construction news

Plans have been submitted to build 263 flats on the site of Salford’s now-demolished Stirling Prize-winning Centenary Building. The new project, called Old Adelphi, is the latest phase of ECF’s 800-home Adelphi Village, part of the £2.5bn Crescent Salford masterplan...

Skanska UK has launched its second boardroom reshuffle in less than a year as infrastructure and HS2 boss Andrew English leaves the business. English returned to Skanska in March 2024 to lead the infrastructure division and became an executive vice president in the...

The Government has set a firm timetable to remove Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) from every school and college in England, pledging that all children will learn in RAAC-free classrooms ahead of the next general election. The move marks a full stop for...

RED Construction Group’s Special Projects arm has bagged a £19m contract from developer V7 to transform Birmingham’s historic 78-90 Colmore Row into high-spec offices. The scheme marks RED’s first job in Birmingham as the London-based contractor continues its regional...

The first hearing of a prosecution following an accident that left a worker seriously injured at the Hinkley Point C nuclear construction site will be held at Bristol Magistrates Court on Monday 15 December 2025. The prosecution sees Bouygues and Laing O’Rourke...

McAleer & Rushe has sealed a £50m deal to deliver developer Firethorn’s purpose-built student accommodation project in Stratford, East London. The firm has just broken ground on the 284-bed Poland House development, which marks the first partnership between...