Danny Sullivan HS2 workers hit-out over agency movesFormer Danny Sullivan workers on HS2 are unhappy about the way they are being moved to rival labour agencies.
Balfour Beatty terminated all labour supply agreements with the Danny Sullivan Group last month after workers were incorrectly classified for tax purposes on HS2.
The decision meant around 450 Danny Sullivan workers are currently being…
Overbury set for major law firm fit-out winOverbury is understood to have landed the prize fit-out deal at 2 Aldermanbury Square in the City of London which will become the new head office for legal giant Clifford Chance.
The Enquirer understands that Overbury will make the win official shortly for the project where Bovis is main shell and core contractor on the £180m job for client Great…
China told to lift veil on ‘greyed-out’ London super embassy plansAngela Rayner has told China to explain why key parts of detailed plans for a vast new London embassy have been blacked out.
The deputy prime minister and housing secretary is demanding planning consultants for the Chinese embassy explain why detailed drawings for basement areas of the Royal Mint Court redevelopment plans hav…
Mace wins £1.1bn British Library extensionDeveloper Mitsui Fudosan UK Ltd has chosen Mace as construction manager for the £1.1bn British Library extension project at St Pancras in central London.
Construction is due to start on site in 2026 once detailed design is complete and planning conditions met. The work is expected to take around six years to complete.
Mace fought off competition from…
Regulatory gridlock ‘knocks confidence’ in constructionConstruction professionals are warning that widespread delays caused by the Building Safety Regulator and planning red tape are throttling the industry’s ability to recover and deliver on Government targets.
According to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Q2 2025 Construction Monitor, 61% of respondents said planning and…
Spencer jostles in for £29m Waterbeach rail station jobC Spencer has secured the £29m contract to deliver the relocated Waterbeach railway station in Cambridgeshire, despite Volker Fitzpatrick carrying out early contractor involvement on the scheme.
The win sees Spencer take over the reins after Volker’s early input shaping the scheme’s scope and construction strategy.
The contract…
McLaren tops contract league with Ebury Estate rebuildMcLaren Construction took pole position for most work won last month after signing off on a major estate rebuild project in central London for around £300m.
The firm is expected to start work on Westminster Council’s Ebury Bridge Estate phase 2 rebuild in September delivering five housing blocks rising to 19 storeys.
Confirmation of the big…
Cheetham Hill Construction sold to staffCheetham Hill Construction Ltd has become the latest contractor to transition to an employee-owned business.
The civils firm has established an Employee Ownership Trust so 100% of shares will be held for the benefit of satff.
Long-serving Managing Director Howard Chamberlain – who has led the company for nearly six decades – will continue as a Director,…
Buyers see sharpest fall in activity for five yearsConstruction buyers reported a sharp slump in July as activity levels fell at the steepest pace since May 2020.
The bellwether S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index posted 44.3 in July, down from 48.8 in June signalling the sharpest contraction in over five years.
Firms blamed site delays, lower volumes of incoming new business…
Cardiff to get 50-storey skyscraper in bold new tower planA developer has unveiled bold new plans to build a 50-storey skyscraper in central Cardiff that will become the tallest building in Wales if approved.
REAP 3, a subsidiary of specialist build to rent developer BlueCastle Capital, is preparing a planning application to replace its previously approved 35-storey scheme with a much taller…