construction news

Laing O’Rourke has posted a rise in pre-tax profits despite a drop in revenue at the Europe hub which includes UK operations. The construction giant saw pre-tax profit for the year to March 31 2025 hit £41.5m from £14.1m last time with turnover steady at £3.9bn....

JRL Group has secured a major London job to deliver the £150m revamp of the landmark 25 Finsbury Circus building in the Square Mile. The Malaysian developer IJM Corporation bought the long lease on the historic Grade II-listed building earlier this year, with planning...

Contractors have been put on alert to bid for the £145m River Dee Bridge replacement, with the bid race due to launch later this month. The Welsh Government will run a two-stage early contractor involvement race using NEC4 contracts with an incentivised cost model and...

YTL Developments has secured planning for a landmark eight-storey office building at its major Brabazon regeneration scheme on the former Filton Airfield site in North Bristol. The 120,000 sq ft Grade A block will be built directly above the new staffed ticket office...

Middle East investors have confirmed £200m of funding for a hydrogen-from-waste facility on the Tilbury Tax Site at Thames Freeport. The plant will be delivered by specialist Chinook Hydrogen. The investment represents the first stage of a £1bn national hydrogen...

Developer TT Group has secured planning approval to revive the iconic Ravenscourt Park Hospital in Hammersmith with a residential-led overhaul of the long-vacant Art Deco landmark. Hammersmith and Fulham Council backed the developer’s plans to create 140 homes, a...

Developer The Pickstock Group has unveiled plans for the run-down Bill House site on Soho Hill in Birmingham where derelict buildings have been hit by a series of fires and anti-social behaviour. The development proposals follow early stakeholder engagement,...