Civils powers on but house building faltersConstruction growth slowed in October from a 29-month high in September with house building the only sector where overall workloads contracted.
Industry buyers quizzed in the bellwether S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index recorded 54.3 in October, down from 57.2 in September.
The index was above the crucial 50.0 no-change threshold…
Vital Energy JV to build £1bn heat network for WestminsterPlans have been unveiled to build the UK’s largest heat network capturing heat from the River Thames, London Underground and sewer networks to warm around 1,000 buildings in central London, including the Houses of Parliament.
Drawn up by Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and consultant Aecom, the £1bn scheme will be delivered…
Multiplex tops October contracts leagueA £300m order for a new teaching block at Glasgow University helped to catapult Multiplex to the top of the contract wins rankings in October.
The Keystone project will be the fifth major building to be constructed through the University of Glasgow’s £1.3bn campus development programme.
Lendlease ranked second in the month as its development arm advanced…
Key industry rebar supplier loses fight to stop factory closureDeveloper Peel Waters has cleared the final planning hurdle for its business park proposal at Chatham Docks in Kent.
The final planning clearance by Medway Council after the Secretary of State decided not to call in the scheme means steel producer ArcelorMittal will now have to shut its major rebar facility supplying 30% of UK…
United Living looking to continue expansionInfrastructure and housing contractor United Living Group is looking to expand further as it posted a record set of results.
The group bought social housing property services contractor Pilon last week and is looking to make further acquisitions.
Latest results for the eight-month period ended 31 March 2024 show turnover up to £627.2m from £534.2m last…
Plans in for Birmingham 300-bed student schemeBirmingham-based developer Sama Investment Group has submitted plans for 301-bed student project on a prominent brownfield site in the heart of the city’s vibrant China Quarter.
The new scheme would be delivered across a stepped brick building of 4 storeys, 10 storeys and 15 storeys on Pershore Street.
As part of the transformation, a variety of…
Paralysed builder stranded on floor for six hours after fallA builder was left paralysed from the chest down after falling through a ceiling at a housing job in Derbyshire.
Father-of-three Andrew Clifford remained lying face down on the floor for around six hours before he was found by a delivery driver. He judged the time by hearing hourly news bulletins from his radio.
Clifford had been working…
Network Rail scales back Liverpool Street station schemeNetwork Rail has gone back to the drawing board to rethink its ambitious Liverpool Street Station redevelopment plan.
The rail infrastructure firm has dropped its development partner Sellar and architect Herzog & de Meuron to recast the ambious project after coming under fire for the massing on large offices above the scheme.
The previous…
TanRo lands latest Clowes business parkTanRo has been confirmed by Clowes Developments as main contractor on its latest business park in Nottinghamshire.
Ground remediation assessments have been completed at the 31-acre Harrier Park site in Hucknall and an extensive four-week clean-up project is now underway at the former Rolls-Royce site.
The boundaries will also now be fully secured as TanRo…
Muse JVs with pension fund insurer to build 3,000 homesMorgan Sindall-owned placemaker Muse has formed a long-term public-private partnership with investor Pension Insurance Corporation and Homes England.
The £45m joint venture, named Habiko, aims to deliver 3,000 low-carbon, low-energy affordable homes for the rental market, unlocking institutional investment.
Phil Mayall, managing director at…