British Steel owner seeks urgent 500m support package
Jingye, the Chinese owner of British Steel, has asked the UK government for a £500 million rescue package to keep its steelworks in Lincolnshire...
Construction Industry urges Scottish Government to re-open sites
Construction Industry professionals urges the Scottish Government to end the lockdown restrictions as soon as possible and re-open all the construction sites. All the...
Birmingham replaces firms on £3bn council housing upkeep contract
From July 2026, Equans, Wates and Mears will take over day-to-day repairs, planned maintenance and improvement works across around 60,000 council homes in Birmingham.
The...
Kier appoints former Laing O’Rourke executive to head constructionÂ
Staehr is set to join Kier in January 2026, taking a seat on the company’s executive committee and assuming leadership of its Regional Build,...
£1bn Purfleet town scheme receives £75m infrastructure funding deal
A £75m investment from Government funding is coming for the Purfleet-on-Thames scheme. Developer Purfleet Centre Regeneration is a joint venture between Swan Housing Association...
Balfour to deliver latest Crossrail station
Crossrail has granted the Woolwich Elizabeth line station work to Transport for London considering its successful delivery by Balfour Beatty.
This is the fourth central...
Stanhope associates with £1.5bn ID Manchester innovation district
Stanhope is starting its first outside of the southeast of England project, while partnering with Bruntwood SciTech. This ID Manchester program is a £1.5bn...
Morgan Sindall breaks ground on £100m Manchester life sciences hub
Kadans Science Partner is driving forward the £100m Plus Ultra Manchester development, a flagship project positioned at the heart of the Oxford Road Corridor.The...
HS2 Final Tunnel Drive to Euston Set to Begin Next Week
A team from SCS will construct a 4.5-mile twin-bore tunnel between Old Oak Common and Euston using two tunnel boring machines (TBMs), named Karen...
Seddon kicks off works on Stockport College redevelopment
The first phase of £24m redevelopment for Stockport College works is underway as Seddon Construction takes on it. The plans include the construction of...
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