construction news

The country’s second biggest constructional steelwork contractor William Hare is closing the gap on long-time rival Severfield after posting a bumper set of results for last year that saw turnover jump a third to £423m and pre-tax profit surge fivefold to £31m. The...

Westminster City Council has kicked off market engagement ahead of re-tendering £596m worth of housing repair and maintenance contracts covering its 22,000-strong housing stock. The council’s existing eight term partnering deals, procured in 2017 and 2019, will expire...

A new video has revealed progress at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power site as work shifts to the fit-out phase as civils nears completion. In the latest update video, Hinkley Point C’s Project Delivery Director, Simon Parsons looks behind the scenes of the site which...

Property services specialist Chigwell Group has merged with Overleaf Group as it targets a turnover of £100m within the next five years. Construction and consultancy firm Overleaf has been trading for 20 months and has already built up an order book of nearly £13m....

Heidelberg Materials UK has secured the contract to supply concrete for the main  works at Sizewell C on the East Suffolk coast. The material is being used to construct the initial phase of the cut-off wall, which will  run around the perimeter of the site of the new...

National Pile Croppers is helping with the installation of 17,000 piles at the new Agratas £4bn EV Giga Battery Factory in Bridgwater, Somerset. The development of Building One – the first of three – is being undertaken by Balfour Beatty and two of its subcontractors,...