construction news

Labour has pledged to start building three new towns before the next general election after revealing 12 shortlisted locations in England for development. The government confirmed that Tempsford in Bedfordshire, Crews Hill in Enfield, and Leeds South Bank are the...

Developers Mitsubishi Estate London and CO—RE have officially broken ground on an £800m landmark riverside development on London’s South Bank. The scheme being delivered by main contractor Multiplex is one of the biggest new-build project to get underway this year in...

The new president of the Building Engineering Services Association has told contractors to stop waiting for government action and start driving cultural change themselves. Pete Curtis of Briggs & Forrester, elected BESA president for 2025/26, used his inaugural...

John Sisk & Son has delivered one of London’s first major Gateway 3 approvals under the Building Safety Act after handing over developer Quintain’s latest build-to-rent tower at Wembley Park. The 27-storey Solar scheme takes the total number of homes delivered...

South east housing association L&Q has secured planning for the next phase of 651 new homes at the Barking Riverside development in East London. Barking & Dagenham Council’s planning committee gave unanimous backing to the latest phase of the East London...

Contractors are cranking up overhead and profit margins in bids as they take an increasingly cautious stance on risk and inflation. According to the latest market survey from consultant Gleeds contractors are continuing to retreat from high risk, with 57% admitting...