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China told to lift veil on ‘greyed-out’ London super embassy plans

Ministers give China two weeks to justify redactions in blueprints for £255m Royal Mint Court scheme

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McLaughlin & Harvey scrubs in for £100m Guy’s surgical hub

Eight-storey London elective surgery hub secures government approval

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Mace wins £1.1bn British Library extension

Work to start on site next year after construction manager contract awarded

20 hours ago

Spencer shunts Volker on £29m Waterbeach rail station job

VolkerFitzpatrick misses out despite early contractor involvement

22 hours ago

Regulatory gridlock ‘knocks confidence’ in construction

RICS urges action as firms struggle with safety Gateway inconsistencies and regional planning delays

21 hours ago

McLaren tops contract league with Ebury Estate rebuild

July order haul among top 50 firms rises 14%

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Cheetham Hill Construction sold to staff

Howard Chamberlain to step-back from MD role after nearly 60 years

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Buyers see sharpest fall in activity for five years

Grim July for construction as all sectors slump

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Breheny bags Kent road upgrade contract

Work to start later this month on Maidstone site

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Caddick breaks ground on £28m Bilston logistics park job

166,500 sq ft logistics hub to be built at Foundry Business Park

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Mears grows profit as maintenance work ramps up

100% contract retention and rising margins deliver strong first-half performance

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Cardiff to get 50-storey skyscraper in bold new tower plan

Developer ups height to 50 storeys for BTR landmark near Principality Stadium

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Bid race starts for Manchester £1.6bn light rail infrastructure work

Up to ten bidders wanted to compete for Metrolink work

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Competitive brick market sees Ibstock struggle to increase prices

Revenue rises but profits dip at materials giant

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Collins starts major London city fringe office retrofit

30 Finsbury Square refurb scheme will transform office block

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Civils boss banned over classic car sales

Director sold assets cheaply to sister company before folding

3 days ago

Ex-Kier director joins Stepnell to grow specialist units

Mike Smedley steps in as strategic director to lead growth push

2 days ago

Clegg wins £80m Leeds office scheme

Eight-storey office project to rise on former Wellington Plaza site

3 days ago

Avant Homes takes £107m fire safety hit as losses mount

Builder led by Jeff Fairburn lifts provision by £39m for legacy cladding repairs

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Profit recovery continues at Laing O’Rourke

CEO Cathal O’Rourke vows to “push the boundaries of what’s possible, in service of humanity”

4 days ago

Torsion clears Gateway 2 for Leeds student scheme

Firm to share lessons from the Gateway 2 process on Kirkstall Road 10-storey job

3 days ago

Bouygues chosen to build new children’s hospital

Construction to start within next 18 months on Cambridge site

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Firms readied for £145m Welsh bridge race

Bidding to start this month for River Dee bridge replacement job

4 days ago

Cladding training boost to accelerate remediation work

Free courses for installers and supervisors to help accelerate post-Grenfell work

3 days ago

JRL replaces Ardmore on £150m City landmark revamp

Malaysian developer IJM calls in part-owned contractor for 25 Finsbury Circus job

4 days ago

Green light for Bristol Brabazon over-station office block

YTL to start eight-storey HQ building above new train station ticket office

4 days ago

£200m funding deal for hydrogen from waste plant

Tilbury site will be first stage of national network for green fuel

4 days ago

Go-ahead for London major hospital-to-resi scheme

Developer TT Group to deliver 140 homes and 65-bed care home on historic site

4 days ago

Civil specialist M Lambe slips into the red

Firm predicts bounce back this year as social housing recovers

4 days ago

Pickstock plans to revamp derelict Birmingham site

Developer looks to transform Soho Hill in the city

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