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Squibb confirms appeal against bid rigging fine

Demolition specialist joins Keltbray in appealing against CMA penalty

8 hours ago

Bigger projects help Wates hit record turnover

Size of average construction contract taken on hits £43m

10 hours ago

12 firms in fight to renew £1bn North West Construction Hub deal

Race starts for medium value building framework covering projects between £3m-£8m

11 hours ago

Former Inland Homes chief to invest £2.5m in cash raise

Cash-strapped developer hopes to raise £4.6m in share sale closing today

20 hours ago

Ten firms sign £3bn L&Q homes upgrade deal

15-year deal will include fire safety, energy retrofits, bathroom and kitchen upgrades

11 hours ago

Groundworks firm Conlon saves piling specialist

Work restarts on Abbey Pynford sites after acquisition

1 day ago

BAM Farrans JV installs Great Yarmouth bridge leaves: Video

Watch civil engineering feat in action as 770 tonne bridge leaves lowered into place

1 day ago

Gove invites Kingspan for talks on fire safety compensation

Insulation firm urged to pay for its part in cladding crisis after unveiling record profits

1 day ago

Galliford Try and Midgard bag 350 homes deal at Brent Cross

Galliford Try will build 249 BtR flats and Midgard 107 flats for sale

1 day ago

Sizewell C project gains key environmental permits

Waste permits allow client NNB Generation Company to move to site investigation and construction environmental approvals

1 day ago

Cost of Robertson school contract soars to £100m

Construction to start next month after cost jumps from original £60m

1 day ago

House building cost inflation eases as build out rates fall

Housing cost inflation expected to grow by 1.4% this quarter

1 day ago

Modular builder ilke Homes hires Deliveroo chief to drive profit push

David Scott charged with making business profitable

1 day ago

£500m Leeds South Bank scheme gets green light

Leeds City Council approves plan for 1,350 flats in mixed-use South Bank development

3 days ago

Galliford Try takes rebid £150m Carlisle Southern Link Road

Main construction works are due to start on 8km road in June

3 days ago

Arup takes stake in graphene-enhanced concrete venture

New concrete additive Concretene™ promises 30% savings in CO2 emissions

2 days ago

Winners revealed on £1.42bn materials framework

Thirteen builders merchants land places on huge procurement deal for social landlords

2 days ago

Travelodge eyes plans for another 300 hotels

Hotel giant writes to local councils offering partnership deals with a £3bn investment target

2 days ago

Balfour Beatty to invest £60m in pop-up EV chargers

New Urban Fox JV will roll out 35,000 charge points across the UK over the next decade.

3 days ago

Leading Channel Isles builder goes bust

Jersey-based construction firm Camerons placed in liquidation

2 days ago

HS2 Euston needs full design reset as costs set to double

Spending watchdog warns Euston stop-start delay will simply inflate already ballooning costs

4 days ago

Worker dies on major warehouse site in Stafford

Main contractor Glencar halts work while tragedy is investigated

3 days ago

Sellar switches London flats/hotel plan for 444 student rooms

Southwark’s King’s Place scheme will comprise five buildings of up to 11 storeys

3 days ago

Bid race starts for Norfolk £30m Long Stratton Bypass

Council hopes to start work on 3.9km bypass in April 2024

3 days ago

GMI to build first warehouse at £200m Teesside business park

Work to start early next month on first shed at airport business park

3 days ago

Skanska Costain Strabag JV sets up own rebar plant

HS2 team now running on-site manufacturing facility to avoid supply chain issues

3 days ago

Bid rigging: Keltbray to appeal and so could Squibb

Both contractors “disappointed” with level of fines

6 days ago

Ten demolition firms fined £60m for bid rigging

Full details of fines with Erith and Keltbray hardest hit

1 week ago

Retail contractor J M Scully files administration notice

£23m turnover Dorset based contractor lodges court notice

6 days ago

Civils specialist M Lambe delivers record performance

Housing civils specialist seeks to diversify in face of challenging housing market

6 days ago