construction news

Peel Ports has appointed a line-up of contractors to deliver general and marine construction works across its estate in a massive £750m framework shake-up. Covering up to eight years, the new construction and civils frameworks span 8 regional lots and one national...

Bouygues has chalked up a £119m deal to build two major education facilities for Cardiff and Vale College under Wales’ Mutual Investment Model. Work starts this month on the Barry Waterfront Campus and a new Advanced Technology Centre at Cardiff Airport, both due to...

Billions of pounds are being pumped into local transport across the North, Midlands and West Country in a massive infrastructure push from the Labour government. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will unveil a £15.6bn five-year package today to fund tram, train and bus...

Kier and the Environment Agency are hailing early success from a groundbreaking trial to ditch diesel in favour of solar power and green hydrogen on site. The 12-month test at the £250m Bridgwater Tidal Barrier scheme in Somerset is assessing whether off-grid sites...

Regeneration specialist Hargreaves Land has launched plans for a 1 million sq ft new commercial scheme in North Lincolnshire. Forge Point will be a 77-acre employment park near to junction 3 of the M180 in Scunthorpe. Hargreaves Land is offering design & build...

The new long-term contracting strategy at Sellafield is starting to deliver better results, according to watchdog MPs. But a Public Accounts Committee report on the clean-up warns that the UK’s most hazardous nuclear site remains dangerously behind schedule, with the...