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…
Stanhope JV buys stalled £450m London Bankside office schemeStanhope has teamed up with Cheyne Capital to take control of Landsec’s stalled London Bankside office scheme, with plans to restart construction in early 2026.
The £450m Row One development has been designed by Danish architect BIG at the former Red Lion Court site beside the old FT headquarters on the banks of the Thames.
The sit…
Kier chief bows out on a high with record £11bn pipelineAndrew Davies has bowed out after six years in charge of Kier, leaving the business with record orders, rising profits and revenue topping £4bn for the first time since 2018.
Pre-tax profit rose 15% to £78m in the year to June 2025 on revenue up 4% to £4.08bn.
Adjusted operating margins edged up to 3.9%, just short of the group’s…
Race on for £80m London Harrow Road housing jobLondon’s Westminster City Council has kicked off the hunt for a main contractor to deliver its £80m landmark housing scheme at 291 Harrow Road.
The project will deliver 144 new homes across three buildings of 15, 10 and five storeys. Half of the units will be affordable or Adult Social Care homes at social rent, with the rest for privat…
Fusion’s second Brent Cross student scheme go-aheadFusion Group has secured planning permission for its second purpose-built student accommodation development at Brent Cross Town.
The 666-room scheme is being delivered with Cheyne Capital as part of the £8bn, 180-acre regeneration being led by Related Argent and Barnet Council.
Designed by PRP, the new block will include study areas, a digita…
Blaze breaks out at Birmingham tower refurb siteFire crews battled on Monday afternoon to put out a blaze on the top floor of a 16-storey tower in Birmingham currently undergoing refurbishment work.
The Colmore Gate tower is currently undergoing renovation work which started this summer.
The office and retail building was originally constructed in the early 1990s.
West Midlands Fire Service said…