construction news

Kier has bagged its first Early Contractor Involvement contract with Southern Water, supporting two waste water treatment works upgrades. The £16m deal covers early-stage design and planning for nitrogen reduction works at Portswood WwTW near Southampton and the...

Lynch has launched a new labour supply division providing operatives to Tier 1 and Tier 2 infrastructure contractors across the UK. Lynch Labour will add to the company’s established plant hire offering as the industry continues to struggle to attract skilled...

Britain’s biggest steelwork contractor Severfield has poached senior Laing O’Rourke figure Paul McNerney to take the helm as chief executive this autumn. McNerney, currently director for clients and government at Laing O’Rourke, brings over 25 years’ leadership...

Balfour Beatty has hit its 3% margin target for UK construction. The target was originally set by chief executive boss Leo Quinn eight years ago. Latest results for the contracting giant show the UK business boosting profits as the American operations racked-up a loss...

Network Rail has kicked off bidding for a £240m framework to supply steel products and structures for overhead line equipment (OLE) across the UK rail network. The deal will cover steel piles, structures, small parts and fixings for electrification schemes, with the...

National Highways has started early market engagement on its £8bn second-generation Maintenance and Response (M&R2) contracts to cover the entire 4,500-mile Strategic Road Network. The new deals will replace existing M&R arrangements which start expiring from...