The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales (takings) in January…
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HVO fuel tanks now available for hire
Certas says that construction companies looking to use hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) instead of carbon-based diesel…
Drax strikes up PFA joint venture
Image of Drax, DS Pugh/Creative Commons Drax Power has agreed a 20-year joint venture agreement with…
Sangwin takes delivery of its heaviest crane
Sangwin’s new Liebherr LTM 1230-5.1 Sangwin Plant Hire took delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1230-5.1…
Government admits house-building target will be missed
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s spring statement revealed that there are now expected to be 1.3 million cumulative…
Mace to build new Euston Tower
CGI of the new-look Euston Tower The 55-year-old office tower is to be substantially demolished and…
Hoffmann secures patent for clinker-free cement
H-EVA cement is a low carbon product that has a mechanical strength of up to 60…
Summer start for 50 Fenchurch Street main build
The 36-storey tower is designed by Eric Parry Architects With Keltbray nearing the end of piling…
McLaren lands £135m Tunbridge Wells mid-box scheme
Scannell Properties and Royal London Asset Management Property have awarded a contract to McLaren Construction to…
Vistry profits down 64%
Vistry chief executive Greg Fitzgerald Vistry’s financial performance in 2024 was scarred by the revelation in…
Severfield seeks new CEO
Alan Dunsmore The Severfield board has announced today that, after more than seven years as chief…
Deeley starts Hucknall extra care flats
Preferred Homes property director Richard Frank (left) with Richard Bamford of Deeley Construction Deeley Construction is…
Lawyer warns on employment reforms
Jonathan Winston, managing partner of Winston Solicitors Construction firms need to brace themselves for another wave…
Anchor signs up Equans for repairs
Anchor Repairs & Property Services, a joint venture of Anchor and Equans, is taking over Anchor…
Pay rates set to drive tender price inflation
Construction consultant Turner & Townsend has issued a call for firms to focus on retention and…
Watchdog draws on back catalogue for private finance lessons
Despite the years of scandal and failure surrounding the private finance initiative (PFI) procurement model, the…
Lawyers oppose planning reforms
The proposed Stonehenge Tunnel was mired in legal challenges but was ultimately dropped by government on…
Manager fined for safety breaches despite company liquidation
Maciej Rozanski stepped onto a fragile roof and fell more than 20 feet to the floor…
Building safety levy pushed back a year
The building safety levy is being introduced in England to raise an estimated £3bn over 10…
Schindler robot makes UK debut on Victoria Street
The Schindler RISE [© Schindler] Swiss lift and escalator manufacturer Schindler has to date produce five…