Pellikaan picked for Trowbridge leisure centre

CGI of the planned Trowbridge leisure centre The Trowbridge leisure centre project is being led by…

Atelier Ten recruits new leaders for Scotland

Alan Maxwell and Gordon Black [©Renzo Mazzolini] Atelier Ten has appointed Alan Maxwell as Scotland director…

Wembley concrete trials shows 70% carbon savings

Sisk’s demonstrator project, funded by Innovate UK Initial test results demonstrate that Sisk’s use of Ecocem’s…

Balfour Beatty sees UK margin improvement

Balfour Beatty’s order book for power transmission and distribution work more than doubled last year In…

Accenture to buy Glasgow construction consultant

Soben’s work on the boom market of data centres is of particular interest to Accenture Accenture…

King Lifting adds second 700-tonner

King Lifting’s new LTM 1650-8.1 The Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 is an eight-axle mobile crane that is…

MKL appoints Komatsu Utility dealer

Global Construction Plant & Equipment will sell the full range of Komatsu Utility equipment, including mini…

Morgan Sindall preferred for £61m Liverpool laboratory

CGI of Hemisphere One and Two The 117,190 net sq ft development is set to be…

Work starts on Dewsbury bus station

CGI of the revamped Dewsbury bus station The new-look bus station in Dewsbury will have an…

Man Utd confirms new stadium plans

Visuals courtesy of Foster & Partners The new £2bn Manchester United stadium, designed by Foster &…

Rayner promises building boom to follow ‘seismic’ planning reform

Deputy prime minister and secretary of state for housing, Angela Rayner The Planning & Infrastructure Bill,…

Government neglects retrofit in drive for new build

Ramboll principal urban planner Rebecca Dillon-Robinson A central plank of the Labour government’s plan to tackle…

Costain profits up 18%

In the year to 31st December 2024 Costain made a pre-tax profit of £36.5m, up 18%…

Kier sees opportunities in public spending cuts

Kier reckons that its size and reputation will mean a larger slice of the infrastructure cake…

Wates recruits new operations director

George Mosey George Mosey has joined Wates from Laing O’Rourke, where he worked for 16 years,…

Illness forces early departure for Travis Perkins boss

Pete Redfern Builders’ merchant Travis Perkins plc (“Travis Perkins” or the “Company”) has announced that, as…

Hire company introduces AI for machine selection

Powered access hire company AFI-Rentals has introduced what it describes as “a first-of-its-kind AI-powered assistant” to…

Scaffolding company fined £30k for lack of ladder

AIM Access Solutions had failed to follow the assembly instructions and include a ladder to access…

£130m Northampton development moves forward

CGI of the vision for Four Waterside in Northampton Cityheart has been lined up to develop…

Enabling works approved for Newcastle’s Founders Place

CGI of One Founders Place [Image from Allford Hall Monaghan Morris] The Founders Place development in…

Orders down, PMI down, confidence shot – but we’ve turned a corner says Arcadis

A market report from Arcadis says that the marginal growth achieved in the second half of…

Clancy lands £250m Southern Water deal

The contract will run throughout AMP8 to 2030 with the potential for extension The contract will…