construction news

The directors of Bolton-based Forrest are trying to refinance the business. The Enquirer has been contacted by worried subcontractors and employees after rumours forced the company to deny it was in administration. It is understood that work has stopped on key sites...

Tottenham Hotspurs have agreed a deal to use Wembley Stadium for the remainder of the season as a back-stop to further delays handing over their new stadium. Spurs had been due to move into their new White Hart Lane stadium in September but the Mace building project...

Highways England has picked Amey Consulting for a £49.7m design services deal for roads across the North West. Amey Consulting will design structures, drains, barriers, signs, landscaping, lighting, traffic signals and other features across the North West’s 260 miles...

Construction output continued to recover following a relatively weak start to the year, increasing by 2.1% from July to Sept. This follows a fall of 1.6% in the first quarter from January to March and a sluggish increase of 0.8% in the second quarter of 2018 The third...

Training specialist Construction Skills People is offering free wall planners for 2019. Construction companies who want to brighten up their office walls and plan for the New Year only need to fill in an online form to get their hands on a freebie. Just click here and...

A new research project has been awarded £6m in its bid to end disruption caused by digging holes on construction sites. A UK consortium of leading scientific and engineering companies is developing new quantum cold-atom sensors that can detect sinkholes, mineshafts...