Failed shed specialist Marbank owed suppliers £10mPortal-framed building specialist Marbank Construction owed its supply chain £9.8m when it went into administration in March.
Documents filed at Companies House by administrator FRP Advisory reveal the scale of debts at the Surrey based contractor which has built more more than 300 industrial sheds with a combined value of over £1bn since t…
£1.8bn framework planned for green retrofit driveManchester social housing framework specialist Procure Plus is preparing a £1.8bn framework to deliver low and zero carbon technologies.
The four-year deal for social housing and wider public sector buildings across the UK will cover installation of air and ground source heat pumps, electric heating, solar panels, battery storage, insulation,…
Breakthrough for HS2 as first Birmingham tunnel section dugHS2 has hit a major construction milestone with the breakthrough of its first Birmingham tunnel, completing the initial 3.5-mile bore of the Bromford Tunnel.
Giant tunnel boring machine Mary Ann smashed through at Washwood Heath today, marking the end of a 652-day drive beneath the M6, River Tame, and critical National Grid infrastructur…
HS2 Curzon Street station redesign approved as timber roof axedRevised plans for Birmingham’s landmark HS2 Curzon Street station have been approved, with a major design change seeing the timber-lined roof swapped for copper-coloured aluminium panels
The Mace Dragados JV, working with Arcadis, WSP and lead architect Grimshaw made the change to meet tougher fire safety rules and cut futur…
Willmott Dixon wins Great Yarmouth waterfront dealWillmott Dixon has been picked to lead the long-awaited transformation of Great Yarmouth’s North Quays waterfront.
The contractor will partner with Great Yarmouth Borough Council on the town’s biggest regeneration opportunity in a generation.
Plans for the 10.5-acre site include a major mixed-use scheme combining leisure, retail, housing and…
Care home fire trial collapsesA trial into alleged breaches of fire safety regulations by four companies involved in the design, risk assessment, management and maintenance of the former Beechmere retirement village in Crewe has collapsed.
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service brought the prosecutions following the blaze in August 2019 which destroyed the care home which housed around 150…
Eight take key spots on £250m Prosper frameworkEight contractors have secured spots on the key all-building lot for Prosper’s £250m investment works framework covering the North East, Cumbria and North Yorkshire.
The four-year framework is set up to serve councils, housing associations, schools, NHS trusts and emergency services.
Bell Group, Fortem, Lovell, Novus, Equans, Esh Construction,…
McLaren storms April contracts league with flurry of winsA strong winning streak last month took McLaren Construction to the top of the April contracts league.
The firm bagged eight jobs in the month, the largest the planned £225m Cardiff Bay music arena. In London, McLaren also secured a £150m data centre in London Docklands, while in Yorkshire it sealed a shed deal for a distribution hub for…
Balfour Beatty lifts cash forecast after strong first quarterBalfour Beatty has upgraded its cash forecast for the year after enjoying a bumper start to 2025.
Ahead of its AGM today, the contractor revealed that average monthly net cash hit £1.06bn in the first three months of the year — well above the £766m average recorded in 2024.
Bosses now expect average net cash for 2025 to come in…
Goldman Sachs-owned Adler & Allan buys 180-strong civils outfitPrivate equity-backed environmental services group Adler & Allan has made its biggest purchase yet with the acquisition of South West-based civils contractor Glanville Environmental.
The 180-employee Devon contractor, which specialises in drainage, geospatial surveys and civil engineering, has been snapped up by the Goldman…