Market testing has kicked off for the third-generation Constructing West Midlands framework worth up to £3bn. Acivico, owned by Birmingham City Council, is leading the procurement of CWM3 alongside partners Solihull and Sandwell councils. The framework will cover all...

Construction training professionals have been blindsided by sudden funding changes announced by the CITB. The CITB has given the industry only a few weeks notice that it will be closing the current Skills & Training (S&T) fund which is worth up to £10,000 to...

Developer Hadley Property Group has lodged a hybrid planning application to redevelop the flagship former GlaxoSmithKline headquarters in Brentford, West London. The ambitious scheme at 980 Great West Road spans 13 acres and proposes over 2,300 homes across a mix of...

Network Rail and its contractor Murphy are just days away from completing the main phase of a £20m project to overhaul Greek Street bridge over the West Coast Main Line in Stockport. A 21-day suspension of all trains for the massive civil engineering project ends this...

London developer Mount Anvil’s in-house contracting business has surged to £228m turnover in the latest 15-month reporting period, almost doubling on the prior year. The contracting pipeline now stands at £524m with housing associations, more than £200m higher than a...

The Crown Estate has appointed John Nicholson as head of delivery & programme management to lead its major UK construction pipeline. Nicholson will oversee delivery across the Crown Estate’s £16bn development pipeline. This urban portfolio spans 10m sq ft of...

Costain has posted a rise in first-half profits as improved contract selectivity and strong performance in its natural resources arm offset a sharp revenue dip caused by HS2 schedule changes. Revenue fell 18% to £525m, with road and rail volumes down as highways...