construction news

Two men have been charged with dangerous driving after a quad bike hit a picket line of construction workers outside the Sellafield nuclear site on Wednesday. A 55-year-old construction worker was taken to the West Cumberland Hospital with serious injuries before...

Concrete specialist Beresford’s Ltd has appointed Ewan Craig as its new Managing Director. He takes over from Chris Massey, who has led the Derbyshire firm through a period of strong growth. Craig joins from Rhino Precast but first started his construction career with...

Hartlepool has been given the green light for a £34m expansion of The Northern Studios, in a move support the town’s regeneration. The plans will deliver bigger studios, alongside a new Screen Industries Production Village that will breathe life into nine...

McLaughlin & Harvey has secured the £38m deal to deliver flood protection and public realm upgrades for the Whitesands area of Dumfries. The scheme, backed by Scottish Government cash, will combine walls, glass panels and flood gates along a new raised walkway to...

Barhale has launched a new Low Carbon Solutions unit targeting growing markets including heat recovery, heat transfer and heat networks. Low Carbon Solutions will also provide Barhale’s existing operations with internal advice for infrastructure projects to...

Subcontractors left nursing huge losses from the collapse of ISG are preparing class actions against the Government after the much-vaunted Project Bank Accounts system failed to protect their cash. ISG’s collapse in September 2024 left more than £1.1bn of debts....

Plans to redevelop Skipton House at Elephant and Castle into one of South London’s largest mixed-use schemes have been approved by Southwark councillors. Developer London & Regional Properties will demolish the vacant seven-storey 1990s office block above the old...

Workers at Tarmac’s concrete block plant at Alfreton in Derbyshire have accepted an improved four per cent pay rise. Over 30 Unite members at the plant were set to walk out next week in a dispute around pay and shift terms. Workers will also now get double time...