construction news

New home registrations in London have slumped 38% as the capital becomes the only UK region to record a sharp fall in new housing starts. The figures from warranty provider NHBC highlight how the new building safety regime is stalling high-rise projects in the...

Serious structural defects in a tower crane at Hinkley Point C have prompted nuclear safety regulators to issue a formal improvement notice to the project’s main contractor. The faults were uncovered in February when a crane operator spotted a failed connecting pin...

Birmingham City Council has kicked off early market engagement for a major new highways and infrastructure framework worth up to £1bn over eight years. The new framework will this time be split across five lots covering a broad scope of works from minor road...

Spanish contractor Acciona has bagged a £400m job to overhaul Thames Water’s Coppermills treatment works in north-east London. The project covers a huge package of civils and MEICA works to boost supply resilience and modernise ageing assets at the busy operational...

Britain’s biggest pension funds have signed up to a new Mansion House Accord that could unleash up to £50bn of investment into UK infrastructure and businesses. Seventeen pension providers, managing around 90% of active workplace savers’ defined contribution pots, are...

Firefighters and housing campaigners have called on London Mayor Sadiq Khan to block construction of a residential tower development in Penge town centre that they claim ducks new fire safety rules by just 30cm. Bromley Council has approved the scheme despite strong...