construction news

More than 1,300 completed flats across nine high-rise projects are sitting empty as developers battle delays at the final Gateway 3 stage of the building safety approval process. The projects are part of a backlog inherited by the Building Safety Regulator after...

Offsite construction specialist Elements Europe has gone into administration after moving into main contracting. The £42m turnover firm had been in business since 2005 with a manufacturing facility located in Telford, Shropshire. The company specialised in off-site...

Piling specialist Van Elle has blamed Building Safety Regulator delays for a dip in revenue and a squeeze on year-end performance. The ground engineering specialist saw turnover fall 4% to £134m for the year to April 2025, after key contract starts were pushed back...

A £1bn regeneration of Northampton’s long-derelict Greyfriars site has taken a major step forward after West Northamptonshire Council signed a development deal with ECF. The agreement paves the way for ECF – the joint venture between Homes England, Legal & General...

Developer Hillwood is planning to start construction work by the end of this year at its latest 350,000 sq ft multi-unit estate in Luton. Demolition work is now underway at the 16 acre site with new construction on industrial and logistics units expected to start...

Anglian Water has signed up its Strategic Pipeline Alliance to deliver another 260km of new interconnecting pipeline as part of its £11bn capital programme. The extra stretch will take the total pipeline network to 580km, transferring water from wetter areas like...