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Lack of sewerage blocking building work on 30,000 homes

House builders blast planning delays over inadequate wastewater infrastructure

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Race starts for £145m River Dee Bridge rebuild

Welsh Government sets 2026 start date for major cross-border link

32 minutes ago

Canary Wharf to submit plan for Olympic-sized lido

Plan to deliver six-lane natural water pool at Eden Dock by 2026

47 minutes ago

Plans go in for six-tower Leeds resi scheme

New £100m “urban community” for 3.7acre site

16 minutes ago

Genuit buys ventilation firm Monodraught for £56m

Building products giant acquires £17m turnover business

57 minutes ago

Ardmore Construction Ltd falls into administration

Move isolates fire safety claims, leaving main Ardmore group free to grow profitability

3 days ago

Aston Villa gets go-ahead for £100m North Stand expansion

Project to modernise 1897-built ground ahead of EURO 2028

3 days ago

Quartet wins £1.75bn Midlands Rail Hub upgrade deal

VolkerRail, Laing O’Rourke, AtkinsRéalis and Siemens team up on Birmingham upgrade

4 days ago

McLaren confirmed for £250m Cardiff arena

Robertson Property secures planning green light for 16,500-capacity venue

4 days ago

John F Hunt starts work on £150m West End office revamp

Six month strip out deal at 125 Shaftesbury Avenue

3 days ago

Former Skanska vice president to join Galliford Try

Thomas Faulkner to head up specialist services division

3 days ago

Bowmer + Kirkland snaps up office fit-out firm Denton

Acquisition gives £40m turnover interiors specialist firepower to chase bigger jobs

4 days ago

Contractors sought for £667m Welsh Water mega project

Utility tests appetite for design, build and finance for twin water treatment jobs

4 days ago

Worker killed on Mace London site

Fatal accident on major site in Brent

4 days ago

Willmott Dixon veteran takes construction COO role

Former trainee Stewart Brundell promoted after nearly 40 years at the firm

5 days ago

BSR delays dent margins at OHOB despite record sales

Turnover up 18% to £369m as pre-tax profit nudges £22m

4 days ago

Plans go in for 30-storey Preston tower

£40m scheme will be tallest residential building in Lancashire

4 days ago

Former Laing O’Rourke leader to join Skanska

James Davies to oversee key defence and health projects

4 days ago

Green light for £10bn data hub prep works in Northumberland

Enabling works to roll out over 16 months on former Blyth Power Station site

5 days ago

VolkerWessels UK profits jump as rail and marine work surges

Infrastructure contractor posts £48m pre-tax profit and stronger order book

5 days ago

Groundworks boss wins payout over gagging order

Subcontractor raised fears over asbestos on housing sites

5 days ago

B+K to start £50m rebuild of Northumberland school

Cramlington Learning Village redevelopment contract signed off

5 days ago

New Homes Accelerator targets six new major sites

Construction to be sped-up on another 12,000 homes

5 days ago

Network Rail spend down as CP7 shift bites contractors

Firms warn of inflation squeeze and reprofiled workbanks

6 days ago

Wall of six towers planned for North London strip site

Hendon Goods Yard site plan for line of resi blocks rising to 29 storeys

6 days ago

SCF opens door to single stage tenders for first time

Gen-6 Southern Construction Framework to widen scope for smaller jobs

6 days ago

M&J Evans lifts profits as eastward regional push pays off

Groundworks specialist sharpens tender strike rate and grows pipeline to £504m

6 days ago

CHIC confirms 33 winners on £1bn housing framework

Equans, Guildmore, Seddon and Wates land spots on new four-year deal

6 days ago

Trade body joins attack on CITB over funding changes

Fit out specialists describe move as a “kick in the teeth”

6 days ago

Carey demolition cartel claim settled with developer

Legal action withdrawn after both sides agree settlement

1 week ago