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BAM Nuttall Rail Sector Director Richard Watts is leaving to join Balfour Beatty. Watts will join Balfour later this year and become Managing Director of the UK Rail business in January 2026. At BAM he was responsible for the overall performance and delivery of...

AFI Rentals has acquired more than 500 machines from the former Quick Reach Powered Access fleet. The deal was negotiated and concluded with the administrators of Quick Reach after the firm went down in May. A portion of the powered access machines will be integrated...

Transport Scotland has published a contract notice for the fifth A9 Dualling programme deal worth £205m. The Pitlochry to Killiecrankie contract involves building or upgrading nine bridges, including a substantial new crossing of the River Tummel alongside the...

Demolition is about to start to clear the way for Blackpool’s new £40m Multiversity higher education campus in the heart of the town centre. The new home for Blackpool and The Fylde College will be built on Cookson Street and eventually bring up to 3,000 students and...

The Department for Education has approved work starts on three major school rebuilds worth up to £148m, handing project wins to Bowmer & Kirkland and Bouygues across Suffolk, Yorkshire and London. Ormiston Sudbury Academy – £45m rebuild approved Bowmer &...

The Mill Yard construction site in Cambridge has been closed until further notice following a fatal accident this week. Morgan Sindall is main contractor on the £90m mixed use job for developer Railpen. A spokesperson on behalf of Railpen told the Cambridge News: “A...

Higgins Partnerships has been appointed by Milton Keynes City Council to turn the former Cripps Lodge sheltered housing site in Buckinghamshire into 66 new council homes. The development will transform the former care facility into a new residential neighbourhood...