construction news

Skanska is understood to have won a £282m contract to upgrade the M42 at Junction 6 near Birmingham. Construction information specialist Glenigan said Skanska has landed the deal with work set to start next March and last three years. The scheme involves construction...

The world’s largest piling contractor Keller saw profits crash last year as a result of restructuring its businesses in Malaysia, Singapore, Brazil and South Africa. Pre-tax profit slumped to £8.4m last year from £110m previously while revenue rose 7% to £2.2bn....

Bechtel has launched a legal challenge against HS2 after losing out on the £1bn contract to build Old Oak Common station in west London. Last month a Balfour Beatty and Vinci consortium was named construction partner to deliver the station, beating rival bidders BAM...

Lendlease has agreed to pay for the replacement of flammable cladding on two tower blocks in Manchester’s Green Quarter. Residents had been campaigning for two years to make the buildings safe after unsafe cladding was found following Grenfell tragedy safety check....

A man has been arrested in Albania in connection with the murder of builder John Woodward on a central London construction site in April 2018. The 22-year-old Albanian national was arrested on suspicion of murder in the city of Durres last week following an...