Inflation ‘adds £23bn to annual construction output costs’
This is the first time annual construction value has surpassed £200 billion, representing a 15% increase in nominal terms over 2021 output values. According...
Losses at troubled Inland Homes to top £90m
In a trading update released in September of last year, the housebuilder forewarned that losses would total £37.1 million as it began a strategic...
Eurocell got £1m insurance payout following a cyber attack
The data breach hampered trading in July, which allowed an unauthorised third party to access worker information.
The end of July saw a cyber intrusion...
Government puts £43m towards Darlington Burtree Garden Village
Over a 20-year period, 2,000 new houses will be constructed on the site, along with up to 200,000 square metres of commercial space. 750...
Galliford Try secures £95m prison contract
A £95 million contract has been awarded to Galliford Try's Building division to construct a new detention facility at HMP Rye Hill. For the...
Shapps gives the go-ahead for UK’s first carbon capture power station
The government approved plans to build a 910MW combined cycle gas turbine power station with a carbon capture and compression unit adjacent yesterday. The...
Six men jailed for smuggling £44 million worth of MDMA
Danny Brown, 55, Stefan Baldauf, 62, Tony Borg, 45, Peter Murray, 59, Philip Lawson, 61, and Leon Reilly, 50, were convicted last week at...
Transport schemes in West Yorkshire worth about £270m are to be placed on hold
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) stated it had identified approximately 40 developments that may be "paused" to relieve budgetary concerns. The delays would...
Colas wins long-term Cheshire maintenance deal
Colas will be responsible for the upkeep of the 2,300km of public roadways and traffic signals, street lighting, gulley cleansing, drainage, and street furniture,...
Worker killed on £600M north London waste hub site
Last week, a worker was slain at the massive Edmonton EcoPark construction in north London. Work on the £683 million Energy Recovery Facility has...
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