Category: News
Government commits to four new prisons in seven ye...
The Government has set out plans to build four new prisons in the next seven years, opening up around 6,500 places to lock up dang...
Bid rigging probe launched into school repair work
The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into suspected bid-rigging in relation to a key government fun...
Muse hires new development director for North West
Muse has strengthened its team in the North West with the appointment of Tom Darby as development director.
Wates transfers pension scheme to “superfund”
Wates is transferring its defined benefits pension scheme to superfund Clara.
Construction output hit by fall in repair and main...
Construction output fell by 0.4% in volume terms in October after a feeble rise of 0.1% in September.
Five firms clinch £300m Greenwich Uni framework de...
The University of Greenwich has picked McLaren Construction, Wates, Morgan Sindall, Vinci and Willmott Dixon to deliver a £300m pr...
Go-ahead for City of London’s tallest tower
Plans to build the City of London’s tallest tower have received the green light.
City of London says yes to 60 Gracechurch Street
The City of London Corporation has approved construction of a 36-storey office tower at 60 Gracechurch Street.
£380m North West housing framework out for bid
North West housing association Torus is on the hunt for firms to help it build an ambitious target of 9,000 homes by 2029.
National Insurance hike to delay construction reco...
Increases to employer’s National Insurance Contributions (NICs) next April will add an estimated 0.75%–1% to construction costs an...
Planning officers to get powers to bypass committe...
Planning officers will be able to bypass council committees to speed through approval of housing schemes under plans launched by d...
30 local firms land United Utilities £500m framewo...
United Utilities has confirmed 30 local construction firms based, or with operations in, the North West as winners of the region’s...
Plan unveiled for 31-storey London Fenchurch Stree...
Insurance giant Aviva has unveiled plans to redevelop 130 Fenchurch Street in London’s Square Mile with a 31-storey tower.
Start date for vast Balfour and Costain carbon cap...
Client NZT Power has reached financial close on the world’s first gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage.
Persimmon and Clarion are ‘exemplars’ on building ...
Persimmon Homes and Clarion Housing Group have been singled out by Dame Judith Hackitt as ‘exemplar’ organisations that are showin...
Decision on Woolwich towers scheme handed demoliti...
Comer Homes’ 200-home site in Woolwich handed enforcement notice last year after breaching planning permission
Small builders key to delivering 1.5 million housi...
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has welcomed the prime minister Keir Starmer's re-commitment to the Labour government’s 1....
Call for tougher action over tool theft and resale
Trades United says in the past six years more than 44,500 tool theft incidents have been reported
Deputy PM will 'unblock' south east housing sites
Deputy PM Angela Rayner says potential housing sites across the South East will be freed up
PMI survey reveals two-speed industry with house-b...
November’s survey of construction purchasing managers reveals commercial construction activity surging ahead but house-building is...
