The grandson of Gallagher Group chairman Pat Gallagher has become the UK’s youngest qualified digger driver – at the age of just 13. Finlay Gallagher spent his school holidays learning how to put a JCB digger through its paces and has now passed his Construction Plant...

Investment firm Svella has completed the acquisition of Carlisle-based Cubby Construction, building a base to create a major regional contracting business. Led by former Stobart director Andrew Tinkler, Svella is committing £12m into a newly-formed Cubby Group that...

The Great North Healthcare Alliance is laying the groundwork for a £3bn, 15-year construction and infrastructure programme across the North East and Cumbria. The Alliance – made up of Newcastle Hospitals, Northumbria Healthcare, Gateshead Health and North Cumbria...

HG Construction is phasing out diesel generators on its tower cranes after pumping £1.2m into site battery systems in a major move to decarbonise its operations. The contractor is rolling out UK-made Revolution Battery units from Dumarey Green Power across it sites,...

A developer has been fined £165,000 for repeatedly failing to put suitable fire precautions measures in place during a renovation job in Preston. Glovers Court Ltd was found guilty of four offences in relation to the redevelopment of  a former city centre warehouse...

Procure Partnerships is preparing to start bidding for places on its third-generation North West contractor framework worth up to £1.8bn over the next four years. Presently around 28 firms holding spots on the second generation framework face a fight to refresh...