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Government starts renewal race for £120bn mega framework

CCS deal will cover building, civils, health, defence, nuclear and overseas projects

10 hours ago

Trading in Hercules shares resumes after audit concerns

Whistle blower “raised concerns relating to payments made to a limited number of training and consultancy services providers”

10 hours ago

Competition and markets watchdog blows whistle on civils costs

CMA calls for credible pipelines, standard designs and better procurement

1 day ago

Building control shake-up backed by ministers

£55m workforce boost promised as Government weighs single regulatory system

10 hours ago

JJ Rhatigan lands £32m London Chest Hospital housing job

Firm beats Lovell, Graham and Formation to first phase

11 hours ago

£150m Cambridge busway opens race for contractor

Bids invited for guided route linking Cambourne with Cambridge

11 hours ago

Contractors forced into weekly price checks as volatility grows

Build costs up by nearly 6% in first quarter with further rises expected

1 day ago

Rydon losses deepen as remediation spend hits £31m

Losses widen to £4.9m as building safety work costs mount

1 day ago

Hunt for developer to restart stalled Broad Marsh site

Plan to start work on stalled Nottingham mixed-use quarter by 2028

1 day ago

Winchmore wins brickwork package on Kori care home

Specialist highlights benefits of long-term relationships with main contractors

1 day ago

Willmott Dixon brings development under one roof

Willmott Dixon Developments brings together existing operations

2 days ago

Dalkia to deliver green hydrogen plant in Cumbria

Construction to start this summer at Barrow-in-Furness site

2 days ago

Capital&Centric to lead £50m Plymouth civic centre revival

Plan advances to convert landmark 14-storey tower to 144 build-to-rent flats

2 days ago

Barry Dodd takes charge at PJ Hegarty UK business

UK turnover set to hit £110m this year

2 days ago

10 contractors paired with new hospital jobs worth £14bn

Skanska lands two jobs as RAAC rebuilds move to front of programme

2 days ago

Retentions axe will take three years to fall

Payments Bill sets out transition period before cash retentions finally outlawed

2 days ago

Morgan Sindall wins lead role in £25m Andover theatre build

Council lines up June contract signing for new 400-seat venue

2 days ago

Twenty firms could face charges over Grenfell fire

Police files set to be submitted to prosecutors by September

3 days ago

Cost to complete HS2 hits £102.7bn

Government vows to get tough on contract claims as budget busted again

3 days ago

Funding boost for construction V Levels

More money, subjects and work placements in shake-up for vocational education

2 days ago

Mace Construct chief executive to step down

Jason Millett to leave in December but retain board seat at Mace Consult

3 days ago

Over 90 jobs axed as Falkirk steelwork firms collapse

Administrators called in at AIM Engineering & Fabrication Group and Hescott Engineering

3 days ago

Keady Construction lands £150m Stockport resi scheme

Construction to start in first quarter of 2027 for developer Amstone

3 days ago

Forterra plans brick and block price hikes

Materials giant to implement “pricing surcharges” from June

3 days ago

Renew snaps up electricity design specialist EDES

Engineering contractor targets grid boom with latest takeover

3 days ago

Sixteen win £1bn Southern Gas Networks deal

Clancy Docwra and Network Delivery Associates win places on all four lots

3 days ago

Kier submits plan for £60m Ellesmere Port school rebuild

RAAC-hit 1,000 place Catholic high school set for full demolition and replacement

3 days ago

Statom Holdings posts increased turnover and profits

Results for whole group highlight landmark year of growth

4 days ago

Morrisroe order book jumps 40% after Villa Park and Battersea wins

Diversified concrete frame specialist banks £340m order book after margin recovery last year

4 days ago

Trial date set after passer-by killed by falling window pane

Four firms to appear in court after glass fell 15 storeys from luxury tower

4 days ago