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Turkish contractor Limak to build new Luton Town stadium

Construction to start this summer on 25,000-seater venue

6 hours ago

Murphy on board at new £32m rail station

Construction to start next year at Golborne station

4 hours ago

HS2 engineers finish UK’s heaviest bridge slide early

A46 Kenilworth Bypass reopens 30 hours earlier than planned

4 hours ago

Bowmer + Kirkland to build £190m Oxford science scheme

Work to start at end of next month on 180,000 sq ft Fabrica scheme

12 hours ago

New BAM leisure centre pool springs a leak

Contractor investigating “technical issues” delaying new £36m green leisure centre

1 day ago

United Living lands £250m HyNet pipeline deal

Firm wins deal to design and build over 34km of pipework to collect CO2

12 hours ago

Hydrogen diggers get green light to use roads

JCB hails historic decision for advance of hydrogen-fuelled plant on sites

12 hours ago

Go-ahead for McAleer & Rushe Glasgow student job

£100m funding deal paves way for 591-bed student tower

13 hours ago

Fly-tippers to get their vehicles crushed

Drones will be used to identify cowboy construction waste operators

12 hours ago

Green light for £150m West End office revamp

Shaftesbury Avenue office retrofit retains 75% of original building

1 day ago

Morgan Sindall lands £20m Brunswick Wharf scheme in Bideford

North Devon waterside project will provide 100 flats

1 day ago

Former Keltbray managers jailed after corruption trial

Jail sentences following bribery probe on jobs including Battersea Power Station

2 days ago

Lidl pumps £500m into store and logistics expansion

Discounter plans 40 new stores this year as expansion ramps up

2 days ago

JJ Rhatigan UK profit jumps as turnover tops £150m

Irish contractor’s expansion in England gathers pace

2 days ago

Driverless digger to be used on Taylor Woodrow site

Autonomous excavator to work at Manchester Airport after successful trial

2 days ago

MCS Build lands Basingstoke warehouse scheme

Construction starts this month after £26m funding deal

2 days ago

Leeds United unveil stadium revamp design

Club has still to set a timeframe for staged Elland Road upgrade

2 days ago

Bowmer & Kirkland boosts margins as profits surge to £69m

Revenue nudges up towards £1.3bn in year of expansion

3 days ago

Offshore construction starts on £4bn windfarm

Foundations for first of 95 turbines installed: Watch video

3 days ago

AECOM buys civils consultant Allen Gordon

Global giant acquires Scottish water and energy specialist

2 days ago

Plans in for £1bn Northern Gateway site in Manchester

Plan for 500-acre manufacturing and logistic park advance

2 days ago

RED wins £31m London Shoreditch student digs job

Two extra floors will be added to Willen House scheme

3 days ago

Deconstruct handed £12m Grenfell demolition

Firm maintaining building awarded job without bid race to speed process

3 days ago

Sizewell site workers get made to measure PPE

Bespoke fitting service on offer at new Bryson branch

3 days ago

Comment: Gateway is acting like a barricade

Contractors left banging their heads on an (unbuilt) brick wall

6 days ago

Final phase of £1.5bn Elephant and Castle revamp hits planning

Get Living submits revised plan for 500 homes and 450-bed student block

6 days ago

Ealing backs final phase of £1.3bn estate rebuild

Friary Park estate rebuild in Acton reaches end stage

5 days ago

Green light for scaled-down Nottingham student tower

Glasshouse Street scheme will deliver 247 student rooms

6 days ago

Aston Villa to revamp North Stand

Club to reuse existing structure rather than complete rebuild

6 days ago

Mace signs ex-ISG director to lead Euro health and tech push

Gary Sweeney to head up healthcare and life sciences consultancy arm

5 days ago

Sir Robert McAlpine claws way back into profit

Firm says return to profit and strong cash balance validates new strategy

7 days ago

Severfield to cut staff by 6% amid pricing pressure

Steelwork contractor warns of extended tighter pricing due to project delays

7 days ago

JRL completes sale of 50% stake to Malaysian giant IJM

Deal boosts balance sheet and kicks starts growth plan

7 days ago

Green light for £100m Liverpool Baltic station build

Enabling highway works to start in the autumn

1 week ago

First live tests for flying construction robots

Drones can lay construction materials at height on site

7 days ago

Three firms land £170m Gentoo Sunderland housing deal

PHS Solutions, Esh and RE:GEN to deliver 10-year home upgrade plan

1 week ago

Gateway gridlock hits build-to-rent delivery as starts nosedive

Build to rent starts plunge 18% in the capital

1 week ago

Call to shift Gateway 2 checks to end building bottleneck

“The current system isn’t working but we all want to see safe buildings”

1 week ago

GBN launches £600m bid race for SMR engineer roles

Owner engineers to provide technical and assurance services

1 week ago

Wates hires ex-Homes England chief to head public sector push

Robert Stone to spearhead its public sector and national frameworks strategy

1 week ago

Acheson Construction collapse costs suppliers £8.5m

One frustrated creditor seized a telehandler after contractor went into administration

1 week ago

Dominus wins go-ahead for 173-bed Glasgow scheme

Old Wynd Street job expected to cost around £25m to build

1 week ago

Safety Regulator misses deadline to clear Gateway 2 backlog

Investors pulling out of funding high rise buildings

1 week ago

CITB still sitting on £95m cash pile

Staff numbers jump from 666 to 763 as training body wage bill soars

1 week ago

£500m road surfacing framework market call

NEPO goes out to consultation on north east regional highways deal

1 week ago

Two share £220m Scottish rail repairs and minor works deal

AmcoGiffen and CPMS win civils and building repair deals

1 week ago

Builder wanted for £60m London leisure and flats job

Tower Hamlets aims to replace St George’s Leisure Centre in Shadwell

1 week ago

Contractor confirmed for business park expansion

Roe Developments to start on next phase of Castle Donington scheme

1 week ago

Driver escapes injury as scaffold collapses onto van

Major three-lift scaffold fall blocks north London high street

2 weeks ago

Gilbert Ash to be sold to staff

£267m turnover contractor to transition to an Employee Ownership Trust

2 weeks ago

M Group seals biggest-ever deal with Telent takeover

Digital infrastructure specialist deal lifts turnover to £3bn

2 weeks ago