Fire hits £31m student accommodation siteSix fire engines were needed to battle a blaze which broke out on Saturday at a £31m student accommodation scheme under construction in Lancaster.
Local roads were shut for several hours during the incident at the Sailworks scheme where Bridgestone Construction is building two blocks of five and seven storeys.
The contractor said: “Earlier today, a…
M&E specialist J S Wright files administration noticeWest Midlands-based M&E specialist J S Wright & Co and allied business Wright Maintenance have filed notices of intentions to appoint administrators with the courts.
Both firms operate out of headquarters in Birmingham and offices in Bristol and London employing around 160 staff.
The business switched to employee ownership in October 2021 but…
£90m funding release for quartet of road upgradesThe Government has approved £90m funding for four major road schemes in England.
The projects are targeted at speeding up travel times in Wiltshire, Leeds, Essex and Buckinghamshire.
Dualling of the A350 Chippenham bypass, which connects the south coast with the M4, Bristol and the Midlands, will cost around £32m, with £27m coming from funding…
Another month of repairs at McAlpine problem panel hotelRepair work to cladding on Sir Robert McAlpine’s problem Hilton Hotel job in Woking could last another month causing chaos in the town centre.
A loose panel was discovered after high winds late last month forcing the closure of the A320 Victoria Way while checks and repair work are carried-out.
Woking Borough Council leader Ann-Mar…
Skanska lands design role on £1.25bn steelworksTata Steel has appointed Skanska to provide design and project management services for its new £1.25bn low carbon steelworks scheme at Port Talbot in South Wales.
Sir Robert McAlpine was awarded the the main, civil, structural and building works last week for the construction of a new electric arc furnace-based steel production facility that w…
Bleak January for construction buyersConstruction buyers reported a downturn in output in January halting a 10-month run of industry expansion.
The bellwether S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 48.1 in January from 53.3 in December.
It was the first time the index registered below the 50.0 no-change threshold since February 2024.
Contractors blamed the fall on…
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…