construction news

Willmott Dixon has beaten rivals to emerge as preferred bidder for the £35m leisure centre rebuild at Cranleigh, Surrey. The long-awaited scheme cleared a key milestone after Waverley Borough Council resolved planning conditions and reset the delivery timeline in...

Benniman has clinched another major shed job at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal after Prologis UK handed the firm a next-generation cold store and logistics hub at the Northamptonshire rail freight powerhouse. The 285,000 sq ft cross-docked unit, known as...

Vinci Building has been given the green light to start the main construction phase of the £70m first stage of St Helens’ town centre transformation after councillors signed off one of the biggest funding commitments in the borough’s history. The £69.7m injection –...

Specialist construction services provider Groundforce has appointed Warren Buckland as Managing Director. Buckland has been serving as Interim Managing Director since early 2025, following five years overseeing several of Groundforce’s specialist businesses, including...

Joint venture partners Bruntwood and Trafford Council have kicked off the hunt for a contractor to deliver the first major residential phase of the £210m Stretford Mall redevelopment. Detailed designs for Plot 2A are due to be submitted early in the new year. This...

McLaren has appointed Lucy Craig as design director for its Construction Management and Specialist Projects division. Craig joins from Mace where she was operations director and design lead working on major projects including Paddington Square and Battersea Power...