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Government blinks on steel tariffs after contractor backlash

Steel tariff rethink on table as industry warns of cost spikes and delivery delays

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Gleeson Homes finds £5m+ of faults on legacy jobs

Infrastructure problems on Yorkshire sites as region restructured

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McAlpine nudges margins higher as strategy reset pays-off

Profit climbs to £16m as sharpened sector focus beds in

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Ready-mixed concrete sales slump in London

Concrete, aggregates and mortar sales fall again in Q1

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Legendre lands City of London office refurb

Contractor wins latest cut-and-carve job in Square Mile

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Wates confirms new permanent London Construction MD

George Mosey takes on role after departure of Steve Holbrook

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LHC launches £1bn housing and demolition framework

Third generation housing framework reserves three places for SMEs on lots

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JRL lands 608-home London Thames City phase 2

Nine Elms residential job believed to be worth over £300m

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Persimmon warns of mounting supply chain cost pressure

House builder acts to keep lid on bulding costs as fuel and energy prices feed through

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Kier turnaround CFO to join SIG

Simon Kesterton takes on new challenge

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US student housing giant targets Durham

Landmark strikes deal with Galliard to push ahead with Prince Bishops Place overhaul

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Former Wates MD rejoins sister firm SES

Mark Tant takes-up interim role heading South division

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Dalkia rebuilds margins with nuclear and energy rebound

Turnover breaks £650m as margins recover and order book nears £1.3bn

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Ballymore gets go-ahead for 1,700-home Silvertown scheme

Riverside Knights Road scheme now heads to mayor for final sign-off

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Materials firms urged to explain price rise reasons

Construction leaders call for more clarity on increases

2 days ago

Brighton plans purpose-built £80m women’s football stadium

Seagulls push ahead with landmark 10,000-seat ground next to Amex

3 days ago

Legendre gets green light for office-to-hotel scheme

Construction to start next year on Hammersmith conversion

2 days ago

Graham to deliver first phase of Solihull town centre revamp

Contractor signs PCSA for residential-led development

3 days ago

Bristol backs 28-storey student tower at Cabot Gate

Hammerson plans landmark student block on shopping centre car park

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Pagabo starts race for new £5bn major works framework

Procurement specialist launches first big building deal under YPO partnership

3 days ago

Groundworks firm Mackoy files administration notice

£23m turnover specialist lodges High Court papers

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Caddick rises to £375m turnover but headwinds cut profit

Construction group profits nearly halve to £4.5m as margins come under pressure

3 days ago

Family of former UCATT president secure asbestos payout

Three contractors settle with family of John Flavin

3 days ago

McAleer & Rushe full of confidence after record results

Progress continues this year after record turnover and rising profits in 2025

4 days ago

Balfour gets start date for £54m Middlewich bypass

Work starts next month on 2.5km Cheshire road job

4 days ago

B+K gets green light for £1bn Golden Valley first phase

Cheltenham cyber campus can now start after reserved matters approval

4 days ago

McLaren seals Sizewell C worker campus and apprentice college

Three-year deal covers 2,400-bed worker village, new Leiston college and key site buildings

4 days ago

Go-ahead for Microsoft’s £4bn Leeds data hub push

Three-building hyperscale scheme clears planning at former power station site

4 days ago

Historic builder Jerram Falkus went down owing suppliers £8m

More than 400 firms left holding unpaid invoices

4 days ago

Willmott Dixon lands £92m Wembley college campus

Eight-storey skills hub will rise on Olympic Way

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