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Infrastructure ‘tailwinds’ assist United Living
Infrastructure and property services contractor United Living generated £453m of revenue in…
Costs force slowdown in sector growth, PMI reveals
Construction output growth dropped back in October as high borrowing costs dampened…
Barratt calls for U-turn on ‘greybelt’ affordable quota
A major housebuilder has thrown its weight behind government plans to release…
Town and gown deals put Multiplex ahead in October
Two major deals secured the top spot for Multiplex in October’s league…
Construction firm fined after worker paralysed after fall from height
A contractor has been fined £40,000 after one of its workers was…
Contractors alerted to £1bn of housing work
Contractors are on alert for a £1bn portfolio of work being offered…
North East facade firm went under with zero net cash
A glazing and aluminium facade specialist had no net cash when administrators…
Balfour scoops £575m US road deal
Balfour Beatty has secured a $746m (£575m) deal to rebuild a section…
CIC hit by cyber attack
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has revealed its staff's personal data may…
HS2 works ‘may have contributed’ to flooding
HS2 works may have compounded flooding in some areas, according to the…
M Group Services acquires 1,500-staff firm
M Group Services has acquired a technical engineering solutions business with more…
Morgan Sindall subsidiary joins 3,000-home joint venture
Morgan Sindall subsidiary Muse Developments has taken a third share in a…
Audit body flags construction sector risk-check weaknesses
Nine major construction firms could be missing crucial internal audit functions that…
FM Conway reports turnover and profit growth
FM Conway has reported increased turnover and profit, days after announcing its…
Kajima close to clearing ‘onerous’ UK construction provisions
Kajima is nearly free of millions of pounds of wind-down provisions associated…
Scottish Water seeks contractors for £800m framework
Scottish Water is looking for contractors to deliver between £500m and £800m…
Steel specialist shifts to employee ownership
A steel fabricator in Kent has become the latest construction firm to…
Watchdog: Government falling behind on cladding removal
Stalling developers, building safety regulator issues and squeezed social landlord finances mean…
People moves: new minister, familiar face for fit-out, and more
This week has seen a new building safety minister appointed and an…
Are flawed social value measures holding back green progress?
Less than 1 per cent of social value created by construction firms…
Work restarts on stalled Mid Group scheme
A Greater Manchester-based contractor has restarted work on a £50m Bristol high-rise…
MPs to investigate cladding remediation progress
A high-profile Parliamentary committee has announced a probe into the government’s progress…
Contractors’ court appearance over 2018 tower death delayed
By Gino Spocchia A criminal case brought against facade firm Lindner Prater,…
CSCS changes cards to encourage worker upskilling
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has announced changes to its unskilled…
Sisk doppelganger ordered to change name
A doppelganger company has been forced to change its name following a…
Manchester Town Hall costs soar by £100m
The costs of a landmark Lendlease project in Manchester have spiralled by…
Budget: Five ‘unaffordable’ road schemes scrapped
The government has scrapped five National Highways road projects, saying it cannot…
Steel supply at risk after ministers refuse to call in Chatham plans
A key steel reinforcement supplier is “considering its next steps” after ministers…
Wates targets London commercial fit-out market with new division
Tier one contractor Wates is setting up a new fit-out business headed…
Balfour Beatty boss welcomes Budget infrastructure boost
Leo Quinn, the boss with the biggest wage bill in construction, has…
Budget: £1bn for cladding remediation
Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her Budget speech to announce more than £1bn…
Budget: Millsike singled out in £2.3bn spending pledge for prisons
A £2.3bn boost to prison building was included in the government’s Budget…
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