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Construction site deaths fall to 25

Latest HSE figures released

2 hours ago

Vinci wins contract for Liverpool Pall Mall scheme

Contractor confirmed for first £55m office block

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12 roofing firms named in ongoing bid-rigging probe

CMA investigation enters new phase with firms publicly identified

8 hours ago

Road schemes to be scrapped to pay for better defence

A38 Derby Junctions and A46 Newark Bypass first to face the axe

1 day ago

ISG school to be demolished over structural issues

Kier report on partially completed building sees it condemned by Department for Education

1 day ago

Steelwork specialist Barretts of Aspley ceases trading

Milton Keynes fabricator shuts down after four years of trading losses

9 hours ago

Eight picked for National Grid’s £640m cable programme

Balfour, OCU and Network Plus among winners

9 hours ago

AJC Group lands £24m Bournemouth scheme

Site clearance to start in July at Boscombe regeneration site

1 day ago

M Group storms into UK contractor top four

Private equity-backed infrastructure group breaks through £3bn revenue

1 day ago

BAM bags first civils package on giant EGL3 link

Early contractor role paves the way for 2027 main construction award at Peterhead

1 day ago

Investment giant DWS buys stake in Flannery Plant Hire

Asset manager keen on prospects of UK infrastructure market

2 days ago

Stepnell builds profit as turnover hits £150m

Family-owned contractor targets further regional expansion

1 day ago

New boss to lead Balfour major projects arm

Angus Murray to take on new managing director role in September

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Fleet up for sale as plant hire boss retires

More than 500 quality machines available in online auction

2 days ago

HS2 reset hinges on contractor deals and £8bn Euston plan

HS2 review identifies £500m of disallowable contractor costs

2 days ago

Highways chiefs axe Skanska’s £300m A46 Newark bypass contract

Long-delayed scheme placed on hold for another rethink

2 days ago

Skanska gets start date for 55 Old Broad Street

Private equity firm kick-starts scheme with £282m contract

2 days ago

Fusion plans 39-storey Manchester student tower

Domis Construction advises client on construction plan for 818-bed Whitworth Street scheme

2 days ago

SCF starts hunt for £2bn+ framework contractors

Southern Construction Framework looking for new bidders

5 days ago

HS2 contractors fined £400,000 after tipper truck fall

Driver injured after vehicle fell off the edge of an excavation ramp

5 days ago

Scottish ministers halt £2.1bn Laing O’Rourke hospital job

Contractor sent back to the drawing board over affordability concerns

5 days ago

Ministers fail to plug imported fabricated steel tariff gap

Industry warns thousands of fabrication jobs now at risk with SMEs hit hardest

5 days ago

Hinkley M&E dispute leaves hundreds off site for three weeks

Workforce morale sinks after protest triggers disciplinary process and delayed restart

5 days ago

Glasgow green lights 25-storey student tower

Developer advances first phase of £250m Glasgow gateway project

6 days ago

Kier promotes finance chief to head highways business

Barry Jupp to lead Kier’s 2,000-strong highways operation after more than two decades

6 days ago

Labourer falls to death through window opening

Contractor fined after fatal fall from scaffolding

6 days ago

New boss takes charge at £118m revenue Barnwood

Employee-owned regional builder appoints former finance director Matthew Williams

6 days ago

Fresh inflation storm gathers over construction

Arcadis warns oil shocks, steel tariffs and carbon taxes will push project costs higher into 2027

6 days ago

Balfour lands £325m SSEN grid superhub job in Scotland

Firm to employ more than 800 workers building major transmission hub in Aberdeenshire

6 days ago

CField lands £176m Fusion student housing double

Contractor wins London and Glasgow jobs for 1,200 student beds and affordable homes

6 days ago