Higgins Homes and site workers face manslaughter chargesHiggins Homes PLC and four men have been charged in connection with the death of a woman in Bethnal Green in 2018.
Michaela Boor, 28, was struck by a pallet containing more than two tonnes of bricks that fell from a tower crane on a Higgins Homes building development in St Pauls Way in Bethnal Green.
She died in hospital the following…
Midgard lands £145m deal to build Edition BirminghamMidgard has been confirmed as contractor on the Edition Birmingham residential scheme under a £145m deal.
Construction will start shortly on the scheme for developers Court Collaboration and Select Property to build 581-homes with phase one expected to be completed in 2027.
Edition Birmingham will sit adjacent to Centenary Square in the heart…
McAleer & Rushe set to break £500m turnover barrierDesign and build contractor McAleer & Rushe is on track to break through the £500m turnover barrier this year after posting strong 2024 results driven by a string of major project wins.
The design and build contractor grew turnover by 13% last year to £491m, with a forecast to hit £550m this year as momentum builds across its residential,…
Top design team picked for £2.5bn York Central schemeA heavyweight line-up of architects and designers have been picked to deliver the £2.5bn York Central regeneration scheme.
Joint developers McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate have selected Allies and Morrison as lead masterplanner for the 45-hectare site, working alongside international landscape firm Grant Associates.
The design…
MoD to bid £100m command HQ enabling worksThe Ministry of Defence is preparing to tender a major enabling works package at its Northwood headquarters site as part of a wider redevelopment project.
The works packages worth around £100m will cover construction of a new multi-storey car park and associated site development works at the Hertfordshire command centre.
An official tender is expected…
Failed shed specialist Marbank owed suppliers £10mPortal-framed building specialist Marbank Construction owed its supply chain £9.8m when it went into administration in March.
Documents filed at Companies House by administrator FRP Advisory reveal the scale of debts at the Surrey based contractor which has built more more than 300 industrial sheds with a combined value of over £1bn since t…
£1.8bn framework planned for green retrofit driveManchester social housing framework specialist Procure Plus is preparing a £1.8bn framework to deliver low and zero carbon technologies.
The four-year deal for social housing and wider public sector buildings across the UK will cover installation of air and ground source heat pumps, electric heating, solar panels, battery storage, insulation,…
Breakthrough for HS2 as first Birmingham tunnel section dugHS2 has hit a major construction milestone with the breakthrough of its first Birmingham tunnel, completing the initial 3.5-mile bore of the Bromford Tunnel.
Giant tunnel boring machine Mary Ann smashed through at Washwood Heath today, marking the end of a 652-day drive beneath the M6, River Tame, and critical National Grid infrastructur…
HS2 Curzon Street station redesign approved as timber roof axedRevised plans for Birmingham’s landmark HS2 Curzon Street station have been approved, with a major design change seeing the timber-lined roof swapped for copper-coloured aluminium panels
The Mace Dragados JV, working with Arcadis, WSP and lead architect Grimshaw made the change to meet tougher fire safety rules and cut futur…
Willmott Dixon wins Great Yarmouth waterfront dealWillmott Dixon has been picked to lead the long-awaited transformation of Great Yarmouth’s North Quays waterfront.
The contractor will partner with Great Yarmouth Borough Council on the town’s biggest regeneration opportunity in a generation.
Plans for the 10.5-acre site include a major mixed-use scheme combining leisure, retail, housing and…