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Kier has secured a £700m deal to deliver Norfolk County Council’s new highways and infrastructure works contract. It will replace incumbent maintenance contractor Tarmac in the region covering nearly 10,000km of roads across the county. The long-term contract,...

Two companies have been fined after a man fell through a fragile rooflight and impaled his leg on machinery below during over cladding work at a factory in Keighley, A.T. Lee Properties Limited and LJH Property Limited were fined a combined total of more than £95,000....

Volumetric developer Tide has become the first firm in the UK to clear Gateway 2 approval for a modular high rise project under the new Building Safety regime The approval means work can now start on the firm’s 23-storey, 424-bed student accommodation tower The Green...

8build has hired industry heavyweight Steve Davies as divisional director to spearhead its expansion in commercial refurbishment and sustainable retrofit projects in London. Davies, who has held senior roles at Collins Construction and Structure Tone London, brings...

London developer Great Portland Estates has finally secured planning approval for its long-delayed St Thomas Yard redevelopment next to London Bridge Station. Southwark councillors have backed the retrofit-first redesign by Orms, which will see the existing 1980s...