construction news

The Guinness Partnership has launched a £250m framework to fast-track building safety upgrades across residential and mixed-use schemes nationwide. Delivered in partnership with ProcurePublic, the four-year deal will support both planned and emergency remediation...

The government has confirmed that its has sunk over £40bn into HS2 so far, with ministers admitting there’s still no clear estimate for the final cost or completion date. Transport secretary Heidi Alexander, who has resumed 6-month progress reports to MPs, gave the...

Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd is the preferred bidder to build the fourth section of the A9 Dualling Programme between Tay Crossing and Ballinluig under a £152.7m contract. The firm has beaten-off competition from Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering and John Graham...

London’s Barnet Council has signed a landmark funding deal with Aviva to deliver 130 build to rent homes next to Mill Hill Broadway station. Half the homes will be offered at affordable rent, with the entire development owned and managed by the council. The...

Tarmac has secured a framework contract with the North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent (NMWTRA) to maintain the strategic network across the region. NMWTRA manages over 680 miles of the strategic trunk roads in North and Mid Wales including four A55 tunnels on behalf...