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Interserve resurrects Tilbury Douglas name in rebrand
New Tilbury Douglas branded business targets £500m revenue this year
Utility contractor Falco sold to staff
London contractor becomes the latest to be sold to Employee Ownership Trust
Keltbray lands first major roads package
Specialist bags £14.1m bridges deal from Costain/Jacobs as it targets highways sector
Lee Marley Brickwork launches Scottish scaffolding division
Industry veteran Billy Dolan to lead latest brickwork and scaffolding offering
Taylor Wimpey pledges £125m for cladding and fire safety retrofits
Pre-tax profit slumps two-thirds to £264m as margin halved to just over 10%
Fusion21 names line-up for £1.1bn FM framework
Successful firms include BAM, Bouygues, Galliford Try and Eric Wright
Major pharma HQ in London’s King’s Cross approved
Work could start on 220,000 sq ft research facility before the end of 2021
Union fears over plan to house site workers on cruise ships
2,000 builders could live on ships during construction of London Resort in Kent
Another ISG director joins Structure Tone
Justin Fahy joins former ISG colleagues as Commercial Director at fit-out specialist
Stoke lines up Bowmer & Kirkland for new urban quarter
Goods Yard plan includes 180 homes, 150-bed hotel and workspace
£60m London Stratford student complex approved
Work to start later this year on 282-room student complex near the Olympic Park
D-day for VAT plan cutting cash flow across construction
Reverse charge scheme is now active despite industry lobbying
Project SPEED aims to slash costs and halve time of rail upgrades
Rail minister urges industry to pioneer faster, smarter and more efficient projects.
Hinkley bosses halt plans to “deskill” electricians
Controversial plans to introduce a new grade of electrical operative put on hold
WWII bomb detonated in huge blast on Exeter project
Local contractor Urbn Construction uncovered 1,000kg bomb on £14m student hall job
Bidders day for £120m Tomatin to Moy A9 dualling
Most northerly section of £3bn A9 upgrade plan coming out to tender
Race starts for £60m Gloucester Kings Quarter Phase 2
Council hopes to start work by October
Caledonian Modular wins 20-storey Canary Wharf aparthotel
£74m 20-storey aparthotel project to be built at Wood Wharf
Structural steelwork firm buys crane plant
J & D Pierce to continue production at Konecranes East Kilbride site
Severfield buys fabricator Dam Structures in £27m deal
Acquisition allows Severfield to get involved earlier in the construction process
Contractors trial 3D smartphone ‘X-ray vision’ of buried services
New augmented reality visualisation prevents dangerous or time-consuming cable and pipeline strikes
Quartet wins £65m Natural Resources Wales deal
Alun Griffiths, Jones Bros Ruthin, Walters UK, William Hughes win spots on four-year framework
Self-employed worker numbers 13% down on pre-Covid level
Freelance wages in January still down on a year ago despite labour shortages
Graham starts £56m Nottingham PRS project
10 storey Queens Street project will provide 348 rental flats
HSE restores dissolved roofing firm ahead of £160k fine
Safety body acts after contractor folds between accident and court hearing
Hire boss leads plant thieves police chase
Nine police cars were involved in the pursuit of a stolen micro-excavator
French contractor lands Liverpool full-fibre hook-up
£30m Liverpool backhaul project will see 212km super-fast broadband network installed over two years
Morgan Sindall builds up cash despite 31% profit fall
Construction and Infrastructure division paying subcontractors in 27 days
Hinkley site hit by “deskilling” row over electricians
Rank-and-file electricians stage first demonstrations outside EDF offices
Go-ahead for London Broadgate twin towers
McAlpine is in line to build 37 and 22-storey towers at 2 Finsbury Avenue