Saudi Arabian investor Alfanar has confirmed plans for a £2bn sustainable aviation fuel plant on Teesside, cementing the region’s low-carbon ambitions. The Lighthouse Green Fuels development at the North Tees industrial cluster will turn 1.5m tonnes of waste biomass...

John Sisk & Son Limited is back in the black as investment in the UK contracting business continues to pay-off. Latest results for the UK operation of the Sisk Group show turnover for 2024 up to £625m from £475m generating a pre-tax profit of £6m compared to a...

Wirral Council has launched a regional framework with Procure Partnerships to line up contractors for a four-year programme of building, civils and demolition work across the North West. The £1bn third generation framework has been split into 13 lots – six...

Monthly construction output edged up by 0.2% in July, following a 0.3% lift in June, according latest official figures out today. The modest gain came solely from a 0.3% increase in new work, as repair and maintenance output stood still. The industry managed to...

A planned strike next week at Tarmac’s Alfreton Blocks Plant in Derbyshire has been suspended after the company put forward an improved pay offer. Around 30 Unite members at the plant were set to walk out next Monday and Tuesday after rejecting a pay offer of...

Billington Structures has strengthened its senior team with two new director appointments as it looks to new markets. Severfield design director Ian Dawson has joined Billington as technical director after a 22-year career at the rival steelwork contractor. Widely...

Teesside contractor Geoffrey Robinson has clinched the job to tackle the latest phase of long-running repairs at Roseberry Park Hospital in Middlesbrough. The mental health facility, built under PFI just over a decade ago, has been plagued with serious roof, plumbing...