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Bids called for £800m fire safety framework renewal

Efficiency East Midlands opens bidding for four-year building safety framework

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Bouygues bags £64m Crawley school rebuild

Work to start on three-year rebuild of Holy Trinity secondary school

52 minutes ago

HS2 starts 700m final Birmingham viaduct launch

BBV starts push of complex curved bridge over six operational railway lines

24 minutes ago

Anti-dumping tariffs imposed on Chinese cherry pickers

Investigation after complaint from UK boom lift firm over cheap imports

28 minutes ago

OHOB eyes growth as residential logjam clears

£25m profit gives contractor confidence of growth rebound over next two years

2 hours ago

Magrock lands South Mimms industrial scheme

Construction to start this month on site next to M25

6 minutes ago

Big contract wins see profits surge at Sisk Group

Strong revenue growth at UK business helps group results

17 hours ago

Scaffold artwork shrouds Faithdean Fenwick store site

Dramatic look for showpiece construction site

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Mansell Building Solutions files administration notice

Light gauge steel frame specialist opened expanded factory just six months ago

1 day ago

Client steps in to restart Ardmore £500m Kensington tower job

Developer takes main contractor role in-house after Ardmore administration

2 days ago

Lift supervisor killed by reversing telehandler

HSE investigation finds driver had been using his mobile phone while operating machine

2 days ago

Hotel client collapse sends McGee £2.8m into red

London specialist expects profit rebound after hotel client insolvency hit

2 days ago

Public raise alarm over roof work at London hotel

Contractor and director fined for ignoring safety measures

24 hours ago

Victory for mobile crane operators in police row

More than 60 prosecutions dropped after drivers win overloading test case

2 days ago

Two JVs bag £1.5bn Anglian Water major projects deal

Ferrovial/MWH and VolkerFitzpatrick/Stevin land spots on new commercial delivery model

2 days ago

Scape launches £8.5bn dedicated defence framework

Up to six firms will be lined-up for defence work

2 days ago

Equans acquires highways tech specialist Mway

Deal sees £26m specialist become part of major contractor

2 days ago

Costain bags £150m Thames Water wastewater programme

Firm to deliver improvement programme across 15 wastewater sites

3 days ago

Wates hires Willmott Dixon veteran as operations director

Roger Forsdyke joins after 23-year career at rival contractor

3 days ago

Bouygues UK losses top £200m in four years

Building safety and subcontractor problems drive latest £76m hit

3 days ago

Willmott Dixon cleared to rebuild RAAC-hit Stockport school

Work on £50m Bramhall High School job could start in January 2027

3 days ago

Taylor Woodrow breaks into Devon roads framework

Devon County Council refreshes £54m highways line-up for next four years

3 days ago

Building compliance firm Ventro buys electrical engineer

Latest deal for Walsall based R.D. Jukes & Co Ltd

3 days ago
Lovell, Novartis, Horsham, hosing

Lovell to start first phase of 450-home Horsham scheme

First phase of former pharmaceuticals site will retain Art Deco clock tower

3 days ago

Health centre win for Morgan Sindall

Construction to start this month on Gloucestershire site

3 days ago

Supply chain hunt starts for hospital construction boom

Work up for grabs on five schemes across the East of England

6 days ago

Laing O’Rourke and HMJV lead £1bn Grid upgrade for AI boom

North London power capacity upgrade to support five new data centres

6 days ago

Willmott Dixon joins £150m Great Yarmouth waterfront bid

Planning in for major mixed-use North Quay waterfront regeneration project

6 days ago

R G Carter eyes rebound after turnover falls to £215m

Firm says stronger order book will drive growth this year after softer 2025

6 days ago

Manchester developer lands £185m funding boost

Forshaw secures institutional backing to accelerate housing delivery

6 days ago

Morgan Sindall lures North East director from Willmott Dixon

Nick Corrigan joins rival as area director

7 days ago

Housing groundworks crisis deepens as JAO ceases trading

Somerset firm of over 100 staff adds to wave of housing supply chain failures

1 week ago

Plans in for striking HSBC Canary Wharf tower revamp

Project billed as the world’s largest office building transformation

1 week ago

Costain predicts “step change” in financial performance

Contractor set to see profits jump from next year

1 week ago

Avant Homes seals Government fire safety payment deal

Deal spreads legacy remediation costs and eases liquidity pressure

7 days ago

Scaffolding firm Blencowe files administration notice

South of England specialist employs 55 people

7 days ago

Formwork panel hits Hinkley worker after falling 29 metres

Improvement notices issued by nuclear regulator extended

1 week ago

Focus on growing markets pays off for Balfour Beatty

Strong set of half-year results with momentum expected to continue for 2026

1 week ago

Ardmore directors fight to save property firms with CVA plan

Seven firms seek CVA lifeline as Ardmore fights BLO ruling in Court of Appeal

1 week ago

Investment giant acquires Phoenix ME

Deal set to accelerate growth strategy at M&E specialist

1 week ago

Structure Tone revenue almost triples to record £449m

London fit-out boom swells order book to £1.3bn

1 week ago

Kier inks second Derwent London office scheme for £99m

Firm lands repeat business on flagship Oxford Street redevelopment

1 week ago
John Fitzgerald as Managing Director for its Eastern Residential and Western region

Hill hires former Telford Homes boss

John Fitzgerald to oversee Eastern Residential and Western businesses

1 week ago

Willmott Dixon kicks off Oldham town centre regen

Firm picked for £28m first phase of Prince’s Gate for developer Muse

1 week ago

VINCI UK profit jumps 51% after group overhaul

Highways, civils and FM Conway acquisition lift earnings as turnover approaches £3bn

1 week ago

Clancy Consulting administration move sheds historic liabilities

70 jobs safeguarded as core civil and structural engineering business survives

1 week ago

Multiplex gets start date for City Road 36-storey tower

Main construction to get underway this quarter

1 week ago

Bellway beats build target despite weaker buyer demand

CEO calls for Stamp Duty cuts and first-time buyer help to revive housing market

1 week ago

Trade credit insurer could cut cover for Vistry suppliers

Allianz Trade reportedly reduces credit limits as house builder battles to cut £470m net debt

1 week ago

Bricklayer breaks back after falling through roof

Contractor fined £20,000 for safety failures

1 week ago

M&E specialist ACES files administration notice

Avon Combined Electrical Services expanded into the capital last year to win larger jobs

1 week ago