costs still to be agreed upon with Scottish Prison ServiceRead More

Colas clinches £328m West Midlands highways upkeep

Tuesday January 04,

Highways contractor takes over Area 9 maintenance for eight years from KierRead More

Farrans lands £50m care village in Flitwick

Wednesday January 05

Construction to start next month on revamp of former leisure centre siteRead More

New phase of £800m London Acton Gardens approved

Wednesday January 05

Ealing Council nods through 215-home plan in west London estate rebuildRead More

Kier bags £50m London office and resi job in Fitzrovia

Thursday January 06,

Construction to start in summer on Tottenham Court Road blockRead More

Create Construction collapsed owing £10m to suppliers

Thursday January 06,

Administrator highlights management lack of experience during national expansionRead More

Firms readied for £500m Scottish zero carbon hospital job

Thursday January 06,

Bidding to start in March for new University Hospital Monklands near AirdrieRead More

£485m London estate rebuild approved

Wednesday January 05

Summer start for first 10 blocks in 2200-home Kingston estate rebuildRead More

Ilke Homes losses over four years top £100m

Thursday January 06,

Ilke Homes ceo Giles Carter says 2022 will mark the end of deepening lossesRead More

“Swift gates” to replace rows of cones on road jobs

Thursday January 06,

Kier trials new system designed to improve highways worker safetyRead More

Plan for £155m Manchester rental flats tower

Thursday January 06,

Select Property submits plan for 34 storey tower with 11 storey podumRead More

Construction supply woes ease as new orders boom

Friday January 07, 2

Buyers upbeat after another positive monthRead More

Worker hit by 1.5 tonne valve on water job

Friday January 07, 2

Water company and contractor fined £395,000 after crane lift goes wrongRead More

Demolition specialist Squibb hires McGee director

Friday January 07, 2

Darren Wickins takes up board role at Essex specialist SquibbRead More

Conamar wins contract for Walworth Town Hall revamp

Friday January 07, 2

Construction to start in March on revamp of fire-ravaged buildingRead More

Hull £73m cruise terminal plan advances

Friday January 07, 2

Dutch engineering firm Royal HaskoningDHV to navigate environmental and planning issuesRead More

National Highways sets-up new 50-strong green team

Friday January 07, 2

Road body to increase focus on environment throughout the supply chainRead More

Cala rebounds strongly to exceed pre-pandemic high

Monday January 10, 2

Demand for larger living spaces powers bounce back to £130m profitRead More

Firms making £10m-plus profits told to fund cladding retrofits

Monday January 10, 2

Developers handed March deadline to set out plans to fix unsafe 11m-18m tall buildings Read More

Contractors readied for £150m Welsh stations upgrade

Monday January 10, 2

Transport for Wales Rail to invite bids for stations work at start of FebruaryRead More

Frustrated subbie asks MP for help over late VAT repayments

Monday January 10, 2

M&E boss left waiting for refunds as HMRC system comes under fireRead More

Plans in for £23m library hub in Sunderland

Monday January 10, 2

Landmark Culture House library project due out to tender in AprilRead More

LHC names winners of £500m consultants framework

Monday January 10, 2

115 consultants win places on new multidisciplinary consultancy frameworkRead More

Steelwork specialist Billington appoints MD

Monday January 10, 2

Kevin Campbell will head up the structures businessRead More

Vinci completes first pour of its ultra low carbon concrete

Tuesday January 11,

Taylor Woodrow reduces the carbon footprint of the construction project by up to 70%Read More

Scottish contractor goes under with loss of 33 jobs

Tuesday January 11,

Iain Potter Construction hit by rising costs and problem contractsRead More

Construction blasted over slow building safety culture change

Tuesday January 11,

Dame Judith Hackitt accuses firms of hiding behind trade bodies and holding on for legislation to force changeRead More

McAleer & Rushe wins £42m Norwich student conversion

Tuesday January 11,

Crispin House office to be converted into 680 student roomsRead More

Subbies chase cash as work stops on PDR Construction sites

Tuesday January 11,

Subcontractors left in dark by £83m turnover contractorRead More

Shapps pauses Smart motorway rollout amid safety concerns

Wednesday January 12

Contractors will be allowed to complete schemes currently under constructionRead More

Filler injections rejuvenate ageing concrete roads

Wednesday January 12

Metrail Construction solves squelchy concrete road problem with resin injectionsRead More

Wildgoose went down owing £9m to trade firms

Wednesday January 12

More than 700 firms have been left out of pocket by the £50m turnover businessRead More

Keltbray bags Silvertown tunnelling waste removal

Wednesday January 12

Riverlinx tunnelling team sign Keltbay to barge out excavated materialRead More

Galliford Try scoops £56m Milton Keynes PRS job

Wednesday January 12

Building arm will deliver 329 rental flats across four buildings rising up to 11 storeysRead More

Designers shortlisted for £1bn Oxford Innovation district

Wednesday January 12

Oxford Uni and L&G advance £1bn Begbroke science district planRead More

Green light for £330m Woking high-rise cluster

Thursday January 13,

Work to start on five blocks towards the end of 2022.Read More

Countryside chief executive makes sudden exit

Thursday January 13,

Major shareholder takes seat on board as first quarter trading falls below board expectationsRead More

Big names line-up for £2.7bn Birmingham roads deal

Thursday January 13,

Arup, Arcadis, Balfour Beatty, Carnell, Colas, Kier and Tarmac among firms eyeing contractRead More

Britain’s concrete producers join forces

Thursday January 13,

Industry agrees single voice through lobbying group UK ConcreteRead More

PDR Construction goes into administration

Thursday January 13,

All staff made redundant as suppliers owed millionsRead More

Temporary visa scheme needed for London sites

Thursday January 13,

Mayor of London demands action over site skills shortagesRead More

Glencar wins £50m Peterborough logistic hub

Thursday January 13,

Works start on trio of sheds at Kingston ParkRead More

Ballymore pulls 51-storey tower plan amid fire safety concern

Friday January 14, 2

London Fire Brigade raises concern about single staircase and fire strategyRead More

New work surges as materials shortages ease

Friday January 14, 2

Mild weather and easing of supply chain bottlenecks lifts new work 5.7%Read More

Brick-laying robot gets approval from NHBC

Friday January 14, 2

Robot can now be used in construction of new homes covered by NHBC warrantyRead More

First mass built carbon negative homes get underway

Monday January 17, 2

St Modwen first volume developer to build affordable carbon-negative homesRead More

GMI Construction names new CEO

Monday January 17, 2

Lee Powell takes helm as CEO at GMI Construction in growth pushRead More

514-home London scheme clears final hurdle

Monday January 17, 2

Inland Homes declares victory after three-year planning battle over Hillingdon Master Brewer siteRead More

Lovell lands £700m homes deal with Suffolk council

Monday January 17, 2

Development joint venture will see at least 2,800 homes built across the countyRead More

HS2 awards £310m station lifts and escalators deal

Monday January 17, 2

TK Elevator signs 160 lifts and 130 escalators deal for four stationsRead More

Robot cutter set to revolutionise paving jobs for Eurovia

Monday January 17, 2

Automated system will spell end for noisy slab cutting on busy sitesRead More

Kier reported to be in talks to buy Tilbury Douglas

Tuesday January 18,

Talks reported to be at an advanced stage between both boardsRead More

Finance sealed for next-generation London office job

Tuesday January 18,

Goldman Sachs takes stake in London Bridge office projectRead More

John F Hunt starts giant clean-up on £110m Walsall site

Tuesday January 18,

Land remediation work at contaminated site will take two yearsRead More

Build to rent boom lifts Watkin Jones profit to £52m

Tuesday January 18,

Surging build to rent market lifts development pipeline to £1.8 billionRead More

BAM bags £110m refurb of iconic Covent Garden tower

Tuesday January 18,

Landmark Seifert-designed 15-storey Space House to get two extra floorsRead More

Balfour Beatty UK construction MD to step down

Wednesday January 19

Tom Edgcumbe to depart after just over a year as MD of UK construction servicesRead More

Winvic to start UK’s largest speculative shed

Wednesday January 19

Ellesmere Port warehouse understood to be worth around £80mRead More

Willmott Dixon nabs £30m Kirklees police HQ

Tuesday January 18,

Work to start within next few weeks on regional police HQRead More

Keltbray wins first deal for former nmcn infrastructure arm

Wednesday January 19

Hull waste processing contract for rescued divisionRead More

Crest Nicholson trebles cladding retrofit provisions to £43m

Wednesday January 19

House builder revises building safety retrofit costs in face of new Government guidanceRead More

Kier signs deal for £169m Luton hospital revamp

Wednesday January 19

Main construction work to start this month and last until 2024Read More

Kane scores £29m M&E deal with Willmott Dixon

Thursday January 20,

Off site works to play crucial role in major London estate contractRead More

Kier more than halves debts to below £200m

Thursday January 20,

Kier chief reports steady progress in first six months of tradingRead More

Barhale boosts funds as it looks to rebuild turnover

Thursday January 20,

Contractor confident as water companies ramp-up spending plansRead More

HS2 labour agency looks to float on AIM

Thursday January 20,

£23m turnover labour supply business looks to raise funds for expansionRead More

Graham secures third Audley retirement village

Thursday January 20,

Work starts on Audley Villages site at Scarcroft, West Yorkshire.Read More

Enabling works start at £400m Manchester First Street

Friday January 21, 2

Downing to start main construction in March of three resi buildings rising up to 45 storeysRead More

Bouygues set for London Tustin Estate 700-home rebuild

Friday January 21, 2

Phased building programme to start towards the end of the yearRead More

Safety horror show on housing site leads to director ban

Friday January 21, 2

Court hears contractor ignored multiple prohibition and improvement noticesRead More

JV North calls up local firms for £250m new home works

Friday January 21, 2

Framework for home building projects worth up to £2mRead More

Former BAM Nuttall chief to join Murphy

Friday January 21, 2

Adrian Savory to start new role as director of Major Projects division next monthRead More

Gove threatens ban on cladding suppliers failing to pay for retrofits

Sunday January 23, 2

Cladding and insulation suppliers now in firing line for cash for £9bn post-Grenfell remediation billRead More

Subbies stop working for Beaumont Morgan Developments

Monday January 24, 2

Manchester based contractor was delivering Fortis Quay for associate development companyRead More

Bill for £22bn HS2 extension to Manchester goes to Parliament

Monday January 24, 2

52-mile extension of HS2 to Manchester via Manchester Airport will support 17,500 construction jobsRead More

Galliard scoops up trio of sites for schemes worth £265m

Monday January 24, 2

Sites in Redbridge, Ipswich and Milton Keynes to be developedRead More

Plans in for 350-flat Salford student scheme

Monday January 24, 2

Developer X1 hopes to start 15-storey building later this yearRead More

Roofer dies in six metre plunge through asbestos sheets

Monday January 24, 2

Court hears no safety nets were fitted on siteRead More

M1 fraud probe reveals contract management problems

Tuesday January 25,

M1 J13-16 investigation finds £320,000 of central barrier scrap metal went missingRead More

Beaumont Morgan Developments goes into administration

Tuesday January 25,

Begbies Traynor now in charge of £47m turnover Manchester contractorRead More

Green light for major overhaul of Surrey pharma campus

Tuesday January 25,

Kier and Mace in bidding revamp project with three storey glulam building at its heartRead More

Morgan Sindall hires Crossrail safety director

Tuesday January 25,

Carole Bardell-Wise joins infrastructure business as SHEQ Director. Read More

Galliford Try bags £28m Dover inland border control facility

Tuesday January 25,

Major inland border facility to be built alongside the A2 outside of DoverRead More

Plans go in for £280m Leeds Whitehall Riverside scheme

Tuesday January 25,

Major office and flats scheme to be built next to River AireRead More

Mace lands £300m London court and police complex

Tuesday January 25,

Main construction works to start on Fleet Street site this autumnRead More

Balfour Beatty names new investment arm chief

Tuesday January 25,

Leo Quinn promotes former major projects finance director Gavin Russell Read More

Spanish giant wins race to build £683m waste power plant

Tuesday January 25,

New plant will turn black bin bag waste into electricityRead More

Forterra hikes brick prices by 10%+ with more rises to come

Wednesday January 26

Demand continues to surge and costs increase for masonry products giantRead More

Henry wins six Ealing council housing projects

Wednesday January 26

Henry Construction secures £40m West London council homes dealRead More

Graham bags £30m Birmingham build to rent job

Wednesday January 26

Work set to start Crown Works residential scheme in the Colmore Business District Read More

Public raise alarm over unsafe roof work high above Manchester

Wednesday January 26

Court hears how HSE swooped to shut down site after tip offRead More

£130m cash injection kick-starts first Wirral Waters resi blocks

Thursday January 27,

Wirral Waters One 600-home project secures fundingRead More

Government commits £100m to Sizewell C nuclear project

Thursday January 27,

Government’s cash injection hoped to ‘maximise investor confidence’ while EDF courts private investorsRead More

Realstar and Lendlease ink £120m London build to rent deal

Thursday January 27,

Forward funding deal for 251 private rental flats at Deptford Landings schemeRead More

Balfour Beatty chalks up 100th Scape civils job

Thursday January 27,

Procurement body prepares to invite bids next month for next generation net zero civils frameworkRead More

Work grinds to a halt on Midas sites

Thursday January 27,

Client "increasingly concerned" over Devon hotel jobs as pay row hits Somerset siteRead More

Plan for £140m north London college campus

Thursday January 27,

United Colleges Group reveal detail of Wembley campus planRead More

McAleer & Rushe confirms £23m Manchester hotel job

Thursday January 27,

Work to start on 17 storey Maldron hotel next monthRead More

Kier launches recruitment drive for over 1,200 staff

Friday January 28, 2

Large-scale talent hunt starts for the next generation of construction skills Read More

Ex-PDR staff launch compensation claim

Friday January 28, 2

Former workers at failed contractor could get up to 90 days pay if successfulRead More

McLaren submits plans for £85m Leeds build-to-rent tower

Friday January 28, 2

Work expected to start this summer on latest city schemeRead More

Skills and material crisis hitting London housing delivery

Friday January 28, 2

Mayor calls for new visa system and extra funding to get affordable house building back on trackRead More

Rival contractors run rule over stricken Midas

Monday January 31, 2

South West construction giant fighting for survivalRead More

Piling specialist Van Elle returns to profit

Monday January 31, 2

Chief Mark Cutler expects full year to be ahead of expectations as recovery gather paceRead More

Levelling up cash boost for 20 towns and city centres

Sunday January 30, 2

Levelling Up White Paper is set to be published in the next few daysRead More

Diesel power to disappear from O’Rourke sites

Monday January 31, 2

Contractor switches to vegetable oil ahead of all electric or hydrogen powered plant by 2030Read More

Constructional steelwork volumes to jump 10% this year

Sunday January 30, 2

Industrial boom to lift steelwork close to 900,000t markRead More

Trio retain spots on £4.2bn major projects framework

Sunday January 30, 2

Willmott Dixon, Robertson and Farrans agree 19-day payment on Procurement HubRead More

Barratt buys major land promoter for £250m

Monday January 31, 2

Gladman will source land for Barratt and continue to work for other developersRead More

Half of main contractors now paying in 30 days or less – list

Tuesday February 01,

Average payment days from leading contractors hits 30.4 days for first timeRead More

Midas staff start looking for new jobs

Tuesday February 01,

Directors vow contractor is still operating but job losses underwayRead More

Construction scaled back on £1bn Multiplex Nine Elms site

Tuesday February 01,

Main contractor facing payment delays from Chinese clientRead More

Green light for £125m Eden Project North

Tuesday February 01,

Eden is waiting on a £70m public funding bidRead More

Willmott Dixon northern chief joins GMI Construction

Tuesday February 01,

Andrew Hurcomb take up role as divisional MD for Yorkshire Read More

Kier wins £30m net-zero Weston Super Mare academy

Tuesday February 01,

Contractor starts main construction for Winterstoke Hundred Academy expansionRead More

London big builders shunning half of bid opportunities

Wednesday February 0

Two-stage and negotiated work on rise as firms get more pickyRead More

Mass exodus at Midas as rescue hopes fade

Wednesday February 0

Subcontractors "owed a fortune"Read More

Mace to start 39-storey London Bridge student tower

Wednesday February 0

Groundwork starts for 905-bed student accommodation three years after planning consentRead More

Mace veteran joins Gleeds

Wednesday February 0

Steven Mason to lead London operation for cost consultantRead More

Construction unions launch 10% pay rise claim for site workers

Wednesday February 0

Unite pushing for big rise in minimum rates covering 500,000 workersRead More

Hinkley Point C gets green light to start ‘mammoth’ M&E works

Thursday February 03

Nuclear build project hits major milestone at first reactor build siteRead More

HG Construction scoops £100m Leeds student tower

Thursday February 03

First project in city is a near 700-room scheme for student developer SCAPERead More

£24m Forth Bridge walkway plan resurrected

Thursday February 03

Cheaper revised plan submitted for visitor centre and bridge walkRead More

Scaffolder suffers horror injuries in double roof fall

Thursday February 03

Court hears worker fell through over-roof scaffold then rolled onto ground belowRead More

Colas wins £14m Dover rapid bus route build

Thursday February 03

Firm starts work this month on route for Dover Fastrack, Kent’s first zero-emission bus serviceRead More

Constructionline to host first live meet the buyer event for two years

Thursday February 03

Big name contractors will be looking to meet suppliers and subbies in Birmingham: Register nowRead More

KPMG being sued for £1.3bn over Carillion audit

Thursday February 03

Official Receiver launches legal action in bid to claim back cash for creditorsRead More

Scaffolders win lack of consultation claim over firm’s collapse

Friday February 04,

Seventy-three former staff of Whitehaven-based Focus (MDC) win compensationRead More

Surrey scammers steal machines worth £500,000

Friday February 04,

Two men pose as legimate groundworks contractor to place orders for deliveryRead More

Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick wins £40m Sellafield job

Friday February 04,

First major project delivered awarded through new Programme and Project PartnersRead More

Work experience labourer falls through roof

Friday February 04,

Court hands roofing boss community order after accidentRead More

Hercules labour supply founder pockets £4m from float

Friday February 04,

Hercules founder and chief executive Brusk Korkmaz plans further expansion after AIM listingRead More

Commercial work booms as construction gets off to January flyer

Friday February 04,

Buyers enjoy busiest month since last summer and confidence soars for rest of the yearRead More

Facade specialist Kaicer collapses owing estimated £7m

Monday February 07,

Cladding specialist set up by former Lakesmere chief Mark Davey goes downRead More

Winners named for £1.8bn north west framework

Monday February 07,

Procure Partnerships gives 28 firms spots on second generation frameworkRead More

Taylor Wimpey names new chief executive

Monday February 07,

Operations director Jennie Daly to take the reins of house builder in AprilRead More

Plans for £200m Teesside airport business park

Monday February 07,

Work to start on new road and first four units within next few monthsRead More

Hub South East on the hunt for more contractors

Monday February 07,

New framework level will focus on £3m-£15m projectsRead More

Council leaders call on Gove to help Midas

Monday February 07,

Potential buyer in talks over Mi-Space and Devon and Cornwall divisionsRead More

Green light for 350 North London rental homes project

Monday February 07,

TfL/ Grainger joint venture gets away fourth rental housing schemeRead More

Colas finance chief joins Tolent

Monday February 07,

Mark Overton takes over as new finance directorRead More

Glencar bags 456,000 sq ft spec shed in Crewe.

Tuesday February 08,

Expanding contractor clinches third big job for logistics developer PLPRead More

Gilbert Ash wins £22m Brighton College arts centre

Tuesday February 08,

Work to start on performing arts building later this monthRead More

Ardmore set for £420m record turnover this year

Tuesday February 08,

Major project wins keep Ardmore growth on track Read More

Market testing starts on £275m River Thames flood project

Tuesday February 08,

Tendering to start in Summer 2023 for new Thames flood channels constructionRead More

Morgan Sindall set for Kirkby cinema job

Tuesday February 08,

Knowsley council names preferred bidder for cinema complexRead More

Midas goes into administration

Tuesday February 08,

303 staff at construction group made redundant but Mi-Space division sold to new ownersRead More

Equans checks-in with £140m London student halls job

Wednesday February 0

Design and build deal includes 50-year full FM contractRead More

Barratt checking over 200 buildings over 11m in safety review

Wednesday February 0

House builder has spent or set aside £220m for legacy propertiesRead More

Leeds leads levelling up construction rebound

Wednesday February 0

Birmingham tracks Leeds for resi project growth as Manchester looks to offices for growthRead More

Bidding starts for £14m Southend student block reclad

Wednesday February 0

University of Essex plans major recladding job at three town centre blocksRead More

High tech companies win places on £100m housing framework

Wednesday February 0

Red tape free framework helps SME construction innovators win contractsRead More

Builder checks-in to finish two Midas Torbay hotel jobs

Wednesday February 0

Hotel developer appoints Brady Construction to complete stalled hotelsRead More

Sisk snaps up specialist railway M&E contractor

Thursday February 10

Sisk buys Kent-based Fused Rail which employs around 40 staffRead More

Tilbury Douglas names new business development boss

Thursday February 10

Don Stewart promoted to head business development at building armRead More

Bid race starts for £33m Welsh theatre revamp

Thursday February 10

Major overhaul and expansion of Theatr Clwyd in Mold to start in SeptemberRead More

Fatal gas main blast leads to £5m fine

Thursday February 10

Court hears how Northern Gas Networks failed to maintain pipe properlyRead More

First electric crawler cranes plug in at HS2

Thursday February 10

Three of only five Liebherr electric crawlers in the world get to work on HS2Read More

Former Midas staff launch legal claim against failed contractor

Friday February 11,

Workers believe redundancy consultation was not handled properlyRead More

Multiplex to resume at full capacity on £1bn Nine Elms site

Friday February 11,

Contractor and developer issue joint statement after payment delays put brakes on constructionRead More

McAlpine signs landmark £300m Broadgate contract

Friday February 11,

McAlpine signs off one of the largest design and build schemes it has ever delivered in London.Read More

Work exceeds pre-pandemic level after 13% output rise in 2021

Friday February 11,

Construction inflation now main cause for concern after industry puts pandemic behind it.Read More

Multiplex tops January contracts league

Friday February 11,

2022 starts with a surge of big building contract winsRead More

Duo win Sellafield £600m Electrical & Instrumentation deal

Friday February 11,

NG Bailey and Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick win key delivery partnership dealRead More

Kier to start £107m Gloucester Forum phase 2 next month

Friday February 11,

Contractor secures town centre phase 2 main campus Read More

Tier 2’s set for £500m of HS2 Euston Station work

Monday February 14,

Mace/Dragados sets out timetable for major package contractsRead More

BAM starts main works on £220m Fife super campus

Monday February 14,

Dunfermline Learning Campus moves to main constructionRead More

House builders put brake on wage hikes as labour shortages ease

Monday February 14,

Demand for skilled trades softens as house builders grow more cautiousRead More

Draconian laws unveiled to force industry to pay for building safety

Monday February 14,

Gove to amend Building Safety Bill to unleash punitive measures on developers failing to rectify faultsRead More

Former Beaumont Morgan staff to launch legal claim

Monday February 14,

Workers believe BMD redundancy consultation was not handled properlyRead More

Scape starts race for £4bn civils ‘SME-friendly’ framework

Tuesday February 15,

SCAPE Civil Engineering frameworks to increase from £2.1bn to £4bnRead More

Winvic breaks ground at fast-tracked Derby logistics park

Tuesday February 15,

Contractor will transform 70-acre brownfield site in just 10 monthsRead More

Offsite specialist wins £30m antibody drug centre

Tuesday February 15,

Merit Health wins latest deal in sectorRead More

House builder Mulbury Homes goes into administration

Tuesday February 15,

Fears had been growing for weeks over Cheshire based developerRead More

London Mayor wants evacuation lifts for all future high rises

Tuesday February 15,

New stricter planning requirements to be included in the London PlanRead More

Pimlico Plumbers holiday pay ruling could trigger wave of claims

Wednesday February 1

Contractors warned to double-check employment status of subbies after £74,000 back holiday claimRead More

HG Construction bags £60m leisure complex

Wednesday February 1

Work to start on Colchester Northern Gateway cinema, bowling alley and hotelRead More

Consultants wanted for national housing framework

Wednesday February 1

LHC Group launching major deal this summerRead More

Peel plans £100m cannabis production complex

Wednesday February 1

Major research and production facility to be built on the Isle of ManRead More

Hanson buys Manchester muckaway haulier

Wednesday February 1

A1 Services takeover builds recycling capability for asphalt planingsRead More

Murphy scoops onshore civils for double wind farm hook-up

Wednesday February 1

Engineering contractor will deliver onshore civils for 9km cable to National GridRead More

Four major skyscrapers approved for Manchester

Friday February 18,

£530m Trinity Islands building project fires up Manchester marketRead More

Government sets out plan to expand 16 prisons

Friday February 18,

Nine prisons to get new house blocks, with seven more refurbishedRead More

Keltbray head of engineering joins Barhale

Friday February 18,

Barhale strengthens board and restructures engineering services divisionRead More

Plan for Leeds South Bank 2,200 flats mixed-use scheme

Friday February 18,

Caddick launches consultation on landmark City One Leeds schemeRead More

London Mayor allows 250,000 sq ft Ealing office scheme

Thursday February 17

West London office scheme clear to start construction later this yearRead More

BAM UK profit rebounds as orders surge

Thursday February 17

BAM Nuttall now biggest civil engineering operation at Dutch GroupRead More

Plans in for two more towers at London’s Canada Water

Thursday February 17

British Land submits plan for 34 and 37-storey resi tower for next phase.Read More

Civils winners for Manchester Airports Group £700m framework

Thursday February 17

Amalgamated Construction, Eurovia , Kier, and Network Plus Services take first lotRead More

New MD at Simpson as long-serving boss leaves contractor

Thursday February 17

Andrew Gatenby replaces Neil Silcock at York based firmRead More

Storm Eunice rips open O2 arena roof

Friday February 18,

Six sections of PTFE-coated glass fibre fabric shredded in high winds Read More

Construction safety test fraudsters jailed

Sunday February 20,

Crooked test centre bosses passed builders in minutes to work on site - some of whom spoke no EnglishRead More

Pioneering vaulted thin shell floor cuts concrete by 75%

Monday February 21,

Research team also develops adaptable mould system and robotic spraying for factory productionRead More

Tarmac low carbon concrete used by Align on HS2

Monday February 21,

Trial success for new concrete produced in standard plants and poured in normal wayRead More

Laing O’Rourke decarbonises bids with new carbon calculator

Monday February 21,

Embodied carbon in the original designs slashed by up to 19%Read More

Contractors wanted for £10m civils job at waste power plant

Monday February 21,

Latest deal at the North London Heat and Power Project: Full contract race detailsRead More

Digger hits bridge after being swept away by swollen river

Monday February 21,

Workers watch on helplessly as pontoon and machines swept away: VideoRead More

Durkan names new construction MD

Monday February 21,

Tim Carpenter promoted to head construction a year after joining DurkanRead More

Start date for £67m BAM Glasgow super surgery project

Tuesday February 22,

Work to start next month on Parkhead health hub and pharmacyRead More

£75m bid race for Boddingtons Brewery housing job

Tuesday February 22,

Shortlisted firms will be invited to bid at the end of MarchRead More

Buckingham wins £32m West London leisure centre

Tuesday February 22,

Groundworks slated to start this summer on Yiewsley & West Drayton leisure centreRead More

Telford Homes to build twin tower blocks at London Stratford

Tuesday February 22,

Telford Homes plans 380 rental homes near Stratford International stationRead More

GMI wins £32m Birmingham Jewellery Quarter flats job

Tuesday February 22,

Setl scheme will consist of 101 flats and ground floor shopsRead More

New app set to simplify site skills card checks

Tuesday February 22,

New CSCS Smart Check app set to become industry standardRead More

Colas lands £33m Swindon public transport hub

Wednesday March 02,

Bus interchange scheme to kick-start town centre regenerationRead More

McAlpine breaks ground on £120m Reading Station Hill phase 2

Wednesday March 02,

£750m mixed-use scheme moves to main office block constructionRead More

Persimmon makes £66,000 profit per house

Wednesday March 02,

Pre-tax profits for 2021 hit £966.8m as shareholders receive £748m in dividendsRead More

11m building fire safety reclad plan to cost Vistry up to £50m

Wednesday March 02,

Pre-tax profit trebles to £319m as completions rebound 24% to over 11,000 homesRead More

ISG chalks up £80m Cardiff education complex

Wednesday March 02,

Three schools will move to new Fairwater net zero education campusRead More

Big deck section barged in for Lowestoft ‘Gull Wing’ tilting bridge

Wednesday March 02,

55m long viaduct section fabricated in Belgium arrives at Lake LothingRead More

Equans starts UK’s largest entirely gas-free homes scheme

Wednesday March 02,

Air source heat pumps will power all 140 affordable homes in WakefieldRead More

Double digger accident lands contractor in court

Wednesday March 02,

Two workers crushed in separate excavator accidentsRead More

McAlpine wins bid race for £77.5m Carlisle Citadel campus

Tuesday March 01, 20

Construction set to start early next year on University of Cumbria schemeRead More

Call grows to delay red diesel ban as fuel costs soar

Wednesday March 02,

Contractors want to see a 12 month delay in removal of red diesel rebate as April 1 deadline loomsRead More

One-off Nmcn water arm costs tip Galliford Try into the red

Thursday March 03, 2

Trading margin improves to 2.2% as revenue rises 10% to £594mRead More

McLaren set to sign £100m House of Fraser revamp deal

Thursday March 03, 2

Contract award imminent for transformation of Oxford Street storeRead More

Glencar checks-out with £12m Ikea fit-out package

Thursday March 03, 2

Expanding Glencar bags first job with Ikea through new fit-out armRead More

May start date for Morgan Sindall at Gloucester campus

Thursday March 03, 2

Planners give green light for transformation of former city centre Debenhams storeRead More

Skanska wins £235m London green office job

Thursday March 03, 2

Work to start on 470,000 sq ft Victoria office block in the autumnRead More

Green light for next major phase of £1bn Middlewood Locks

Friday March 04, 202

Cluster of three high rise buildings next to Ordsall Chord clear planningRead More

Giant piling rig topples over on London site: Video

Friday March 04, 202

Keltbray rig goes over on Bouygues jobRead More

Race on to replace 63-miles of motorway safey barriers

Friday March 04, 202

Seven central reserve projects to start as all lane running safety review continuesRead More

Willmott Dixon bags Oldham’s £40m Spindles scheme

Friday March 04, 202

Council rethinks town shopping centre offer with new 450,000 sq ft market, offices, events and complexRead More

Safety visits target booming Birmingham construction sites

Friday March 04, 202

HSE launches inspection blitz as city gears-up for Commonwealth GamesRead More

CCG to build Scotland’s largest net zero homes project

Friday March 04, 202

Firm will build 444 homes under £71m deal with city councilRead More

Scaffolder killed in church collapse

Friday March 04, 202

Court imposes suspended prison sentences on four men and fines of £340,000Read More

Construction buyers report fastest output rise in eight months

Friday March 04, 202

Orders piling-up but so are supply shortages and cost inflationRead More

Demolition cartel probe reaches conclusion

Monday March 07, 202

Contractors understood to have been hit with finesRead More

Lovell and L&G join forces to build 3,000 homes

Monday March 07, 202

New partnership sets five-year construction targetRead More

B&K wins £66m Manchester net zero office job

Monday March 07, 202

Developer Henry Boot sanctions start of spec 10-storey, city centre office blockRead More

BAM sustainability scorecards transform sites

Monday March 07, 202

System based on colour-coded energy efficiency rating mark now being rolled out to all sitesRead More

169-home Bracknell town centre scheme approved

Monday March 07, 202

Work to start building three blocks rising to 17 floors this summerRead More

Vistry Partnerships tops February contracts league

Monday March 07, 202

BAM nudges Wates into second place for most wins over 12 monthsRead More

Steel plate prices soar as war in Ukraine disrupts supply

Tuesday March 08, 20

Thicker plate prices jump by around 40% as mills stop taking ordersRead More

Network Rail plans big maintenance worker job cuts

Tuesday March 08, 20

Union chief warns up to 2,600 maintenance jobs could be at risk in £100m a year cost saving planRead More

Durkan wins 168-home deal in London’s Park Royal

Tuesday March 08, 20

Work starts this month near Central Middlesex Hospital in Londonâ??s Old Oak and Park Royal regeneration zone Read More

Arcadis sounds alarm over computer chip shortages

Tuesday March 08, 20

Contractors need to get suppliers lined-up nowRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £43m Surrey retirement community

Tuesday March 08, 20

New community in Surrey will contain 116 new homesRead More

Value-engineered HS2 Euston station design revealed

Wednesday March 09,

Station concourse will be the longest in the UK at 300m longRead More

McLaren wins 191-home London Hale Wharf final phase

Tuesday March 08, 20

Muse strikes deal with Haringey Council to build council homesRead More

Procurement and project delays hamper Kier recovery

Wednesday March 09,

Property and infrastructure performance offsets construction profit fallRead More

Costain cuts losses to £13.3m as bid teams overhauled

Wednesday March 09,

Contractor confident of future prospects after shaking-off legacy of problem jobsRead More

TClarke order book soars to record £543m

Wednesday March 09,

Revenue jumps 41% as specialist targets datacentres and healthcare projects and larger jobs outside of LondonRead More

Kier triumphs on £700m MAG airports framework – full list

Wednesday March 09,

Kier lands all 12 lots on Manchester, East Midlands and Stansted airports construction frameworkRead More

Berkeley moves forward with new Guildford quarter plan

Wednesday March 09,

Construction to start in summer 2023 on new 500 home neighbourhoodRead More

Offsite giant Caledonian Modular goes into administration

Thursday March 10, 2

Staff at modular specialist looking for new jobsRead More

Carillion drainage changes blamed for fatal train crash

Thursday March 10, 2

Rail accident report should "resonate throughout the UKâ??s construction industry"Read More

UK construction loss slows Balfour Beatty profit recovery

Thursday March 10, 2

UK Construction returns to profit in second half as business is deriskedRead More

BAM limbers up for £25m Bedworth leisure hub

Thursday March 10, 2

Pre-construction service deal signed for Bedworth Physical Activity HubRead More

McLaughlin & Harvey wins £140m Etex factory

Thursday March 10, 2

Construction to start later this month on Bristol plasterboard factory expansionRead More

Bricklayers hurt in makeshift platform collapse

Thursday March 10, 2

Court hears how lack of planning and supervision led to accidentRead More

Cash-strapped Roadbridge stops work on HS2

Thursday March 10, 2

Civils giant lays off workers across Ireland and UKRead More

Go-ahead for 713-bed West London student scheme

Friday March 11, 202

Developer Dominvs signed HG Construction for construction managementRead More

British Steel imposes biggest ever instant price hike

Friday March 11, 202

Construction steelwork contractors reeling at £250t instant riseRead More

Billington launches specialist painting division

Friday March 11, 202

Specialist Protective Coatings formed after steel specialist acquired assets of Orrmac Coatings from administratorsRead More

Major deal to import German clay roof tiles to tackle shortages

Friday March 11, 202

Distributor Brickability to start importing in the AutumnRead More

Leeds Bradford Airport ditches plan for new £150m terminal

Friday March 11, 202

Operator switches to extending the existing terminal buildingRead More

Roadbridge goes into receivership

Friday March 11, 202

More than 1,600 jobs now at risk as Grant Thornton now in chargeRead More

£160m deal sees Equans expand Birmingham housing upkeep

Monday March 14, 202

Major deal see Equans expand territory to cover North, East and West Read More

Scottish civils specialist placed in employee ownership

Monday March 14, 202

Tayside-based £20m turnover Kilmac becomes staff ownedRead More

Plan for £250m Wembley tower resi-led scheme

Monday March 14, 202

£250m Stonebridge Place will be built around recent Wembley office to flats conversionRead More

Administrators look for buyer for Caledonian Modular

Monday March 14, 202

Offsite giant was working on £40m student accommodation site in FalmouthRead More

£200m Westbury incinerator plan set for green light

Monday March 14, 202

Revised energy from waste scheme progresses after design rethink due to supply chain concern over fixed price riskRead More

Roadbridge supply chain owed millions on HS2

Tuesday March 15, 20

Failure of major civils firm leaves suppliers out-of-pocket on prestige jobRead More

Plans in for Manchester Red Bank infrastructure work

Tuesday March 15, 20

£52m land remediation and earthworks plan to pave the way for 5,500 new homesRead More

Bid race starts for £1.3bn highways surfacing framework

Tuesday March 15, 20

National Highways invited bids for nine lots on new Pavement Delivery FrameworkRead More

Trebor lodges plan for Ipswich logistic park

Tuesday March 15, 20

Work could start this autumn at Eastern Gateway site spec schemeRead More

Plans in for Salford 90m ‘green boulevard in the sky’

Tuesday March 15, 20

Salford Rise will galvanise £2.5bn Crescent regeneration schemeRead More

HS2 tunnellers hit first milestone on longest drive – video

Tuesday March 15, 20

Chiltern tunnel twin drives make first ventilation shaft after 3.6 miles digRead More

Former McAlpine London boss joins McLaren as construction MD

Tuesday March 15, 20

Paul Heather takes-up new role of McLaren Construction UK Managing DirectorRead More

Story wins £17m Ravenscraig rail bridge build

Tuesday March 15, 20

Work to start later this year once full designs have been completedRead More

HS2 contractor cuts ties with stakeholding Russian oligarch

Tuesday March 15, 20

HS2 tunnelling specialist Strabag seeks to buyout Russian stakeholder and suspends it dividendRead More

HK buyer swoops for 1.4m sq ft London Vauxhall development site

Wednesday March 16,

Vauxhall Square site has outline planning for seven main buildingsRead More

Kier wins next stage of £65m Oxford railway station upgrade

Wednesday March 16,

Kier re-established relationship with Network RailRead More

Saudis to invest £1bn in Teesside green aviation fuel plant

Wednesday March 16,

Saudi Arabian Alfanar Group to build fuel from waste plant creating 700 construction jobsRead More

Barhale bags utilities package at HS2 Euston station

Wednesday March 16,

Two-year programme to start in June for Mace Dragados joint ventureRead More

Mace appoints first low carbon structural engineer

Wednesday March 16,

Jessica Lovell will lead on project carbon reduction strategies for clientsRead More

Beard back to pre-pandemic trading

Wednesday March 16,

Revenue up 6% to £144m, generating £4.2m profit in line with last yearRead More

HS2 minister admits concern over speed of cost rises

Thursday March 17, 2

HS2 draws down an extra £500m from the contingency fund over the last six monthsRead More

Beaumont Morgan went down owing more than £12m

Thursday March 17, 2

Over 200 subcontractors and suppliers left holding worthless invoicesRead More

Firms on standby for £4.5bn Southern Construct Framework

Thursday March 17, 2

Market engagement event in April for next-generation dealRead More

Robertson gets green light for £150m Cardiff arena

Thursday March 17, 2

Arena work to start next Autumn with wider Atlantic Wharf regen scheme to followRead More

Kier set for Scotland’s first passivhaus high school

Thursday March 17, 2

£60m Currie Community High School gets planning thumbs upRead More

Soaring energy costs to drive 5.5% tender price rise this year

Thursday March 17, 2

Mace cost consultancy arm warns clients likely to cancel jobs as tender prices and interest rates riseRead More

Green light for twin 51-storey Manchester towers

Friday March 18, 202

Builder Renaker gets go ahead for two more towers at its Great Jackson Street clusterRead More

Roadbridge UK ceases trading with 200+ staff made redundant

Friday March 18, 202

Suppliers now sweating over payments on HS2Read More

FM Conway mourns death of chairman

Friday March 18, 202

Civils contractor confirms death of inspirational chairman Michael ConwayRead More

Multiplex Construction edges back into profit

Friday March 18, 202

High-rise specialist books a £2.6m profit from revenue up a third to £793mRead More

Firms picked for £500m Bedfordshire works plan

Friday March 18, 202

Six win places on £15m+ project lot for Central Bedfordshire Council frameworkRead More

Exeter Uni starts contest for £185m student rooms scheme

Monday March 21, 202

Hunt for design, build, finance and operate partner for 1,790-room Streatham Campus schemeRead More

Balfour Kilpatrick grabs Sellafield framework hat-trick

Monday March 21, 202

Mechanical and pipework framework deal key delivery partners namedRead More

£28m Manchester Piccadilly East flats approved

Monday March 21, 202

Autumn start for Capital&Centricâ??s 15-storey Ferrous block Read More

Inland Homes bags building contract in Cheshunt land sale

Monday March 21, 202

Build to rent operator snaps-up latest phase of urban village Read More

Hunt to start for firms to build 92 Passivhaus homes scheme

Monday March 21, 202

Council-owned developer Exeter City Living presses ahead with Whipton schemeRead More

Competition probe launched into plant auction deal

Monday March 21, 202

Competition and Markets Authority raises concerns over plans by Ritchie Bros to buy Euro AuctionsRead More

Green light for 1,200-home London Greenwich scheme

Monday March 21, 202

Hyde Group gains planning for major part of Charlton Riverside schemeRead More

GMI gets start on £30m Leeds student halls

Monday March 21, 202

411-bed student project will be built in Sheepscar district. Read More

Wates soars to £40m record operating profit

Tuesday March 22, 20

Private builder clinches £2.3bn of new work, swelling order book to record £7.1bnRead More

Revised £260m Gateshead arena and hotel approved

Tuesday March 22, 20

BAM arena and hotel project rejigged during enabling works phaseRead More

Barefoot builders found on Manchester housing site

Tuesday March 22, 20

Shocked safety inspectors find catalogue of blunders including groundworkers without bootsRead More

RSK buys East Anglian M&E specialist Ceetech

Tuesday March 22, 20

70 staff will transfer over giving RSK a full M&E design and delivery capability in-houseRead More

Building collapses onto Stevenage street – video

Wednesday March 23,

Swingate House collapses during demolition narrowly missing passing carRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £65m Peterborough housing scheme

Wednesday March 23,

Enabling works start on 315 flats Northminster scheme Read More

Self-employed site labour rates rise sharply again

Wednesday March 23,

Plumbers, electricians and surfacing contractors most in demandRead More

Boot shines up profits with strong land sales

Wednesday March 23,

Industrial development and residential land sales doubles pre-tax profit to £35mRead More

Jones Bros lands £23.5m tidal power infrastructure deal

Wednesday March 23,

Local contractor bags major deal on Anglesey siteRead More

O’Rourke project leader rejoins Bouygues

Wednesday March 23,

Peter Sharpe to oversee construction on Pentre Awel developmentRead More

Clean-up continues at Stevenage demo collapse site

Thursday March 24, 2

Debris being removed and demolition to continue on Mace developmentRead More

Plans lodged for 1,200-bed Leeds Arena student scheme

Thursday March 24, 2

Downing plans landmark 38-storey tower in big student and events space schemeRead More

HS2 reveals “noise cancelling” tunnel portal design

Thursday March 24, 2

Two perforated concrete hoods will avoid sudden changes in air pressureRead More

Remediation starts for £100m Black Country shed park

Thursday March 24, 2

John F Hunt starts two-year programme of demolition and remediation at Walsall siteRead More

Plans go in for £50m Manchester Ancoats Works scheme

Thursday March 24, 2

Manchester developers team up for 193-home Ancoats Works transformationRead More

Winners unveiled for £9bn Procure23 NHS framework

Thursday March 24, 2

33 contractors bag places on four-year deal: Full listRead More

VolkerFitzpatrick wins £30m Essex rail station rebuild

Thursday March 24, 2

Work to start this summer on Stanford-le-Hope rebuildRead More

Severn Trent seeks more firms for £2.5bn capital programme

Friday March 25, 202

Hunt to start to top-up and diversify works supply chainRead More

Costain to deliver £100m Lancaster road scheme

Friday March 25, 202

Contractor confirmed as design and construction partner on major infrastructure schemeRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £25m Newport school job

Friday March 25, 202

Work starts on major teaching block for Bassaleg Comprehensive School Read More

£68m sales London fit-out specialist goes under

Monday March 28, 202

Twenty 1 Construction placed in administration hitting 70 staff jobsRead More

M&E contractor Kershaw heading for administration

Monday March 28, 202

Cambridge based specialist ceases trading after more than 75 years in businessRead More

Ferrovial Construction UK restores profitability

Monday March 28, 202

UK contracting arm of Spanish giant now firmly back in profit after a tough six yearsRead More

Dumper truck careers off site across busy A-road

Monday March 28, 202

Court hears how plant hire firm failed to regularly maintain brakesRead More

McLaughlin & Harvey starts £35m Sheffield hotel

Monday March 28, 202

Flagship Radisson Blu hotel will be built behind a retained Victorian façadeRead More

Skanska Costain Strabag completes latest HS2 base slab

Monday March 28, 202

Site getting ready for launch of TBMsRead More

Robertson bounces back with £17m profit

Monday March 28, 202

Group operating margin back to 2.5% after trading loss due to Covid in 2020Read More

Morgan Sindall to complete Midas hotel

Monday March 28, 202

Construction to restart next month on stalled £11m Harbour View HotelRead More

Ex-nuclear boss takes new COO role at Mace Consult

Monday March 28, 202

Richard Green previously worked at Jacobs, Amey and Bechtel after leaving the Royal EngineersRead More

Bellway puts cost of post-Grenfell safety upgrades at £187m

Tuesday March 29, 20

Firm has clawed back £30m so far from suppliers, subcontractors and consultantsRead More

Green light for 170-home London Bromley estate regeneration

Tuesday March 29, 20

Work to start this summer on south London estate rebuildRead More

Grosvenor starts net zero mentoring its contractors

Tuesday March 29, 20

38 construction and demolition firms, as well as consultants sign up to net zero challengeRead More

Developer signs for £500m healthy ageing campus in Newcastle

Tuesday March 29, 20

Genr8 Kajima Regeneration JV to lead transformation of 29 acre siteRead More

L&Q to refresh firms for £2.7bn upkeep and retrofit works

Tuesday March 29, 20

South east housing association to renew firms for 15-year term dealRead More

Go-ahead for Leeds 1,000-home Goods Yard scheme

Wednesday March 30,

Work could start on dense high rise city village this summerRead More

Contractor admits safety breaches after boy dies in site pipe

Wednesday March 30,

Court hears site fencing was inadequate Read More

ISG buys majority stake in modular specialist ESS Group

Wednesday March 30,

Modern methods of construction firm employs 280 people across UK and IrelandRead More

Clarion tenders another 20-year upkeep deal

Wednesday March 30,

Major housing association seeks partner contractor for South and South London Regions Read More

Europe’s largest wet lab to be built at Canary Wharf

Wednesday March 30,

Canary Wharf Group plans £500m lab project to reinvent financial hubRead More

Main works start date for £900m Bishopsgate Goodsyard

Wednesday March 30,

S106 deal paves way for preparations for enabling works startRead More

Morrison Construction names new building MD

Wednesday March 30,

Commercial director David Ewing will take up MD role from AprilRead More

Suppliers holding materials price quotes for just 24 hours

Wednesday March 30,

Contractors think twice on fixed price jobs as suppliers refuse to hold price quotesRead More

Former Balfour construction MD joins Aggregate Industries

Thursday March 31, 2

Tom Edgcumbe to head up newly-formed Surfacing Solutions businessRead More

Wakeford family-owners to split up Stepnell Group

Thursday March 31, 2

Midlands construction, property and associated businesses to be demerged to individual directorsRead More

Plan approved for £400m office complex on London South Bank

Thursday March 31, 2

Controversial plan to bulldoze former ITV Centre to now go before London MayorRead More

McAlpine wins £14m Sunderland multi-storey car park

Thursday March 31, 2

Striking 650-space mesh-wrapped car park will feature living wallsRead More

Green light for £60m Stoke Goods Yard project

Thursday March 31, 2

Bowmer & Kirkland is set to deliver a community of 174 flats, workspaces and shopsRead More

Brickability buys roofing contractor Beacon

Thursday March 31, 2

Materials distributor boosts roofing services division with £6.5m dealRead More

Race starts for £2bn Wales & Western rail framework

Friday April 01, 202

Building and civils partner firms to be refreshed for CP7Read More

Sisk names new UK COO to expand north

Friday April 01, 202

Sisk south MD Ajaz Shafi promoted to lead UK expansion pushRead More

£80m East London estate renewal approved

Friday April 01, 202

Three ageing council blocks to be demolished for 412 homes in StepneyRead More

Plans go in for new £55m Galashiels Academy

Friday April 01, 202

Morrison Construction hoping to start work in summer of 2023 on new Scottish Borders schoolRead More

Demolition boss caught stashing asbestos in storage containers

Friday April 01, 202

Contractor posed as registered specialist across the countryRead More

Plans go in for £300m Teesside offshore wind factory

Monday April 04, 202

Designs revealed with construction due to start in JulyRead More

Hinkley Point workers walkout over bonus row

Monday April 04, 202

Hundreds reported to have walked out on Friday over working arrangementsRead More

Race for £35m A38 Bromsgrove Route Enhancement Programme

Monday April 04, 202

Worcestershire council calls up firms for A38 upgrade to M5 junction 4Read More

Osborne Infrastructure rebrands as Octavius

Monday April 04, 202

Private equity owners rename standalone £200m revenue civils contractorRead More

Single app to simplify site skills card checks

Monday April 04, 202

More than two million CSCS cards can now be checked in one placeRead More

200 jobs saved as JRL buys Caledonian Modular

Monday April 04, 202

South east contractor JRL salvages UK largest offsite specialistRead More

Plan rejig for £250m Trafford City water resort

Monday April 04, 202

Therme Group now hopes to start work on 28-acre resort in 2023.Read More

Staff at M&E firm MechFS start looking for new jobs

Tuesday April 05, 20

Specialist hit by bad debt from main contractorRead More

Crest Nicholson first to sign Gove’s Building Safety Pledge

Tuesday April 05, 20

House builder puts commitment cost at up to £120mRead More

Mace names north and south west leads

Tuesday April 05, 20

Sarah Morton to lead growth in the North and Lucy Namihas in the South WestRead More

BAM confirmed for £50m London net zero office

Tuesday April 05, 20

Pimlico office overhaul will be net zero carbon in both construction and operationRead More

Lorne Stewart Engineering boss joins JRL

Monday April 04, 202

Gary Heitmann joins Ark Mechanical and Electrical as directorRead More

Galliford Try rebrands security and fire arm after nmcn deal

Tuesday April 05, 20

Galliford Try Asset Intelligence offers high-tech solutions to infrastructure and building projectsRead More

Persimmon hit with huge fine for polluting river

Tuesday April 05, 20

Court fines house builder £433, 331 for failing to act after warnings from Natural Resources WalesRead More

Three house builders set aside over £600m for recladding

Wednesday April 06,

Around 53 house builders understood to haved signed up to Gove building safety pledgeRead More

Output booming but construction buyers fear for future

Wednesday April 06,

Business optimism sinks to 17-month low amid ongoing inflation and impact of Ukraine warRead More

Inland Homes parts company with managing director

Wednesday April 06,

Gary Skinner has "employment with the company terminated with immediate effect"Read More

Fixed-price work dents GMI Construction profits

Wednesday April 06,

Profits fall to £1m as material price inflation erodes marginsRead More

Deal to start Watkin Jones’ largest build to rent job

Wednesday April 06,

£136m forward finance deal for 551 homes at Sherlock Street in Birmingham.Read More

ISG wins £40m Maidenhead office net zero overhaul

Wednesday April 06,

Existing office will be stripped to core and extended with two extra floorsRead More

Countryside to cut jobs at loss-making offsite factories

Thursday April 07, 2

Partnership homes firm warns on poor business performance in Midlands and NorthRead More

Former nmcn building division staff take firm to tribunal

Thursday April 07, 2

Failed contractor faces lack of redundancy consultation claimRead More

£50m turnover MechFS goes into administration

Thursday April 07, 2

Dispute on large contract sent warehouse M&E specialist underRead More

Barratt puts cost of post-Grenfell upgrades at £600m

Wednesday April 06,

Six biggest listed volume house builders expect to pay-out £1.78bn on fire safety measuresRead More

Marshalls to buy Marley for £535m

Wednesday April 06,

Major deal in construction products marketRead More

London most costly place to build in the world

Thursday April 07, 2

Energy, materials and labour hikes return the Capital to top of rankingRead More

First broadband cables to be fed through water pipes

Thursday April 07, 2

Yorkshire Water will also trial new leak detection technologyRead More

£350m Romford town centre village approved

Thursday April 07, 2

1m sq ft East London residental-led scheme backed by local planners Read More

Green skills gap threat to decarbonising London offices

Thursday April 07, 2

Willmott Dixon and Mace join new Corporation taskforce to promote net zero skillsRead More

Beard wins £17m net zero Bristol office overhaul

Thursday April 07, 2

South Westâ??s first net zero carbon in operation out-of-town office developmentRead More

Race starts for £4bn Eastern railway works framework

Friday April 08, 202

Around 14 firms will be appointed to the Eastern region renewals and minor enhancements dealRead More

Costain wins Teesside onshore carbon capture project 

Friday April 08, 202

Firm secures FEED deal to design the onshore COâ?? gathering pipelineRead More

Staff still leaving Caledonian Modular despite rescue deal

Monday April 11, 202

Modular specialist was bought out of administration "saving 200 jobs"Read More

Employee-owned Briggs & Forrester staff get £250 bonus

Monday April 11, 202

Profit falls below expectation in first year under staff ownership trustRead More

Plans lodged for vast British Library extension

Monday April 11, 202

Work on 800,000 sq ft extension to start in 2025Read More

Plans in for major new hospital in Bury St Edmunds

Monday April 11, 202

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust plans new 100,000 sq m hospitalRead More

Durkan wins £19m Chelsea housing estate revamp

Monday April 11, 202

Four empty blocks on the Sutton Estate to be remodelled to create 81 homesRead More

February storms dampen construction output

Monday April 11, 202

New infrastructure work slides 2.5% as working time lost to storms Dudley, Eunice and FranklinRead More

NG Bailey buys part of rival Kershaw after administration

Monday April 11, 202

Deal to buy service and maintenance division saves 25 jobsRead More

265-home Sunderland civic centre scheme approved

Tuesday April 12, 20

Vistry Partnerships gets go-ahead for Civic Centre site redevelopmentRead More

Former Mace boss joins fire sprinkler specialist

Tuesday April 12, 20

Triangle Fire Systems looks to continue expansion following £9m investmentRead More

Plan for £86m Manchester Pall Mall twin resi blocks

Tuesday April 12, 20

Liverpool developer Nextdom submits 550-home scheme for planningRead More

Plans in to redevelop major Glasgow shopping centre

Tuesday April 12, 20

St Enoch Centre to be replaced with 1,700 homes, shops, offices and a hotelRead More

Segro awards Glencar and Winvic logistics jobs

Tuesday April 12, 20

Glencar secures Croydon sheds and Winvic two warehouses at the Kettering Gateway projectRead More

Gove turns on suppliers as 35 developers sign safety pledge

Wednesday April 13,

Cladding and insulation manufacturers in firing line over failure to react to post-Grenfell challengeRead More

16 firms win £640m YORbuild medium works deal

Wednesday April 13,

Third generation framework opened up to smaller regional firmsRead More

Bidding starts for £40m HS2 bat tunnel

Wednesday April 13,

900m long arched structure will span four tracks on bat flight pathRead More

Civils specialist M Lambe returns to profit

Wednesday April 13,

Revenue to top £100m this year, driven in part by high inflationRead More

Child loses toe after site wall collapse

Wednesday April 13,

Court fines house builder after passer-by hit by falling wallRead More

Buro Happold buys lab design firm in expansion drive

Wednesday April 13,

Enqineering consultant on acquisition-spree to double headcount to 4,000 staffRead More

United Living names new commercial chief

Wednesday April 13,

David Rooney will help social hiusing contractor quadruple in size over five yearsRead More

McLaughlin and Harvey lands £49 Stornoway port job

Wednesday April 13,

Blasting 750,000t of rock and piling work to start in next few weeksRead More

Fire tears through Peterborough housing site

Wednesday April 13,

Dramatic pictures released by fire service of burning building under constructionRead More

Everton ‘lock-in” construction costs with O’Rourke at new stadium

Wednesday April 13,

Club and contractor sign main contract for new £500m stadiumRead More

Green light for £49m Stevenage build to rent project

Thursday April 14, 2

Stevenage Council approves 226-flat private rental blockRead More

FM Conway scoops City of London highways upkeep

Thursday April 14, 2

JB Riney steps aside after 10 years in the Square MileRead More

Winners named for £415m ABP ports framework

Thursday April 14, 2

Associated British Ports names partner builders for next five yearsRead More

Amey Utilities sold and renamed Avove

Thursday April 14, 2

Private equity buyer Rubicon renames Amey UtilitiesRead More

Ex-Midas client switches to Willmott Dixon for hotel job

Thursday April 14, 2

Fragrance Group awards £23m Torquay four-star hotel jobRead More

Building boss convicted of manslaughter after roofer death

Tuesday April 19, 20

Court hears victim fell from ladder secured with two nails hammered into a timber frame on either side of itRead More

Firms readied for £120m London park housing blocks job

Tuesday April 19, 20

Hackney Council seeks contractor for four housing blocks on Britannia projectRead More

Murphy to offer 175 Ukrainian refugees jobs

Tuesday April 19, 20

Engineering contractor will support Ukrainian recruits with a buddy system and language supportRead More

Lorne Stewart back in profit after three years of losses

Tuesday April 19, 20

£124m revenue Harrow-based M&E group records £420,000 profitRead More

£50m Farnworth precinct rebuild approved

Tuesday April 19, 20

Bolton Council backs 100-home plan alongside shops and cafesRead More

Recruitment boss banned over £5.5m accounts mystery

Tuesday April 19, 20

Director of Angel Contracting Ltd failed to maintain adequate accounting recordsRead More

Roofer gambled away covid bounce back loan in three weeks

Wednesday April 20,

Insolvency Service continues to go after loan cheatsRead More

Plans in for £150m Leeds private rental flats scheme

Wednesday April 20,

Developer Glenbrook aims to appoint a contractor this summerRead More

Costain appoints Galliford Try technical services chief

Wednesday April 20,

Gavin Stonard takes role as water sector technical development directorRead More

Weston Homes revamps £270m Anglia Square scheme

Wednesday April 20,

Major Norwich redevelopment made lower rise after planning wrangleRead More

Piling contractor pre-packed for second time

Wednesday April 20,

Pre-pack buyer of All Foundations UK collapses to be sold in another pre-pack dealRead More

Gilbert-Ash bags £28m Manchester office revamp

Wednesday April 20,

Eversheds House will be stripped to the frame and extended by two floorsRead More

Contractor fined after workers flee building collapse

Wednesday April 20,

Court hears how house collapsed during botched construction workRead More

Go-ahead for East London 400-room student scheme

Thursday April 21, 2

Watkin Jones to build second major student project in StratfordRead More

Stewart Milne Group puts house builder up for sale

Thursday April 21, 2

Founder decides to retire sparking saleRead More

Strike ballot as Network Rail maintenance job cuts loom

Thursday April 21, 2

RMT threatening the "biggest rail strike in modern history"Read More

Bob Holt is back with plan to grow M&E contractor

Thursday April 21, 2

Holt takes major stake and chairman role at Bristol-based Cosgrove & DrewRead More

Higgins returns to profit after restructure

Thursday April 21, 2

Higgins Partnerships business raises revenue 43% to £125mRead More

Building tender price inflation to climb to 8.5%

Friday April 22, 202

T&T warns materials stockpiling could create price bubbles and unnecessary shortagesRead More

Big name buyers looking for subcontractors across London

Friday April 22, 202

Constructionline to host Meet the Buyer event at Spurs stadium: Register nowRead More

Labour costs soar to all-time high in London

Friday April 22, 202

Weekly subbie wages top £1,000 in London, south east and East Midlands.Read More

WSP to recruit 2,000 staff this year to fuel expansion

Friday April 22, 202

Headcount to rise by 28%, with focus on environmental and client advisory servicesRead More

Green light for Leeds 1,400-homes Kirkstall Corridor scheme

Friday April 22, 202

£200m scheme to kick off multiple plans to develop city fringe site next to River AireRead More

Kier confirmed winner of £460m A417 “Missing Link”

Friday April 22, 202

Contractor will upgrade 3.4miles of road in the CotswoldsRead More

HS2 workers left fuming over pay packet problems

Monday April 25, 202

Problems with time and attendance system on Balfour Beatty VINCI siteRead More

Tall building plans across London hit record levels

Monday April 25, 202

Planners grant go-ahead for 98 buildings above 20-storeys across the capitalRead More

Graham wins 460-home Edinburgh rental scheme

Monday April 25, 202

Swedish investor funds Bonnington Street regeneration schemeRead More

Rise in reclaimed structural steel prompts new rules

Monday April 25, 202

New specification rules set out for sale of used steel sectionsRead More

Glasgow fit-out firm wins Manchester major hotel refit

Monday April 25, 202

Former Renaissance Hotel in Deansgate to be overhauled rather than rebuiltRead More

BAM gets go-ahead for £200m M54-M6 link

Monday April 25, 202

1.6 mile road between junction one of the M54 and junction 11 of the M6 approvedRead More

VolkerFiztpatrick wins three new Birmingham railway stations

Monday April 25, 202

Construction to start in November ahead of services restarting on dormant lineRead More

Taylor Woodrow tipped for £800m Fawley expansion

Tuesday April 26, 20

Contractor chosen for major upgrade to oil refineryRead More

Billington profit slides after project hit and steel price hikes

Tuesday April 26, 20

Contractor stockpiles steel and reviews supplier strategy to offset ongoing price volatilityRead More

Plans in for 50-storey Birmingham resi tower

Monday April 25, 202

Landmark build to rent tower to top-out planned high-rise Southside districtRead More

Glencar bags Milton Keynes spec industrial park

Tuesday April 26, 20

Texas developer to start first UK logistic park scheme this summerRead More

Construction starts on UK’s first freeport site

Tuesday April 26, 20

Jackson Civil Engineering starts infrastructure contract on Gateway 14 siteRead More

£2.3bn Thames Crossing bidders enter competitive ‘green’ dialogue

Wednesday April 27,

Bidder talks start to agree a low carbon baseline for construction deliveryRead More

£350m London Aldgate landmark office approved

Wednesday April 27,

Developer Rocket Properties gets thumbs up for expanded city fringe office schemeRead More

Bam rail chief takes wider transport role

Wednesday April 27,

Huw Jones promoted to MD of wider transport business in highways work pushRead More

Blaze at Deptford flats rages all day

Wednesday April 27,

12-hour inferno as flames get behind voids on block of flatsRead More

Vistry operations chief to head Gleeson

Wednesday April 27,

Graham Prothero will take up chief executive role at the end of the yearRead More

Elements Europe to build £100m modular Hackney hotel

Tuesday April 26, 20

Majority of the superstructure of the 22-storey scheme will be constructed using prefabricated modulesRead More

Ex-Battersea boss to steer East Midlands regeneration

Wednesday April 27,

Rob Tincknell-founded firm to steer redevelopment of three massive sitesRead More

Caledonian went down owing suppliers and clients £20m

Thursday April 28, 2

Modular giant had debts across the boardRead More

Summer start for £300m Leeds Lisbon Square towers

Thursday April 28, 2

Operator deal paves way for construction of 33 and 22 storey towersRead More

McLaren lands £22m Stevenage warehouse deal

Thursday April 28, 2

Three new sheds to be built on site bordered by electricity pylonsRead More

Tritax submits plans for £80m Oxfordshire R&D project

Thursday April 28, 2

Plans in for 600,000 sq ft Siemens superconducting magnets plant at Symmetry ParkRead More

Call for carbon rating system for concrete

Thursday April 28, 2

Colour coded rating system proposed to help engineers choose lowest carbon concreteRead More

Plant hirer Vp put up for sale

Thursday April 28, 2

Chairman Jeremy Pilkington looks to sell his 50.3% in listed equipment hirerRead More

Glencar wins pioneering 6-storey urban warehouse

Thursday April 28, 2

St George and Segro advance first multi-storey warehouse with parking on first two floorsRead More

Tower crane boom crashes to ground during erection

Friday April 29, 202

JASO tower crane boom fails at Canterbury McCarthy Stone site Read More

Tunnellers finish 4-year Super Sewer dig close to schedule

Friday April 29, 202

Longon TBM drive finishes in a flurry and on a musical noteRead More

UK Construction Week London opens its doors next week

Friday April 29, 202

600+ exhibitors and a packed industry programme at ExCel London: Register now for your free ticketRead More

Former Keltbray directors join demolition firm Downwell

Thursday April 28, 2

Specialist contractor appoints Andy McClafferty and Mark Roberts to help growth pushRead More

50 jobs axed as Norwich crane hirer collapses

Friday April 29, 202

Administrators are looking for a buyer after owner calls it a dayRead More

Sellafield readies firms for £3bn infrastructure delivery shake-up

Friday April 29, 202

A trio of delivery partners will replace the current deal with Morgan Sindall and Arup.Read More

More than 30 firms paid for slave labour across London sites

Tuesday May 03, 2022

Report reveals challenges facing construction after crime gang prosecutedRead More

Construction steel supplier sold in pre-pack deal

Tuesday May 03, 2022

Former Bemaco Steel director buys business from administratorsRead More

£350m London Bridge life sciences hub advance

Tuesday May 03, 2022

Guyâ??s & St Thomasâ?? Foundation selects developer for Snowsfields Quarter biosciences hubRead More

Ritchie Bros scraps £775m Euro Auctions takeover

Tuesday May 03, 2022

Launch of detailed Competition and Market Authority probe derails takeoverRead More

Mitie buys telecoms construction specialist for £10m

Tuesday May 03, 2022

Mitie continues to grow its telecoms businessRead More

Roadworks robot trialled on Surrey gas job

Tuesday May 03, 2022

Robotic system can handle entire end-to-end excavation process: VideoRead More

Elizabeth Line opening date set for 24 May

Wednesday May 04, 20

Work continues to open problem Bond Street station later this yearRead More

Essex contractor Oakmont stops work on sites

Wednesday May 04, 20

Company run by Employee Ownership Trust now working with FRP AdvisoryRead More

Administrators put green block maker up for sale

Tuesday May 03, 2022

Woodcrete block producer placed in administration after backers pull outRead More

Partnerships lift Hill Group to record revenue

Wednesday May 04, 20

Regional expansion continues with Midlands office due to open in next few monthsRead More

Mace Midlands boss joins developer Godwin

Wednesday May 04, 20

Steven Gascoyne joins build to rent specialist as associate director of constructionRead More

Safety notices issued after Hinkley scaffold fall

Wednesday May 04, 20

Office for Nuclear Regulation orders improvements by Bouygues and Laing Oâ??RourkeRead More

Barratt brings forward pay rises to ease cost of living crisis

Thursday May 05, 202

House building giant also offers private medical cover to entire workforceRead More

Asbestos removal managers jailed after cutting corners on job

Thursday May 05, 202

Contractor folds after HSE investigation but bosses handed prison sentencesRead More

Morgan Sindall on track despite inflationary headwinds

Thursday May 05, 202

Firm still on course for good 2022 despite cost inflation and supply chain pressuresRead More

Kier and SNC-Lavalin battle for Birmingham £2.7bn road job

Thursday May 05, 202

Reprocurement of highways deal advances after parting company with original contractor AmeyRead More

Derwent buys eye hospital for 750,000 sq ft scheme

Thursday May 05, 202

Developer agrees £239m for London Moorfield eye hospital siteRead More

Recovery slows as storm clouds gather over construction

Friday May 06, 2022

Industry "moving towards a more subdued recovery phase"Read More

HSE issues mast climber safety alert

Friday May 06, 2022

Contractors must check all machines following collapse fearsRead More

Skanska to install Midlandsâ?? longest rail bridge – video

Friday May 06, 2022

£85m railway bridge project reaches crucial pointRead More

Plans in for 500 rental homes at Leeds riverside

Friday May 06, 2022

Duo of build to rent blocks form part of wider £280m Whitehall Riverside masterplanRead More

London Whitechapel Estate rebuild approved

Friday May 06, 2022

East London estate regeneration includes two major towers rising to 23 storeysRead More

New film studios plan revealed for High Wycombe

Thursday May 05, 202

A phased building programme will take place over next 18 monthsRead More

Galliford Try wins £25m zero-carbon Huddersfield school

Thursday May 05, 202

Works starts on Greenhead College major extensionRead More

Amount owed to nmcn subbies and suppliers soars to £115m

Monday May 09, 2022

Amount owed to supply chain by collapsed contractor keeps growingRead More

Winvic seals deal on £1bn West Midlands Interchange

Monday May 09, 2022

Design stage delivery partner role awarded on strategic rail freight interchangeRead More

Vinci Construction UK profit doubles to £24m

Monday May 09, 2022

Revenue restored to peak levels achieved 10 years agoRead More

HS2 buys pivotal Manchester station site

Monday May 09, 2022

Early works for Piccadilly high speed station set to start around 2025Read More

Council fined after highways team hit by hand-arm vibration syndrome

Monday May 09, 2022

Court hears how 15 workers were struck down with debilitating nerve conditionRead More

Bid race for tunnels on £150m Tube station upgrade

Monday May 09, 2022

Bidders day on 27 May for Elephant and Castle capacity upgrade tunnelsRead More

Winners revealed for £1.1bn demolition framework

Tuesday May 10, 2022

Pagabo confirms 29 firms on new deal: Full listRead More

Roadbridge UK went down owing £60m

Tuesday May 10, 2022

Supply chain owed £22.5m with little chance of any return Read More

ISG joins structural steel re-use project

Tuesday May 10, 2022

Project aims to cost out business model for whole value chain from client to demolition contractorRead More

Major hotel plan for Birmingham Central Methodist Hall

Tuesday May 10, 2022

Three-storey rooftop extension will form part of historic hall restorationRead More

Plan unveiled for Liverpool’s first net zero office

Tuesday May 10, 2022

Work is hoped to start on Hemisphere building before the end of 2022Read More

Vinci lands West Midlands multi-storey HS2 car parks

Tuesday May 10, 2022

Construction will not get underway until 2027 at the earliestRead More

Spie boss joins United Living as new MD of infrastructure

Tuesday May 10, 2022

United Living rebrands Fastflow Energy and Pipelines businesses Read More

Vinci/McAlpine JV wins £90m rehab hospital

Tuesday May 10, 2022

Main contract award for National Rehabilitation CentreRead More

HS2 Project Bank Accounts “not worth paper they are written on”

Wednesday May 11, 20

Subcontractors furious after payment protection promises evaporate in wake of Roadbridge collapseRead More

More suppliers wanted on £683m waste power plant

Wednesday May 11, 20

Meet the buyer event for North London Heat and Power Project: Register nowRead More

Vistry Partnerships lands £128m London flats deal

Wednesday May 11, 20

Legal & General signs up firm for 480-flats over five buildings in WandsworthRead More

Taylor Wimpey to tear down half-built £48m Hackney Wick scheme

Wednesday May 11, 20

Concrete frame to be demolished after discovery of "potential structural issue"Read More

Data centre work lifts TClarke orders to record high

Wednesday May 11, 20

Orders hit £585m, more than £100m on last yearRead More

Phoenix ME forecast revenue to rebound by 20%

Wednesday May 11, 20

London M&E specialists expects to return to around £200m revenue this year after set back last yearRead More

Building facade specialist CMS goes into administration

Wednesday May 11, 20

Building envelope firm had turnover of £43mRead More

Two seriously injured in London scaffolding collapse

Wednesday May 11, 20

Two men fighting for their lives in hospital after Ardmore site scaffolding collapseRead More

Urban Splash modular staff start looking for new jobs

Wednesday May 11, 20

Work stops at House by Urban Splash sites and factoryRead More

Administration confirmed at House by Urban Splash

Thursday May 12, 202

160 jobs lost following "operational issues" at modular factoryRead More

Kier picked for £350m Leatherhead regen plan

Thursday May 12, 202

Property arm to draw up plans to redevelop two large town centre sitesRead More

Office work uplift returns construction output to growth

Thursday May 12, 202

New commercial work drives output uplift for the first time since the pandemicRead More

Network Rail fined £1.4m after worker crushed by track machines

Thursday May 12, 202

Judge highlights "many layers of failure" within site managementRead More

Balfour gets green light for £250m M25 junction 10

Friday May 13, 2022

Autumn start for M25 junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange improvement scheme Read More

Leeds plumbing contractor sinks with loss of 30 jobs

Friday May 13, 2022

Dickinsons Plumbing and Heating goes down but renewables arm salvaged in saleRead More

HS2 achieves first diesel-free construction site

Friday May 13, 2022

Skanska Costain STRABAG JV runs Kilburn site with green kitRead More

Race starts for £500m Scottish zero carbon hospital job

Monday May 16, 2022

Bidding starts for new University Hospital Monklands near AirdrieRead More

Manchester airport taxis out £60m terminal 2 pier job

Monday May 16, 2022

Bidding to start before the end of 2022 for project start early next summerRead More

Plan for 1,100-home complex at Leicester factory site

Monday May 16, 2022

Galliford Try investments plots Corah Factory transformationRead More

Axed House by Urban Splash staff plan legal action

Monday May 16, 2022

Ex-workers consult with lawyers following administrationRead More

Summer slowdown fears as latest contract award data droops

Monday May 16, 2022

Latest Barbour ABI Snap Analysis paints uncertain pictureRead More

Farrans wins £39m Somerset recycling hub

Monday May 16, 2022

Site preparation gets underway for Keynsham Recycling HubRead More

Graham gets green light for £124m M25 Junction 28

Monday May 16, 2022

Consent allows work to start this Autumn on Essex junction upgradeRead More

Water industry resurrects ‘PFI model’ for £1bn job

Tuesday May 17, 2022

Vast Hawesworth Aqueduct upgrade to pilot new DPC model, hailed as the future for water companiesRead More

Watkin Jones reports record £2bn pipeline

Tuesday May 17, 2022

Student rooms and BTR builder plans corporate name change in big rebrandRead More

‘Ratty the Robot’ takes bite out of costly pipe inspections

Tuesday May 17, 2022

Pipe-crawling tetherless robo-rat makes light work of complex underground inspectionsRead More

Six win £600m panelised housing DPS deal

Tuesday May 17, 2022

Better Building alliance of 29 housing associations signs up manufacturersRead More

VolkerRail fined £550,000 after trench collapse

Tuesday May 17, 2022

Court hears how two metre deep excavation was unsupportedRead More

Hunt starts for £250m Stockport 8 site developer

Tuesday May 17, 2022

Town centre 8-acre site is earmarked for 1,200 homes, shops and leisuteRead More

Plans in for £500m Hollow Mountain pumped hydro scheme

Tuesday May 17, 2022

Work removing 2m tonnes of rock could start within two yearsRead More

Higgins bags trio of East London passivhaus schemes

Tuesday May 17, 2022

Partnership to build 220 affordable homes for Newham councilRead More

B&K returns to strong profit growth across the group

Wednesday May 18, 20

Pre-tax profit jumps 23% to £65m as revenue edges up to £1.18bnRead More

British Land expects tender price inflation to hit 10%

Wednesday May 18, 20

Developer says 91% of costs are fixed on planned schemesRead More

Morgan Sindall set for £80m leisure and health hub

Wednesday May 18, 20

West Suffolk public service development to be built at no extra cost to tax payersRead More

L&G to pump £4bn into West Midlands developments

Wednesday May 18, 20

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street signs landmark investment deal with L&GRead More

Failed London fit-out specialist owed trade firm 13m

Wednesday May 18, 20

Twenty 1 Group owed HMRC £9.7m leaving more than 300 firms with no hope of paymentRead More

Contractors lift tender margins to 9% on bids in the Capital

Thursday May 19, 202

Developer Landsec to press ahead with trio of London office schemes this year despite cost inflationRead More

Fire safety work plunges Countryside to £182m loss

Thursday May 19, 202

Countryside Partnerships forms dedicated division to handle retrofits on a 123 buildingsRead More

Site wages row looms as union dismisses “derisory” pay offer

Thursday May 19, 202

Unions want 10% increases but employers offer less than 4%Read More

Fusion wins Manchester high rise student block appeal

Thursday May 19, 202

Planning inspector overturns city council refusal for 28-storey Deansgate blockRead More

Demolition work imminent on half-built Taylor Wimpey flats

Thursday May 19, 202

Angry local residents share pictures of site set to be torn downRead More

DfE to unveil plans for school procurement shake-up

Friday May 20, 2022

Supply chain summit to be held next month in Birmingham on future of schools frameworksRead More

Top 30 M&E contractors set for growth – ranking

Friday May 20, 2022

Major M&E firms prepare for work surge after riding out pandemic Read More

Former Mace boss joins Taylor Wimpey board

Friday May 20, 2022

Mark Castle takes on another non-exec roleRead More

HS2 workforce surges to 25,000 jobs milestone

Friday May 20, 2022

Over 2,500 firms form the HS2 supply chainRead More

Green light for 1.4m sq ft Yorkshire logistic hub

Friday May 20, 2022

Work at the site, located 24 miles from Leeds city centre, is expected in September.Read More

ISG starts £28m duo of Yorkshire leisure centre jobs

Friday May 20, 2022

Harrogate and Knaresborough leisure centre jobs get underwayRead More

Hinkley Point delayed another year as costs rise by £3bn

Friday May 20, 2022

Covid blamed for construction delays and cost increasesRead More

London office starts set to surge over next 6 months

Monday May 23, 2022

Deloitte Crane Survey predicts jump in starts in Capital despite high building costsRead More

Fit-out firm BW Workplace slips into the red

Monday May 23, 2022

£5.2m backdated R&D tax credit deal lifts after tax performanceRead More

Competition probe launched into Bouygues takeover of Equans

Monday May 23, 2022

Bouygues is hoping to finalise acquisition later this yearRead More

TfL seeks developers for trio of over-station sites

Monday May 23, 2022

Plum sites at Bank, Paddington and Southwark come with consent for 600,000 sq ftRead More

Underwater drone used to check offshore wind farm foundations

Monday May 23, 2022

Underwater robots deployed for inspection and maintenance work Read More

Dominvs seals £173m funding for 713-bed student job

Monday May 23, 2022

Major Hammersmith student complex to be run by operator ScapeRead More

Developer swoops for 1,000-flats landmark Leeds site

Monday May 23, 2022

Revised plans to be submitted by the end of the year for start soon afterRead More

Race for £100m Immingham ferry terminal job

Tuesday May 24, 2022

AB Ports aims to start work in mid 2023Read More

Sisk wins Stockport £60m Weir Mill restoration

Tuesday May 24, 2022

Work to start next month on 250 flats schemeRead More

Briefings start for £1bn Midland Mainline Electrification plan

Tuesday May 24, 2022

Market engagement starts for next seven sections covering 139km route to SheffieldRead More

Forterra pushes back £27m factory refurb plan

Tuesday May 24, 2022

Supply chain shortages hit project as brick prices rose another 12% last monthRead More

Speedy Hire results slowed down by KPMG

Tuesday May 24, 2022

Hire giant left "frustrated and disappointed" by delay request from auditorRead More

MechFS went down owing £9.5m to supply chain

Wednesday May 25, 20

Subcontractors left holding millions in worthless invoicesRead More

HG Construction profit jumps 50% to £25m

Wednesday May 25, 20

Multi-storey homes and student accommodation jobs drive sales to record £243mRead More

Go-ahead for Newcastleâ??s largest build to rent project

Wednesday May 25, 20

Work to start on 14-storey flats complex in the autumnRead More

Contractors wanted for £288m Northumbrian Water frameworks

Wednesday May 25, 20

Ten lots up for grabs under latest major civils dealRead More

Rail workers vote to strike over maintenance job cuts fears

Wednesday May 25, 20

Network could grind to a halt next monthRead More

Construction leaders launch inflation busting taskforce

Wednesday May 25, 20

All sides of industry urged to work together rather than row over price hikesRead More

Track worker killed by train was controller of site safety

Wednesday May 25, 20

Distracted rail worker "lost awareness of his position relative to the line the train approached on"Read More

MPs call for cut in building demolitions to save carbon

Thursday May 26, 202

Watchdog MPs set out urgent plan to prioritise retrofit and reuse of buildings over new buildRead More

Structure Tone stems losses as order book grows

Thursday May 26, 202

Fit out specialist racks-up £4m loss but is confident of turnaround this year after restructuringRead More

HG Construction names next chief executive

Thursday May 26, 202

Adam Quinn, son of one of the MBO founders, to take the reins in JulyRead More

Lendlease Stratford IQL blue towers approved

Thursday May 26, 202

35- and 14-storey hexagonal blocks will provide 350 flats Read More

£1.25bn Stonehenge tunnel job winner revealed

Thursday May 26, 202

Spanish, Italian, and Austrian JV scoops A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down schemeRead More

Lendlease £140m hospital claim to hit High Court

Thursday May 26, 202

Cramlington hospital trust claims for new temporary building while remediation works carried outRead More

Balfour bags £50m Piccadilly Line upgrade

Thursday May 26, 202

First award under latest London Underground High Voltage Power frameworkRead More

Pagabo names £1.6bn civils framework winners

Friday May 27, 2022

Forty eight firms secure spots on new civils and infrastructure frameworkRead More

Altrad swoops for Doosan Babcock

Friday May 27, 2022

Over 4,000 staff will transfer to the fast-expanding industrial services groupRead More

Suspended jail sentences after fatal roof fall

Friday May 27, 2022

Court sentences two men after hearing of safety failures on over-cladding jobRead More

McAleer & Rushe on track for record £425m revenue

Thursday May 26, 202

Revenue and profit return to pre-pandemic level as focus grows on high-rise flatsRead More

Domis on the hunt for subcontractors and suppliers across Cornwall

Thursday May 26, 202

Contractor hosting meet the buyer event to set-up local supply chain for string of major projectsRead More

US hedge fund makes move on house builder Countryside

Monday May 30, 2022

Share price surges on news as Countryside board refuses to talk with AmericansRead More

Skanska wins £259m British Army vehicle base job

Monday May 30, 2022

Work to start on major demolition programme in the autumnRead More

Crest Nicholson operations chief steps down

Monday May 30, 2022

Tom Nicholson leaves and will not be replacedRead More

£140m Plymouth hospital expansion approved

Monday May 30, 2022

Enabling work to start this year with main building start in 2023Read More

Skanska UK finance chief to step down

Monday May 30, 2022

Kelly Gangotra leaves next month in a career move outside constructionRead More

86-year-old woman dies in construction site fall

Tuesday May 31, 2022

Court hears how pensioner wandered into site and fell down unprotected stairwellRead More

Britishvolt to build £200m battery tech centre

Tuesday May 31, 2022

Battery pioneer partners with Prologis on new warehouse being built by WinvicRead More

Mace sets up £1m Ambition Fund for staff innovators

Tuesday May 31, 2022

New fund to bring to life smart ideas to be open to the supply chain next yearRead More

Fusion21 starts race for £250m housing RMI framework

Monday May 30, 2022

Housing repairs and maintenance framework will go live in SeptemberRead More

Telford Homes starts Brentford 420-homes scheme

Tuesday May 31, 2022

Work gets underway on three block scheme sold to Telford by RedrowRead More

Warrington town centre 74-flats scheme approved

Tuesday May 31, 2022

Work to start on Warrington scheme later this summerRead More

HS2’s giant bridge building machine swings into action – video

Wednesday June 01, 2

7,000 tonne machine launches first giant deck segment for Colne Valley viaductRead More

Mace workers get free haircuts and mental health chats

Wednesday June 01, 2

Visiting barbers encourage site staff to talk about how they are feelingRead More

Joanne Conway succeeds late father as chair of FM Conway

Wednesday June 01, 2

Former MD of the aggregates and asphalt division, Conway has spent 21 years in the businessRead More

Brickability buys Modular Clay Products

Wednesday June 01, 2

Materials distributor boosts specification offering to architectsRead More

Worker dies on BAM Nuttall wind farm site

Monday June 06, 2022

Weekend tragedy at Shetland link electricity connector siteRead More

Factory-made homes cut carbon emissions by 45%

Monday June 06, 2022

Study into two Tide Construction schemes uncovers carbon savings well ahead of industry targetsRead More

Four road and bridge jobs secure £160m funding go-ahead

Monday June 06, 2022

A30-St Austell link and iconic Tyne Bridge restoration to proceedRead More

Ban on unsafe metal cladding extended to all buildings

Monday June 06, 2022

Government introduces tougher standards for external wall constructionRead More

United Living win £50m Salford rental flats project

Monday June 06, 2022

Second phase of Outwood Wharf will consist of nearly 300 homesRead More

Trio bag £200m Midlands housing upgrade deal

Monday June 06, 2022

Walsall Housing Group awards seven-year term contractRead More

Piling work to start on £55m rail electrification scheme

Monday June 06, 2022

Scottish Powerlines appointed to upgrade first 25kms of trackRead More

PwC handed £5m fine for Kier and Galliford Try audits

Tuesday June 07, 202

Accountancy watchdog also fines former audit parter Jonathan Hook £135,000Read More

Getjar revenue almost halves over pandemic

Tuesday June 07, 202

Family-owned firm aims to diversify further after addition of piling and demolition divisionRead More

Laing O’Rourke strengthens sustainability team

Tuesday June 07, 202

Structures technical director Rossella Nicolin switches roles to lead improvements on climate, people and natureRead More

Swedish giant Sortera acquires Oâ??Donovan Waste Disposal

Tuesday June 07, 202

New owners for London construction waste collection and recycling specialistRead More

HSE inspectors turn spotlight on site dust risks

Tuesday June 07, 202

Month long construction inspection campaign to focus on respiratory risksRead More

Peel submits plans for £25m Maritime Knowledge Hub

Tuesday June 07, 202

Work is planned to start next year on Wirral Waters Grade II listed Hydraulic TowerRead More

All change at top of VolkerWessels UK

Tuesday June 07, 202

Company veteran Richard Offord becomes new CEO as Alan Robertson takes up new position as chairmanRead More

Pagabo starts race for new £1bn medium works framework

Wednesday June 08, 2

Popular deal has seen 148 projects procured through it in last three yearsRead More

Firms readied for £1.5bn Midlands Rail Hub contest

Wednesday June 08, 2

Market briefing to be held later this month for eight railway infrastructure projectsRead More

Copycat HS2 tunnel protesters face three years in jail

Wednesday June 08, 2

Government acts to stamp-out "guerilla" tactics by anti-construction campaignersRead More

Danaher and Walsh fined following death of 2,413 fish

Wednesday June 08, 2

Court hears how river was flooded with untreated sewage during repair worksRead More

Willmott Dixon on board for £35m railway museum

Wednesday June 08, 2

Construction starts on major new tourist attraction in DarlingtonRead More

House building holds back construction growth

Wednesday June 08, 2

Buyers see slowdown but commercial and civils work still boomingRead More

Domis to build Gary Nevilleâ??s £250m tower scheme

Wednesday June 08, 2

Gary Neville and Fred Doneâ??s Salboy enter JV to deliver 40-storey Manchester towerRead More

Construction bosses jailed after roofer fell to his death

Wednesday June 08, 2

Five-year and 15 month sentences following site tragedyRead More

First hydrogen dual-fuel piling rig in trials

Wednesday June 08, 2

Cementation Skanska to start testing prototype hydrogen-powered rotary rigRead More

Morgan Sindall director joins Skanska rail team

Thursday June 09, 20

James Corker joins Skanska as contractor looks to grow in the rail marketRead More

Kier splits with WSP for £210m highways job

Thursday June 09, 20

Kier breaks with WSP JV for North Northants highways upkeepRead More

Second UK plastic to hydrogen plant approved

Thursday June 09, 20

Peel NRE gets thumbs up for Clydebank facilityRead More

Sledgehammer demo workers spread asbestos across store refurb

Thursday June 09, 20

HSE investigation finds 1,315 square metres of contamination across department store siteRead More

Skanska tops May contracts league with big MoD win

Friday June 10, 2022

Kier maintains lead in 12-month rankings with biggest haul of ordersRead More

ISG enjoys record £1.6bn order book as profits recover

Friday June 10, 2022

New chief executive Matt Blowers says ISG is on track for further growth this yearRead More

Ant Yapi wins Folkestone flats and Leas Pavilion job

Friday June 10, 2022

Work to start this month on pavilion restoration and 90-luxury flats sea front projectRead More

John Lewis names first three build to rent store conversions

Friday June 10, 2022

Retailer to build its first BTR flats at store sites in Bromley, West Ealing and ReadingRead More

House builder Countryside to listen to sale offers

Monday June 13, 2022

Shareholder pressure forces talks as US hedge fund set to swoopRead More

Two 1m sq ft logistic parks to go to construction

Monday June 13, 2022

Growth of shed market accelerates with two more major projectsRead More

Rydon Group returns to profit despite construction loss

Monday June 13, 2022

Construction arms falls £2.1m into redRead More

HS2 starts first M-shaped cut and cover tunnels

Sunday June 12, 2022

Twin-arch design is more efficient than the standard box structure reducing concreteRead More

Gas cylinders explode in fierce site blaze

Sunday June 12, 2022

Fire at site near Oxford sends cylinders shooting into the airRead More

Construction skills card chief retires

Monday June 13, 2022

Graham Wren to step down as Sean Kearns appointed new CSCS Chief ExecutiveRead More

Construction output dips amid economic slowdown fears

Monday June 13, 2022

Construction growth stutters as private home RMI and commercial work slideRead More

Weston launches eco-friendly construction across £2.1bn of sites

Monday June 13, 2022

Offsite and green building rolled-out across entire London and South East portfolioRead More

Tender price inflation to soar to 10% this year

Monday June 13, 2022

Stagflation warning as construction projects delayed but costs pressures continueRead More

Picking the right contracts pays off for Murphy

Tuesday June 14, 202

Profits and turnover up as actions to improve contract selectivity pay dividendsRead More

Plans in for Manchester 22-storey New Bailey block

Tuesday June 14, 202

English Cities Fund hopes to start 211-flat block early next yearRead More

Costain names new energy director

Tuesday June 14, 202

Matt Browell-Hook joins from oil and gas engineering contractor KentRead More

Bid race for £108m Leeds Kirkstall Corridor job

Tuesday June 14, 202

Clarion Housing Group seeks builder for four blocks on 13-acre riverside plotRead More

Mace wins cost control role on £1.25bn Stonehenge tunnel

Wednesday June 15, 2

National Highways hands Mace key role on two major schemesRead More

Worrying surge in construction firms defaulting on covid loans

Wednesday June 15, 2

Repayments not being met in first few months of payback periodRead More

Sir Robert McAlpine returns to profit

Tuesday June 14, 202

McAlpine generates a £9.2m profit after £27m plunge into the red in 2020Read More

Dozens win £35bn ‘social value enabled’ FM deal

Wednesday June 15, 2

Government FM mega framework bakes in latest policy prioritiesRead More

Severfield enjoys record £486m order book

Wednesday June 15, 2

Operating margin remains stable despite inflationary supply chain pressuresRead More

Soaring costs put council road work budgets at risk

Wednesday June 15, 2

Large councils warn new roads, pot hole filing and school projects could be delayedRead More

BAM gets start for £45m Manchester office job

Tuesday June 14, 202

9-storey First Street office project set to move to constructionRead More

Construction needs another 250,000 workers by 2026

Tuesday June 14, 202

Latest CITB forecasts predict industry employment could reach a high of nearly 2.78 millionRead More

Swedish group buys Scottish steelwork contractor JDP

Thursday June 16, 20

J&D Pierce (Contracts) bought by investment group StorskogenRead More

Race for £1.3bn North West & Central railway works

Thursday June 16, 20

Network Rail prepares to renew firms for CP7 on spine route from London to CumbriaRead More

ISG consults on £80m Cardiff school campus scheme

Thursday June 16, 20

Work to start early next year on net zero Fairwater schools campusRead More

Genr8/Kajima wins £127m Huyton town centre regen

Thursday June 16, 20

Town centre scheme includes a council HQ, hotel, commercial and residential accommodationRead More

Earthworks start on £100m warehouse complex

Thursday June 16, 20

Site preparation underway at Ashby-de-la-Zouch after discovery of great crested newts held-up workRead More

Glencar replaces Midas for £23m Stihl UK HQ

Thursday June 16, 20

121,000 sq ft HQ and warehouse centre to be built in CamberleyRead More

Green light for £300m Teesside offshore wind factory

Friday June 17, 2022

First tranche of specialist contractors set to be confirmedRead More

Keltbray sets aside £6m after demolition cartel probe

Thursday June 16, 20

Keltbray latest contractor to make major provision following Competition & Markets Authority investigationRead More

HMRC cans Galliford Try £28m border control job

Friday June 17, 2022

Planned inland border facility near Dover axed in review saving £120mRead More

HG signs deal for 60 luxury Silverstone trackside homes

Friday June 17, 2022

HG Construction signs off deal for ultimate trackside living experienceRead More

Phase 2 office go-ahead at £1.2bn Paradise Birmingham

Thursday June 16, 20

Work is expected to start on 3 Chamberlain Square in the AutumnRead More

Plymouth £60m habourside apartment tower block

Friday June 17, 2022

Work to start next year on Sutton Harbour 21-storey Sugar Quay schemeRead More

Esh wins £35m Tyne Bridge repair contract

Friday June 17, 2022

Inspection works to now start ahead of main restoration programmeRead More

Urban Splash modular failure to cost supply chain £12m

Monday June 20, 2022

Suppliers left with mountain of worthless invoices following Urban Splash House collapseRead More

Kier to trial hydrogen generators on site

Monday June 20, 2022

Zero-emission generator to start trial on South West siteRead More

Hinkley Point remobilises to over 8,000 workforce – video

Monday June 20, 2022

Construction work on second reactor achieves 20%-30% efficiency savingsRead More

Kier and Wates win £500m deal to expand six prisons

Sunday June 19, 2022

New houseblocks to be built at HMPs Bullingdon, Channings Wood, Elmley, Highpoint, Hindley and WaylandRead More

VolkerFitzpatrick lands £59m viaduct job

Monday June 20, 2022

Contractor to start this month strengthening Tame Valley ViaductRead More

Bid contest for £600m Scottish civils framework

Monday June 20, 2022

Bidders day to be held on 14 July national framework planRead More

Asphalt giants make low carbon standard for road mixes

Monday June 20, 2022

Tarmac and Aggregate Industries make warm mix asphalt new standard on highways jobsRead More

Plans in for Isle of Dogs 52-storey resi tower

Tuesday June 21, 202

460 flats skyscraper to replace offices at 4 & 5 Harbour Exchange SquareRead More

Murphy to host virtual recruitment day

Tuesday June 21, 202

Specialist engineering and civils contractor opens doors online to potential new staff: Register nowRead More

Van Elle seals piling deal on Transpennine Route Upgrade

Tuesday June 21, 202

Firm appointed to the piling framework for the West of Leeds sectionRead More

Demolition firm fined £5,000 after fatal platform fall

Tuesday June 21, 202

Contractor went into administration following death plunge at Scottish Power siteRead More

Wates launches Retrofit brand for net zero work

Tuesday June 21, 202

Wates Retrofit to target domestic and non domestic clientsRead More

BAM wins £24m Wigan net zero carbon school

Tuesday June 21, 202

BAM has started enabling works at Fred Longworth High School developmentRead More

M&S blasts Gove after Oxford St rebuild plan called in

Tuesday June 21, 202

Retailer "bewildered" after Housing Secretary steps-in over embedded carbon concerns Read More

Contract race starts as cost of giant aqueduct job hits £1.75bn

Wednesday June 22, 2

United Utilities looking to shortlist three bidders for Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience ProgrammeRead More

Springfield buys rival Scottish house builder for £46m

Wednesday June 22, 2

Mactaggart & Mickel Group takeover deal includes 17 sites with planning for 700 homesRead More

Costain bets on hydrogen infrastructure

Wednesday June 22, 2

Consortium launches to develop hydrogen infrastructure for shipping and aviation in the WestcountryRead More

Caddick starts on Star Wars bar office scheme

Wednesday June 22, 2

Host of employee-friendly features on new building at Crewe Business ParkRead More

Subcontractors and suppliers wanted across the Midlands

Wednesday June 22, 2

Constructionline Meet the Buyer event in Derby: Register nowRead More

Kier launches £80m JV to build 2,000 homes by 2027

Wednesday June 22, 2

JV with social impact investor to develop housing on urban brownfield sitesRead More

Midgard drives recovery at JRL Group

Wednesday June 22, 2

Revenue tops £600m again at diversified contractorRead More

Design change sees 70,000 cubic metres of concrete cut on HS2 stretch

Wednesday June 22, 2

Revamp of Staffordshire cutting will mean 6,700 fewer concrete mixer lorry loadsRead More

Shake-up see Sisk join £1bn Midlands Highways Alliance

Thursday June 23, 20

Morgan Sindall replaced by Sisk in medium schemes line-up refreshRead More

Cost inflation forces bid rethink for £200m M5 junction 10

Thursday June 23, 20

ECI simplified and amendments made to reflect rising construction costsRead More

Wages among key trades keep pace with cost of living rise

Thursday June 23, 20

Self employed plasterers, plumbers, roofers and scaffolders enjoy wage rises ahead of annual inflation rateRead More

Green light for £100m Norwich A47 dualling

Thursday June 23, 20

Galliford Try to start work in October on 2.6km dualling between Norwich and Acle StraightRead More

Mace chief Reynolds replaces Mitchell at CLC

Thursday June 23, 20

Mark Reynold takes over as co-chair of the Construction Leadership CouncilRead More

Ten demolition firms named in cartel probe

Friday June 24, 2022

Biggest names in demolition face massive fines over "unacceptable" behaviour on 19 contracts worth over £150mRead More

Imtech vows to avoid big resi jobs after return to profit

Friday June 24, 2022

Engineering services arm puts trio of loss-making residential jobs behind itRead More

Winvic wins Bristol Redcliff Quarter 468 flats job

Friday June 24, 2022

Grainger buys planned build to rent project and brings in Winvic to start this AutumnRead More

Peel takes on Wirral Waters after Urban Splash modular collapse

Friday June 24, 2022

Developer is reviewing whether to return to traditional build methods after modular specialist collapseRead More

Tilbury Douglas wins Dorset hospital upgrade

Monday June 27, 2022

Construction could start in 2024 after Dorset County Hospital secures £77.3m of fundingRead More

McGee in £2.4m provision for bid-rigging probe

Monday June 27, 2022

Demolition contractor says provision will cover the expected fine over cover pricing ringRead More

First designs for £275m HS2 Midlands nerve centre

Monday June 27, 2022

Contractor due to be named in Autumn next year for Washwood Heath hubRead More

London Bankside Yards next project switches from resi to offices

Monday June 27, 2022

Revised plan submitted for 18-storey office next to Blackfriars BridgeRead More

Plans in for Cambridge North major mixed-use scheme

Monday June 27, 2022

Over 400 homes and nearly 600,000 sq ft of office and shops planned for railway sidings siteRead More

Barratt falls foul of planners on £25m estate

Monday June 27, 2022

Council acts after residents complain about construction deliveriesRead More

VolkerHighways and WJ Group shot blast roads with steel

Monday June 27, 2022

Latest retexturing technique provides benefits all roundRead More

Skanska bans ‘swing-up’ lorry loaders after site death

Tuesday June 28, 202

Banned vehicles are used mainly to deliver bulky items like cabins and welfare unitsRead More

HS2 agrees £78m variation on Euston tunnels cost

Tuesday June 28, 202

Skanska Costain Strabag seals extra payment for agreed changes to the scope of workRead More

New building safety laws come into force today

Tuesday June 28, 202

Leaseholders protected and new regulator for construction product manufacturers in wake of GrenfellRead More

Peel submits plan for £150m cannabis production plant

Tuesday June 28, 202

Isle of Man seeks to become a leader in the emerging medicinal cannabis sector.Read More

Site workers settle for 5% pay increase

Tuesday June 28, 202

Contractors and unions agree one-year deal following months of talksRead More

Erith pays £2.8m bonus to staff after ownership switch

Wednesday June 29, 2

Around 450 staff have on average received over £6,000 in bonus since move to employee ownership five years agoRead More

Eight firms placed on £750m Midlands and Eastern framework

Wednesday June 29, 2

Next generation framework for jobs up to £7.5m employs a parallel plotting structureRead More

Algeco lands £19.2m Leeds modular school scheme

Wednesday June 29, 2

Offsite specialist will supply and install 192 steel frame modulesRead More

Aston Villa unveil plans for £100m stadium expansion

Wednesday June 29, 2

Construction set to start next year on first phase of Villa Park upgradeRead More

Keltbray gets start date for £50m motorway upgrade

Wednesday June 29, 2

Contractor hails "significant step forward" for highways businessRead More

Rising wages and skills gap to overshadow materials issues

Wednesday June 29, 2

Materials and product Inflation tops 20% so far this year, but labour set to be next big headacheRead More

Trio of student towers to be built at Brent Cross Town

Thursday June 30, 20

Ground works under way with main contractor due to be appointed next monthRead More

Subcontractors told to stop work on Brymor sites

Thursday June 30, 20

£80m revenue southern contractor files letter of intent to enter administrationRead More

Murphy Group appoints new chairman

Thursday June 30, 20

Capita chairman and investment banker John Cresswell to start in NovemberRead More

Tolent seals £40m Newcastle ‘future-living’ housing job

Thursday June 30, 20

135-home Vaux scheme will be first of four neighbourhoods totalling 1,000 homesRead More

Cruden takes first job at £1.3bn Edinburgh Waterfront scheme

Thursday June 30, 20

Preferred bidder named for first 750 net zero homes at new Granton Waterfront coastal town Read More

House builder Chartway sold to private equity firm

Thursday June 30, 20

Cabot Square Capital signs another major construction dealRead More

Osborne makes £45m construction loss

Friday July 01, 2022

Sale of infrastructure business balances books as contractor looks for zero-carbon winsRead More

John F Hunt forecasts record revenue and profits this year

Friday July 01, 2022

Demolition contractor back on strong financial footing after previously setting aside £5.6m for bid rigging probeRead More

Notting Hill Genesis names £2.8bn framework winners

Friday July 01, 2022

26 firms land places on main contractor deal: Full listRead More

Green light for dual hotel scheme at Nine Elms

Friday July 01, 2022

Two new hotel towers will share common basementRead More

Trials start on cement-free pre-cast piles

Friday July 01, 2022

Aarsleff is hopeful a product will come to the market shortlyRead More

Ex-Telford Homes boss to run green house builder

Friday July 01, 2022

Jon Di-Stefano takes helm at M&G backed Greencore ConstructionRead More

Carillion collapse hospital hit by more construction delays

Monday July 04, 2022

Balfour will take another 18 months to complete Midland Met scheme Read More

O’Connor Utilities sold to private equity

Monday July 04, 2022

OCU Group reported to have fetched around £400mRead More

Willmott Dixon blasts new Building Safety law

Monday July 04, 2022

Rick Willmott accuses Government of scapegoating construction over its own regulatory failureRead More

£550m plan to redevelop The Galleries centre in Bristol

Monday July 04, 2022

Shopping centre building to be demolished for major mixed-use schemeRead More

Costain cancels supply chain event on £260m road job

Monday July 04, 2022

Preparation work for A1 upgrade stalls as Transport Secretary dithers over approvalRead More

£170m London Holborn Circus office approved

Monday July 04, 2022

Demolition work set to start in the autumn for 10-storey office blockRead More

City leaders launch net zero construction skills drive

Monday July 04, 2022

City of London leader warns "skills gap and labour shortage are threats to our net zero ambitions"Read More

Kit maker Genie fined after M25 work platform death fall

Tuesday July 05, 202

Court hears how calibration error led to death of worker when 40 metre high mobile elevating work platform collapsedRead More

Rolls-Royce shortlists sites for first SMR factory

Tuesday July 05, 202

Three factories will make reactor, civils and MEP modules for SMR nuclear power stationsRead More

£233m loan kick starts £3.5bn regen of Royal Docks site

Tuesday July 05, 202

Infrastructure loan paves way for 6,000-home East London Silvertown schemeRead More

Henry Construction wins £33m Oxford housing estate rebuild

Tuesday July 05, 202

Contractor signs off first deal with A2DominionRead More

Leeds college launches new construction and football course

Tuesday July 05, 202

Students can now combine site and tech skills with learning at a football academyRead More

Six locations shortlisted for Great British Railways HQ

Tuesday July 05, 202

Site for national HQ narrows to Birmingham, Crewe, Derby, Doncaster, Newcastle and YorkRead More

Eight contractors trailblaze concrete carbon reduction plan

Tuesday July 05, 202

Firms pledge to switch to 30% low emission concrete by 2025Read More

M&E contractor Kershaw went down owing subbies £10m

Wednesday July 06, 2

More than 400 firms left holding unpaid invoicesRead More

Green light for UKâ??s first plastic recycling park

Wednesday July 06, 2

£165m park in Cheshire will recycle 367,500 tonnes of plastic Read More

Go-ahead for two Tilbury Douglass hospital jobs

Wednesday July 06, 2

Wirrall and Stockport hospital A&E jobs together worth nearly £60mRead More

Construction and housing ministers resign

Wednesday July 06, 2

Industry leaders join mass exodus from governmentRead More

Thirty construction workers killed on site last year

Wednesday July 06, 2

Industry fatality numbers drop 25% on previous yearRead More

Leisure centre legal battle ends 15 years after handover

Wednesday July 06, 2

Allenbuild ordered to pay £2.2m to Sefton Council over defective swimming poolRead More

Morgan Sindall Highways chief departs

Thursday July 07, 20

Paul Gott exits after 15 years at Morgan Sindall InfrastructureRead More

Balfour Beatty calls on supply chain to sign-up to Code of Ethics

Thursday July 07, 20

Code of Ethics will eventually form part of Balfour Beatty contracts and supplier frameworksRead More

Tolent suffers £4.3m loss after High Street Group collapse hit

Thursday July 07, 20

Gateshead builder says it returned to profit this year and is eyeing a £1bn work pipelineRead More

Persimmon build rates fall amid material and labour shortages

Thursday July 07, 20

Planning delays also hit house builder as completions drop on last yearRead More

Driver charged after road worker dies in lorry collision

Thursday July 07, 20

Tragedy on road resurfacing site in DorsetRead More

Failed Kershaw workers raid rival’s site container

Friday July 08, 2022

Subcontractor stunned by behaviour on £100m Vinci job in east LondonRead More

BAM UK profit soars 75% to £47m

Friday July 08, 2022

UK civils and building business rebounds with revenue up 22% to almost £2bnRead More

Roofer settles legal claim with Engie over care home repairs

Friday July 08, 2022

North East specialist Springs Roofing agrees £600,000 settlement with EngieRead More

£54bn needed to upgrade grid for offshore wind expansion

Friday July 08, 2022

94 onshore infrastructure projects will cost £22bn aloneRead More

Vistry exceeds first half trading expectations

Friday July 08, 2022

House builder reports sales price rises of 5%-8% with building costs inflation at 6%Read More

Plans in for £75m Southport waterfront events centre

Friday July 08, 2022

Marine Lake Events Centre will provide 1,200 seater theatre and exhibition spaceRead More

Investor steps-in to save stricken Brymor Construction

Friday July 08, 2022

Portchester Equity acquires assets and business after administrationRead More

Stonehenge JV tops June contracts rankings

Monday July 11, 2022

Kier maintains lead in 12-month rankings with biggest haul of ordersRead More

Galliford Try buys Coventry control systems firm for £1

Monday July 11, 2022

MCS Control Systems employs 80 staff generating £10m in revenueRead More

Wates wins £40m Coventry school rebuild

Monday July 11, 2022

Coundon secondary school will be redeveloped with three new blocksRead More

£300m former Red Arrows base redevelopment bids invited

Monday July 11, 2022

Plans for a hotel, accommodation, shops, restaurants and museum at former Lincolnshire home of aerobatic squadronRead More

Cala continues to increase house construction levels

Monday July 11, 2022

House builder on track to hit £1.8bn turnover targetRead More

Laing O’Rourke wins £370m HS2 Interchange Station

Monday July 11, 2022

Contractor beats Skanska and McAlpine to Solihull green station dealRead More

Hill Group buys offsite steel frame specialist

Tuesday July 12, 202

House builder continues investment in modern methods of constructionRead More

Utilities specialist Network Plus sold to private equity

Tuesday July 12, 202

Deal for Manchester-based utility contractor said to value business at £600mRead More

ISG nets £50m London office green makeover

Tuesday July 12, 202

Marylebone office to be increase by 40% and made low carbonRead More

Graham starts year with record £1.9bn work pipeline

Monday July 11, 2022

Profit surges over 50% to £19m as revenue nears £1bnRead More

Hunt starts for partner to kick-start £1bn York Central scheme

Tuesday July 12, 202

Homes England and Network Rail hope to start phase 1 by summer 2024Read More

GMI lands £24m Birmingham Dogpool Lane student job

Tuesday July 12, 202

Contractor lands third major deal with developer Alumno GroupRead More

National Highways fires fraud warning to contractors

Wednesday July 13, 2

Road body acts after surge in fraud and corruption allegations on major jobsRead More

Worker killed as bus hits cherry picker

Wednesday July 13, 2

Court sentences construction director after tragedy in PerthsireRead More

McAleer & Rushe wins £140m Westminster taxi site job

Wednesday July 13, 2

Contractor to transform site of the former London Taxi Driversâ?? Association HQ Read More

Free skills cards for construction apprentices

Wednesday July 13, 2

Construction Skills Certification Scheme revamped to make life easier for contractorsRead More

Race starts for £1.5bn North West Construction Hub deal

Wednesday July 13, 2

North West framework body looks for new partners for projects over £8mRead More

Recovery in office work drives surge in construction output

Wednesday July 13, 2

Output rises 1.5% in May but concern grows over impact of the Tory leadership contest on public spendingRead More

61 school rebuild and upgrade projects unveiled – list

Wednesday July 13, 2

Third wave of school rebuilding programme projects granted fundingRead More

Balfour rolls out auto cone laying machines across road jobs

Wednesday July 13, 2

New machines cut risk of accidents for road workersRead More

Wates chief executive David Allen exits

Thursday July 14, 20

Allen will be replaced by chief financial officer Philip Wainwright, who becomes interim CEORead More

Barratt hands staff £1,000 each to ease cost of living squeeze

Thursday July 14, 20

Housing giant sets aside £412m for cladding and concrete frame issuesRead More

Oldham starts hunt for £550m development partner

Thursday July 14, 20

Council plans to build 2,000 homes across eight schemes in Oldham town centreRead More

T Clarke soars to record first half revenue

Thursday July 14, 20

Full-year revenue now expected to top £450m as margin hits 2.9%Read More

Svella steps in as utilities firm Aberla goes into administration

Thursday July 14, 20

Firm that acquired parts of nmcn boosts its infrastructure division with latest dealRead More

Byrne Group steps-in to save O’Keefe

Friday July 15, 2022

Concrete frame specialist buys civils contractorRead More

Summer construction start for Durham garden village

Friday July 15, 2022

Land sale by Tolent allows work to start on 1,500-home schemeRead More

Plans in for Manchester 18-storey workplace of the future

Friday July 15, 2022

£93m scheme offers office workers rooftop pool and health spaRead More

NWP Electrical & Mechanical collapses

Friday July 15, 2022

59 jobs axed as North Wales-based M&E contractor placed in administrationRead More

Rubber rail platform design replaces concrete

Friday July 15, 2022

Innovative rubber block substructure promises big carbon savingsRead More

Royal Albert Docks developer goes into liquidation

Friday July 15, 2022

Pwc now in charge of stalled £1.7bn site where creditors have gone unpaidRead More

Midgard wins £165m green Farringdon office scheme

Monday July 18, 2022

Spec office backer Topland sees opportunities as rival developers get cold feetRead More

Mid Group staff told not to come to work

Monday July 18, 2022

Offsite contractor to hold Teams meeting on Monday with worried workers Read More

AXA to kickstart London 35-storey ‘hanging gardens’ tower

Monday July 18, 2022

Insurer buys 50 Fenchurch Street development plan spurred by tenants flight to quality officesRead More

Kier wins £69m London Southbank office job

Monday July 18, 2022

135 Park Street project will be net zero carbon both embodied and in operation Read More

Heavyside materials producers predict slowing sales

Monday July 18, 2022

Cost inflation is expected to dampen demand for cement, concrete and aggregates in the AutumnRead More

Competition watchdog intervenes in HS2 tender race

Tuesday July 19, 202

Bouygues takeover of Equans raises concern over £300m overhead catenary contract tender raceRead More

JV named for major Devonport 10 dock rebuild job

Tuesday July 19, 202

Plymouth naval base to get £1bn investment in new facilities over 10 yearsRead More

Contractor Curo hands all staff £1,200 to help with cost of living crisis

Tuesday July 19, 202

London firm steps in to help staff with pay riseRead More

Kier set for £100m Glasgow super prison

Tuesday July 19, 202

Firm signs pre-construction deal for HMP Barlinnie replacement prisonRead More

McGee bags early works for £100m Westminister office rebuild

Tuesday July 19, 202

Specialist will dismantle 7 Millbank facade to re-erect on fresh steelworkRead More

Contractor warns river jumpers not to climb scaffold

Tuesday July 19, 202

Civils firm Cormac acts after people climb scaffold to cool-off in River CamelRead More

Plans approved for new 15-storey City of London hotel

Tuesday July 19, 202

Dual block scheme will contain 311 rooms in latest Square Mile developmentRead More

Hinkley workers evacuated from site after scaffold fire

Tuesday July 19, 202

Nuclear bosses now investigating cause of blazeRead More

Mid Group staff fear for July wages after crisis call

Wednesday July 20, 2

Workers finding new jobs as holding company struggles to pay billsRead More

VolkerWessels UK rebounds with strong profits

Wednesday July 20, 2

Pre-tax profit hits £28m recovering from £6.4m slide into the red in 2020Read More

Plans for nearly 1,000-home north London scheme

Wednesday July 20, 2

Catalyst and Hill plan to start work next Spring on South Tottenham mixed-use developmentRead More

Trade bodies sound fire alarm over pre-insulated pipework

Wednesday July 20, 2

Concern over use of polyethylene insulated piping systems in buildingsRead More

Barhale wins civils package on pioneering water project

Wednesday July 20, 2

Contractor will work with engineering group RSE on £55m upgrade for South Staffs WaterRead More

£20bn Sizewell C gets planning go-ahead

Wednesday July 20, 2

Industry promises big savings as Hinkley C follow-on project advances Read More

Skanska UK construction profit trebles to £73m

Thursday July 21, 20

£29m gain from sale of infrastructure services last year boosts performance Read More

Brightest young construction minds wanted for new think tank

Thursday July 21, 20

Future Innovation Group backed by big industry names - join nowRead More

Sisk to start £100m York Central infrastructure

Thursday July 21, 20

Homes England confirms deal for three-year enabling works around York station siteRead More

Plans in for next two buildings at Manchester NOMA

Thursday July 21, 20

Work set to start on first 14-storey office building at start of next yearRead More

Former owner buys Woodmace out of administration

Thursday July 21, 20

John Oak rescues firm he founded after cash flow crisisRead More

Countryside closes offsite factory

Thursday July 21, 20

House builder was one of the pioneers of MMCRead More

Tilbury Douglas Infrastructure MD exits

Friday July 22, 2022

Chris Tyerman departs in rejig to cut size of main boardRead More

Vinci wins £70m Sheffield steel forge expansion

Friday July 22, 2022

Early works contract for £400m Project Conan expansion at Sheffield ForgemastersRead More

Quartet win £500m Kent Council building framework

Friday July 22, 2022

Baxall, Kier, Morgan Sindall and WW Martin scoop schools dealRead More

Plans in for major London city office green retrofit

Friday July 22, 2022

Fleet House will be stripped back to the frame while an upper floor is addedRead More

KPMG fined £14.4m for Carillion audits

Monday July 25, 2022

Accounting watchdog hands out fine for false and misleading information Read More

Suppliers sound cash fears over O’Keefe rescue by Byrne

Monday July 25, 2022

Subcontractors and suppliers fear invoices will go unpaidRead More

NG Bailey lands £60m deal with battery giant

Monday July 25, 2022

M&E specialist lands major fit out deal at Britishvolt tech centreRead More

PfH starts race for £950m housing decarbonising deal

Monday July 25, 2022

Bidding starts for housing association net zero retrofit dynamic purchasing systemRead More

Industrial and civils work to drive 1.6% growth in 2023

Monday July 25, 2022

Private housing slowdown expected to put brakes on overall industry expansion next yearRead More

Shop owner fined £1m after spark suffers serious burns

Monday July 25, 2022

Retail giant and electrical contractor prosecuted after explosion at Liverpool warehouseRead More

Mid Group to be liquidated

Tuesday July 26, 202

Offsite contractor crashes with all 37 staff made redundantRead More

Major London M&E contractor goes under

Tuesday July 26, 202

Edge DBS in administrationRead More

Caddick hires Wates Northern boss as construction MD

Tuesday July 26, 202

Paul Dodsworth leaves Wates after seven yearsRead More

Start for £500m Television Centre phase 2

Tuesday July 26, 202

Developer commits to 511-home final phase of BBC Television Centre redevelopmentRead More

Seddon breakthrough with first major Sellafield job

Tuesday July 26, 202

North West builder secures £175m, 17-year fit-out deal on nuclear clean-upRead More

First tunnelling breakthrough on HS2

Tuesday July 26, 202

Balfour Beatty VINCI team celebrates completion of first one-mile drive under LondonRead More

St Modwen to build 350 gas-free homes

Tuesday July 26, 202

Developer commits to 350 all-electric homes at Longbridge siteRead More

Hill backs £450m Coventry city centre scheme

Tuesday July 26, 202

Shearer Property Group teams up with Hill Group for site start in Autmin 2023Read More

Ballymore deal for 1,200 homes at Olympic Park

Wednesday July 27, 2

Developer forms JV with London Legacy Development Company for two waterfront sitesRead More

Brymor trade contractors hit for £16m

Wednesday July 27, 2

Administrator warns there is little prospect of any cash returns to out-of-pocket subcontractorsRead More

Worker killed on Costain Gatwick Airport station site

Wednesday July 27, 2

Victim was employed by subcontractor Kilnbridge on £150m projectRead More

Staff sick-days plunge at big four flexi-working firms

Wednesday July 27, 2

Flexible four - BAM Construct, BAM Nuttall, Skanska UK and Willmott Dixon - see big fall in one-day sickiesRead More

Kent groundworks contractor goes into administration

Wednesday July 27, 2

Ellicon Construction goes under with loss of 52 jobsRead More

Three former Carillion bosses fined £870k by watchdog

Thursday July 28, 20

Financial Conduct Authority finds trio "acted recklessly"Read More

Cost inflation stalls £65m Carlisle Southern Link Road

Thursday July 28, 20

Morgan Sindall and Cumbria Council part ways after bust-up over final construction priceRead More

Trade credit insurers pull cover for offsite builders

Thursday July 28, 20

Supply chain exposed as underwriters get nervous about modular contractorsRead More

C Spencer back in profit after four years in the red

Thursday July 28, 20

Revenue jumps by nearly two-thirds to £75m generating £0.8m profitRead More

Midlands M&E firm P&R Morson files for liquidation

Thursday July 28, 20

£20m Midlands specialist files for voluntary liquidation after failed attempt to find a buyerRead More

Forterra brick prices rise 30% in six months

Thursday July 28, 20

Profit margins increase at masonry products giantRead More

M+W sues three directors after £320m loss on projects

Friday July 29, 2022

Former directors face claims for damages over three-loss making energy from waste projectsRead More

Cladding subbie blocks gates in pay row at London site

Friday July 29, 2022

Main contractor tries to break up protest with an excavatorRead More

£100m Nottingham Forest new main stand approved

Friday July 29, 2022

New Peter Taylor stand plan includes a nearby 13-storey block of flatsRead More

Hunt on for contractors to finish Mid Group jobs

Friday July 29, 2022

Race on for replacement contractors in Wokingham and BristolRead More

BAM launches EV charging business

Friday July 29, 2022

BAM Charging Solutions will target developers and local authoritiesRead More

£3bn Sellafield infrastructure race set to start

Monday August 01, 20

Contest to start in October for four partners in infrastructure delivery shake-upRead More

Galliford Try starts revolutionary first secure school

Monday August 01, 20

£26m contract awarded for Medway Secure Training Unit transformation into a secure schoolRead More

YORbuild selects firms for £600m minor works deal

Monday August 01, 20

Fresh panel of firms will deliver projects up to £4m in the Yorkshire regionRead More

Manchester tower gets go-ahead after haircut

Monday August 01, 20

Select gains planning for £154m city centre 33-storey tower on third attemptRead More

Sheep keep grass in check on hospital solar panel farm

Monday August 01, 20

Traditional maintenance solution at new power siteRead More

Wynne chalks up £21m Welsh Newtown school job

Monday August 01, 20

Contractor grows its presence in Mid-Wales marketRead More

WSP buys property and infra businesses from Capita

Tuesday August 02, 2

Consultant pays £60m for GL Hearn and Capita Real Estate and InfrastructureRead More

Leeds unitised facade contractor crashes

Tuesday August 02, 2

Jobs axed as Glasshus Facades falls into administrationRead More

Morgan Sindall wins £61m Abergavenny super school job

Tuesday August 02, 2

Existing King Henry VIII High School will be replaced by a 1,900 place all-through schoolRead More

McLaughlin & Harvey lands £55m aircraft hangar

Tuesday August 02, 2

Construction to start within weeks at Farnborough AirportRead More

FP McCann makes first cement-free precast pipes

Tuesday August 02, 2

Earth Friendly Concrete used in precast factory to make low carbon construction productsRead More

Public buildings to get another £635m for green heat upgrades

Tuesday August 02, 2

Latest funding round to pay for major low carbon heating installationsRead More

O’Keefe suppliers owed £13m despite Byrne rescue

Tuesday August 02, 2

Unsecured creditors to get less than 2p in the pound for their debtsRead More

Race for places on £2bn housing decarbonising deal

Wednesday August 03,

South west central procurement body starts race for DPS placesRead More

Taylor Wimpey staff to get £1,000 towards fuel bills

Wednesday August 03,

All staff earning below £70,000 will receive a one-off paymentRead More

Equans bags Birmingham 300 council homes retrofit pilot

Wednesday August 03,

Council homes retrofit trial will test way for ambitious 60,000 homes decarbonisation planRead More

Van Elle returns to profit after £125m record revenue

Wednesday August 03,

Piling contractor restores dividend after work rebound delivers £3.6m profitRead More

Kier signs off £36m Liverpool school job

Wednesday August 03,

Work to start on new Deyes High School in MaghullRead More

Kier to start new £400m ‘smart’ prison this autumn

Wednesday August 03,

At least 50 ex-offenders will help build new HMP Full Sutton Read More

Balfour Beatty to replace Ringway on £176m Bucks highways deal

Wednesday August 03,

Balfour to start new eight-year maintenance contract in 2023Read More

Civils contractor fined £600k after boy dies in drainage pipe

Thursday August 04,

Workers find seven-year-old who suffocated on housing siteRead More

Construction buyers report first drop in output for 18 months

Thursday August 04,

Civil engineering worst performing sectorRead More

Construction and infra margins hit 3.2% at Morgan Sindall

Thursday August 04,

Contractor picking deals carefully as inflation continues to biteRead More

Morrisroe Group revenue tops £200m

Thursday August 04,

Pre-tax profit halves to £2.7m as cost inflation bitesRead More

Former P&R Morson staff to launch legal claim

Thursday August 04,

Former staff of failed Midlands M&E specialist consult with lawyers following administrationRead More

Eight firms win big north west MMC housing deal

Thursday August 04,

JV North consortium plans to build 4,000 homes by 2026Read More

Demolition starts on half-built £48m Taylor Wimpey flats

Friday August 05, 20

Furious local residents blast house builder over "unbearable" noiseRead More

Plan for trio of towers at old Yorkshire Post site

Friday August 05, 20

Galliford Try advises on construction plan for Leeds student and build to rent towersRead More

Insolvency to rival inflation as project cost threat

Friday August 05, 20

Inflationary pressures likely to peak this year before easing in 2023, but supply chain stress is growing.Read More

B+K starts £300m Sheffield West Bar scheme

Friday August 05, 20

Funding deal triggers start on major mixed-use schemeRead More

Willmott Dixon bags £44m Passivhaus leisure centre

Friday August 05, 20

Private builder prepares to start Staines-upon-Thames complexRead More

Go-ahead for £160m Cambridge mixed-use scheme

Friday August 05, 20

Devonshire Gardens will consist of 70 private rental flats and 120,000 sq ft of officesRead More

Tide gets green light for UK’s tallest modular tower

Sunday August 07, 20

Volumetric specialist to build 48-storey student skyscraper at Canary WharfRead More

TopHat cuts losses and aims for profit in three years

Monday August 08, 20

Modular specialist investing for future as latest results show £19.4m lossRead More

Story Contracting names next chief executive

Monday August 08, 20

Andy Joy to be promoted to CEO as Jason Butterwork becomes vice chairman Read More

Bidding starts for Pagabo £1bn medium works deal

Monday August 08, 20

Extra small project lot added in framework renewalRead More

Vital funding deal for £50m A38 Midlands upgrade

Monday August 08, 20

Work could start early next year on A38 BREP now out to tenderRead More

Graham wins £16m National Railway Museum job

Monday August 08, 20

Firm seals pre-construction deal as new museum Central Hall gets planning green lightRead More

WSP to buy consultant RPS Group for £591m

Tuesday August 09, 2

5,000 staff at Oxfordshire based firm to join WSPRead More

Countryside puts offsite factory up for sale

Tuesday August 09, 2

Offers invited for Bardon plant which is less than a year oldRead More

M&E specialist Spie UK arm returns to profit

Tuesday August 09, 2

French parent group launches a strategic review of UK operations after performance stabilisesRead More

Site boss fined for locking out safety inspectors

Tuesday August 09, 2

Police called to enter site before fire fighters rescue workers stranded on roofRead More

Rebid starts for £200m M5 junction job

Tuesday August 09, 2

Cost inflation forces retender for £200m junction 10 rebuild near Cheltenham Read More

New Downing Construction boss named

Tuesday August 09, 2

Andy Thomas takes top job as Ian Orton steps back after 24 yearsRead More

Plans in for 600 homes at London Aylesbury estate

Tuesday August 09, 2

Notting Hill Genesis aims to start work next year on phase 2 of Southwark estate rebuildRead More

Willmott Dixon fills new strategic change director role

Thursday August 11,

Vistry Group change director joins private builder to support future growthRead More

Kier pulls off contracts league double in July

Wednesday August 10,

Contractor bags highest value of new work and tops rolling 12 months rankingRead More

Hinkley Point C giant water intakes craned onto seabed

Wednesday August 10,

Video: contractors complete one of the worldâ??s most complex marine engineering projectsRead More

Taziker revenue jumps 30% to record £73m

Wednesday August 10,

Multi-disciplinary engineering specialist boosts headcount to 366 staffRead More

Consultant buys scaffolding contractor

Wednesday August 10,

RSK Group makes MG Scaffolding its latest acquisitionRead More

M&E specialist gears up for £16m Aston Martin package

Wednesday August 10,

Major package award on McLaren Silverstone siteRead More

Plans in for Brentford 110-flat canalside scheme

Wednesday August 10,

Makersâ?? Yard mixed commercial and residential use schemeRead More

Work starts on £42m Oldham Spindles overhaul

Thursday August 11,

Willmott Dixon signs off £42m deal to create new market, offices and event spaceRead More

Solihull contractor Greswolde heading for administration

Thursday August 11,

New investors took over business 12 months agoRead More

Firms wanted for Telford & Wrekin £1.6bn building works DPS

Thursday August 11,

Call up for dynamic purchasing system covering building and refurbishment workRead More

Designs revealed for £1bn London Blackfriars tower blocks

Friday August 12, 20

Fosters design landmark green office skyscraper and two blocks of flats for Southwark siteRead More

Construction output falls 1.4% halting 7-month growth spurt

Friday August 12, 20

Fresh output and orders figures confirm summer construction slowdownRead More

McLaren gets green light for £85m build-to-rent scheme

Friday August 12, 20

Construction set to start this autumn on major city centre developmentRead More

BAM limbers up for £25m Bedworth leisure centre

Friday August 12, 20

Pioneering Warwickshire health and fitness hub to start this autumnRead More

Keepmoat to start four-year build in Wigan

Friday August 12, 20

Major regeneration scheme to start across four sitesRead More

Greswolde Construction goes under

Friday August 12, 20

Solihull contractors ceases trading with 24 jobs lostRead More

ISG pauses work on £300m gigaplant

Monday August 15, 20

Construction work rescheduled to reduce costs at giant car battery plantRead More

Tory leadership battle delays bidding for HS2 phase 2a

Monday August 15, 20

Prequalification for £5.2bn-£7.2bn route to Crewe put back to SeptemberRead More

Hanson on track for UK’s first net zero cement works

Monday August 15, 20

20 carbon capture projects shortlisted for £1bn fundingRead More

Plan in for Nottingham 967-room student scheme

Monday August 15, 20

Vita submits plan for second major purpose built student shRead More

Galliford Try gets go-ahead for next A47 dualling job

Monday August 15, 20

Early 2023 start for £200m section of A47 between North Tuddenham and Easton in NorfolkRead More

Hill gets go-ahead for North London estate rebuild

Tuesday August 16, 2

750 homes to be built at Douglas Bader Park estate in ColindaleRead More

£100m Darlington Station revamp enabling works start

Tuesday August 16, 2

Willmott Dixon set to deliver major station upgrade projectRead More

Demolition worker wins huge claim after losing leg

Tuesday August 16, 2

Compensation settlement will fund latest prosthetic limb technology for site victimRead More

Plant hirer Vp abandons sale plan

Tuesday August 16, 2

Chairman Jeremy Pilkington says the plant hirer failed to find a suitable new owner.Read More

Turner & Townsend on board for Sheffield Supertram upgrade

Tuesday August 16, 2

Consultant to help deliver programme over next seven years after £570m funding dealRead More

Green light for new £33m Ipswich logistics park

Tuesday August 16, 2

Construction to start this October on latest Trebor Developments siteRead More

Piling starts on pioneering double composite HS2 viaduct

Tuesday August 16, 2

Wendover Dean Viaduct â??double compositeâ?? structure will halve carbon emissionsRead More

Faults found on giant HS2 green tunnel segments

Wednesday August 17,

"Quality issues" found on precast segments at HS2 site pioneering off-site constructionRead More

Balfour Beatty UK construction returns to profit

Wednesday August 17,

Group profits double to £82m in first six months after construction arm bounces backRead More

Bidding starts for £4.5bn Southern Construction Framework

Wednesday August 17,

5th generation deal includes new £1m-£5m lot for south west Read More

Persimmon expands output at off-site factories

Wednesday August 17,

Housing giant hits 31% profit margin with another £750m returned to shareholdersRead More

Modular specialist Algeco lands £31m MoD double

Wednesday August 17,

Construction to start this year on two new sets of army barracksRead More

W Stirland set for administration after nearly 100 years of trading

Thursday August 18,

Family-run south coast firm has been building since 1928Read More

BAM UK delivers steady first half growth

Thursday August 18,

UK profit up 16% to around £40m from revenue at £1bnRead More

Crane hirer M&M enters voluntary liquidation

Thursday August 18,

Family-owned mobile crane ceases trading amid soaring costs and depressed hire ratesRead More

£161m funding for Oxford Railway station revamp

Thursday August 18,

Kier to deliver first project under the new Rail SPEED initiativeRead More

VolkerFitzpatrick wins 240km wind farm cable job

Thursday August 18,

Contractor lands connections deal from energy giant Ã?rstedRead More

Seddon Construction returns to profit

Thursday August 18,

Plan to target more diverse work pays off as construction revenue rises 27% to £166mRead More

Factory to build subsea cable from Sahara to Devon approved

Friday August 19, 20

Ambitious £17bn Morocco-UK solar/wind power project will power 7m UK homes by 2030Read More

Civils boss banned for £200k false Covid loans

Thursday August 18,

Yorkshire plant hirer and civils boss wrongly claimed bounce back loans for four firmsRead More

25 jobs axed as Yorkshire builder Harris CM goes under

Friday August 19, 20

Pontefract building contractor caught by cost inflation during expansion driveRead More

Green light for Skanska £507m A428 dualling job

Thursday August 18,

Construction is due to start at the end of this year on 16km dualling jobRead More

Former Ucatt president John Flavin dies aged 78

Friday August 19, 20

Union stalwart was influential construction figure for 50 yearsRead More

Berkeley puts in plans for new Guildford quarter

Friday August 19, 20

Construction could start next summer on Friary Quarter transformationRead More

Yorkshire facade specialist Speedclad crashes

Sunday August 21, 20

Administrator hunts for asset buyers as 44 jobs axedRead More

Hunt to start for £300m Cambridge hospital builder

Monday August 22, 20

Work could start on Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital before the end of next yearRead More

Go-ahead for Digbeth 550 rental flats scheme

Monday August 22, 20

Goodstone Living plans to start big volumetric scheme early next yearRead More

Union urges contractors to follow Kier lead on sick pay

Monday August 22, 20

Unite campaigning secures sick pay of up to £100-a-day for Kier workersRead More

Hub South East confirms Tier 1B supply chain winners

Monday August 22, 20

Cruden, Hadden and Ogilvie land slots on Scottish frameworkRead More

Green office plan to use granite columns instead of steel

Monday August 22, 20

Planned London office designed with lower carbon natural materials reducing concreteRead More

Kier wins Swansea £15m community hub job

Monday August 22, 20

Autumn start for conversion of BHS store into library and locals services hubRead More

Agency to help self-employed contractors with cost of living cash

Tuesday August 23, 2

Andrew Construction Recruitment boss acts to help contractors employed through agencyRead More

Bidding starts on ‘build for free’ £230m Kent hospital job

Tuesday August 23, 2

Developer offered land for 2,000 homes in exchange for building new hospital facility for freeRead More

Expert miners start HS2 tunnel emergency cross passages

Tuesday August 23, 2

As TBMs reach 4-mile mark under the Chilterns, work starts to dig 38 cross passages between main tunnelsRead More

Higgins gets start date for £110m retirement village

Tuesday August 23, 2

Botanical Place in West Byfleet will be a blueprint for sustainable retirement communitiesRead More

Contractors wanted for £1.2bn offsite homes framework

Tuesday August 23, 2

October deadline to apply for places on new MMC dealRead More

Road surface warning over driverless car plans

Tuesday August 23, 2

Infrastructure body warns "a self-driving vehicle will only be as good as the road surface that it drives on"Read More

Acquisitive CTS Group buys In Situ Site Investigation

Tuesday August 23, 2

Geotechnical and materials testing and monitoring specialist buys Sussex ground investigation firmRead More

ISG, Lendlease and Mace chase £429m Fleet Street job

Tuesday August 23, 2

Erith starts demolition of former Daily Express building for 21-storey Evergo Tower projectRead More

Report filed on directors at collapsed contractor Midas

Wednesday August 24,

Administrator submits statutory report into conduct of bosses in run-up to company failureRead More

Inflation busting contract clauses help boost Costain profits

Wednesday August 24,

Strong first six months of the year as contractor manages supply chain pressuresRead More

£10bn fusion reactor job to come to market in December

Wednesday August 24,

Hunt to start for separate construction and engineering partners to deliver prototype fusion energy power plantRead More

Skanska wins £345m A46 Newark Bypass

Wednesday August 24,

Detailed design work starts with work due to move to site in 2025Read More

Go-ahead for £160m family rental housing scheme

Wednesday August 24,

373-home family rental housing scheme to be built in Eddington, CambridgeRead More

Cladding specialist Vivalda latest to help staff with rising costs

Wednesday August 24,

150 staff to get £1,000 payment to help pay billsRead More

Trade body BESA sounds urgent warning over fire dampers

Thursday August 25,

Self drilling screws should not be used during installationRead More

Mace wins London Moorgate over-station office job

Thursday August 25,

Work to start on 10-storey office block in OctoberRead More

Worker crushed by falling panel at Hinkley

Thursday August 25,

Victim rushed to hospital after accident at nuclear siteRead More

HG Construction secures £55m Kent retirement village

Thursday August 25,

Work starts on 89-flat later-living apartment scheme in Tunbridge WellsRead More

Balfour opens second highways upkeep control hub

Thursday August 25,

Southampton hub opens after pilot control centre delivers 16% uplift in productivityRead More

Network Plus wins £90m Preston and Blackpool fibre hook-up

Thursday August 25,

CityFibre awards latest deal in the north westRead More

NG Bailey returns to profit despite engineering arm losses

Thursday August 25,

Engineering division suffers £5.1m operating loss as group books £3m profitRead More

Race starts for £10bn Government offsite framework

Thursday August 25,

Seven-year framework is broken up into lots covering education, health, justice and defence.Read More

Passer-by and two civils workers hurt in water main explosion

Friday August 26, 20

Woman left with broken leg after blast on Leicestershire street during upgrade workRead More

Alumasc sells solar shading division Levolux for £1

Friday August 26, 20

Levolux made a £2m loss from turnover of £7.8m in last yearRead More

Plans to go in for £100m Villa Park revamp within days

Friday August 26, 20

Stadium to be upgraded to 50,000+ capacityRead More

Production plans pushed back at £300m gigaplant

Tuesday August 30, 2

Delays confirmed at battery plant where ISG paused construction earlier this monthRead More

Londonâ??s largest estate regen scheme forges ahead

Tuesday August 30, 2

Plans go in for £1bn Carpenters Estate rebuild in StratfordRead More

Cheetham Hill Construction helps staff with cost of living

Tuesday August 30, 2

Contractor to roll out payments for 130 employees from OctoberRead More

Work begins on first £5bn Project Gigabit major hook-up

Tuesday August 30, 2

North Dorset deal is first of £690m batch of procurement jobs to sign-offRead More

900-home Warrington town centre scheme approved

Tuesday August 30, 2

Outline plans for new living quarter consisting of six big blocks approvedRead More

Pothole repair and new road costs soar over 20%

Tuesday August 30, 2

Councils warn planned new road schemes will be halted to prioritise highways maintenanceRead More

Private equity snaps up construction testing specialist

Tuesday August 30, 2

Oakley Capital swoops for acquisitive CTS with ambition to build a global testing giantRead More

Mace wins £45m Oxford Uni science park job

Wednesday August 31,

First build contracts awarded for £100m Begbroke Science Park expansionRead More

Bouygues to pull bid for £300m HS2 catenary works

Wednesday August 31,

French contractor Bouygues to quell UK competition concerns over Equans takeover on HS2 project Read More

Contractor summit for £3.7bn hospital building plans

Wednesday August 31,

Register now for major industry day in Birmingham to hear about latest plansRead More

TfL funding deal secures £3.6bn work pipeline

Tuesday August 30, 2

Funding will also support modernisation and network upgrades.Read More

Seven more firms win £300m canal and rivers deal

Wednesday August 31,

Winners will work alongside JN Bentley and KierRead More

Government to sell £1.5bn of property for redevelopment

Wednesday August 31,

Fresh Government Property Strategy aims to generate £500m a year to reinvest in building upgradesRead More

ISG divisional boss joins Glencar

Wednesday August 31,

Mark Green joins Glencar as operations director in Midlands officeRead More

Neilcott Construction wins £15m Fareham theatre

Thursday September 0

800-seat Fareham venue signed off despite sharp rise in costRead More

Ringway Jacobs trials graphene additive on Essex roads

Thursday September 0

Trial with Eurovia to test new material in real-life highways situationRead More

Boris approves £700m Sizewell C funding

Thursday September 0

Prime minister says he is confident £20bn nuclear plant will get go-ahead in next few weeksRead More

£400m London ITV HQ rebuild called in for public inquiry

Thursday September 0

Developer disappointed start to planned construction now delayedRead More

US private equity swoops for Cambridge M&E contractor

Friday September 02,

US-based private equity group buys CPS Building Services in first of several planned dealsRead More

Balfour sparks secure holiday pay rise

Friday September 02,

280 electricians to get full pay for 32 days holiday from next yearRead More

New model insurance clause to clear PII fire safety logjam

Friday September 02,

Underwriters draw up model clause to ease PII squeeze on contractorsRead More

Dazzling sun causes rail repair machines to collide

Friday September 02,

Mobile elevating work platform operator left with life changing injuriesRead More

Ballymore and TfL strike deal to redevelop town centre

Friday September 02,

Edgware town centre in North London regeneration plan advancesRead More

Hill starts work on 440 flats scheme in West London

Monday September 05,

L&Q and Hill start work on former Citroen site in Brentford with building rising to 18 storeysRead More

Worker falls through stairwell after jumping from scaffold

Monday September 05,

Victim landed on insulation board covering openingRead More

Galway firm wins £41m Havant new reservoir pipeline job

Monday September 05,

Ward & Burke Construction to start 4.6km two-way pipeline project in 2024Read More

Watkin Jones seals £200m Cardiff private rental flats scheme

Monday September 05,

Work to start this winter on over 700 rental flats at former Brains Brewery site in Central QuayRead More

Subcontractors and suppliers wanted across Leeds

Monday September 05,

Meet the Buyer event at Elland Road on Thursday: Register nowRead More

Workers told to leave NRS Group sites

Tuesday September 06

Workers down tools as plant and machinery removed from jobsRead More

Construction buyers report activity drop for second month

Tuesday September 06

New order growth slows to weakest since June 2020Read More

Inland Homes blames rising construction costs for losses

Tuesday September 06

House builder warns pre-tax losses could hit £37m by the end of SeptemberRead More

Mulalley ordered to pay £10.8m over defective cladding

Tuesday September 06

High Court awards Hyde Group damages over defective cladding on Gosport towersRead More

Enabling works to start at £250m Manchester tropical resort

Tuesday September 06

Construction work will start early next year on the Therme Manchester wellbeing resortRead More

Scottish mobile crane hirer collapses

Tuesday September 06

Whyte Crane Services directors call in administratorsRead More

Bachy Soletanche names new UK MD

Tuesday September 06

Bachy Soletanche Hungarian boss Tamás Kaltenbacher promoted to run UK operationRead More

Former BAM chief joins Robertson Construction as new MD

Wednesday September

Doug Keillor named construction arm chief as Robertson Group transitions from a family-run businessRead More

Plan for mega shed scheme at Corby steelworks

Wednesday September

Plan for 1.85m sq ft of warehouse space in three sheds at Tata worksRead More

Teenage construction worker crushed to death in manhole

Wednesday September

Contractors and managers sentenced following site tragedyRead More

Winning firms for £1bn new build housing framework

Wednesday September

Thirty-two house building firms include groundworks and demolition specialistsRead More

NRS goes into administration

Wednesday September

45 staff made redundantRead More

Roofing giant Avonside goes into administration

Thursday September 0

Contractor operated from 39 branches across country employing 465 peopleRead More

Construction hit with fresh big steel price hikes

Thursday September 0

Second price hike in three weeks drives cost of structural steel up nearly 25%Read More

Two Balfour Beatty UK Construction directors exit

Thursday September 0

Commercial director Neil Dixon is moving to Aggregate Industries while bid director Ken Erskine joins CareysRead More

Tilbury Douglas names new Scottish ops director

Thursday September 0

Former CBC director Barry Oâ??Hagan becomes operations director for ScotlandRead More

Tunnelling starts at Silvertown crossing

Thursday September 0

First tunnel drive now underway digging ten metres a day under LondonRead More

Vistry beats first half profit expectations

Thursday September 0

Partnerships arm hits double digit margin despite cost inflation rising to 8%Read More

Kier gets go-ahead for £50m Fitzrovia office and resi job

Thursday September 0

Developer sanctions start amid surging demand for larger office space in LondonRead More

Strike called off after lintel makers accept 9% pay rise

Thursday September 0

Workers accept revised pay offer following threat of industrial actionRead More

Kier tops contracts league for wins in August

Friday September 09,

Kier strides away from leading pack of contractors in annualised rankingsRead More

Thomas Plant buys collapsed Hawkrent in pre-pack deal

Friday September 09,

Over 20 jobs saved at Shropshire plant hire businessRead More

Man jailed for £260,000 construction tax fraud

Friday September 09,

Three others get suspended prison sentences for CIS scheme conspiracyRead More

Esh Construction launches new drainage division

Friday September 09,

Esh Drainage Solutions to focus on trenchless technology Read More

B&K signs-off £60m Stoke Goods Yard job

Friday September 09,

Preparatory work to start this month for a community of 174 flats, workspaces and shopsRead More

Mace finance chief resigns

Friday September 09,

Search starts for permanent successor to Richard BienfaitRead More

Managing director leaves HS2 tunnel segment supplier

Monday September 12,

Leadership change at Stanton PrecastRead More

Sisk on board for Liverpool Waters central park plan

Monday September 12,

Enabling works and central park plan lodged for north docks siteRead More

Construction output falls for second month

Monday September 12,

Construction activity slides further 0.8% in July after June fall of 1.4%Read More

Plans in for North West science park expansion

Monday September 12,

Alderley Park plan for separate lab and office buildings of 200,000 sq ft plus 109 flatsRead More

Hyde Group starts contest for £1.3bn fire safety works

Monday September 12,

Contest for building and fire safety projects and specialist fire door and external wall worksRead More

Construction to avoid hard-landing recession

Tuesday September 13

Arcadis forecasts prolonged but shallow downturnRead More

Assembly work to restart next week on HS2 green tunnel

Tuesday September 13

Checks nearly completed after quality issues discovered on precast concrete segmentsRead More

Avonside Energy acquired saving 100 jobs

Tuesday September 13

Private investor Rcapital backs management team at standalone division of fallen roofing giantRead More

Plans in for £150m Glasgow shopping mall redevelopment

Tuesday September 13

Phase 1 of planned Shawlands Arcade rebuild to start next summerRead More

Laing O’Rourke finance director joins Osborne

Monday September 12,

Peter Duff to replace Stuart Hammond at OsborneRead More

Plan for 250,000 sq ft York mixed-use scheme

Tuesday September 13

York riverside regeneration scheme to go in for planning this autumnRead More

Tilbury Douglas names Yorkshire and north east boss

Tuesday September 13

Tilbury Douglas has named Paul Ellenor as new regional director for Yorkshire and the North East. Ellenor has been promoted extending his leadership role in Yorkshire to also encompass the north east region He started his career with the business 35 yearsRead More

Winvic tops £1bn revenue as orders surge 25%

Wednesday September

Orders for the year ahead up a quarter to £1.7bn on high demand in shed and multi-room resi marketsRead More

Creditors owed £15m after Pollard failure

Wednesday September

Vast trade debts and pension black hole after crash of regional contractorRead More

Quitting London market pays off for Redrow

Wednesday September

Record results despite £164m provision for unsafe cladding remediation workRead More

Mace on board for £50m London office net-zero overhaul

Wednesday September

Contractor seals PCSA for 1990s City Ludgate Circus building revampRead More

Go-ahead for revamp of former Weetabix factory site

Wednesday September

Former Corby home of cereal maker to become major logistics hubRead More

Staff at London architectural practice hold strike ballot

Wednesday September

Threatened strike at Atomik Architecture believed to be industry firstRead More

Woodhead staff looking for new jobs

Thursday September 1

Workers suddenly let go at £44m turnover regional contractorRead More

Kier raises operating margin to 3.7%

Thursday September 1

One-off costs dampen profits but order book surges by 27% to nearly £10bnRead More

Plan for 48-floor tower next to Broadgate

Thursday September 1

Chinese developer has yet to unveil design for London office tower Read More

Gleeson sets aside £12.9m for building safety work

Thursday September 1

Strong set of results from affordable homes specialistRead More

Plan for 540-room student scheme near Warwick Uni

Thursday September 1

Work to start at Westwood Heath Business Park site in autumn 2023Read More

Go-ahead for £400m London office tower on stilts

Thursday September 1

Work expected to start early next year on London Bridge officeRead More

Bogus firm scammers swindle rebar suppliers

Friday September 16,

Alarm sounded over spate of rebar orders from bogus or cloned firms that vanish without payingRead More

Workers in pay limbo over Queenâ??s funeral bank holiday

Friday September 16,

Working rule agreement employers refuse to agree blanket extra one day holiday payRead More

SRM steps-in to save Greswolde school jobs

Friday September 16,

Pupils set to return next week to schools hit by collapse of Greswolde ConstructionRead More

BAM installs UK’s biggest 3D concrete printed structure

Friday September 16,

BAM considers own 3D printing facility after installing major Sighthill Bridge staircaseRead More

Sisk tipped for £200m Oxforshire water resort

Friday September 16,

Work to start before the end of the year on 500-room hotel and water park near BicesterRead More

Roger Bullivant restructure to boost profits

Friday September 16,

Piling specialist merges south west and south east operationsRead More

Soaring prices blamed for Woodhead going into liquidation

Friday September 16,

RSM Restructuring confirmed as liquidators of regional contractorRead More

Scottish house builder puts rental housing schemes on hold

Tuesday September 20

Build to rent and affordable scheme on hold after Scottish Governmentâ??s temporary freeze on rents and cost inflationRead More

Council steps-in to save sites hit by Woodhead collapse

Tuesday September 20

Bolsover District Council to run jobs directly on £36m homes building programme Read More

Henry Boot shines with near-record first half profit

Tuesday September 20

Land disposals and project completions drive 68% uplift in profitsRead More

Renewal race for £2.5bn housing upgrade framework

Tuesday September 20

Procure Plus to renew line-up of trade contractors for social housing upgradesRead More

Crane sale raises £4.6m after M&M collapse

Tuesday September 20

Euro Auctions sells 22 machines after hirer goes into liquidationRead More

£26m Surrey road and bridge job out to tender

Tuesday September 20

Railway level crossing at Ash Station near Guildford to be replaced with bridgeRead More

Galliford Try staff to get £750 cost of living payment

Tuesday September 20

First major contractor follows big house builders with staff one-off payment for energy billsRead More

Glencar wins £30m Barnsley industrial shed job

Tuesday September 20

Earthmoving works are underway at 24-acre logistics siteRead More

HS2 wins High Court injunction to block protestors

Tuesday September 20

Injunction blocks activist from trespass and intimidation but allows lawful protestRead More

Woodmace went down owing suppliers £11m

Wednesday September

Unsecured creditors left holding worthless invoices despite buyoutRead More

Galliford Try checks cost pressures to lift margin to 2.4%

Wednesday September

Contractor delivers growth in revenue, profitability and order bookRead More

Police hand over probe into Costain site death to HSE

Wednesday September

Investigation continues into death of slinger signaller at £150m Gatwick Airport train station siteRead More

National Highways director to lead Balfour civils business

Wednesday September

Peter Mumford appointed Managing Director of UK Construction Regional CivilsRead More

Plan detailed for business energy price cap

Wednesday September

Gas and electricity price cap comes into force from OctoberRead More

Wates wins £53m Grade II London office revamp

Wednesday September

Edwardian bank building at 41 Lothbury will become HQ for legal firm Addleshaw GoddardRead More

Avonside supply chain left holding £17m in unpaid bills

Thursday September 2

Former bosses revealed as buyers of branches from administratorsRead More

Hexagonal tower plan for Manchester city centre site

Thursday September 2

Site will feature a 45 storey resi tower and 350,000 sq ft stepped office blockRead More

Keltbray staff get £1,000 cost of living payment

Thursday September 2

Contractor also plans annual pay rise of 5% for majority of employeesRead More

Eric Wright rebounds as profit nearly trebles

Thursday September 2

Second year of revenue fall brings profit rewardRead More

RSK buys Welsh contractor Spencer Group

Thursday September 2

RSK revenue forecast to hit £800m after busy year of acquisitionsRead More

Sisk wins £69m rerouting of landslip-prone A59

Thursday September 2

Site clearance to start next month at Kex Gill in YorkshireRead More

Fast-track for 138 growth plan construction projects – full list

Friday September 23,

Chancellor banks on road projects to lead growth plan recoverRead More

Kwarteng backs construction to lead “new era for Britain”

Thursday September 2

Planning rules to be ripped-up to speed infrastructure work as 38 new Investment Zones createdRead More

Green light for next two Manchester NOMA jobs

Friday September 23,

Work to start early next year on first of two major office buildingsRead More

Bouygues struggles to raise profitability

Friday September 23,

Loss-making contracts dent pre-tax profit at £835,000 from revenue up at £484mRead More

Architect helps staff with £1,000 cost of living cash

Friday September 23,

P+HS Architects to make one-off payments this autumnRead More

Renewal race starts for £800m NEPO framework

Friday September 23,

Nearly 20 firms face fight to renew places on north east construction panelRead More

Loathed IR35 reforms scrapped by Chancellor

Friday September 23,

Contractors will no longer have to determine tax status of freelance workersRead More

Giant TBM cutterhead takes road trip to second drive

Friday September 23,

Balfour Beatty Vinci to drag remaining TBM back through tunnel for second boreRead More

£1.2bn A12 upgrade accepted for planning

Monday September 26,

15-mile Essex road upgrade between Chelmsford and Colchester aims for 2023/24 startRead More

Higgins signs deal for 740 West London homes

Monday September 26,

Work to start this autumn on two Hayes housing estate rebuildsRead More

Sisk hands staff £900 cost of living cash boost

Monday September 26,

Firm also promises staff £400 Christmas voucher in NovemberRead More

US consultant trumps WSP bid for RPS Group

Monday September 26,

Tetra Tech swoops in deal which will see new owners for 5,000 staffRead More

Government launches net zero review

Monday September 26,

Pro-growth and pro-business review of net zero 2050 target launchesRead More

Green light for £120m Liverpool “super restaurant”

Monday September 26,

Historic Pumphouse at Stanley Dock to be transformedRead More

L&G Modular wins 400-home Wolverhampton job

Monday September 26,

Modular specialist wins 17-acre Canalside South regeneration schemeRead More

Kier wins Sefton net zero £36m school job

Monday September 26,

Deyes High School in Maghull will consist of 60 classroomsRead More

Safety blitz on “aches, pains and strains” on site

Tuesday September 27

1,000 site visits planned in coming months to check how workers are moving heavy or bulky materialsRead More

Balfour Beatty sole winner for £4bn Scape civils deals

Tuesday September 27

Contractor reappointed to England, Wales and Northern Ireland and separate Scottish dealsRead More

PR expert Baroness Rock to chair Costain

Tuesday September 27

Kate Rock will take up senior board role at the end of the yearRead More

Billington profit upgrade after strong first-half

Tuesday September 27

Steelwork contractor says weaker pound will allow it to reignite its old export markets in EuropeRead More

Tolent bags £15m Sunderland skills academy

Tuesday September 27

Work to start later this year on Housing Innovation and Construction Skills AcademyRead More

Keltbray bags brace of energy infrastructure wins

Tuesday September 27

Civils work on huge converter stations worth £30m to specialistRead More

Rising costs tip William Hare to £3.6m loss

Tuesday September 27

Specialist contractor falls into the red despite near 60% revenue rise to £220mRead More

Drones sent flying underground to check sewers

Wednesday September

Traditional inspection teams replaced with latest technologyRead More

Plan submitted for 470 Preston flats scheme

Wednesday September

Stoneygate Central scheme on Dryden Mill site will rise to 16 storeysRead More

Graham starts £124m M25 Junction 28

Wednesday September

Work on the 36-month Junction 28 upgrade includes constructing a major two-lane loop roadRead More

Construction arm propels Mace to record profit

Wednesday September

Revenue expected to top £2bn this year despite project delaysRead More

Sisk fixes price on £227m Quintain flats job

Wednesday September

Quintain signs single-largest contract so far at Wembley ParkRead More

Fire destroys conveyor belt at Silvertown Tunnel site

Wednesday September

Forty firefighters battle blaze at huge London siteRead More

Plan for £58m Bristol pharma R&D facility approved

Thursday September 2

Willmott Dixon in line to build the R&D facility at Bristol & Bath Science ParkRead More

Bond Street Elizabeth line station to open next month

Thursday September 2

Final station on delayed line will welcome passengers in OctoberRead More

Green light for St Helens town centre revamp

Thursday September 2

English Cities Fund to start phase 1 next AprilRead More

Social housing bidding opens for £1.5bn energy retrofit cash

Thursday September 2

First upgrades of social housing stock could start from early next yearRead More

Self-employed labour rates hit record high

Friday September 30,

Average weekly pay tops £1,000 in London, the South East and East of England.Read More

Network Rail chief takes finance reins at Skanska

Friday September 30,

Meliha Duymaz is new Chief Financial OfficerRead More

Hochtief starts pulling down Welsh pylons

Friday September 30,

Construction starts on National Grid projectRead More

Kier wins London life sciences job

Friday September 30,

Contractor lands innovative landmark lab development at ARC West LondonRead More

Costain and Mott MacDonald win £60m Stonehenge deal

Sunday October 02, 2

New tea in to oversee construction once scheme gets planning green lightRead More

Seven metre roof fall from “makeshift” access system

Sunday October 02, 2

Contractor fined £80,000 after employee fell through fragile roofRead More

First nuclear fusion plant to be built in Nottinghamshire

Monday October 03, 2

£2bn-plus fusion energy plant to be built at West Burton coal power station site.Read More

Wates Pre-Construction Director joins rival Real

Monday October 03, 2

Matt Smith joins ambitious contractor and developerRead More

L&G modular homes amassed loss deepens to £174m

Monday October 03, 2

Modular arm suffers sixth successive loss but books first revenue of £12mRead More

Chancellor does U-turn on top rate tax cut

Monday October 03, 2

Plan to abolish 45p top rate a "distraction" from Growth PlanRead More

O’Connor Utilities buys fibre optic installer

Monday October 03, 2

Leeds-based telecoms contractor InICT employs over 110 staffRead More

Thompsons claims UK biggest blow down at Redcar

Monday October 03, 2

100,000t steelmaking plant demolished using 1.6 tonnes of explosiveRead More

Brickability buys ET Clay Products for £11.6m

Monday October 03, 2

Construction materials distributor acquires brick supply specialistRead More

BAM accelerates net zero target to 2026

Monday October 03, 2

UK operations set more ambitious carbon target than Royal BAM GroupRead More

Cladding and roofing specialist falls £9m into red

Tuesday October 04,

Lindner Prater runs into loss after remedial works needed on a major jobRead More

Ellmer propels growth at Byrne Group

Tuesday October 04,

Concrete specialist Byrne impacted by project start delaysRead More

Kobelco suspends plant sales over engine scandal

Tuesday October 04,

Manufacturer stops selling some excavators and crawler cranes over emissions fearRead More

Watkin Jones sounds profit warning

Tuesday October 04,

Higher borrowing costs for buyers starting to hit sale prices and marginsRead More

Peel sets up suburban build-to-rent developer

Tuesday October 04,

New Letta arm aims to build 1,000 private rental homes in the North WestRead More

Caddick acquires assets from failed facade specialist

Tuesday October 04,

Deal to save Speedpanel operation from Speedclad ensures continuity on projectsRead More

RSK buys Scottish M&E specialist WGM Engineering

Tuesday October 04,

£45m turnover Glasgow contractor employs 365 mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering staffRead More

Balfour targets next generation floating wind farms

Tuesday October 04,

Balfour teams up with Aker to build concrete gravity base floating wind turbinesRead More

Manchester arts centre running £100m over original budget

Tuesday October 04,

Extra cash call as cost inflation pushes The Factory project cost to £211mmRead More

Firms on alert for £1bn refit and refurb framework

Wednesday October 05

Pagabo calls up firms for second generation refurbishment dealRead More

Esh Group returns to profit after reducing risks

Wednesday October 05

Major restructuring programme paying dividends at North of England contractorRead More

Fusion21 names winners for £250m repairs framework

Wednesday October 05

Full list of 46 winning companiesRead More

Soaring costs see £10m Devon road project put on hold

Wednesday October 05

Tiverton junction on A361 for 500-home scheme haltedRead More

Construction buyers report return to growth

Thursday October 06,

But optimism levels for future prospects drop to two-year lowRead More

Tilbury Douglas £55m Catterick health campus job approved

Thursday October 06,

Demolition underway for site start next SpringRead More

SDC lands latest £26m Cambridge lab building

Thursday October 06,

BioMed Realty to develop third building at Babraham Research CampusRead More

University of Cumbria Barrow campus approved

Thursday October 06,

Construction work for the educational facility is set to begin next yearRead More

More than 27,000 people now working on HS2 construction

Thursday October 06,

Latest employment figures as project enters main building phaseRead More

Mace wins London’s “greenest” office tower

Thursday October 06,

Construction to start in January on Londonâ??s most sustainable office towerRead More

Sellar unveils £1.5bn Liverpool Street station scheme

Thursday October 06,

£450m station upgrade will be included in hotel and office at no extra cost to tax payersRead More

HS2 milestone as first London tunnel drive starts

Thursday October 06,

First of six London TBMs launched for one of most complex tunnel drivesRead More

London flyover needs £50m structural repairs

Friday October 07, 2

Safety checks force 7.5t weight restriction on 200m long Brent Cross flyover Read More

Firms called up for East London £1.3bn housing estates renewal

Friday October 07, 2

Barking and Dagenham Council aims to build extra 4,000 homes in ongoing estate renewal planRead More

FM Conway revenue soars to near £500m

Friday October 07, 2

Pre-tax profit slips despite strong sales growth in 60th year in businessRead More

Drop in domestic demand drags down Marshalls profit

Friday October 07, 2

Building Products division flying high but spending slows on domestic projectsRead More

HG Construction in rescue talks with bathroom pod supplier

Monday October 10, 2

Kubex UK struggling to complete contractsRead More

Bouygues E&S Contracting slumps to near £50m loss

Monday October 10, 2

UK engineering contracting arm of French giant suffers fifth year of lossRead More

Kier bags £27m atomic fusion R&D centre

Monday October 10, 2

Work to start on UK Atomic Energy Authority project this autumnRead More

Flannery launches training boot camps for plant operators

Monday October 10, 2

Hire giant gains government funding for site focused training initiativeRead More

First legal action launched over failure to fix cladding

Monday October 10, 2

Freeholder of 15-storey Vista Tower block in Stevenage given 21 days to actRead More

Student rooms developer Unite moves into build to rent

Monday October 10, 2

Newly-acquired London Stratford BTR tower will be refurbishedRead More

M&E specialist JS Wright names new managing director

Monday October 10, 2

Peter Grierson takes over from Phil Leech who is now chairmanRead More

McLaughlin & Harvey starts £350m London Gateway job

Monday October 10, 2

Work starts on fourth berth at Thames logistic hubRead More

Plans in for £500m Leeds South Bank build to rent scheme

Tuesday October 11,

Developer Platform_ submits plan for 1,350 flats Sweet Street BTR schemeRead More

Teenager arrested after death on construction site

Tuesday October 11,

Tragedy on housing job in County DurhamRead More

Amey sold to private equity firm for £400m

Tuesday October 11,

New owners pledge to invest in infrastructure and consulting giantRead More

John Sisk margin bounces back to over 2%

Tuesday October 11,

Pre-tax profit recovers and orders swell for next yearRead More

Anglian Water presses on with £3bn twin reservoir plan

Tuesday October 11,

Both reservoirs would be built between 2025 and 2030Read More

WSP declines to enter bidding war for RPS Group

Tuesday October 11,

Consulting giant decides not to up £591m bid for rival leaving way clear for American takeoverRead More

BAM set to deliver £85m Welsh mental health care unit

Tuesday October 11,

63-bed mental health facility to be built at at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan near RhylRead More

Algeco lands £28m modular Northampton school

Tuesday October 11,

Offsite construction to start in January on 210 modules to make up new schoolRead More

Ardmore tops contracts league with London resi job

Wednesday October 12

£500m Kensington flats scheme lidts Ardmore to pole positionRead More

Dermot Gleeson to step down from board after 47 years

Wednesday October 12

M J Gleeson icon to step down as Chairman at the end of this yearRead More

Willmott Dixon seals deal for £70m Peterborough flats

Wednesday October 12

New developer signs contract for landmark Northminster 315 flats schemeRead More

New work lifts construction output 0.4%

Wednesday October 12

Industry holds firm in August support by infrastructure and industrial workRead More

Mace/Willmott Dixon JV wins first major hospital job

Wednesday October 12

Work to start next year on £126m Emergency Care Centre in PlymouthRead More

Barratt reservation rates fall by more than a third

Wednesday October 12

House builder warns of uncertain outlook but says completions will remain within forecastRead More

Builder fined after ignoring height safety warning

Wednesday October 12

Court hears how site-made cradle put workers at riskRead More

Clancy order book at £1bn after fourth year of growth

Wednesday October 12

Operating margin remains strong at 3.6% as revenue appraoches £300mRead More

Groundworker engulfed by petrol soaked site bonfire

Wednesday October 12

Court hears victim had to have skin graftsRead More

Train hits hand trolley left by rail maintenance crew

Thursday October 13,

Accident investigators call for checks to be automated and trolleys to be fitted with warning lightsRead More

Balfour Beatty rejigs UK senior business team structure

Thursday October 13,

Stephen Tarr promoted to new role as CEO, Transport, Energy & Power Major ProjectsRead More

Mace and Erith win “sky forest” office scheme

Thursday October 13,

Construction to start in January on transformation of Blackfriars Crown Court Read More

Race for £430m South West Wales civils framework renewal

Thursday October 13,

Enlarged framework includes spots for very small jobs up to £50,000Read More

Quartet win ‘Project Speed’ £1.3bn A66 dualling

Thursday October 13,

Balfour Beatty, Costain, Keltbray and Kier aim to fast-track major road dualling Read More

Story Contracting wins £15m Cumbria road upgrade

Friday October 14, 2

A595 Grizebeck improvement scheme gets green lightRead More

Corporation tax to rise. Kwarteng out. Hunt in. Truss remains

Friday October 14, 2

Prime Minister asks ally to stand aside as she puts brakes on "Trussonomics"Read More

Plan in for £210m Huddersfield town centre regeneration

Friday October 14, 2

Kirklees Council aims to start work on Cultural Heart scheme in 2024Read More

Barhale gears up for growth as profits rise

Friday October 14, 2

Civil engineering and infrastructure specialist looking to expand in rail sectorRead More

1,500-home London Cavalry Barracks scheme approved

Friday October 14, 2

Inland Homes gets green light for £600m former MoD West Hounslow redevelopmentRead More

Hyde brings London property maintenance in-house

Friday October 14, 2

Mears previously carried out repairs and maintenance across 11,000 homes in LondonRead More

Fire rips through £62m Robertson site in Leeds

Sunday October 16, 2

Firefighters investigating cause of blaze at student accommodation siteRead More

Civil engineer shuts Dartford Crossing in Just Stop Oil protest

Monday October 17, 2

London bridge designer scales QEII bridgeRead More

First fall in construction materials sales in two years

Monday October 17, 2

Heavy-side materials producers report fall in sales since the summerRead More

Galliford Try £60m A47/A11 junction upgrade go-ahead

Monday October 17, 2

Start in early 2023 on Thickthorn roundabout revamp near Norwich following development consentRead More

Labour supply firm Hercules set to hit £45m turnover

Monday October 17, 2

HS2 and civils projects fuelling demand for workersRead More

CITB boosts tower crane training with Wolffkran

Monday October 17, 2

Latest Wolff tower crane erected at National Construction College: VideoRead More

Milestone wins £20m Hampshire bypass phase 3

Monday October 17, 2

Work to start on Botley bypass eastern section in the SpringRead More

Loathed IR35 reforms back-on in latest tax U-turn

Monday October 17, 2

Hunt rips-up "Trussonomics" tax-cuts programmeRead More

Guinness Partnerships seeks firms for £160m recladding deal

Tuesday October 18,

Hunt for six principal contractors tety o deliver building safe programmeRead More

VolkerFitzpatrick wins £81m M27 Junction 10 upgrade

Tuesday October 18,

Work to start in early 2023 paving the way for 6,000 home Welborne Garden Village schemeRead More

Strict contract selection sees turnover dip at Stepnell

Tuesday October 18,

Contractor remains "cautiously optimistic" about the year aheadRead More

Bellway sees post-Grenfell building safety bill hit £514m

Tuesday October 18,

New Building Safety Division set up to oversee legacy cladding remediationRead More

Willmott Dixon seals £31m London affordable housing deal

Tuesday October 18,

Firm will build 55 affordable homes and two community centres for Brent CouncilRead More

Balfour lands £297m East Sussex highways deal

Tuesday October 18,

Contractor beats rivals Colas and Ringway Jacobs to land road upkeep contractRead More

Giant cherry picker removes civil engineer from Dartford Crossing

Tuesday October 18,

Just Stop Oil protesters arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit public nuisanceRead More

Ray O’Rourke postpones plan to step down as CEO

Wednesday October 19

Current economic turmoil halts succession plan as results hit by £75m legacy contract write downRead More

Barnes family loses fight for £1.8m over bus station job

Wednesday October 19

Administrators at failed builder Thomas Barnes lose legal battle over Blackburn bus station jobRead More

Subcontractors wanted for work across Glasgow

Wednesday October 19

Major contractors looking to add to supply chain: Register nowRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £25m Bolton College of Medical Sciences job

Wednesday October 19

Work starts on healthcare worker training facility at the Royal Bolton Hospital site in FarnworthRead More

Great British Railways transport bill delayed

Wednesday October 19

Industry reforms on hold as rail suppliers fear hiatus in workRead More

First tunnel built entirely by robots

Thursday October 20,

Trial for Network Rail can construct underground structures ten times faster than traditional techniquesRead More

Foundation work for homes surges to beat stricter Part L regs

Thursday October 20,

House builders race to get plots registered as starts before more stringent energy performance rule applyRead More

Morgan Sindall names new chiefs for North East and Yorkshire

Thursday October 20,

Construction arm targets North East with new operational directorRead More

Big dig starts on HS2’s two longest cuttings

Thursday October 20,

EKFB subcontractors will excavate 2m cubic metres of rock and earthRead More

Build-to-rent market to grow five-fold during next decade

Thursday October 20,

Sector expected to be worth £170bn by 2032Read More

Truss resigns – new PM to start next week

Thursday October 20,

Leadership election to be held within a weekRead More

Midgard lands latest £600m phase at Brent Cross Town

Thursday October 20,

Construction to start later this month on homes, retail and leisure schemeRead More

Order book surge for McLaren as turnover set to hit £850m

Thursday October 20,

Contractor files latest results with current trading showing "stellar revenues"Read More

Revised £460m London estate rebuild plan approved

Friday October 21, 2

Enlarged Mount Anvil Friary Park estate rebuild to deliver 1,230 homesRead More

Gloomy architects at lowest ebb since 2009

Friday October 21, 2

Latest RIBA survey shows confidence crashing among designersRead More

Go-ahead for £75m Hackney Wick London student scheme

Friday October 21, 2

Developer Southern Grove cleared to build three mid-rise blocks at famous piano worksRead More

Vinci gets start date for £96m Hull Albion Square

Friday October 21, 2

Work to start in Autumn 2023 on city centre regeneration scheme after extensive demolition worksRead More

Menai Bridge shut over structural safety fears

Friday October 21, 2

Hangers may need to be replaced on historic crossingRead More

Jehu Group goes under with loss of 104 jobs

Sunday October 23, 2

Welsh contractor hit with soaring inflation on fixed-price contractsRead More

Interserve hit with £4.4m fine after cyber attack

Monday October 24, 2

Hackers accessed the personal data of up to 113,000 employeesRead More

Third of major rail enhancement projects stuck in sidings

Monday October 24, 2

Supply chain red flags progress on £10bn enhancement project pipeline three years into CP6Read More

Eric Wright go-ahead to start £40m Preston cinema complex

Monday October 24, 2

Council-funded leisure and cinema complex to start construction in New YearRead More

Crystal Palace’s revised £100m main stand plan approved

Monday October 24, 2

Eagles chairman warns still much preparatory work needed before construction timetable can be setRead More

Former Midas chief executive joins Real

Monday October 24, 2

Alan Hope gets new role after Midas crashed owing £50mRead More

Strong offsite demand sees profit rise for McAvoy

Monday October 24, 2

Offsite manufacturing specialist continues to expandRead More

Kier wins £28m Newport healthcare project

Tuesday October 25,

Preparation work starts on new healhcare and wellbeing centreRead More

Morgan Sindall cinema job halted over rising costs

Tuesday October 25,

Knowsley Council says it must prioritise helping communities through cost of living crisisRead More

Bidding to start for £260m Digbeth cultural quarter

Tuesday October 25,

Phase one will focus part of the over 900-homes planned for Upper Trinity Street schemeRead More

O’Rourke site staff get new designer workwear

Tuesday October 25,

New corporate look to replace hi vis jackets and jogging bottomsRead More

Wates homes deal to fund Aldershot Town FC revamp

Tuesday October 25,

Club aims to deliver major stadium upgrade with proceeds from surrounding housing developmentRead More

McLaren wins Big K logistics job in North Yorkshire

Tuesday October 25,

Work to start shortly on 1.1m sq ft first phase of Konect 62 industrial park Read More

South East civils specialist Anderson doubles profit

Wednesday October 26

Revenue rebounds at housing civil specialist to £75m prompting raft of promotions to new rolesRead More

Galliford Try bags £65m Blyth subsea cable factory

Wednesday October 26

Work to start on 70,000 sq m factory at Cambois site in NorthumberlandRead More

Former Sisk graduate rises to run UK South division

Wednesday October 26

Ger Hayes succeeds recently-promoted Ajaz Shafi as UK South MDRead More

Jackson starts work on £24m Lyminster Bypass

Wednesday October 26

Northern section to complete new congestion busting bypass which will support plans for 1,260 new homesRead More

Graham to build 2,000-room UPP student scheme

Wednesday October 26

Exeter Uni scheme will be the largest Passivhaus project in student sectorRead More

Imtech agrees £43m deal to buy Spie UK

Thursday October 27,

Move will see new owners for 1,800 staff as French giant Spie exits UK marketRead More

Industry chiefs warn plans to drop CE mark in a mess

Thursday October 27,

Global manufacturers pull products because UK is too difficult to do business withRead More

22-storey Salford Central tower block job to start in early 2023

Thursday October 27,

The English Cities Fund gains planning for latest Salford Central projectRead More

RSK buys Midlands civils consultant Travis Baker

Thursday October 27,

Specialist house building civils and structural consultant employs 40-plus teamRead More

Contractor hit with £600k fine over fire risks at Essex site

Thursday October 27,

HSE launched investigation after reports people were sleeping on siteRead More

Plans in for £52m Birmingham Queensgate Square

Thursday October 27,

Developer Riverlow presses ahead with phase two of Queensgate SquareRead More

Bogus building firm shut down after materials credit scam

Thursday October 27,

"Reprehensible" company conned suppliersRead More

Extra design work digs £200m deeper into HS2 contingency

Friday October 28, 2

HS2 chiefs have spent £1.5bn of £5.6bn phase 1 contingency budgetRead More

Bathroom pod supplier Kubex UK liquidated

Friday October 28, 2

Suppliers owed £1.3m following failure of modular specialistRead More

Plans in for another major Home Counties film studio complex

Friday October 28, 2

Phased construction at Bedfordshire site due to start next spring.Read More

Go-ahead for 950-home Pudding Mill Lane scheme

Friday October 28, 2

London Legacy Development Corporation to start hunt for development partner in New YearRead More

J S Wright lands £17m M&E package at London Dock

Friday October 28, 2

Specialist to start on site later this year at former News International printworksRead More

Farrans bags £100m brace of water jobs

Sunday October 30, 2

Northumbrian Water awards pipeline and water treatment works upgradeRead More

Firms readied for £600m NHS Wales framework

Monday October 31, 2

Meet the buyer events planned for December ahead of March bid raceRead More

Wates names new construction group commercial chief

Monday October 31, 2

Paul Griffin joins Wates construction board as commercial directorRead More

Mitchellson wins RC frames on 26-storey twin towers

Monday October 31, 2

High rise concrete frame specialist secures Telford Homes £160m Stratford schemeRead More

JRL gets green light for £62m Luton resi scheme

Monday October 31, 2

Cumberland Works scheme will consist of a trio of blocks stepping down from 21 to 10-storeysRead More

Client fights for survival at £300m ISG gigaplant

Tuesday November 01,

Contractor paused work at giant car battery factory in AugustRead More

Lendlease Construction delivers steady profits

Tuesday November 01,

Work pipeline strong as revenue stable at £554m and margins firm at 3% Read More

Plans in for 289 homes next to Saltaire World Heritage Site

Tuesday November 01,

Leeds developer submits plan for major new residential quarter near famous industrial millsRead More

McLaren looks to “supercharge” southern region

Tuesday November 01,

Matthew Cova to head-up enlarged divisionRead More

Contractors push-back on steel price hikes as demand softens

Tuesday November 01,

Tender prices inflation to drop to 3.5% next yearRead More

Administrators take control at Jehu Group

Tuesday November 01,

Begbies Traynor officially appointed at failed Welsh contractorRead More

Insulation giant looks to power factory with hydrogen

Tuesday November 01,

ROCKWOOL researching viability of converting manufacturing process from gas Read More

Morgan Sindall resists strong headwinds to grow orders

Wednesday November 0

Margins firm at mainstream construction and fit-our operations despite more challenging economic backdropRead More

Green light for grade II-listed City office block overhaul

Wednesday November 0

Work to start by Spring 2023 on Cripplegate House major redesignRead More

Contractors call for ban on indoor use of PIR board

Wednesday November 0

Fears grow that some firms facing cost pressures are using cheaper combustible insulation on internal ductworkRead More

Worker left in coma after concrete pump hits powerline

Wednesday November 0

Contractor and two workers fined after site accidentRead More

Difficulty accessing credit puts fresh brake on growth

Thursday November 03

Access to credit joins labour and materials shortages as key challenges to firmsRead More

Civil engineering chairman hurt in helicopter crash

Wednesday November 0

Founder of Welsh civil engineering contractor Walters recovering in hospitalRead More

Henry Construction wins £72m Brent Cross student rooms job

Thursday November 03

Student developer Fusion Group starts first-ever scheme in the capital. Read More

£300m gigaplant developer secures funding lifeline

Wednesday November 0

Britishvolt confirms temporary funding to buy time for longterm funding talksRead More

Green light for Liverpool’s first operational net-zero building

Thursday November 03

Work to start early next year on 8-storey Hemisphere project at Paddington VillageRead More

House builder fined for being serial site safety offender

Thursday November 03

Mullberry Homes Limited and MD sentenced for string of safety failingsRead More

Vinci secures £23m HMP Norwich revamp

Thursday November 03

Job includes Elizabeth Fry Wing refurb to create 173 extra places and new sports hall and fitness centreRead More

Keltbray buys HV power engineering contractor

Thursday November 03

Teesside-based high voltage power engineering specialist employs 138 staffRead More

Osborne unveils new Group Chief Executive

Thursday November 03

Former Balfour Beatty Engineering Services chief Mark Hoyland to start in New YearRead More

Civils contractor FACE files administration notice

Friday November 04,

Derbyshire firm has been in business since 2000 employing 130 peopleRead More

Scaffold boss banned over unpaid tax bills

Friday November 04,

Six-year disqualification over unpaid £210,000 tax billRead More

Industry still booming but storm clouds gather

Friday November 04,

Strong October but worries grow as government talks economy into a recessionRead More

Harlow 740-flats town centre scheme approved

Friday November 04,

Developer Strawberry Star gets go-ahead for £50m town centre revampRead More

Roof failure alert over substandard timber battens

Monday November 07,

Large volume of counterfeit substandard roofing battens circulating in the UKRead More

Construction forecast to fall by nearly 4% next year

Monday November 07,

Crystal ball gazers sharply downgrade construction output forecastRead More

Plans in for landmark Birmingham build to rent tower

Monday November 07,

Developer HUB advances 48-storey 2 Snowhill Plaza scheme in BirminghamRead More

Trio make shortlist for £1.75bn aqueduct

Monday November 07,

Three consortia make next stage for Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience ProgrammeRead More

Fast start for CCL Facades after demise of Speedclad

Monday November 07,

Specialist under new owners Caddick Construction lands £14m work pipeline in weeksRead More

Plan for leading 500 firms to ban diesel generators by 2025

Monday November 07,

Consultation starts on first ever unified plan to eliminate diesel use on sitesRead More

University in £14m legal battle over brickwork with Laing O’Rourke

Tuesday November 08,

Manchester University claims outer brick skin must be replaced on three teaching blocksRead More

Eddie Stobart fined after exposing builders to asbestos

Tuesday November 08,

Court hears demolition work at freight site exposed workers to asbestosRead More

Schroders lodges plan for 63-storey London city tower

Tuesday November 08,

Striking £600m skyscraper planned by funder Schroders and development manager StanhopeRead More

Plant hirer H E Services names asset finance expert as CEO

Tuesday November 08,

Former Walbrook Asset Finance CEO Brendan Walsh takes the reins at hirer next weekRead More

Canbury Construction falls into administration

Tuesday November 08,

Sussex contractor had a turnover of £29.5mRead More

Kier chalks up Wolverhampton academy job

Tuesday November 08,

Work to start in summer 2023 on new St Peterâ??s Collegiate Academy buildingsRead More

Supply chain tries to crack mystery of creaking towers

Tuesday November 08,

Report investigates the causes of noise emanating through the fabric of tall buildingsRead More

Muse bags delivery role on £3.2bn Midlands regen scheme

Wednesday November 0

Major Arden Cross scheme will provide 3,000 homes and 6m sq ft of workspace near HS2 Interchange stationRead More

Solar shading specialist Levolux files for administration

Wednesday November 0

Lights go out at Levolux less than three months after being sold to new ownersRead More

Galliford Try wins two Welsh Water framework deals

Wednesday November 0

Win means contractor is now working with all 11 water companies in BritainRead More

O’Shea and Galliard win East London 236 homes job

Wednesday November 0

Hackney Wick project will include new linear park linking Olympic and Victoria parksRead More

Government starts race for £500m housing upkeep deal

Wednesday November 0

Bidding start for dynamic purchasing system covering public sector housing maintenance and repair servicesRead More

Sheffield Hallam Uni to build satellite London campus

Wednesday November 0

University commits to 240,000 sq ft building at Brent Cross Town developmentRead More

Mace tops October contracts league with four major wins

Thursday November 10

October proved a big month for leading contractors who took orders for 155 projects worth over £5bnRead More

Self employed labour rates hit record high

Thursday November 10

Workers in demolition, scaffolding and civil engineering enjoyed biggest rate rises last monthRead More

CITB sets aside £5.9m for apprentice admin blunder

Thursday November 10

Training body could have to hand back millions after Education and Skills Funding Agency auditRead More

Construction green light for £250m London eye hospital

Thursday November 10

Bouygues to start work on London Oriel project early next yearRead More

Latest construction playbook aims to boost productivity

Thursday November 10

Industry urged again to work togetherRead More

Bristol to reclad 38 tower blocks in EPS cladding fire scare

Thursday November 10

Expanded polystyrene cladding found to have contributed to fire spread at council block blazeRead More

Gove saves stalled £300m Blackpool leisure scheme

Friday November 11,

£40m Government funding will unlock project while creating a new court in BlackpoolRead More

Grenfell firms accused of spinning a ‘web of blame’

Friday November 11,

Hearing ends with chief inquiry lawyer highlighting a â??merry-go-round of buck-passingâ??Read More

Building products firm fined £2m over death of worker

Friday November 11,

Court hears worker died from 90% burns after horror accident at Norbord factoryRead More

Construction resilient as economy slips toward recession

Friday November 11,

Construction output up 0.4% in September, marking the third month of growthRead More

Scaffolder falls through roof while installing edge protection

Friday November 11,

Contractor fined after unplanned work goes wrongRead More

Pagabo to introduce mental health contract clauses

Friday November 11,

Framework giant to quiz suppliers on wellbeing policies in procurement documentsRead More

Bylor supervisor crushed to death at Hinkley Point C

Sunday November 13,

Construction work suspended at giant nuclear site following tragedyRead More

Funding deal to unlock £400m Manchester scheme

Monday November 14,

Landsec brings forward phase one buildings at Mayfield schemeRead More

Construction boss banned over Bounce Back Loan fraud

Monday November 14,

London building director claimed cash for company which had ceased tradingRead More

Weston Homes plans £500m land buying spree

Monday November 14,

Firm targets London commuter belt towns for fresh land grabRead More

Russell WBHO to convert former Debenhams in Manchester

Monday November 14,

Main works on £68.5m revamp of Rylands building to start next yearRead More

Tilbury Douglas JV loses fight over £22m adjudication ruling

Tuesday November 15,

Contractor JV ordered to pay Northumbrian Water over delayed Phase 2 Horsley water treatment worksRead More

Melton Mowbray bypass to still go-ahead after costs double to £127m

Tuesday November 15,

Leicestershire County Council agrees to press ahead with Galliford Try road job Read More

Bidding starts for £800m YORcivil 3 framework

Tuesday November 15,

Yorkshire and Humberside region civils frameworks come up for refreshRead More

Civils chiefs call for “managed migration” to ease skills crisis

Tuesday November 15,

Shortage of skilled workers reaches record levelsRead More

Milton Keynes £30m office to flats project approved

Tuesday November 15,

Work to start next year on major office block conversion to nearly 240 flats Read More

Industry wins two-year delay on CE marking switch

Monday November 14,

Industry granted breathing space to focus on growth while both CE and UKCA marks are validRead More

Henry Brothers expands territory to Northern England

Tuesday November 15,

Midlands business renamed Henry Brothers Construction as ambitions growRead More

Bidding starts for Pagabo £1bn refit and refurb deal

Wednesday November 1

Second-generation framework will come into force in MarchRead More

Subcontractors wanted by big players across North West

Wednesday November 1

Constructionline to host Meet the Buyer event at Etihad Stadium: Register nowRead More

£152m Portishead to Bristol rail line wins development consent

Wednesday November 1

Development consent for plan to bring 5.5km disused rail line back into serviceRead More

British Land sees construction cost inflation easing

Wednesday November 1

Developer hopes inflation will fall to a maximum 5% next yearRead More

Green light for £100m North East warehouse complex

Wednesday November 1

Developer Richardson Barberry to start construction next yearRead More

Big infrastructure projects spared the Treasury axe

Thursday November 17

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt commits to completing HS2 and building Sizewell CRead More

McLaren replaces McAlpine on £200m Excel expansion job

Thursday November 17

McAlpine has been on site all year overseeing enabling worksRead More

Southampton based M&E specialist goes under

Thursday November 17

Working Environments set for administration after payment row on £40m Brindley Place jobRead More

Kier’s £460m A417 missing link wins final approval

Thursday November 17

Work to start on 4-mile stretch of new dual carriageway early next yearRead More

British Land plans underground London logistics hub

Thursday November 17

Paddington hub to also include 13 storey offices above logistics centreRead More

Gilbert Ash to build £63m Oxford build to rent scheme

Thursday November 17

Mace development JV strike deal to build 150-home phase two of Oxford West Way SquareRead More

Crest Nicholson shelves new division opening plans

Thursday November 17

House builder defers opening of third new regional division "until further notice"Read More

Watkin Jones to streamline with 10% staff cuts

Thursday November 17

Build-to-rent and student rooms plans 40 redundanciesRead More

Tilbury Douglas wins £20m Birmingham airport job

Thursday November 17

Firm will build a new pre-flight security screening area at the airportRead More

Leeds construction activity soars to highest level in 15 years

Friday November 18,

Tower crane count reveals boom in city living has seen building projects surgeRead More

Balfour gets go-ahead for £200m A57 Link Roads

Friday November 18,

Development consent allows work to start on Mottram bypass early next yearRead More

Midgard wins £200m Birmingham Eastside tower

Friday November 18,

JRL-owned Midgard secures its tallest resi building project to dateRead More

Russell WBHO bags £30m supercomputer centre

Friday November 18,

Construction to start by the end of this year on giant data hallsRead More

Roofing boss sentenced after fatal skylight fall

Friday November 18,

Court hears father-of-two killed while replacing 300 storm-damaged skylights on warehouseRead More

HE Simm & Son plots steady recovery

Friday November 18,

Revenue rises 25% to £54m as MEP specialist eyes return to pre-pandemic salesRead More

£1bn London fish and meat markets to move to Dagenham

Friday November 18,

London Corporation to deposit a Private Bill to relocate Billingsgate and Smithfield wholesale marketsRead More

2023 to be ‘Year of Catch-up’ for London office projects

Monday November 21,

Twenty-six schemes in demolition raising hopes of major project starts ramping up againRead More

Kier shareholders rebel over chief executive’s pay rise

Monday November 21,

Around 44% of shareholders vote against inflation-busting 70% pay rise for Kier chiefRead More

Five win £40m Network Rail decarbonisation deal

Monday November 21,

Energy efficiency retrofit specialist Johnson Controls bags majority of work programmeRead More

Sheffield steel forge £70m expansion approved

Monday November 21,

Vinci on board for historic Forgemaster steelwork plant expansionRead More

Kier construction boss Liam Cummins to leave next month

Monday November 21,

Stuart Togwell to takeover at Kier in New YearRead More

McLaughlin & Harvey wins Lowestoft harbour design

Tuesday November 22,

Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility is expected to cost around £25m to buildRead More

Forterra plans fourth brick price hike in 12 months

Tuesday November 22,

New Year increase follows 16.5% jump in OctoberRead More

Van Elle first-half revenue hits record £81m

Tuesday November 22,

Piling specialist upgrades full-year profit forecast after strong first-half tradingRead More

640-home plan lodged for £250m Trafford scheme

Tuesday November 22,

Developer Glenbrook aims to start work by next summer on Lumina VillageRead More

Severfield profits jump as steel price hikes tempered

Tuesday November 22,

First-half pre-tax profit rises 29% to £10.2m as steel price rises successfully passed-onRead More

Land deal reboots stalled Earls Court 4,500-home scheme

Tuesday November 22,

40-acre West London site could be redeveloped with 4,500 homesRead More

Firms readied for £46m Norfolk bypass job

Tuesday November 22,

Work timetabled to start in 2024 on Long Stratton BypassRead More

Green light for O’Rourke to start timber office block

Tuesday November 22,

Construction to start next year on six-storey cross-laminated timber blockRead More

Government pushes ahead with £3bn building safety levy plan

Tuesday November 22,

Affordable homes projects and small schemes developed by SMEs will be exemptedRead More

Rejigged £340m Museum of London plan approved

Wednesday November 2

McAlpine tipped to take £340m job for new museum at Smithfield marketRead More

Ex-construction minister joins cladding repair firm

Tuesday November 22,

Intelligent FS appoints Lord Richard Harrington after government contracts send turnover surgingRead More

Willmott Dixon limbers up for £18m Rainham sports centre

Wednesday November 2

Work to start in April on New Splashes Sports Centre in RainhamRead More

Plans in for BBC’s new home in Birmingham

Wednesday November 2

Project will be one of the first net zero carbon in construction office buildingsRead More

Wolverhampton picks McLaughlin & Harvey for £50m learning campus

Wednesday November 2

Main construction to start next spring on City Learning QuarterRead More

Materials lead times back to pre-pandemic levels

Thursday November 24

Pinch points around gas boilers to persist until mid-2023 because of shortages of semiconductors Read More

Bond strength helps TClarke towards £500m turnover target

Thursday November 24

Building services giant predicting a record year in 2023Read More

Rebuilt TBM launches into second HS2 tunnel drive

Thursday November 24

Balfour Beatty Vinci TBM Dorothy starts second Long Itchingwood HS2 driveRead More

Thompsons brings down historic Redcar blast furnace – video

Thursday November 24

Redcar demolition clears the way for new net zero futureRead More

Michelmersh buys offsite brick cladding and chimney maker

Thursday November 24

Pre-built brick products producer Fabspeed sold for over £6mRead More

Pagabo acquires mental health monitoring business

Thursday November 24

Framework giant makes move after Moodbeam goes into liquidationRead More

VolkerFitzpatrick lands starring role on £174m film studios

Thursday November 24

Contractor to start main works on Eastbrook Studios in DagenhamRead More

Kier hires Laing Oâ??Rourke veteran for London office push

Thursday November 24

Gus Wright takes up new London regional director role in JanuaryRead More

Wates poaches Balfour director to lead North West operation

Thursday November 24

Sarah Cook to lead Wates Construction in the North WestRead More

NAO calls for road programme cuts as costs soar

Friday November 25,

Public spending watchdog calls for roads programme review amid project delays and cost overrunsRead More

ISG wins £600m Hertfordshire Hollywood film studio job

Friday November 25,

Holywood studio Sunset awards pre-construction contract for 90-acre studio complex in BroxbourneRead More

£3.4bn Sellafield infrastructure race delayed to New Year

Friday November 25,

Contest to start in January for four partners in infrastructure delivery shake-upRead More

HS2 agency workers paid the wrong wages

Monday November 28,

Payroll software problems leave workers out of pocketRead More

Electric car whizz joins O’Rourke

Monday November 28,

Contractor looking to learn tech lessons from other sectorsRead More

BAM to deliver £44m Yeovil College campus build

Monday November 28,

BAM will submit a planning application next month to start work later next yearRead More

Bouygues starts London 700-home council estate rebuild

Monday November 28,

Developer Linkcity seals financial close on Old Kent Road Tustin Estate jobRead More

Electrical contractors still confident despite staff shortages

Monday November 28,

Order books healthy but worries grow over marginsRead More

Worker killed on £683m waste power plant site

Monday November 28,

Fatal collision involving heavy good vehicle on giant north London siteRead More

Costain wins Heathrow Airport asset renewal deal

Tuesday November 29,

Firm takes early contractor involvement role in Terminal 2 baggage handling upgradeRead More

HS2 JV shifts four Wembley Stadiums of earth in record time

Tuesday November 29,

EKFB team digs and hauls 15 million cu m of muck in 20 monthsRead More

Milestone wins £300m Wiltshire highways upkeep

Tuesday November 29,

Ringway will hand over to Milestone in March next yearRead More

Low-risk business model helps Renew post record results

Tuesday November 29,

Renew reveals latest acquisition with £15.6m purchase of water specialist EniscaRead More

London Albert Embankment hotel towers approved

Tuesday November 29,

Two separate hotels rising to 26 and 29 storeys approvedRead More

Keltbray names new director of strategic engineering

Tuesday November 29,

Tim Lohmann takes up newly-formed role to drive innovative engineering solutionsRead More

Demolition worker crushed by excavator

Tuesday November 29,

Court hears 20-year-old woman was left with "life changing injuries"Read More

Government pays £700m for 50% stake in Sizewell C

Tuesday November 29,

New body, Great British Nuclear, will be set up to develop pipeline of nuclear projects Read More

Demolition starts on £135m Wigan Galleries scheme

Wednesday November 3

Contractor BCEGI starts work on project to redevelop Wigan town centreRead More

Amey CEO to step down following private equity buyout

Wednesday November 3

Amanda Fisher to leave once business is transferred to new ownersRead More

New body set up to vet plant operator card schemes

Wednesday November 3

Contractor trades bodies unite to tackle competency concerns over plant operator skills cardsRead More

Kier leads switch to hybrid battery generators

Wednesday November 3

Battery units work alongside smaller generators cutting run times by nearly 60%Read More

Plans in for first Leeds co-living scheme

Wednesday November 3

Watkin Jones submits plan to convert old Direct Line HQ into 230 studio flatsRead More

Work restarts on £683m waste power plant after site death

Wednesday November 3

Construction suspended for a week of investigations following fatalityRead More

McLaren wins Leeds logistics park contract

Wednesday November 3

Work to start imminently on warehouse complex for Firethorn TrustRead More

Plans in for £40m surf park at former Kent colliery

Thursday December 01

Seahive surf lagoon and health resort will be built near DealRead More

Crushed demolition worker vows to return to industry

Thursday December 01

Shannon Brasier hoping to return to construction following horror accidentRead More

Mount Anvil to start 900-home North London estate rebuild

Thursday December 01

Planning approval paves way for Barnsbury Estate rebuild in IslingtonRead More

Green light for major laboratory campus in Cambridge

Thursday December 01

Developer BioMed to tender first building on 600,000 sq ft lab complex in the New YearRead More

Belfast firm signs the biggest work deal yet under Project Gigabit

Thursday December 01

Fibrus to hook-up rural Cumbria to lightning-fast broadband under £108m dealRead More

Green light for £135m Leeds twin tower resi scheme

Thursday December 01

Construction to start in New Year on 500 build-to-rent apartmentsRead More

Former Erith operations director joins John F Hunt

Thursday December 01

Scott Exell named new operations director at demolition specialist John F HuntRead More

Investment giant buys Bristol M&E contractor

Friday December 02,

RDCP Infrastructure acquires Avon Combined Electrical ServicesRead More

Demolition start for £50m Farnworth town centre rebuild

Friday December 02,

Caddick Construction is tipped for main works due to start in the springRead More

Mace hits 1m tonnes carbon saving target for clients

Thursday December 01

Present work pipeline betters 2026 carbon emission saving targetRead More

Eric Wright wins tricky £52m Liverpool transformation

Friday December 02,

Contractor working with engineers at Ridge and Partners on "challenging" Stanley Lock Flight siteRead More

John Lewis £500m funding deal to build 1,000 rental homes

Sunday December 04,

Deal to advance BTR flats at store sites in Bromley, West Ealing and ReadingRead More

Housing association shuts in-house modular factories

Monday December 05,

Swan closes loss-making steel frame and cross-laminate timber factoriesRead More

Domis set for £195m Boddingtons Brewery scheme

Monday December 05,

Developer Salboy buys Manchester site to kickstart long-awiated 556 homes projectRead More

Esh launches new housing retrofit division

Monday December 05,

Esh Retrofit Solutions will target market to improve the energy performance of social rented homesRead More

Administrator details confirmed at Southampton M&E firm

Monday December 05,

Begbies Traynor now in charge at Working Environments as suppliers face large lossesRead More

Applicant numbers nosedive for construction vacancies

Monday December 05,

Recruitment market gets even more competitive - how the Enquirer can helpRead More

350-homes approved around iconic London Tube station

Monday December 05,

Housing blocks to be built around Grade II-listed Hounslow West Tube stationRead More

Materials giant CRH looks to sell contractor Farrans

Tuesday December 06,

More than 550 staff set to get new ownerRead More

Ilke Homes pulls off £100m record-breaking fund raise

Tuesday December 06,

Largest-ever capital raise by a UK modular house builder to fund expansionRead More

Construction buyers fear for year ahead

Tuesday December 06,

"Construction companies now have a tightrope to walk in terms of being ready for recovery and cautious around investment"Read More

Schools get £500m for energy upgrades this winter

Tuesday December 06,

Extra cash found for better heating controls, insulation and energy efficient lightingRead More

1,000-home North London scheme approved

Tuesday December 06,

Developer Hill will start work in the Spring on South Tottenham siteRead More

Bid race for £500m Suffolk construction framework

Tuesday December 06,

Construction and building services firms called up for East of England four year dealRead More

Mace employs robot dog to avoid slip and trips in tunnel

Tuesday December 06,

Robot working in dark and hazardous conditions under Heathrow AirportRead More

Colas wins £140m Cheshire highways upkeep deal

Wednesday December 0

Incumbent contractor Ringway will handover to Colas in April Read More

West Yorkshire transport projects delayed to save £270m

Wednesday December 0

Over 30 transport schemes to be placed on hold due to cost inflation budget pressureRead More

Decision on A1 Costain dualling job delayed for third time

Wednesday December 0

Development consent decision for £260m Northumberland scheme put back a further 9 monthsRead More

Skanska to lend staff cash

Wednesday December 0

Contractor links-up with finance firm to offer affordable loans to employeesRead More

McLaren tops November contracts league

Thursday December 08

Excel exhibition centre £200m phase 3 wins lifts McLaren to pole position for contract wins last monthRead More

Former Wates CEO joins Mace as new financial chief

Thursday December 08

David Allen replaces Richard Bienfait who stepped down in SeptemberRead More

Bidders wanted for £125m painting and decorating framework

Thursday December 08

Apply now for latest Fusion21 dealRead More

Robertson wins first MIM-funded Welsh school job

Thursday December 08

£65m Flintshire school campus project first to use Welsh mutual investment modelRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £130m Broadwater Farm estate revamp

Thursday December 08

Green light for north London estate transformationRead More

Glasgow civil engineer banned for £100k Bounce Back Loan abuse

Thursday December 08

Sole director handed 11-year ban for falsely claiming two loans for personal gainRead More

Plans lodged for Manchester student tower and offices

Friday December 09,

Plans lodged for £250m One Medlock Street mixed-use office and student schemeRead More

Plans go in for 250,000 sq ft York mixed-use scheme

Friday December 09,

Local developer pushes ahead with regeneration project in heart of the cityRead More

Green light for UK’s first carbon capture power station

Friday December 09,

Keadby 3 gas power station and carbon capture to see £2.1bn investment in North LincolnshireRead More

Berkeley to slow down investment as sales rates fall

Friday December 09,

Housing giant to focus on matching construction to demand on existing sitesRead More

Competition concerns about rail signalling takeover

Friday December 09,

Hitachiâ??s purchase of Thalesâ?? rail infrastructure could lead to higher fares in future, the CMA has found.Read More

Andy Milner to return as chief executive of Amey

Friday December 09,

Milner to return to his old CEO role which he previously held for four yearsRead More

Jewson sold to new Danish owners for £740m

Monday December 12,

Saint-Gobain sells 600 branches to the STARK GroupRead More

Bid race for £500m new build housing framework

Monday December 12,

Thirteen Housing Group aims to build 3,270 affordable homes by 2028Read More

Construction output grows for fourth month running

Monday December 12,

Industry output rose 0.8% in October, ahead of the rest of the UK economyRead More

Councils gets £8m to hire cladding repair enforcers

Monday December 12,

Government turns heat up on developers dragging their heels on cladding refitsRead More

Six jailed after £44m of drugs found hidden in excavator

Monday December 12,

Plot foiled to use digger to smuggle huge cache of ecstasyRead More

Hanson to buy £220m turnover Mick George Group

Monday December 12,

Earthmoving, aggregates and demolition waste recycler snapped up by Hanson to strengthen its circular materials offerRead More

Six contractors wanted for £1.1bn Be First framework

Tuesday December 13,

Urban regeneration specialist to build 3,500 homes across Barking and DagenhamRead More

Lendlease wins Liverpool iconic Martins Bank restoration

Tuesday December 13,

Work set to start on conversion of landmark building to grade A officesRead More

Wall of bubbles protects salmon on John F Hunt dock revamp

Tuesday December 13,

Passing fish get the silent treatment on £20m marine civils siteRead More

World’s biggest crane lifts 304 tonne load at Hinkley

Monday December 12,

Picture special as final giant steel ring of reactor building installedRead More

Haulier Fox Group scoops up national plant hirer

Monday December 12,

Fast-expanding north west based haulier buys B&W Plant Hire & Sales and its 2,500-strong hire fleetRead More

Dozen firms win £1.3bn highways pavement framework

Tuesday December 13,

Four SME surfacing contractors secure £100m of work among big name playersRead More

McLaughlin & Harvey to start £200m Glasgow spec office

Tuesday December 13,

Developer CEG pushes the button on 300,000 sq ft spec scheme at 33 Cadogan StreetRead More

Go-ahead for Telford Homes 1000-home towers cluster

Wednesday December 1

Ilford scheme in East London will consist of a cluster of seven towers rising from 9-36 storeysRead More

Eurocell making staff redundant as market slows

Wednesday December 1

UPVC building products giant braces for slowdownRead More

Average site labour rates approach £1,000 a week

Wednesday December 1

Earnings continue to rise despite signs of slowdown in construction activityRead More

Steelwork firm Billington issues profit upgrade

Wednesday December 1

Strong order book with improving margins sets up steelwork contractor for 2023Read More

£300m Lancashire construction framework out for bid

Wednesday December 1

Council seeks construction partners for education and public buildings dealRead More

Kier construction boss to join cladding giant Permasteelisa

Wednesday December 1

Liam Cummins to take-up new role next monthRead More

Algeco acquires Mobile Mini business

Wednesday December 1

Deal will create UKâ??s biggest temporary accommodation solutions specialistRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £23.7m Splashes leisure centre

Wednesday December 1

Construction to start in new year at site in Rainham, KentRead More

Fire chiefs call for second staircases in new high rise flats

Wednesday December 1

Government urged to increase protected stairwells in buildings over 18m and retrofit existing buildings with sprinklersRead More

Willmott Dixon bags £50m brace of leisure and blue light jobs

Wednesday December 1

Bradford firefighter HQ and Medway leisure centre jobs bring year-end work boostRead More

1000 home York garden village plan approved

Thursday December 15

Government approves Redrow Homes plan for green belt scheme on outskirts of cityRead More

Milestone signs ECI deal on £45m Devon road scheme

Thursday December 15

Contractor will work for nine months to design and cut carbon from the project ahead of its delivery.Read More

VolkerFitzpatrick wins £200m M3 Junction 9 upgrade

Thursday December 15

Site work will start on major Hampshire junction rebuild in early 2025Read More

Former Mabey chief to join Willmott Dixonâ??s board

Thursday December 15

Julliette Stacey will join the main board as NED in the New YearRead More

Atkins, Jacobs and PwC to develop highways RIS3 plan

Thursday December 15

National Highways appoints firms to develop Governmentâ??s third road investment strategy for 2025-2030Read More

Esh wins UK’s first net zero tri-blue light services hub

Friday December 16,

£10m Hebburn Tri Station job will start in the New YearRead More

Plumbing firm fined after blind man falls into manhole

Friday December 16,

Court hears how 62-year-old was injured during work at a sheltered housing schemeRead More

Fulham stadium job tips Buckingham Group into loss

Monday December 19,

Subcontractor failure blamed for much of £14m football stand lossRead More

Plasterboard prices set for major New Year hike

Monday December 19,

Contractors left "angry and bemused" by latest round of planned price risesRead More

239 school rebuild and upgrade projects unveiled â?? list

Sunday December 18,

Government allocates fourth funding tranche of school rebuilding programme Read More

Three sites left in chase for £200m small modular reactor factory

Monday December 19,

Shortlist for major factory down to two sites in north of England and one in WalesRead More

£57m zero-carbon West Sussex secondary school approved

Monday December 19,

Willmott Dixon and Kier are believed to be in chase for Bedelands Academy scheme near Burgess HillRead More

Stewart Milne shelves sale plans as market softens

Monday December 19,

House builder puts sale discussions on hold as economy wobblesRead More

Green light for London House of Fraser redevelopment

Monday December 19,

Work starts on conversion of landmark Richmond buildingRead More

Mace seals its biggest London office refit for a decade

Tuesday December 20,

Work starts on £120m green retrofit of iconic former Goldman Sachs European HQ Read More

Balfour Beatty backs US mini nuclear reactors for UK

Tuesday December 20,

Contractor signs deal with US small modular reactor specialist Holtec to build its SMR-160 power stationsRead More

Cardiff Bay swimming pool and viewing tower plan advances

Tuesday December 20,

Council frees up land to allow construction of major new visitor attractionsRead More

Firms readied for Parliament’s £70m Victoria Tower repair job

Tuesday December 20,

Grade I listed 160-year-old tower restoration job due out to bid in March 2023Read More

Developer and builder sentenced after wall collapse kills labourer

Tuesday December 20,

Court hands out £100,000 fine and suspended prison sentence after demolition tragedyRead More

Bidders wanted for £305m Fusion21 framework

Wednesday December 2

Renewal now underway for national construction frameworkRead More

Bill Robertson knighted in 2023 New Year Honours

Saturday December 31

Founder and chairman honoured for his contribution to construction and charityRead More

BAM Nuttall names new chief

Saturday December 31

Former transport MD Huw Jones takes over from Ian Parish as head of Bam NuttallRead More

Masterplan in for £100m HMP Glasgow prison

Saturday December 31

Kier is working up designs under a preconstruction services contractRead More

Henry wins final £74m phase of East London scheme

Saturday December 31

Work starts on third phase of The Guinness Partnershipâ??s Leaside Lock East London Development Read More

Network Plus plots more acquisitions as sales top £400m

Monday January 02, 2

Profit soars to £18m from £1m previously on record salesRead More

Octavius profit rises under new private equity ownership

Monday January 02, 2

Renamed Osborne Infrastructure sees profit jump 26% to £6m under private equity ownersRead More

Construction faces “perfect storm” for insolvencies

Tuesday January 03,

6,000 firms could go bust across the industry this yearRead More

World’s longest box bridge slide on HS2

Tuesday January 03,

Balfour Beatty VINCI oversee huge feat of civil engineering: VideoRead More

Aston Villa £100m stadium expansion approved

Monday January 02, 2

Current North Stand to be demolished in order to add another 7,400 seatsRead More

Tilbury Douglas poaches Ferrovial commercial chief

Tuesday January 03,

Martyn Smith joins Tilbury Douglas as group commercial directorRead More

Plan for London 36-storey Old Street tower

Tuesday January 03,

Endurance Land unveils 36-storey tower plan for Silicon RoundaboutRead More

Civils specialist Alun Griffiths names new MD

Tuesday January 03,

Farrans director David Parr joins CRH-owned Welsh ContractorRead More

Sir James Wates to step down as Wates chairman

Wednesday January 04

Cousin Tim Wates to become next chairman in May, while Sir James remains on the boardRead More

Eight win £1.5bn North West Construction Hub deal

Wednesday January 04

Sir Robert McAlpine, Morgan Sindall and Russells secure major project places for first timeRead More

Cladding contractor files administration notice

Wednesday January 04

SD Samuels (Special Projects) Ltd files notice at courtRead More

Plan for Teesworks hotel and shopping complex

Wednesday January 04

160-bed hotel, shops and restaurants will serve Redcar regeneration site construction workersRead More

Anglian Water advances 68km water main plan

Wednesday January 04

Pipelaying work to start this year on Bury St Edmunds to Colchester lineRead More

Griffiths Farrans JV wins final part of A52 upgrade

Wednesday January 04

National Highways confirms latest win on Nottingham roadRead More

Contractors reeling at latest building products price hikes

Thursday January 05,

Another round of plasterboard and insulation price risesRead More

Galliford Try lands £95m prison contract

Thursday January 05,

Contract awarded to expand HMP Rye HillRead More

Arup profit drops nearly a third despite 10% revenue rise

Thursday January 05,

Group revenues rose to £1.89bn but pre-tax profit slides to £37mRead More

Offsite specialist Merit to boost factory output

Thursday January 05,

Manufacturing plant expansion plans are a vote of confidence in sectorRead More

GMI creates new MD role for north east

Thursday January 05,

Gary Oates promoted to the newly-created regional managing director roleRead More

Revised plans in for Sheffield 960 co-living flats scheme

Friday January 06, 2

Rising costs see planned city centre co-living tower block down-sized from 36 to 26 storeysRead More

Buyers report construction “stuck in the mud”

Friday January 06, 2

Commercial construction only sector still growingRead More

Iconic London store OK’d for £120m retrofit

Friday January 06, 2

BAM, ISG, McAlpine and Willmott Dixon in chase for Barkers of Kensington fitoutRead More

Canbury Construction went down owing suppliers £3.5m

Friday January 06, 2

185 subcontractors left holding worthless invoicesRead More

Kier crowned 2022 contracts league champion

Monday January 09, 2

ISG and Mace rank second and third after big contract wins in DecemberRead More

United Living Holdings records £21m pre-tax loss

Monday January 09, 2

Renamed Fastflow utility and housing maintenance contractor says it remains cautiously optimistic about outlookRead More

Contractors quizzed on huge green energy network deals

Monday January 09, 2

Market engagement exercise begins for spending plans over next seven yearsRead More

Keller fires two directors after unearthing profit reporting fraud

Monday January 09, 2

Profits overstated at Austral civil mining and marine contractor since 2019Read More

Plans in for £300m Westbank Leeds mixed-use scheme

Monday January 09, 2

JV developers Stamford and Shelborn plan four office blocks and a 19-storey hotelRead More

RSK Group buys temporary site services firm WysePower

Monday January 09, 2

Latest deal sees rapidly expanding RSK set to hit £800m turnoverRead More

DAKO Construction ceases trading

Tuesday January 10,

Nottingham builder files for administrationRead More

HMS and Sovini win £1.2bn Torus housing upkeep deal

Tuesday January 10,

North West housing trust launches largest ever repair and maintenance frameworkRead More

NEPO awards £300m decarbonising framework deal

Tuesday January 10,

Equans, Esh and Tolent Living among 20 firms selected for North East retrofit worksRead More

Former Vauxhall warehouse site to become 60 acre commercial park

Tuesday January 10,

Demolition underway with construction set to start in second half of this yearRead More

RED Construction revenue soars to £65m

Tuesday January 10,

Turnover more than doubles as London builder diversifies and sets up in the south westRead More

Piling rig topples over on £60m Stoke site

Tuesday January 10,

Developer Capital & Centric working with main contractor Bowmer & Kirkland to discover what happenedRead More

Unite buys site for 36-floor London student tower

Tuesday January 10,

Work to start early summer on 716-bed £185m Stratford student schemeRead More

Renaker to build Select’s £130m Manchester BtR tower

Wednesday January 11

Work to start next month on 477 high-end build to rent flats at One Port Street siteRead More

MY Construction wins £33m rental scheme for young workers

Wednesday January 11

West London development to "transform the way young professionals experience city living"Read More

McLaughlin & Harvey wins £29m food research hub job

Wednesday January 11

Invergowrie hub will explore Barley crop resilience for Whisky industryRead More

Hinkley construction workers take over local Pontins

Wednesday January 11

Hi-de-Hinkley! Nuclear site workers to stay in local holiday parkRead More

Tender price inflation to fall back to 2.5%

Thursday January 12,

Tender price inflation to bottom out at around 2.5%-2% this year and nextRead More

Persimmon pauses start on 30 sites as sales fall

Thursday January 12,

Sales rates plunged to 0.19 per outlet per week at end of 2022Read More

Countryside gets go-ahead for London suburb estate rebuild

Thursday January 12,

Work to start this Spring on 275 new homes at Calverley Close estate in BeckenhamRead More

Construction heading for shallow recession in 2023

Wednesday January 11

Crystal ball gazers predict industry will escape with one year dip before return to growth in 2024Read More

Subcontractors wanted for sites across Birmingham

Thursday January 12,

Constructionline to host Meet the Buyer event at Villa Park: Register nowRead More

US contractor opens dedicated UK construction group

Thursday January 12,

Burns & McDonnell broadens UK ambition after National Grid work successRead More

Octavius Infrastructure rejigs leadership

Thursday January 12,

Gavin Pritchard to head Highways and Matt Smith to lead Rail in new MD rolesRead More

Vistry go-ahead for East London 100 flats scheme

Thursday January 12,

Vistry Partnerships JV with Peabody and TfL to build Barking Tube station projectRead More

Wolseley Group to acquire aircon firm Kooltech

Thursday January 12,

Building materials giant swoops on air conditioning and ventilation products distributorRead More

Taylor Wimpey plans £20m cost cutting drive

Friday January 13, 2

House builder starts consultation on reducing overheadsRead More

Former council highways worker jailed for £1m fraud

Friday January 13, 2

Ex Birmingham City Council worker diverted contractor payment bond refunds into his own bank accountsRead More

Construction new work output slips 0.4% in November

Friday January 13, 2

Private house building slowdown and wet weather blamed for new work slideRead More

Barhale bags £9m deal to clean mussels from London tunnels

Friday January 13, 2

Tonnes of invasive molluscs set to be stripped from Thames Water pipesRead More

Mission Zero review calls for pilot net zero city

Friday January 13, 2

Skidmore net zero review calls for push to make a UK city net zero by 2030 and new homes boiler ban from 2025Read More

Kier fined £4.4m after power line strikes on M6 job

Friday January 13, 2

Huge fine after workers on smart motorway bring down cables with machinesRead More

Cala to boost site starts as rivals pause build plans

Monday January 16, 2

Cala Group is planning to start work on more housing sites this year than last despite wobbles in the housing market. Rivals inlcuding Persimmon and Barratt have recently revealed plans to pause work on sites and slow down new building rates. But Cala saiRead More

Laing O’Rourke on track for £300m Oxford campus job

Monday January 16, 2

Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine lodges plan for major cancer research campusRead More

HS2 powers listed labour supplier to record turnover

Monday January 16, 2

Hercules Site Services sales soar to nearly £50m as HS2 ramps up workforceRead More

Project Bank Accounts to protect more roads suppliers

Monday January 16, 2

Smaller subcontractors to be automatically covered on National Highways schemesRead More

Caddick gets green light for Liverpool logistics hub

Monday January 16, 2

Three new units will boost warehouse capacity on MerseysideRead More

Bristol Arena bosses in contractor talks as opening delayed

Monday January 16, 2

Capacity increased to 19,000 as opening pushed back Read More

Inland Homes CEO quits after five weeks

Monday January 16, 2

Don Oâ??Sullivan exits south east house builder by mutual agreement with immediate effectRead More

Navy commodore joins Costain as defence & nuclear chief

Monday January 16, 2

Bob Anstey will lead newly-combined defence and nuclear businessesRead More

McAlpine and Vinci use AI hard hat cameras on hospital site

Tuesday January 17,

Contractors at Bournemouth Hospital use technology for first time on NHS transformation projectRead More

Crest Nicholson pauses regional expansion drive

Tuesday January 17,

House builder remains hopeful for 2023 despite fall in forward salesRead More

Hinkley workers injured after double-decker bus overturns

Tuesday January 17,

Fifty-four injured with many sent to hospital for further treatmentRead More

£300m gigaplant backer Britishvolt goes into administration

Tuesday January 17,

ISG was main contractor on Northumberland car battery plantRead More

Lendlease submits new plans for £3.5bn Silvertown regen

Tuesday January 17,

50-acres site will be transformed into new docklands neighbourhood Read More

Legal challenge delays Balfour start on £200m A57 job

Tuesday January 17,

Campaign to Protect Rural England challenges legality of development consent order last NovemberRead More

Inside Hinkley crash bus: Picture special

Tuesday January 17,

Stricken victims rescued by following second bus of site workersRead More

Scores of new firms win £1bn Pagabo medium works deal

Tuesday January 17,

More than 90 firms secure spots for projects under £10mRead More

British Steel starts year with £75 a tonne price hike

Wednesday January 18

Producer blames continued rise in steelmaking costs in recent weeksRead More

Galliford Try order book edges up to £3.5bn in first half

Wednesday January 18

Good trading in first six months keeps firm on course for full-year targetRead More

Construction to employ 2.67m people by 2027

Wednesday January 18

Latest CITB figures show an extra 225,000 extra workers needed by 2027Read More

Vistry banks on partnerships to ride out private sales drop

Wednesday January 18

Forward sales of Partnerships arm swell to £3.6bn following Countryside acquisition last NovemberRead More

Ex-sports minister Colin Moynihan to be new Amey chairman

Wednesday January 18

Former minister replaces ex Balfour Beatty chief executive Ian Tyler in roleRead More

Surveyor dies after electrical explosion

Thursday January 19,

Court hears how victim suffered horrific burns during asbestos survey accidentRead More

NG Bailey faces investment hit after Britishvolt collapse

Thursday January 19,

Engineering giant was a financial backer of failed firmRead More

More than 100 projects share £2.1bn levelling up funding

Thursday January 19,

Eden Project North and Cardiff Crossrail plan awarded £50m each in round 2 funding awardsRead More

Balfour Beatty chalks up £90m Fife College job

Thursday January 19,

Main construction to start later this month major new campusRead More

Construction worker dies on Graham hospital site

Thursday January 19,

52-year-old victim died of head injuries on £167m siteRead More

Wates wins £142m Barking estate phase 3b rebuild

Thursday January 19,

Work to start this summer on 334-home schemeRead More

S&I Groundworks staff looking for new jobs

Friday January 20, 2

£40m turnover specialist contractor has filed notice of intention to appoint an administratorRead More

Five win £2bn Wales and Western rail renewal deals

Friday January 20, 2

Eight-year CP7 deal for buildings & civils, and electrification renewal worksRead More

Go-ahead for 600 homes at London Aylesbury estate

Friday January 20, 2

March start for £170m phase 2 of south London estate rebuildRead More

Mace lands London Woolgate Exchange green retrofit

Friday January 20, 2

Work to start on £130m office building upgrade in the spring.Read More

Mega office plan unveiled for £1.5bn London station scheme

Thursday January 19,

Sellar reveals design for 1m sq ft overstation building at Liverpool Street Station redevelopmentRead More

Countryside Properties buys north west site for 1,200 homes

Friday January 20, 2

Work to start on Warrington 170-acre Peel Hall housing scheme in 2025Read More

Joiner crushed to death by excavator

Friday January 20, 2

Court hands out £146,000 fine but contractor went into liquidation before hearingRead More

Balfour Beatty scoops £1.2bn Thames Crossing roads deal

Monday January 23, 2

At construction peak, Balfour Beatty will employ a 2,000-strong workforce on the projectRead More

Defective prefab beams to be removed from new bridge

Monday January 23, 2

Tilbury Douglas to carry our remedial work on £20m Hertfordshire road schemeRead More

ISG to build BBC’s £200m new Birmingham home

Monday January 23, 2

Historic Typhoo Wharf will become new Birmingham home for broadcasterRead More

Clancy takes first superfast broadband hook-up area

Monday January 23, 2

Gigaclear deal will see civils specialist link up 7000 homes in SurreyRead More

Network Rail chief joins Geobear

Monday January 23, 2

Ground engineering specialist Geobear appoints Peter Luby as new Group COORead More

Welsh refinery construction workers win 11% pay rise

Monday January 23, 2

Valero refinery deal could influence other Blue Book engineering construction site disputesRead More

Landsec unveils latest £850m Buchanan Galleries plan

Tuesday January 24,

Subject to planning, earliest date for first construction would be summer 2024Read More

60,000 Grandfather Rights skills cards soon to be invalid

Tuesday January 24,

New guidance issued for how experienced workers can get new CSCS cards before end of 2024Read More

Worker dies of heart attack in HS2 site office

Tuesday January 24,

Colleagues and emergency services tried to save man after he collapsed in tunnelling officeRead More

Redrow switches to heat pumps as standard in all new homes

Tuesday January 24,

House builder commits all new detached homes from this month to have heat pumps and underfloor heatingRead More

Gilbert Ash set for Barnfield College next phase

Tuesday January 24,

Contractor understood to have won latest £26m deal at Luton siteRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £48m zero-carbon West Sussex school

Tuesday January 24,

Work to start in April on Passivhaus-designed Bedelands Academy secondary school projectRead More

Plans in for £290m London gasworks resi project

Tuesday January 24,

Wandsworth town centre scheme will provide 640 mixed-tenure flats, bars and restaurantsRead More

Inland Homes losses now set to hit £91m

Wednesday January 25

House builder sells land as construction problems and slower sales wreck balance sheetRead More

Plans in for Stoke on Trent city centre mixed-use scheme

Wednesday January 25

Etruscan Square scheme consists of an arena, 300 homes, hotel and multi-storey car park Read More

Van Elle soars to record revenue in first six months

Wednesday January 25

Revenue up a third to £80m at piling specialist with improved order levels aheadRead More

Work starts on BSI Kitemark for MMC homes

Wednesday January 25

Government backs new British Standard to lift barrier to modern methods of constructionRead More

Watchdog blasts “rushed” UK Infrastructure Bank

Wednesday January 25

Funding deals only seen so far on broadband and solar farms projectsRead More

Mace on board for £440m Manchester Airport upgrade

Wednesday January 25

Green light for second phase of airport transformation programmeRead More

TClarke on track for £500m turnover this year

Thursday January 26,

Building services specialist sees 2022 revenue and profit up by around a thirdRead More

McAlpine tenders M&E work at £340m Museum of London job

Thursday January 26,

Demolition and first MEPH work packages come out to bidRead More

BAM signs off on £50m Manchester First Street office job

Thursday January 26,

Briggs & Forrester lined up for MEP packageRead More

Eurocell gets £1m insurance payout after cyber attack

Thursday January 26,

UPVC giant details cost-cutting round as market weakensRead More

Mace Interiors to transform Hanover Square office block

Thursday January 26,

Refurbishment work to start this year on major revamp of Mayfair buildingRead More

Garden village in Darlington gets £43m infrastructure cash

Thursday January 26,

Transport and highways work will pave way for 2,000 new homesRead More

Firms readied for raft of net zero and building safety frameworks

Friday January 27, 2

Procurement specialist LHC to tender five mission zero retrofit and building compliance dealsRead More

Plans in for two Derby city centre schemes of 1300 homes

Friday January 27, 2

Eagle Quarter and Bradshaw Way schemes to breathe life into Derbion centre areaRead More

United Living names new infrastructure services MD

Friday January 27, 2

Former SSE Contracting operations director John Farrell joins multi-service contractorRead More

Sunak promises Bill to build £100m Holocaust Memorial

Friday January 27, 2

Holocaust Memorial Bill will update historic legislation allow the building of a new memorial in LondonRead More

Hunt quashes reports HS2 will stop at Old Oak Common

Saturday January 28,

Chancellor says no "conceivable circumstance" where HS2 would not terminate in Central LondonRead More

Gove issues six weeks ultimatum to sign building safety contract

Monday January 30, 2

Developers told to sign Government contract issued today or be banned from building homesRead More

London Chiswick roundabout 24-storey tower approved

Monday January 30, 2

Plan for 255 flats and offices finally passed after four previous schemes failed to proceedRead More

Construction forecast to fall by nearly 5% this year

Monday January 30, 2

Private new build housing and RM&I to drive fall but infrastructure growth will also slowRead More

Mace wins green office block at famous Fleet Street pub site

Monday January 30, 2

Contractor to build new 12-storey block pioneering latest sustainable construction methodsRead More

Scaffold boss banned over covid loan abuse

Monday January 30, 2

Eleven-year director ban after misuse of £50,000 loanRead More

Average self employed labour rates top £1,000 a week

Tuesday January 31,

Average weekly earnings reach high for skilled tradesRead More

BAM wins £49m Harrogate Convention Centre revamp

Tuesday January 31,

Local council hopes to sanction work start this autumnRead More

Renaker to top-out Manchester with 71-storey skyscraper

Monday January 30, 2

Developer lifts the lid on planned five-building cluster for phase 3 of Great Jackson Street developmentRead More

Costain bridge lift delayed by ground conditions

Tuesday January 31,

National Highways chiefs postpone planned lifting operationRead More

Nexus sells utilities and EV contracting arms for £78m

Tuesday January 31,

Group to now focus on remaining business at south east housing civils contractor TamdownRead More

Speller Metcalfe lands lead role on £40m Tamworth revamp

Tuesday January 31,

Town centre to be transformed under ambitious plansRead More

Vast £500m British Library expansion go-ahead

Wednesday February 0

London Mayor still needs to give final nod to 800,000 sq ft extension at St Pancras site in London.Read More

Major London City building green deep retrofit approved

Wednesday February 0

St Brideâ??s Tavern near Fleet Street will be demolished for the building expansionRead More

ISG, Amey and Costain now industry’s quickest payers – list

Wednesday February 0

Average payment days from main contractors slips by a dayRead More

Wates names new chief executive

Wednesday February 0

Cork-born Eoghan Oâ??Lionaird to join later this monthRead More

Keltbray director joins Barhale as North East chief

Wednesday February 0

Mark Wood heads operations in Yorkshire and North East EnglandRead More

Gilbert Ash lands starring role in £38m Welsh theatre revamp

Wednesday February 0

Contractor to start work this year on Theatr Clwyd upgradeRead More

Property clients to ramp up spending on decarbonising

Wednesday February 0

Survey reveals nearly half of property chiefs plan to speed up spending on net-zero programmes over next twelve monthsRead More

Winners named for Government £10bn offsite framework

Thursday February 02

29 firms secure places on mega framework for schools, healthcare, defence and justice jobsRead More

Staff at Outco Surfacing start looking for new jobs

Thursday February 02

Administration notice filed two years after acquisition of NMC GroupRead More

£4.75m building work provision tips Higgins into the red

Thursday February 02

Partnerships business counts cost of changes to building safety rulesRead More

John F Hunt snaps up London temporary works design firm

Thursday February 02

Demolition contractor buys geotechnical and structural engineering design specialist RKD ConsultantRead More

Vital Energi lands £13m package at Plumstead regen site

Thursday February 02

Specialist will start on site this summer helping to transform the former home of Arsenal FCRead More

Galliford Try to start £14m Scunthorpe Market scheme

Thursday February 02

Firm will build NHS staff accommodation and offices in two phasesRead More

McLaren wins massive Portland House refurb

Thursday February 02

Construction to start this year on £380m revamp of 28-storey building in central LondonRead More

Green light for £275m HS2 Midlands nerve centre

Thursday February 02

Trio of contractors battling it out to win huge new depot near BirminghamRead More

Max Steward returns to head up ISGâ??s Agility fit-out arm

Friday February 03,

Former ISG project director returns after three years to take up MD roleRead More

Plan to add retentions record to payment reporting law

Friday February 03,

Government consults on tougher reporting to include disputed invoices and retention policiesRead More

Morgan Sindall wins £88m Beckton DLR depot upgrade

Friday February 03,

Delayed work to start on Docklands Light Railway train maintenance depot in East LondonRead More

Moving in to new markets paying off for McLaren

Friday February 03,

Contractor carving out new niche as leading player in heavy refurbsRead More

Buyers see brighter days ahead despite resi slump

Monday February 06,

"Construction can see a path through for better outcomes in 2023"Read More

Australian firm to buy £300m gigaplant backer Britishvolt

Monday February 06,

New owner vows to complete giant factory in NorthumberlandRead More

Project delays curb Ardmore growth ambitions

Monday February 06,

Refurb and housing specialist sees profit fall after challenging year of delays and supply chain failuresRead More

Scaffolders and sparks strike at antibiotic plant

Monday February 06,

Engineering construction workers down tools in bonus pay rowRead More

McAlpine bags £1bn Sellafield concrete structures deal

Sunday February 05,

Contractor signs 17-year concrete structures and groundworks frameworkRead More

Heavy materials sales fall amid slowdown in starts

Monday February 06,

Light side product sales grow helped by pace of activity for refurbs and energy-efficient retrofitsRead More

Mace wins £150m over-station job at Liverpool Street

Monday February 06,

Latest win from Aviva Investors and Allianz Real Estate following earlier Moorgate contractRead More

Graham hospital site hut complex destroyed by blaze

Monday February 06,

Site offices ravaged by fire which took eight hours to get under controlRead More

VINCI to build new £100m Blackpool office scheme

Tuesday February 07,

Contractor to build new seven-storey regional hub for civil servantsRead More

Shapps to lead new Net Zero Government department

Tuesday February 07,

Business Energy and Industrial Strategy to split into three new Government departmentsRead More

Administrators appointed at concrete flooring specialist

Tuesday February 07,

Malin Industrial Concrete Floors has worked with a host of major contractorsRead More

M&E firms readied for £545m Pagabo deal

Tuesday February 07,

New framework to meet demand for smarter buildings, particularly in healthcare and educationRead More

Mivan bags £100m haul of hotel and resi fit-out jobs

Tuesday February 07,

London hotel and prime residential orders put firm on track for £75m revenue this yearRead More

Turner & Townsend and alinea join forces

Tuesday February 07,

110 alinea staff join T&T cost management teamRead More

Developer confidence high in big regional cities

Tuesday February 07,

Crane survey reveals Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester can count on resilient development pipelinesRead More

Caddick wins £21m Oldham off gas housing scheme

Tuesday February 07,

West Vale housing job forms part of £160m plan for 1,100 homes in OldhamRead More

Balfour launches new guide for inclusive behaviour

Tuesday February 07,

Right to Respect inclusivity initiative shows "where the boundaries are"Read More

Speedy kit count finds £20m of missing equipment

Wednesday February 0

Hire giant launches review after shortfall of small equipmentRead More

Concrete specialist Byrne Bros names new boss

Wednesday February 0

Forty-year-old project director Philip Beausang promotedRead More

World’s first net zero cement production trial starts

Wednesday February 0

Process combines scrap steel recycling in a the furnace with cement productionRead More

National Highways unveils £30bn framework plan for RIS3/RS4

Thursday February 09

Procurement chiefs to start market testing contractors and consultants next week in BirminghamRead More

Sisk gets green light for £150m GOSH project

Thursday February 09

London planners approve new childrenâ??s cancer centre at Great Ormond Street HospitalRead More

Metnor Construction files administration notice

Thursday February 09

£63m turnover North East main contractor and sister M&E operation file court notices Read More

A9 dualling to be retendered after just one bid submitted

Thursday February 09

£3bn dualling project delayed as shortlisted firms shun key scheme amid cost inflationRead More

Balfour tops January contracts league with £1.2bn order

Thursday February 09

Lower Thames Crossing northern approach routes deal catapults contractor up the rankingsRead More

Firms wanted for £800m Sovereign new build deal

Thursday February 09

Housing association wants to build 2,400 homes a year by 2026Read More

Kane bags £43m M&E package on Canary Wharf towers

Thursday February 09

Specialist to start on site in April on 34 and 49 storey towersRead More

Equans wins deal to build 99 net zero homes in Cheshire

Friday February 10,

Demolition to start next month Read More

Annual construction growth hits 5.7% despite fizzling out

Friday February 10,

Year ends with December doldrums as private housing fall sees stagnation in outputRead More

Hydrogen-powered backhoes approved to drive on roads

Friday February 10,

Government approves use of hydrogen-fueled diggers on public highways.Read More

London mayor imposes second staircases in new blocks over 30m

Friday February 10,

Developers told new planning rule applies with immediate effectRead More

Tolent subcontractors start leaving sites

Friday February 10,

Staff at £200m turnover contractor start looking for new jobsRead More

Safety shambles on bank conversion job

Sunday February 12,

HSE inspectors find catalogue of problems at site in Alderley EdgeRead More

World War 2 bomb unexpectedly detonates at Bam/Farrans site

Monday February 13,

Great Yarmouth river crossing site bomb explodes during work to diffuse itRead More

£600m Westminster housing estate plan advances

Monday February 13,

Hunt starts for developer as revised plans go in for phase one of major estate renewalRead More

Ex-Byrne Bros MD to run concrete facade firm Techrete

Monday February 13,

Alastair Smyth takes up CEO role at precast concrete facade specialistRead More

Tolent now in administration

Monday February 13,

313 staff made redundant as administrators look to sell parts of the businessRead More

McLaren lodges plan for 45-storey Leeds tower

Tuesday February 14,

Landmark build to rent scheme also includes twin office blocks rising up to 15 storeysRead More

Sellafield starts £3bn hunt for key infrastructure quartet

Monday February 13,

New strategic delivery partner to be supported by three top-level civils, utility and electrical firmsRead More

Specialists wanted to help shape major refurb framework

Tuesday February 14,

Pre-tender engagement webinar this month for latest LHC dealRead More

Speller Metcalfe wins £18m Redditch blue light hub

Tuesday February 14,

Combined police and fire service hub to be built in Worcestershire town Read More

Mace wins raft of deals with Associated British Ports

Tuesday February 14,

Consultancy arm bags cost, project support and supervision deals at five port expansion projectsRead More

Most major road projects in Wales scrapped – list

Wednesday February 1

High profile roads projects in Wales blocked over environmental concernsRead More

Rouse Homes gains green light for £40m Barnsley scheme

Wednesday February 1

House builder plans to start work this year at Darton brownfield site in South YorkshireRead More

Worker dies in rope access failure on office block

Wednesday February 1

Specialist contractor fined £120,000 after young father killed on siteRead More

Plans in for £75m Lancashire Police HQ rebuild

Wednesday February 1

Preston site will be mostly demolished and rebuilt to create a major campusRead More

Inflation added £23bn to the cost of construction last year

Wednesday February 1

Construction output tops £200bn for first timeRead More

Helical JV to develop three TfL over-station schemes

Wednesday February 1

New JV to advance offices above Bank, Paddington and Southwark Tube StationsRead More

ISG project boss joins Kier in new health ops director role

Thursday February 16

David Hollywood takes up newly-created operations director role for health major projectsRead More

BAM UK profits steady despite slide at civils arm

Thursday February 16

UK building arm jumps ahead of larger Nuttall business on profitabilityRead More

Gleeson to cut costs and slow build rates

Thursday February 16

Affordable house builder restructuring with regional divisions and operating teams mergedRead More

Ex-construction minister quits cladding repair firm

Thursday February 16

Lord Richard Harrington leaves Intelligent FS after just three monthsRead More

BAM wins £290m Truro women and children’s hospital

Thursday February 16

Two-year enabling works get underway as Treasury to decide on funding in next few weeksRead More

Balfour Beatty bags £17m Kincardine Bridge upgrade

Thursday February 16

Project to replace 80m section of bridge to start this summerRead More

Network Plus wins 5-year UK Power Networks deal

Thursday February 16

Firm will carry out power distribution works in the Chilterns, Borehamwood and Bedford/CambridgeRead More

Manchester’s £300m Great Northern scheme approved

Friday February 17,

Work expected to start as early as 2024 on 1.5m sq ft Deansgate redevelopmentRead More

HS2 civils delivery director to depart

Friday February 17,

Mike Lyons to step down after 9 years on high speed rail projectRead More

Willmott Dixon wins Wolverton town centre renewal

Friday February 17,

Work to start on Agora regeneration scheme later this year.Read More

Go-ahead for Chester 133-flats canalside scheme

Friday February 17,

Housing association Clarion will now move to appoint a contractorRead More

Balfour Beatty rail workers to strike over pay

Sunday February 19,

100 engineering staff reject 5.5% pay offer and vote for industrial actionRead More

KPMG settles with Carillion liquidator over £1.3bn legal battle

Monday February 20,

Alleged negligence claim came after Carillion collapsed with debts of £7bn after annual accounts were approved by KPMGRead More

Tolent staff to launch legal claims

Monday February 20,

Former workers made redundant in mass meeting could win 90 days payRead More

Galliford Try £100m Peterborough A47 upgrade approved

Monday February 20,

Dualling work will start this spring on a 1.6 mile stretch of roadRead More

Thames Water race for £500m medium projects deal

Monday February 20,

Firms wanted to bid for MEICA and Civils projects of £250k - £5mRead More

Willmott Dixon lands forensics centre in Bicester

Monday February 20,

Work to start this summer on a new forensic centre for Thames Valley PoliceRead More

Contractor fined over open-air site toilet

Monday February 20,

Design and Build specialist ignored HSE improvement notice about site welfare facilitiesRead More

North Wales builder R L Davies & Son collapses

Tuesday February 21,

Family-owned building contractor, established in 1947, employs around 25 staffRead More

Manchester 6-storey mass timber frame office approved

Tuesday February 21,

Developer Bruntwood aims to start work this autumn on £31m schemeRead More

NHS launches £500m transport infrastructure framework

Tuesday February 21,

Bidders wanted for car park and electric vehicle charging contractsRead More

NatWest boss to co-chair new energy efficiency taskforce

Tuesday February 21,

Taskforce to speed up housing insulation, boiler upgrades for 15% cut in energy use over the next seven yearsRead More

Administrators take control at Metnor Construction

Wednesday February 2

All 80 staff made redundant at North East contractorRead More

Glencar soars past £400m turnover but cost rises erode profits

Wednesday February 2

Fast-expanding industrial and logistics builder took on 100 staff last year as orders swelledRead More

Four win £9bn Network Rail southern renewals deal

Wednesday February 2

Atkins, VolkerFitzpatrick, VolkerRail and Octavius secure 10-year SID alliance dealRead More

Go-ahead for London student tower and migration museum

Wednesday February 2

£130m project to build 21-storey building near Fenchurch Street approvedRead More

Piling specialist files administration notice

Wednesday February 2

Abbey Pynford Limited lodges court noticeRead More

New MD for Kier Places housing maintenance arm

Wednesday February 2

Jamie McKechnie promoted to take up role as Mark Whittaker departsRead More

Contractors line-up for Battersea logistics site

Wednesday February 2

Developer Avanton set to choose winner shortly for £30m schemeRead More

Brick stocks rise to highest level for two years

Wednesday February 2

Brick makers are reporting up to 8 weeks supply for most brick types at current demand levelsRead More

Sons of Tolent founder rescue crashed firm’s Teesside operation

Wednesday February 2

Sunderland builder Brims saves 150 Tolent staff jobs in rescue dealRead More

New masterplan reboots 4,500-home Earls Court scheme

Wednesday February 2

Transport for London and Delancey JV to submit planning at the end of this yearRead More

North West house builder in takeover talks

Thursday February 23

£81m-turnover Lane End Developments Construction Ltd lodges court noticeRead More

Didcot disaster investigation enters its eighth year

Thursday February 23

Still no answers for families of four victims of demolition tragedyRead More

£49m building safety charge erodes Morgan Sindall profits

Thursday February 23

Contractor delivers record revenue and reports signs of labour inflation easingRead More

Carbon absorbing blacktop trialled on Devon road

Thursday February 23

Hanson lays low-carbon asphalt to resurface the A30 Cutteridge to Alphington eastbound scheme near ExeterRead More

RE:GEN Group takes on 33 former Tolent staff

Thursday February 23

Social housing specialist expands as it relocates from Gateshead to Sunderland Read More

Laing O’Rourke staff return to 4-days-a-week in the office

Friday February 24,

Contractor winds down working from home Read More

Bouygues seals London eye hospital job for £300m

Friday February 24,

Demolition work will now start at the end of this monthRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £61m Warwickshire school job

Friday February 24,

Works start on Oakley Grove all-through school complexRead More

New fast-track planning to be tested on several major projects

Friday February 24,

Government will reveal in September the projects to pilot faster planning regimeRead More

Hope for 2023 start on £450m Sunderland film studios

Monday February 27,

1.7m sq ft Crown Works Studio will be built in three phases over four yearsRead More

Plans in for near 300-home Oxford affordable scheme

Monday February 27,

Catalyst and city council hope to start Blackbird Leys scheme this yearRead More

Firms wanted for major new fire safety framework

Monday February 27,

Bid race starts for latest LHC frameworkRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £26m Newcastle leisure centre

Monday February 27,

Outer West Leisure Centre project was secured through a Pagabo frameworkRead More

Subcontractors and suppliers wanted for South West sites

Monday February 27,

Meet the Buyer event at Gloucestershire Cricket Club: Register nowRead More

Green light for £140m Leeds build to rent project

Monday February 27,

Developer Glenbrook to start 618 rental flats scheme at Kirkstall RoadRead More

Australian firm buys £300m gigaplant backer Britishvolt

Monday February 27,

New owner "to put boots and equipment on the ground quickly" at stalled ISG siteRead More

Labour supply firm Hercules raises £1.7m in share placing

Monday February 27,

£50m turnover AIM-listed labour agency plans further expansion with fundraiseRead More

Luton Airport submits ambitious expansion plan

Tuesday February 28,

Proposal involves building a new terminal and making more use of the existing runwayRead More

Thames Water plans £1.6bn sewage works bonanza

Tuesday February 28,

Spend on sewage treatment to double over next two years to industry recordRead More

Muse submits plan for 1.3m sq ft Crewe logistics park

Tuesday February 28,

First phase of WestonM6 park to consist of 750,000 sq ftRead More

First nuclear reactor arrives at Hinkley

Tuesday February 28,

It will now be installed in the reactor building after the dome is lifted into placeRead More

Pocket Living teams up with French builder on London scheme

Tuesday February 28,

Legendre UK strikes deal to build 150 Harrow flats as Pocket seals £100m of Lloyds fundingRead More

Inland Homes delays results announcement

Tuesday February 28,

Auditors need more time to go through books as losses set to hit £91m.Read More

Jarvis Contracting goes into administration

Wednesday March 01,

Historic Hertfordshire contractor goes underRead More

Persimmon chief warns completions to almost halve to 8,500 homes

Wednesday March 01,

House builder pledges to start final 31 recladding projects in 2023 as new build market slowsRead More

Plans advance for Manchester 1,550-home Red Bank scheme

Wednesday March 01,

Far East Consortium and City Council will submit for planning approval this SpringRead More

Wraps come off Manchester Etihad stadium expansion plan

Wednesday March 01,

Manchester City FC plans to build upper North Stand tier and major connected buildingsRead More

GMI Construction wins Lightning Park contract

Wednesday March 01,

Construction to start this Spring for Trebor DevelopmentsRead More

£400m trio of towers at old Yorkshire Post site approved

Wednesday March 01,

Developer Urbanite Living has been granted planning consent for Leeds towersRead More

Engineering construction workers win an extra £1 an hour

Wednesday March 01,

Cost of living offer agreed but union warns local disputes set to continueRead More

Cladding contractor goes into administration

Thursday March 02, 2

Building envelope specialist Jessella Limited goes underRead More

Tipper truck hits overhead motorway gantry

Thursday March 02, 2

M5 closed after accident involving construction lorryRead More

Taylor Wimpey warns home completions to fall by a third

Thursday March 02, 2

House builder starts job cuts amid falling sales and planning challenges impact build ratesRead More

Colmore Tang Construction suffers another year of losses

Thursday March 02, 2

Midlands contractor reports £1.2m loss as business downsizesRead More

Go-ahead for stepped 27-floor Manchester resi block

Thursday March 02, 2

Final element approved of £200m redevelopment of former Renaissance hotel site on DeansgateRead More

Kier wins £25m South Wales school job

Thursday March 02, 2

Hawthorn all-through school in Pontypridd will be net zero in operationRead More

Winvic fined £160,000 for polluting brook

Thursday March 02, 2

Contractor in court over site run-off at East Midlands Gateway developmentRead More

Balfour Beatty to build £12m bridge over River Trent

Thursday March 02, 2

A planning application for the pedestrian bridge will be submitted this summerRead More

Yorkshire based contractor goes into administration

Friday March 03, 202

Staff at Castlehouse Construction looking for new jobsRead More

Fight to rescue Metnor M&E specialist Norstead fails

Friday March 03, 202

52 jobs axed after directors fail to find a buyer for M&E specialistRead More

Go-ahead for Huddersfield town centre £210m regeneration

Friday March 03, 202

Construction of the first phase of the scheme is set to get underway in Spring 2024Read More

Five win National Gas Transmission asset health framework

Friday March 03, 202

United Living, Morrison Energy and Murphy among firms securing places on longterm upkeep dealRead More

Kier to deliver £30m mortuary in Aberdeen

Friday March 03, 202

Planned two storey mortuary will also include post mortem room and an office for Police ScotlandRead More

400,000 sq ft Oxford Science Park expansion approved

Friday March 03, 202

Three new four-storey laboratory buildings will be built at the Magdalen College-owned developmentRead More

Buyers report growth spurt driven by commercial orders

Monday March 06, 202

Construction companies more confident about year ahead as inflation easesRead More

Network Rail starts hunt for £1.7bn minor works firms

Monday March 06, 202

Southern region aims to pick 16 firms for 9 building and civils work lotsRead More

World’s biggest excavator sale in Leeds this week

Monday March 06, 202

More than 1,000 machines will come under the hammer at Euro Auctions siteRead More

Galliford Try retains Southern Water place for AMP8

Monday March 06, 202

£600m framework deal will initially run for 39 months with a 57-month possible extensionRead More

Renaker gets go ahead for third Salford Greengate tower

Monday March 06, 202

Work to start in 2024 on 41-storey Parkside tower providing 518 flatsRead More

Construction boss jailed for £2m tax fraud

Tuesday March 07, 20

Six-year sentence for serial tax evader Read More

Bouygues breaks ground at £200m Welsh wellness hub

Tuesday March 07, 20

Works starts on Pentre Awel leisure and health village at Delta Lakes in Llanelli.Read More

Industry social and local economic value push gives 30% return

Tuesday March 07, 20

Contractors working in the East of England delivering much higher returns than south eastRead More

Sellafield worker breaks back in 3m ladder fall

Tuesday March 07, 20

Nuclear clean-up company fined £400,000 for significant safety failingsRead More

Moderna to build £150m vaccine plant in Harwell

Tuesday March 07, 20

Lab builder Merit to start construction this year on vaccine manufacturing hubRead More

Plant theft gang sentenced over £1.3m of stolen kit

Wednesday March 08,

Police catch "audacious" gang who handled stolen kit across the North WestRead More

Galliford Try margin hits 2.3% as order book rises to £3.5bn

Wednesday March 08,

Half-year pre-tax profit reaches £7m as revenue rises 14% to nearly £680mRead More

Bouygues tops contracts league with hospital win

Wednesday March 08,

Oriel eye hospital and research centre win at Kingâ??s Cross sends firm up the new work rankingsRead More

Hull modular specialist files administration notice

Wednesday March 08,

Eco Modular Buildings Ltd lodges court papersRead More

£258m funding deal signed for Ardmore resi site

Wednesday March 08,

Main construction work to start this summer on 29-storey tower siteRead More

Profits soar at brick maker Ibstock as prices rise 26%

Wednesday March 08,

Profits increase to £105m as sales volumes remain flatRead More

Britishvolt collapse cost Ashtead £35m

Wednesday March 08,

Plant hire giant writes-down investment to zeroRead More

Bellway dumped imported contaminated soil on its housing site

Wednesday March 08,

House builder to pay £100,000 to North East environmental charities after illegal waste activityRead More

Algeco secures £34m order for quick-build prison cells

Wednesday March 08,

Government Rapid Deployment Cell programme will see 1,000 cells installed at 18 prisonsRead More

HS2 phase 2 and Lower Thames Crossing delayed by two years

Thursday March 09, 2

Route from Birmingham to Crewe to be delayed to reduce annual project spendRead More

Landsec gets go-ahead for London Bankside green office scheme

Thursday March 09, 2

Work could start on the 230,000 sq ft Thames-side project in 2024Read More

L&G modular homes hit by mould problems

Thursday March 09, 2

Clean-up contractors called-in after offsite units contaminated during storage Read More

Kier order book swells to £10bn but debt rises to £243m

Thursday March 09, 2

Average month-end net debt rises 27% as Kier closes supply chain finance facilityRead More

Southern Water puts firms on alert for £8.4bn AMP8 race

Thursday March 09, 2

Water company plans record investment over 2025-2030 periodRead More

Heavy rain sinks January construction output

Friday March 10, 202

Fall in infrastructure activity due to bad weather sinks construction output by 1.7%Read More

Collapsed concrete flooring specialist owes suppliers £10.6m

Friday March 10, 202

Administrator "uncertain" about cash available to repay unsecured creditorsRead More

Geyser erupts as piling rig hits water main

Friday March 10, 202

Roger Bullivant rig is believed to have hit Nottingham water main Read More

McAleer & Rushe wins Edinburgh 335-home private rental scheme

Friday March 10, 202

Local sourcing of materials and use of cement alternatives to cut embodied carbon by nearly a thirdRead More

Building Safety Act to get £42m force of new inspectors

Friday March 10, 202

Funding to recruit and train 211 new Building Inspectors and Fire Protection OfficersRead More

Budget to back carbon capture and new nuclear project spend

Monday March 13, 202

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will commit funds to first carbon capture and small modular reactor schemesRead More

Bid race for £260m Manchester Uni framework

Monday March 13, 202

Four-year construction framework has been broken up into four project value lotsRead More

Plans go in for 20-storey Milton Keynes resi tower

Monday March 13, 202

Build-to-rent developer and operator PLATFORM_ launches latest £100m schemeRead More

National Highways reveals ‘gantry of the future’

Monday March 13, 202

Winning design contains less steel than current gantriesRead More

Balfour Beatty bags £97m haul of costal defence work

Monday March 13, 202

Work to start this month on two coastal defence schemes in WalesRead More

R O’Donnell Plant & Civil files administration notice

Monday March 13, 202

Leeds groundworks and drainage contractor lodges court papersRead More

Pay rise for labourers to avoid breaking minimum wage laws

Monday March 13, 202

Construction Industry Joint Council forced to act to avoid paying less than £10.40 an hourRead More

Midas update: Supply chain debts hit £87m

Monday March 13, 202

More than 700 subcontractors and suppliers left holding worthless invoicesRead More

Industry leaders call for more construction immigration

Tuesday March 14, 20

CLC produces list of trades where foreign workers are needed to fill vacanciesRead More

Costain back in profit with margins restored to 2.5%

Tuesday March 14, 20

Costain chief forecasts margins to rise to 4.5% by 2024Read More

Winners named for £2.5bn Ministry of Justice framework

Tuesday March 14, 20

Eight firms secure major project lot worth £625m over five yearsRead More

Ardmore signs £200m deal for West London resi job

Tuesday March 14, 20

Complex West Cromwell Road scheme consists of 462 flats across seven new blocksRead More

Royal Docks plan unveiled for “floating” Grand Prix

Tuesday March 14, 20

New boulevard of 28 floating modules will extend existing embankment along 2.7km stretch of waterRead More

Plan for £500m Buryâ??s Elton Reservoir housing scheme

Tuesday March 14, 20

Consultation starts on new sustainable neighbourhood of 3,500 homesRead More

UK Construction “key driver” in Balfour profit return

Wednesday March 15,

Division back in the black with 91% of work now for "public sector and regulated industry clients"Read More

Severfield buys Dutch steelwork contractor for £21m

Wednesday March 15,

Voortman deal opens door to European market and fast-growing power distribution sectorRead More

Demolition workers destroy new Banksy artwork

Wednesday March 15,

Artist confirms new work just hours after it was reduced to rubbleRead More

Hunt talks growth while hiking corporation tax

Wednesday March 15,

Tax on company profits above £250,000 to hit 25% next monthRead More

Osborne CEO steps down after one month in the job

Thursday March 16, 2

Boardroom rejig comes as offsite business is sold to Bowmer & KirklandRead More

Wates Residential to build over 300 homes in Wembley

Thursday March 16, 2

Brent Council signs developer deal with Wates for £100m schemeRead More

Government energy efficiency taskforce experts named

Thursday March 16, 2

Infrastructure tsar Sir John Armitt and Barratt boss David Thomas join panel of 16 expertsRead More

Green light for BBCâ??s £200m new Birmingham home

Friday March 17, 202

BAM Construction tipped for historic Typhoo Tea Building conversionRead More

Worker suffers brain trauma in concrete pump accident

Friday March 17, 202

Ready mix firm Singh Will Mix It fined £175,000Read More

Winners named for £139m wastewater framework

Friday March 17, 202

Six firms share spoils on high value maintenance lotRead More

Plans in for £35m York Uni student centre

Friday March 17, 202

University hopes to start building work by next springRead More

Pent-up post pandemic demand powers up Beard

Friday March 17, 202

Builder raises revenue 15% to £165m but cost inflation causes profit dipRead More

Muse submits 260-home Horsham scheme

Friday March 17, 202

Lovell Partnerships will build Larksfield Place scheme in heart of market townRead More

Watkin Jones breaks ground on Cardiff 700 flats scheme

Monday March 20, 202

Largest build-to-rent scheme in Wales gets underwayRead More

Green light for Birmingham 540-bed student scheme

Sunday March 19, 202

Work to start on Gough Street student tower this summerRead More

Erith to transform former Ebbsfleet quarry

Sunday March 19, 202

Joint venture with Henley Developments will see 6,250 new homes built in KentRead More

Brickies back on the BBC for new series

Sunday March 19, 202

Season two of popular programme following workers at Hodgkinson BuildersRead More

Subcontractors wanted across Newcastle

Sunday March 19, 202

Latest Constructionline Meet the Buyer event: Register nowRead More

Fusion21 names 16 winners for £125m painting framework

Monday March 20, 202

Latest deal will last four-years for public sector clientsRead More

London tower over historic Leadenhall market approved

Tuesday March 21, 20

Building work to start in 2025 on 32-storey tower by historic city marketRead More

PfH starts race for £520m housing decarbonising deal

Tuesday March 21, 20

Four-year framework covers service specific lots from £5m to £100mRead More

“Rock solid” balance sheet and record results for Henry Boot

Tuesday March 21, 20

Firm sees early signs of recovery this year in core marketsRead More

£200m Edinburgh Haymarket office and hotel approved

Tuesday March 21, 20

Haymarket Yards scheme to move to construction in 2024Read More

Countryside closes deal for £80m build to rent homes

Tuesday March 21, 20

Deal with private rental developer Sigma to speed up delivery at two sitesRead More

Wates commercial director joins Caddick

Tuesday March 21, 20

Neil Trubshaw one of a string of appointments as contractor looks to expand across the northRead More

Tilbury Douglas to replace hospital hit by weak concrete

Tuesday March 21, 20

Stoke-on-Trent outpatients building containing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete to be replacedRead More

Government awards £1.8bn for energy retrofit schemes – list

Wednesday March 22,

Housing and public building decarbonising funds awards to support 20,000 construction jobsRead More

Landmark London scheme switches from flats to student rooms

Wednesday March 22,

Regal London rethinks Old Kent Road scheme with 900 student rooms and 220 affordable homesRead More

Plans in for 1.4m sq ft industrial space at Fiddlers Ferry

Wednesday March 22,

Peel NRE to appoint demolition contractors for coal-fired power station in weeksRead More

Align reveals designs for final portal of HS2 tunnel

Wednesday March 22,

Contractor confirms how final key structure on project will lookRead More

Upbeat Vistry to re-open mothballed offsite factory

Wednesday March 22,

Former Countryside timber panel factories rebranded Vistry Works in revived drive to deliver 5,000 units a yearRead More

Builder crushed and blinded in wall collapse

Wednesday March 22,

Property owner in court after barn conversion goes horribly wrongRead More

Keltbray bags £140m haul of energy infrastructure work

Wednesday March 22,

Specialist secures trio of power frameworks, two battery storage facilities and an energy from waste packageRead More

Multiplex profit rebounds as margin restored to 2.9%

Wednesday March 22,

London tower builder predicts return to revenue growth this year as major schemes advanceRead More

20 firms win £4.5bn Southern construction framework

Thursday March 23, 2

A dozen new firms secure spots on fifth generation public sector dealRead More

GRS Roadstone warns staff following cyber attack

Thursday March 23, 2

Materials giant sends out letters highlighting the extent of the attackRead More

Kier wins £73m Southport events centre job

Thursday March 23, 2

Local supply chain set to benefit from major new projectRead More

Ten demolition firms fined £60m for bid rigging

Thursday March 23, 2

Full details of fines as Erith and Keltbray hit hardestRead More

Call grows for bolder 18m second staircase rule for flats

Thursday March 23, 2

Architects, surveyors and builders professional trade bodies demand lower height threshold than proposed 30mRead More

Willmott Dixon clinches £60m Oxford Brookes University job

Friday March 24, 202

Preparation work starts on two new buildings at Headington Hill campusRead More

Bid rigging: Keltbray to appeal and so could Squibb

Friday March 24, 202

Both contractors "disappointed" with level of finesRead More

Retail contractor J M Scully files administration notice

Friday March 24, 202

£23m turnover Dorset based contractor lodges court noticeRead More

Civils specialist M Lambe delivers record performance

Friday March 24, 202

Housing civils specialist seeks to diversify in face of challenging housing marketRead More

Ferns seals £50m+ Openreach network services deal

Friday March 24, 202

Five-year south west deal to provide civils, poling and complex manhole programmeRead More

HS2 Euston needs full design reset as costs set to double

Sunday March 26, 202

Spending watchdog warns Euston stop-start delay will simply inflate already ballooning costsRead More

Balfour Beatty to invest £60m in retractable EV chargers

Monday March 27, 202

New Urban Fox JV will roll out 35,000 charge points across the UK over the next decade.Read More

Worker dies on major warehouse site in Stafford

Monday March 27, 202

Main contractor Glencar halts work while tragedy is investigatedRead More

Bid race starts for Norfolk £30m Long Stratton Bypass

Monday March 27, 202

Council hopes to start work on 3.9km bypass in April 2024Read More

GMI to build first warehouse at £200m Teesside business park

Monday March 27, 202

Work to start early next month on first shed at airport business parkRead More

Skanska Costain Strabag JV sets up own rebar plant

Monday March 27, 202

HS2 team now running on-site manufacturing facility to avoid supply chain issuesRead More

Galliford Try takes rebid £150m Carlisle Southern Link Road

Monday March 27, 202

Main construction works are due to start on 8km road in JuneRead More

£500m Leeds South Bank scheme gets green light

Monday March 27, 202

Leeds City Council approves plan for 1,350 flats in mixed-use South Bank development Read More

Arup takes stake in graphene-enhanced concrete venture

Tuesday March 28, 20

New concrete additive Concretene™ promises 30% savings in CO2 emissionsRead More

Winners revealed on £1.42bn materials framework

Tuesday March 28, 20

Thirteen builders merchants land places on huge procurement deal for social landlordsRead More

Travelodge eyes plans for another 300 hotels

Tuesday March 28, 20

Hotel giant writes to local councils offering partnership deals with a £3bn investment targetRead More

Leading Channel Isles builder goes bust

Tuesday March 28, 20

Jersey-based construction firm Camerons placed in liquidationRead More

Galliford Try wins £75m Brent Cross private rental flats job

Wednesday March 29,

Contractor will building 249 homes across three blocksRead More

Cost of Robertson school contract soars to £100m

Wednesday March 29,

Construction to start next month after cost jumps from original £60mRead More

Gove invites Kingspan for talks on fire safety compensation

Wednesday March 29,

Insulation firm urged to pay for its part in cladding crisis after unveiling record profitsRead More

Sizewell C project gains key environmental permits

Wednesday March 29,

Waste permits allow client NNB Generation Company to move to site investigation and construction environmental approvalsRead More

House building cost inflation eases as build out rates fall

Wednesday March 29,

Housing cost inflation expected to grow by 1.4% this quarter Read More

Modular builder ilke Homes hires Deliveroo chief to drive profit push

Wednesday March 29,

David Scott charged with making business profitableRead More

Groundworks firm Conlon saves piling specialist

Wednesday March 29,

Work restarts on Abbey Pynford sites after acquisitionRead More

BAM Farrans JV installs Great Yarmouth bridge leaves: Video

Wednesday March 29,

Watch civil engineering feat in action as 770 tonne bridge leaves lowered into placeRead More

Squibb confirms appeal against bid rigging fine

Thursday March 30, 2

Demolition specialist joins Keltbray in appealing against CMA penaltyRead More

Bigger projects help Wates hit record turnover

Thursday March 30, 2

Size of average construction contract taken on hits £43mRead More

12 firms in fight to renew £1bn North West Construction Hub deal

Thursday March 30, 2

Race starts for medium value building framework covering projects between £3m-£8mRead More

Former Inland Homes chief to invest £2.5m in cash raise

Wednesday March 29,

Cash-strapped developer hopes to raise £4.6m in share sale closing todayRead More

Ten firms sign £3bn L&Q homes upgrade deal

Thursday March 30, 2

15-year deal will include fire safety, energy retrofits, bathroom and kitchen upgradesRead More

Structural steel and rebar prices fall sharply

Friday March 31, 202

Structural steel prices fall 31% and rebar down 16% from peak, but still above historical levelsRead More

Gove goes after Grenfell cladding supplier Arconic

Thursday March 30, 2

Housing secretary fires off another letter to a Grenfell supplier saying pay up for cladding crisisRead More

Family owned builder files administration notice

Friday March 31, 202

Clement Dickens lodges court noticeRead More

New street works regime to clamp down on pothole pain

Friday March 31, 202

New regs come into force over stricter inspection regime for utility street works road reinstatements.Read More

Steel trade body opens quality scheme to all steelwork firms

Friday March 31, 202

BCSA admits non-members to key steelwork registration scheme Read More

Mace raises carbon ‘handprint’ savings target for clients 10-fold

Friday March 31, 202

Mace hikes client carbon savings target it will deliver from 1m to 10m tonnesRead More

Go-ahead for £1bn Landsec North London homes scheme

Monday April 03, 202

Finchley Road O2 shopping centre to be redeveloped with 1,800 homesRead More

Collapse of steel firm to cost supply chain £1.4m

Monday April 03, 202

Intelligent Steel Solutions set for liquidationRead More

McLaren gets start date for £94m Angel Square contract

Monday April 03, 202

Contractor lands major refurb deal near north London tube stationRead More

Green light for Westminster 1,100-home estate regeneration

Monday April 03, 202

Demolition work to start on Church Street estate rebuildRead More

Robertson delivers 21% profit uplift as margin hits 3%

Monday April 03, 202

Family-owned group raises pre-tax profit a fifth to £21m Read More

Bid race starts for £200m southern building framework

Monday April 03, 202

Hampshire Council to pick firms to deliver building projects under £6.5mRead More

McAlpine signs deal for £500m University of Bristol campus

Monday April 03, 202

Construction to start next month on vast new city-centre siteRead More

Former Wates director joins John F Hunt

Monday April 03, 202

Simon Wilkinson joins as specialist looks to grow market share in the London commercial sectorRead More

McAlpine planned job cuts set to hit London office hardest

Tuesday April 04, 20

2.5% staff job cuts loom as contractor switches from regional to sector-focused modelRead More

TfL picks Barratt to deliver 900 homes at West London site

Tuesday April 04, 20

A dozen high-rise blocks will be built alongside Tube train tracks at Bollo Lane in ActonRead More

Ofwat plans to speed up £1.6bn water project pipeline

Tuesday April 04, 20

Plan to advance start of an extra 31 water projects in next two yearsRead More

McGee to reuse structural steel in major office rebuild first

Tuesday April 04, 20

Structural steel will be removed, refabricated and re-used in London Square Mile office expansionRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £40m London health centre

Tuesday April 04, 20

Chiswick Health Centre will include 55 key worker flats in connected blockRead More

Council construction workers start three-week strike

Tuesday April 04, 20

Industrial action in Dundee over outsourcing and worker-tracking claimsRead More

Morgan Sindall names new North West MD

Tuesday April 04, 20

Simon Arnott replaces Barry Roberts who is stepping downRead More

Worker injured in ‘explosion’ at Manchester tower job

Tuesday April 04, 20

Crew was pumping concrete flooring on upper floors when explosion happendRead More

North West house builder goes into administration

Wednesday April 05,

£81m turnover Lane End Developments Construction Ltd still hoping to restructureRead More

First ‘safe dig’ regional digital underground utility maps issued

Wednesday April 05,

New digital maps for North East England, Wales and London to reduce pipeline and cable strikes Read More

Amey linesman suffers 55% burns after huge electric shock

Wednesday April 05,

Amey Rail fined £533,000 after worker on Christmas Day shift suffers terrible injuriesRead More

Five house builders now facing ban over building safety contracts

Wednesday April 05,

Forty-five firms have now signed legally binding commitments to remediate unsafe buildingsRead More

Construction waste recycler Sivyer sold

Wednesday April 05,

Aggregates Industries makes move on London construction and demolition waste materials sectorRead More

Buyers report commercial and civils work up for second month

Thursday April 06, 2

But weaker house building demand dampens overall construction growthRead More

Allenbuild suffers fourth year of losses

Thursday April 06, 2

Places for People-owned builder stops bidding new projects to now grow plant hire activityRead More

Plans in for 683-home Edinburgh Meadowbank scheme

Thursday April 06, 2

Graham Construction will deliver the redevelopment of the former sports complex siteRead More

Torsion lands quartet of contracts worth £114m

Thursday April 06, 2

Contractor expands into Manchester with resi and student winsRead More

Councils awarded £50m to make risky roads safer

Thursday April 06, 2

Funding award for 27 safety improvements to most high-risk roadsRead More

35 jobs axed as London builder MEC collapses

Tuesday April 11, 20

Specialist main contractor ME Construction and MEC Groundworks placed in administrationRead More

O’Rourke to switch to low carbon concrete on all sites

Tuesday April 11, 20

All new construction works starting from this month will go low carbonRead More

Jump in builders’ merchants going ‘nuclear’ over unpaid bills

Tuesday April 11, 20

Four-fold rise in winding-up petitions issued against builders with overdue accountsRead More

Covid after-effects tip G F Tomlinson £2.3m into the red

Tuesday April 11, 20

Midlands builder says pipeline at £60m after client order hiatus Read More

Sisk starts £300m Birmingham Jewellery Quarter job

Tuesday April 11, 20

Contractor breaks ground at undeveloped WWII bomb site for Great Charles Street schemeRead More

BAM signs £30m deal for Birmingham girls school job

Tuesday April 11, 20

King Edward VI School for Girls in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham will be replaced with new facilitiesRead More

Countryside and Guinness pair up for 700-home London scheme

Tuesday April 11, 20

Countryside Partnerships hopes to start work on Kingston project by early-2025Read More

GMI Construction trebles turnover to £360m

Wednesday April 12,

Expanding Leeds contractor falls £2.3m into the red for first time in 37 yearsRead More

Galliford Try leads March contracts league with roads wins

Tuesday April 11, 20

Carlisle Southern Link Road and Melton Mowbray distributor roads signed offRead More

Roofing boss jailed after worker dies in five metre fall

Wednesday April 12,

Court hears how no scaffolding or other safety measures were put in place during repair workRead More

Balfour Beatty lands £160m Highland hospitals dual deal

Wednesday April 12,

Contracts signed for new hospital in Fort William and the refurbishment of Caithness General in WickRead More

RG Group tipped for £100m Docklands tower job

Wednesday April 12,

Developer Olympian Homes gets planning green light for 46 storey co-living towerRead More

Bid race for Middlesbrough £100m town centre scheme

Wednesday April 12,

Newly-formed development corporation seeks developer for 2ha Gresham site Read More

Inland Homes calls in FRP Advisory to probe transactions

Wednesday April 12,

Brownfield specialist hopes to publish delayed 2022 results in JuneRead More

Barhale fits digital ‘thumbs up’ safety signs to diggers

Wednesday April 12,

Digital AI safety feature tells workers when safe to approach plant on siteRead More

Lendlease sets aside £114m for recladding work

Wednesday April 12,

Lendlease Europe slumps to £260m into the red after cladding provisions and Deptford property lossRead More

Countryside to start 650-home North London scheme

Wednesday April 12,

Network Homes strike deal to start phase one of 1,600-home Northwick Park scheme in BrentRead More

Creagh Concrete hit with £1m fine after works fatality

Wednesday April 12,

24-year-old suffers fatal head injuries after jaws of grab closeRead More

Caddick wins £23m Lancaster extra care homes job

Wednesday April 12,

Groundwork starts for 92-unit extra care facility for Progress Housing GroupRead More

Glencar lands main construction deal at Moderna vaccine plant

Thursday April 13, 2

Contractor awarded £30m build deal at £150m research complexRead More

Lancashire building contractor falls into administration

Thursday April 13, 2

Fourth-generation family firm Clement Dickens & Sons collapsesRead More

Crossrail TBM upcycled for HS2 logistics tunnel drive

Thursday April 13, 2

Shield and cutting wheel salvaged for new HS2 TBM on logistics tunnel driveRead More

Construction output rebounds 2.4% in February

Thursday April 13, 2

Repair and maintenance work drives sharp recovery in outputRead More

Boiler replacement scheme £90m underspent in first year

Thursday April 13, 2

Taxpayer-subsidised heat pumps fitting programme falls well short of 30,000 unit targetRead More

All firms renewed on flood and coastal framework

Thursday April 13, 2

Environment Agency gives collaborative partners thumbs up for another four yearRead More

Feedback wanted on less risky contracts for Scottish road jobs

Thursday April 13, 2

Transport Scotland looks to modify standard contract terms after A9 dualling flop.Read More

Pegasus launches into build to rent later living sector

Thursday April 13, 2

Construction to start next year on six sites in switch to retirement rentalRead More

Van Elle starts cost-cutting drive as housing work softens

Friday April 14, 202

Piling specialist looks to Canada and new housing foundation system for growthRead More

Structure Tone close to breakeven after years of losses

Friday April 14, 202

Focus on London fit-out and refurb to deliver profitable revenue growth to £145m by 2024Read More

RJ McLeod fined £860,000 for boy’s manhole death

Saturday April 15, 2

10-year-old Shea Ryan tragically died after falling 6m in an open manhole at Glasgow siteRead More

Government scraps Smart motorways programme

Saturday April 15, 2

Safety concerns and soaring costs spell end of the road for 15 major projectsRead More

Former Wates boss Mark Allen paid £1m compensation

Monday April 17, 202

Company accounts reveal "compensation for loss of office" payoutRead More

Tolent supply chain hit for at least £46.7m

Monday April 17, 202

Hundreds of suppliers left holding worthless invoicesRead More

McLaren wins £53m Passivhaus homes scheme in Acton

Monday April 17, 202

Contractor to build 20, eight and four storey sustainable resi blocksRead More

Henley Construct files administration notice

Monday April 17, 202

South London contractor lodges court notice after collapse of sister firmRead More

BAM signs £35m deal for Sunderland secondary school

Monday April 17, 202

Work to start on Farringdon Community Academy in SunderlandRead More

Investment drive to attract foreign cash into UK construction

Monday April 17, 202

"Project Sarah" aims to raise billions in overseas investmentRead More

Bid race starts for £8bn Procure Partnerships deal

Monday April 17, 202

Over 20 firms face fight to renew places on second-generation frameworkRead More

Higher-value steelwork contracts lift Billington profits

Tuesday April 18, 20

Profit jumps to nearly £6m as operating margin nears 7%Read More

Strike hits new £100m anti-wind cow food plant

Tuesday April 18, 20

Engineering construction workers down tools over bonus pay row at new feed additive manufacturing plantRead More

Rainham Steel to open Northern rebar production facility

Tuesday April 18, 20

Keadby site will create 60 new jobsRead More

Man City submits plans for £300m stadium expansion

Tuesday April 18, 20

Upgrade of the Etihad will boost capacity to 60,000Read More

Scottish contractor Stewart and Shields goes under

Tuesday April 18, 20

Builder ceases trading after more than 60 years in businessRead More

30 jobs lost as Teesside facade specialist crashes

Wednesday April 19,

Billingham-based Topside Group in administrationRead More

Birmingham more expensive to build in than Tokyo

Wednesday April 19,

London slips to second place in global ranking despite rampant inflationRead More

Plans go in for green revamp of Aldgate site

Wednesday April 19,

New 16-storey tower and refurbished six-storey building planned for 30 MinoriesRead More

Sisk trials robot printer to set site floor plans

Wednesday April 19,

Robot draws on concrete floors 10 times quicker than surveyorsRead More

Keltbray wins £73m structures deal on Mace court job

Wednesday April 19,

Huge work package follows successful demolition phase by specialistRead More

Worker hit by falling insulation panel

Wednesday April 19,

Main contractor Tolent would have faced £1m fine if it was still tradingRead More

Henley Construct goes into administration

Thursday April 20, 2

South London contractor joins sister steel firm in administrationRead More

North West’s Beech Group sold to MBO

Wednesday April 19,

Demolition to site remediation specialist sold to MBO led by director who joined two years agoRead More

Subcontractors wanted across London

Thursday April 20, 2

Constructionline hosts Meet the Buyer event in the capital: Register nowRead More

Peabody to apply 20% social value weighting to contract bids

Thursday April 20, 2

Contractors lead way with social value initiativesRead More

Precast cladding contractor goes into administration

Thursday April 20, 2

All 45 staff made redundant at Sterling Services LimitedRead More

HS2 gets green light for Buckinghamshire viaduct

Thursday April 20, 2

Two year construction programme before 5,800 tonne deck launched in 2025Read More

Willmott Dixon tipped for £25m leisure centre

Thursday April 20, 2

Contractor expected to land deal in Leighton LinsladeRead More

Gove leans on big investors behind Grenfell cladding firms

Thursday April 20, 2

Government warns of severe consequences for Kingspan, Arconic, and Saint-GobainRead More

Wernick Group to invest another £30m this year

Friday April 21, 202

Modular buildings specialist to keep spending after £200m investment in last five yearsRead More

Bidding begins for Pagabo £545m M&E framework

Friday April 21, 202

Full range of specialists will be selected for all sizes of jobsRead More

Portakabin buys £80m turnover modular healthcare firm

Friday April 21, 202

Modular giant swoops for Darwin Group employing 200 staffRead More

Dartford Crossing protest civil engineer jailed for three years

Friday April 21, 202

Just Stop Oil protesters jailed for shutting crossing down for nearly two daysRead More

UK and Netherlands strike deal for â??worldâ??s biggestâ?? power line

Monday April 24, 202

North Sea 1.8GW LionLink will hook up wind farms spurring development as well as linking the two countriesRead More

Network Rail opens bidding for £3.5bn Eastern framework

Monday April 24, 202

New partnership programme to come into force next AprilRead More

Construction outcry grows over London ULEZ expansion

Monday April 24, 202

Builders merchants call on Mayor to delay plans or London will become a "no- go area" for small buildersRead More

RED wins central hub job at £35m Legoland Windsor

Monday April 24, 202

Special Projects arm secures central facility for Legoland Woodland VillageRead More

Value of subcontracts awarded on HS2 hits £7.9bn

Monday April 24, 202

Latest figures show value of rail link to the supply chainRead More

One of the world’s biggest cranes in action at Gull Wing bridge

Monday April 24, 202

Farrans site now home to giant Terex Demag CC8800-1 crawler craneRead More

Persimmon invests in modular house builder TopHat

Tuesday April 25, 20

Persimmon and Aviva lead £70m investment as new modular factory to openRead More

Firms put on alert for £4.5bn Northumbrian Water AMP8 deal

Tuesday April 25, 20

Water client to switch to collaborative shared gain contract model as it ramps up deliveryRead More

Keltbray appoints former Laing O’Rourke commercial chief

Tuesday April 25, 20

Andrew Chaney joins as commercial director of built environment divisionRead More

Weston to build £33.5m Essex “garden suburb”

Tuesday April 25, 20

House builder seals first deal in £500m land acquisition programmeRead More

Glencar lands £125m Heathrow data centre deal

Wednesday April 26,

Contractor lands first major data centre schemeRead More

Yorkshire contractor collapse costs suppliers £2m

Wednesday April 26,

Castlehouse Construction collapse hits raft of subcontractorsRead More

Persimmon confirms new home build rates down 30%

Wednesday April 26,

House builder warns margins under pressure as 9% build cost inflation outstrips modest rises in selling pricesRead More

Bid race starts for renewal of £750m consultants framework

Wednesday April 26,

Firms have won work on 826 projects under current Pagabo dealRead More

Fleet Street set for £5bn building boom over next five years

Wednesday April 26,

Former London newspaper quarter to be transformed into a new office and legal districtRead More

Dandara submits plan for 1000 Glasgow rental homes

Wednesday April 26,

Build to rent and student accommodation will be built next to Kingston BridgeRead More

York developer Grantside to tender Sheffield office and resi jobs

Wednesday April 26,

Consultant Summers-Inman set to invite bids for Hive 100 co-living studio projectRead More

Hill Group counts on partnership housing to drive growth

Wednesday April 26,

CEO Andy Hill eyeing fresh opportunities arising from a challenging housing marketRead More

Taylor Wimpey axes 450 staff in cost-cutting push

Thursday April 27, 2

House builder forward orders down 21% this yearRead More

Vistry abandons £275m Ealing scheme over second staircase

Thursday April 27, 2

Ambitious plans to redevelop council HQ site axed over rising costsRead More

Trio named for £150m Thirteen Group housing upgrade

Thursday April 27, 2

Esh, Equans and Re:Gen to deliver home improvements over next five yearsRead More

Contractor hunt starts for £34m Manchester mill revamp

Thursday April 27, 2

Capital&Centric looking to start construction later this yearRead More

Katy Dowding to take over as CEO of Skanska UK

Thursday April 27, 2

Gregor Craig to retire from roleRead More

Green light for tallest tower in Birmingham

Thursday April 27, 2

£360m Curzon Wharf scheme will be worldâ??s first mixed-use net zero carbon developmentRead More

Ridge on acquisition trail after £40m investment

Thursday April 27, 2

Consultant set to expand after private equity cash injectionRead More

ISG margins squeezed as orders hit record £1.9bn

Thursday April 27, 2

Operating margin falls to 0.5% while revenue held at £2.2bnRead More

Worker dies after HS2 site accident

Friday April 28, 202

Tragedy at Balfour Beatty VINCI siteRead More

Lendlease chief Neil Martin to leave later this year

Friday April 28, 202

Search starts for a successor to long-serving construction bossRead More

Green light for Kier to start £73m Southport events centre

Friday April 28, 202

Construction to start this summer on Marine Lake Events CentreRead More

£300m Norwich Anglia Square scheme finally approved

Friday April 28, 202

Weston Homes gains planning for 1,100 homes after going back to the drawing boardRead More

Southern Water starts hunt for £700m treatment works partners

Friday April 28, 202

Water company invites bids for water and waste water treatment works delivery for AMP8Read More

Australian contractor buys UK consultant

Friday April 28, 202

BMD has acquired UK consultancy TUSPRead More

2023 industry recession to be deeper than first forecast

Tuesday May 02, 2023

Major infrastructure projects prompt downgrade in output forecastRead More

Green light for first women-only tower block

Tuesday May 02, 2023

Work set to start this summer on 15-storey scheme in west LondonRead More

New Building Safety Regulator boss steps down

Monday May 01, 2023

Hunt starts for new head to police building safety regimeRead More

Downing plans 700-room London student and flats scheme

Tuesday May 02, 2023

North Acton student digs and BTR flats towers will rise to 17 and 35 storeysRead More

Suppliers owed £5.5m after M&E contractor fails

Tuesday May 02, 2023

Supply chain debts at Norstead follow £10m hit from sister company MetnorRead More

Kier restructures infrastructure division

Tuesday May 02, 2023

Three business streams become two under new structureRead More

Plans in for £1.5bn London Liverpool Street station makeover

Tuesday May 02, 2023

Decision expected next year on major station overhaul, office and hotel schemeRead More

RED wins Surrey care home rebuild

Tuesday May 02, 2023

Phase one of the Royal Cambridge Home project is valued at £8mRead More

Homes England names technical consultants line-up

Tuesday May 02, 2023

27 secure spots on £200m Development and Regeneration and Technical Services frameworkRead More

Atlas Building & Civil Engineering falls victim to housing slump

Wednesday May 03, 20

Derby-based groundworks specialist ceases trading with loss of 40 jobsRead More

Winners unveiled for £1bn refurb framework

Wednesday May 03, 20

Pagabo names 93 firms on latest expanded deal: Full listRead More

Howard Russell Construction files administration notice

Wednesday May 03, 20

Staff start looking for new jobs at £43m-turnover contractorRead More

Keltbray wins £40m multi-year deal for Northern Powergrid

Wednesday May 03, 20

Firm secures critical overhead line infrastructure work in Yorkshire and LincolnshireRead More

Taylor Wimpey fined £480,000 for polluting Welsh river

Wednesday May 03, 20

Court hears how housing giant ignored warnings from Natural Resources WalesRead More

Morgan Sindall lifts order book to nearly £9bn

Thursday May 04, 202

Despite a deteriorating market contractor remains on track for growth this yearRead More

Sweco buys Ball & Berry to ramp up building control offer

Thursday May 04, 202

Deal boosts client offer ahead of upcoming changes to the Building Safety ActRead More

Bid race to finish Tolent’s Vaux job in Sunderland

Thursday May 04, 202

City council hunts for firm to complete stalled 135 home projectRead More

Private new home registrations fall by almost half in Q1

Thursday May 04, 202

Uplift in March starts data hints of market stirring back to lifeRead More

Major refurb planned after GPE buys Soho building

Thursday May 04, 202

Developer acquires Art Deco building for £39mRead More

Cala buys timber frame specialist

Thursday May 04, 202

House builder looking to transition to timber frame for all new homes across UKRead More

L&G halts production at modular homes factory

Thursday May 04, 202

Modular giant admits it "cannot make the current model work"Read More

Buyers report busy April despite housing slowdown

Friday May 05, 2023

Commercial work leads the way as cost pressure also easeRead More

B&K takes top spot in April contracts league

Friday May 05, 2023

Leeds build to rent scheme boosts Bowmer & Kirkland in a busy month for new ordersRead More

Lift-off for construction at Scottish Spaceport

Friday May 05, 2023

Rocket manufacturer Orbex secures £14.6m funding deal for projectRead More

HS2 contractor commits to zero carbon concrete

Friday May 05, 2023

Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture vows to cut carbonRead More

McAlpine finalises rejig with new sector MDs and 40 job cuts

Friday May 05, 2023

Contractor targets growth in the rail, transport and nuclear sectors at infrastructure division.Read More

Costain’s major M62 upgrade axed over soaring costs

Tuesday May 09, 2023

19-mile Pennine central reserve upgrade scrapped to fund M1 J10-13 projectRead More

FM Conway buys Flowline from administrators

Tuesday May 09, 2023

Deal saves 164 jobs at drainage contractorRead More

Firms readied for £2.8bn Yorkshire Water bid races

Tuesday May 09, 2023

Suppliers day planned before AMP8 bid contests launch in late JuneRead More

Tilbury Douglas names new South Wales chief

Tuesday May 09, 2023

Chris Edmonds promoted to become regional directorRead More

Major roof truss maker calls in administrators

Tuesday May 09, 2023

Northamptonshire-based Robinson Manufacturing Ltd employs over 200 staffRead More

Second staircase rule halts Wates estate revamp

Wednesday May 10, 20

Construction on hold as new building safety rules finalisedRead More

Plans in for in 4,800 homes Manchester new town

Wednesday May 10, 20

Far East Consortium and City Council submit plans for new Red Bank housing districtRead More

Another Wates director joins Caddick

Wednesday May 10, 20

Steve Bell joins former colleagues in new role as Operations DirectorRead More

TClarke on track for £500m revenue target

Wednesday May 10, 20

M&E specialist order book swells 23% to £720m Read More

Altrad bags £31m Berkeley nuclear station clean-up job

Wednesday May 10, 20

Firm will prepare way to demolish four â??blower houseâ?? superstructures that surround Berkeley siteâ??s two reactor buildingsRead More

Welsh social housing specialist hits acquisition trail

Wednesday May 10, 20

Welsh contractor LCB incorporated into newly-formed Cardo GroupRead More

Hochtief-Murphy completes record cement-free concrete pour

Wednesday May 10, 20

Earth Friendly Concrete used to fill base of tunnel drive shaft for National GridRead More

Tide gets green light for 32-storey Ealing modular tower

Wednesday May 10, 20

Volumetric specialist to build 462-home co-living tower in West LondonRead More

Urban Splash appoints “Director of the Future”

Wednesday May 10, 20

Suzy Jones previously held similar role at collapsed modular business HouseRead More

Top 30 M&E contractors set for growth â?? ranking

Thursday May 11, 202

Major M&E firms enjoyed a 7% rise in revenue last year and are optimistic about the year aheadRead More

CIOB postpones Construction Manager of the Year awards

Thursday May 11, 202

Lack of entries sees industry awards pushed back to next yearRead More

Seven scoop £5bn MoD new alliance deals

Thursday May 11, 202

Galliford Try, ISG, Graham, Kier, Laing Oâ??Rourke, Lendlease and Morgan Sindall signed up to new alliance dealRead More

Profits soar at Caddick Group in “rude health”

Thursday May 11, 202

Focus on living and logistics pays off Read More

Plans go in for snaking Silvertown bridge

Thursday May 11, 202

New crossing key part of £5bn development planRead More

McLaren gears-up for £100m Coventry student scheme

Thursday May 11, 202

Contractor in line for latest phases of The Oaks after funding deal agreedRead More

Morgan Sindall signs off on £30m Huntingdon school

Friday May 12, 2023

Prestley Wood Academy in Huntingdon will be a special educational needs & disabilities schoolRead More

Wet weather dampens March construction growth

Friday May 12, 2023

Industry delivers 0.2% growth despite downpours and new housing slowdownRead More

Thames Water to spend extra £700m on cutting leaks

Friday May 12, 2023

Ofwat agrees funding to replace 112km of the leakiest water mains pipes across LondonRead More

Subcontractors wanted across the South West

Friday May 12, 2023

Big name contractors looking for new suppliers at Constructionline event: Register nowRead More

HSE to target site dust in summer crackdown

Friday May 12, 2023

Three months of extra safety visits start next weekRead More

Galliford Try hires former National Highways delivery director

Thursday May 11, 202

Julie Crawford appointed national highways director at growing business Read More

Kier wins £35m Derby Uni business school job

Monday May 15, 2023

The University of Derby has named Kier as its contractor to deliver plans for a £35m business school in the heart of the city centre. The development of Derby Business School kickstarts the Universityâ??s City Masterplan which aims to develop its footprRead More

McAleer & Rushe set for record £425m revenue

Monday May 15, 2023

Hotel and multi-storey homes builder predicts stronger growth this year after 2022 profit dipRead More

£30m consultancy framework offers work for 116 winners

Monday May 15, 2023

Full list of winners on latest LHC Procurement Group dealRead More

Barratt London plans in 871 homes in Canning Town

Monday May 15, 2023

Major East London scheme will see seven blocks built rising up to 30 storeysRead More

Former staff at collapsed groundworks firm win payout

Monday May 15, 2023

Ex-workers will get up to £5,000 each after tribunal rulingRead More

Severfield workers vote to strike over pay dispute

Monday May 15, 2023

Hundreds of workers at steelwork contractor to down tools for three daysRead More

Former NASC chief joins Temporary Works Forum

Monday May 15, 2023

Robin James to lead TWf in new operations director roleRead More

Directors jailed and firms fined £1.6m after wall collapse kills five

Monday May 15, 2023

Court hears how agency workers were crushed under 45-tonne falling wall Read More

LandSec gives full go-ahead to two London office jobs

Tuesday May 16, 2023

Timber Square and Portland House given full go-ahead after project pauseRead More

Top level shake-up looms at Costain highways division

Tuesday May 16, 2023

Two key directors at highways departing £450m turnover divisionRead More

Brick giant to mothball plant as housing demand drops

Tuesday May 16, 2023

Forterra confirms cost reduction plan on eve of new Desford factory openingRead More

£600m NHS Wales framework out to tender

Tuesday May 16, 2023

BAM, Dawnus, Kier, Tilbury Douglas and Willmott Dixon faces fight to renew placesRead More

Network Rail under fire for failing behind on structures checks

Tuesday May 16, 2023

Rail regulator raises safety concern over lack of bridge and tunnel condition assessmentsRead More

Higgins to replace 1960s towers in Fulham

Tuesday May 16, 2023

Construction to start in August on low-rise Passivhaus scheme Read More

Electrician impaled on metal pipes after ladder fall

Tuesday May 16, 2023

Contractor fined £550,000 after fatal fall during work to install station PA systemRead More

Cladding firm wins £1.7m payment battle with ISG

Wednesday May 17, 20

FK Construction wins high court fight to force adjudicator payment rulingRead More

Developer Citu picked for £300m Sheffield scheme

Wednesday May 17, 20

Plans for 1,000-home Attercliffe Waterside scheme in Sheffield set to forge aheadRead More

Lovell wins £50m east London 160 home scheme

Wednesday May 17, 20

Partnerships business to build Ilford council and private sale homes schemeRead More

RED starts net energy generating hotel job

Wednesday May 17, 20

Building facade will be fitted with hi-tech glass photovoltaic panels to supplement roof PVsRead More

Skanska names new building services division MD

Wednesday May 17, 20

Dan Williams fills post vacated by Adam McDonald who moves to deputy vice presidentRead More

HS2 to hold bidders day for subcontractors

Wednesday May 17, 20

Hunt to start for specialists to progress civil engineering works and station fit-outs.Read More

Countryside to rebuild London’s South Kilburn estate

Wednesday May 17, 20

Partnerships arm takes on 200 home next phase of estate rebuildRead More

Segro to invest £2bn on net-zero warehouses in Midlands

Wednesday May 17, 20

Developer aims to build 13.5m sq ft of warehouse space in region by 2033Read More

Muse JV signs 1,000-home Bradford city village deal

Wednesday May 17, 20

English Cities Fund to lead regeneration of 13-acre city centre siteRead More

Civils firms warn over drop in roads and prelim workloads

Wednesday May 17, 20

Slide in housing and motorway work sounds early alarm bellsRead More

HS2 job cuts continue as another section delayed

Thursday May 18, 202

Latest work rephasing hits Balfour Beatty Vinci section in the Midlands Read More

Fire safety provisions push Durkan to £9.3m loss

Thursday May 18, 202

South east housing contractor seeks to expand refurb arm for group growthRead More

LSE plans £400m London flagship student hall scheme

Thursday May 18, 202

Plan to redevelop major Bankside property next to Tate Modern galleryRead More

Go-ahead for major Nottingham bioscience project

Thursday May 18, 202

Island Quarter 245,000 sq ft lab and office scheme advancesRead More

Speedy rules out fraud after £20m of kit goes missing

Thursday May 18, 202

Hire giant to improve stock taking proceduresRead More

Water industry pledges £10bn spend to stem sewage spills

Friday May 19, 2023

Plan to upgrade sewage treatment works and pipeline systemRead More

ECF picked for £250m Stockport regeneration

Friday May 19, 2023

Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation advances town centre regeneration projectRead More

Next five-year railway plan to double earthworks spend

Sunday May 21, 2023

CP7 drive for £3.8bn work efficiency savings while spend soars on earthworks and drainageRead More

Demolition worker hurt in platform collapse

Sunday May 21, 2023

Henry Construction Projects Limited fined £234,000 after Kensington site accidentRead More

VolkerStevin seals deal to start Sunderland footbridge

Monday May 22, 2023

Work to start in weeks on £31m high-level smart bridgeRead More

Skanska gets start date for delayed £507m A428 dualling job

Monday May 22, 2023

National Highways set start date for Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet upgrade after legal challenge failsRead More

Project pros in construction see salaries rise 10%

Monday May 22, 2023

Construction among best paid sectors as average salaries hit £57,500Read More

Over 800 schools granted £450m for refurbs

Monday May 22, 2023

Condition Improvement Funding allocated to fix roofs, boilers and windowsRead More

HMRC strike hits construction subbies

Monday May 22, 2023

Subcontractors struggling to reach help line if CIS deduction rates are wrongRead More

Balfour wins £42m Little Horsted substation contract

Monday May 22, 2023

Works to start in early 2024 on East Sussex National Grid hook-upRead More

Record number of firms win £600m MMC framework

Monday May 22, 2023

32 firms secure places on LHC new homes frameworkRead More

London office revamps rise to all-time high

Monday May 22, 2023

Developers race to avoid obsolescence from new energy performance ratingsRead More

T&T strengthens UK team with new MDs

Monday May 22, 2023

Trio of promotions to UK senior management teamRead More

Ferrovial Construction UK plunges to £30m loss

Tuesday May 23, 2023

£54m provisions for Silvertown Tunnel fixed-price contract tip firm into the redRead More

Contractor collapse causes losses at Watkin Jones

Tuesday May 23, 2023

Results at build to rent specialist also hit by redundancy costsRead More

Helical to start £100m London office refurb job

Tuesday May 23, 2023

Developer gears up to deliver 790,000 sq ft pipeline of projects in the capitalRead More

Barratt board requests chairman John Allan resigns

Tuesday May 23, 2023

Chair designate Caroline Silver will take over three months earlier than plannedRead More

Supply chain owed £3.8m after collapse of London builder

Wednesday May 24, 20

ME Construction went into administration in MarchRead More

HG Construction hits record revenue but profit slides

Wednesday May 24, 20

Material and labour inflation halves operating marginRead More

Aggregate Industries buys big Midlands concrete block maker

Wednesday May 24, 20

Telford-based Besblock makes 1.7 million m² of aggregate building blocks a yearRead More

McAlpine starts Paradise Birmingham green office

Wednesday May 24, 20

10-storey Three Chamberlain Square office project finally gets underwayRead More

Wates regional MD joins McLaughlin & Harvey

Wednesday May 24, 20

John Carlin to lead expansion plans in the MidlandsRead More

Go-ahead for Brum iconic curved truss HS2 bridge

Wednesday May 24, 20

Balfour Beatty Vinci will carry out one of the largest bridge launches in the UK Read More

Qauntum Construction collapse costs suppliers £4.3m

Thursday May 25, 202

Liquidator reveals scale of debts at Staffordshire contractorRead More

Green light for Trafford Waters 85-bed care home

Thursday May 25, 202

Montpelier Estate advances specialist dementia nursing home at major regeneration siteRead More

Tender race starts for £95m Victoria Tower repair job

Wednesday May 24, 20

Up to five firms will be invited to bid with work set to start by end of next yearRead More

Fusion21 awards £300m building and refurb framework

Wednesday May 24, 20

Over 60 firms secure places on national building and refurb dealsRead More

Five hospitals at risk of collapse added to new build programme

Thursday May 25, 202

Weak concrete crisis and soaring costs force £20bn hospital programme rethinkRead More

Vinci issues fraud alert to suppliers

Thursday May 25, 202

Subcontractors targeted by scammers posing as main contractorRead More

Jaguar Land Rover set to build huge gigafactory in Somerset

Thursday May 25, 202

The vast battery plant would be one of the biggest buildings in the UKRead More

Another demolition director banned after bid rigging probe

Friday May 26, 2023

Brown and Mason boss becomes fourth director disqualified after cartel investigationRead More

Cyclist dies in lorry collision outside Keltbray site

Friday May 26, 2023

Work shut down after fatal collision with truck delivering to central London siteRead More

Scottish South West Hub names new partners

Friday May 26, 2023

Balfour Beatty joins construction partners for first timeRead More

RC frame specialist Getjar revenue tops £100m again

Friday May 26, 2023

Profit margins nearly halved in face of labour and material price risesRead More

London’s Camden Council advances £470m Kingâ??s Cross scheme

Friday May 26, 2023

Camley Street scheme to consist of 350 homes and 200,000 sq ft of officesRead More

Solar panels set to cover commercial buildings

Friday May 26, 2023

Latest government taskforce targets power potential of non-residential roofsRead More

Wates names Midlands construction chief

Tuesday May 30, 2023

Matt Johnson promoted after just 10 months at family-owned builderRead More

Glencar lands £28m Peel Ports Liverpool shed job

Tuesday May 30, 2023

240,000 sq ft Alexandra Docks warehouse will be five football pitches longRead More

Private equity giant buys United Living

Tuesday May 30, 2023

US based investment group Apollo makes latest swoop on UK construction marketRead More

Quartet secure Thirteen Group £500m new homes deal

Tuesday May 30, 2023

Esh, Morris & Spottiswood, ReGen and Henry Boot secure spots on new build frameworkRead More

Luton Town FC to start new stadium before end of 2023

Tuesday May 30, 2023

Talks already underway with contractors ahead of submission for detailed planning this summerRead More

Plans for renovation of historic Cardiff Market

Tuesday May 30, 2023

Subject to planning and final funding work could start next yearRead More

£53m race to cut Magnox reactor buildings down to size

Tuesday May 30, 2023

Trawsfynydd reactor buildings to be reduced in height by a thirdRead More

B&K confirms £140m Leeds build to rent project

Tuesday May 30, 2023

Work to start on Whitehall Riverside twin blocks for client GlenbrookRead More

Banned demolition boss wins appeal to remain a director

Tuesday May 30, 2023

Paul McLuskey wins Court appeal to remain director of Cantillon but steps down as MDRead More

£9.3bn race starts for National Grid construction partners

Wednesday May 31, 20

Plan for Great Grid Upgrade Partnership to be set out at bidders day in early JuneRead More

Plan approved to redevelop major Glasgow shopping mall

Wednesday May 31, 20

Outline plan backed for demolition of St Enoch centre for over 900 homes, shops and leisure spaceRead More

McLaren Property to revamp Liverpool roller skating site

Wednesday May 31, 20

242-bed student scheme unveiled for sensitive siteRead More

CITB told to improve by Ofsted inspectors

Wednesday May 31, 20

Number of in-house apprentices drops as training body changes business model Read More

Plans in for University of East London campus expansion

Thursday June 01, 20

Work to start in early 2024 on 280,000 sq ft Stratford teaching and student rooms schemeRead More

Align hits key milestone on HS2 Colne Valley viaduct

Thursday June 01, 20

Engineers rise to the challenge to complete first V-piers in lakesRead More

Engineering losses halve Briggs & Forrester profit

Thursday June 01, 20

Main engineering services arm suffers £1.6m lossRead More

£500m southern highways framework up for renewal

Thursday June 01, 20

Ten firms face fight to retain places on major councils roads frameworkRead More

IHP wins £100m Derbyshire mental health projects

Thursday June 01, 20

Vinci/McAlpine JV will build two 54-bed Adult Acute Care unitsRead More

Claritas Group heading for liquidation

Friday June 02, 2023

CEO of £50m turnover contractor confirms news and thanks staff and suppliersRead More

Go-head for clutch of major jobs to reboot Manchester

Friday June 02, 2023

Two biggest high rise projects at Bridge Street and Medlock Street to cost £575m to buildRead More

Plan for major NHS estate green upgrade framework

Friday June 02, 2023

NHS Shared Business Services starts early consultation with firms on decarbonisation retrofit planRead More

HS2 construction shake-up sees main contractor changes

Friday June 02, 2023

Align to take over responsibility for parts of the route previously under the control of EKFBRead More

Willmott Dixon signs £34m revamp of DfE headquarters

Friday June 02, 2023

Grade II Sanctuary Buildings in Victoria will be modernised and made energy efficientRead More

Developer dumps Henry Construction from London tower job

Friday June 02, 2023

Growing list of subcontractors and suppliers complain they have not been paidRead More

£470m tunnel plan for Scotland’s landslip-prone A83

Sunday June 04, 2023

Scottish Government plans 1-mile long debris flow shelter to protect vehicles from falling rocksRead More

Work stops on MAC education job

Monday June 05, 2023

MAC-Interiors seeks protection from creditors as subbies walk away from Birmingham siteRead More

HS2 labour supply firm posts loss despite revenue jump

Monday June 05, 2023

Hercules Site Services confident about future prospects despite HS2 slow downRead More

Graham to lead UPP push for next generation green campuses

Monday June 05, 2023

Student campus developer strikes deal with Architype to design and retrofit next generation net zero student hallsRead More

NG Bailey appoints Sellafield chief as NED

Monday June 05, 2023

Martin Chown joins M&E contractor main boardRead More

EN:Procure wants firms for £700m new-build homes deal

Monday June 05, 2023

Regional social housing consortium Efficiency North to renew house building partnersRead More

Enabling works start on £200m Cambridge station

Monday June 05, 2023

Murphy starts site preparation ahead of main contractor award next monthRead More

Balfour sells telecoms division to Obelisk

Tuesday June 06, 202

Irish infrastructure firm continues expansion plans with Balfour acquisitionRead More

Commercial work boosts construction new orders

Tuesday June 06, 202

Buyers report inflation easing to its weakest for 32 monthsRead More

Industry aims to be almost diesel-free by 2035

Tuesday June 06, 202

Big players agree first steps to eliminate diesel from most sitesRead More

Weston Homes plans £50m East London scheme

Tuesday June 06, 202

Land deal for 147 homes at Town Quay Wharf in BarkingRead More

Demolition deal awarded on Chancery Lane refurb

Tuesday June 06, 202

General Demolition Ltd lands demolition and enabling works packageRead More

Contractors no longer lagging on digital transformation

Tuesday June 06, 202

Construction shrugs-off image as late adopter of technologyRead More

House builder Lane End owes £12m to suppliers

Tuesday June 06, 202

Administrators probing claims by creditors about company transactions prior to failureRead More

Mace, T&T and Atkins secure place on MoD framework

Tuesday June 06, 202

JV wins provide technical services on £5bn defence optimisation programmeRead More

Blackburn M65 £20m junction 5 revamp to go-ahead

Tuesday June 06, 202

Balfour Beatty to be confirmed this week to start mobilising in November for 2025 startRead More

£500m Suffolk construction framework winners

Wednesday June 07, 2

Fourteen contractors and seven M&E specialists secure spots on East of England frameworkRead More

Illegal cartel whistleblower reward raised to £250,000

Wednesday June 07, 2

Competition watchdog hikes rewards to flush out more construction bid rigging activityRead More

McLaren wins £28m East London health centre job

Wednesday June 07, 2

New three-storey health centre to be built in HornchurchRead More

Unfit planning system means 4,700-year wait for onshore wind

Wednesday June 07, 2

Call for urgent planning reform for even a chance to meet net zero and housing ambitionsRead More

Laing Oâ??Rourke plans to cut 200 staff jobs

Wednesday June 07, 2

Dartford head office to see bulk of job cutsRead More

Costain taken off £1.3bn A66 road delivery team

Thursday June 08, 20

National Highways pulls Costain off TransPennine upgrade and demands its £1bn A12 widening now shared as a JVRead More

SES Services restructures senior team

Thursday June 08, 20

New MD Rob Clifford to head four new divisions at M&E specialistRead More

Galliford Try ranks top in May contracts league

Thursday June 08, 20

Kier holds pole position for highest value of work won over last 12 monthsRead More

£800m NEPO construction framework winners

Thursday June 08, 20

BAM, B&K, Caddick, Esh and Morgan Sindall secure places for first timeRead More

Manchester Uni reboots 3,300-bed campus plan

Thursday June 08, 20

Initial £7m demolition package out to tender ahead of planning submissionRead More

Subcontractors wanted across Derbyshire

Thursday June 08, 20

Register now to meet big name buyers at latest Constructionline eventRead More

Henry Construction crashes into administration

Thursday June 08, 20

Hundreds of trade contractors hit by collapse of £400m revenue firmRead More

Firms readied for £750m Parliament repairs deal

Friday June 09, 2023

Strategic Estate is renewing the estate repair frameworkRead More

Magna Park developer to build 1.4m sq ft of spec sheds

Friday June 09, 2023

Four major warehouse units to be spec built as total space hits 13m sq ftRead More

Second staircases to delay resi tower projects by 9 months

Friday June 09, 2023

Cost consultants cuts London tender price rise forecast to 2% this yearRead More

Bowmer + Kirkland bags £46m events centre in Derby

Friday June 09, 2023

Developer keeps to original fixed price contract figure despite inflationary pressuresRead More

Ilke Homes put up for sale in battle to save modular builder

Friday June 09, 2023

Works stops at factory and sites as loss-making offsite specialist fights for survivalRead More

Barratt to demolish 36 new homes with faulty foundations

Friday June 09, 2023

Problems found on Cambridge estateRead More

Drone hits builder during site survey flight

Monday June 12, 2023

Mystery battery power loss sees out-of-control drone fall 50 metres on to worker Read More

Landsec lodges plans for £500m City office scheme

Monday June 12, 2023

55 Old Broad Street building to be replaced by mid-rise 23 storey officeRead More

Plans for 700-flats and 600 student rooms in Digbeth

Monday June 12, 2023

Tallest of four blocks will rise to 37 storeys at Garrison CircusRead More

Bowmer & Kirkland retains strong cash despite margin slip

Monday June 12, 2023

Trading profit slips by a fifth but cash grows to £514mRead More

Road workers threatened with machetes

Monday June 12, 2023

Campaign launched in Birmingham to stem abuse towards highways staffRead More

BAM Nuttall settles Cambridge busway dispute

Tuesday June 13, 202

Contractor and council agree second out-of-court settlement over £152m projectRead More

£250m Trafford City water resort design revised

Tuesday June 13, 202

Vast glazed roof dropped for connected pavilion structuresRead More

Review into future of CITB imminent

Tuesday June 13, 202

Department for Education set to launch review into role and effectiveness of training bodyRead More

Connell Brothers to demolish Leeds twin towers

Tuesday June 13, 202

Top-down demolition contract to last 11 monthsRead More

JCB launches all-day operation electric site loader

Tuesday June 13, 202

Compact loader promises productivity matching 403 diesel modelRead More

Mace wins £150m London Berkeley Square revamp

Tuesday June 13, 202

Enabling starts with pre-construction deal for Lansdowne House redevelopmentRead More

RSK buys rail track repair and renewal contractor

Tuesday June 13, 202

Latest deal adds £22m specialist with 400 staffRead More

Construction output slipped 0.6% in April

Wednesday June 14, 2

Fall in new work tips output into decline after two months of growthRead More

Historic glazing contractor urgently seeks buyer

Wednesday June 14, 2

Norman & Underwood put up for sale as it files notice of intention to appoint an administratorRead More

Firms readied for £1.5bn Great Places housing framework

Wednesday June 14, 2

Bidders day planned on 20 June in ManchesterRead More

O’Rourke appoints new leader at Crown House

Wednesday June 14, 2

Cameron Gilmour joins from Doosan BabcockRead More

Construction workers kidnapped and robbed of £77,000

Wednesday June 14, 2

Robbers jailed after luring builders into ambush with bogus development plansRead More

£300m secured for Harwell lab and office building plans

Wednesday June 14, 2

Extra funding to build 440,000 sq ft of Laboratory and R&D buildingsRead More

150 jobs axed as G Works Construction collapses

Thursday June 15, 20

West Country and South Wales civil engineering firm placed into administrationRead More

Ilke Homes served up for offers over a £1

Thursday June 15, 20

Yorkshire modular specialist touted to major house buildersRead More

Mace makes case for retrofit over demolition

Thursday June 15, 20

Contractor calls for more repurposing of old buildingsRead More

Ringleaders jailed after £5m construction tax fraud

Thursday June 15, 20

HMRC investigators raided 34 addresses across Northern Ireland and England Read More

Direct delivery model continues to pay off for Murphy

Thursday June 15, 20

Strong set of results as staff numbers hit 3,688Read More

Downing gets go-ahead for Newcastle 411-bed student digs

Thursday June 15, 20

14-storey student accommodation job completes the wider Downing Plaza developmentRead More

£500m Cambridge office plan revised to speed up building

Friday June 16, 2023

Botanic House project re-engineered to reduce costs and shorten programmeRead More

Housing slowdown forces Travis Perkins profit warning

Friday June 16, 2023

Profit forecast cut to £240m as housing market weakens but commercial and infrastructure "more resilient"Read More

BAM bags Scotland’s first passivhaus leisure centre job

Friday June 16, 2023

£36m East Perthshire leisure job pioneers ultra low energy designRead More

Bid race for £21m Tate Liverpool revamp

Friday June 16, 2023

Grade 1 listed Royal Albert Dock warehouse will be completely overhauledRead More

Moda gets green light for £134m south London scheme

Friday June 16, 2023

Construction to start this year on new Studio Living scheme in BermondseyRead More

Costain’s planned M6 link road job halted over costs

Monday June 19, 2023

£140m returned to Government as scheme suspended over soaring cost pressuresRead More

Subbies left unpaid by developer Empire Property Concepts

Monday June 19, 2023

Administrator posts update on Doncaster based firmRead More

Galliford Try set for £249m M5 jct10 rebuild

Monday June 19, 2023

Gloucestershire County Council signs early contractor involvement dealRead More

Green light for Cardiff lab scheme

Monday June 19, 2023

Developer Pioneer Group to expand science parkRead More

Lovell hires former Stewat Milne regional MD

Tuesday June 20, 202

Paul Challinor heads expanding north west housing businessRead More

Pre-pack deal saves staff jobs but subbies still owed £745,000

Tuesday June 20, 202

YPP Groundworks & Civils Ltd acquired by firm owned by former directorsRead More

TfL submits plan for DLR extension to Thamesmead

Monday June 19, 2023

Business case sent to Government for new extension from Beckton to ThamesmeadRead More

Severfield workers win 8% wage rise

Monday June 19, 2023

Three weeks of strike days end in 8% deal plus £900 cost of paymentRead More

Russell WBHO lands £48m Gateshead hotel

Monday June 19, 2023

Hotel specialist to start on latest site by the end of the yearRead More

Bid races for new Scape £4bn utilities works deals

Tuesday June 20, 202

Civils contractors called up for new utilities sector panelsRead More

Berkeley bags £2.2bn Birmingham estate renewal

Tuesday June 20, 202

Ladywood Estate renewal will see 7,000 homes built over 20 yearsRead More

Ilke Homes files administration notice

Wednesday June 21, 2

Stricken modular house builder lodges court noticeRead More

Ferrovial construction worker dies after Heathrow collision

Wednesday June 21, 2

Airport builder dies after collision with passenger busRead More

Southern Water starts hunt for sewer network upgrade firms

Wednesday June 21, 2

Water company to spend £466m on waste water network upgradeRead More

Watchdog MPs warn over cost of net zero plan

Wednesday June 21, 2

Public Accounts Committee sceptical nuclear, solar and wind expansion plans are credibleRead More

London City planners to fast-track office retrofits

Wednesday June 21, 2

Planning to be relaxed as fears mount over stranded assetsRead More

Mast climbing specialist falls into administration

Wednesday June 21, 2

Adastra Access sunk by labour shortages, rising costs and project delaysRead More

Berkeley backpedals on modular factory production

Wednesday June 21, 2

House builder focused on evolving product to remove cost, weight and complexityRead More

Expanding OCU Group swoops for electrical contractor

Wednesday June 21, 2

Utility contractor buys high voltage specialist Integrum Power EngineeringRead More

HS2 delay adds £360m to overall cost

Thursday June 22, 20

Document reveals planned two-year delay will raise cost and could put project back over three yearsRead More

Five land £485m Magnox clean-up deal

Thursday June 22, 20

Decommissioning and Asbestos Removal Framework winners confirmedRead More

Tamdown faces £2m hit if ilke Homes collapses

Wednesday June 21, 2

Groundworks contractor was working on two sites for modular house builderRead More

Willmott Dixon vows to recover building safety millions

Thursday June 22, 20

Provisions of £62m push contractor into operating lossRead More

Lendlease kicks off £3.5bn Silvertown regen scheme

Thursday June 22, 20

Work starts on historic 60-acre London Royal Docks site that has been derelict for 40 yearsRead More

£20m of missing kit blows hole in Speedy accounts

Thursday June 22, 20

Hire giant beefs-up financial controlsRead More

Mace raises tender price forecast as wages rise again

Thursday June 22, 20

But all hangs in the balance as interest rate rises likely to trigger recessionRead More

Multiplex takes £500m BBC TV Centre phase 2

Wednesday June 21, 2

Contractor to kick off second phase after rival Mace built phase oneRead More

Go-ahead for £500m Hertfordshire town centre scheme

Friday June 23, 2023

Bowmer & Kirkland aims to start construction in 2024Read More

Plans in for Birmingham 33-storey build to rent tower

Friday June 23, 2023

New 100 Broad Street scheme nearly half the height previous planRead More

Tax spotlight turning on CIS materials claims by subbies

Friday June 23, 2023

Accountant warns contractors over rising CIS materials deductions by subbiesRead More

Police raid new owner of £300m car battery gigaplant

Sunday June 25, 2023

Latest blow for Northumberland factory plansRead More

Willmott Dixon signs off £30m Darlington station job

Sunday June 25, 2023

New station entrance building includes new multi-storey car parkRead More

Claritas Group went down owing £7m to supply chain

Monday June 26, 2023

250 suppliers owed cash following failure of Kent based contractorRead More

London drops from 10 most expensive cities to build

Monday June 26, 2023

Capital falls to 14th place as US cities experience higher relative cost inflationRead More

HMRC construction tax helpline takes 12 week holiday

Monday June 26, 2023

Subcontractors with queries over their tax affairs left hanging Read More

Morgan Sindall chalks up Cardiff secondary school

Monday June 26, 2023

Work to start this autumn on Willows High School rebuildRead More

Build UK calls time on boozy industry awards

Monday June 26, 2023

New drugs and alcohol policy covers awards nights and corporate eventsRead More

Higgins staff braced for job cuts in restructuring

Tuesday June 27, 202

Restructuring at Essex contractor will mean job lossesRead More

Somerset’s £66m Banwell Bypass job hit by soaring costs

Tuesday June 27, 202

Council hopes to find extra funding to allow Alun Griffiths to start workRead More

HE Simm lands £16m MEP package on Vinci Blackpool office

Tuesday June 27, 202

Specialist to start on site in November at new regional home for civil serviceRead More

Persimmon gets green light for timber frame factory

Tuesday June 27, 202

New factory to produce 7,000 frames a yearRead More

Eric Wright wins £30m Lancaster Canal Quarter job

Tuesday June 27, 202

Around 140 affordable homes will be built at Coopers FieldRead More

Homes England relaxes funding to turbo-charge estate renewal

Tuesday June 27, 202

Affordable Homes Programme can now be channeled into estate rebuild projectsRead More

Subcontractors owed £4.6m after Howard Russell collapse

Wednesday June 28, 2

Administrator details debts owed by Northumberland contractorRead More

School rebuild plans fail the grade as crisis deepens

Wednesday June 28, 2

Just 24 contracts awarded in 500 school rebuilding plan after three yearsRead More

BAM confirmed on £210m “Cultural Heart” in Huddersfield

Wednesday June 28, 2

Main construction scheduled to start next yearRead More

Ofwat approves start on 10 urgent storm overflow jobs

Wednesday June 28, 2

£2.2bn of projects accelerated to begin in next two yearsRead More

Trio wins £960m MHA+ consultants deal

Wednesday June 28, 2

WSP joins existing partners on Midlands Highway Alliance Plus frameworkRead More

Surprise site safety visits drop to record low

Wednesday June 28, 2

"Declining number of inspections will increase the temptation to cut corners on safety" warns unionRead More

Morgan Sindall upgrades profit expectations for year

Thursday June 29, 20

Fit-out division first-half profits expected to be 40% above last yearRead More

Robertson to finish Tolent’s stalled Newcastle jobs

Thursday June 29, 20

Work to resume next month on Central Station and Pattern Shop jobsRead More

Urban Splash to redevelop Sheffield’s Cole Building

Thursday June 29, 20

Three-year project to transform former John Lewis city centre landmarkRead More

Esh secures largest contract in its history

Thursday June 29, 20

£56m Middlesbrough affordable housing deal set new recordRead More

Construction workers secure 7.6% pay increase

Thursday June 29, 20

Official CIJC rate rises 6% immediately with added 1.5% rise in New YearRead More

Ilke Homes falls into administration

Friday June 30, 2023

Debt-laden offsite specialist loses fight for survivalRead More

Super sewer contractors safe from Thames Water crisis

Friday June 30, 2023

Civils firms on £4.1bn job should be paid whatever happens to utilities giantRead More

Costain cuts payments to company pension scheme

Friday June 30, 2023

Deal will release more cash to invest in business says Costain chiefRead More

Springfield boss one-man protest over ‘snail’s pace’ planning

Friday June 30, 2023

Scottish developer takes eight foot snail to Stirling Council over 287 week waitRead More

Domis to build 37-storey Manchester resi job

Friday June 30, 2023

Vision tower of 327 private flats will be built in DeansgateRead More

Ant Yapi takes big fit-out job at Chelsea Barracks

Friday June 30, 2023

Ardmore delivered previous fit-out for Multiplex on the luxury London resi jobRead More

CITB offers £500,00 for any training ideas

Friday June 30, 2023

Skills body looking to contractors for initiatives Read More

Lendlease Europe names new CEO

Monday July 03, 2023

Head of Italian business takes over from Neil Martin who is retiringRead More

PP O’Connor wins Fiddlers Ferry blow down

Monday July 03, 2023

Warringtonâ??s iconic power station site to be cleared and redevelopedRead More

Weston launches £45m robotic MMC factory

Monday July 03, 2023

British Offsite arm banks on flexibility of light gauge steel panel systemsRead More

McAvoy seals £37m deal for modular Essex school

Monday July 03, 2023

Orsett Heath Academy in Grays will finally move to construction in AugustRead More

Fire safety experts wanted for new £140m framework

Monday July 03, 2023

Latest opportunity from LHC Procurement GroupRead More

Careys looks to bounce back after £35m construction loss

Monday July 03, 2023

Contractor confident of a better 2023 after a "turbulent" 12 monthsRead More

Ex-nmcn chief takes senior role at cladding giant

Tuesday July 04, 202

Lee Marks appointed chief operating officer of PermasteelisaRead More

Axed Ilke Homes staff plan legal claims

Tuesday July 04, 202

Over 80 ex-employees at modular homes builder claim they were not properly consulted over job lossesRead More

McLaren moves national HQ to Canary Wharf

Tuesday July 04, 202

Contractor creates new "centre of excellence" for 240 London & South staffRead More

Thames Water presses ahead with £300m framework race

Tuesday July 04, 202

Water company seeks consultants to deliver strategic water resources planRead More

World’s first hydrogen-electric powered access platform

Tuesday July 04, 202

Speedy Hire and Niftylift pioneer zero carbon MEWPRead More

BRE stops working with Kingspan and Celotex

Tuesday July 04, 202

Testing body distances itself from insulation giants after Grenfell inquiry evidence Read More

Magrock wins £33m Ipswich logistics park build

Wednesday July 05, 2

Construction to start this month on five sheds Read More

Hollywood film studio pauses £600m Hertfordshire job

Wednesday July 05, 2

ISG steps down supply chain as project put under cost reviewRead More

Developer destroys vulgar trophy after subbie complains

Wednesday July 05, 2

London Square removes crude cup awarded to subcontractors Read More

Sparks agree 7% wage increase from 2024

Wednesday July 05, 2

Two-year JIB deal includes 5% rate increase in 2025Read More

North London 9-floor mass-timber frame office approved

Wednesday July 05, 2

Green light for pioneering Brent Cross Town timber office buildingRead More

Skanska JV wins £219m RAF Molesworth expansion

Wednesday July 05, 2

Cambridgeshire US Air Force base to get 270,000 sq ft office buildingRead More

Keepmoat strategic deal for 4,000 West Midlands homes

Wednesday July 05, 2

West Midlands Combined Authority signs up top 10 house builder to deliver homes planRead More

Wates bags first job for Manchester Council-owned developer

Wednesday July 05, 2

New city council development company plans to build 500 homes a yearRead More

Housing slump sees construction output fall

Thursday July 06, 20

Civils and commercial rises cannot compensate for residential dropRead More

Death at former Henry site in Kensington

Thursday July 06, 20

Person pronounced dead at west London siteRead More

SME house builders demand action from “anti-building” Tories

Thursday July 06, 20

Demands delivered to Number 10 as 78% of firms consider scaling back constructionRead More

45 construction workers killed on site last year

Thursday July 06, 20

Death numbers increase sharply on previous 12 monthsRead More

Henry collapse drops bomb in bonding market

Friday July 07, 2023

Providers warn contractors will find it harder and more costly to get bondsRead More

Multiplex and Murphy top June contracts league

Friday July 07, 2023

Kier continues to head leaderboard for most work won over 12 monthsRead More

Go-ahead for 48-storey Birmingham BTR tower

Friday July 07, 2023

2 Snowhill Plaza project will deliver over 460 private rental flatsRead More

New leader at NASC

Friday July 07, 2023

Clive Dickin takes the reigns at scaffolding trade bodyRead More

Fire hits £750m Reading regeneration scheme

Friday July 07, 2023

Blaze rips through 12th and 13th floors of tower under construction Read More

J Tomlinson staff start looking for new jobs

Monday July 10, 2023

Exodus at £106m-turnover Nottingham contractorRead More

£8bn race starts for Northumbrian Water AMP8 deal

Monday July 10, 2023

New framework lot set up for civils firms with no previous water sector experienceRead More

Lower Thames Crossing to lead switch to hydrogen fuelled plant

Monday July 10, 2023

National Highways commits to remove 66 million litres of diesel on tunnel jobRead More

Muse lands £550m Oldham developer role

Monday July 10, 2023

Council plans to build 2,000 homes across eight schemes in Oldham town centreRead More

Pay deal for nuclear builders heads-off strike threat

Monday July 10, 2023

Union looking to increase pay across engineering construction sectorRead More

Watchdog MPs blast “floundering” HS2 Euston Station plans

Monday July 10, 2023

Government "still does not know what it is trying to achieve" after construction haltedRead More

Ashe seals £24m Milton Keynes school deal

Monday July 10, 2023

Contractor to build school and community health hub as 5,000 new homes plannedRead More

British Land revamps plan for London Euston Tower

Tuesday July 11, 202

Low carbon retrofit aims to create a blueprint for tower reuseRead More

£270m race for HS2 automated shuttle system

Tuesday July 11, 202

£150m shuttle infrastructure work tender due out later next yearRead More

Brick giant to cut jobs as housing still in doldrums

Tuesday July 11, 202

Forterra to restructure sales and back-office teams as housing recovery fails to materialiseRead More

Graham margin slips as turnover tops £1bn

Tuesday July 11, 202

Pre-tax profit falls by a fifth to £15mRead More

Plans in for £300m London Old Kent Road student scheme

Tuesday July 11, 202

Regal London to build 940 student rooms and 200 flatsRead More

Worker dies on Balfour Beatty atomic weapons site

Tuesday July 11, 202

Fatality during building work at AWE Aldermaston siteRead More

Midgard drives JRL growth as revenue hits £761m

Wednesday July 12, 2

Strong main contracting year offsets £22m loss at McMullen Facades Read More

Yorkshire Water seeks firms for £2.8bn work pipeline

Wednesday July 12, 2

Firms wanted for stormwater overflow alliance, and new water and wastewater works Read More

Focus on care homes paying off for Kori Construction

Wednesday July 12, 2

Record breaking month sees contractor bag six schemes worth £75mRead More

Buckingham bags record speculative shed from Tritax

Wednesday July 12, 2

Construction to start this month on 500,000 sq ft unit Read More

Rising costs mean more delays for Gateshead Sage Arena

Wednesday July 12, 2

Revised plans approved as construction bill increases to £350mRead More

Green light for Canary Wharf office-to-labs job

Thursday July 13, 20

Revamped London Docklands block will provide 200,000 sq ft lab-enabled spaceRead More

Property developer giants join call for planning reset

Thursday July 13, 20

British Land and Landsec lend their weight to calls for urgent reformsRead More

Record contract win for Danaher & Walsh

Thursday July 13, 20

Civils specialist to start this month on Galliford Try £115m North and East Melton Mowbray Distributor RoadRead More

Bidders wanted for £3.2bn housing repairs deal

Thursday July 13, 20

EN:Procure inviting tenders for latest Installation and Repairs FrameworkRead More

Former Carillion finance boss banned for 12.5 years

Friday July 14, 2023

Richard Adam was finance director at Carillion between 2007 and 2016Read More

Costs soar at Manchester £357m town hall job

Friday July 14, 2023

Lendlease grade I-listed building refurb is running up to two years lateRead More

Structural steel prices on rise again after recent falls

Friday July 14, 2023

British Steel imposes fresh £30 a tonne rise blaming raw material price pressureRead More

HG Construction to build Newcastle student scheme

Friday July 14, 2023

Developer HG Living seals funding deal with Singapore based QIPRead More

Keltbray bags £17m Sellafield earthmoving job

Friday July 14, 2023

Firm secures first major job at nuclear waste reprocessing siteRead More

Green light for £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel

Friday July 14, 2023

Planning wrangle finally over for A303 upgrade schemeRead More

R&W Civil Engineering in talks with potential buyer

Monday July 17, 2023

£32m turnover civils contractor files administration noticeRead More

Delay on new 2.0 hospital design stalls big build plan

Monday July 17, 2023

Spending watchdog warns Government will miss 40 new hospitals target Read More

Start date for £300m Norwich Anglia Square scheme

Monday July 17, 2023

Weston Homes on track for early 2024 start after section 106 deal Read More

Plans in for first phase of £2.5bn Salford Crescent scheme

Monday July 17, 2023

Plans submitted for 1.7m sq ft innovation district and 933 homesRead More

Prestige lands major Cadent Gas connections deal

Monday July 17, 2023

Utilities specialist to start work this month after landing whole East of England connections contractRead More

Job losses as BAM restructures construction division

Monday July 17, 2023

Regional operations in England reduced from seven to fiveRead More

Sisk UK construction division makes a loss

Monday July 17, 2023

Contractor confident of returning to profit this yearRead More

United Utilities starts £5.5bn major project bid race

Tuesday July 18, 202

Partners will deliver complex treatment works and pipeline projectsRead More

Visa rules relaxed to attract foreign builders to UK

Monday July 17, 2023

Construction trades added to Shortage Occupation ListRead More

Consultancy growth stabilises Mace at £1.9bn revenue

Tuesday July 18, 202

Firm plans to recruit 2,000 staff over next three yearsRead More

Winvic to start first phase of £1bn West Midlands Interchange

Tuesday July 18, 202

Infrastructure and groundworks to start on 734-acre site by end of this yearRead More

Skanska lands £450m Lower Thames Crossing deal

Tuesday July 18, 202

Contractor preferred bidder for Kent Roads contract on delayed schemeRead More

Green light for Canary Wharf science tower

Wednesday July 19, 2

23-storey "vertical campus" will be finished by 2027Read More

Up to 100 jobs at risk at M&E firm Integral UK

Wednesday July 19, 2

M&E specialist to close major projects arm as it halts working for main contractorsRead More

Tata to build £4bn UK gigafactory

Wednesday July 19, 2

Plans confirmed for huge investment in UK car battery productionRead More

Second half recovery hopes dashed at Watkin Jones

Wednesday July 19, 2

CEO steps down following gloomy trading update Read More

BAM exits delayed M54 to M6 link road scheme

Wednesday July 19, 2

National Highways on hunt for new contractor after BAM pulls out of jobRead More

Wynne seals precon deal on £30m Wrexham University job

Wednesday July 19, 2

Construction to start next February on research centreRead More

Galliford Try strengthens infrastructure team

Wednesday July 19, 2

New commercial heads of Local Government and National HighwaysRead More

Lendlease to cut 200 jobs from UK business

Wednesday July 19, 2

Construction division spared the axe as development operation faces biggest cutsRead More

Kier whittles net debt down to £230m

Thursday July 20, 20

Contractor holds order book above £10bn despite market challengesRead More

Olympian Homes plans Bristol’s tallest building

Thursday July 20, 20

Plans in student and co-living scheme to rise to 18 and 28 storeysRead More

Watch UK’s heaviest bridge drive on HS2

Thursday July 20, 20

Balfour, Vinci, Byrne Bros and Mammoet move 6,200 concrete structureRead More

Morgan Sindall wins £25m Norwich health job

Thursday July 20, 20

Firm to build diagnostic centre near to the Norfolk and Norwich University HospitalRead More

Historic glazing contractor goes under

Thursday July 20, 20

49 jobs go at Norman & UnderwoodRead More

‘Nonsensical’ Gove scuppers M&S store rebuild plan

Thursday July 20, 20

Levelling Up Secretary refuses planning over embedded carbon fearsRead More

£1bn London 670-home old brewery scheme approved

Friday July 21, 2023

Revised plans for historic Stag Brewery site must be rubber stamped by London Mayor Read More

Green light for resi tower at shopping centre site

Friday July 21, 2023

South London shopping centre to be transformed into new neigbourhoodRead More

Civils firm Knights Brown tops £100m turnover

Friday July 21, 2023

Hampshire-based civils specialist returns to profit in record revenue yearRead More

Go-ahead for 63-storey Bishopsgate scheme

Friday July 21, 2023

Tower will become third tallest building in City of LondonRead More

Housing veteran bids to turn Inland Homes around

Monday July 24, 2023

Jolyon Harrison will switch focus to North of EnglandRead More

Domis gets go-ahead for 26-storey Salford flats plan

Monday July 24, 2023

Salford planners approve two projects together delivering 350 flatsRead More

Network Plus to hire over 300 staff after major cable laying win

Monday July 24, 2023

National Grid Electricity Distribution deal drives expansion in East Midlands and South WestRead More

Tendering starts for Colchester £100m link road

Monday July 24, 2023

Colchester-Tendring link road to unlock land for 7,500 homesRead More

Gove tightens second staircase rules

Monday July 24, 2023

Threshold lowered to 18 metres with "transitional arrangements" promised for schemes in pipelineRead More

Sir Robert McAlpine margin falls below 1%

Monday July 24, 2023

Costs on long term jobs due to finish this year are £33m higher than expectedRead More

Octavius buys R&W out of administration

Tuesday July 25, 202

Former Osborne Infrastructure business contu=inues to expandRead More

Unite raises £300m to start two student schemes

Tuesday July 25, 202

Cash raise swells committed project pipeline to £600mRead More

£170m boost to prepare Sizewell C site for construction

Tuesday July 25, 202

Government injects funds to prepare site and procure key components as hunt begins for investorsRead More

Morrisroe ditches Cantillon name in demolition rebrand

Tuesday July 25, 202

Firm rebrands to highlight demolition to superstructure serviceRead More

Brickie fractures skull in platform fall

Tuesday July 25, 202

Court hears how bricklayer fell through makeshift working platform Read More

Worldâ??s largest battery energy storage park approved

Wednesday July 26, 2

Work to start next spring on £750m Trafford Low Carbon Energy Park schemeRead More

Haydon M&E files administration notice

Wednesday July 26, 2

£66m turnover contractor lodges court notice Read More

New home registrations nosedive 42%

Wednesday July 26, 2

London was the only regions to escape second quarter plungeRead More

Severfield chief operations boss to exit

Wednesday July 26, 2

Ian Cochrane to leave steelwork contractor after 10 years on the boardRead More

RG Group to start £100m Docklands tower job

Wednesday July 26, 2

Olympian Homes signs off £48m S106 deal for 795-home co-living schemeRead More

Van Elle hits record revenue as margins up to 3.9%

Wednesday July 26, 2

Piling specialist rides out inflationary pressuresRead More

Five win spots on Places for People £104m deal

Wednesday July 26, 2

Housing group reveals latest framework winnersRead More

Liverpool’s new stand not ready for start of season

Wednesday July 26, 2

Main contractor Buckingham Group aims to complete project in OctoberRead More

L&G Modular forced to dismantle new Bristol homes

Thursday July 27, 20

Homes being taken apart at flagship 185-home Bonnington siteRead More

Travel allowance row hits Hinkley Point site

Thursday July 27, 20

M&E workers are understood to have downed tools yesterday over travel allowance cutRead More

BAM JV bags UKâ??s largest electricity transmission project

Thursday July 27, 20

Firm will deliver major contract for £2.1bn Eastern Green Link 2 converter stationsRead More

Winvic profit falls a third after losses on two jobs

Thursday July 27, 20

Revenue expected to fall next year after peaking at £1.22bnRead More

BAM turns to AI in bid to avoid delays and cost overruns

Thursday July 27, 20

Contractor to trial new software across portfolio of 50 projectsRead More

Logicor lines-up Benniman for record redevelopment

Thursday July 27, 20

Construction to start by end of year on 800,000 sq ft of warehouse spaceRead More

£300m Man City stadium extension approved

Thursday July 27, 20

Main construction works to start in November with Sisk expected to take the job Read More

Persimmon finance chief exits after one year

Thursday July 27, 20

Jason Windsor to take up new role at investment giantRead More

Firms put on alert for £1.6bn of decarbonisation frameworks

Friday July 28, 2023

Two frameworks will anchored by Great Ormond Street and Hull City CouncilRead More

Elements Europe wins Digbeth 550 rental flats

Friday July 28, 2023

Telford offsite specialist to deliver full turnkey package for £100m projectRead More

Speedy to launch hydrogen-fuelled generator hirer

Friday July 28, 2023

Hirer strikes deal with hydrogen generator specialist to make off-grid green electricity accessible to all contractorsRead More

Green light for £60m science building revamp

Friday July 28, 2023

Enabling works to start this year on new home for UK BiobankRead More

Willmott Dixon wins Nottingham Green Heart job

Sunday July 30, 2023

£8m urban wetlands project will put the marsh back into Broad MarshRead More

Marshalls to cut 250 jobs as sales slump

Monday July 31, 2023

Manufacturer issues profit warning and closes Scottish factoryRead More

20 firms win YORcivil3 £800m framework deal

Monday July 31, 2023

Eric Wright, Keltbray, Galliford Try, Octavius among newcomers to Yorks & Humbs dealRead More

Higgins job cuts to be confirmed within weeks

Monday July 31, 2023

Redundancy consultation complete by mid August with fears of up to 50 job lossesRead More

McAleer & Rushe set for record year after 2022 profit fall

Monday July 31, 2023

Contractor secures £440m of orders in first half for projects in London, Midlands and Scotland Read More

Quartet clinch £360m Yorkshire Highways Alliance deal

Monday July 31, 2023

Framework awarded for highways and transportation works over £7mRead More

Suppliers left high and dry as Haydon M&E goes under

Tuesday August 01, 2

£66m turnover specialist collapses a year after striking deal with creditorsRead More

Former boss of collapsed Claritas joins JRL

Tuesday August 01, 2

CEO and founder of failed Kent contractor lands new roleRead More

Government gives all-clear to keep CE marking

Tuesday August 01, 2

U-turn on plan to ditch CE marking for UKCA standard welcomed by industryRead More

Race starts for £600m North Wales framework renewal

Tuesday August 01, 2

18 firms in fight to renew places on four-year construction frameworkRead More

Construction products not included in CE marking U-turn

Tuesday August 01, 2

Government confirms UKCA marking will be mandatory for construction from June 2025Read More

Bouyges to build Chichester student scheme

Tuesday August 01, 2

Major refurb and new build programme across two campuses Read More

Taylor Wimpey starts just 13 new sites in first six months

Wednesday August 02,

First-half operating margin nosedives to 14% as profit plunges 43% to £238mRead More

Ecoworld London to cut jobs as resi market stalls

Wednesday August 02,

Developer part-owned by Willmott DIxon to make redundanciesRead More

Three firms picked to pilot school decarbonising scheme

Wednesday August 02,

DfE funds seven school projects trial ahead of full programme roll-outRead More

Buckingham Group Contracting rejigs board

Wednesday August 02,

Simon Walkley new group managing director as Ian McSeveney steps asideRead More

Ibstock to close brick factory as sales slump

Wednesday August 02,

Lancashire factory to shut as manufacturer cuts costsRead More

Crown Estate launches net zero housing projects

Wednesday August 02,

Pilot to build 110 homes in Bedford and Cheshire that aim to slash embodied carbonRead More

Funding green light for £32m BAM Nuttall sea defence job

Wednesday August 02,

Construction can now start on major Welsh civils jobRead More

Fit-out work lifts Morgan Sindall to record first half

Thursday August 03,

Contractor orderbook soars to £9bn after stellar six months performanceRead More

Amey, ISG and Costain industryâ??s quickest payers â?? list

Thursday August 03,

Controversial self reporting payment data shows payment times improvingRead More

Ilke Homes modular factory machinery up for sale

Thursday August 03,

Online auction of production line as administrators realise assetsRead More

Collapsed construction job agency sold by administrators

Thursday August 03,

Administrator sells PSR Contract Solutions Ltd sold to PSR Staffing Solutions LtdRead More

Heathrow paves the way with low carbon concrete trial

Friday August 04, 20

First airport trials in the world to test lower carbon concreteRead More

Scottish school geodesic domed building approved

Friday August 04, 20

Robertson Construction to build Futures Institute at Dollar Academy, near StirlingRead More

Commercial work rise sees construction return to growth

Friday August 04, 20

Commercial and civils sectors bail out tanking housing marketRead More

ISG cladding pay row takes another twist

Friday August 04, 20

Specialist FK Construction ordered to hand back £1.7m adjudication payoutRead More

Hinkley Point scaffolders plan industrial action

Friday August 04, 20

Over 300 scaffolders plan to down tools every WednesdayRead More

Jenner acquires M&E specialist Reina Group

Friday August 04, 20

Contractor acquires key supply chain partnerRead More

RED lands £31m historic Pall Mall office deal

Friday August 04, 20

New offices will be built behind restored facadeRead More

McAleer & Rushe starts final £138m phase at Southbank Place

Monday August 07, 20

Final phase will see construction of a 13-storey mixed use buildingRead More

Morrisroe Group suffers its first trading loss

Monday August 07, 20

Squeeze on fixed price contracts blamed for £7m plunge into the redRead More

Ardmore clinches £154m flats job in London

Monday August 07, 20

Hackney council awards major new tower blocks project in final phase of Shoreditch Park schemeRead More

Competition probe into Hanson takeover of Mick George

Monday August 07, 20

CMA launches early stage investigation into take over of £220m recycling contractorRead More

Plans go in for trio of Bankside towers

Monday August 07, 20

Developer Hines want to build major mixed-use scheme of 22, 40 and 45 storeysRead More

Kier wins three-year upgrade deal for Birmingham hospitals

Monday August 07, 20

Contractor to lead estate revamp for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS TrustRead More

Preferred bidders unveiled for £10bn electricity network deal

Monday August 07, 20

Ten firms win slice of huge infrastructure investment programmeRead More

Developer Citu submits plan for £300m Sheffield scheme

Monday August 07, 20

Plans in 1,000 homes Attercliffe Waterside regenerationRead More

Bellway to cut jobs and close divisions in restructure

Tuesday August 08, 2

Up to 90 jobs at risk as housing slowdown bitesRead More

Equans wins £72m West London estate recladding job

Tuesday August 08, 2

1,000 homes on Brentford Paragon estate to be brought back into use after mass evacuationRead More

Acquisitive RSK looks to raise £500m through stake sale

Tuesday August 08, 2

Engineering and environmental services conglomerate targets £5bn revenue by 2030Read More

400 homes plan for Perry Barr dog racing track

Tuesday August 08, 2

West Midlands developer will submit regeneration plan in coming monthsRead More

Britishvolt buyer fails to make final payment

Tuesday August 08, 2

Latest blow for £300m car battery gigaplantRead More

Losses deepen at modular house builder TopHat

Wednesday August 09,

Offiste specialist confident second factory opening will make firm profitableRead More

Mace director joins offsite specialist Reds10

Wednesday August 09,

Shaun Tate joins modular contractorRead More

Henry Construction supply chain hit for over £43m

Wednesday August 09,

More than 700 firms left out of pocket, with 12 bond providers facing £160m hitRead More

Laing O’Rouke signs pre-con for £220m Cambridge hospital

Wednesday August 09,

Work could start next year on major new cancer research hospitalRead More

Hinkley steel erectors down tools as unrest on site spreads

Wednesday August 09,

Around 70 William Hare steel erectors and welders stop work over shift patternsRead More

Plan for £500m Manchester student and sci-tech scheme

Wednesday August 09,

Landmark 42-storey tower included in six buildings planned for Ardwick areaRead More

Kane wins £30m MEP package at Sisk water resort

Wednesday August 09,

Specialist lands major deal at £200m leisure complexRead More

Persimmon targets subcontractors in cost-cutting drive

Thursday August 10,

House building giant looks to "share the cost pressures" with its supply chainRead More

Plans approved for £900m Stevenage biotech campus

Thursday August 10,

Construction to start later this year on 15-building Elevate QuarterRead More

City leaders call for more cash for green building skills

Thursday August 10,

City of London Corporation demands revamp of Apprenticeship Levy and s106 policiesRead More

Contract awards to suppliers hit year-high in July

Thursday August 10,

Experts see "some respite" for industry after months of strugglesRead More

Persimmon gets go-ahead for 404-home Cornwall site

Friday August 11, 20

Green light for first phase of homes for local peopleRead More

Network Rail fined £1.2m after 6t rail crushes worker

Friday August 11, 20

Kevin Mauger crushed carrying out maintenance at Eastleigh rail production lineRead More

Plans in for £100m Derby Friar Gate scheme

Friday August 11, 20

150-year old historic buildings to be restored and refittedRead More

Knights Brown wins £35m Cardiff coast defence job

Friday August 11, 20

Work on 3-year programme to start later this yearRead More

Transport ban for demolition firm after load overturns

Friday August 11, 20

Commissioner issues ban after 45-tonne machine falls on roadRead More

Tiler sentenced for £492,000 tax fraud

Friday August 11, 20

Subcontractor ignored chance to come clean over inflated VAT claims for materialsRead More

June jump in construction output ends three month decline

Friday August 11, 20

Warm weather lifts activity with monthly new work up 2%Read More

Winners named on £1.6bn NHS consultancy framework

Monday August 14, 20

Four year deal will aim to cut the cost of hospital construction workRead More

Contractor wanted for Super Sewer testing phase

Monday August 14, 20

Tideway to start hunt for maintenance contractor to cover 21 London sites on MEICA and civils assetsRead More

Metal thieves strip Nottingham £8m building job

Monday August 14, 20

Thousands of pounds of copper piping and stainless steel stolen from care home jobRead More

Plans in to convert Middleton cotton mill to 280 flats

Monday August 14, 20

Flats will be located in derelict Warwick Mill and new 10-storey buildingRead More

Government demands single-sex toilets in new buildings

Monday August 14, 20

Change to building regulations will "reverse the rise of gender-neutral toilets"Read More

Green light for Manchester Georgian student scheme

Monday August 14, 20

Plans include a new nine-storey block and refurb of listed Georgian VillaRead More

Brims wins £15m Sunderland construction academy

Monday August 14, 20

North East builder replaces failed Tolent to deliver planned skills college Read More

Lendlease recladding costs soar to £151m

Monday August 14, 20

Up to 59 buildings could require fire safety worksRead More

Skanska UK construction profit surges to £55m

Tuesday August 15, 2

Firm delivers strong year with group operating margins stable at 3%Read More

Galliford Try seals 30-storey Cardiff rental flats job

Tuesday August 15, 2

Tower will be built at Guildford Cresent in city centreRead More

Vinci buys overhead power line specialist

Tuesday August 15, 2

NorPower acquisition sees 30 staff join main contractorRead More

Willmott Dixon wins Passivhaus school

Tuesday August 15, 2

Construction to start next year on £14.5m job in Basingstoke Read More

Green light for 330-home Chippenham scheme

Tuesday August 15, 2

Countryside Partnerships to construction at Langley Park later this yearRead More

Trio renew £167m M25 upkeep deal

Tuesday August 15, 2

Jackson, Octavius and Milestone Infrastructure sign new six-year dealRead More

Balfour Beatty lifted by UK construction star performance

Wednesday August 16,

Steady first half results underpinned by uplift in profitability at construction armRead More

£19m bid race for iconic City of London boys school job

Wednesday August 16,

Contractor wanted to build phase 2 and 3 of expansion planRead More

Willmott Dixon to build Kier designed children’s home

Wednesday August 16,

28-bed secure facility to be built in Sleaford, LincolnshireRead More

Scores of firms win £545m Pagabo M&E framework

Wednesday August 16,

Three quarters of firms on new building services framework are SMEsRead More

Buckingham Group files administration notice

Thursday August 17,

£700m turnover contractor files notice of intention to appoint an administratorRead More

Profits fall at BAM UK contracting operations

Thursday August 17,

BAM Construction impacted by inflation and supply chain challengesRead More

Railway construction row ends in £11m out-of-court settlement

Thursday August 17,

Long running legal row settled on Morrison built Cairngorms FurnicularRead More

OCU wins latest phase of historic aqueduct upgrade

Thursday August 17,

Work to start this month at Vyrnwy AqueductRead More

Buckingham Group stops trading and tries to sell business

Thursday August 17,

Contractor hoping to sell parts of stricken business within daysRead More

Groundworks and plant hire specialist collapses

Friday August 18, 20

181 jobs lost as housing downturn claims latest victimRead More

Green light for £250m A38 Derby roundabouts scheme

Friday August 18, 20

BAM now awaits final construction go-ahead for three junctions after a legal hurdle clearedRead More

Domis starts £195m Boddingtons Brewery job

Friday August 18, 20

Long-awaited 556 homes scheme begins at prime north Manchester locationRead More

GPE plans Soho site revamp after £70m property deal

Friday August 18, 20

Existing block will be demolished for 90,000 sq ft HQ buildingRead More

Costain makes charity donation after polluting river

Friday August 18, 20

Contractor makes amends after contaminating River Don during road worksRead More

BAM wins £11m Forest of Dean leisure hub

Friday August 18, 20

Leisure, enterprise and education hub to be built at Five AcresRead More

43 jobs axed as Carlisle steelwork firm collapses

Monday August 21, 20

Border Steelwork Structures enters administrationRead More

Completion date slips for Farrans £145m Gull Wing bridge

Monday August 21, 20

Council gives update as "significant risks and challenges remain"Read More

Data centre specialist files administration notice

Monday August 21, 20

£49m turnover AC Plc lodges court noticeRead More

Crest Nicholson profit warning as new home sales plunge

Monday August 21, 20

Expected loss on Farnham scheme under construction raised to nearly £16mRead More

‘Marathon’ bridge build completed on HS2

Monday August 21, 20

18 different supply chain companies worked on latest engineering featRead More

Sisk names new UK operations chief

Monday August 21, 20

Former ISG MD Steven McGee takes on new combined UK and Ireland leadership roleRead More

Legacie unveils £200m Liverpool residential scheme

Monday August 21, 20

656-apartment scheme to lead regeneration of Liverpoolâ??s Northern QuarterRead More

Lendlease lands £150m Sage conference centre

Tuesday August 22, 2

Construction to start this year on Gateshead site prepared by BAMRead More

£29m modular-built secondary school shuts over structural fears

Tuesday August 22, 2

Failed Caledonian Modular built the Essex secondary school in 12 weeks during Covid shutdownRead More

HS2 contractor promises to pay Buckingham subbies

Tuesday August 22, 2

EKFB JV "working tirelessly" to minimise disruption on £120m civils contractRead More

Green light for Graham revamp of Birmingham hospital

Tuesday August 22, 2

Refurbishment and upgrade work to start this autumnRead More

Plans in for first 420 homes at Leeds Aire Park

Tuesday August 22, 2

Developer Vastint plans seven blocks of flats at Tetley Brewery siteRead More

Liverpool in lurch over new Buckingham stand finish date

Wednesday August 23,

Football club facing stand delays as uncertainty surrounds future of main contractorRead More

Costain operating profit down a third to £7.6m

Wednesday August 23,

CEO Vaughan to restore dividend payments as outlook improvesRead More

Regional house builders chosen for garden village first phase

Wednesday August 23,

Smaller builders picked ahead of larger rivalsRead More

Munnelly bags logistics deal for £8bn Brent Cross Town

Wednesday August 23,

Developer Related Argent signs site-wide logistics deal for 180-acre building siteRead More

Risk of collapse in ‘high winds’ shuts Caledonian Modular schools

Thursday August 24,

Third school shuts as education minister details structural integrity fearsRead More

Subbie failures plunge Seddon to £15m loss

Thursday August 24,

Several key subcontractor failures on big jobs drive up costsRead More

FEC to redevelop former police HQ in Manchester

Thursday August 24,

Plan advances for over 700 new homes at former Stretford police headquartersRead More

Site products supplier Bryson buys rival from administrators

Thursday August 24,

Eurotec assets acquired after £14m-turnover construction supplier goes underRead More

Alternative Heat lands £35m biomass deal

Thursday August 24,

Contract in Scottish Highlands is one of largest awarded in UKRead More

Signs of ‘first step to normality’ for building materials prices

Thursday August 24,

Inflation slowing for construction materials Read More

Ilke Homes went under owing £320m

Friday August 25, 20

Report from administrator reveals debt mountain at modular house builderRead More

£19m race for Twyford Zoo orangutan hub

Friday August 25, 20

Planned National Science and Conservation Centre will support great ape researchRead More

Scotland to England power cable link wins full consent

Friday August 25, 20

Work to start next year on £2.1bn Eastern Green Link 2 projectRead More

Kier chalks up £28m secondary school job in Bournemouth

Friday August 25, 20

Contractor signs off deal for new 900-place Oak AcademyRead More

M&E contractor Mitton files administration notice

Friday August 25, 20

£34m-turnover firm files courr noticeRead More

Scaffold turned into giant IKEA bag at McLaren site

Friday August 25, 20

Embrace Building Wraps installs eye-catching scaffold coverRead More

Five HS2 workers injured in London vent shaft incident

Sunday August 27, 20

One trapped worker hospitalised with neck and back injuriesRead More

Contractor fined after dumping asbestos during refurb job

Monday August 28, 20

Contractor fined £90,000 after failing to attend courtRead More

Ilke Homes modular factory raided after kit auction

Tuesday August 29, 2

Raiders steal machines from factory hours after they were sold offRead More

Big Yellow gets go-ahead for 114 flats and self storage hub

Tuesday August 29, 2

£38m London project approved on appeal despite rowdy fetish club concernsRead More

Wates to finish Tolent’s Vaux job in Sunderland

Tuesday August 29, 2

135 homes project is expected to cost around £24m to complete.Read More

Kier, Laing Oâ??Rourke and Wates bag £225m MoJ deal

Wednesday August 30,

Latest Ministry of Justice alliance to deliver 1,200 new prison places by 2025.Read More

‘Mature’ talks with clients help McGee minimise risks

Wednesday August 30,

Specialist contractor maintains profit levels following discussions over rising materials pricesRead More

United Utilities race for £6bn build-only framework

Wednesday August 30,

North west water company seeks firms for 17 spots on AMP8/9 spend programmeRead More

Scrapping of EU pollution rules to unlock 140,000 homes

Wednesday August 30,

Government to spend £280m tackling farm run-off and waste water treatment to offset moveRead More

Further £341m released to make Sizewell C ‘shovel ready’

Wednesday August 30,

Latest round of site preparation cash for nuclear power projectRead More

Higgins lands £176m Peckham estate revamp

Wednesday August 30,

Ledbury Estate to be demolished after serious structural and fire safety issues foundRead More

Plans in for £24m new Oldham theatre

Wednesday August 30,

Council forges ahead new cultural quarter plansRead More

Inland Homes warns of possible loan covenant breach

Wednesday August 30,

Fresh set back a month after housing veteran joins to turn around businessRead More

Over 100 schools told to shut buildings over RAAC concrete

Thursday August 31,

Government orders all school areas with Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete to close regardless of risk ratingRead More

Haydon M&E went down owing £10m to supply chain

Thursday August 31,

Administrator examines novation of contracts to sister firm before Haydon went underRead More

M&S launches legal challenge to Gove store rebuild rebuff

Thursday August 31,

Retail giant vows to fight "to the fullest extent possible" to get new store builtRead More

Laing O’Rourke lands £700m hospital contract

Thursday August 31,

Contractor on board with NHS Lanarkshire for Monklands Replacement ProjectRead More

Henry Boot sells historic head office

Thursday August 31,

Contractor to leave Banner Cross Hall after more than 90 yearsRead More

Water pollution costs Keepmoat and Applebridge £135,000

Thursday August 31,

Donation to local river charity after site run off contaminates waterwayRead More

Housing associations to cut home building by 22%

Thursday August 31,

Third of housing association report projects in deficit as high build and finance costs biteRead More

Kier names new Eastern and Midlands director

Thursday August 31,

H&S lead Chris Lilley promoted Read More

Morgan Sindall to build £20m R&D centre to decarbonise steel

Thursday August 31,

Net zero R&D facility to be build close to Tata Steelâ??s Port Talbot plantRead More

FEC green light for 1,550-home Manchester Red Bank scheme

Friday September 01,

Detailed planning for £330m scheme of seven buildings from six to 34 storeysRead More

Hill inks deal to build council houses in Gravesend

Friday September 01,

Partnership model pioneered in Cambridge six years ago rolled out in North KentRead More

Midgard to build £250m student towers

Friday September 01,

Trio of towers will be largest dedicated student scheme in EuropeRead More

Jobs to go as Costain winds down tech centre

Monday September 04,

Contractor concludes review of digital activities Read More

Mitie buys engineering and fit-out contractor for £31.5m

Monday September 04,

FM firm returns to mainstream contracting with JCA Engineering purchaseRead More

Subcontractors wanted for sites across Cardiff

Monday September 04,

Latest Constructionline Meet the Buyer event: Register nowRead More

Construction faces longer and deeper slowdown

Monday September 04,

Consultant Arcadis downgrades forecast on public spending fearsRead More

Building boss ordered to pay back £50,000 covid loan

Monday September 04,

Construction director caught cheating Bounce Back Loan schemeRead More

Blenheim House wins job for extra floors on London city office

Monday September 04,

Barings Real Estate 25 Moorgate upgrade to see two more floors built on roofRead More

Spencer Group appoints MD for rail

Monday September 04,

Network Rail delivery director Mike Halliday returns to his former firmRead More

Osborne maintenance arm sold to expanding Cardo Group

Monday September 04,

Welsh-based housing decarbonising and maintenance group aims to build nationwide businessRead More

Kier swoops as Buckingham Group enters administration

Monday September 04,

446 jobs axed but Kier deal to buy rail division saves 180 staffRead More

Government rail chief joins Arup

Monday September 04,

David Hughes joins consultant from Department for TransportRead More

Failure of three ‘non-critical’ RAAC beams forced safety rethink

Tuesday September 05

DfE reveals three RAAC beam failures without warning over the Summer behind policy changeRead More

Winners named on £8bn Procure Partnerships deal

Tuesday September 05

87 firms secure places on second generation national frameworkRead More

More jobs go as Eurocell issues profit warning

Tuesday September 05

Housing woes hit UPVC specialistRead More

Worker breaks every bone in his face in roof plunge

Tuesday September 05

Steelwork and cladding specialist fined after skylight plungeRead More

Local concrete contractors lose out to Lithuanian firm

Wednesday September

Domestic firms furious after losing race for car park job on massive Leeds siteRead More

Decision on A1 Costain dualling job delayed for fourth time

Wednesday September

Transport secretary has sat on planning recommendation report since October 2021Read More

11 bag spots on £1bn North West Construction Hub

Wednesday September

Henry Bros, Seddon and Tilbury Douglas secure places on medium value project dealRead More

Concrete chaos schools face 3-week-wait for temp classrooms

Wednesday September

Surge in demand for portable school buildingsRead More

Barratt sets aside extra £179m for building safety works

Wednesday September

Biggest house builder still counting cost of fire and concrete frame safety issues in legacy buildingsRead More

Fusion21 bid race to renew £346m building upgrade firms

Wednesday September

Building improvements framework updated for new Decent Homes standardsRead More

£150m A9 dualling out for rebid after risk revision

Wednesday September

New amended NEC4 contract for Tomatin to Moy project aims to attract more biddersRead More

Buyers report fastest fall in new orders since Covid

Wednesday September

Construction output edges up in August, but new orders fall at fastest pace since May 2020Read More

List of crumbly concrete schools published

Wednesday September

Nineteen schools delay opening with four more switching to full remote learningRead More

J Tomlinson went down owing £17m to supply chain

Thursday September 0

More than 600 firms owed cash following collapse of contractorRead More

VolkerWessels UK strong profit growth lifts margin to 2.8%

Thursday September 0

Diversified builder, highways and marine specialist hikes profits 39% to £38mRead More

M&E specialist Mitton collapses

Thursday September 0

160 staff made redundant following administration of Bradford building services groupRead More

Hyde Group reports record number of housing starts

Thursday September 0

Housing association looking to build between 1,500 and 2,000 homes a year over the next decadeRead More

MPs call for ‘reality check’ on 2.0 hospital build programme

Friday September 08,

NHS procurement chiefs need to build 25% cheaper and 20% quicker to hit delivery targetsRead More

Liverpool bring on sub for Buckingham on Anfield stand

Thursday September 0

Rayner Rowen Construction to complete job with club vowing to employ out-of-pocket subcontractorsRead More

Greenwich plans to put homeless in 154 sq ft flats

Friday September 08,

Developer goes ahead with hostel revamp without getting planning permissionRead More

Trio of Skanska directors exit ahead of up to 90 job cuts

Friday September 08,

Contractor plans wave of back office job cuts in face of challenging marketRead More

Regal London lodges Wembley 640 student rooms plan

Friday September 08,

Work on 20 storey tower to start next summerRead More

Vistry exits private market housing for Partnerships-only strategy

Monday September 11,

£1bn to be handed to shareholders over three years as new strategy generates big cash returnsRead More

Henry Boot plans £140m Manchester office block

Monday September 11,

Plans go in for sixteen-storey towerRead More

Strike vote starts for engineering construction workers

Monday September 11,

3,000 Blue Book workers to vote on industrial action over pay disputeRead More

Former Lovell boss to lead Bancon Construction

Monday September 11,

Kevin McColgan joins fast-growing construction groupRead More

Southampton Uni seeks builder for £150m campus

Monday September 11,

North East Quadrant teaching hub to be built in two phasesRead More

Aldi ramps up store building programme

Monday September 11,

German discount store opens 1,000th store and targets 500 moreRead More

Kier gets start date for delayed £36m eye hospital

Tuesday September 12

Work to start on site before ChristmasRead More

Go-ahead for 35-storey London Old Street tower

Tuesday September 12

Endurance Land gets green light to overhaul and extend 1990s towerRead More

Sir Robert McAlpine tops August contracts ranking

Tuesday September 12

Mace maintains position at top of league for most work secured in last 12 monthsRead More

Inland Homes breaches loan covenant

Tuesday September 12

Another blow for house builder now in "active discussions" with HSBCRead More

Planned school rebuilds won’t be bumped by RAAC projects

Tuesday September 12

DfE says 100 crumbly concrete school rebuilds will not replace existing projects planRead More

Bidding deadline extended for frameworks worth £4bn

Tuesday September 12

Dates pushed back for EN:Procure deals in hope of attracting more contractorsRead More

Plans in for £100m Leith harbour housing blocks

Tuesday September 12

Twin blocks include 120 build-to-rent homes and a 404-bed student roomsRead More

Subcontractors fear Buckingham debts could top £100m

Wednesday September

Supply chain facing huge losses again following collapseRead More

Westridge files administration notice

Wednesday September

£64m-turnover contractor files court noticeRead More

Construction output slips 0.5% during wet July

Wednesday September

Commercial up 4% but housing RMI and new build down nearly 4% and 2% respectivelyRead More

Unite to build 800-bed Glasgow student scheme

Wednesday September

New scheme believed to be part of the High Street goods yard site masterplanRead More

Build deal for £2.5bn Eastern Green Link 1 converter stations

Wednesday September

Large HVDC converter station projects awarded to Greek-American joint ventureRead More

BAM seals deal for £46m Peebles High School

Wednesday September

Construction set to start this autumn on Scottish Borders school Read More

Unite threatens to disrupt Murphy projects

Wednesday September

Union leaders issue warning to contractorRead More

Longest HS2 green tunnel aims to avoid faults of the first

Wednesday September

HS2 promises changes to quality control and the delivery and installation of the segmentsRead More

Prater bust-up with Balfour Beatty at £200m London flats job

Thursday September 1

Facade contractor terminates contract in row at Lewisham Gateway projectRead More

Profits rebound at Kier as margin rises to 3.9%

Thursday September 1

Contractor to resume dividend payments to shareholders after strong performanceRead More

Green light for Canada Water commercial scheme

Thursday September 1

Twin-tower scheme will offer "a new type of office for London"Read More

Groundworker crushed by drainage pipes

Thursday September 1

Two contractors fined £120,000 after telehandler lifting accidentRead More

Fresh blow to house builders as Lords sink pollution reforms

Thursday September 1

House of Lords blocks Government plan to ditch EU nutrient neutrality ruleRead More

Algeco in restructure after Mobile Mini acquisition

Thursday September 1

Job losses as businesses align under Algeco brand Read More

Cardo Group completes an acquisition hat-trick

Thursday September 1

West Midlands-based Jefferies joins fast-expanding social housing maintenance groupRead More

HS2 leg to Manchester could be axed

Friday September 15,

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are reportedly in talks to axe Northern legRead More

FM Conway revenue tops £500m

Friday September 15,

Highways contractor reduces net debt by £10m amid strong operating cash flowRead More

Builder jailed for stealing wallet from site drying room

Friday September 15,

Construction worker caught stealing on Cambridgeshire road jobRead More

Focus on frameworks pays off for Applebridge

Friday September 15,

Civils contractor sees turnover growth boost profitsRead More

Murphy seals main build on £124m Essex station

Friday September 15,

Contractor lands main contract after successful start on enabling works packageRead More

Costain bags £80m Severn Trent order for upgrades at 16 sites

Monday September 18,

Contracts include work to improve wastewater quality and protect wildlifeRead More

Work to start this year on Manchester £250m spa resort

Monday September 18,

Developer Therme gets green light for re-engineered 28-acre Trafford complexRead More

Director ban for asbestos dumper

Monday September 18,

Twenty tonnes of construction waste illegally dumped on farmlandRead More

NG Bailey makes £25m loss after Britishvolt shock

Monday September 18,

Gigafactory loss and problem contracts blow hole in booksRead More

CHIC extends bid deadline on £3.2bn new build framework

Monday September 18,

Closing date for 8-year framework set for 20 OctoberRead More

Barhale JV sign-off for £18m Dewsbury sewage works upgrade

Monday September 18,

Project forms part of Yorkshire Waterâ??s £500m investment in Phosphorous removalRead More

GMI lands latest £42m phase of lab cluster

Monday September 18,

Citylabs life sciences complex in Manchester continues to growRead More

Henry Boot Construction struggling to find work

Tuesday September 19

Contracting arm looking to fill order bookRead More

Buckingham Plant Hire still trading as normal

Tuesday September 19

Plant operation "not affected" by collapse of contracting businessRead More

Steelwork specialist Billington delivers record first-half

Tuesday September 19

Overseas recruitment push boosts headcount by 10% to drive growthRead More

Vinci wins major St Helens town centre revamp

Tuesday September 19

£90m first phase includes new market hall, 120-bed hotel and over 60 flatsRead More

Mace deputy chairman to step down from board

Tuesday September 19

Mace veteran Mark Holmes will leave at the end of the yearRead More

Strabag hires 15 senior Buckingham Group staff

Tuesday September 19

Austrian civils giant to set up UK building business with pool of staffRead More

Crumbly concrete found at extra 27 schools

Tuesday September 19

A total of 174 schools now found to contain RAAC concreteRead More

More schools found to have crumbly concrete

Tuesday September 19

Surveyors find another 27 schools containing RaacRead More

Contractors raise pay offer to avert engineering construction strike

Wednesday September

Blue book agreement employers up final offer to 10% Read More

Former Mid Group chief joins Tilbury Douglas

Wednesday September

Steven Hearn gets new role as regional director of the South East divisionRead More

RG Group to build tallest student block in the world

Wednesday September

Contractor confirmed on 45-storey tower in Leeds Read More

Galliford Try forecasts profit to double next year

Wednesday September

Contractor delivers strong results this year and raises expectation for 2024Read More

Three giant lab buildings approved at £700m Oxford R&D district

Wednesday September

Phase 2 Oxford North office and lab buildings to deliver 460,000 sq ft of spaceRead More

Springfield switches strategy as private housing slumps

Wednesday September

Scottish house builder turns back to affordable homes marketRead More

Sunak details zero carbon targets climbdown

Wednesday September

Plan to reform energy infrastructure planningRead More

First sign of price falls for construction products

Thursday September 2

Supply returns to pre-covid levels as demand drops Read More

PM fails to quash speculation about plan to axe HS2 phase 2

Thursday September 2

Sunak ducks future of HS2 question at big net zero Government briefingRead More

Green light for giant North Wales offshore wind farm

Thursday September 2

Awel y Môr wind farm is the biggest renewable investment in Wales for a decadeRead More

T&T breaks £1bn revenue mark for first time

Thursday September 2

Global consultant enjoys strong growth across all seven geographical regionsRead More

Subcontractors and suppliers wanted across Scotland

Thursday September 2

Constructionline Meet the Buyer event next week at Hampden Park: Register nowRead More

Bouygues/Murphy JV tipped for £2.3bn Thames tunnel job

Friday September 22,

Frontrunner emerges for Lower Thames Crossing 4.2km tunnel jobRead More

Subbies facing squeeze as main contractors tighten belts

Friday September 22,

Pay disputes increasing as suppliers fear major contractors returning to "bad old ways"Read More

Portview takes control of Fulham Buckingham stand

Friday September 22,

Fit-out specialist steps in after main contractor failureRead More

Vinci/McAlpine JV to start £105m NHS rehabiltation centre

Friday September 22,

Treasury clears New Hospital Programme job to start main constructionRead More

Manslaughter probe dropped after demolition deaths

Friday September 22,

HSE to now lead investigation of 2019 tragedyRead More

Housing contractor Real LSE files administration notice

Monday September 25,

Real LSE part of group formed in 2021 following acquisition of Rydon contractsRead More

ISG clinches £155m Cat D prison expansion

Monday September 25,

Firm to deliver 780 new places at three existing prison locationsRead More

Morgan Sindall £48m Dumfries school job approved

Monday September 25,

Building work to start before the end of 2023Read More

Pagabo starts race for £1.6bn decarbonising frameworks

Monday September 25,

Two frameworks are anchored by Great Ormond Street Hospital and Hull City CouncilRead More

Redrow plans 1,400 home garden village in Rochdale

Monday September 25,

Construction on first phase could start next yearRead More

Plans in for 800-bed Leeds student and retail scheme

Monday September 25,

Major scheme will replace The Core shopping centre in the cityRead More

McAleer & Rushe awarded £60m Barking flats job

Tuesday September 26

Work to start in November on near 200 rental homes projectRead More

Balfour boss Leo Quinn backs rainbow lanyards

Tuesday September 26

Chief executive vows "visible leadership" on diversity driveRead More

Lancashire Council awards £300m building framework

Tuesday September 26

Carefoot and Conlon secured spots for major building jobsRead More

Clients consider options after Westridge collapse

Tuesday September 26

£64m turnover contractor now in hands of administratorsRead More

Eric Wright Construction returns to profit

Tuesday September 26

Construction division back in the black as strict contract selection pays offRead More

Bidding to start shortly for second home for civil service in Darlington

Tuesday September 26

Government Property Agency will invite bids in Q4 for major new Government office complexRead More

Arup and Aecom on board for £1bn Lincolnshire powerline

Tuesday September 26

New high voltage overhead line and substations from Grimsby and WalpoleRead More

Barratt to demolish more homes with faulty foundations

Wednesday September

Number of homes to be demolished on Cambridge estate rises from 36 to 83Read More

Steel contractor William Hare edges back to break-even

Wednesday September

Revenue slides a quarter to £165m as firm records £108,000 profitRead More

Willmott Dixon fails to agree final price for Newcastle leisure job

Wednesday September

City council looks for new contractor as budgets under pressureRead More

Plan in for Stansted airport terminal extension

Wednesday September

Original Foster design will be replicated in 54m extension towards airfieldRead More

Council orders developer to tear down tower blocks

Wednesday September

Comer Homes told to demolish occupied towers in Woolwich after planning rowRead More

Bouygues UK restructure sees CEO exit

Wednesday September

Contractor restructures as Rob Bradley retiresRead More

Fit-out firm BW Workplace returns to profit

Thursday September 2

London and south east fit-out firm sees revenue rebound 50% to £216mRead More

Tarmac fined £1.275m after quarry death

Thursday September 2

26-year-old Luke Branston died during maintenance work at Leicestershire quarryRead More

Galliford Try targets multi-rise affordable housing

Thursday September 2

Firm fills new role of director of affordable homesRead More

Building engineering services workers accept 7% pay rise

Thursday September 2

Two-year deal includes a 3% hourly rate rise from October 2024.Read More

Regeneration specialist Muse gets new MD

Thursday September 2

North west chief Phil Mayall promoted to run whole Muse businessRead More

Green light for 690-home Birmingham Smithfield scheme

Friday September 29,

Prosperity Group plans to start work in Autumn next year on major Smithfield schemeRead More

Go-ahead for 289 homes next to Saltaire World Heritage site

Friday September 29,

Ambitious plan to demolish a vacant Bradford office complex for new residential quarterRead More

Costain wins phase 2 of A40 Westway viaduct repairs

Friday September 29,

TfL re-signs Costain for Wood Lane to Marylebone Flyovers repairsRead More

Buckingham Group supply chain hit for over £108m

Friday September 29,

Over 1,200 firms left in the lurch, while bond providers brace for £86m payoutRead More

Bidders day for £4bn-plus Palace of Westminster restoration

Friday September 29,

Tendering to start next July for main construction, integrator and design partnersRead More

Clegg Construction sinks £3m into the red

Monday October 02, 2

Clegg Group lifted by specialist food project arm after tough year in general buildingRead More

£350m Birmingham triple tower scheme approved

Monday October 02, 2

Vast curving Ringway Centre to be demolished for 1,750 flats developmentRead More

Midgard lands £245m Tottenham Hale towers

Monday October 02, 2

Three towers of up to 38 storeys complete north London regeneration schemeRead More

Designs chosen for mini nuclear reactors

Monday October 02, 2

First contracts for next generation of nuclear power to be awarded next summerRead More

Go-ahead for Wates £35m Hartlepool leisure centre job

Monday October 02, 2

Work on the Highlight waterfront centre to start in NovemberRead More

M&E specialist Michael J Lonsdale goes under

Monday October 02, 2

£250m revenue London specialist placed into administrationRead More

HSE to prosecute Falcon after triple crane death

Monday October 02, 2

Court proceedings to start this month following tragedy in 2017Read More

Another part of Real group heading for administration

Tuesday October 03,

Real SW staff given bad news as first contract already novated to RydonRead More

Retention records added to stricter payment reporting laws

Tuesday October 03,

Disputed value of invoices to be bolted into prompt payment reporting Read More

Esh Group counts on record orders after resilient year

Tuesday October 03,

Order book swells to £600m raising hopes for year aheadRead More

Costain transportation MD exits

Tuesday October 03,

Sue Kershaw resigns after nearly four years heading highways, rail and aviation divisionRead More

Materials giant Heidelberg drops Hanson brand

Tuesday October 03,

Hanson UK renamed Heidelberg MaterialsRead More

Willmott Dixon replaces Buckingham on Swansea job

Tuesday October 03,

Firm will pick up the pieces to finish off largely complete £135m jobRead More

British Land multi-storey logistics hub approved

Wednesday October 04

London urban last-mile logistics hub pipeline hits £1.3bnRead More

Sutton Council looking to replace Real LSE on major site

Wednesday October 04

Cash-strapped contractor was awarded £38m job last OctoberRead More

RSK snaps up muckshifting and civils firm RJT Excavations

Tuesday October 03,

£30m turnover civils specialist employs around 125 staffRead More

Octavius revenue tops £200m in first full standalone year

Wednesday October 04

Margin slips to 2.8% as inflation bites on two jobsRead More

GMI directors join Artium Construction

Wednesday October 04

Recently launched design and build specialist looks to expand in North of EnglandRead More

Sunak’s project plan for £36bn redirected HS2 cash – list

Wednesday October 04

Network North plan forms part of an all regions spending programmeRead More

It’s official – “rest of HS2” is cancelled

Wednesday October 04

Rishi Sunak vows to spend "every single penny" saved on northern transport projectsRead More

Galliford Try poaches Skanska procurement chief

Wednesday October 04

Andrew Spencer takes up newly-created role of supply chain and procurement directorRead More

Hitachi Rail to sell part of signalling arm in £1.5bn mega-merger

Wednesday October 04

Mainline signalling business to be sold for Hitachi-Thales merger green lightRead More

Former Carillion CEO banned for eight years

Wednesday October 04

Richard Howson gets latest ban as fall-out from Carillion failure continuesRead More

Mace to start £230m Landsec London office job

Thursday October 05,

Timber Square project will pioneer a hybrid cross laminate timber and steel superstructureRead More

HS2 Euston Station can be built to budget and open early

Thursday October 05,

Mace chief calls for urgent restart to activate new development zone potentialRead More

All Real staff made redundant

Thursday October 05,

Construction group has "no future"Read More

Green light for Canada Water next phase of 380 home

Thursday October 05,

Zone G plan includes major resi tower, supermarket and parkRead More

Conlon gets more time for £16m Preston museum refurb

Thursday October 05,

Extra time for complex construction work on 130-year-old buildingRead More

Construction buyers report September output slump

Thursday October 05,

Comercial work also sees decline as housing and civils work fallsRead More

Mace wins concrete bunkers for world’s most powerful laser

Thursday October 05,

Firm will build two 7m tall bunkers with 2m thick radiation resistant concrete wallsRead More

Tide completes Europeâ??s tallest modular building

Thursday October 05,

Two towers of 35 and 50 storeys completed in just 28 months, 2 months ahead of scheduleRead More

Lonsdale supply chain braced for £50m hit

Friday October 06, 2

Subcontractors and suppliers facing massive lossesRead More

Tilbury Douglas targets £530m turnover after orders swell

Friday October 06, 2

Standalone contractor clears last remaining Interserve legacy issues taking a hit on profitsRead More

Robertson to deliver £20m Alloa Wellbeing Hub and school

Friday October 06, 2

Design work will now start on Wellbeing Hub and Lochies primary schoolRead More

Bouygues UK sinks to £42m loss in challenging year

Sunday October 08, 2

Building safety work provisions, cost inflation and labour shortages hit contractorRead More

Target to slash costs by third on £1.2bn Midlands rail upgrade

Monday October 09, 2

Network Rail sets £2.5m/km electrification costs target on Nottingham and Sheffield stretchRead More

Partner wanted for 1,200-home London riverside scheme

Monday October 09, 2

Hyde seeks construction partner for £212m Charlton Riverside schemeRead More

Labour vows to “get Britain building again”

Monday October 09, 2

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves wants to speed-up planning systemRead More

Hercules signs five-year labour deal with Balfour rail

Monday October 09, 2

Labour supply specialist sets-up new live track divisionRead More

Developer fined for breaching conditions of bat licence

Monday October 09, 2

Housing job breached Natural England guidelinesRead More

Labour to put major project spending under microscope

Monday October 09, 2

Enquiry to be held into overspending levels on HS2Read More

Vistry asks subcontractors to knock 10% off bills

Monday October 09, 2

House builder wants suppliers to take a pay cut Read More

Skanska wins £158m London Docklands data centre

Tuesday October 10,

Telehouse data centre will be built on East India Docks next to the A13Read More

£60m allocated to revive brownfield land for 6,000 homes

Tuesday October 10,

100 regeneration projects receive Brownfield Land Release FundRead More

Bickwork contractor Lee Marley falls into the red

Tuesday October 10,

Wage and materials inflation tips firm into £2m loss despite record revenueRead More

Wakefield 500,000 sq ft logistics park approved

Tuesday October 10,

Enabling work to start on 31-acre City Fields site early next yearRead More

Avant Homes gets green light for £61m Notts site

Tuesday October 10,

Construction due to start in DecemberRead More

Starmer pledges to build next generation of New Towns

Tuesday October 10,

Labour promises 1.5m new homes, and faster planningRead More

Kier to restart Buckingham stations

Wednesday October 11

Construction to resume on stalled West Midlands sitesRead More

Brickability buys cladding contractor

Wednesday October 11

Topek acquisition continues diversification drive as brick sales hit by housing slumpRead More

AmcoGiffen to pioneer robot-constructed tunnels in rail sector

Wednesday October 11

Firm strikes exclusivity deal to deploy innovative hyperTunnel technology Read More

Watkin Jones warns of profit slide to breakeven

Wednesday October 11

Student room builder recovery plan hit by extra costs to speed up project completionsRead More

Galliford Try names new Environment division MD

Wednesday October 11

Mark Shadrick replaces Stephen SlessorRead More

Battery maker close to deal for Coventry gigafactory

Wednesday October 11

Planning consent in place for £2.5bn lithium-ion battery plantRead More

Forterra to mothball another brick factory

Wednesday October 11

Materials giant in profit warning as housing market slump continuesRead More

Vistry spells out 10% pay cut plan to subbies

Thursday October 12,

House builder starts round of meetings with supply chain to discuss controversial discountsRead More

Higgins tops September contracts league ranking

Thursday October 12,

Estate rebuilds dominate big contract awards as order levels slipRead More

Morgan Sindall only rebooking in framework renewal

Thursday October 12,

Ten firms win spots on £200m Southern building frameworkRead More

First tier 3 contract awards for Sellafield major framework

Thursday October 12,

Four smaller HVAC specialists first to win spots on Programme and Project Partners frameworkRead More

Mace-led team renews nuclear clear-up PM role

Thursday October 12,

Mace, AtkinsRealis, Gleeds and i3Works team to deliver project and programme managementRead More

Liverpool confirm further delays to Anfield stand

Thursday October 12,

New contractor Raynor Rowen needs more time to complete former Buckingham jobRead More

KPMG hit with record £21m fine over Carillion audit failures

Thursday October 12,

Financial Reporting Council probe highlights significant cost to taxpayers, pensioners and staffRead More

Construction output slides for second month running

Thursday October 12,

Output increasingly uncertain as commercial joins house building slideRead More

Former Galliford Try environment chief joins water specialist RSE

Thursday October 12,

Stephen Slessor to lead expansion plans at £250m turnover firm Read More

Caddick bags UK’s largest fertiliser plant job

Friday October 13, 2

Yorkshire contractor seals £28m contract for new plant in YorkshireRead More

Plans advance for £500m Sutton town centre scheme

Friday October 13, 2

Ambitious plan for 1,000 homes, a new civic hub and 180,000 sq ft of commercial spaceRead More

Demonstrators burst-in on Skanska meeting: Video

Friday October 13, 2

Latest Unite action over long-running HS2 rowRead More

Sir Robert McAlpine to start fresh wave of job cuts

Monday October 16, 2

Firm is rumoured to be looking for 190 further job cuts in ongoing streamliningRead More

Steelwork firm James Killelea files administration notice

Monday October 16, 2

Firm worked on Luton airport car park which caught fire last weekRead More

Barhale boosts profits as strategy pays off

Monday October 16, 2

Latest results highlight success of ongoing five-year business planRead More

Civils contractor Alun Griffiths plunges to £20m loss

Monday October 16, 2

CRH-owned contractor losses total nearly £75m over last four yearsRead More

Network Rail to slash jobs at in-house track renewals team

Monday October 16, 2

RMT union claim up to 500 posts will be lost in switch to outsource contractorsRead More

Enabling works start on £30m Rotherham Markets job

Monday October 16, 2

Henry Boot to start main building work early next yearRead More

Farrans lands £100m Leeds airport terminal job

Monday October 16, 2

Construction of first phase set to start this autumnRead More

Travelodge wants to build 100 more hotels in London

Monday October 16, 2

Hunt starts for new sites as construction starts on latest hotel in ChiswickRead More

Bellway uncovers concrete frame defects in Greenwich flats

Tuesday October 17,

House builder sets aside £31m to repair block built 12 years agoRead More

Plan for 37-storey rental flats Birmingham tower

Tuesday October 17,

Moda Living to submit plan for 450 build to rent homes in LadywoodRead More

Former Amey chief joins Costain board

Tuesday October 17,

Amanda Fisher appointed NED overseeing remunerationRead More

Two senior hires for United Living Infrastructure team

Tuesday October 17,

New commercial and operation director appointments to lead water and energy sector pushRead More

Morrison wins Aberdeen £50m market building job

Tuesday October 17,

Reviseed plans have now been submitted for the landmark buildingRead More

Council runs out of cash for new £70m road scheme

Tuesday October 17,

Leicestershire County Council "steps back" from southern leg of Melton Mowbray Distributor RoadRead More

Competition probe launched into construction chemicals market

Tuesday October 17,

Investigation into supply of chemical additives used in products like concrete, mortars and cementRead More

Green light for £80m Dorset hospital upgrade

Tuesday October 17,

Groundworks to get underway for Tilbury Douglas to start work in early 2024Read More

Plant hire firm fined after work experience boy, 16, injured

Tuesday October 17,

Quick thinking Tom Cutler used his belt as a tourniquet after machine toppled on his legRead More

Land deals to kick-start stalled Preston sites

Wednesday October 18

Developer Belgravia looks to start construction next year on schemes worth £165mRead More

GMI seals £50m York student accommodation job

Wednesday October 18

Firm set to start Rialto House scheme on site of former cinemaRead More

Nine win £100m Manchester highways framework

Wednesday October 18

Eric Wright, Bethell and Casey bag both major and small works lotsRead More

Muse JV to deliver Wolverhampton’s City Centre West quarter

Wednesday October 18

English Cities Fund set to be named council partner for 1,000-home planRead More

Modular contractor M-AR files administration notice

Thursday October 19,

£30m offsite specialist files court noticeRead More

Green light for new office block by Tower of London

Thursday October 19,

City planners approve latest scheme in sensitive site Read More

Telford Homes plunges to £193m loss

Thursday October 19,

London private rental flats developer counts cost of legacy building safety worksRead More

Bidders day for £650m concrete road upgrades

Thursday October 19,

Morgan Sindall and Sisk face fight to renew places on concrete road renewals dealRead More

Engineering construction workers vote to strike over pay

Thursday October 19,

Sellafield construction workers among thousands voting for industrial actionRead More

GRAHAM lands £20m Lincoln infrastructure deal

Thursday October 19,

Bridge and access work will open-up site for 3,200 new homesRead More

Partner wanted to fast-track £145m London estate rebuild

Friday October 20, 2

Barnet Council seeks partner to deliver 505 home on vast Collindale estateRead More

Leeds £50m office scheme gets green light

Friday October 20, 2

Work to start early next year on spec office schemeRead More

Spencer lifts profitability despite revenue fall

Thursday October 19,

Project delays depress revenue by a quarter to £52mRead More

Council wins cladding removal court case

Friday October 20, 2

Building owner found guilty of delaying removal of dangerous cladding on east London towerRead More

Vinci blames fixed-price contracts for £44m loss

Friday October 20, 2

Building division hit by problem contractsRead More

Vistry appreciates “productive” chats with subbies over price cuts

Monday October 23, 2

House builder announces another 200 job cutsRead More

Forecasters now warn construction recession to last to 2025

Monday October 23, 2

Expected recovery next year called off as even infrastructure and industrial due to slipRead More

Shed builder Readie revenue tops £400m

Monday October 23, 2

Turnover doubles since sold to EOT but margins under pressureRead More

Major health campus plan for Old Royal Liverpool Hospital

Monday October 23, 2

University and NHS Trust agree to build big academic health sciences campus Read More

Whitby coast to get UK’s first Passivhaus hotel

Monday October 23, 2

Work to start this spring on luxury coastal hotel near WhitbyRead More

Pellikaan set to start £33m Essex leisure centre

Monday October 23, 2

UK arm of Dutch firm also in line for Shropshire swimming pool jobRead More

Kier appoints new London and southern chiefs

Monday October 23, 2

Group splits construction units two years after they were mergedRead More

Plan in for London 2,500-home Ladbroke Grove scheme

Tuesday October 24,

Ballymore plan for 11-year build programme to transform former gas works canalside siteRead More

Bathroom pod makers rack-up losses

Tuesday October 24,

House builders heavily reliant on modular bathrooms but market remains "brutal"Read More

Labourer fractures skull in stairwell plunge

Tuesday October 24,

Two contractors fined a total of £46,000Read More

Murphy on board for £93.4m Cambridge station contract

Tuesday October 24,

Main contractor confirmed with work due to be completed by 2025Read More

HS2 London TBMs being assembled for next drive

Tuesday October 24,

TBM teams to power up for 3.4-mile drive at the start of 2024Read More

Landsec submits plan for 20-storey London city tower

Tuesday October 24,

Contractors in chase for £300m Hill House project near Fleet StreetRead More

2,100 homes plan for UK’s largest cluster of Victorian gasholders

Wednesday October 25

St William plans to restore seven structures at historic Bromley by Bow site in East LondonRead More

Hunt starts for subcontractors for £1.3bn A66 road job

Wednesday October 25

Balfour Beatty seeks earthworks, steel structures and pavement firms for £340m of worksRead More

Falling slate tile from hotel site fractures toddler’s skull

Wednesday October 25

Court hands out £420,000 in fines after 3-year-old girl injured during refurbishment workRead More

Stanton Precast sells drainage business

Wednesday October 25

Northern Ireland buyer Tracey Concrete to expand in EnglandRead More

Gove pledges 30-month grace period on second staircase rule

Wednesday October 25

Industry will get time to adapt to avoid delays to projects in the pipelineRead More

Kier seals £225m Somerset roads deal

Wednesday October 25

Milestone to hand over to Kier Transportation next AprilRead More

Squibb Group tries to strike deal with creditors

Thursday October 26,

Leading demolition contractor in cash-flow crisisRead More

Go-ahead for £300m North London Stonebridge Place

Thursday October 26,

Landmark 515 homes tower scheme to be built in BrentRead More

B&K seals £130m Manchester student towers

Thursday October 26,

Triple towers at Echo Street will rise to 28 floorsRead More

Plan in for 3,500 Essex garden community

Thursday October 26,

Developers Countryside and L&Q expected work to start in 2025Read More

£740m South East Consortium housing upgrade winners

Thursday October 26,

Equans, Breyer, Mullaley, Vinci, Wates win spots on major works lotRead More

Van Elle buys piling rival Rock and Alluvium for £3.8m

Thursday October 26,

Galliford Try offloads loss-making piling business acquired 34 years agoRead More

Mace calls for London to lead world on circular construction

Thursday October 26,

Committed construction recycling would save £1.25bn over the next ten yearsRead More

Industry urges rethink on fire sale of HS2 land

Friday October 27, 2

Hasty Government land sale to lock in capacity bottlenecks and cost tax payer £100mRead More

Gilbert Ash tipped for 900-room London hotel

Friday October 27, 2

Plan to double size of Hilton London Olympia to 900 roomsRead More

Renew swoops for nuclear welding and fabrication specialist

Friday October 27, 2

Contractor to pay £4.7m for Workington-based TIS CumbriaRead More

Bouygues bags £30m Cotswolds designer shops village

Friday October 27, 2

Work to start in Tewksbury retail complex next monthRead More

Cheshire civils contractor files administration notice

Friday October 27, 2

M Igoe Ltd files court noticeRead More

Plans in for 159 homes at Manchester Waters scheme

Monday October 30, 2

Peel Waters submits planning for two blocks of build to rent homesRead More

Red wins Bristol retirement village £14m expansion

Monday October 30, 2

44 extra care flats to be built at former Frys chocolate factory Read More

Contractor dumps flammable cladding on balconies

Monday October 30, 2

Cladding removal specialist fined £240,000 for fire safety failuresRead More

Private equity firm buys offsite specialist Byldis

Monday October 30, 2

UK operation has new owners after failure of parent companyRead More

Amey names new transportation strategy director

Monday October 30, 2

Former Arriva commercial director Danny Gilbert to focus on strategic growthRead More

Ex-Tideway project boss to head HS2 JV

Monday October 30, 2

Sally Cox appointed MD of EKFB joint ventureRead More

Balfour starts £67m Edinburgh school campus

Monday October 30, 2

Passivhaus certified campus buildings will replace Liberton High SchoolRead More

Plans in for 186 flats project at Derby riverside site

Monday October 30, 2

Wavensmere Homes plans U-shaped, 9-storey brick block by Full StreetRead More

Two north west contractors in administration

Tuesday October 31,

Administrators take control at civils firm M Igoe and steelwork specialist James KilleleaRead More

Network Rail agrees extra infra spending after ORR review

Tuesday October 31,

Additional £600m for infrastructure among £43.1bn investment planRead More

Green light for Solent former naval base redevelopment

Tuesday October 31,

350 homes-led scheme will include hovercraft museum and commercial spaceRead More

Plans go in for new weather forecast centre in Reading

Tuesday October 31,

Mace working with government on new complexRead More

Bouygues E&S returns to profit ending five years of losses

Wednesday November 0

Motherwell based engineering and maintenance contractor deliver £19m profitRead More

Leeds 30-storey Springwell Gardens tower approved

Wednesday November 0

Developer Citylife is aiming to start construction in AprilRead More

Squibb Group owes creditors £23m

Wednesday November 0

Demolition specialist tries to strike a deal amid huge debtsRead More

McLaren appoints former McAlpine commercial director

Wednesday November 0

Paul Spiller joins his old boss as Mclaren looks to growRead More

Muse to deliver Solihull town centre revamp

Wednesday November 0

Phase one to see redevelopment of vacant House of Fraser buildingRead More

Builders prefer poached eggs or porridge for breakfast

Wednesday November 0

Construction catering specialist says traditional fry-up is on the way outRead More

Mace sells £130m turnover FM arm to MBO team

Thursday November 02

700-staff strong Mace Operate FM business to return to Macro brandRead More

Kier wins £2.7bn Birmingham highways PFI contract

Thursday November 02

Long running contract saga finally sees a winnerRead More

West Country contractor ceases trading

Thursday November 02

Brady Construction Services to enter liquidation next weekRead More

Hunt on for £170m Immingham import jetty

Thursday November 02

New terminal to handle imported liquid bulk ammonia for conversion to hydrogenRead More

McLaughlin & Harvey seals £61m education job

Thursday November 02

Price agreed on Wolverhampton Learning Quarter schemeRead More

140 jobs axed as HB Projects goes under

Friday November 03,

£60m turnover specialist retail contractor heads into administrationRead More

Nixon Hire to put 500 machines under the hammer

Friday November 03,

Plant hirer to offload rental fleet in switch to site accommodationRead More

Data centres waste heat to warm thousands of homes

Friday November 03,

Government pumps £65m for five big district heating projectsRead More

Manchester Met Uni submits ‘visionary’ library plan

Friday November 03,

Work could start next summer on Oxford Road schemeRead More

Labourer cheats death in demolition masonry fall

Monday November 06,

Contractor fined £60,000 after worker left with multiple injuriesRead More

Subcontractor prices fall for first time in over three years

Monday November 06,

Buyers report another sharp construction output decline in OctoberRead More

L&G modular homes foray amassed £295m of losses

Monday November 06,

Firm reports record loss of £120m last year prompting decision to cease tradingRead More

Network Rail reveals top 20 suppliers spend

Monday November 06,

BAM Nuttall ranks top among civils firms as Murphy closes the gapRead More

McLaren wins London office retrofit for Crown Estate

Monday November 06,

Work to start on 10 Spring Gardens revamp near the MallRead More

£45m North London Council HQ revamp up for grabs

Monday November 06,

Haringey Council civic centre revamp hits the marketRead More

Engineering construction workers reject 15% pay deal

Monday November 06,

Union chiefs to discuss industrial action plan todayRead More

Vistry strikes record deal to build nearly 3,000 rental homes

Tuesday November 07,

Partnerships deal will see rental homes worth over £800m built at 70 Vistry sitesRead More

Laing O’Rourke tops October contracts league

Tuesday November 07,

Major cancer research campus job caps a busy month of contract winsRead More

Persimmon staff numbers to drop by 700

Tuesday November 07,

House builder taking "proactive" approach with subcontractors over price reductionsRead More

Go-ahead for major Home Counties film studio complex

Tuesday November 07,

Phased construction at Bedfordshire site due to start next yearRead More

Walker Modular lands bathroom pod double from IQ Student

Tuesday November 07,

Watertight guarantee means no leak worries for hundreds of studentsRead More

Squibb creditor vote delayed

Wednesday November 0

Demolition specialist to get vital decision on November 21Read More

Galliford Try FD off to join Persimmon

Wednesday November 0

Andrew Duxbury to join volume house builder as new chief financial officerRead More

Wessexâ??s £100m sewage plant expansion approved

Wednesday November 0

Work to start in Avonmouth early next year on five-year construction projectRead More

Bennett bags £116m Cambridge housing scheme

Wednesday November 0

Construction to start later this month on 373-home developmentRead More

McAleer & Rushe starts 420-bed Liverpool student block

Wednesday November 0

7-storey project to be built in Liverpoolâ??s â??Knowledge QuarterRead More

Former Hinkley boss becomes McGee Operations Director

Wednesday November 0

Richard Wilkinson promoted to McGee boardRead More

DfT puts brake on £1.3bn ‘Project Speed’ road scheme

Thursday November 09

Decision date on A66 Northern Trans-Pennine dualling pushed back four monthsRead More

Galliford Try snaps up water sector M&E contractor for £7m

Thursday November 09

Water and energy specialist employs nearly 100 staffRead More

Two workers fall from crane during assembly

Thursday November 09

Heavy lifting specialist fined £24,000 after court hears how assembly went wrongRead More

Sisk hires ISG veteran as London commercial chief

Wednesday November 0

Justin Lowe joins as commercial ops director after 17 years at ISGRead More

Balfour Beatty offloads stakes in two infrastructure assets

Thursday November 09

Firm distills £26m gain from sale of stake in waste incinerator and US housing JVRead More

Hill submits plan for 100 homes in Bristol

Thursday November 09

Developer will deliver homes at former Wills Tobacco Factory siteRead More

Wates Construction MD Mark Tant leaves business

Friday November 10,

Construction managing director replaced by Steph BattleRead More

Cambridge Uni shakes up builders line-up for £680m spend

Friday November 10,

B&K, Morgan Sindall and Willmott Dixon win major project places for first timeRead More

Go-ahead for Brighton 555-bed student village

Friday November 10,

Developer Downing to build scheme on a former car park site next to Brightonâ??s Amex Stadium.Read More

Six win South West Water £3bn major projects deal

Friday November 10,

BAM Nuttall, Clancy and Tilbury Douglas among key signingsRead More

Refurb work edges construction back to slow growth

Friday November 10,

Private commercial only area of new work growth in SeptemberRead More

Plant hirer Lyndon Thomas enters liquidation

Friday November 10,

Firm specialised in providing heavy earthmoving equipment and skilled operatorsRead More

Manchester Airport boss joins Core Highways

Friday November 10,

Charlie Cornish becomes group chairman of £120m turnover traffic management specialistRead More

Galliard Homes JV to build out 12-tower Greenwich site

Monday November 13,

Joint venture with Singapore developer acquires major residential siteRead More

Firms readied for £750m Wales & Western railway deal

Monday November 13,

Applications to open in January for Reactive and Minor Works frameworkRead More

Green light for 800,000 sq ft Skelton Grange logistic park

Monday November 13,

Harworth set to advance plans for major logistics and industrial scheme outside LeedsRead More

Devonport seals £750m submarine base expansion

Monday November 13,

Kier BAM and CosMott JVs set for infrastructure scale-up at Plymouth submarine baseRead More

Keltbray wins job to reveal birthplace of Sheffield

Sunday November 12,

Remains of Sheffield Castle will be revealed in new riverside park in the city centreRead More

Subcontractors wanted across Manchester

Monday November 13,

Major meet the buyer event next week: Register nowRead More

Skanska names new building division MD

Monday November 13,

Terry Muckian steps up as Steve Holbrook departs after 28 years at SkanskaRead More

IHP wins £28m Whipps Cross Hospital car park

Monday November 13,

MSCP job to pave way for major London hospital rebuildRead More

HS2 construction jobs hit record 30,000

Tuesday November 14,

Workforce rises to highest level to date with over 3,000 firms supporting the projectRead More

Landsec looking to start more schemes in 2024

Tuesday November 14,

Developer adapts to "higher-for-longer reality" on interest ratesRead More

Steelwork firm Billington upgrades profit forecast

Tuesday November 14,

Strong volumes and quailty orders steer contractor to record yearRead More

GMI to build latest phase of Goole Rail Village

Tuesday November 14,

Contractor continues partnership with Siemens MobilityRead More

Teesworks unveils plans for 43 business units

Tuesday November 14,

Construction to start next year on latest phaseRead More

United Living to build Manchester PRS blocks

Tuesday November 14,

Investor CDL acquires Northern Quarter site to build over 260 flatsRead More

Duo cheat death as cradle falls nine floors on London tower

Tuesday November 14,

Court fines access equipment specialists £240,000 after accidentRead More

Bristol tower block evacuated over structural safety fears

Wednesday November 1

Major incident declared as 1958-built tower block residents told to leave homesRead More

Skanska seals extra £24m for Black Cat A428 start delay

Wednesday November 1

Dualling work to start in weeks on £679m Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet upgradeRead More

Hull builder Stubbs Construction heads for CVA

Wednesday November 1

Builder to put survival plan to creditors early next monthRead More

“Unstable” tower crane shuts down Leeds city centre

Wednesday November 1

Emergency services and engineers make crane safe after four hoursRead More

Galliard sets aside £31m for building safety work

Wednesday November 1

London house builder slumps to a £13m pre-tax lossRead More

Creditors fear £4m hit from M-AR administration

Wednesday November 1

Begbies Traynor now in charge of modular contractorRead More

Skanska MD to head Costain transportation division

Thursday November 16

Jonathan Willcock will join Costain in AprilRead More

ISG secures £27m brace of leisure centre jobs

Thursday November 16

Aliance Leisure progress North East Derbyshire and Durham projectsRead More

Go-ahead for Wates £300m super prison job

Thursday November 16

Gove over-rides Government planning inspector to green light HMP Gartree 2Read More

Kier boss bullish about year ahead

Thursday November 16

Andrew Davies expecting a positive 12 months Read More

Worker dies on Kent housing site

Thursday November 16

Fatal accident at Barratt David Wilson Homes siteRead More

Taziker founders take back control of engineering contractor

Thursday November 16

New management team appointed after private equity owner sells majority stakeRead More

£6bn London Earls Court scheme revamped

Thursday November 16

4,000 home plan to be put in for planning next summerRead More

Paul Heather promoted as McLaren strengthens board

Thursday November 16

Heather becomes construction group chief executiveRead More

JCB prompts probe into “dumped” Chinese diggers

Thursday November 16

Trade watchdog to investigate if Chinese kit is unfairly undercutting domestic machinesRead More

Five hurt in failed concrete floor pour

Friday November 17,

Accident at Manchester Royal Infirmary extension siteRead More

New HS2 boss blasts cost-plus contracts for £6bn of overspend

Friday November 17,

Watchdog MPs told cost-plus civils contracts have hamstrung efforts to control spendingRead More

Inquiry warns hospital build programme in disarray

Friday November 17,

Downgraded fresh target to build 32 hospitals unlikely to be met, new hospitals will be too smallRead More

£8bn of HS2 savings to be spent on pothole repairs

Friday November 17,

Redirected cash to repair roads across the countryRead More

EDF snaps up UK’s main air source heat pump installer

Friday November 17,

Investment will help CB Heating to train over 1000 heat pump installers next yearRead More

Alun Griffiths agrees £56m price tag for Banwell Bypass

Friday November 17,

North Somerset Council hopes construction will begin early next yearRead More

Brymor suddenly makes half of staff redundant

Monday November 20,

Investment company owner slashes staff 16 months after acquiring contractor from administrationRead More

Groundworks firm goes under

Monday November 20,

NRI Civils Ltd worked on Barratt site where homes are being demolished because of faulty foundationsRead More

London office project starts roar back

Monday November 20,

Crane Survey sees the highest volume of new starts on recordRead More

RAAC crisis is blowing school rebuilding plan off course

Monday November 20,

Damning parliamentary inquiry warns of continuing asbestos risk in estateRead More

Bennett lands £50m later living complex

Monday November 20,

Contractor to convert former strawberry field in CambridgeshireRead More

Morgan Sindall wins £70m Accrington town centre revamp

Monday November 20,

Enabling works to start for Market Hall, Market Chambers, and Burtons Chambers upgradesRead More

Mace lands £40m Bloomsbury office refurb

Monday November 20,

West London revamp will retain 95% of original structureRead More

Plans in for £450m Sunderland film studios

Tuesday November 21,

Backers say Government support needed to move project to construction next yearRead More

19-storey office tower near British Museum approved

Tuesday November 21,

Demolition to start early next year to clear way for £220m One Museum Street jobRead More

Final £1bn levelling-up funding awarded to 55 projects

Tuesday November 21,

Full list of projects to kick start regeneration in town centreRead More

Severfield sees slowdown and bid squeeze in shed market

Tuesday November 21,

Steelwork contractor revenue dips amid project start delays in challenging marketRead More

Breheny lands its biggest contract win

Tuesday November 21,

£45m civils and infrastructure deal on huge housing site helps contractor celebrate 60th anniversaryRead More

Landsec gets green light for £500m City office scheme

Tuesday November 21,

Work to start on 55 Old Broad Street 23-storey office in 2025Read More

M&S wins review of Gove refusal to demolish flagship store

Tuesday November 21,

Retail giant continues fight over "senseless" embedded carbon decision Read More

Squibb lets staff go and pulls off sites

Wednesday November 2

Demolition specialist cancels CVA meetingRead More

McAlpine deal to kick-start £110m Manchester resi scheme

Wednesday November 2

Development JV puts 24-storey Castlefield build to rent project back on trackRead More

Willmott Dixon to regenerate Torbay seaside towns

Wednesday November 2

Regeneration Partnership to speed up projects in Torquay and PaigntonRead More

TopHat agrees £15m loan with Homes England

Wednesday November 2

Modular house builder to ramp up production when new factory opens next yearRead More

Worker lifted to safety as blaze engulfs McAlpine site

Thursday November 23

Crane driver lifts man to safety in cage from burning town centre building in ReadingRead More

Griffiths Farrans JV wins £60m Bristol Airport scheme

Thursday November 23

Work starts on public transport hub and multi-storey car park projectRead More

Network Rail tenders Midlands and Eastern £2.5bn deals

Thursday November 23

Eastern small works and Midlands Alliance Hub deals hit the marketRead More

Judge orders firm to demolish unfinished block of flats

Thursday November 23

Michigan Construction told to tear down 6-storey block in KetteringRead More

CIS changes could see subcontractors suffer

Thursday November 23

Checks on VAT records could see subcontractors denied gross paymentsRead More

Dundee £1.6bn transformation set to accelerate

Thursday November 23

Investors lining-up to work with "developer friendly" council Read More

BAM submits plan for £40m school at power station site

Thursday November 23

Rugeley John Taylor School project to start in MarchRead More

Oliver Connell trebles profit as revenue jumps to £142m

Thursday November 23

London groundworks and frame contractor delivers record yearRead More

Mace set for £90m Natural History Museum storage hub

Friday November 24,

Work to start later next year on the Reading hub to store 28m specimemsRead More

Colmore Tang Construction enters liquidation

Friday November 24,

Birmingham builder wrapped up after 10 yearsRead More

Competition warning over Hanson deal to buy Mick George

Friday November 24,

Watchdog raises concerns over competition in East of England and the East MidlandsRead More

£100m Digbeth 33-storey flats job out to tender

Friday November 24,

Clarion Housing brings 480 flats project to the marketRead More

Housing slump hits brickies

Friday November 24,

Younger and inexperienced bricklayers being let go firstRead More

Graham wins £87m Jock’s Lodge junction upgrade

Friday November 24,

Spring start for East Riding A164 improvement scheme near BeverleyRead More

36 storey south London build to rent flats tower approved

Monday November 27,

Construction to start next year on £220m Croydon schemeRead More

Balfour signs deal with Koreans for UK power transmission jobs

Monday November 27,

Contractor strengthens large-scale onshore power transmission capabilityRead More

Giant concrete pour at HS2 Curzon Viaduct: Video

Monday November 27,

Over 2,000 cubic metres create the first two 90 metre viaduct deck structures,Read More

Cladding safety contractors told to wear body cameras

Monday November 27,

Insurance giant AXA to record remedial workRead More

Laing O’Rourke wins first phase of £700m Oxford R&D district

Monday November 27,

Landmark Red Hall and two labs to be built in phase 1a of Oxford North schemeRead More

GMI secures £27m Leeds City College job

Monday November 27,

Site clearance underway for new Mabgate campusRead More

Hunt for firms for £400m volumetric offsite deal

Monday November 27,

Procurement for Housing aims to expand its pool of firms on major offsite frameworkRead More

Ardmore wins retrofit deal on £200m Chancery Lane office

Monday November 27,

Building will be transformed to building to provide 105,637 sq ft of office spaceRead More

Architects join construction union Unite

Monday November 27,

Section of Architectural Workers forms official branchRead More

Tower crane collapses on Edinburgh resi site

Tuesday November 28,

Jib falls onto apartment block under construction: VideoRead More

Salboy drops office space from Viadux Phase Two

Tuesday November 28,

Developer to focus on Manchester residential towers of 76 and 23 storeysRead More

Constructionâ??s â??Leading Lightsâ? recognised

Tuesday November 28,

More than 50 winners in latest Considerate Constructors Scheme awardsRead More

Balfour Beatty clinches £20m Norfolk coastal defence jobs

Tuesday November 28,

Firm will install rock armour at Cromer and MundesleyRead More

Three in race for retendered £150m A9 dualling job

Wednesday November 2

Bidders take another look after client takes on more risk Read More

Plans in for £65m Blackpool multiversity campus

Wednesday November 2

Council leads plan for Talbot Gateway learning campusRead More

Warwick Uni plan for science and engineering campus

Wednesday November 2

370,000 sq ft science and engineering precinct submitted for planningRead More

Former Buckingham Group MD to join John F Hunt

Wednesday November 2

Simon Hyams is new Managing Director for ContractingRead More

Keltbray, OCU and Clancy clinch £1bn electricity network upgrade

Wednesday November 2

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks awards biggest ever deals for central southern EnglandRead More

Clancy tops £300m revenue in fifth year of growth

Wednesday November 2

Civils contractor delivers £13.5m pre-tax from water and energy sector workRead More

Morgan Sindall chalks up Greater Manchester schools treble

Wednesday November 2

Bury, Stockport and Wythenshawe school jobs will create 1,600 pupil placesRead More

Liverpool all-electric industrial park approved

Wednesday November 2

McLaren and Caddick in chase for Sefton 800,000 sq ft Atlantic Park schemeRead More

Laing O’Rourke makes a £288m loss

Thursday November 30

Rampant inflation on fixed-price jobs and problem contracts blow hole in accountsRead More

G&T enlisted for commercial review of HS2 main civils contracts

Thursday November 30

Phase 1 Main Works Civils Contracts to come under the cost scrutinyRead More

TClarke order books doubles to top £1bn for first time

Thursday November 30

M&E specialist on track to exceed £500m turnover this yearRead More

Wates signs Government safety remediation pact

Thursday November 30

Private builder belatedly signs fire safety developer remediation contractRead More

Hunt for delivery partner to revive New Hospital Programme

Thursday November 30

Programme delivery partner to get £600m fee to get plans back on trackRead More

Green light for new £780m Essex garden village

Thursday November 30

3,700 homes and four new schools to be built at Dunton HillsRead More

Lonsdale went down owing £65m to supply chain

Thursday November 30

More than 600 firms owed money as reduced credit rating sinks M&E giantRead More

Wates only bidder for £80m Cardiff estate rebuild

Friday December 01,

Council contacted 20 framework firms but received only one bid for 295-home Channel View estate rebuildRead More

£21m legal battle over flawed concrete at Salford flats job

Friday December 01,

Developer in compensation battle with Arcadis after new concrete core demolishedRead More

Abu Dhabi developer Aldar Properties buys London Square

Friday December 01,

UAE giant swoops on resi specialist in vote of confidence for London marketRead More

Worker injured at £300m offshore wind factory site

Monday December 04,

Accident on major Teesside construction siteRead More

P.P O’Connor blows down four iconic cooling towers – video

Monday December 04,

Fiddlers Ferry Power Station regeneration gets off with a bangRead More

Further fines after fatal fall on office conversion

Monday December 04,

£600,000 CDM fine after death while installing lightning protection systemRead More

National Grid £12.8bn HV civils framework hits market

Monday December 04,

Firms needed for major power line links and high voltage direct current converter stationsRead More

Approved change to concrete â??recipeâ?? to slash carbon emissions

Monday December 04,

New approved concrete mixes will be able to blend finely ground limestone and fly ashRead More

8Build bags Cambridge office and labs scheme

Monday December 04,

Firm wins phase 2 of The Press biotech developmentRead More

Cash boost to accelerate Transpennine Route Upgrade work

Monday December 04,

Government commits £3.9bn for latest phase of rail upgradeRead More

McLaren Living to revamp Watford police station site

Monday December 04,

Developer to submit plans for a major mixed-use developmentRead More

Network Rail unveils Cardiff South Central masterplan

Monday December 04,

Plans being drawn up for major housing-led mixed-use schemeRead More

Three Caledonian Modular-built schools to be demolished

Tuesday December 05,

DfE confirms Essex, Somerset and Northampton schools will be bulldozed and rebuiltRead More

Gilbert-Ash takes £30m Tate Liverpool revamp

Tuesday December 05,

Work to start in the New Year on remodelling of iconic 1846 warehouseRead More

HS2 Solihull mass transit enabling works out to bid

Tuesday December 05,

Bidding for £60m main works to start early next yearRead More

Balfour renews £330m Lincolnshire highways deal

Tuesday December 05,

Firm will use its new operational control hub to promptly address network issuesRead More

Modular health specialist Vanguard rescues M-AR

Tuesday December 05,

Deal with administrators sees Vanguard add production capacity with 100,00 sq ft offsite factoryRead More

Fatal accident at Laing O’Rourke Oxford site

Tuesday December 05,

Work suspended on site after tragedyRead More

Welsh contractor Andrew Scott targets £90m turnover

Wednesday December 0

Profit and revenue up at Port Talbot-based civils and building firmRead More

M-AR buyer starts round of redundancies

Wednesday December 0

30 jobs at risk after modular firm bought out of administrationRead More

Homes lead the way as Bancon Group boosts turnover

Wednesday December 0

Homes and contracting group looking to further growth in 2024Read More

L&G Modular Homes scheme replaced by traditional build

Wednesday December 0

Wolverhampton council chooses new partner and build method for £150m projectRead More

£33m Plymouth city centre homes scheme approved

Wednesday December 0

Spring start for Bath Street scheme in Millbay regeneration areaRead More

Former Costain transport chief joins Aecom

Wednesday December 0

Sue Kershaw takes up US-based vice president job with consultantRead More

Industry’s best construction managers revealed

Wednesday December 0

More than 80 now in the running for delayed awards: Full listRead More

Materials prices plummet as housing demand slumps

Wednesday December 0

Buyers report biggest fall in purchasing costs for 14 yearsRead More

Bouygues/Murphy JV confirmed for £2.3bn Thames tunnel job

Thursday December 07

BMJV clinches 4.2km Lower Thames Crossing road tunnel jobRead More

Roofing firm fined £881,000 after double fall

Thursday December 07

Court hears of two falls on sites involving same contractor Read More

Strabag tunnel drive in Yorkshire sets new world record

Thursday December 07

Woodsmith potash mine tunnelling project to be included in Guinness World RecordsRead More

McLaren and Arlington to develop York Central site

Thursday December 07

Developer deal signed for one of the UK’s largest city centre regeneration schemesRead More

Brymor Group Southern heads for CVA

Thursday December 07

Hampshire builder applies for Company Voluntary Arrangement with its creditors.Read More

Berkeley keeping close eye on subbies as market softens

Friday December 08,

Supply chain insolvency now bigger threat than build cost rises Read More

Plans in for £450m Coventry city centre regeneration

Friday December 08,

Work is expected to start next summer on City Centre South schemeRead More

Galliford Try to upgrade Red Arrows base

Friday December 08,

Contractor seals quartet of RAF base upgradesRead More

HS2 publishes £1bn of work packages up for grabs

Monday December 11,

More than 300 subcontracts available over next 18 months: Full detailsRead More

Balfour Beatty tops November contracts league

Monday December 11,

Trio of Scottish building jobs lift Balfour to pole positionRead More

Plans in for Leeds 35-storey student tower

Monday December 11,

Town Centre Securities plans 1,110-bed landmark project at Merrion CentreRead More

Race for £1bn Wolverhampton house building deal

Monday December 11,

City council seeks contractors to support ambitious housing planRead More

£800m carbon capture plan for Ferrybridge waste site

Monday December 11,

Energy from waste operator enfinium to invest in West Yorkshire siteRead More

JCB and Manitou end six-year legal battle

Monday December 11,

Plant giants settle telehandler patent disputeRead More

Kier wins more public work than any other company

Tuesday December 12,

Contractor tops public sector income league with £1.4bnRead More

Plans lodged for 35-storey Manchester student tower

Tuesday December 12,

Fresh plan to redevelop historic cotton mill siteRead More

Government commits to more timber construction

Tuesday December 12,

New timber roadmap launched to boost UK construction and reduce emissionsRead More

Taylor Woodrow lands £120m Meridian Water infrastructure deal

Tuesday December 12,

Main contract awarded three years after Pre-Construction Services AgreementRead More

Morgan Sindall hires former Skanska finance director

Tuesday December 12,

Existing FD Steve Crummett to retire at the end of next yearRead More

Second giant HS2 TBM gets ready to start digging under Birmingham

Wednesday December 1

Major assembly job at Bromford Tunnel launch site in North Warwickshire: VideoRead More

GRAHAM lands £23m Aurs Road upgrade

Wednesday December 1

Construction work to start on site next monthRead More

Work finally starts on Liverpool’s Littlewoods building

Wednesday December 1

Six months of remediation work begins on derelict buildingRead More

Plans in for Preston 19-storey flats scheme

Wednesday December 1

Work to start on landmark 280 flats project in autumn 2024Read More

‘Retrofit first’ policy floated for City of London schemes

Wednesday December 1

New guidance would force developers to first consider reuse ot retrofit options for redevelopmentsRead More

Skanska finally starts £1bn Black Cat A428 road scheme

Wednesday December 1

10 km dualling and junction remodelling job finally gets underwayRead More

Wet weather tips construction output back into decline

Wednesday December 1

Bad weather and sharp new build housing falls saw output fall 0.5% in OctoberRead More

Roger Bullivant to use graphene-enhanced concrete

Thursday December 14

Piling specialist links-up with tech firm ConcreteneRead More

Materials giant GRS buys ground stabilisation firm

Thursday December 14

GRS adds specialist to its growing contracting services operationRead More

BAM wins £50m Northumberland super-school

Thursday December 14

Seaton Valley dual school campus will be carbon neutral in operationRead More

Funding deal to build 11 green hydrogen production plants

Thursday December 14

Over 700 construction jobs to be created at £400m green hydrogen projectsRead More

BP Pulse to boost Gigahub car charging plans

Thursday December 14

Developer The Galliard Apsley Partnership will provide turnkey construction service to power giantRead More

Driver returns to profit and unveils rebrand plan

Thursday December 14

Claims consultant to rebrand international business Diales in restructureRead More

Bouygues chosen for 2,000 room student tower

Thursday December 14

LSE confirms Bouygues UK-Equitix consortium as development partnerRead More

Cost of HS2 SCS contract jumps to £4.1bn

Friday December 15,

Skanska Costain Strabag JV secures extra £200mRead More

Council fined £2m after death of highways worker

Friday December 15,

Court hears how Newport Council failed to set-up safe zone on resurfacing jobRead More

Regal London 1700-bed student projects approved

Friday December 15,

Work to start next year on Wembley and Old Kent Road student jobsRead More

Leicester City stadium expansion final approval

Friday December 15,

Club says it will continue to revise plans after recent land acquisitionRead More

R G Construction to build £120m Nottingham student digs

Friday December 15,

Olympian Homes secures funding deal for 790-bed project to startRead More

Giant dome lifted onto Hinkley C reactor building – video

Sunday December 17,

Big Carl 245-tonne lift closes first reactor building Read More

RG Group wins £75m Bristol student scheme

Monday December 18,

Marsh Mills development to be ready for 2025/26 academic yearRead More

Steelwork firm James Killelea went down owing £4m

Monday December 18,

Supply chain owed £1m in wake of administrationRead More

HG wins London student accommodation job

Monday December 18,

Work to start on 185-bed Vauxhall project in the New YearRead More

M&E specialist wanted for £40m British Museum upgrade

Monday December 18,

New energy centre will be at heart of major energy performance upgradeRead More

Morgan Sindall wins £54m Marne Barracks upgrade

Monday December 18,

Nine new facilities will be built at Catterick Garrison’s Marne BarracksRead More

Cheating builder gets four years in jail

Monday December 18,

Court hears how cash meant for subcontractors was spent at casinosRead More

Extra £1.25bn boost for social housing contractors

Monday December 18,

Government allocates extra cash ro insulate or retrofit 140,000 homes between 2025 and 2028Read More

ISG wins latest phase of giant Slough datacentre

Tuesday December 19,

New building begins on one of UK’s largest datacentre hubsRead More

Contractor hunt set to start for £120m Exeter scheme

Tuesday December 19,

Construction to start by end of next year on major mixed-use developmentRead More

Willmott Dixon wins £22m Rugby housing deal

Tuesday December 19,

Rugby council appoints builder to replace estate with 100 affordable homesRead More

Hertfordshire lures bidders with 21-year highways deal

Tuesday December 19,

County Council invites bids for near £2bn highways upkeep dealRead More

AtkinsRéalis and T&T win £800m Pagabo framework

Tuesday December 19,

Professional services frameworks cover England /Wales and ScotlandRead More

Torsion steps-in to save stalled £50m scheme

Tuesday December 19,

Work restarts on resi scheme stopped two years ago when developer went into administration Read More

Universal Studios buys Bedford brickworks for theme park

Wednesday December 2

US film giant purchases 480 acres of land including old Stewartby brickworks siteRead More

Rolls-Royce/Muse JV submits major warehouses plan

Wednesday December 2

Five industrial units planned for Harrier Park development near HucknallRead More

Structure Tone lands £22m Sicilian Avenue refurb

Wednesday December 2

Revamp for landmark Bloomsbury siteRead More

Colas wins £22m A38 Worcestershire BREP upgrade

Wednesday December 2

Work to start in New Year on A38 Bromsgrove Route Enhancement ProgrammeRead More

Worker crushed to death at Nationwide Platforms site

Monday December 25,

Powered access hire giant fined £900,000Read More

HS2 gears up to let £5bn of contracts this year

Tuesday January 02,

Awards to deliver tracks, power, signalling, overhead lines and new network control centreRead More

Willmott Dixon shuffles main board

Tuesday January 02,

Graham Dundas steps up to CEO as Rick Willmott becomes executive chairmanRead More

Arup revenue tops £2bn for first time

Wednesday January 03

Profitability still squeezed despite energy and water work upliftRead More

Trio win £140m Somerset road deals

Tuesday January 02,

Wins for Kiely Bros, Heidelberg Materials and Octavius InfrastructureRead More

United Living eyes acquisitions after strong profit and revenue growth

Wednesday January 03

Housing and infrastructure contractor trebles cash profit to £29mRead More

Green light for £22m historic Derwent Valley site

Wednesday January 03

Wavensmere Homes to start main construction work in coming monthsRead More

Plans in for London Euston Tower rebuild

Thursday January 04,

Lendlease involved in pre-planning demolition and construction strategyRead More

Cheshire civils contractor went down owing suppliers £3.5m

Thursday January 04,

More than 250 firms left holding unpaid invoicesRead More

National Highways seeks partner to steer efficiency drive

Thursday January 04,

Five-year operational overhaul within agency to cost £75mRead More

RG Group starts £100m London Stratford student tower

Thursday January 04,

36-storey tower will offer over 700 beds and a sixth form academyRead More

RWE to start construction on third Scottish wind farm

Thursday January 04,

German energy giant to invest £6.9bn across UK by 2030Read More

Construction buyers more bullish about year ahead

Friday January 05, 2

Hopes for falling interest rates make industry upbeat about 2024 prospectsRead More

Morgan Sindall crowned 2023 contracts league champion

Friday January 05, 2

Bouygues and Balfour Beatty rank second and third after big year of winsRead More

Sir Martin Laing dies aged 81

Friday January 05, 2

Tributes to former John Laing chairman Read More

Work set to start on Walsall waste energy plant

Friday January 05, 2

Hitachi Zosen Inova confirmed as main contractorRead More

M Group Services buys decarbonisation specialist

Friday January 05, 2

Latest acquisition for expanding infrastructure groupRead More

Go-ahead for Grimsby hotel and conference centre

Friday January 05, 2

Disused ice factory to be converted into 1,000 capacity venue and hotelRead More

Plans unveiled for first LGBTQ+ retirement home

Friday January 05, 2

Former hospital site could become first housing scheme of its type in the UKRead More

Winners for £346m Fusion21 building upgrade framework

Monday January 08, 2

Three quarters of 70 firms selected are SMEsRead More

Stewart Milne English arm files administration notice

Monday January 08, 2

Manchester based division of house builder files court noticeRead More

New MD to expand Caddick civil engineering arm

Monday January 08, 2

Civils business looks to expand across the North East, North West and MidlandsRead More

Former McAlpine director joins Beard board

Monday January 08, 2

Alison Cox takes NED role of board of southern building contractorRead More

M&E firm Gratte Bros doubles in size to £250m revenue

Monday January 08, 2

Single major London project squeezes profit marginsRead More

Race for £200m West Midlands housing framework

Monday January 08, 2

Aspire Housing seeks firms for new build schemes and maintenance of existing stockRead More

Plans in for major Eastbourne retirement complex

Monday January 08, 2

137-home seafront scheme at Sovereign HarbourRead More

Stewart Milne group goes into administration

Monday January 08, 2

More than 200 jobs lost immediately as bank rejects bids for house builderRead More

Demolition specialist John F Hunt expansion gathers pace

Tuesday January 09,

Strong profit growth driven by industrial demolition and remediation armRead More

Student developer recoups reclad costs from contractors

Tuesday January 09,

Unite wins back 75% of costs after work on five student blocks Read More

HG wins £75m Bristol student project

Tuesday January 09,

706-bed scheme will be built in five blocks rising to 15 storeysRead More

BAM construction boss to retire

Tuesday January 09,

James Wimpenny to step down this month after 38-year career at contractorRead More

Tilbury Douglas rejigs northern building leadership

Tuesday January 09,

Phil Shaw rises to MD Building North while Martin Horne joins from BAM to head north westRead More

World’s first pothole robot hits highways in Hertfordshire

Wednesday January 10

AI-powered machine can identify and fill cracks and potholesRead More

Seven win £3.6bn Northumbrian Water ‘flexi’ frameworks

Wednesday January 10

New Living Water Enterprise contractor collaboration to deliver £3.6bn AMP8 workload.Read More

Manchester Airport Group seeks firms for £550m works deal

Tuesday January 09,

Airfield works upgrades programme will run for 5-8 yearsRead More

Costain boosts year-end cash pot 33% to £164m

Wednesday January 10

Contractor starts 2024 on a high with £670m Northumbrian Water framework winRead More

Higgins lands latest £40m Greenwich towers

Wednesday January 10

Construction to start next month on 17-storey schemeRead More

Diamond Build goes bust

Thursday January 11,

£27m turnover London and south east based contractor set for liquidationRead More

Housing trades tender price inflation squeezed to 0-1%

Thursday January 11,

Taylor Wimpey reports UK completions down by almost a quarter in 2023Read More

Civils specialist M V Kelly riding out housing slowdown

Thursday January 11,

Pre-tax profit up 18% to record £27m as revenue hits £420mRead More

Vistry bags £29m Southport housing and extra care job

Thursday January 11,

Firm will build 40 homes alongside 90 extra care flats for Riverside GroupRead More

Wates bags London’s largest office to labs project

Thursday January 11,

Firm will convert landmark listed building into lab-enabled life sciences hubRead More

Work starts on epic year-long HS2 viaduct deck slide

Thursday January 11,

Engineers start 450m deck slide at Wendover Dean Viaduct Read More

Plan for third big nuclear power plant after Hinkley and Sizewell C

Thursday January 11,

Government roadmap sets out how nuclear generation will rise by up to 4 times to 24GW by 2050.Read More

HS2 appoints chief railway officer to integrate work packages

Friday January 12, 2

Technical services delivery director Emma Head promoted to key roleRead More

Vistry forces through cost cuts on all contracts

Friday January 12, 2

Refocused housing partnership group to exceed profit expectations for 2023Read More

Clegg Construction gets new MD

Friday January 12, 2

Michael Sims steps-up as Simon Blackburn retires after more than 20 years at the helmRead More

Falcon tower crane jib collapses on London site

Monday January 15, 2

Collapse comes two months after similar incident in EdinburghRead More

Problem sites prompt another Crest Nicholson profit warning

Monday January 15, 2

House builder facing fresh £13m claim for fire damage on apartment schemeRead More

Stiffer fines plan for over-running street works

Monday January 15, 2

Cash raised from lane rentals to be channeled into pothole repairsRead More

Glencar targets up to 20% revenue rise this year

Monday January 15, 2

Warehouse specialist predicts return to growth after pause to focus on better marginsRead More

Kier tenders key packages on £460m A417 Missing Link

Monday January 15, 2

Subcontract packages include £35m earthworks and £18m drainage worksRead More

Contract awards drop by 14%

Monday January 15, 2

Industry analysts hopeful about year aheadRead More

Torsion Group and Zenzic Capital launch £147m student JV

Monday January 15, 2

Contractor and funder looking to expand in student accommodation marketRead More

Sizewell C cleared for construction, finance next hurdle

Tuesday January 16,

Government hopes to reach final investment decision before the end of 2024Read More

Vinci and McAlpine land £312m hospitals revamp

Tuesday January 16,

Integrated Health Projects JV to start site preparatory works this monthRead More

Recruitment drive at Mott MacDonald Bentley after water win

Tuesday January 16,

South West Water win sparks job opportunities: Register for careers event nowRead More

Go-ahead for 40-storey Sheffield co-living tower

Tuesday January 16,

Green light to demolish former Primark in Sheffield city centre Read More

HG Construction restructures as revenue hits £400m

Tuesday January 16,

Several promotions to newly established operational board Read More

Army veteran to lead Balfour defence push

Tuesday January 16,

Neil Dalton joins from AmeyRead More

Galliford Try raises trading forecast for second time

Wednesday January 17

Order book up at £3.7bn from £3.5bn a year agoRead More

Ibstock closes another brick factory

Wednesday January 17

Restructuring continues amid residential sales slumpRead More

Suppliers wanted on on £683m waste power plant

Wednesday January 17

Meet the Buyer day for North London Heat and Power Project: Register nowRead More

Graham clinches £70m Nottingham student accommodation job

Wednesday January 17

Firm will build 660-bed scheme at former Royal Mail sorting office siteRead More

Drax gets planning for world largest carbon capture scheme

Tuesday January 16,

£2bn project still hangs in balance over Government fundingRead More

Chinese-owned CR Construction bags £38m London city fitout

Wednesday January 17

Former Tower Hill bank office block will be revamped in 14-month jobRead More

Credit nightmare for screeding specialist after CCJ blunder

Thursday January 18,

Contractor in months of bureaucratic wrangling after becoming innocent victim of admin mistake Read More

Kier slashes net debt by £100m to £140m

Thursday January 18,

Order book at end of first half up 6% to £10.7bnRead More

Four enforcement notices over Hinkley C site fire safety fears

Thursday January 18,

Inspectors demand improvements in fire safety arrangementsRead More

Eastern Green Link 2 is looking for local suppliers

Thursday January 18,

Meet the Buyer event next week for massive electrical cable link projectRead More

£200m London Gresham Street office retrofit approved

Thursday January 18,

65 Gresham Street is one of the largest building reuse projects in the Square Mile to dateRead More

Hill to build 300 homes at Oxford Blackbird Leys estate

Thursday January 18,

House builder is preparing to start demolition for Peabody schemeRead More

Manchester £450m sci-tech and student scheme approved

Friday January 19, 2

Construction work to start in the spring on seven-year mega projectRead More

Profits hit £16m at £73m turnover demolition specialist

Friday January 19, 2

Thompsons of Prudhoe posts sparkling set of resultsRead More

Scaffolder suffers 11,000 volt shock after tube hits power line

Friday January 19, 2

Court fines contractor £50,000 and hands director suspended prison sentenceRead More

Key Construction replaces Tilbury Douglas on £27m hospital job

Friday January 19, 2

Main construction work to start this month to replace building hit by Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated ConcreteRead More

Google to build £800m data centre in Waltham Cross

Friday January 19, 2

Construction will transform 33 acre siteRead More

Swarming tunnel bots to dig pedestrian underpass

Friday January 19, 2

Innovative robot-construction tunnel method to be piloted in South WalesRead More

Concrete frame specialist GCL tops £100m revenue

Friday January 19, 2

Profits dented by materials and labour inflationRead More

17% pay rise for engineering construction workers

Friday January 19, 2

Strike action averted at nuclear power station and refinery sites after "whopping" pay offerRead More

Brickability buys second facade contractor for £48m

Monday January 22, 2

Latest deal to buy TSL builds on acquisition of Glasgow-based Topek three months agoRead More

Two in race for £400m Royal Docks data centre

Monday January 22, 2

High profile job tipped to go to McLaren or Mace Read More

£400m Manchester Uni 3,300-bed campus go-ahead

Monday January 22, 2

Next phase of Fallowfield campus gains outline planningRead More

Piling specialist Aarsleff restores profit margins

Monday January 22, 2

Pre-tax profit nearly doubles to £7.6m as group operating margin nears 10%Read More

Wates regional MD joins Caddick to lead North West arm

Monday January 22, 2

Dave Saville has three decades of industry experienceRead More

Sharp rise in construction firms on edge of collapse

Monday January 22, 2

Begbies Traynor Red Flag Alert warns 7,849 firms in critical financial distressRead More

Sizewell C project gets extra £1.3bn for enabling works

Monday January 22, 2

Enabling works to continue ahead of a final investment decision later this yearRead More

Watkin Jones plunges to £43m loss

Tuesday January 23,

Student homes and build to rent specialist to pay-out £35m for building safety worksRead More

BAM clinches Uni of South Wales £40m teaching block

Tuesday January 23,

Work to start this year on major academic block at Treforest Campus in PontypriddRead More

Laing O’Rourke wins Pirbright army training base expansion

Tuesday January 23,

Two other training barracks to move to Alexander Barracks siteRead More

Vistry bags £276m north London homes scheme

Tuesday January 23,

Firm to build out last two sites at former Hendon Metropolitan Police training centreRead More

HS2 drilling death sparks safety call from coroner

Tuesday January 23,

Coroner warns: "In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths"Read More

Hinkley C up to 3 years late and cost could soar by £10bn

Tuesday January 23,

Covid, 7,000 design changes and materials and labour inflation set delivery backRead More

Ex-Carillion boss lands senior role at US tech contractor

Wednesday January 24

Richard Howson takes president role at Florida contractor after UK boardroom banRead More

Moda lodges Birmingham 37-storey tower plan

Wednesday January 24

Phase two advances with 460 rental flat projectRead More

Groundworks problem sinks luxury resi builder

Wednesday January 24

Kenham Building Limited goes into administrationRead More

Van Elle profit slides in first six months

Wednesday January 24

Firm hopeful of workload recovery in 12 months aheadRead More

Forterra still raising prices as brick demand dives

Wednesday January 24

Sales down 24% as plants mothballedRead More

Family-owned Midlands building contractor fails

Wednesday January 24

Enrok Construction owners call in administratorsRead More

Work starts on HS2 Curzon Street station five-year build

Wednesday January 24

Mace/Dragados starts £570m main station works in BirminghamRead More

Multiplex confirms £200m London Broadgate office overhaul

Thursday January 25,

One Exchange Square project will retain 90% of existing structureRead More

Go-ahead for 1000 London homes after second staircase review

Thursday January 25,

Telford Homes high-rise Ilford scheme approved after five blocks revisedRead More

Suppliers owed £4.8m after fall of groundworks specialist

Thursday January 25,

NRI Civils Ltd worked on Barratt site where homes are being demolishedRead More

Kier plans Surbiton station revamp and flats scheme

Thursday January 25,

Solum JV with Network Rail to build over 240 flats and multi-storey car park Read More

RED Construction on track for 60% surge in turnover

Thursday January 25,

Contractor nearly doubles workforce as part of growth strategyRead More

Statom Group appoints Managing Director

Thursday January 25,

Former Byrne Bros Construction Director Paul Whelan joins specialistRead More

Laing O’Rourke to axe 60 jobs at flagship offsite factory

Thursday January 25,

Project delays force 15% staff cut at Explore Manufacturing plant in NottinghamshireRead More

Government wasted millions on failed MMC housing push

Friday January 26, 2

Lords call for offsite rethink in wake of volumetric housing firm failuresRead More

Squibb Group creditors left £24.6m in debt

Friday January 26, 2

Official Receiver warns "not a prospect of money being returned to creditors"Read More

Octavius wins £47m A140 Long Straton bypass

Friday January 26, 2

Norfolk county council says work will start on 3.9km route this springRead More

Notting Hill office refurb finally approved

Monday January 29, 2

Site will be transformed after 10-year planning wrangleRead More

Cityfibre pauses broadband rollout jobs in Yorkshire

Monday January 29, 2

Jobs in Leeds, Sheffield, Wakefield, Rotherham and Barnsley put on stopRead More

Construction to shrink 2.1% this year as housing drag continues

Monday January 29, 2

Forecasters now expect recovery in 2025 to deliver 2% growthRead More

Contractor hunt starts for £500m Thames flood scheme

Monday January 29, 2

Up to six firms will be invited to bid to protect homes along the riverRead More

A dozen construction firms going bust every day

Monday January 29, 2

Construction firms now account for one in six of all business failuresRead More

30 Minories London office scheme approved

Monday January 29, 2

Mace pre-constructioon adviser on 280,000 sq ft Aldgate officeRead More

Piling specialist merges North East and Yorkshire regions

Monday January 29, 2

Bullivant combine regional offices under Jim HargraveRead More

Big Red starts £26m Manchester New Cross resi scheme

Monday January 29, 2

Historic 1800s police station to be converted into 81 flatsRead More

Plan in for City of London’s next iconic skyscraper

Monday January 29, 2

Demolition to start this year for 74-floor One Undershaft towerRead More

Winners for £500m southern highways and civils framework

Tuesday January 30,

Sixteen firms secure places on 5th generation framework from Cornwall to KentRead More

Kier clinches £60m Sussex mental health hospital job

Tuesday January 30,

54-bed acute inpatient mental health hospital to be built at Bexhill-on-SeaRead More

MTX lands £49m modular hospital job

Tuesday January 30,

Build schedule reduced by 50% for new Frimley Park diagnostic and imaging centre Read More

Ibstock swoops for concrete specialist Coltman Precast

Tuesday January 30,

Sutton Coldfield based firm makes hollowcore flooring and staircasesRead More

SCAPE unveils winners of £4bn utilities deals

Tuesday January 30,

Kier, McLaughlin & Harvey and RJ McLeod to share work bonanzaRead More

Go-ahead for £300m Buckinghamshire super prison

Wednesday January 31

Grendon Springhill 2 will contain six house blocks for 1,400 Category C inmatesRead More

Plan lodged for 700-bed London Stratford student tower

Wednesday January 31

Dominus Real Estate advances 34-storey Channelsea Stratford projectRead More

Long-awaited £57m Banwell bypass gets go ahead

Wednesday January 31

Alun Griffiths to start this spring on 3km project near Weston Super Mare.Read More

Plant sales slumped 29% in final quarter of last year

Wednesday January 31

Excavator sales hardest hit by downturnRead More

McLaren gets green light for Liverpool student scheme

Wednesday January 31

Construction set to start in SeptemberRead More

Labour supply firm opens training academy

Wednesday January 31

Trainees to learn from lecturers with "extensive hands-on and real-world experience of the industry"Read More

M&E contract awarded for HS2 Old Oak Common station

Wednesday January 31

VVB Engineering JV with French firm Egis scoops major station dealRead More

Constructionâ??s quickest payers revealed â?? latest rankings

Wednesday January 31

Amey, Morrison Utility Services, ISG, and Costain paying in under 20 daysRead More

Subbie failures tip Blenheim House Construction into red

Thursday February 01

High-end builder and fitout specialist suffers first small loss in 26 years of tradingRead More

Plans in for £50m space and tech centre

Wednesday January 31

Northumbria Uni plans to build home for satellite researchRead More

Staff at Axiom Group start looking for new jobs

Thursday February 01

Contract flooring specialist has an £18m turnoverRead More

Plumber used covid loan to gamble and buy puppy

Thursday February 01

Court hands out suspended sentence for Bounce Back Loan fraudRead More

Former L&G Modular boss to join Wates

Thursday February 01

Rosie Toogood takes on newly created role of Chief Supply Chain and Quality OfficerRead More

O’Rourke staff told to return full-time to the office

Friday February 02,

Contractor says "there is a need to change the way we go to work"Read More

80 firms win Fusion21 £820m heating framework

Friday February 02,

Framework firms will deliver ground source and air source heating installationsRead More

Axiom Group files administration notice

Friday February 02,

Industry calls for change as flooring specialist latest victimRead More

Demolition of Birmingham Ringway Centre approved

Friday February 02,

£350m Birmingham triple tower scheme to replace brutalist buildingRead More

London scheme revamped to house stunning Roman mosaics

Friday February 02,

Landsec to start work this year on Liberty of Southwark office schemeRead More

Birmingham Broad Street 33-storey tower approved

Sunday February 04,

Developer Urban Vision to still appoint contractor for £80m project Read More

Go-ahead for 500-flats and 700 student rooms in Digbeth

Sunday February 04,

Tallest of four blocks will rise to 37 storeys at Garrison CircusRead More

Wooldridge files administration notice

Monday February 05,

Demolition and groundworks specialist files court noticeRead More

McLaren lands another £240m Reading site

Monday February 05,

McLaren to revamp two major sites in town centreRead More

Ardmore Group reports £10.8m loss

Monday February 05,

Subcontractor failures and inflation hit fixed price projectsRead More

Bidding to start for £1.2bn Houses of Parliament upgrade deal

Monday February 05,

Parliamentary Construction Partnership Framework to replace MEPFS deal Read More

Groundworker killed by 16-tonne excavator

Monday February 05,

Contractor fined £330,500 for safety breachesRead More

Readie Construction heading for administration

Tuesday February 06,

Staff at £421m-turnover Essex contractor called to a company-wide meeting on Tuesday morningRead More

Student and flats jobs shoring up regional city workloads

Tuesday February 06,

Crane survey reveals 40% uplift in Birmingham Leeds and Manchester student rooms constructionRead More

Springfield hails rebound in Scottish affordable homes market

Tuesday February 06,

House builder signs £15m deal lifting affordable homes order book to £40mRead More

Barhale lands £25m of Thames Water deals

Tuesday February 06,

Contractor to work on tricky sites near London rail stationsRead More

PPE warning after non-registered kit fails safety tests

Tuesday February 06,

British Safety Industry Federation urges buyers to check suppliersRead More

Construction buyers see happier times ahead

Tuesday February 06,

Optimism levels hit highest levels in two yearsRead More

Go-ahead for Lendlease £700m ITV Studios rebuild

Tuesday February 06,

Gove nods through controversial redevelopment of London South Bank siteRead More

Weston Homes pulls £300m Norwich centre scheme

Tuesday February 06,

Planning delays, cost inflation and second staircase rule sink 1,100-home Anglia Square planRead More

Readie subbies set for £38m hit

Wednesday February 0

Subcontractors left holding hundreds of unpaid billsRead More

Barratt strikes deal to buy Redrow for £2.5bn

Wednesday February 0

Megamerger to create 22,600 unit house building giant called Barratt RedrowRead More

Government told to stop dithering over HS2 Euston tunnel start date

Wednesday February 0

Public accounts committee raises concern about ongoing cost uncertaintyRead More

McLaren set to join £1bn turnover contractor club

Wednesday February 0

Contractor posts strong set of results with even better year aheadRead More

GRAHAM lands £70m estate revamp deal

Wednesday February 0

Major overhaul for Milton Keynes siteRead More

Administrators appointed at Readie Construction

Wednesday February 0

Contact details published for creditors to register claimsRead More

Mace wins PM role for £2.8bn animal disease science hub

Wednesday February 0

New complex in Surrey will research emerging animal disease threats to humansRead More

Crane-climber found dead at Leeds site

Wednesday February 0

Man entered site late last night and believed to have fallen from craneRead More

Barratt Redrow deal could see 800 jobs lost

Thursday February 08

Around 10% of workforce to be cut and nine offices closedRead More

Council rebids £57m Willmott Dixon school job

Thursday February 08

Sussex secondary school job retendered after failure to agree final priceRead More

Demolition boss fails in bid to overturn disqualification

Thursday February 08

High Court rules against Brown & Mason director Nicholas BrownRead More

Traditional builders wanted for MMC framework

Thursday February 08

Local contractors wanted to lead work on £800m offsite housing dealRead More

119 RAAC schools to be rebuilt, 110 to get removal grants

Thursday February 08

Completed schools audit reveals 1% of total schools estate impacted - listRead More

ISG chief executive and finance director exit

Friday February 09,

Matt Blowers steps down immediately, with Karen Booth to follow in MarchRead More

BAM tops contracts league with bumper start to 2024

Friday February 09,

BBC building job and road job take orders to £472mRead More

Higgins makes a loss of £25.8m

Friday February 09,

Essex contractor sees turnover fall and losses riseRead More

Gilbert-Ash takes £31m London St Paul’s junior school job

Friday February 09,

Builder to start on rebuild of junior facilities at historic independent schoolRead More

Bellway reports pick up in customer enquiries

Friday February 09,

Completions plunged 28% in first half but market tilting into recoveryRead More

Raft of senior job cuts in Berkeley restructure

Monday February 12,

At least 50 jobs understood to have goneRead More

House builder falls after nearly 50 years in business

Monday February 12,

Problem contract and build-cost inflation blamed for demise of J S Crawford Contracts (Borders) LimitedRead More

Willmott Dixon lands £55m Hertfordshire police HQ rebuild

Monday February 12,

Five-storey complex will be built in Welwyn Garden City Read More

OCU revenue soars to £455m in private equity ownership

Monday February 12,

Acquisitive contractor hungry for more businesses after buying eight firms in 18-monthsRead More

New green rules for housing schemes

Monday February 12,

Developers now legally required to deliver at least a 10% increase in biodiversityRead More

Stricken Roger Bullivant piling rig rescued

Monday February 12,

Listing rig stabilised on site - photoRead More

Plan to turbo charge housing on brownfield land

Tuesday February 13,

Planners told to presume in favour of house building while permitted development rights also relaxedRead More

ISG vice chairman Paul Cossell steps down

Tuesday February 13,

Cossell led transformation of business as CEO for six yearsRead More

Plan in for cultural venue at London’s Canada Water scheme

Tuesday February 13,

Vast printworks building to be brought back to life by British LandRead More

Work restarts on housing job hit by Tolent failure

Tuesday February 13,

Adderstone Living to finish 86 new homes site where work stopped 12 months agoRead More

Cappagh takes on giant ‘concreteberg’ for Thames Water

Tuesday February 13,

Water company hunts for culprit to recover full remediation and disruption costs Read More

Winners revealed for £3.2bn new build framework

Tuesday February 13,

Full list of winners for eight-year dealRead More

Two-year delay to leaking modular hospital job

Wednesday February 1

Water ingress causes major hold-up on job being built by ESS Modular and ISGRead More

Vistry seals 5,000 build to rent homes deal

Wednesday February 1

Rental homes for operator Sigma will be built over five yearsRead More

M&E specialist Briggs & Forrester set for 25% growth

Wednesday February 1

Engineering Services arm swings back into profitRead More

Weston Homes to start five big schemes before summer

Wednesday February 1

Firm to start sites delivering 900 more homes in London and south eastRead More

Berkeley bags £125m loan to speed-up London schemes

Wednesday February 1

Government loan will pave the way for 8,000 homes in Newham and SouthwarkRead More

Fresh £300m technical partners line-up for Thames Water

Wednesday February 1

Trio of JVs picked Arup/Binnies; AtkinsRéalis/Stantec; Jacobs/Mott MacDonald   Read More

Oxford United plans first UK all-electric stadium

Thursday February 15

16,000-seat stadium will include 180-bed hotel and conference centreRead More

Green light for new Thames logistics wharf

Thursday February 15

Transformation of brownfield site by Thames will also contain 276 apartmentsRead More

McLaren confirms £132m London House of Fraser revamp

Thursday February 15

Deal signed to overhaul art deco landmark building on Oxford StreetRead More

Subcontractors wanted across Birmingham

Thursday February 15

Constructionline kicks off new year of rebranded Meet the Buyer eventsRead More

Construction new work activity fell 2% in 2023

Thursday February 15

Order figures in last quarter of 2023 slide to lowest level since CovidRead More

BAM Construction falls £13m into red

Thursday February 15

BAM Nuttall shines as profit trebles to £66mRead More

Robot brickies a step closer to working on sites

Thursday February 15

Start-up lands £20m funding deal with plans to act as automated brickwork subcontractorRead More

Balfour starts £171m Sussex Uni student DBFO job

Thursday February 15

West Slope Residences will provide 1,900 bedrooms Read More

Director and site manager sentenced after labourer crushed

Thursday February 15

Worker killed during demolition on renovation schemeRead More

Sisk names new data centres regional director

Thursday February 15

John Hennessey appointed to lead expansion Read More

Sir Robert McAlpine chief Paul Hamer exits

Friday February 16,

Hamer replaced at CEO by former Lendlease Europe boss Neil MartinRead More

Building control system on verge of collapse

Friday February 16,

Calls to delay new registration scheme Read More

Go-ahead for UK’s largest mass timber structure neighbourhood

Friday February 16,

Visionary 685-home sustainable village will be built in Lewes, East SussexRead More

£90m Manchester zig-zag library approved

Friday February 16,

Work to start this summer on iconic city centre buildingRead More

Mace clear to start £34m weather-watching HQ job

Friday February 16,

Planning granted for European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsRead More

Ford Dagenham site revamp to hit nearly 4,000 homes

Friday February 16,

Latest phases approved for £1bn Beam Park redevelopemtRead More

Sister scaffold firms file administration notices

Monday February 19,

BCM Scaffolding Services and Scaffteq West employ 100 people between themRead More

McLaughlin & Harvey suffers £8.6m loss

Monday February 19,

Cost inflation and Scottish landfill tax legislation hit Antrim-based groupRead More

Unite Students to build £250m Newcastle scheme

Monday February 19,

Work to start this summer on revamp of Castle Leazes siteRead More

Britcon poaches Tilbury Douglas business development chief

Monday February 19,

Don Stewart joins Britcon board as strategic directorRead More

First steel viaduct section on HS2’s most complex junction job

Monday February 19,

Victor Buyck Steel Construction install first 300t viaduct sectionRead More

£1.5bn Teesside carbon capture scheme consented

Monday February 19,

Final investment decision expected this year for construction startRead More

High Court dismisses Stonehenge tunnel challenge

Monday February 19,

Judge quashes legal challenge against Government consent for £1.7bn jobRead More

Statom expands with launch of Northern HQ

Monday February 19,

RC frames specialist now targeting jobs in Scotland and north of EnglandRead More

Multiplex starts on 50-storey Thames tower

Tuesday February 20,

Developer green lights construction of latest phase of £3bn Bankside Yards schemeRead More

McLaren lodges fresh Reading Broad Street Mall plan

Tuesday February 20,

Town centre scheme will deliver 600 homes in four towersRead More

Scottish NHS new building projects delayed for two years

Tuesday February 20,

Spending clampdown hits over a dozen planned projectsRead More

Balfour M25 workers hold strike ballot

Tuesday February 20,

Motorway maintenance crews unhappy with 3.4% pay rise offerRead More

Rainsford Contracts acquires M&E specialist

Tuesday February 20,

Expanded contractor will have turnover of £45mRead More

Green light for £300m Fenland energy from waste scheme

Tuesday February 20,

Wisbech incinerator will generate 50MW from half a million tonnes of wasteRead More

Four arrested in £140m property fraud probe

Wednesday February 2

Serious Fraud Office investigating collapse of property developer Signature GroupRead More

London £3bn housing framework out to tender

Wednesday February 2

SMEs allocated slots on London Construction Programme housing framework refreshRead More

BAM wins first major RAAC school rebuild

Wednesday February 2

Contractor seals £46m deal for St Leonards school in DurhamRead More

Failed strip out specialist owes £1.5m to supply chain

Wednesday February 2

More than 100 subcontractors and suppliers left with unpaid bills by Type Ten LimitedRead More

Councils to turn screw on building owners over fire safety upgrades

Wednesday February 2

Government tells councils to step up legal action against rogue building ownersRead More

Beard bags £24.5m Bristol office revamp

Wednesday February 2

Construction to start in April Read More

HS2 viaduct blunder over wonky concrete segments

Wednesday February 2

Align JV now drilling out concrete joint as part of week-long remedial workRead More

City of London hots up as 9m sq ft under construction

Wednesday February 2

Investors return to City as "10 Cheesgraters" of floorspace under constructionRead More

Skanska and Morgan Sindall win £277m duo of Cambridge jobs

Thursday February 22

Railpen awards £200m Botanic Place and £77m Devonshire Gardens office jobsRead More

Morgan Sindall delivers another record year of profit

Thursday February 22

Revenue tops £4bn as pre-tax profit soars 70% to £144mRead More

McLaren gets green light for 31-storey student tower

Thursday February 22

Revamp of historic Birmingham site will provide 759 student beds and 189 apartmentsRead More

BT Tower to become hotel

Thursday February 22

New owner MCR Hotels to transform iconic buildingRead More

Plans in for first phase of £1.7bn ID Manchester

Thursday February 22

Plan to reinvent 1960s Renold Building as a new innovation hubRead More

Stewart Milne went down owing supply chain £153m

Thursday February 22

So far 1,375 firms have come forward with unpaid billsRead More

Mount Anvil wins £275m Westminster estate renewal

Thursday February 22

First phase of Church Street area regeneration will deliver 400 new homes and a libraryRead More

Trio of A47 road upgrades to go-ahead as legal challenge fails

Thursday February 22

20-month delay adds tens of millions to dualling costsRead More

Didcot disaster investigation enters its ninth year

Friday February 23,

Still no answers for families of quartet killed in demolition collapseRead More

Offsite specialist Merit sees profits grow

Friday February 23,

Contractor sees further growth in turnover and profitsRead More

Galliford Try nets two pipelines and road job worth £98m

Friday February 23,

Firm wins £64m of Thames Water pipelines and Halifax road improvementsRead More

Willmott Dixon set for Manchester science park job

Friday February 23,

Contractor understood to be in final stages of talks to land £75m Greenheys buildingRead More

HS2 launches third London Northolt tunnel TBM

Monday February 26,

1,700 tonne machine begins 3.4mile dig under the capitalRead More

Competition probe launched into 8 major house builders

Monday February 26,

Cartel watchdog says volume house builders may have exchanged competitively sensitive informationRead More

Cement-free concrete firm falls into administration

Monday February 26,

DB Group also owned Pudlo waterproofing productsRead More

Transport jobs get £4.7bn of cancelled HS2 cash

Monday February 26,

Government details funding for North and Midlands from 2025Read More

Willmott Dixon exits stage left from Essex theatre contract

Tuesday February 27,

Contract re-tendering shines spotlight on growing schism between contractors and clientsRead More

Bidding starts for £1.4bn Midlands Rail Hub Alliance

Tuesday February 27,

Alliance will deliver upgrades to rail lines and stations around Birmingham and nearby townsRead More

Brickability sounds warning over materials demand

Tuesday February 27,

Distributor sees lower sales lasting for longer before house building recoversRead More

English Cities Fund raises extra £200m for work pipeline

Tuesday February 27,

Muse, Homes England, L&G partnership to double in sizeRead More

Purpose build student schemes to surge again

Tuesday February 27,

Unite assembles record £1.3bn pipeline as fall in HMO supply boosts PBSA sectorRead More

Go-ahead for 64 homes at former Glasgow Coliseum theatre

Tuesday February 27,

Robertson-owned developer Urban Union to build four housing blocks at siteRead More

Former Keltbray highways MD joins McAlpine

Tuesday February 27,

Vip Ghandi takes lead role at Transport divisionRead More

Careys back in profit after £47m turnaround

Tuesday February 27,

Contracting division back in profit ahead of three-year growth planRead More

Historic breakthrough for HS2’s longest tunnel drive

Tuesday February 27,

TBM Florence ends of her 10 mile journey under the ChilternsRead More

Costain moves HQ to London’s Can of Ham

Tuesday February 27,

Contractor makes return to London from Maidenhead baseRead More

Taylor Wimpey sees tender inflation fall to 1%

Wednesday February 2

House builder retenders site work as build costs slideRead More

Rye Demolition goes into administration

Wednesday February 2

Another specialist contractor goes underRead More

Volumetric builder Tide seals deal to start London tower

Wednesday February 2

32-storey North Acton tower will consist of 462 co-living unitsRead More

Costain trials electric vans on major civils sites

Wednesday February 2

Green vans meet "tight budgetary requirements" in pilot schemeRead More

Equans suffers £146m loss and quits new build housing

Thursday February 29

Losses hit £99m on housing association new build workRead More

Job cuts at modular house builder TopHat

Thursday February 29

Offsite housing specialist acts in response to "challenging market"Read More

Graham wins £85m Milton Keynes Lakes Estate revamp

Thursday February 29

Enabling works start ahead of building 200 council homesRead More

Green light for major mixed-use scheme in Ealing

Thursday February 29

Scheme will provide 10,915 sq ft of industrial workspace alongside 140 new homesRead More

Stantec lands design role on £4bn battery factory

Thursday February 29

First main construction award due shortly on Somerset mega-project Read More

Hundreds to be rehoused in Aberdeen over RAAC fears

Thursday February 29

Engineers exploring whether to condemn 500 homes or carry out remedial worksRead More

NG Bailey chief to step down

Thursday February 29

David Hurcomb to retire in May after 14 years at the helmRead More

Plans expand for “new city district” at Bristol airfield

Friday March 01, 202

Malaysian firm YTL gets green light for bigger Brabazon developmentRead More

Plan in for North London 620-bed student scheme

Friday March 01, 202

Student rooms and affordable homes scheme to be built in Wood GreenRead More

Utilities and civils specialist Ferns returns to profit

Friday March 01, 202

Kent-based firm grows to £81m revenue as telecoms work takes offRead More

Go-ahead for 316 bed Stratford student scheme

Friday March 01, 202

Construction to start by end of year on site next to Pudding Mill Lane stationRead More

M&S wins appeal over Gove refusal to demolish flagship store

Friday March 01, 202

Retailer claims victory in planning row over Marble Arch buildingRead More

Groundworks firm Hiretest files administration notice

Monday March 04, 202

Specialist worked a lot with collapsed contractor ReadieRead More

Siemens Mobility to build £100m factory Chippenham

Monday March 04, 202

New factory will build the next-generation of rail signalling and control systemsRead More

Acquisitive RSK tops £1.2bn turnover

Monday March 04, 202

Pre-tax losses double to £81m after year of 34 buy-outsRead More

Winners revealed for £700m new build housing deal

Monday March 04, 202

EN:Procure selects 27 contractors for new framework: Full list of winnersRead More

Morgan Sindall seals £39m deal for Newcastle academy deal

Monday March 04, 202

Work on Callerton Academy job to start after two delay caused by Caledonian Modular failureRead More

GF Tomlinson edges back into profit

Monday March 04, 202

Midlands builder avoids staff layoffs despite revenue fallRead More

16 firms win £800m Sovereign Network new-build deal

Monday March 04, 202

SNG plans to build 3,000 homes over the next four yearsRead More

Green light for 159 flats at Manchester Waters

Monday March 04, 202

Work due to start on 12 and 14 storey build to rent blocks this AutumnRead More

BAM staff face job cuts in round of redundancies

Tuesday March 05, 20

40 staff set to leave as contractor "adapts to current market conditions"Read More

Watkin Jones blasted for not signing building safety pact

Tuesday March 05, 20

Welsh minister warns developer will face ban if it fails to commit to remediation worksRead More

Balfour Beatty names UK power transmission boss

Tuesday March 05, 20

Tony Wilson promoted to MD of expanding Power T&D armRead More

Farrans set to install final section of Gull Wing Bridge

Tuesday March 05, 20

1120 tonne structure arrives by bargeRead More

Fresh line-up for £360m LHC refurb framework

Tuesday March 05, 20

Latest refresh applies to social housing and public buildingsRead More

McAleer & Rushe clinches £100m London city student scheme

Tuesday March 05, 20

Mixed-use 65 Crutched Friars project will include Migration MuseumRead More

Fast-fit ground beam delivers three house plots a day

Tuesday March 05, 20

Bellway brickies go to work on multiple plots within three days of pile installationRead More

Plans in for £250m Westminster office deep retrofit job

Tuesday March 05, 20

Former Government offcie to be expanded to 700,000 sq ftRead More

Galliford Try profit jumps a third to £16m in first-half

Wednesday March 06,

Robust risk management lifts operating margin to 2.5%Read More

ISG starts two prison upgrades worth £135m

Wednesday March 06,

HMP Guys Marsh in Dorset and HMP LiverpoolRead More

Steel worker crushed to death between two beams

Wednesday March 06,

Contractor fined £120,000 after death of long-serving emplyoyeeRead More

Former Readie Construction finance boss joins Breyer

Wednesday March 06,

Jess McCarthy finds new role after Readie administrationRead More

Balfour Beatty director joins John F Hunt

Wednesday March 06,

Darren Potter becomes Operations Director at demolition specialistRead More

Plan lodged for 42-storey Birmingham BTR tower

Wednesday March 06,

Georgian-style building at 80 Broad Street site incorporated into 134m towerRead More

Thames Water OK’d for £400m water works upgrades

Wednesday March 06,

Upgrades approved at Coppermills and Hampton water treatment worksRead More

Kier reinstates dividend after strong profit growth

Thursday March 07, 2

Monthly net debt slashed by over £100m as infrastructure profits jump in first halfRead More

Alun Griffiths walks away from £57m Banwell bypass

Thursday March 07, 2

Contractor pulls out of building new road weeks before main construction start dateRead More

Winvic wins first phase of £900m Swindon logistics park

Thursday March 07, 2

Developer Panattoni plans 7m sq ft of sheds at former Honda car plantRead More

Willmott Dixon wins Westminster affordable homes deal

Thursday March 07, 2

Work to start this month on £29m six-storey schemeRead More

£2bn Leeds to Bradford tram plan unveiled

Thursday March 07, 2

West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin says with funding work could begin in 2028Read More

Boot gets go-ahead for £140m Manchester office

Thursday March 07, 2

Henry Boot seeks development partner for 200,000 sq ft office schemeRead More

£1.3bn A66 Northern Trans-Pennine job gains development consent

Friday March 08, 202

Planned improvement on A66 between the M6 at Penrith and the A1(M) at Scotch CornerRead More

Murphy tops February contracts league

Friday March 08, 202

Massive Lower Thames Crossing road tunnel award dominates rankingsRead More

HS2 tunnel workers hit out at site conditions

Friday March 08, 202

Unite union flags up worker concerns on SCS stretch of projectRead More

Galliford Try bags first phase of £135m Wigan Galleries project

Friday March 08, 202

Phase one includes a new market hall and food court and 144-bedroom hotelRead More

Subcontractors wanted for Welsh projects

Friday March 08, 202

Latest Constructionline event in Newport: Register nowRead More

4,500-home Manchester Holt Town scheme advances

Friday March 08, 202

City council names winning consultant team for new city neighborhoodRead More

St Gobain to shut Leicestershire factory

Friday March 08, 202

161 jobs set to go as production moved to FranceRead More

Go-ahead for 1,600 rental homes for London biscuit factory

Monday March 11, 202

Greystar amends £500m Bermondsey site scheme to meet second staircase rulesRead More

Scaffold tower collapse caught on car dashcam

Monday March 11, 202

Video shows horror moment workers are catapulted onto busy roadRead More

Willmott Dixon nabs £18m Pendle police station

Monday March 11, 202

Firm secures another blue light building contractRead More

Extra £180m of water spending to prevent sewage spills

Monday March 11, 202

12-month targeted programme of additional investment to keep rivers cleanerRead More

£450m Coventry city centre regeneration thumbs up

Monday March 11, 202

Demolition work will start in late summer on City Centre South schemeRead More

15-year London Waterloo Station revamp plan

Monday March 11, 202

Large rooftop extension and closed railway arches to be opened up over 15-year planRead More

Costain profits dented by slide in transport arm trading

Tuesday March 12, 20

Revenue and operating profit slides after rephasing and rescoping of projects at highwaysRead More

Persimmon prepares for another tough year ahead

Tuesday March 12, 20

Profilts halve but housing giant confident about medium term prospectsRead More

Reboot for £3.6bn NHS modular buildings framework

Tuesday March 12, 20

New hybrid construction/modular lot added as specialists face fight to retain placesRead More

2026 start for £6bn London Earls Court scheme

Tuesday March 12, 20

Detailed plans revealed for phase one which will include 1,000 homesRead More

Plans go in for £250m revamp of Glasgow site

Tuesday March 12, 20

Two-phase scheme will transform neglected Charing Cross area of cityRead More

JJ Rhatigan wins £49m London co-living homes job

Wednesday March 13,

Wood Lane project will deliver over 200 flatsRead More

Construction back in growth as output rises 1.1% in January

Wednesday March 13,

Green shoots of recovery as private housing returns to growthRead More

UK Construction shines in solid year for Balfour Beatty

Wednesday March 13,

Operating margin improves to 2.3% at UK construction armRead More

Cornish plant hire firm files administration notice

Wednesday March 13,

Duchy Plant Hire has a 400-strong fleet serving sites across the South WestRead More

Henry Construction scaffolding goes under the hammer

Wednesday March 13,

Online auction of kit owned by collapsed contractorRead More

Norfolk invites bids for £600m highways deal

Wednesday March 13,

Firms invited to register now for 12-year roads dealRead More

Galliford Try expands offer for water clients

Wednesday March 13,

Contractor to work closer with five leading consultants on AMP8 jobsRead More

Andrew English returns to Skanska as infrastructure boss

Wednesday March 13,

Returning director replaces Jonathan Willcock who is off to Costain Read More

Balfour M25 workers vote for strike in pay row

Wednesday March 13,

Maintenance crews to down tools over "meagre" pay offerRead More

Ilke Homes name reappears after £320m collapse

Thursday March 14, 2

New brand Homespace now owns modular designs after Ilke failureRead More

Second staircase rule costs Vistry £19m

Thursday March 14, 2

Firm reopens East Midlands timber frame manufacturing plantRead More

Clients urged to get ahead of contractor recovery cycle

Thursday March 14, 2

T&T says investment decisions must be ‘made not delayed’ for best valueRead More

Fife groundworks and plant hirer goes under axing 35 jobs

Thursday March 14, 2

James Penman (Plant Hire) falls into administration in 50th anniversary yearRead More

Smart Motorway Programme Alliance chief to step down

Thursday March 14, 2

Tony Slater is moving on to take up fresh career challengeRead More

Surgo Construction staff start looking for new jobs

Thursday March 14, 2

North East building contractor hit by payment disputesRead More

Balfour and Costain win vast power and carbon capture job

Friday March 15, 202

Nine firms to share £4bn Teesside net zero work bonanza Read More

Competition watchdog probes Barratt Redrow merger

Friday March 15, 202

CMA opens investigation into creation of mega house builderRead More

Safety chiefs act to avoid building control crisis

Friday March 15, 202

Three-month extension to deadline for professionals to prove their competenceRead More

TClarke hits £500m turnover target but profitability slips

Friday March 15, 202

Big work-winning year sees order book swell 70% to £943mRead More

Six win £1bn North West & Central railway works deal

Friday March 15, 202

Story, Murphy and Amey feature in five-year CP7 frameworkRead More

First ‘Great Grid Upgrade’ job goes to MGroup and Murphy

Friday March 15, 202

Works to start this summer on £400m Yorkshire GREEN electricity pylon upgradeRead More

Mace fresh start date for £90m Natural History Museum hub

Friday March 15, 202

Reading project to build store for 28m specimens to start early next yearRead More

London council can no longer police planning applications

Friday March 15, 202

Planing row reveals Greenwich officials no longer follow-up to check on developments Read More

800-bed Leeds student and shops scheme approved

Monday March 18, 202

Major three-block scheme will replace The Core shopping centre in the cityRead More

Modular homes specialist files administration notice

Monday March 18, 202

Lighthouse bosses battle to save the businessRead More

Go-ahead for £175m Birmingham Broad Street tower

Monday March 18, 202

Work to start on 47 storey build to rent tower in SeptemberRead More

Erith trading rebounds after lengthy bid-rigging probe

Monday March 18, 202

Staff paid £1.5m bonus after year of growth and return to profitRead More

Gove calls up ‘super-squad’ to clear London planning log-jam

Monday March 18, 202

Specialist planning team first to unlock 7,000 homes in Newham and GreenwichRead More

Permasteelisa in £35m cladding win at St John’s Wood Square

Monday March 18, 202

Italian specialist to start work on luxury resi site by the end of this yearRead More

Investor pumps another £30m into low carbon builder

Monday March 18, 202

House builder Greencore gets more funding as latest results reveal £4m lossRead More

Race to start for £25m Cardiff twin tower reclad jon

Monday March 18, 202

Cardiff council to use SEWCAP to bid Butetown high rise flats revampRead More

Beard expands reach as revenue hits record £179m

Tuesday March 19, 20

Builder start 2024 with healthy head of workRead More

Everton stadium cladding firm files administration notice

Tuesday March 19, 20

Alucraft Systems Ltd has been on Everton job since last MayRead More

Crest Nicholson hit by more build defect problems

Tuesday March 19, 20

Remediation work on four more sites could cost £15mRead More

Local council to insist on contractor mental health checks

Tuesday March 19, 20

Halton Borough Council chiefs impose new conditions on potential bidders Read More

Worker dies in fall through unguarded gap in scaffold

Tuesday March 19, 20

Contractor ordered to pay more than £100,000 in fines and costs after site tragedyRead More

Regal London buys site to revive £100m stalled tower job

Wednesday March 20,

Swiss Cottage project halted at foundations stage due to soaring costsRead More

CITB sitting on £100m cash pile

Wednesday March 20,

Money pours into CITB coffers as contractors "focussed on areas other than training"Read More

In-house contractor YTL Construction to build Bristol Arena

Wednesday March 20,

Malaysian developer to use own contractor on £155m scheme as site preparation work gets underwayRead More

Kier wins £23m Cardiff twin primary schools job

Wednesday March 20,

Construction of Ysgol Cynefin is expected to start this AutumnRead More

Big bang revamp of Parliament may switch to rolling works plan

Wednesday March 20,

MPs to cost out enhanced maintenance option as time frame and costs soar on major project planRead More

Mace warns clients to avoid lowball bids

Thursday March 21, 2

Going with the lowest tender will lead to more company failures Read More

York M&E specialist JDL enters administration

Thursday March 21, 2

Electrical, plumbing and heating firm set up 17 years ago employed over 40 staffRead More

HS2 viaducts show future for low-carbon crossings

Thursday March 21, 2

Double composite structure could become blueprint for future bridge schemesRead More

Subcontractors wanted across South London

Thursday March 21, 2

Latest Constructionline event to be held at Epsom Downs Racecourse: Register nowRead More

BAM to build new £38m Scunthorpe college block

Thursday March 21, 2

Sustainable teaching building will accommodate 1,400 students and staffRead More

Award-winning steelwork firm files administration notice

Friday March 22, 202

Kelpies steelwork specialist SH Structures files court noticeRead More

Trio win Thames Water £160m programme partner deals

Friday March 22, 202

Arcadis, Jacobs/Mott MacDonald and Turner & Townsend to steer major project deliveryRead More

Lighthouse modular staff start looking for new jobs

Friday March 22, 202

Boss of modular homes builder says "all options have expired" to save businessRead More

Billington bags £90m haul of steelwork orders

Friday March 22, 202

Firm wins largest order in history for north London energy from waste schemeRead More

Wates interim construction MD lands permanent role

Friday March 22, 202

Company veteran to lead construction businessRead More

NG Bailey fined £135,000 after hospital site death

Friday March 22, 202

Worker died after striking overhead beam while navigating a mobile elevating work platformRead More

Site engineer crushed to death by excavator

Saturday March 23, 2

22-year-old victim died just months after graduating from universityRead More

Beattie Passive files administration notice

Monday March 25, 202

Passivhaus pioneer has been in business for more than ten yearsRead More

McAlpine set for £50m space and tech centre

Monday March 25, 202

Northumbria Uni sign pre-con deal for new satellite research hubRead More

VolkerFitzpatrick seals £34m Kent road viaduct

Monday March 25, 202

Work to start next year on Sturry Link Road near CanterburyRead More

Eight win £600m Scottish civil engineering framework

Monday March 25, 202

Balfour, Farrans, Graham and Morgan Sindall win major works lotRead More

Kier lands £30m Mansfield Connect project

Monday March 25, 202

Construction to start in January 2025 on town centre regeneration schemeRead More

L&G looks to sell Cala Homes in exit from house building

Monday March 25, 202

Insurance giant reported to be preparing to offload 3,000-home a year developerRead More

Turnover at Wates tops £2bn for first time

Tuesday March 26, 20

Construction division exceeds £1bn turnover as average contract value hits record high of £48.3mRead More

Vistry signs partnership deals for 1,900 mixed tenure homes

Tuesday March 26, 20

West Sussex former airfield and Newmarket sites to break groundRead More

Multiplex profit almost trebles as margin hits 5.5%

Tuesday March 26, 20

Revenue jumps 20% to £675m as big London scheme completeRead More

TopHat puts plans to open huge Corby factory on hold

Tuesday March 26, 20

Advanced manufacturing facility was due to employ 1,000 peopleRead More

Laing O’Rourke lands Calderdale hospital job

Tuesday March 26, 20

Enabling works to start by the end of this year at West Yorkshire siteRead More

Go-ahead for £475m Sunderland film and TV studios

Tuesday March 26, 20

Work to start this year on first phase Corwn Work studiosRead More

Willmott Dixon set for £20m Stockport Community Hub

Tuesday March 26, 20

Planning decision expected in June on Marple leisure and health clinic projectRead More

Police hunt for blundering dumper truck thief

Tuesday March 26, 20

Raider drove into a fence before getting stuck on a bankRead More

Contractors line up for £2.6bn Anglian Water AMP8 deal

Tuesday March 26, 20

Eight big names land places on pioneering @one AllianceRead More

New contractor highlights Henry Construction jobs on website

Wednesday March 27,

New firm lists jobs by failed contractor to show its experienceRead More

McAleer & Rushe bags first major later living project

Wednesday March 27,

Work to start this month on 167-flat Royal Tunbridge Wells projectRead More

Keepmoat sees better times ahead in housing market

Wednesday March 27,

Profits dip in 2023 despite construction of record number of new homes Read More

Kier starts first all-electric prison houseblock job in Kent

Wednesday March 27,

Next-generation fully electric T60 prison houseblock to be built at HMP ElmleyRead More

Plans in for £118m Government hub in Darlington

Wednesday March 27,

Work pencilled to start later this year on 1,450 civil servants homesRead More

Hydrogen-fuelled diggers to be allowed onto highways

Wednesday March 27,

Government to raise barrier to widespread use of hydrogen fuelled plant in constructionRead More

Director jailed for exposing workers to asbestos

Thursday March 28, 2

Ten tonnes of asbestos insulating board stripped out by unqualified workersRead More

Council finds extra £33m for Buckinghamshire link road

Thursday March 28, 2

South East Aylesbury Link Road costs soar by nearly 30% to £147mRead More

Quartet win £490m North West & Central railway works deal

Thursday March 28, 2

Skanska, Kier, Octavius Infrastructure and Story Contracting bag major projects dealRead More

Council boss hits out at bat threat to £274m road job

Thursday March 28, 2

Natural England could scupper scheme due to be built by FerrovialRead More

Police ban mobile cranes from roads over Easter

Thursday March 28, 2

Plant hire bosses livid as forces across the country extend abnormal load embargoesRead More

HS2 work lifts Kilnbridge to record £120m revenue

Tuesday April 02, 20

Employee-owned concrete specialist pays £862 to individual staff in profit shareRead More

Procure Plus expands social housing upkeep framework

Tuesday April 02, 20

New £866m-plus installation and repair framework for North East Yorkshire and HumbersideRead More

Government 55-day average payment rule comes into force

Tuesday April 02, 20

Contractors face a public work ban if they fail to meet tighter payment rules Read More

Construction green light for Hampshire garden village

Tuesday April 02, 20

Joint venture with three smaller house builders to start work on site this yearRead More

£180m Cardiff cancer centre seals financial close

Tuesday April 02, 20

Contractor Sacyr will start work in April on first Welsh private finance hospitalRead More

Former Costain highways chief joins Renew

Tuesday April 02, 20

Simon Ellison to join infrastructure engineering contractor next monthRead More

£800m pro services framework up for renewal

Tuesday April 02, 20

Firms invited to register interest for new four-year dealRead More

Readie Construction collapsed with debts of £34m

Wednesday April 03,

Subcontractors alone left nearly £19m out of pocketRead More

SSE rebuys M&E specialist Enerveo after sale in 2021

Wednesday April 03,

£276m revenue contractor repurchased after heavy losses as an independentRead More

London M&E specialist Gratte names new MD

Wednesday April 03,

Remi Suzan promoted to managing director as Iain Thomson steps up to chairmanRead More

Autumn start for £450m Coventry city centre regeneration

Wednesday April 03,

Archaeologists begin countdown to start of City Centre South scheme Read More

Ardmore clinches £240m trio of building jobs at King’s Cross

Wednesday April 03,

Firm will deliver Tribeca biosciences campus phase 2 totalling 540,000 sq ftRead More

49 firms win new healthcare decarbonisation deal

Wednesday April 03,

Pagabo reveals winners of new retrofit frameworkRead More

Network Rail to recruit extra 400 drainage engineers

Thursday April 04, 2

£2.8bn to be spent on weather resilience as CP7 spending period gets underwayRead More

Another Mace director joins W1 Construction

Thursday April 04, 2

Liam Florey joins growing London contractor as its Director of OperationsRead More

Firms wanted for £750m ports upgrade programme

Thursday April 04, 2

Peel Ports hunts for over a dozen partners to deliver development plansRead More

Environment Agency picks 27 firms £600m for small works deal

Thursday April 04, 2

Amalgamated Construction, Breheny and Cheetham Hill Construction renew for another four yearsRead More

Concrete frame specialist Statom looks to build on strong results

Thursday April 04, 2

Expansion plans as contractor makes move to new London Bridge HQRead More

Main contractor trade credit insurance hits crisis point

Friday April 05, 202

More top contractors cover pulled as insurers get jitters about constructionRead More

United Living buys MEICA water specialist

Friday April 05, 202

Hampshire based AFECO employs around 30 staffRead More

Travelodge picks builder for latest Stratford hotel

Friday April 05, 202

Barnes Construction to convert vacant office block into 151-bed hotelRead More

Worker killed by falling excavator attachment

Friday April 05, 202

Plant firm fined £175,000 after tragedyRead More

Construction buyers see first growth in six months

Friday April 05, 202

Civil engineering leads recovery as resi halts slumpRead More

Watchdog clears Heidelberg takeover of Mick George

Monday April 08, 202

Four quarries and five ready-mix operations to be sold to meet competition concernsRead More

Halsall Construction files administration notice

Monday April 08, 202

South West building contractor traces its history back to 1974Read More

Development deal to advance £1.1bn York Central scheme

Monday April 08, 202

Developers McLaren and Arlington will deliver 2,500 homes and 1m sq ft of offices and retailRead More

Hospital dispute dents Lendlease Construction profits

Monday April 08, 202

Operating margin falls to 1.8% from 3% as revenue dips to £509mRead More

Bid race for £1.5bn Scottish affordable homes framework

Monday April 08, 202

Around 19 firms face fight to renew places on new build residential construction dealRead More

Road job to unlock Blackpool Enterprise Zone

Monday April 08, 202

George Cox & Sons to start this month on £18.5m access routeRead More

Cardo completes fourth acquisition in a year

Monday April 08, 202

Expanding Welsh building maintenance specialist reaches £170m turnoverRead More

Balfour gets final sign-off for HMP Highland at £209m

Monday April 08, 202

Deal struck for delayed Inverness prison after costs rocketRead More

Rolls-Royce gets go-ahead for 1.1m sq ft expansion in Derby

Tuesday April 09, 20

Major expansion of Raynesway campus planned to met submarine fleet ordersRead More

GMI Construction edges back into profit

Tuesday April 09, 20

A year of controlled consolidation helped generate £0.9m profit but cash at bank dropped to £10mRead More

Renew buys bridge maintenance business

Tuesday April 09, 20

Contractor boosts highways division with £5m acquisitionRead More

HS2 tests market for £150m mass transit job

Tuesday April 09, 20

2.4km long elevated Automated People Mover to go out to tender in 2026Read More

Morgan Sindall go-ahead to build 23-storey Salford resi job

Tuesday April 09, 20

Funding deal with CBRE allows latest project on bank of River Irwell to proceedRead More

Unite Students gains planning for London and Bristol projects

Tuesday April 09, 20

Landmark Stratford tower and Freestone Island projects total 1,450-bedsRead More

Resi towers pioneer to transform Liverpool site

Tuesday April 09, 20

Beetham founder Hugh Frost to help develop 1,200 new homesRead More

Skanska £250m London terraced office job approved

Tuesday April 09, 20

Landsec gains planning for 20-storey Hill House scheme near Fleet StreetRead More

Lendlease tops March contracts league

Wednesday April 10,

BAM and ISG rank third with big contract winsRead More

Consultant quartet win Government estate upgrade deal

Wednesday April 10,

Government Property Agency selects Arcadis, Tetra Tech, AtkinsRéalis and McBains Read More

McAleer & Rushe promotes five staff to contracts directors

Wednesday April 10,

Design and build contractor targets £500m revenue next yearRead More

Vinci signs £138m Sheffield steel forge expansion deal

Wednesday April 10,

Sheffield Forgemasters signs landmark contract after two years of pre-construction worksRead More

McAlpine hires HS2 programme boss to head defence arm

Wednesday April 10,

Armd forces logistics expert Mike Hickson takes role as MD of defenceRead More

Buckingham Group supply chain hit doubles to £256m

Thursday April 11, 2

Total owed to unsecured creditors soars as surety providers finalise claimsRead More

Builders demand an end to police plant bans

Thursday April 11, 2

Call to suspend all embargoes on moving mobile cranes and large site kitRead More

Green light for £65m Blackpool multiversity campus

Thursday April 11, 2

Education campus of 350,000 sq ft will be delivered in phasesRead More

£200m carbon capture plan for Deeside site

Thursday April 11, 2

Energy from waste operator enfinium looking to invest in North Wales plantRead More

Clancy bolsters civils leadership team

Thursday April 11, 2

Daniel Tonkin and Simon Hyams join as operation directors of water and infrastructureRead More

Morgan Sindall lands £19m Milton Keynes hospital job

Thursday April 11, 2

Crane lifts to be carefully co-ordinated to ensure air ambulance remains activeRead More

McLaren gets green light for 45-storey Leeds tower

Friday April 12, 202

Landmark Wellington Square scheme will see 464 flats built with 360,000 sq ft of officesRead More

Heavy rain causes 1.9% construction output fall

Friday April 12, 202

Hopes remain undampened of a resi-led recovery this summerRead More

£220m London wharf homes scheme approved

Friday April 12, 202

285 homes to be built beside protected Albert and Swedish Wharves in WandsworthRead More

Major project veteran named civils director for Sizewell C

Friday April 12, 202

David Speight previously worked on Hinkley, Heathrow and HS2 client teamsRead More

Precast firm FP McCann cleared after immigration raid

Monday April 15, 202

Home Office takes no action after public raid on construction siteRead More

Wates-owned SES restructure delivers record profit and revenue

Monday April 15, 202

Building services contractor revenue soars to almost £300m Read More

Energy efficiency firms angry at lack of CITB support

Monday April 15, 202

SME contractors funding bid "does not meet the current criteria for supporting productivity or EDI"Read More

£400m South Cambridge science park approved

Monday April 15, 202

Outline approval allows former sewage treatment works to be demolishedRead More

Lendlease veteran is latest new McAlpine director

Monday April 15, 202

Paul Sims joins as Operations Director after 40 years at rival contractorRead More

VolkerFitzpatrick wins £30m logistics job

Monday April 15, 202

Latest deal to build five distribution units for Prologis UK Read More

BAM go-ahead for Leeds 200,000 sq ft office

Monday April 15, 202

Latitude Yellow will complete final plot at Doncaster Monk Bridge siteRead More

Trio win new Scape utilities consultancy framework

Tuesday April 16, 20

Perfect Circle, AtkinsRéalis and Arcadis win places on Read More

Gas supplier Regent to buy TClarke for £90m

Tuesday April 16, 20

£491m turnover listed building services specialist to be soldRead More

Steel contractor Billington launches into bridge market

Tuesday April 16, 20

Steelwork firm hires staff from failed architectural and bridge specialist SH StructuresRead More

McGee employees benefit from rise in profits

Tuesday April 16, 20

Pre-tax profit doubles boosting payouts for Employee Ownership TrustRead More

Costain signs site labour supply deal with four firms

Tuesday April 16, 20

Contractor to use only a quartet of providers for temporary labour supplyRead More

London back as most expensive place to build in world

Tuesday April 16, 20

Capital leapfrogs Geneva to top costliest construction rankingsRead More

Contract race starts for next £155m section of A9 dualling

Tuesday April 16, 20

Prior Information Notice published for Tay Crossing to Ballinluig stretchRead More

£55m Sheffield build-to-rent scheme approved

Tuesday April 16, 20

Demolition to start later this year for 158-flat Sheffield Garden projectRead More

Sellar plans £500m City tower next to Walkie-Talkie

Wednesday April 17,

Consultation starts on London 60 Gracechurch Street tower Read More

Severfield ends year on high with record order book

Wednesday April 17,

Orders top £500m with strong future pipeline of opportunities aheadRead More

Second senior director exits National Highways

Wednesday April 17,

Commercial director Malcolm Dare set to move on to new roleRead More

New scheme fuels London lab building boom

Wednesday April 17,

Plans in for 160,000 sq ft Whitechapel scheme near Royal London hospitalRead More

Gove puts another major building scheme on hold

Wednesday April 17,

Secretary of State starts another planning fight after M&S defeatRead More

Delancey submits £400m King’s Cross lab plans

Wednesday April 17,

200,000 sq ft lab/office project will be built above railway and tube tunnels just 4.5m belowRead More

McAlpine signs £500m Broadgate dual towers deal

Thursday April 18, 2

Work to start on iconic 36-storey and 21-storey towersRead More

Worker rescued from collapsed four metre deep trench

Thursday April 18, 2

Fire crews take six hours to save trapped builder near Blackwall TunnelRead More

Greenwich University tenders £300m framework

Thursday April 18, 2

Up to five firms will carry out upgrade and newbuild work at three campusesRead More

Race for £1.3bn West Midlands social homes framework

Thursday April 18, 2

The Community Housing Group reboots tender race for new build housingRead More

Winners revealed for £150m fire safety framework

Thursday April 18, 2

New deal will help organisations comply with the Building Safety ActRead More

Geoffrey Osborne files administration notice

Friday April 19, 202

£325m turnover contractor employs 800 staffRead More

McAleer & Rushe wants to meet new London suppliers

Friday April 19, 202

Contractor holding Meet the Buyer event in London: Register nowRead More

Winners named for £260m Manchester Uni framework

Friday April 19, 202

B&K, Henry Bros, Graham, Robertson and Vinci among new line-upRead More

RG Group signs £121m Newcastle rental homes job

Friday April 19, 202

Developer Olympian Homes advances 519 flats plan at Pottery Lane siteRead More

Shed specialist Benniman rides out market lull

Friday April 19, 202

Worcestershire warehouse builder says industrial and logistics work is picking up againRead More

Another contractor cleared after high profile immigration raid

Friday April 19, 202

Adana Construction employees were working legally on site swooped on by Home OfficeRead More

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