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Building safety levy rate set at up to £10,000 a home in London

Levy introduction pushed back a year to Autumn 2026 – list of new rates

15 hours ago

BAM wins £100m revamp of Broadgate Tower in London

Front of tower 3-storey extension to use cross laminate time and re-used steel

22 hours ago

£600m funding to train 60,000 construction workers

Government pledges massive cash injection to produce “site-ready” workers

2 days ago

Construction to start in May on £1bn port expansion

Work at London Gateway site will last four years

4 days ago

Utilities specialist Ipsum buys second power contractor

Acquisition of Wootton & Wootton strengthens service in Midlands and Wales

22 hours ago

Councils will lose cash if they fail to fix potholes

Local authorities will have to publish road repair stats

22 hours ago

Green light for London Euston Tower rebuild

British Land says nearly a third of original tower will be retained

4 days ago

Contractors struggling to keep-up with demand for data centres

More than half of clients fear supply chain will struggle

4 days ago

Robert De Niro’s Nobu backs Manchester super tower

76-storey skyscraper will be tallest outside of London

4 days ago

PAC warns post-Grenfell policies threaten new homes goal

Watchdog MPs warn new build rates are being hit by diversion of funds to safety remediation

4 days ago

400 schools and hospitals to get rooftop solar panels

£180m investment is the first major project for Great British Energy

4 days ago

Legendre UK to convert Diageo HQ into hotel

Work to start this year transforming former home of drinks giant

4 days ago

Glencar wins phase 2 of Harwell tech scheme

Tech Foundry West will create 70,000 sq ft of lab and manufacturing space

4 days ago

Beard breaks company record with latest results

Family-owned firm posts best results for 133 years

5 days ago

United Living buys street lighting contractor

North West’s Jones acquisition also strengthens power distribution offer

5 days ago

Deal to start £1.1bn British Library extension

Japanese developer takes control with aim to start construction next year

6 days ago

Fraud warning over bogus site supplies orders

Site temporary protection specialist sounds alarm after foiling scammers

5 days ago

Plan for world’s tallest energy-positive tower in Birmingham

£60m solar clad 29-storey tower will produce more energy than it consumes

5 days ago

Costain to lead on nuclear fuel site upgrade

Programme delivery partner role for upgrade to infrastructure at Capenhurst site

5 days ago

Willmott Dixon wins £32m Doncaster digital tech hub

Construction to start next month on Gateway One scheme

5 days ago

Pickstock to build Stratford resi tower

Construction set to start next year by modular builder owner

5 days ago

ISG accountants face investigation over audit

Watchdog launches probe into final accounts for collapsed contractor

6 days ago

Developer given suspended jail sentence for fire safety breaches

Director wrongly allowed residents to move into block before getting fire safety sign-off

6 days ago

Muse submits 1,600-home regen plan for Solihull town centre

Work to start early next year on Mell Square shopping centre redevelopment

6 days ago

Plans to be submitted for £140m Cardiff Central revamp

Enabling works to start this year to pave the way for construction

6 days ago

Developer fined after site hit with nine safety notices

Company “showed a total disregard to keeping its workers safe”

6 days ago

Ringway retains Hertfordshire highways after 12 years

Contract worth £55m a year and could be extended to 21 years

7 days ago

Driver pulls knife on Balfour Beatty road worker

East Sussex incident highlights dangers faced by highways staff

7 days ago

Wates starts £300m Suffolk prison expansion

Firm to build three house blocks at HMP Highpoint

7 days ago

Southern Housing seeks 10 firms for £1.7bn upgrade deal

South east fire safety and housing upgrade framework out to bid

7 days ago

Pothole patch-up policy fails as roads repair backlog hits £17bn

Industry calls for urgent mindset change on funding and maintaining local roads

7 days ago

Green light for 2,100 homes at old East London gasworks

St William secures S106 deal for world’s largest Victorian gasworks regen scheme

1 week ago

Lifting regs review bagged up with ‘bat and newt’ red tape purge

Government calls in regulators and tells Ofwat to speed up 30 major water projects

1 week ago

House builders call for rethink on Building Safety Levy

Developers call for spotlight to be turned on product manufacturers

1 week ago

Costain raids Balfour Beatty for new head of rail

Alistair Geddes joins as rail director

1 week ago

Plans in for nearly 900 homes at Manchester Mayfield

First homes at £1.4bn regeneration site will be built over four blocks

1 week ago

Problem contracts send Robertson into the red

Contractor confident of return to profit this year after review of jobs

1 week ago

National Grid names key suppliers for £59bn HVDC deal

Cable and converter station supply chain firms named

1 week ago

Contractors wanted for £215m care home framework

Firms invited to express their interest in projects across South West

1 week ago

Muse hires London Crown Estate MD

Simon Harding-Roots will lead regeneration specialist’s south office

1 week ago

Pellikaan wins £25m Wiltshire leisure centre job

Work to start next month on Trowbridge swimming pool and gym

1 week ago

Cat deal sees Flannery plant investment top £100m this year

Leading plant hirer continues to invest in fleet

2 weeks ago

Fall in office and housing activity dents industry output

Confidence fragile after 0.2% dip in output for second month

2 weeks ago

Lendlease OK’d to start Birmingham’s £1.9bn Smithfield scheme

First phase of 400 build to rent homes at Manor Square approved

2 weeks ago

Fresh plan for £170m Newcastle resi tower and hotel

Gainford Group scales down New Bridge Street scheme to 29 storeys

2 weeks ago

Berkeley warns over-regulation a drag on planning reform gains

House builder joins calls for urgent Gateway 2 building safety regulator reform

2 weeks ago

Mace confirmed for £140m Gatwick Airport Pier 6 extension

Contractor PJ Hegarty has started enabling works in middle of busy airport

2 weeks ago

Cost of M3 upgrade soars by £70m

Budget for VolkerFitzpatrick/Balfour Beatty road job jumps to £280m

2 weeks ago

Graham takes on ISG £45m Coventry cultural hub job

Firm will start conversion work in the Spring on former IKEA store

2 weeks ago

Alun Griffiths to “restructure and resize” after £95m loss

Redundancies due to be announced at Welsh civils contractor

2 weeks ago

Fire safety project approval delays hit Van Elle profits

Piling specialist also reviews future of Canadian operation amid fresh economic uncertainty

2 weeks ago

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