Scaffold collapsed onto school playground
A scaffolding contractor has been fined after scaffolding it had erected collapsed onto a neighbouring primary school.A scaffolding contractor has been fined after scaffolding it had erected collapsed onto a neighbouring primary school.Read Full Article: The...
Galliford Try results hit by further AWPR losses
Galliford Try’s half-year operating margin decreased from 4.7 per cent to 4 per cent as the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) caused further losses for its construction business. source...
Galliford Try construction hit by more Aberdeen bypass losses
Galliford Try has suffered further losses on its delayed Aberdeen Bypass project in Scotland, plunging the construction arm into the red in the first half of its financial year. This morning the contractor reported that it had taken a further £26m hit on the Aberdeen...
Government infrastructure pipeline needs reality check
A group of leading investors, contractors and consultants have called on Government to reform its vaunted £413bn infrastructure pipeline of projects. Research by the Infrastructure Forum said less than 8% of the 276 projects included in the Infrastructure and Project...
Council seeks partner for Birmingham Ladywood Estate
Birmingham City Council is to take forward plans for a housing-led regeneration of the Ladywood Estate area. The council will now seek to appoint a development partner to drawn up a masterplan to deliver family housing alongside enhanced public spaces, pedestrian...
Willmott Dixon wins £21m Wakefield swimming pool
Willmott Dixon is expected to start work next month on Wakefield’s Pontefract Park leisure centre after the council rubber-stamped the scheme. Facilities at the leisure centre will include a 10-lane swimming pool, studio pool with moveable floor, and a splash...
Subcontractors wanted across Nottingham
Main contractors and clients in Nottingham are looking to boost their supply chains at a ‘Meet the Buyer’ event next week. A host of big names will be looking to meet new subcontractors and suppliers at the event organised by Constructionline. It will take place on...
Galliford Try’s construction losses widen
Galliford Try has written off further exceptional costs of £26m from completion delays to the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR).Galliford Try has written off further exceptional costs of £26m from completion delays to the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route...
Mismeasurement makes 15% of EPC ratings wrong
An estimated 15% of energy performance certificate (EPC) ratings of residential properties are wrong, according to new research.An estimated 15% of energy performance certificate (EPC) ratings of residential properties are wrong, according to new research.Read Full...
High-rise housing planned for Redbridge Tesco site
A planning application is being prepared for the construction of up to 1,400 new homes on the site of a Tesco supermarket in northeast London.A planning application is being prepared for the construction of up to 1,400 new homes on the site of a Tesco supermarket in...

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