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UNDER PRESSURE Year-on-year revenue fell by 11 per cent at family-owned CN100 contractor Mulalley in its 2023/24 annual accounts. Pre-tax profit also fell from £3.1m to £600,000 in the year to 31 March 2024. Director Eamon O’Malley said: “This decrease underscores ongoing competitive pressures, the fragility of our supply chain,…

SHIFTING SANDS Sand and gravel sales fell by 10 per cent in the second quarter amid road scheme uncertainty, according to the Mineral Products Association. Director of economic affairs Aurelie Delannoy said: “Government uncertainty is hurting our sector and the broader construction supply chain. The latest cancellation of the Stonehenge…

A panel of industry luminaries met this week to discuss the Latham report, 30 years after it was published. The discussion touched on the increasing complexity of disputes and the quality of adjudicators, asking whether reform is needed to meet the lofty goals originally set out by Latham. It’s been…

The winners of this year’s Construction News Specialists Awards were revealed tonight (5 September) in a gala ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. Specialists were recognised across 23 categories at the event, which was attended by more than 650 people and hosted by comedian Andy Parsons. An independent…

CYBER WARNING Cyber attacks in the construction sector accounted for nearly 6 per cent of all incident responses from cybersecurity specialist Kroll during the first quarter – double the percentage in Q1 2023. In its latest quarterly Cyber Threat Landscape Report in May, Kroll said: “The reason for these rising…

The deadline to submit entries for the Construction News Workforce Awards 2024 has been extended until midnight on Friday 12 July. The CN Workforce Awards provide the perfect opportunity to reward the teams and initiatives that make the construction industry the best place to work. There are 23 hotly contested…

The nominees for the Inspiring Women In Construction and Engineering (IWICE) Awards 2024 have been revealed.  The award ceremony hosted by Construction News and sister titles New Civil Engineer and Ground Engineering takes place on 17 September and celebrates women and companies promoting gender diversity across the built environment sector. …

465,000 The number of construction workers that have left the industry since 2008, according to recruitment agency Randstad. Simon Harris, Randstad UK head of construction recruitment, said: “Construction employers without a bulletproof long-term workforce plan will find the going very hard indeed. It will make the 2007 war for talent…

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There is still time to enter the Construction News Workforce Awards 2024! The CN Workforce Awards provide the perfect opportunity to reward the teams and initiatives that make the construction industry the best place to work. This year’s awards event features new categories focusing on wellbeing, innovation in workplace culture,…