construction news

Willmott Dixon has been granted planning permission to build the new Outwood Academy Kirkby in Nottinghamshire. Ashfield District Council has given the green light for construction of a the new school building which will replace the existing 1970s structures. The...

Suppliers to Travis Perkins have been left fuming after the giant builder’s merchant suddenly decided to double the length of its payment terms. Letters sent to suppliers last week stated that new standard payment terms would now be 60 days from the end of the...

Social-impact developer Capital&Centric has lodged plans for a £60m neighbourhood on scrubland just outside Sheffield city centre. The Manchester-based firm wants to build 192 rental homes in a cluster of new buildings packed with shared spaces – including...

Costain’s natural resources chief Sam White is leaving the business to take up a senior role at facilities giant Mitie. White, who joined Costain in 2021, will become managing director of Mitie’s Technical Services division from 1 December. He joins the group...

The Building Safety Regulator is scrambling to contain disruption after the collapse of Assent Building Control and two of its registered subsidiaries left at least 10 high-rise projects stuck in limbo at Gateway 2. Assent — along with registered building control...