Treasury reveals first NISTA chief

NISTA chief executive Becky Wood The National Infrastructure & Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) was created on…

Cardo buys Breyer Roofing out of administration

Breyer Group went into administration on 1st April Cardo has entered into an asset purchase agreement…

Britpave wants concrete barrier programme accelerated

Britpave, the British Cementitious Paving Association, says that the increasing number of heavy electric cars means…

Accountant put in charge of London hire company

Tim Young (centre) with the Mr Plant Hire team Chartered management accountant Tim Young has this…

Another covid loan fraudster convicted

Florin-Petrica Bodale has been sentenced to 13-months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, following a hearing at…

United Living recruits Property Services chief

Claire Kershaw Claire Kershaw has joined United Living Property Services from Kier, where she was latterly…

HAVS diagnoses leads to £140k fine

Stonewater Limited was in the dock after two employees were diagnosed with debilitating hand arm vibration…

New owner and new name for Celsa Steel UK

Celsa’s Welsh-made reinforcing steel Under new ownership, Celsa Steel UK has been rebranded as 7 Steel…

Wates impressed by hydrogen trial

Jonny Wates with the generator and battery storage unit Wates has been running a JCB 60kVA…

Vincent Street studios start to emerge

The building is on schedule for completion in summer 2026 Drone footage has captured construction progress…

Double digit growth for Caddick Construction

Chairman and owner Paul Caddick Caddick Construction Limited reported turnover of £355.2m for the year ending…

Liebherr’s hydraulic luffing crane on its way to London

The Liebherr 195 HC-LH Liebherr developed  the 195 HC-LH specifically for use in densely built-up urban…

Billington unfazed by British Steel crisis

Billington Holdings chairman Ian Lawson The government appears to have averted the threat of the immediate…

Forterra turns muck to brass with SCM from brick dust

Forterra has partnered with LKAB Minerals, part of the Swedish state-owned mining company Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag, to…

Haverfordwest gets new bus station

CGI of the planned Haverfordwest Public Transport Interchange [Image: BDP] Designed by BDP, the Haverfordwest Public…

Scandi scientists measure rate of tunnel corrosion

Bacteria is eating away at the surface of the Oslofjord tunnel The deterioration of fibre-reinforced sprayed…

Balfour JV wins first lamp post EV deal

Urban Fox, a partnership between Balfour Beatty Investments and Urban Electric Networks, has secured a contract…

McAlpine wins £30m Newcastle contract

CGI of the North East Space Skills & Technology Centre Sir Robert McAlpine’s £30m contract award…

Builders’ federation manager runs for parliament

Sean Houlston Sean Houlston, head of membership and digital services at the National Federation of Builders…

Tool hire chain seeks acquisition

Alliance currently has 10 branches across the south of England from Bristol to London Alliance Tool…

Rail workers struck by wagon

The wagon in contact with the track panel, on the morning after the accident [Photo from…

Willmott Dixon starts Oldham park visitor centre

Artist’s impression of the Northern Roots visitor centre Northern Roots is an Oldham Council project to…