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Wates boss returns after collapse of his own contractor

Paul Nicholls was head of the failed Real construction group

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New Fair Payment Code goes live today

Latest bid to get subcontractors and suppliers paid within 30 days

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Lincolnshire concrete supplier files administration notice

Ever Readymix Concrete & Screed operates three depots and a fleet of 20 trucks

10 hours ago

Graham lands first deal on Liverpool’s largest brownfield site

Contractor bags infrastructure package on 10.5 hectare site

1 day ago

Bouygues UK boss to step down

Fabienne Viala to leave after eight years at the helm

1 day ago

Galliford Try scoops £87m brace of London jobs

Firm will redevelop a prominent corner building on Sloane Street in Chelsea

10 hours ago

New HS2 boss Mark Wild starts amid prep for final TBM drives

Former Crossrail CEO starts with a sharp focus on controlling costs

1 day ago

Ten consultants land Thames Water major upgrade places

Firms will share £400m of fee work over next five years

1 day ago

Rayner ultimatum to fix all unsafe tall buildings by 2029

Recladding work must start on all 18m+ resi buildings by 2027

1 day ago

ISG administrator finds just £35m to pay down £1.1bn debt

Failed firm was set to report £148m blackhole from legacy jobs

1 day ago

Redesign needed on Colas “bridge to nowhere”

Technical challenges continue as £38m scheme faces further delays

1 day ago

Skanska UK shakes-up boardroom team

Four new board appointments as two directors step down

1 day ago

Ultra rich clamour for Mace super prime resi scheme

Topping out at £2bn 1 Mayfair scheme where homes start at £35m

1 day ago

Watkin Jones wins £48m St Helen’s affordable homes deal

Firm to build nearly 300 homes for housing association

1 day ago

Barratt sets start date for High Barnet station scheme

Latest scheme to be delivered by the £1.9bn West London Partnership

1 day ago

Investors lose £26m after M&E contractor goes under

78 private investors hit by Gallant Building Services collapse

4 days ago

First contractor call for £80bn Government mega-framework

Seven-year deal will cover construction work across all departments

5 days ago

Transport Secretary quits Cabinet

Louise Haigh resigns over stolen mobile phone revelations

4 days ago

NHS modular specialist looks to strike deal with creditors

Catfoss Group Manufacturing applies for Company Voluntary Arrangement

4 days ago

Kier bags £23m Cheadle Eco Business park job

Contractor beats rival Galliford Try to deliver Stockport council’s green business park

4 days ago

Willmott Dixon wins £24m Leeds council housing scheme

Firm will build 82 council houses on site of Hough Top school

4 days ago

Welding crisis road bridges revealed

Bridge projects in Midlands, Gateshead and Cornwall impacted

5 days ago

£1bn Bishopsgate Goodsyard phase one go-ahead

London Mayor approves 550,000 sq ft office scheme above Shoreditch station

5 days ago

Costain poised for major HS2 tunnel fit out deal

Latest major deal on project due imminently

5 days ago

New builds overtake refurbs in London office market

Drop in new construction starts but developers remain bullish

5 days ago

Willmott Dixon wins £23m net zero Surrey SEND school

Hopescourt School job takes low carbon work pipeline to £1.4bn

5 days ago

£1.6m fine after mast climber crush tragedy

Court hears how worker died while unloading work platform

5 days ago

Severfield welding crisis hits five National Highways bridges

Full penetration butt welds under scrutiny as weight restrictions imposed

6 days ago

HS2 awards £3bn of track contracts

Ferrovial BAM and Colas Rail among ‘rail systems’ winners

1 week ago

Chinese diggers face 83.5% duty after JCB dumping complaint

Fair trade body finds UK kit prices were undercut by 23%

6 days ago