BSP appoints transport director

Jason Davenport Jason Davenport takes over from one of the four founding directors of BSP Consulting,…

TICA bucks apprenticeships trend with record intake

TICA apprentices TICA is on track to welcome a record 200 apprentices to its national training…

Crest Nicholson posts £144m loss

Martyn Clark took over as Crest Nicholson chief executive in June 2024 For the year ended…

Altrad acquires fencing company

The acquisition of Heras Mobile Fencing’s UK operations, based out of Sittingbourne bolsters Altrad Generation’s market…

Pagabo prepares major framework renewals

Pagabo chief procurement officer Jason Stapley On behalf of contracting authority Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear…

Wrexham’s new Kop to be ‘authentic and unique’

The external brick facade pays homage to Wrexham’s “Terracottapolis” nickname Wrexham’s 5,500-capacity new Kop Stand has…

Materials producers move into recovery phase

The Construction Products Association’s state of trade survey for the fourth quarter of 2024 showed a…

EKFB completes 4,500-tonne deck slide for Small Dean viaduct

The A413 open to traffic after the Small Dean viaduct deck slide [Images courtesy SAP Photographie…

Ferrovial JV wins £230m Grain-Tilbury tunnel

Ferrovial Construction and BeMo Tunnelling will work in joint venture to design and build a 2.2km-long…

Watkin Jones gets backing for New Kent Road scheme

Watkin Jones says that it has agreed a development partnership with an anonymous private investment group…

Blackpool campus clears CPO hurdle

The £40m Multiversity campus is to be built in Blackpool town centre The £65m Blackpool Multiversity…

Battersea candle factory tower block starts to rise

The £140m HiLight tower on Battersea Waterfront [Images: Ghelamco UK ] The Hilight is a £140m…

Speedy issues profits warning

In a trading update for the 10 months to January 2025, Speedy said that after a…

Northern Line Extension could offer model for future infrastructure funding

Evolving the mechanism that helped fund the new London Underground Northern Line extension to Battersea could…

New MHB boss names leadership team

Clockwise from top left are Alistair Gray, Gillian Pettigrew, George Marjane and Jordan Brownlee Fergus Aitchison…

Centenarian Ken joins JCB ‘million machines’ celebration

JCB rolled out a cavalcade of vintage diggers yesterday to celebrate production of the millionth JCB…

Milestone Infrastructure secures place on EHA framework

Milestone has been awarded Lot 2, for contracts valued at £5m to £30m, and Lot 3,…

Story Homes announces 155-homes scheme for Ulverston

A typical Story Homes house Story has submitted a full planning application to Westmorland & Furness…

Tech innovators named on £100m social housing ‘disruptors’ framework

Switchee provides real-time data analytics via a thermostat Social housing procurement services provider Procurement for Housing…

Gloom and doom depress merchants’ sales

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales in November were…

Industry training boards urged to merge

Among its 17 key recommendations, the 211-page report concludes that the industry training board model should…

Morris & Spottiswood to complete stalled ISG distillery job

Work stopped in September after ISG collapsed The scheme, on the island’s south coast, ground to…