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Stewart Milne English arm files administration notice

Manchester based division of house builder files court notice

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Former McAlpine director joins Beard board

Alison Cox takes NED role of board of southern building contractor

3 hours ago

M&E firm Gratte Bros doubles in size to £250m revenue

Single major London project squeezes profit margins

4 hours ago

Race for £200m West Midlands housing framework

Aspire Housing seeks firms for new build schemes and maintenance of existing stock

4 hours ago

Plans in for major Eastbourne retirement complex

139-home seafront scheme at Sovereign Harbour

4 hours ago

Construction buyers more bullish about year ahead

Hopes for falling interest rates make industry upbeat about 2024 prospects

3 days ago

Morgan Sindall crowned 2023 contracts league champion

Bouygues and Balfour Beatty rank second and third after big year of wins

3 days ago

Sir Martin Laing dies aged 81

Tributes to former John Laing chairman

3 days ago

Work set to start on Walsall waste energy plant

Hitachi Zosen Inova confirmed as main contractor

3 days ago

M Group Services buys decarbonisation specialist

Latest acquisition for expanding infrastructure group

3 days ago

Go-ahead for Grimsby hotel and conference centre

Disused ice factory to be converted into 1,000 capacity venue and hotel

3 days ago

Plans unveiled for first LGBTQ+ retirement home

Former hospital site could become first housing scheme of its type in the UK

3 days ago

Plans in for London Euston Tower rebuild

Lendlease involved in pre-planning demolition and construction strategy

4 days ago

Cheshire civils contractor went down owing suppliers £3.5m

More than 250 firms left holding unpaid invoices

4 days ago

National Highways seeks partner to steer efficiency drive

Five-year operational overhaul within agency to cost £75m

4 days ago

RG Group starts £100m London Stratford student tower

36-storey tower will offer over 700 beds and a sixth form academy

4 days ago

RWE to start construction on third Scottish wind farm

German energy giant to invest £6.9bn across UK by 2030

4 days ago

United Living eyes acquisitions after strong profit and revenue growth

Housing and infrastructure contractor trebles cash profit to £29m

5 days ago

HS2 gears up to let £5bn of contracts this year

Awards to deliver tracks, power, signalling, overhead lines and new network control centre

6 days ago

Willmott Dixon shuffles main board

Graham Dundas steps up to CEO as Rick Willmott becomes executive chairman

6 days ago

Arup revenue tops £2bn for first time

Profitability still squeezed despite energy and water work uplift

5 days ago

Trio win £140m Somerset road deals

Wins for Kiely Bros, Heidelberg Materials and Octavius Infrastructure

6 days ago

Green light for £22m historic Derwent Valley site

Wavensmere Homes to start main construction work in coming months

5 days ago

Worker crushed to death at Nationwide Platforms site

Powered access hire giant fined £900,000

2 weeks ago

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3 weeks ago

Torsion steps-in to save stalled £50m scheme

Work restarts on resi scheme stopped two years ago when developer went into administration

3 weeks ago

Universal Studios buys Bedford brickworks for theme park

US film giant purchases 480 acres of land including old Stewartby brickworks site

3 weeks ago

Rolls-Royce/Muse JV submits major warehouses plan

Five industrial units planned for Harrier Park development near Hucknall

3 weeks ago

AtkinsRéalis and T&T win £800m Pagabo framework

Professional services frameworks cover England, Wales and Scotland

3 weeks ago

Structure Tone lands £22m Sicilian Avenue refurb

Revamp for landmark Bloomsbury site

3 weeks ago

Extra £1.25bn boost for social housing contractors

Government allocates extra cash to insulate or retrofit 140,000 homes between 2025 and 2028

3 weeks ago

Colas wins £22m A38 Worcestershire BREP upgrade

Work to start in New Year on A38 Bromsgrove Route Enhancement Programme

3 weeks ago

ISG wins latest phase of giant Slough datacentre

New building begins on one of UK’s largest datacentre hubs

3 weeks ago

Hertfordshire lures bidders with 21-year highways deal

County Council invites bids for near £2bn highways upkeep deal

3 weeks ago

Contractor hunt set to start for £120m Exeter scheme

Construction to start by end of next year on major mixed-use development

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Willmott Dixon wins £22m Rugby housing deal

Rugby council appoints builder to replace estate with 100 affordable homes

3 weeks ago

RG Group wins £75m Bristol student scheme

Marsh Mills development to be ready for 2025/26 academic year

3 weeks ago

Steelwork firm James Killelea went down owing £4m

Supply chain owed £1m in wake of administration

3 weeks ago

Giant dome lifted onto Hinkley C reactor building – video

Big Carl 245-tonne lift closes first reactor building

3 weeks ago

HG wins London student accommodation job

Work to start on 185-bed Vauxhall project in the New Year

3 weeks ago

M&E specialist wanted for £40m British Museum upgrade

New energy centre will be at heart of major energy performance upgrade

3 weeks ago

Morgan Sindall wins £54m Marne Barracks upgrade

Nine new facilities will be built at Catterick Garrison’s Marne Barracks

3 weeks ago

Cheating builder gets four years in jail

Court hears how cash meant for subcontractors was spent at casinos

3 weeks ago

Cost of HS2 SCS contract jumps to £4.1bn

Skanska Costain Strabag JV secures extra £200m

3 weeks ago

Concrete frame firm Statom buys tower crane business

Trident Lifting Solutions acquisition adds to Statom’s capabilities

4 weeks ago

Council fined £2m after death of highways worker

Court hears how Newport Council failed to set-up safe zone on resurfacing job

3 weeks ago

Regal London 1700-bed student projects approved

Work to start next year on Wembley and Old Kent Road student jobs

3 weeks ago

Leicester City stadium expansion final approval

Club says it will continue to revise plans after recent land acquisition

3 weeks ago

R G Group to build £120m Nottingham student digs

Olympian Homes secures funding deal for 790-bed project to start

3 weeks ago

Bouygues chosen for 2,000 room student tower

LSE confirms Bouygues UK-Equitix consortium as development partner

4 weeks ago

Funding deal to build 11 green hydrogen production plants

Over 700 construction jobs to be created at £400m green hydrogen projects

4 weeks ago

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