Modular firm Thurston bought out of administrationModular Building Specialist Thurston Group has been bought after going into administration.
The £47m turnover firm called in administrators from Leonard Curtis on December 22 after 55 years in business.
Leonard Curtis has been working with the group since last month looking for a potential buyer after a challenging period for the business.
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New Year tender race for Bristol BTR schemeDeveloper PLATFORM_ has confirmed that Bristol City Council has approved resolution to grant planning permission for its major new Build to Rent (BTR) scheme.
The development is on track to tender for a main contractor in Q2 next year, ahead of a Gateway 2 submission at the end of 2026.
The scheme will deliver 352 homes across a former sawmill sit…
Safety warning issued over transfer slabsThe Building Safety Regulator has issued a warning over a “potential structural safety issue affecting reinforced concrete buildings constructed with ‘transfer slabs’.”
A transfer slab is a floor arrangement where a column sits on top of a slab, but does not have a supporting column directly beneath it. The slab acts to support the load from t…
Heathrow to start T4 revamp next year in £1.3bn spend planHeathrow will unleash a £1.3bn improvement drive in 2026 as the airport kicks off a long-awaited overhaul of Terminal 4 and pushes ahead with major upgrades across its estate.
Construction on the T4 revamp will begin with a new multi storey car park and an upgraded check in hall. The work will run in phases to keep the terminal operating…
Top Ten best read stories of 2025The Enquirer is putting out its last daily newsletter of the year today as the industry winds-down for its traditional Christmas break.
The website will be updated with any major breaking stories during the holiday season with the full daily news service returning on January 5.
It has been another eventful 12 months and a busy news year for construction as t…
Colas sells Allied Infrastructure to DJ CivilsKent based contractor DJ Civils has acquired Allied Infrastructure from Colas.
Allied Infrastructure specialises in work on UK airfields and local highways maintenance jobs and has been part of Colas since 2017.
A Colas statement said: “Colas Ltd has reached agreement to sell Allied Infrastructure to DJ Civils Ltd, a civil engineering contractor…
Scottish Water names preferred firms for £9bn upgradeScottish Water has named its preferred bidders for a £9bn capital investment drive stretching across the next two regulatory periods.
In what will become one of the UK’s biggest long-term delivery alliances, the utility giant will form a new enterprise partnership to upgrade water and wastewater assets from 2027 to 2033, with an option to…
HG Construction hits 8th Gateway 2 win as approvals accelerateHG Construction has secured its eighth Gateway 2 approval of 2025 after regulators signed off a 24 storey student tower in London.
The project for Alumno in Elephant and Castle signals that Building Safety Regulator decisions are now starting to move more quickly through the system.
The Maccreanor Lavington designed scheme will deliver…
City of London planning applications hit 10-year highThe City of London Corporation has clocked its busiest year for planning applications in a decade as developers race to deliver more premium office space in the Square Mile.
Fresh data from the Corporation shows 2025 delivered the highest volume of applications in ten years. Major schemes over 100,000 sq m were up 36% on 2024 suggesting growing…
Thirty arrests after immigration raid on Swindon siteThirty construction workers have been arrested for immigration-related offences following a raid on a major warehouse site.
Immigration officers carried out the raid earlier this week at Panattoni Park, the former home to Honda in Swindon, alongside Wiltshire Police.
Supt Mike Vass, Swindon hub commander, told the BBC: “This was a significant…