Birmingham city council has run out of money for phase two of its ambitious £500m Paradise development. The scheme has been hit by double market forecast construction inflation and the collapse of Carillion on a key project in phase one. Minutes from the council audit...

The projected costs of building a new bus station and connected leisure centre in Exeter have soared by 30% to £52m. Now, if the scheme is to go-ahead as planned, Exter city council will have to back plans to find £12m of extra funding at a key council meeting next...

The world’s largest independent ground engineering specialist, Keller, is planning a major cost-cutting programme across its operations with the loss of 700 jobs. The firm has been hit by big losses in its key Far East construction markets, and challenging Brazilian...

The world’s largest crane is on its way to start work at the Hinkley nuclear site for the BYLOR joint venture of Bouygues and Laing O’Rourke. The SGC-250 (Sarens Giant Crane-250) can lift 5,000 tonnes and operate at a height of 250 metres and radius of 275...

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch is trying to discover why a worker was killed placing warning lights on the track. The worker died earlier this month when he was struck by a train at Stoats Nest Junction, between Purley and Coulsdon South stations on the main...

Kier regional building director Peter Young has announced plans to retire after over 30 years at the company. He will step down in  June 2019. Young joined Kier as a quantity surveyor in Devon and progressed to managing director of Western & Wales, a post he held...