Latest news

Former Hewlett civils firm fails amid director blame game

£17m turnover CORE Special Projects ceases trading after 10 years

9 hours ago

Problem job sinks Mace construction profits

Consultancy arm now making more money than larger construction division

1 day ago

Acciona heads May contracts league with water job

Mace displaces Sir Robert McAlpine at the top of the annualised rankings

9 hours ago

Cardo swoops for wall insulation specialist SERS

Building maintenance group continues rapid growth spree with takeover of retrofit expert

9 hours ago

New finance chief at Laing O’Rourke

Accountant Ilze Williamson joins from architecture practice

9 hours ago

United Living acquires civils specialist Glenelly

Latest move in the power infrastructure sector

9 hours ago

Gloom slowly lifting from construction buyers

“Worst phase of spending cutbacks may have passed”

1 day ago

Over 1,300 finished flats lying empty in Gateway 3 logjam

Final safety sign-off stalls occupation and pushes developers to the brink

1 day ago

Modular specialist Elements Europe falls into administration

Move into main contracting sinks pod specialist

1 day ago

Magrock lands first job with Big Yellow Self Storage

Construction to start this summer on Kentish Town site

1 day ago

Van Elle hit by BSR delays as £134m revenue falls short

Building Safety Regulator logjam delays major resi piling jobs

1 day ago

ECF seals £1bn deal for Northampton town revamp

Development agreement for 25-acre town centre reboot

1 day ago

Demolition starts revamp of 16 acre Luton site

Construction to start by end of year on major industrial and logistics scheme

1 day ago

Anglian Water ramps up pipeline rollout with fresh 260km deal

More drought-busting pipeline work flows to Strategic Pipeline Alliance firms

1 day ago

Framework winners named on Peel Ports £750m deal

Graham and Mclaughlin & Harvey share major works lot

2 days ago

Reeves pledges £15.6bn for regional transport

Chancellor to unveil big spending package today for Metro mayors

2 days ago

Kier ditches diesel for hydrogen in green major site power trial

Trial shows over 20,000 litres of diesel already saved at Bridgwater Tidal Barrier

2 days ago

Plans unveiled for 1million sq ft commercial scheme

Design & build opportunities available at Scunthorpe site

2 days ago

Bouygues seals £119m deal for twin college builds in Wales

Work starts this month on Barry Waterfront and Cardiff Airport tech hubs

2 days ago

MPs back Sellafield delivery shake-up but costs spiralling to £136bn

Four out of five recent projects now on track, but wider site faces growing risks

2 days ago

Fraudster ordered to pay back £80k to contractors

Office worker embezzled £516,000 from two construction companies

3 days ago

Wates gets start date for Victoria Tower restoration

Work to begin this summer and last to 2031

2 days ago

Kier upgrades margin target as order book holds firm

Contractor eyes 4.5% margin as bid discipline pays off

3 days ago

Willmott Dixon bags hat-trick of leisure centre energy retrofits

£15.8m North Herts Council deal includes replacing boilers for air source heat pumps

3 days ago

Drylining giant takes bold step on accepting design risk

Siniat liability pledge designed to stop risk being pushed down supply chain

3 days ago

Section 106 agreements now taking an average of 16 months

Planning departments cannot cope with workloads leading to more house building delays

3 days ago

Winvic starts £200m Towcester Park logistics scheme

IM Properties presses ahead with 1.1m sq ft Midlands logistics park

4 days ago

Safety regulatory drag takes toll on Getjar turnover

Revenue slumps 42% as firm adapts to slower resi job starts

4 days ago

Erith seals early works for £300m London City Road tower

Demolition to start this summer for landmark Old Street roundabout job

4 days ago

Galliford gets sign-off to start Wigan Galleries job

Fettlers scheme starts with £44m market hall and basement build

4 days ago