Network Rail launches property development companyNetwork Rail has launched a new property development company with a target to build 40,000 new homes and 10 million sq ft of commercial space over the next decade.
The company – called Platform4 – will develop brownfield rail land and has already identified four sites in Newcastle, Manchester, Cambridge and Nottingham.
Platform4 has been…
Glencar starts first major job at Atom ValleyGlencar has been appointed by Wilson Bowden to deliver the new Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing Centre (SMMC) at the Atom Valley site in Rochdale.
The 43,500 sq ft project will deliver a cutting-edge innovation environment designed to support collaboration, research, and development across sustainable materials and advanced manufacturing.
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Magazines pose as main contractors to pester subbiesSubcontractors and suppliers are being pestered by media companies posing as main contractors in a bid to sell them ineffective advertising space.
The Enquirer has been contacted by fed-up specialists who are being swamped with emails and phone calls from persistent publishers.
The ruse is for small media companies to promise main contractors…
Construction hangs on to growth as new orders reboundConstruction output crept up again in September as a jump in new work offset another slowdown in repair and maintenance.
Latest official figures from the ONS show output rose by just 0.2% on the month, driven by a 0.7% uplift in new work.
A 0.5% fall in repair and maintenance dragged down overall activity to its third sluggish reading in a…
Kier’s new boss off to a flier as order book hits £11.6bnKier has kicked off the new financial year on a high with trading in line with expectations and its order book swelling by £600m to £11.6bn.
New chief executive Stuart Togwell said he was starting his tenure with 94% of this year’s revenue already locked in which he claimed was one of the strongest positions in the industry.
Togwell,…
BSR to break free of HSE in late JanuaryThe Government has kicked off the final stage of the post-Grenfell safety shake-up with new laws to strip the Building Safety Regulator out of the Health and Safety Executive and relaunch it as a standalone watchdog from January next year.
The Building Safety Regulator (Establishment of New Body and Transfer of Functions etc.) Regulations 2026 have just…
Wylfa to be home of UK’s first small modular nuclear reactorsWylfa on Anglesey in North Wales will be the home of the UK’s first small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear power station.
Construction work will start on the £2.5bn project next year led by publicly-owned Great British Energy-Nuclear using reactors designed by Rolls-Royce SMR.
Initial plans are for for three SMRs on the site with t…
Willmott Dixon and Milligan team up for Weymouth revivalWillmott Dixon and regeneration specialist Milligan have been chosen by Dorset Council to spearhead a long-term regeneration partnership for Weymouth.
The duo will draw up a detailed commercial masterplan and strategic business case covering six key development sites across the town, alongside wider opportunities for investment.
Public…
Sisk raids rival Graham for new infrastructure bossJohn Sisk & Son has poached the managing director of Graham’s civil engineering arm to head up its fast-growing infrastructure division.
Leo Martin will join in January as chief operating officer for infrastructure after more than 25 years at Graham, where he helped steer its civil business through major growth across the UK and Ireland.
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Ballymore and Sainsbury’s to build new neighbourhoodBallymore and Sainsbury’s have been granted planning for a major new canalside neighbourhood in Ladbroke Grove, west London.
The 11-year construction programme is estimated to start in 2026 with the first homes delivered in 2030.
Kensal Canalside will contain 2,519 new homes plus two parks and a local high street with new offices, shops,…