construction news

East West Rail Company has put firms on alert for a virtual bidders day for a major £700m framework covering preparatory and support works for the Oxford–Cambridge rail link. The eight-year Programme Support Works Framework will bring together multiple suppliers...

Developer Oval Real Estate has secured planning approval for its landmark Albert Bridge House skyscraper scheme in central Manchester. The revised plans replace a previously approved 2023 design with a three-building cluster featuring two octagonal residential towers...

Workers at the Sellafield nuclear site are planning a fresh week-long strike after talks over site-specific allowances again stalled. Hundreds of electricians, pipe-fitters, welders, joiners and groundworkers will walk out until 2 November in the latest phase of an...

Early stage construction works like site investigation, storage of waste materials and drainage operations will now be exempt from the environmental permitting system. The government hopes the move will speed up construction of new housing and key infrastructure by...

London’s Hackney Council has kicked off the hunt for a design and build contractor to deliver 341 new homes across its De Beauvoir Estate regeneration scheme. The De Beauvoir New Homes Project aims to deliver the extra homes alongside commercial space and...