construction news

The Chartered Institute of Building has fired a broadside at decades of government and industry reports saying we must look beyond blaming construction firms if we want to fix the sector’s deep-rooted problems. In a major new study, Capacity Constraints in...

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council in South Wales has revived plans for the long-delayed Cynon Gateway North link road after a government roads freeze was lifted. The council is now launching a £50m contractor engagement process ahead of a full tender next month. The 1.2km...

Costain has secured a £70m contract to carry out the complex next major phase of decommissioning work at the Trawsfynydd nuclear power station in North Wales. The four-year project will see Costain deconstruct and partially reduce the height of the site’s two 1960s...

Winchmore Brickwork Group has landed the latest package deal at The Lazari Building on New Bond Street in west London. Faithdean is main contractor on the job to transform the former Fenwick store into a £1bn office and retail complex designed by Foster + Partners....

Scotland’s biggest steelwork contractor J&D Pierce (Contracts) saw profits tumble last year as rising costs, delayed projects and lower-margin work combined to hit the Ayrshire specialist contractor. Turnover for 2024 dipped 5% to £98m, but pre-tax profit...

Utilities and infrastructure contractor Lanes Group has been fined £800,000 following the death of a drainage engineer. City of London Magistrates’ Court heard that in December 2022 Miguel Galvao,51, was priming a jetting hose when there was a loud explosion and the...

An HS2 cut and cover tunnel plagued by construction problems has reached a major milestone. Faults were found in 2022 in precast concrete segments used on the Chipping Warden Green Tunnel. And main works contractor EKFB – a team made up of Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial...