Technology

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 the CIC finally securing its…

Modular specialist Reds10 has increased profit and revenue for the fourth year in a row after landing a spate of government contracts. The London-based firm’s turnover soared by 70 per cent from £83.8m to £142.5m in the year ending 31 March 2024, while pre-tax profit jumped from £5.6m to £7m.…

Modular builder TopHat is to lay off staff and wind down its modular housing operations, it has announced. The latest blow to the modular housing sector comes a month after Construction News reported that the firm had seen off a winding-up petition lodged by one of its creditors. Top Hat,…

Greater use of technology in the construction sector could boost the UK economy by £417bn within two and a half decades, according to a study by Costain. The UK’s 16th biggest contractor found that extensive use of connected and autonomous plant (CAP) in the industry could bring £356bn worth of…

A unique rail regeneration project in South Wales is on course for completion by 2027 after the adoption of common data environment software. The Core Valley Lines (CVL) programme represents a £1bn investment aimed at revitalising the 180-year-old rail lines that previously serviced the region’s coal industry, said Nathan Sealy,…

Balfour Beatty has said that use of a digital platform co-run by its chief executive’s nephew has helped it achieve a record safety performance. The plc has been working with AI-powered platform Site Assist since 2021 to digitise and streamline permit to work procedures on its sites. Statistics provided by…

Legal & General trimmed its losses as it prepares to wind down its modular business in 2025, its latest annual accounts show. L&G Modular reported a pre-tax loss of £61.1m for the year to 31 December 2023, which it blamed on “balance sheet impairments [from 2022] following the decision to…

The NHS has started searching for new suppliers to join a £2.6bn modular building framework. Set to run for four years, the framework replaces a previous £1.6bn version, which initially saw 29 companies appointed. Work delivered under the agreement, set by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), includes providing offsite-built…

Skills England has said the use of modern methods of construction (MMC) could be “expanded considerably” to help tackle labour shortages. The government’s new quango, set up to bring together different parts of the “fractured” skills system, released a report this week that highlights challenges for construction, including delivering 1.5…

Wates and Hill Holdings are among 22 firms that have taken spots on a four-year housing framework focusing on modern methods of construction (MMC). The Integrated Traditional Build & MMC framework will cover 37 different regions of England and Wales for a range of projects, including low and medium rise…