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Prep work starts for vast HS2 box slide under A46

Freyssinet designed system will push 14,500t box under Kenilworth Bypass

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Morgan Sindall wins Canary Wharf office-to-labs job

Construction to start this month on £65m conversion

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Resi developer Sheen Lane heading for administration

Richmond based firm has a turnover of £50m

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Building safety act adding six months to delivery times

New approval gateways slow student room development programmes

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Five contractors win £550m airfield framework deal

MAG picks team for Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports

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Galldris bounces back to strong profits

South east civils specialist gets trading margin up to 11%

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Management buyout at Midlands contractor

Family business GI Sykes sold to management

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Taylor Woodrow wins Wolverhampton city centre revamp

£19m contract will last two-and-a-half years

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Morgan Sindall contracts league champion for second year

Kier ranks second in closely contested race between majors

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New Year layoffs as Scottish modular house builder collapses

East Ayrshire Connect Modular falls into administration

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Thames Water bidders day for £2.2bn reservoir scheme

Tenders to be invited in October for new Abingdon reservoir in Oxfordshire

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Buckingham Plant Hire quits heavy kit market

Firm to sell fleet and focus on lighter, sustainable plant

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Clients ‘ignoring building safety’ reforms

Clients still subjecting contractors to aggressive and sub-economic pricing

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Castleforge plans expansion after £100m data centre deal

Investor moves into booming data centre market

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Construction output growth drops to six-month low

Subcontractor rates rise at fastest rate for 18 months

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Suir Engineering swoops for Scottish M&E contractor

Irish M&E firm launches UK expansion with Taylor & Fraser acquisition

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Aggregates supply firm files administration notice

Ashville Aggregates and Concrete operates across London and South East

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Plans in for 44-storey Manchester resi tower

Developer Glenbrook to appoint contractor this year

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Briggs & Forrester names new engineering services MD

Will Newman replaces Ian Lawrence who steps down after eight years

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Morgan Sindall bags Salford Uni acoustics building

Planning submitted for Acoustics Building at Crescent Innovation area

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Lambeth to release six sites for £250m homes plan

Call for development partner to deliver 450 mixed tenure homes

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Adrian Speller joins brother as joint MD of Midlands builder

Speller Metcalfe boosts senior leadership team

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Winner unveiled for £2.9bn aqueduct revamp

Construction costs for Haweswater Aqueduct rise to £2.9bn from £1.75bn

6 days ago

Fortem and Equans face fight for £3bn housing upkeep deal

Birmingham City Council aims to sign new 10-year deals for four regions

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Lendlease strikes deal to sell UK construction arm for £35m

US private equity firm Atlas to finalise purchase deal by summer

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Hercules to offload suction excavator arm

Fleet of 30 trucks generates around £5m revenue a year

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Tarmac trials new technique to cut concrete road noise

Quieter trips for drivers and longer-lasting roads

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HS2 set for “fundamental reset” to lower construction costs

New chief executive promises action after latest project update

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Solar panel installer fined £120,000 after roof fall

Court hears how employee broke his leg in fall

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Network Rail chief Andrew Haines knighted

Thin pickings for construction in this year’s New Year Honours

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