Starmer rips up rules to ease building of nuclear reactorsThe government has unveiled plans to make it easier to build mini nuclear power stations in England and Wales.
Reforms to planning rules will clear a path for the next generation small modular nuclear reactors to be built for the first time and speed up development of larger schemes.
Currently, nuclear development is restricted to eight…
McAlpine tops January work league with steelworks winSir Robert McAlpine’s massive order for the new low carbon steelworks in South Wales shot the firm to the top of January’s contracts league.
McAlpine’s construction management deal will see it run main civil, structural and building works required for the £1.25bn investment in building a new electric arc furnace-based steel production…
McLaren winning spree as £1bn turnover in sightMcLaren Construction is poised for a string of major project wins as the contractor looks to pass the £1bn turnover mark this year.
The Enquirer understands that McLaren will shortly sign deals for the £200m+ Cardiff Arena scheme and the £120m refit of of London’s landmark Barkers of Kensington department store.
The wins keep the contractor on…
Ring road builder wanted at £4bn Somerset gigafactoryTata-owned Agratas has started the hunt for a contractor to build a £60m ring-road around its EV battery factory site at Bridgwater in Somerset.
The new road will make access easier to the site which is planned to be home to a £4bn gigafactory.
Agratas published a Prior information Notice for the road job this week with plans for a market…
Kier seals HMP Glasgow super prison job at £684mThe Scottish Government has signed a £684m contract with Kier to build a new super-prison to replace Scotland’s most notorious prison, HMP Barlinnie.
Kier started remediation and enabling works back in October 2023 at the new site for the 1,344-capacity replacement prison to be called HMP Glasgow.
But rampant construction inflation saw t…
Fraudsters jailed after £22m construction tax scamSeven construction scammers been sentenced for their key role in a £22m fraud against the taxpayer.
The defendants were involved in setting up bogus payroll companies which pocketed VAT and Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) contributions rather than pass them on to HMRC
Daniel Newton, 38, Philip Bailey, 36, Sean Dean, 41, Lee Hudson, 56,…
MPB clinches substructure for HS2 Curzon Street stationMace Dragados joint venture is beginning to ramp up construction at HS2’s flagship Curzon Street station project in Birmingham with the first of a series of major contract awards.
Civil engineering specialist MPB Structures has clinched the contract to build the substructure foundations.
This work follows the piling operation currently…
Vinci bags first phase of £350m Stockport schemeVinci has edged-out Willmott Dixon to land phase 1 of Stockport 8 – a new £350m mixed residential neighbourhood to the west of Stockport town centre.
Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) and ECF – a joint venture between Homes England, Legal & General and Muse – confirmed the win with work set to start on site early next year…
Turnaround strategy continues to pay off for CareysCivils and construction group Careys has posted another strong set of numbers as its turnaround and investment strategy continues to pay off.
The firm hit a low point back in 2022 when Carey Group made a pre-tax loss of £43m.
But it bounced back to profit the following year after a strategy shift and latest results for the year to September 30…
Crest Nicholson slumps to £144m lossSurrey-based house builder Crest Nicholson reported a £144m pre-tax loss for last year after incoming chief executive Martyn Clark delivered a root and branch review of the ailing business.
He said the house builder was working hard to draw a line under the expected cost of future fire remediation works and had also revised up site completion costs at two…