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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
Vistry chief operating officer steps down
Earl Sibley exits as his COO role axed for more direct reporting to CEO
House builder Camstead goes into administration
Work stopped on three current sites
Death of piling legend Roger Bullivant
Industry innovator dies after long illness aged 85
ESS Modular went down owing suppliers £7m
Modular specialist owned by ISG owner Cathexis
Builders back farmers in inheritance tax protest
“A rethink is desperately needed” say National Federation of Builders
Willmott Dixon wins £36m leisure centre upgrade
Work to start on historic Westminster 1930s Grade II listed Seymour Centre
Graham wins £100m Cardiff Crossrail phase 1
Work on route to Cardiff Bay to start before end of next year
Laing O’Rourke appoints new European MD
Peter Lyons to take-up new role in February
Profits dip at Stepnell ahead of demerger
Turnover and secured workloads up ahead of restructure
HS2 green bridge deck takes shape
100m-wide wildlife bridge to carry hedgerows and country lane over HS2
1,000-home Wolverhampton city centre scheme in for planning
ECF and council advance City Centre West build to rent scheme
Sisk clinches £54m North London council HQ revamp
Haringey’s iconic Grade II listed civic centre to be brought back into use
Ofgem approves £2.5bn Eastern Green Link 1
Work to start next Spring on cable project from Scotland to the north of England
Anglian Water hunts for £1bn delivery partner
Programme delivery partner wil integrate with client team over 15-year plan
Hadden collapse costs supply chain £6.7m
“Highly unlikely” subcontractors will receive anything for their unpaid invoices
Management buyout at M&E specialist
£25m turnover Kimpton in second MBO in its 60-year history
BAM finalises £71m deal to replace first major RAAC school
Work to start on new St Leonards Catholic School in Durham
Scaffolder hit by two tonne weight at nuclear plant
Court hands out £633,000 in fines after Dungeness B decommissioning incident
Go-ahead for 860,000 sq ft East London medical campus
Whitechapel Road scheme of six new and repurposed buildings
Site labour rates hit record high as cost inflation returns
Industry’s biggest payroll firm says rates rose nearly 5% last month in London
Morris & Spottiswood acquires part of ISG fit-out division
ISG Cathedral acquisition saves 111 jobs and expands presence across England
New work drives Q3 construction output uplift
Third quarter activity up 0.8% despite slowdown in September
Octavius cuts concrete formwork strike time by 5 days
Temperature probes reduce times for safely striking formwork
Plan for 200-home student-led London scheme
Developer Regal is behind new Camden Town scheme
Green light for new £45m tax office in Portsmouth
HMRC to occupy new office complex with construction starting next year
Extra tunnels included in £6bn East West Rail scheme
Government unveils plans for two new tunnels in Cambridgeshire
Infrastructure to get £80bn boost from public sector pensions
New “megafunds” will invest in UK construction projects
Bidders wanted for £800m building safety framework
Fusion21 launches renewal of deal across 12 lots
Winchmore wins £6.5m brickwork package on Stratford flats
Latest award from Graham on £69m development
Motts/Jacobs JV to design £2.5bn West Yorkshire Mass Transit
First construction could begin in 2028
Muse signs landmark deal to redevelop Solihull shopping centre
Mell Square scheme includes 1,600 homes at 6.4ha town centre site
Reds10 raids house builders for two director hires
David Newey and James Bateman join as regional ops directors
Builder killed as telehandler overturns
House builder goes into liquidation before court hearing and £160,000 fine
Balfour Beatty regional MD steps down
Lindsay McGibbon is understood to be exiting for a job in the United States
Firms put on alert for £1.5bn decarbonisation framework
Fusion21 aims to invite bids in January for housing and public buildings retrofit framework
Morgan Sindall aboard for £22m London station roof renewal
Passengers will continue to use Liverpool Street Station while roof works take place above
Utilities contractor turns to Africa for skilled workers
IES Utilities Group recruits its 100th overhead linesman from South Africa and Zimbabwe
McLaren boosts building safety and refurb team
Paul Woodhams promoted to newly created MD role at expanding division
Firms fight to renew places on £450m JV North deal
17 firms face fight to retain places on north west housing consortium list
Subbies get £7m lifeline on ISG Cardiff schools site
Council strikes deal with administrators and appoints emergency interim contractor
United Utilities names water and waste water design consultants
AtkinsRéalis, Jacobs, Stantec, Binnies, Mott MacDonald, RPS, and WSP make line-up
Crown Estate in £1.5bn Cambridge Business Park revamp plan
A phased programme of construction will start in 2026
McLaughlin & Harvey returns to profit
Contractor back in the black and looking forward to another positive year
Graham wins £69m London Stratford flats job
Stratford Mill project will deliver nearly 250 flats
Mace to complete construction of ISG neuroscience centre
Contractor to work with UCL to finish stalled job
BAM finally breaks ground at £60m-plus Yeovil College
Agreed contract price 50% above original estimate on delayed Somerset college job
Forterra trying to pass on NI cost increases
Brick and block giant writing to customers about 2025 price rises
Refurb contractor Troy Central goes into administration
Suffolk based hotel and leisure specialist had a £38m turnover
Former ISG director joins Wates as regional construction MD
Wayne Flannery joins Wates construction board after nearly 20 years at ISG
McLaren strengthens team for £1.1bn York Central scheme
CEG’s Head of Development (North) Karen Stafeckis joins McLaren Property