Three firms land £170m Gentoo Sunderland housing dealThree North East contractors have secured spots on Gentoo’s new £170m housing improvement framework in Sunderland.
PHS Solutions, Esh Construction and RE:GEN Group have been selected to deliver a decade-long programme of internal upgrades to thousands of homes across the city.
The trio are the first firms appointed under Gentoo’s new…
Gateway gridlock hits build-to-rent delivery as starts nosediveDelays at the Building Safety Regulator are being blamed for a sharp fall in build-to-rent construction starts, threatening future housing supply despite a strong year for completions.
Fresh figures from the British Property Federation and Savills shows 17,309 BtR homes were completed in the past 12 months, up 18% as demand rises for…
Call to shift Gateway 2 checks to end building bottleneckContractors are calling for a revamp of the Gateway 2 approvals system which is stalling the start of high-rise residential projects across the country.
Frustrated builders believe simple changes to the process can free-up the backlog of schemes waiting for approval from the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
One contracting boss told t…
GBN launches £600m bid race for SMR engineer rolesGreat British Nuclear is preparing to launch a £600m procurement race to find up to two owner’s engineers for its flagship Small Modular Reactor programme.
Successful bidders will play a crucial assurance role in GBN’s push to bring first-of-a-kind nuclear tech to help meet the country’s rising energy demands.
Each OE could land a contract…
Wates hires ex-Homes England chief to head public sector pushWates Group has appointed former Homes England technical director Robert Stone as head of public sector and national frameworks.
Stone will work closely with group public sector director Stephen Beechey, focusing on strengthening ties with government bodies and driving growth in key sectors like defence, justice and blue light.
H…
Acheson Construction collapse costs suppliers £8.5mDorset based contractor Acheson Construction owed £8.5m to suppliers and subcontractors when it fell into administration in February.
Documents filed at Companies House reveal the scale of debts with 564 unsecured creditors left holding unpaid invoices.
One angry supplier took the law into its own hands by seizing a telehandler from the failed…
Dominus wins go-ahead for 173-bed Glasgow schemeDeveloper Dominus has secured planning for a 173-bed student accommodation scheme in Glasgow city centre.
Glasgow City Council has approved the 13-storey, tp bennett-designed scheme for a brownfield site at the corner of Old Wynd Street and Osborne Street, near the University of Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian University.
The development is…
Safety Regulator misses deadline to clear Gateway 2 backlogThe Building Safety Regulator has missed its target to clear the backlog of Gateway 2 approvals by April, stalling the start of dozens of high-rise residential projects across the country.
Latest figures reveal that over two-thirds of Gateway 2 applications transferred to the BSR last autumn remain unapproved, despite earlier assurances…
CITB still sitting on £95m cash pileConstruction training body CITB is still sitting on a £95.2m cash pile despite the industry’s ongoing skills crisis.
The £95.2m of cash in the bank is revealed in the CITB’s latest set of accounts for the year to March 31 2024 which were published recently.
The training body is funded mainly be levy income from contractors which hit £202m last year as…
£500m road surfacing framework market callA major £500m surfacing framework covering roads across the North East is out for early market consultation.
The Association of North East Councils, through procurement body NEPO, is laying the groundwork for its next-generation NEPO210 Highway Surfacing Works Framework, which will span up to eight years from November 2025.
The deal will cover bot…