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Conquip Engineering Group has acquired ground support systems provider Pro Mech Limited. All 70 staff at the £10m turnover Pro Mech business will remain at the company alongside director Matthew England. Daniel Critchley, Managing Director at Conquip Engineering...

St John’s College has appointed VolkerFitzpatrick to deliver the next phase of expansion at St John’s Innovation Park in Cambridge. The 85,000 sq ft Dirac Building will provide new office space alongside an associated Transport Hub. Construction data specialist...

Steelwork contractor Caunton Engineering has marked 20 years of training welders and fabricators by unveiling a revamped academy at the heart of its Nottingham factory. More than 100 apprentices have passed through the Caunton Academy since it opened in 2004. Now...

Willmott Dixon has secured a £30.5m contract to deliver a major new custody suite for Derbyshire Constabulary in Chesterfield. The three-storey, 36-cell facility on Dunston Road, designed by Corstorphine & Wright, will feature photovoltaic panels alongside...

Byrne Group’s push to spread its bets across specialist markets has paid off with turnover climbing 11% to £190.2m and pre-tax profit up 20% to £8.9m for the year to June 2025. The group ended the year with an operating margin of 3.8% (2024: 3.7%) and a cash balance...

Mivan has been appointed as principal fit-out contractor to deliver luxury apartments at 1 Mayfair where prices for prospective buyers will start at £35m. Mace is main contractor on the £2bn scheme where construction started in 2020 for developer Caudwell. John...

Construction is set to begin on two of the UK’s first carbon capture projects in the cement and energy-from-waste sectors after final contracts were signed with the UK Government. Heidelberg Materials’ Padeswood cement works in North Wales and Encyclis’ Protos...

Chelmsford City Council has launched the hunt for a development partner to deliver a £250m transformation of its landmark Chelmer Waterside site in Essex. The 6.3-hectare brownfield site, split across several parcels of land in the city centre, has capacity for...