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Plugging the leaky skills pipeline

Construction News (UK): Complaints about skill shortages in construction are hardly new. What is new is the way the problem is now being framed. That shift was crystallised in Mark Farmer’s 2023 review of the sector’s two

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Northern Ireland minister gives green light to £180m school builds

Construction News (UK): The Department of Education in Northern Ireland has confirmed that 13 school projects will progress to construction. Education minister Paul Givan said four new-build schemes and nine refurbishment

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Bam gets green light for ‘landmark integration of environment in infrastructure’

New Civil Engineer (UK): Bam UK is set to deliver a public garden on the site of part of a former hospital in collaboration with the Eden Project. The post Bam gets green light for ‘landmark integration of environment in i

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LHC launches £1bn housing, regeneration and demolition framework

Construction News (UK): LHC Procurement Group has launched a tender for a £1bn framework covering housing, regeneration and demolition works across the UK. The 12-lot Housing, Regeneration and Demolition (H3) framework wi

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City of Vancouver outlines $15M in roadwork coming up in May

Construct Connect (CA): VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver is announcing road rehabilitation work across approximately six kilometres of major routes is set to be begin next month, representing a capital investment of more

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Frozen block method anchors long-term Giant Mine arsenic remediation

Construct Connect (CA): A small army of construction workers as well as a legion of excavators, bulldozers, loaders, graders and rock trucks are deployed at the Giant Mine site outside Yellowknife, N.W.T. where a complex

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Vital Energi lands £3.5bn Plymouth heat network scheme

Construction News (UK): Plymouth City Council has awarded a £3.5bn contract to Vital Energi Utilities to develop and deliver a city-wide heat network. The concession covers schemes in Plymouth’s South Coast and Derriford

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‘Unique engineering challenge’ as mid-century bridge is lifted clear of River Hull

New Civil Engineer (UK): The 73-year-old Weel Bridge in East Yorkshire has been removed by Esh Construction, marking a key stage in its £1M refurbishment. The post ‘Unique engineering challenge’ as mid-century bridge is li

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Peri’s role in the formation of the reactor domes at Hinkey Point C

New Civil Engineer (UK): Since 2017, Peri has played a central role at Hinkley Point C. Among the most technically demanding phases to date has been the formation of the reactor domes – structures that push the boundaries

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ADS UK manager offers a comparison between North American AASHTO/ ASTM methodologies and Eurocode requirements

New Civil Engineer (UK): The growing use of subsurface stormwater management systems across Europe has brought renewed focus on the structural integrity of thermoplastic components in Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). S

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Mace Construct wins Baltic Exchange design-risk ruling

Construction News (UK): Mace Construct has won a High Court ruling limiting its design-risk liability on parts of the Baltic Exchange refurbishment. The Technology and Construction Court ruled this week that tender clarif

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Barometer 2026: Canadians still believe sustainable construction is a priority

Construct Connect (CA): OTTAWA – The fourth edition of the Sustainable Construction Barometer shows despite economic and global tensions, and a housing crisis, a majority of Canadian industry stakeholders and citizens (68