UK News | Latest Construction News - Part 4
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Construction workers will be offered coronavirus testing

Construction workers will be offered coronavirus testing

Health secretary Nick Hancock has confirmed on Tuesday that the construction workers and their families with the covid-19 symptoms will now have...

Planning permission granted for Edinburgh concert hall

Edinburgh Council has granted planning permission for the city’s first purpose-built music and performance venue in over 100 years.
Wolverhampton picks McLaughlin & Harvey for £50m campus

McLaughlin & Harvey picked to build £50m Wolverhampton learning campus

The City of Wolverhampton has selected McLaughlin & Harvey as its top construction partner for a new educational campus in the city centre. The...
Pagabo: Bidding Starts for £1B Refit & Refurb Framework

Bidding opens for Pagabo’s new £1bn refit and refurbishment framework

Mental health clauses were recently added to procurement documents by a framework consultant. The second generation of Pagabo's £1 billion refit and refurbishment framework...

Dacorum Borough Council fined £100k for HAVS exposure

Dacorum Borough Council has been fined £100k for exposing 7 ground maintenance men to the risk of hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), caused by the...
Huge impact on smaller builders: Increasing lay-offs

Huge impact on smaller builders: Increasing lay-offs

The UK’s small and medium-sized construction companies are getting into deep trouble. The unions including the affected companies are urging the Government to grant...
Australian firm buys £300m gigaplant backer Britishvolt

Australian firm to buy £300m gigaplant backer Britishvolt

The project's main contractor, ISG, halted building last summer when the money ran out for the project. The new owners have now...

NFB unviels its MCG MkII

Latest addition to the merry-go-round of industry lobby groups coming and going is the Major Contractors Group. If you think you have heard of this...

Scottish rental market secures £30m investment

The Scottish government is to lend money for the construction of 1,800 additional homes for long-term rent.
Bennett lands £50m later living complex

Bennett picked for Cambridgeshire retirement village

The new scheme will include 147 modern retirement homes, with the first phase expected to be finished next year and the entire...
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