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Green light for £1.3bn Edinburgh coastal town revamp

First phase of Granton Waterfront scheme will see Cruden Homes create a new community

14 hours ago

Vistry chief operating officer steps down

Earl Sibley exits as his COO role axed for more direct reporting to CEO

21 hours ago

House builder Camstead goes into administration

Work stopped on three current sites

2 days ago

Death of piling legend Roger Bullivant

Industry innovator dies after long illness aged 85

21 hours ago

ESS Modular went down owing suppliers £7m

Modular specialist owned by ISG owner Cathexis

22 hours ago

Builders back farmers in inheritance tax protest

“A rethink is desperately needed” say National Federation of Builders

21 hours ago

Willmott Dixon wins £36m leisure centre upgrade

Work to start on historic Westminster 1930s Grade II listed Seymour Centre

22 hours ago

Graham wins £100m Cardiff Crossrail phase 1

Work on route to Cardiff Bay to start before end of next year

2 days ago

Laing O’Rourke appoints new European MD

Peter Lyons to take-up new role in February

3 days ago

Profits dip at Stepnell ahead of demerger

Turnover and secured workloads up ahead of restructure

3 days ago

HS2 green bridge deck takes shape

100m-wide wildlife bridge to carry hedgerows and country lane over HS2

2 days ago

1,000-home Wolverhampton city centre scheme in for planning

ECF and council advance City Centre West build to rent scheme

3 days ago

Sisk clinches £54m North London council HQ revamp

Haringey’s iconic Grade II listed civic centre to be brought back into use

3 days ago

Ofgem approves £2.5bn Eastern Green Link 1

Work to start next Spring on cable project from Scotland to the north of England

3 days ago

Anglian Water hunts for £1bn delivery partner

Programme delivery partner wil integrate with client team over 15-year plan

3 days ago

Hadden collapse costs supply chain £6.7m

“Highly unlikely” subcontractors will receive anything for their unpaid invoices

3 days ago

Management buyout at M&E specialist

£25m turnover Kimpton in second MBO in its 60-year history

3 days ago

BAM finalises £71m deal to replace first major RAAC school

Work to start on new St Leonards Catholic School in Durham

3 days ago

Scaffolder hit by two tonne weight at nuclear plant

Court hands out £633,000 in fines after Dungeness B decommissioning incident

3 days ago

Go-ahead for 860,000 sq ft East London medical campus

Whitechapel Road scheme of six new and repurposed buildings

3 days ago

Site labour rates hit record high as cost inflation returns

Industry’s biggest payroll firm says rates rose nearly 5% last month in London

6 days ago

Morris & Spottiswood acquires part of ISG fit-out division

ISG Cathedral acquisition saves 111 jobs and expands presence across England

7 days ago

New work drives Q3 construction output uplift

Third quarter activity up 0.8% despite slowdown in September

6 days ago

Octavius cuts concrete formwork strike time by 5 days

Temperature probes reduce times for safely striking formwork

6 days ago

Plan for 200-home student-led London scheme

Developer Regal is behind new Camden Town scheme

6 days ago

Green light for new £45m tax office in Portsmouth

HMRC to occupy new office complex with construction starting next year

6 days ago

Extra tunnels included in £6bn East West Rail scheme

Government unveils plans for two new tunnels in Cambridgeshire

7 days ago

Infrastructure to get £80bn boost from public sector pensions

New “megafunds” will invest in UK construction projects

7 days ago

Bidders wanted for £800m building safety framework

Fusion21 launches renewal of deal across 12 lots

1 week ago

Winchmore wins £6.5m brickwork package on Stratford flats

Latest award from Graham on £69m development

7 days ago

Motts/Jacobs JV to design £2.5bn West Yorkshire Mass Transit

First construction could begin in 2028

1 week ago

Muse signs landmark deal to redevelop Solihull shopping centre

Mell Square scheme includes 1,600 homes at 6.4ha town centre site

1 week ago

Reds10 raids house builders for two director hires

David Newey and James Bateman join as regional ops directors

1 week ago

Builder killed as telehandler overturns

House builder goes into liquidation before court hearing and £160,000 fine

1 week ago

Balfour Beatty regional MD steps down

Lindsay McGibbon is understood to be exiting for a job in the United States

1 week ago

Firms put on alert for £1.5bn decarbonisation framework

Fusion21 aims to invite bids in January for housing and public buildings retrofit framework

1 week ago

Morgan Sindall aboard for £22m London station roof renewal

Passengers will continue to use Liverpool Street Station while roof works take place above

1 week ago

Utilities contractor turns to Africa for skilled workers

IES Utilities Group recruits its 100th overhead linesman from South Africa and Zimbabwe

1 week ago

McLaren boosts building safety and refurb team

Paul Woodhams promoted to newly created MD role at expanding division

1 week ago

Firms fight to renew places on £450m JV North deal

17 firms face fight to retain places on north west housing consortium list

1 week ago

Subbies get £7m lifeline on ISG Cardiff schools site

Council strikes deal with administrators and appoints emergency interim contractor

1 week ago

United Utilities names water and waste water design consultants

AtkinsRéalis, Jacobs, Stantec, Binnies, Mott MacDonald, RPS, and WSP make line-up

1 week ago

Crown Estate in £1.5bn Cambridge Business Park revamp plan

A phased programme of construction will start in 2026

1 week ago

McLaughlin & Harvey returns to profit

Contractor back in the black and looking forward to another positive year

1 week ago

Graham wins £69m London Stratford flats job

Stratford Mill project will deliver nearly 250 flats

1 week ago

Mace to complete construction of ISG neuroscience centre

Contractor to work with UCL to finish stalled job

1 week ago

BAM finally breaks ground at £60m-plus Yeovil College

Agreed contract price 50% above original estimate on delayed Somerset college job

1 week ago

Forterra trying to pass on NI cost increases

Brick and block giant writing to customers about 2025 price rises

1 week ago

Refurb contractor Troy Central goes into administration

Suffolk based hotel and leisure specialist had a £38m turnover

1 week ago

Former ISG director joins Wates as regional construction MD

Wayne Flannery joins Wates construction board after nearly 20 years at ISG

1 week ago

McLaren strengthens team for £1.1bn York Central scheme

CEG’s Head of Development (North) Karen Stafeckis joins McLaren Property

1 week ago