The National Federation of Builders has formed a Major Contractors Group to represent larger companies. The NFB Major Contractors Group will initially consist of more than 30 companies with turnovers greater than £40m. Group leaders are hoping to have the ear of...

Potash mine developer Sirius Minerals has launched a funding deal for one of the country’s largest construction projects. The debt and equity deal will raise £2.9bn and guarantee the progress of infrastructure work at the giant site in Yorkshire. Announcing the...

Balfour Beatty looks set to seal the deal to complete Carillion’s Midlands Metropolitan Hospital within the £267m finishing budget. The firm is the sole bidder for the project and is in competitive dialogue with Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS trust....

Network Rail has awarded a £750m package of framework contracts to deliver signalling and telecoms across the country for control period 6. The regional frameworks will deliver projects of varying value, including stand-alone level crossings, stand-alone major...

Gas distribution network giant Cadent is rolling-out its robot repair programme across London. Cadent has pioneered the use of “gas-bots” in repairing underground mains without the need for excavations. Following trials in Oxford Street and The Strand last...

Morgan Sindall will start main construction work this week on Liverpool John Moores University’s landmark new development on Copperas Hill. The £64m project will transform the disused site into a state-of-the-art new Sports Building, a five-storey Student Life...