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Plans in for 800-bed Leeds student and retail scheme
Major scheme will replace The Core shopping centre in the city
Housing contractor Real LSE files administration notice
Real LSE part of group formed in 2021 following acquisition of Rydon contracts
ISG clinches £155m Cat D prison expansion
Firm to deliver 780 new places at three existing prison locations
27-storey Salford student tower approved
540-bed student block to be built on former site of McDonalds’ regional HQ
Morgan Sindall £48m Dumfries school job approved
Building work to start before the end of 2023
Pagabo starts race for £1.6bn decarbonising frameworks
Two frameworks are anchored by Great Ormond Street Hospital and Hull City Council
Former HS2 chairmen blast plans to scale back scheme
Fears grow for future of UK’s biggest construction project
Redrow plans 1,400 home garden village in Rochdale
Construction on first phase could start next year
Bouygues/Murphy JV tipped for £2.3bn Thames tunnel job
Frontrunner emerges for Lower Thames Crossing 4.2km tunnel job
Subbies facing squeeze as main contractors tighten belts
Pay disputes increasing as suppliers fear major contractors returning to “bad old ways”
Portview takes control of Fulham Buckingham stand
Fit-out specialist steps in after main contractor failure
Firefighters probe cause of Leeds modular scheme blaze
Fire broke out in timber frame office job at Citu’s eco development
Manslaughter probe dropped after demolition deaths
HSE to now lead investigation of 2019 tragedy
Vinci/McAlpine JV to start £105m NHS rehabilitation centre
Treasury clears New Hospital Programme job to start main construction
First sign of price falls for construction products
Supply returns to pre-covid levels as demand drops
Three giant lab buildings approved at £700m Oxford R&D district
Phase 2 Oxford North office and lab buildings to deliver 460,000 sq ft of space
PM fails to quash speculation about plan to axe HS2 phase 2
Sunak ducks future of HS2 question at big net zero Government briefing
Green light for giant North Wales offshore wind farm
Awel y Môr wind farm is the biggest renewable investment in Wales for a decade
T&T breaks £1bn revenue mark for first time
Global consultant enjoys strong growth across all seven geographical regions
Subcontractors and suppliers wanted across Scotland
Constructionline Meet the Buyer event next week at Hampden Park: Register now
Springfield switches strategy as private housing slumps
Scottish house builder turns back to affordable homes market
Sunak details zero carbon targets climbdown
Ban on gas boilers delayed five years; 50% rise in scrappage scheme
RG Group to build tallest student block in the world
Contractor confirmed on 45-storey tower in Leeds
Galliford Try forecasts profit to double next year
Contractor delivers strong results this year and raises expectation for 2024
Strabag hires 15 senior Buckingham Group staff
Austrian civils giant to set up UK building business with pool of staff
Contractors raise pay offer to avert engineering construction strike
Blue book agreement employers up final offer to 10%
Former Mid Group chief joins Tilbury Douglas
Steven Hearn gets new role as regional director of the South East division
Crumbly concrete found at extra 27 schools
A total of 174 schools now found to contain RAAC concrete
Henry Boot Construction struggling to find work
Contracting arm looking to fill order book
More schools found to have crumbly concrete
Surveyors find another 27 schools containing Raac
Buckingham Plant Hire still trading as normal
Separate plant business “not affected” by collapse of contractor
NG Bailey makes £25m loss after Britishvolt shock
Gigafactory loss and problem contracts blow hole in books
Steelwork specialist Billington delivers record first-half
Overseas recruitment push boosts headcount by 10% to drive growth
Vinci wins major St Helens town centre revamp
£90m first phase includes new market hall, 120-bed hotel and over 60 flats
Mace deputy chairman to step down from board
Mace veteran Mark Holmes will leave at the end of the year
CHIC extends bid deadline on £3.2bn new build framework
Closing date for 8-year framework set for 20 October
Work to start this year on Manchester £250m spa resort
Developer Therme gets green light for re-engineered 28-acre Trafford complex
Costain bags £80m water order for upgrades at 16 sites
Severn Trent contracts include work to improve wastewater quality and protect wildlife
Barhale JV sign-off for £18m Dewsbury sewage works upgrade
Project forms part of Yorkshire Water’s £500m investment in Phosphorous removal
Murphy seals main build on £124m Essex station
Contractor lands main contract after successful start on enabling works package
GMI lands latest £42m phase of lab cluster
Citylabs life sciences complex in Manchester continues to grow
Director ban for asbestos dumper
Twenty tonnes of construction waste illegally dumped on farmland
HS2 leg to Manchester could be axed
Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are reportedly in talks to axe Northern leg
FM Conway revenue tops £500m
Highways contractor reduces net debt by £10m amid strong operating cash flow
Cardo Group completes an acquisition hat-trick
West Midlands-based Jefferies joins fast-expanding social housing maintenance group
Builder jailed for stealing wallet from site drying room
Construction worker caught stealing on Cambridgeshire road job
Focus on frameworks pays off for Applebridge
Civils contractor sees turnover growth boost profits
Fresh blow to house builders as Lords sink pollution reforms
House of Lords blocks Government plan to ditch EU nutrient neutrality rule
Prater bust-up with Balfour Beatty at £200m London flats job
Facade contractor terminates contract in row at Lewisham Gateway project
Profits rebound at Kier as margin rises to 3.9%
Contractor to resume dividend payments to shareholders after strong performance
Algeco in restructure after Mobile Mini acquisition
Job losses as businesses align under Algeco brand