World’s first recycled bricks go into production in ScotlandScientists at Heriot Watt University in Scotland have developed the world’s first building brick that’s made from 90% recycled construction and demolition waste.
K-Briq can be produced in any colour
The K-Briq produces slashed the CO2 emissions of a traditional fired brick, using less than a tenth of t…
Wates to go waste and carbon free by 2025Wates has committed to eliminating waste and carbon from its operations by 2025.
The company has committed to three headline targets to help ensure it does ‘zero harm’ to the environment:
Zero waste from Wates operations by 2025 – reduce and then eliminate the production of all waste created from on-site operations. …
Audit watchdog needs more time to probe Carillion collapseWatchdogs at the Financial Reporting Council need at least an extra six months to complete the first stage of their investigation into the collapse of Carillion.
The FRC launched a probe into KPMG’s auditing of Carillion’s books when the contractor collapsed in January 2018.
In an update the FRC said: “The sca…
Breedon swoops to buy 100 Cemex UK sites for £178mBreedon has struck a deal to buy a major slice of the aggregate operations of global materials giant Cemex for £155m cash and liabilities of £23m.
Breedon boosts aggregate reserves to 1bn tonnes and aims to expand asphalt business
The Cemex business that is being sold employs 650 staff across 100 active operations in the UK and…
ENGIE Wins £9m East Grinstead ContractLeading energy, services
and regeneration specialists, ENGIE, has started work on a £9 million project
in East Grinstead.
The development, named
Lingfield Lodge, will comprise of 48 contemporary extra care sheltered
apartments, complete with associated communal facilities and landscaping, and
will be carried out in partnership with Eldon Housing…
HS2 phase 2 civils design costs rise 50%HS2 has extended its civils design and environmental services contracts for routes from Birmingham to Leeds and Manchester with values rising by 50%.
Design fees and environment services work needed to support the hybrid Bill for the route was originally expected to cost around £350m.
That figure has now soared to £524m as HS2 has extended…
14 firms named for Government projects over £80mFourteen firms have won framework places to deliver major Government projects valued at over £80m.
The Government’s Crown Commercial Service has revealed the latest tranche of contractors to gain places on its record-breaking £8bn construction works framework for the next seven years.
The prized Lot 5 winners are: Balfour…
Hunt starts for firm to replace Royal Liverpool hospital claddingThe search is on for a specialist contractor to strip and replace substandard cladding at Carillion’s unfinished Royal Liverpool Hospital project.
The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust is working with replacement main contractor Laing O’Rourke and Arup to find a specialist contractor to…
Balfour and Galliford reach £64m Aberdeen bypass settlementBalfour Beatty and Galliford Try have agreed to settle a long running claim over construction of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
The delayed route saw results at both firms hit by a series of write-offs.
Balfour and Galliford confirmed today they had agreed a settlement with Transport Scotland which will see them bot…
North London Waste Authority (NLWA) is holding a Market Information Event for contractors interested in building a new £600m power plant. The event on January 22 will be the first of three market information days focusing on works associated with the delivery of the new Energy Recovery Facility (ERF), as part of the North London Heat and Power Project (NLHPP) at Edmonton EcoPark. Procurement for the ERF is expected to launch in mid-2020. It will be capable of generating up to 78 megawatts of electricity, will be the first in the UK to use Selective Catalytic Reduction for emissions removal, and use a combined wet/dry flue gas cleaning system to make it one of the cleanest in the country. The appointed contractor will deliver all design, …