Balfour regional civils chief joins CostainCostain has appointed Peter Mumford as managing director for its natural resources division.
Mumford will join Costain’s Executive Board and start on 2 January 2026.
He replaces Sam White who left in October to become managing director of Mitie’s Technical Services division.
Mumford joins from Balfour Beatty where he was managing director of its…
Gateway 2 project backlog slashed but retrofit logjam drags onThe Building Safety Regulator has slashed the pile of legacy Gateway 2 new build cases by almost half as new approval procedures start to kick in.
But large numbers of planned remediation and refurbishment projects remain stuck in a stubborn bottleneck as fresh applications continue to outpace decisions.
Since August, the regulator has…
Manchester town hall refurb costs hit £525mThe refurbishment of Manchester Town Hall will cost another £95m and not be completed until Spring 2027 by main contractor Bovis.
The latest total £525m budget and time scale increase has been confirmed in a project update by Manchester City Council.
Bovis – then known as Lendlease – started the job in 2020 with an original budget of £330m and…
Stage set for Andover £24m new theatre bid raceTest Valley Borough Council has raised the curtain on a £24m two-stage tender to build Andover’s new flagship theatre.
The council is hunting a contractor to deliver pre-construction services and a 77-week main works package that will form the centrepiece of its town-centre masterplan.
The project replaces the old Poundstretcher unit on the Hig…
ECO4 axe pushes local retrofit firms to brinkRegional energy retrofit firms are warning of a supply-chain collapse after the Government moved to axe the £6.5bn ECO4 scheme that upgrades damp, mouldy and draughty homes for the poorest households.
The shock Budget decision scraps the £1.3bn-a-year programme in March 2026, handing bill-payers a saving of around £48 while pulling vital funding…
“Future of construction” firm files administration noticePioneering graphene firm Versarien has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator.
The firm’s products include Cementene – a concrete admixture hailed as the “future of construction” which boosts strength and cuts carbon.
Versarien has trialled its products on HS2 and signed a deal with Balfour Beatty last year to…
Birmingham City FC unveils striking chimney towers stadium planBirmingham City FC has lifted the lid on its plans for a new 62,000-capacity stadium featuring 12 giant chimneys-form structures supporting a fully retractable roof.
The showpiece ground, designed by Heatherwick Studio with US stadium specialist MANICA, will formed the centrepiece of a new Birmingham Sports Quarter in Bordesley…
Manchester mayor bets £1bn on ‘good growth fund’ project driveGreater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has unveiled a £1bn regeneration push that will see 30 major projects rolled out across all 10 boroughs.
A first £400m wave is due for sign-off next week by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, with three schemes lined up for each district in a decade-long construction drive.
Together…
Homes England launches £860m housing JVPublic and private sector heavyweights have teamed up on an £860m push to build more than 2,250 homes in some of England’s most under-invested communities.
Homes England has formed a new joint venture with investor Swiss Life Asset Managers and Manchester-based social-impact developer Capital&Centric to target areas where housing demand is rising fastest…
OCU surges to £886m revenue as acquisitions spur growthEnergy and utilities infrastructure services contractor OCU Group has hit record £886m turnover after another year of rapid expansion driven by energy transition work, contract wins and a fresh wave of bolt-on acquisitions.
The Stockport-based group lifted revenue by 45% for the year to 30 April 2025, helped by three new acquisitions that…