Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:53:59 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Infrastructure ‘tailwinds’ assist United Living https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/infrastructure-tailwinds-assist-united-living-06-11-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/infrastructure-tailwinds-assist-united-living-06-11-2024/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:03:34 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=509042 Infrastructure and property services contractor United Living generated £453m of revenue in just eight months, according to its latest accounts. Audited figures, covering the eight months to 31 March 2024, also revealed that the firm made a pre-tax loss of £5.7m. Directors said the diversified…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/infrastructure-tailwinds-assist-united-living-06-11-2024/feed/ 0 Costs force slowdown in sector growth, PMI reveals https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/costs-force-slowdown-in-sector-growth-pmi-reveals-06-11-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/costs-force-slowdown-in-sector-growth-pmi-reveals-06-11-2024/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:27:24 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=509032 Construction output growth dropped back in October as high borrowing costs dampened new orders in all sectors. Overall, output in the construction sector came in at 54.3, a drop from September’s 57.2 figure – a two-and a half year record high, according to October’s S&P…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/costs-force-slowdown-in-sector-growth-pmi-reveals-06-11-2024/feed/ 0 Barratt calls for U-turn on ‘greybelt’ affordable quota https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/government-urged-to-lower-affordable-homes-targets-for-greybelt-land-06-11-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/government-urged-to-lower-affordable-homes-targets-for-greybelt-land-06-11-2024/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:00:41 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=508988 A major housebuilder has thrown its weight behind government plans to release greenbelt land - but called for a rethink on the requirement for half of homes to be affordable. Philip Barnes, land and planning director at Barratt Redrow, said he was “excited” by Labour’s…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/government-urged-to-lower-affordable-homes-targets-for-greybelt-land-06-11-2024/feed/ 0 Town and gown deals put Multiplex ahead in October https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/construction-league-tables/town-and-gown-deals-put-multiplex-ahead-in-october-06-11-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/construction-league-tables/town-and-gown-deals-put-multiplex-ahead-in-october-06-11-2024/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:30:50 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=508968 Two major deals secured the top spot for Multiplex in October’s league table. The £500m Project Vista scheme in London and the £300m Keystone Building contract for the University of Glasgow (pictured) put the firm comfortably ahead. In second place was Morgan Sindall with 47…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/construction-league-tables/town-and-gown-deals-put-multiplex-ahead-in-october-06-11-2024/feed/ 0 Joint venture to deliver £1bn London heat network https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/joint-venture-to-deliver-1bn-london-heat-network-06-11-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/joint-venture-to-deliver-1bn-london-heat-network-06-11-2024/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 10:41:40 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=509001 A £1bn low-carbon heat distribution system in central London will be delivered by a joint venture (JV) between power specialists Vital Energi and Hemiko. The pair, operating as the Swan Partnership, will fund, build and operate the South Westminster Area Network to capture waste heat…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/joint-venture-to-deliver-1bn-london-heat-network-06-11-2024/feed/ 0 Construction firm fined after worker paralysed after fall from height https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/construction-firm-fined-after-worker-paralysed-after-fall-from-height-06-11-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/construction-firm-fined-after-worker-paralysed-after-fall-from-height-06-11-2024/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 09:41:56 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=508982 A contractor has been fined £40,000 after one of its workers was paralysed falling through the roof of a house, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). A statement from HSE said that Andrew Clifford, a sub-contractor from Chesterfield and father of three fell…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/construction-firm-fined-after-worker-paralysed-after-fall-from-height-06-11-2024/feed/ 0 Contractors alerted to £1bn of housing work https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/contractors-alerted-to-1bn-of-housing-work-06-11-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/contractors-alerted-to-1bn-of-housing-work-06-11-2024/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 09:00:21 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=508965 Contractors are on alert for a £1bn portfolio of work being offered by housing association Guinness Partnership. The new business will cover planned investment and major works across England over a 15-year period. Guinness Partnership is looking to appoint regional firms to the various contracts,…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/contractors-alerted-to-1bn-of-housing-work-06-11-2024/feed/ 0 North East facade firm went under with zero net cash https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/administrations/north-east-facade-firm-went-under-with-zero-net-cash-05-11-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/administrations/north-east-facade-firm-went-under-with-zero-net-cash-05-11-2024/#respond Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:45:22 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=508945 A glazing and aluminium facade specialist had no net cash when administrators were appointed six months ago. Architectural Glass and Aluminium Ltd (ARGLA), which went under in April, held cash in the bank. But it owed a Coronavirus Bounce Back loan, which cancelled out its…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/administrations/north-east-facade-firm-went-under-with-zero-net-cash-05-11-2024/feed/ 0 Balfour scoops £575m US road deal https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/balfour-scoops-575m-us-road-deal-05-11-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/balfour-scoops-575m-us-road-deal-05-11-2024/#respond Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:14:18 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=508932 Balfour Beatty has secured a $746m (£575m) deal to rebuild a section of the iconic Interstate 35 in the US. The contractor will upgrade a 4km chunk of the highway in Austin for the Texas Department of Transportation. The I-35 runs almost the entire length…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/balfour-scoops-575m-us-road-deal-05-11-2024/feed/ 0 CIC hit by cyber attack  https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/tech/cic-hit-by-cyber-attack-05-11-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/tech/cic-hit-by-cyber-attack-05-11-2024/#respond Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:00:41 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=508877 The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has revealed its staff's personal data may have been stolen after it was struck by a cyber attack last month.  The industry body said the “cyber incident” took place on 8 October but was only discovered on 23 October, with…

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