Bid race begins for £1bn concrete road replacement...
National Highways has opened the bidding for a new six-year framework to deliver a major programme of concrete road replacement.
Cartel watchdog drops probe into cement admixtures
Watchdogs at the Competition and Markets Authority have closed their probe into suspected anti-competitive conduct in the supply o...
Slow spending by Network Rail hits Renew profits
Slower than expected spending by Network Rail in the current £45bn CP7 investment round has prompted a profit warning at infrastru...
Plan approved for Oxford homes and life sciences q...
Plans for a major mixed-use scheme in Oxford on a 15-acre brownfield site have gained outline planning paving the way for a major ...
Travis Perkins fined £2m after timber falls from l...
A court has fined builders’ merchant Travis Perkins £2m after part of a timber load fell off one of its lorries and into the winds...
Manchester 18-storey top-heavy tower approved
Developer Soller has got the planning thumbs up for a distinctive 18-storey tech office project in Manchester that incorporates se...
Nearly 40 solid wall insulation firms suspended
The Government has banned 39 solid wall insulation specialists from installing new insulation in people’s homes because of poor-qu...
£500m house building framework opens for bids
Contractors and consultants are being invited to apply for spots on a North West social housing consortium’s £500m framework
Council pulls £274m road scheme over bats row
Norfolk County Council has withdrawn its planning application for the £274m Norwich Western Link road amid an ongoing row with Nat...
Good times may be coming, but can we survive that ...
While many across the construction industry fear the impact of government fiscal policies, others are buying into Starmer’s promis...
HSE simplifies advice for stone worktops installer...
On the back of calls for stone worktops to be banned, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has issued new guidance.
Barhale sets up on Park Lane
Barhale has been awarded an £11.6M contract for upgrade work on the London Ring Main.
Three share £530m Southern Water package
Southern Water has awarded contracts totalling £530m in value to boost its wastewater network performance in the southeast of Engl...
Plans in for Weston's Tropicana revival
A planning application has been submitted on North Somerset Council’s behalf outlining proposals for the Tropicana lido in Weston-...
Horan wins Pontypridd landscaping
Horan Construction starts work next month on a remodelling project in Pontypridd town centre.
Welsh landlords standardise house designs
An alliance of Welsh social housing landlords have produced a catalogue of templates for low cost, energy efficient homes.
Adrian Speller joins brother as joint MD of Midlan...
Regional building contractor Speller Metcalfe has appointed Adrian Speller to the role of joint managing director.
Lambeth to release six sites for £250m homes plan
London’s Lambeth Council is seeking a development partner as it advances plans to release six sites to build up to 450 mixed-tenur...
Morgan Sindall bags Salford Uni acoustics building
Morgan Sindall has been lined up to build a planned Acoustics Building for Salford University.
