Weston has opened a new “house building factory” where home components will be stored and assembled in a similar way to a car production plant. The £12m centre at Braintree contains 60,000 sqft of warehousing space and a 10,000 sqft manufacturing, assembly...

Two of the industry’s leading specialists posted positive trading updates to the City today. Building services giant T Clarke confirmed underlying operating profit margins were 2.7% as the forward order book hit a record £411m. The company said: “The Board...

A £70bn plan to transform transport links across the north of England has been unveiled. The strategic body Transport for the North has set out an ambitious vision to invest in northern infrastructure for the next 30 years. The Strategic Transport Plan could...

Only three out of 10 major water companies in England and Wales have secured approval for future spending plans from regulator Ofwat. Severn Trent, South West Water and United Utilities have had investment plans rubber stamped but the rest have been told to rethink...

Amey, Kier and Ringway have secured Government funding to research and trial new surface materials and pothole repair techniques to future proof roads. The government is releasing £23m for further trials of the use of recycled plastics in roads to combat potholes and...