Contractors urge Government to back new Suffolk nuclear power station
Heavy restructuring costs and building losses set Kier back
Directors wind down loss-making southern business to focus on north and central England
“Yer Jerking, Merr Rerd Werks” sign unveiled by M B Roche & Sons
Firms in positive mood even with furlough scheme drawing to a close
Rail Electrification Alliance, including VolkerRail and Murphy, signs contracts
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10,000 jobs at risk in nuclear supply chain without Sizewell C
Contractors urge Government to back new Suffolk nuclear power station
Kier plunges to £273m loss
Heavy restructuring costs and building losses set Kier back
Tolent order book rises to £190m despite southern exit
Directors wind down loss-making southern business to focus on north and central England
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Hull contractor writes roadworks sign in local dialect
“Yer Jerking, Merr Rerd Werks” sign unveiled by M B Roche & Sons
M&E firms now optimistic after worst fears not realised
Firms in positive mood even with furlough scheme drawing to a close
£216m deal for East Coast Main Line power upgrade phase 2
Rail Electrification Alliance, including VolkerRail and Murphy, signs contracts
Tender prices hold firm but likely to fall 2.5% in 2021
Mace cost consultancy forecasts bid pricing fall next year
Skanska chief to chair CBI construction council
Gregor Craig will succeed Sir James Wates in November
Henry Construction hires safety director
Former Murphy safey chief joins Henry Construction
Go-ahead for West London 460-home build to rent scheme
TfL/Grainger JV to start five-block scheme next to Southall station
Argent advances plan for fifth Paradise Square building
Four architects in contest to design Three Chamberlain Square and hotel
Mini nuclear power lifeline for Wylfa site
Rolls-Royce eyes North Wales site after Hitachi confirms £20bn nuclear power plant canned
Morgan Sindall set for £40m Birmingham Uni lab job
First phase of Molecular Science complex to start early next year
Leaders press Chancellor for targeted six-pack stimulus
Industry tables carbon reduction, cladding and job creation plan for Autumn spending review
Worker killed as scaffold collapses during dismantling
Contractor and director fined after fatal fall in north London
Vital Energi to build waste heat from power plant centre
Low-carbon energy centre to use spare heat from planned £680m energy from waste plant
Spring start for next Harwell science block
Builder yet to be named for Quad 2 building
MPs slam missed cladding remediation target
Public Accounts Committee warns it is “imperative” new 2021 deadline to replace cladding is met
Galliford Try suffers £60m loss
Contractor forecasts return to profit this year and targets 1.6% margin
Pulling-out of London market costs Redrow £35m
Making “acceptable” returns in the capital “increasingly more difficult”
Balfour tops August contracts league with civils wins
Value of industry civils contract wins rises above last year’s pre-Covid level
Lendlease to cut 240 UK staff
Lendlease streamlining to see workforce cut by 15%
Network Rail to prototype composite station bridges
Low carbon composite bridges could be used to replace existing assets
Nuclear supply chain fears as £20bn Wylfa project scrapped
Firms warn Sizewell C plan now essential to protect developing industry
Nine win next phase of £12bn Openreach roll-out
2m more homes to be hooked up in ultrafast broadband push
Competition watchdog probes Interserve FM sale to Mitie
CMA investigates £271m merger to create UK’s largest FM firm
Henry Boot puts social housing arm into liquidation
Starfish Commercial closes year after acquisition
Imtech cuts jobs as founder steps down
Imtech Engineering Services to axe 50 jobs in streamlining
Major lift milestone for Hinkley second reactor
Second reactor cup built and installed 30% quicker than first
Clegg wins £16m Dudley Very Light Rail centre
New centre will develop new cheap lightweight rail system to replace trams
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