Galliford Try has clocked up its fifth straight year of growth as profits more than doubled and cash hit £238m. Revenue rose 6% to £1.88bn in the year to June 2025 while statutory pre-tax profit jumped to £44m from £19m. The contractor also delivered its 3% divisional...

Barratt Redrow’s bill to fix building safety defects has topped £1bn. The cost of correcting major legacy building safety defects following its mega-merger was laid bare in latest results released today. Barratt Redrow said: “In total the Group legacy...

Lancashire haulage and earthmoving contractor Fox Brothers has bought Wigan-based NMS Civil Engineering in its latest expansion move under private equity owner Stellex Capital. The deal adds another key player in road planing, civils and recycling to the Fox Group’s...

Labour supply specialist Hercules has secured £6.5m worth of new deals for water sector firms as the industry gears up for record investment under AMP8. It will supply teams to Galliford Try, Costain, Tilbury Douglas, MWH Treatment, Glanua and Thames Water to support...

A Yorkshire scaffolding boss who fraudulently obtained £100,000 in Covid loans has been ordered to repay the money in full, with interest of more than £15,000. Mark Degnan, 56, repaid £55,608 before appearing at Leeds Crown Court this week where he was ordered to...