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…
Eight take key spots on £250m Prosper frameworkEight contractors have secured spots on the key all-building lot for Prosper’s £250m investment works framework covering the North East, Cumbria and North Yorkshire.
The four-year framework is set up to serve councils, housing associations, schools, NHS trusts and emergency services.
Bell Group, Fortem, Lovell, Novus, Equans, Esh Construction,…
Care home fire trial collapsesA trial into alleged breaches of fire safety regulations by four companies involved in the design, risk assessment, management and maintenance of the former Beechmere retirement village in Crewe has collapsed.
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service brought the prosecutions following the blaze in August 2019 which destroyed the care home which housed around 150…
McLaren storms April contracts league with flurry of winsA strong winning streak last month took McLaren Construction to the top of the April contracts league.
The firm bagged eight jobs in the month, the largest the planned £225m Cardiff Bay music arena. In London, McLaren also secured a £150m data centre in London Docklands, while in Yorkshire it sealed a shed deal for a distribution hub for…
Goldman Sachs-owned Adler & Allan buys 180-strong civils outfitPrivate equity-backed environmental services group Adler & Allan has made its biggest purchase yet with the acquisition of South West-based civils contractor Glanville Environmental.
The 180-employee Devon contractor, which specialises in drainage, geospatial surveys and civil engineering, has been snapped up by the Goldman…
Balfour Beatty lifts cash forecast after strong first quarterBalfour Beatty has upgraded its cash forecast for the year after enjoying a bumper start to 2025.
Ahead of its AGM today, the contractor revealed that average monthly net cash hit £1.06bn in the first three months of the year — well above the £766m average recorded in 2024.
Bosses now expect average net cash for 2025 to come in…
Caddick lands first contract for £200m Skelmersdale revampCaddick Construction has been awarded the first contract by the developer behind a planned £200m revamp of Skelmersdale town centre.
Tawd Valley Developments (TVD) – the wholly owned development arm of West Lancashire Borough Council – has been appointed ‘master developer’ of the scheme.
Its proposals for Skelmersdale town centr…
Van Elle sells HGV fleet to haulage firmPiling specialist Van Elle has sold its in-house HGV fleet to WS Specialist Logistics Limited for £2.9m.
The deal sees WS sign a five-year partnership with Van Elle to provide heavy haulage operations as its fleet, transport management team and directly employed drivers move into a new division of WS.
WS has paid a total of £2.9m in cash for the assets…
Buyers more bullish about prospects for year aheadConstruction activity decreased for the fourth consecutive month in April but business optimism among buyers hit its highest level since December 2024.
The bellwether S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index recorded 46.6 in April – up slightly from 46.4 in March but below the 50.0 no-change value for the fourth consecutiv…