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HS2 work paused after serious site accident

Balfour Beatty Vinci jobs halted across the West Midlands

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Northern Trains race for £300m depots and stations work

Early market engagement starts ahead of 2027 framework launch

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Ministers clear sewage works deadlock stalling 18,000 homes

Housing blockage-busters broker deal with Anglian Water to release five major housing schemes

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Kier lands ECI roles on £500m worth of Southern Water jobs

Water works start to flow for big AMP8 programmes

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Groundworks firm Mackoy went under owing suppliers £5.5m

180 unsecured creditors will get just 5p in the pound after pre-pack deal

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Green light for Albert Buildings refurb

Contractor hunt underway with work to start next summer

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Lendlease and The Crown Estate finalise £24bn development JV

Stalled major London and Birmingham sites set to move forward

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Laing O’Rourke joins bid for 14-reactor UK SMR fleet

Consortium targets three sites for 4.2GW Hitachi small modular nuclear reactor build

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Hill plots £2.3bn growth drive after resilient results

House builder targets doubling turnover by 2030 as pipeline swells to £14.5bn

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Right-to-work checks for self-employed start in October

Construction faces millions more checks as scheme extended

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Record order book fires Phoenix ME towards £400m turnover

M&E specialist expands UK and European footprint as order book soars to £800m

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Vinci wins contract for Liverpool Pall Mall scheme

Contractor confirmed for first £55m office block

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Construction site deaths fall to 25

Latest HSE figures released

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12 roofing firms named in ongoing bid-rigging probe

CMA investigation enters new phase with firms publicly identified

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Road schemes to be scrapped to pay for better defence

A38 Derby Junctions and A46 Newark Bypass first to face the axe

4 days ago

ISG school to be demolished over structural issues

Kier report on partially completed building sees it condemned by Department for Education

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Steelwork specialist Barretts of Aspley ceases trading

Milton Keynes fabricator shuts down after four years of trading losses

3 days ago

Eight picked for National Grid’s £640m cable programme

Balfour, OCU and Network Plus among winners

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AJC Group lands £24m Bournemouth scheme

Site clearance to start in July at Boscombe regeneration site

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M Group storms into UK contractor top four

Private equity-backed infrastructure group breaks through £3bn revenue

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BAM bags first civils package on giant EGL3 link

Early contractor role paves the way for 2027 main construction award at Peterhead

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Investment giant DWS buys stake in Flannery Plant Hire

Asset manager keen on prospects of UK infrastructure market

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Stepnell builds profit as turnover hits £150m

Family-owned contractor targets further regional expansion

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New boss to lead Balfour major projects arm

Angus Murray to take on new managing director role in September

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Fleet up for sale as plant hire boss retires

More than 500 quality machines available in online auction

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HS2 reset hinges on contractor deals and £8bn Euston plan

HS2 review identifies £500m of disallowable contractor costs

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Highways chiefs axe Skanska’s £300m A46 Newark bypass contract

Long-delayed scheme placed on hold for another rethink

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Skanska gets start date for 55 Old Broad Street

Private equity firm kick-starts scheme with £282m contract

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Fusion plans 39-storey Manchester student tower

Domis Construction advises client on construction plan for 818-bed Whitworth Street scheme

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SCF starts hunt for £2bn+ framework contractors

Southern Construction Framework looking for new bidders

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