The return of whisper concrete

Grooves were created into the existing concrete pavement while grinding was applied onto raised ‘turrets’ on…

No penalties for UK firms that used deadly building material By Reuters

By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) – When the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze in 2017 led to…

Building Resilience Across Critical National Infrastructure

By James Neilson The UK’s critical national infrastructure (CNI) has never been under more pressure. Not…

Catesby grows on back of L&Q acquisition

The Catesby Estates team Catesby Estates, one of the country’s leading strategic land promoters, has expanded…

Manchester’s Chinese contractor struggles but plans to stick around

image from bcegi.co.uk BCEGI Construction (UK) filed its accounts for the year to December 2023 on…

Lendlease agrees £35m sale of UK construction business

Atlas Holdings, whose portfolio of companies includes cladding specialist Permasteelisa and US steel fabricator Veritas Steel,…

Haines and Riley lead the way in New Year honours

Gill Riley CBE Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines becomes Sir Andrew Haines in recognition of…

Daily takings down again for buiders’ merchants

Headlines from the latest Builders Merchant Building Index report, published in December, show that sales increased…

£120k fine results from roof fall

The company had been hired to move solar panels on the homeowner’s roof EE Renewables Limited…

More cranes for Preston steel erector

SWC’s new Liebherr LTM 1150-5.3 German crane manufacturer Liebherr has completed delivery of a four-crane order…

New president for RICS

Justin Sullivan The new RICS president, a chartered quantity surveyor, is the founder and chief executive…

HS2 chief commits to fix HS2 crisis

Foundations go in for Curzon Street station in Birmingham Costs have escalated so much on HS2…

New name for Keltbray Infrastructure Services

Aureos chief executive Darren James EMK Capital, a London private equity outfit, bought Keltbray Infrastructure Services…

Miller Homes buys St Modwen Homes

St Modwen’s Blythe Fields development in Stoke-on-Trent The deal sees Miller Homes acquire 19 live sites,…

Robertson confirmed for £50m Aberdeen beachfront works

The Aberdeen beachfront site, captured by Robertson Construction Robertson Construction has been confirmed as main contractor…

Retailer takes the chair at M Group Services

Archie Norman Archie Norman came to prominence in the business world in the 1990s as chief…

Ministry sets out compulsory purchase reforms

Housing and planning minister Matthew Pennycook [Photo: MHCLG] A consultation paper from the Ministry of Housing…

Curo wins Berners Street assignment

Berners Street, in the heart of Fitzrovia Developer Kajima has started works on the reconstruction of…

Bam fined £800k after Shetland fatality

The skip on the Upper Kergord site Liam MacDonald, from Tain, Ross-shire, lost his life on…

CITB consensus deferred

CITB chief executive Tim Balcon CITB consensus process, through which industry support for levy renewal is…

Drone Wars: Building An All-Drone Stock Portfolio For The Future Of Innovation

This article was written by Follow I’m a full time value investor and writer who enjoys…

Old JCB factory site to become Bamford Place

Artist’s impression of Bamford Place in Uttoxeter JCB’s former Bamford Works site in Uttoxeter is to…