Placefirst chosen for Bury office-to-resi conversion

The Humphrey House office block is to be turned into flats  Bury Council has named build-to-rent…

Miller Homes restructures East Midlands team

Aaron Grainger (left), Emma Weston (centre) and James O’Halloran (right) Miller Homes East Midlands, which builds…

Construction PMI slumps back to negative

Despite softer demand for construction materials, the survey indicated the steepest rise in input costs since…

Hume plumps for DualDrive backhoe

B&K Hume Groundworks’ new 4CX Pro DualDrive backhoe loader JCB Dual Drive controls allow the operator…

Government seeks to ease the way for small modular reactors

The Rolls-Royce SMR will have the capacity to generate up to 470MWe of energy, equivalent to…

McLaren doubles profits but growth stalls

Chief executive Paul Heather (left) and chairman Kevin Taylor McLaren Construction’s annual results for the year…

Dawsongroup moves into plant finance

A Construction Plant Finance training session Dawsongroup Finance specialises in truck and trailer finance but is…

Rayner grasps Grenfell Tower demolition nettle

At a meeting of the bereaved and survivors of the June 2017 fire last night, housing…

Kier confirmed for new Glasgow prison

From the outside at least, HMP Glasgow will look more like a modern school building than…

Re:Construction podcast – Episode 170

In a landmark speech last week, chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves voiced support for Heathrow’s…

Wilten lands £18m Stowmarket office scheme

CGI of the Gateway 14 Skills & Innovation Centre Gateway14 Ltd has appointed Wilten Construction to…

Quarry firms welcome recovery signals

Mortar sales have now risen for three consecutive quarters After a dreadful first three quarters to…

Lords slam redundant grey belt plan

Grey belt, green belt or no belt at all? The House of Lords built environment committee…

Eastern Highways framework winners – the full list

Octavius is one of only two contractors to feature in all three lots; the other is…

MKM opens four more branches

Getting ready to open New MKM stores are opening in Plymouth, Bridgend, Bangor and Cheltenham on…

Vinci picked for Stockport arches regeneration

CGI of Shedkm’s plansa for Stockport 8 Having been through a collaborative dialogue tender process, Vinci…

First Jaso J390 cranes enter the UK

Jaso J390 Low Top tower cranes building the Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff Falcon Tower Crane…

MPB to build Curzon Street foundations

From left to right on site are Gerard Smith (MDJV), Michael Begley (MPB project director), Sean…

OCL wins £35m Sussex campus package

The West Slope Residences form the next phase of the University of Sussex’s campus modernisation plan,…

Brand dumps SGB branding

Now to be known as Brand Access Solutions The Lyndon SGB scaffolding business is being renamed…

Time for Lower Thames Crossing contractors to seize control

Computerised image of the Lower Thames Crossing’s southern tunnel entrance When chancellor of the exchequer Rachel…

CMA clears St Modwen Homes acquisition

St Modwen Homes’ Blythe Fields development in Stoke-on-Trent The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has found…