Quad bike hits striking Sellafield construction workersTwo men have been charged with dangerous driving after a quad bike hit a picket line of construction workers outside the Sellafield nuclear site on Wednesday.
A 55-year-old construction worker was taken to the West Cumberland Hospital with serious injuries before being transferred to the Cumberland Infirmary following the incident.
He remains…
ISG subbies to start class action over failed project bank accountsSubcontractors left nursing huge losses from the collapse of ISG are preparing class actions against the Government after the much-vaunted Project Bank Accounts system failed to protect their cash.
ISG’s collapse in September 2024 left more than £1.1bn of debts.
Subcontractors on MoJ prison projects were among those left unpaid…
Go-ahead for four towers at Elephant & Castle sitePlans to redevelop Skipton House at Elephant and Castle into one of South London’s largest mixed-use schemes have been approved by Southwark councillors.
Developer London & Regional Properties will demolish the vacant seven-storey 1990s office block above the old tube station to make way for four new towers.
Two taller blocks of 30 and 31…
Hartlepool secures £34m film studios expansionHartlepool has been given the green light for a £34m expansion of The Northern Studios, in a move support the town’s regeneration.
The plans will deliver bigger studios, alongside a new Screen Industries Production Village that will breathe life into nine disused town centre buildings – including the Grade II-listed Shades Hotel.
The project is…
Barhale launches Low Carbon Solutions armBarhale has launched a new Low Carbon Solutions unit targeting growing markets including heat recovery, heat transfer and heat networks.
Low Carbon Solutions will also provide Barhale’s existing operations with internal advice for infrastructure projects to improve their carbon and sustainability performance and identify opportunities to insta…
McLaughlin & Harvey wins £38m Dumfries flood wall jobMcLaughlin & Harvey has secured the £38m deal to deliver flood protection and public realm upgrades for the Whitesands area of Dumfries.
The scheme, backed by Scottish Government cash, will combine walls, glass panels and flood gates along a new raised walkway to shield the town centre from the River Nith.
Main works are due to kick off in…
Tarmac workers accept 4% pay rise after strike threatWorkers at Tarmac’s concrete block plant at Alfreton in Derbyshire have accepted an improved four per cent pay rise.
Over 30 Unite members at the plant were set to walk out next week in a dispute around pay and shift terms.
Workers will also now get double time overtime rate for bank holiday working where it is not a scheduled working day and…
Galliford Try doubles profit as 3% margin milestone hit earlyGalliford Try has clocked up its fifth straight year of growth as profits more than doubled and cash hit £238m.
Revenue rose 6% to £1.88bn in the year to June 2025 while statutory pre-tax profit jumped to £44m from £19m.
The contractor also delivered its 3% divisional margin target a year early, as evenly matched building and…
Barratt Redrow building safety bill tops £1bnBarratt Redrow’s bill to fix building safety defects has topped £1bn.
The cost of correcting major legacy building safety defects following its mega-merger was laid bare in latest results released today.
Barratt Redrow said: “In total the Group legacy property provision is £1,073.8m.”
The total includes post-Grenfell building safety works of…
Fox snaps up Wigan civils and asphalt contractorLancashire haulage and earthmoving contractor Fox Brothers has bought Wigan-based NMS Civil Engineering in its latest expansion move under private equity owner Stellex Capital.
The deal adds another key player in road planing, civils and recycling to the Fox Group’s growing circular construction business.
The Blackpool-based materials group said…