Building Safety Regulator chief to step downThe head of the Building Safety Regulator Philip White is to step down in September after a challenging two years at the helm.
The Health and Safety Executive described the move as a partial retirement.
White will step down from his role as Director of Building Safety but continue in his other role as the Chief Inspector of Buildings at the Health and…
Amazon unveils £40bn investment plan for UK sitesAmazon has confirmed plans to invest £40bn in the UK over the next three years including building four new fulfilment centres and new delivery stations nationwide.
The giant fulfilment centres will be in Hull, Northampton and two in the East Midlands.
Other schemes will include opening two new buildings at Amazon’s corporate HQ in East London…
Glass bridge picked for Queen Elizabeth II memorialFoster + Partners has landed the job to design the national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II in St James’s Park.
The practice beat four other finalists with a concept centred on a new cast-glass bridge inspired by the late Queen’s wedding tiara.
The masterplan includes a new Prince Philip Gate and commemorative gardens representing the United…
Mears set to beat profit forecasts after strong first halfMears is on track to beat market expectations for the year after a strong start to 2025 supported by growth in housing maintenance work
The housing sector services specialist said group profit before tax for the first half will come in “modestly ahead” of 2024, buoyed by growing demand for maintenance work and a full year of contract…
Bouygues lands London 150 key worker homes jobBouygues UK has secured a major housing job in central London after being picked by Southwark Council to deliver a £45m+plus scheme for key workers.
The development will bring around 150 affordable flats to a site next to the Arnold Estate, close to London Bridge and Bermondsey stations.
Rents will be set at London Living Rent levels and targeted at…
Hebden Bridge £68m flood defence job heads to marketThe Environment Agency is preparing the ground for a major flood alleviation scheme in Hebden Bridge worth £68m.
A preliminary market engagement notice has been published as the EA finalises procurement strategy and contract documents ahead of a formal tender launch expected in September.
The complex job will involve works across a tight,…
Redundancies loom at M&E giant DalkiaM&E Contractor Dalkia has started redundancy talks at its southern region.
Around 34 jobs are under threat at the £607m turnover firm which is a subsidiary of the giant EDF Group and was formerly known as Imtech.
The Enquirer understands a number of contracts are coming to an end without immediate starts in the pipeline to replace them.
Colin Brunton, MD…
Land deal unlocks East London £750m health hub planQueen Mary University of London has struck a landmark deal with the government to develop a £750m biomedical campus in Whitechapel.
The agreement with the Department of Health and Social Care gives the university control of 80,000 sq m of land next to its existing East London campus.
This unlocks ambitious plans to build a major life sciences…
Aureos bags £45m Howden Relief Road jobContractor Aureos has landed the job to deliver the new £45m Howden Relief Road in East Yorkshire.
The Sheffield infrastructure specialist, rebranded after being sold by Keltbray, will break ground next month on the two-year scheme.
The 1.2km Howden Relief Road will link the A614 Thorpe Road with Station Road.
The route, which includes four new…
Four injured after partially built floor collapsesA London contractor has been fined £50,000 after four men were injured – two seriously – when the first floor of a house collapsed during building works.
Aryn Stones Ltd had been contracted to build a new domestic property in Hampstead. On 31 May 2022, remedial works were being carried out on a partially built beam-and-block floor, when it…