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Tower crane collapses in London

Site photos show aftermath of failure

12 hours ago

Housing drags down fledgling construction recovery

Buyers report return to accelerated downturn but still hopeful for year ahead

10 hours ago

Taylor Wimpey to spend £150m this year on safety defects backlog

House builder reveals cavity barrier defects behind most of £222m jump in provisions

12 hours ago

Near-1,000 homes approved for Isle of Dogs site

42-storey co-living tower and 27-storey affordable housing block backed

13 hours ago

Go-ahead for Preston 500-home plan at shopping precinct

St Johns shopping centre to be demolished in city centre regeneration plan

13 hours ago

Keltbray lays foundation for HS2 Curzon Street station

Vast 2,011-pile operation finished as Birmingham build powers on

13 hours ago

John F Hunt wins Euston Tower demolition

Specialist will take-down 36-storey tower in technically challenging contract

1 day ago

GMI confirmed for green Manchester office scheme

35 Fountain Street will feature cross‑laminated timber

1 day ago

Trio bag £1bn concrete road replacement deal

Kier, Graham and Sisk win 6-year legacy concrete road framework

2 days ago

Former Balfour chief to become Barratt Redrow CEO

Dean Banks to take helm at house builder later this year

2 days ago

Galliford Try lifts full-year outlook after 20% profit surge

Margins strengthen across Building and Infrastructure as order book hits £4.1bn

2 days ago

Consultation to start on merging CITB and ECITB

Government to launch 12 week consultation this month

2 days ago

Vistry boss Greg Fitzgerald announces retirement

Industry giant to step down after 45 years in house building and construction

2 days ago

Bouygues E&S contracting arm reborn as Equans Sci-Tech

Rebrand to target work for pharma, aerospace and tech clients

2 days ago

£231m London Barbican Arts Centre overhaul approved

Major on-site works are due to begin in 2027

2 days ago

Galliford Try lands £16m Hartlepool school rebuild

St Helens Primary project targets net zero in operation

2 days ago

“Energy and optimism” at Kier after strong set of results

Contractor hits target of an average net cash position for the first time in 13 years.

3 days ago

BBA standards body has own accreditation suspended

British Board of Agrement has status suspended by UKAS National Accreditation Body

3 days ago

Scottish Water unveils £13.4bn six-year spend plan

Publicly-owned utility earmarks £8bn for core infrastructure works from 2027

3 days ago

Winners confirmed on £37bn hospital framework

Ten contractors to deliver next wave of new hospitals

3 days ago

Mears offloads education and health FM arm for £18m

Morrison Facilities Services sold to focus on housing work

3 days ago

Wates veteran to drive Caddick subcontracting growth

Mark Kearney appointed commercial director to sharpen work-winning

3 days ago
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Galliford Try wins £60m RAF Lakenheath munitions hub

First US Air Force project secured

3 days ago

Bovis seals £200m London Stock Exchange revamp

Builder returns to Paternoster Square for flagship City transformation

3 days ago

Byrne Group drops O’Keefe Demolition name

Rebrand to Byrne Demolition and Byrne Groundworks

3 days ago

Gateway 2 legacy backlog cut to just three cases

Building Safety Regulator shifts 18 complex schemes into specialist process

4 days ago

Local authorities sitting on £9bn of developer contributions

Unspent cash pile grows after Section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy payments

4 days ago

Kier veteran joins RED leadership team

RED plots growth plan with top level hires

4 days ago

Major circular construction hub opens in Royal Docks

New waste recycling hub to support Silvertown homes plan

4 days ago

Costain returns to FTSE 250 index

Contractor returns to mid-cap City list

6 days ago