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Stewart Milne English arm files administration notice
Manchester based division of house builder files court notice
Former McAlpine director joins Beard board
Alison Cox takes NED role of board of southern building contractor
M&E firm Gratte Bros doubles in size to £250m revenue
Single major London project squeezes profit margins
Race for £200m West Midlands housing framework
Aspire Housing seeks firms for new build schemes and maintenance of existing stock
Plans in for major Eastbourne retirement complex
139-home seafront scheme at Sovereign Harbour
Construction buyers more bullish about year ahead
Hopes for falling interest rates make industry upbeat about 2024 prospects
Morgan Sindall crowned 2023 contracts league champion
Bouygues and Balfour Beatty rank second and third after big year of wins
Sir Martin Laing dies aged 81
Tributes to former John Laing chairman
Work set to start on Walsall waste energy plant
Hitachi Zosen Inova confirmed as main contractor
M Group Services buys decarbonisation specialist
Latest acquisition for expanding infrastructure group
Go-ahead for Grimsby hotel and conference centre
Disused ice factory to be converted into 1,000 capacity venue and hotel
Plans unveiled for first LGBTQ+ retirement home
Former hospital site could become first housing scheme of its type in the UK
Plans in for London Euston Tower rebuild
Lendlease involved in pre-planning demolition and construction strategy
Cheshire civils contractor went down owing suppliers £3.5m
More than 250 firms left holding unpaid invoices
National Highways seeks partner to steer efficiency drive
Five-year operational overhaul within agency to cost £75m
RG Group starts £100m London Stratford student tower
36-storey tower will offer over 700 beds and a sixth form academy
RWE to start construction on third Scottish wind farm
German energy giant to invest £6.9bn across UK by 2030
United Living eyes acquisitions after strong profit and revenue growth
Housing and infrastructure contractor trebles cash profit to £29m
HS2 gears up to let £5bn of contracts this year
Awards to deliver tracks, power, signalling, overhead lines and new network control centre
Willmott Dixon shuffles main board
Graham Dundas steps up to CEO as Rick Willmott becomes executive chairman
Arup revenue tops £2bn for first time
Profitability still squeezed despite energy and water work uplift
Trio win £140m Somerset road deals
Wins for Kiely Bros, Heidelberg Materials and Octavius Infrastructure
Green light for £22m historic Derwent Valley site
Wavensmere Homes to start main construction work in coming months
Worker crushed to death at Nationwide Platforms site
Powered access hire giant fined £900,000
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Torsion steps-in to save stalled £50m scheme
Work restarts on resi scheme stopped two years ago when developer went into administration
Universal Studios buys Bedford brickworks for theme park
US film giant purchases 480 acres of land including old Stewartby brickworks site
Rolls-Royce/Muse JV submits major warehouses plan
Five industrial units planned for Harrier Park development near Hucknall
AtkinsRéalis and T&T win £800m Pagabo framework
Professional services frameworks cover England, Wales and Scotland
Structure Tone lands £22m Sicilian Avenue refurb
Revamp for landmark Bloomsbury site
Extra £1.25bn boost for social housing contractors
Government allocates extra cash to insulate or retrofit 140,000 homes between 2025 and 2028
Colas wins £22m A38 Worcestershire BREP upgrade
Work to start in New Year on A38 Bromsgrove Route Enhancement Programme
ISG wins latest phase of giant Slough datacentre
New building begins on one of UK’s largest datacentre hubs
Hertfordshire lures bidders with 21-year highways deal
County Council invites bids for near £2bn highways upkeep deal
Contractor hunt set to start for £120m Exeter scheme
Construction to start by end of next year on major mixed-use development
Willmott Dixon wins £22m Rugby housing deal
Rugby council appoints builder to replace estate with 100 affordable homes
RG Group wins £75m Bristol student scheme
Marsh Mills development to be ready for 2025/26 academic year
Steelwork firm James Killelea went down owing £4m
Supply chain owed £1m in wake of administration
Giant dome lifted onto Hinkley C reactor building – video
Big Carl 245-tonne lift closes first reactor building
HG wins London student accommodation job
Work to start on 185-bed Vauxhall project in the New Year
M&E specialist wanted for £40m British Museum upgrade
New energy centre will be at heart of major energy performance upgrade
Morgan Sindall wins £54m Marne Barracks upgrade
Nine new facilities will be built at Catterick Garrison’s Marne Barracks
Cheating builder gets four years in jail
Court hears how cash meant for subcontractors was spent at casinos
Cost of HS2 SCS contract jumps to £4.1bn
Skanska Costain Strabag JV secures extra £200m
Concrete frame firm Statom buys tower crane business
Trident Lifting Solutions acquisition adds to Statom’s capabilities
Council fined £2m after death of highways worker
Court hears how Newport Council failed to set-up safe zone on resurfacing job
Regal London 1700-bed student projects approved
Work to start next year on Wembley and Old Kent Road student jobs
Leicester City stadium expansion final approval
Club says it will continue to revise plans after recent land acquisition
R G Group to build £120m Nottingham student digs
Olympian Homes secures funding deal for 790-bed project to start
Bouygues chosen for 2,000 room student tower
LSE confirms Bouygues UK-Equitix consortium as development partner
Funding deal to build 11 green hydrogen production plants
Over 700 construction jobs to be created at £400m green hydrogen projects