American student builder gets Birmingham green lightAmerica’s largest student accommodation developer Landmark Properties has been given the green light for a scheme at 120 Suffolk Street in the centre of Birmingham.
The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) community will also include high quality communal and outdoor spaces next to New Street Station.
The job will be completed in 2029…
Former Battersea Power Station boss launches tribunal claimFormer CEO Don O’Sullivan is bringing a claim for unfair dismissal and whistleblowing detriment against Battersea Power Station Development Company and four senior Malaysian executives.
O’Sullivan joined Battersea in June 2024 after 21 years at Galliard Homes.
He was dismissed in May 2025 amid claims he raised whistleblowing concerns…
Amey tops construction minimum wage breach listAmey has been named as the highest-profile construction firm to underpay workers in the Government’s latest national minimum wage crackdown after failing to pay £169,447 to 2,608 staff.
The infrastructure services contractor is the standout name in a list of around 30 firms, largely made up of smaller subcontractors and specialist trades,…
Go-ahead for Manchester Garden VillageTameside Metropolitan Borough Council has resolved to grant planning consent for revised proposals for 2,150 new homes at Godley Green Garden Village.
The news follows a £17.4m funding deal towards upfront enabling works and supporting infrastructure from Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
Godley Green Garden Village will provide up to 2,150 new homes,…
Amey tops construction mimumum wage breach listAmey has been named as the highest-profile construction firm to underpay workers in the Government’s latest national minimum wage crackdown after failing to pay £169,447 to 2,608 staff.
The infrastructure services contractor is the standout name in a list of around 30 firms, largely made up of smaller subcontractors and specialist trades,…
Second-generation nuclear reactor demolition era beginsThe UK’s next wave of nuclear decommissioning has moved a step closer after the regulator signed off the transfer of Hunterston B to public sector control ahead of full dismantling.
Government decommissioning body, Nuclear Restoration Services will take over ownership of the North Ayrshire reactor from EDF on 1 April.
This will be the first…
McGoff resets leadership to fuel next growth phaseManchester-based contractor McGoff Group has overhauled its senior structure to support expansion across build-to-rent, elderly care and childcare schemes as revenues surge across its core construction arm.
The business is ditching its single group director model for construction services and moving to standalone leadership teams headed by new MDs…
Balfour pleads not guilty after nuclear site deathBalfour Beatty Group Limited has pleaded not guilty to health and safety offences following a worker fatality at AWE’s Aldermaston nuclear site.
The firm appeared at High Wycombe Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning for a prosecution instigated by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the UK’s independent nuclear regulator.
The charges…
Final phase of London’s Elephant Park gets green lightThe final piece of the Elephant Park regeneration in London’s Elephant and Castle area has secured planning, paving the way to close out more than a decade of transformation across the 10-acre site.
Developer Hub is bringing forward the 1.2-acre mixed-use development, known as Chords. This will consist of 695 co-living flats and 20…
Laing O’Rourke wins £3.2m High Court payout in film studios rowLaing O’Rourke has secured a £3.2m High Court victory after successfully enforcing an adjudication decision in a payment dispute with client Shepperton Studios.
The Technology and Construction Court ruled that Shepperton must pay the sum plus VAT and interest following a row over an interim payment from a £331m design and build…