construction news

A new industry trade body called the Scaffolding Training Alliance (STA) has been formed. The launch by a group of access industry construction professionals and leading scaffolding training providers comes amid uncertainty in the industry caused by planned changes to...

Higgins Homes PLC and four men have been charged in connection with the death of a woman in Bethnal Green in 2018. Michaela Boor, 28, was struck by a pallet containing more than two tonnes of bricks that fell from a tower crane on a Higgins Homes building development...

Midgard has been confirmed as contractor on the Edition Birmingham residential scheme under a £145m deal. Construction will start shortly on the scheme for developers Court Collaboration and Select Property to build 581-homes with phase one expected to be completed in...

Design and build contractor McAleer & Rushe is on track to break through the £500m turnover barrier this year after posting strong 2024 results driven by a string of major project wins. The design and build contractor grew turnover by 13% last year to £491m, with...

The Ministry of Defence is preparing to tender a major enabling works package at its Northwood headquarters site as part of a wider redevelopment project. The works packages worth around £100m will cover construction of a new multi-storey car park and associated site...

Manchester social housing framework specialist Procure Plus is preparing a £1.8bn framework to deliver low and zero carbon technologies. The four-year deal for social housing and wider public sector buildings across the UK will cover installation of air and ground...