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Trading in shares of hire giant HSS has been suspended after the company was unable to file its latest accounts on time. The company was set a deadline of September 30 to file its accounts for the 15 month period to 31 March 2025. But the numbers are still not ready...

More than 700 housing developments have stalled across England as housing associations walk away from Section 106 deals, leaving thousands of affordable homes at risk of standing empty. Research by the Home Builders Federation shows around 8,500 affordable homes due...

A Teesside bricklayer whose life was turned upside down by a crippling site accident is now taking his revolutionary wall-bracing invention inspired by the incident worldwide. Carl Harris, 49, is managing director of Harris Brick Safety Systems and the inventor of The...

Contractor Gilbert-Ash more than doubled pre-tax profit to £4.6m last year, despite turnover slipping by around 10% to £236m. Improved trading at the Belfast-based contractor saw operating margin restored to 1.6% from just 0.43% in 2023. Gilbert-Ash managing director,...

Heathrow has mapped out how it will tackle one of the UK’s most complex motorway upgrades while keeping traffic flowing on the country’s busiest stretch of road. The airport’s third runway scheme will need a brand-new section of the M25 to be built, complete with a...

Architect Thouria Istephan has been appointed as the new interim Chief Construction Adviser to provide independent advice to ministers and government on building safety and regulatory reform. Istephan will “play a central role helping to shape the future of the...