Interiors firm eyes design-and-build market after profit boost
A fit-out firm has revealed plans for its design-and-build team to drive business expansion after announcing a £3m pre-tax profit. London-based BW Interiors said the team, which was launched in 2023,...
View ArticleMace construction boss quits ‘for personal reasons’
The head of Mace’s construction arm Andrew Jackson has stepped down after just three months in the role. Jackson took up the helm of Mace Construct in July as part of a major executive reshuffle,...
View ArticleBuilding Safety Act adds ‘six-month delay’ to new student housing
A leading student housebuilder has warned its projects could be delayed by the new building safety legislation. Unite Students said the roll-out of the Building Safety Act (BSA) has an “expected...
View Article‘Milestone’ law introduced to force retentions reporting
Large construction companies will be forced to report the proportion of retention sums they withhold from suppliers under legislation introduced this week. The new reporting requirements, which aim to...
View ArticleCommon data environment keeps Welsh rail revamp on track
A unique rail regeneration project in South Wales is on course for completion by 2027 after the adoption of common data environment software. The Core Valley Lines (CVL) programme represents a £1bn...
View ArticleWorld Mental Health Day 2024: How physical health and safety underpins mental...
Eleanor Eaton is managing director at health and safety consultancy CQMS Ltd As the construction industry faces ever-growing demands and pressures, the mental health of its workers is a rising concern....
View ArticleCruden turnover plummets after pivot away from contracting
Scottish housebuilder Cruden has reported a sharp fall in revenue after deciding to reduce its contracting work. At the end of 2023 the Edinburgh-based group said it would move away from construction...
View ArticleBuilding services firm Integral reports £32m loss
Integral UK has reported a £31.6m loss after suffering from inflation and loss-making legacy contracts. The building services and fit-out specialist, which is owned by real-estate giant Jones Lang...
View ArticleSupply chain needs helping hand but future is bright, says Caddick MD
It is not the first and it will not be the last. But some good can come from ISG’s collapse last month, Caddick Construction managing director Paul Dodsworth tells Construction News. When ISG went...
View ArticlePeople moves: Mace, Robertson and Skanska lead the changes
Infrastructure firms dominated the job moves this week, as firms readied themselves for activity picking up in 2025. The biggest announcement came from Mace, which was the latest tier one contractor to...
View Article‘Highly fragmented’ industry makes infrastructure costs higher, says NIC
The UK’s “highly fragmented” construction industry is a key factor in the huge costs of major projects, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has said. The independent public body urged the...
View ArticleTen-year infrastructure plan coming in spring
The government will publish a 10-year infrastructure strategy next spring alongside its multi-year spending review, a senior minister has announced. Speaking at Skanska’s headquarters yesterday...
View ArticleHousing underpins small August output growth
Construction output increased by 0.4 per cent in August, bouncing back from a 0.4 per cent contraction in July. New figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show new private...
View ArticleTribunal: Roof gardens count as seventh storey
Roof gardens count as an additional storey when calculating whether buildings should be subject to the higher-risk building safety regime, a judge has ruled in a test case. The decision resulted from a...
View ArticleISO 37301 – Maintaining compliance in construction product manufacture
By James Bowyer, Director of Quality, Kingspan Insulation GB & IE Upholding a culture of compliance is critical for everyone within the construction industry. For product manufacturers, this...
View ArticleLabour pains: Who will deliver government growth plans?
This year, the Labour Party’s annual conference played host to 29 fringe events containing the word “housing” in the title. A further seven mentioned the word “infrastructure”. In crowded rooms across...
View ArticleSteel safety checks take game-changing leap to digital
Lee Brankley is chief executive of the Certification Authority for Reinforcing Steels It will have barely registered on the screens of brokers trading amid the relentless global movement of rebar, but...
View ArticleAnglian Water reveals winners in £200m maintenance alliance
Anglian Water has revealed the contractors that will deliver its next maintenance contracts. The firm named the four companies to deliver its water-recycling infrastructure maintenance repair (IMR)...
View ArticleWates replaces Morgan Sindall on Hammersmith repairs contract
Wates has been given a £28.4m contract to carry out housing repairs in Hammersmith after the London borough terminated its deal with Morgan Sindall. Wates Property Services will “support the delivery...
View ArticleBillions unveiled for civils projects
The government has revealed billions of pounds of infrastructure investment and announced a fresh pledge to speed up planning for major projects. Ahead of a summit on Monday (14 October) in London for...
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