Construction News (UK)

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Renew chases stronger water market position with EDS acquisition

Construction News (UK): Civils specialist Renew Holdings has made another acquisition as it seeks to reinforce its presence in the water infrastructure services market. The £1.12bn-turnover group, ranked 22nd in the CN100

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Builders’ merchants sales down in February

Construction News (UK): Sales volumes among builders’ merchants fell by nearly 11 per cent in February. The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report revealed that sales by volume slid by 10.6 per cent year-on

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44% rise in suspected victims of slavery in construction, says charity

Construction News (UK): The number of potential victims of modern slavery in construction identified after calls to a helpline shot up by 44 per cent last year. The UK Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline, run by charit

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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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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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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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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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Can the BSR cut cladding remediation delays?

Construction News (UK): Will a new initiative by the Building Safety Regulator drive down the number of homes waiting for cladding remediation? Charlotte Banks investigates. The post Can the BSR cut cladding remediation d

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SIG names ex-Kier CFO as sales slide continues

Construction News (UK): SIG has appointed former Kier chief financial officer Simon Kesterton as its new finance boss after first-quarter sales fell 5 per cent. Kesterton will join the specialist insulation and building p

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Erith lined up for National Gallery structural works

Construction News (UK): Erith Contractors has emerged as the preferred bidder for a £5.6m contract covering excavation and structural works at the National Gallery’s research centre project in central London. The announce

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Transparency needed over rising material costs, say industry bodies

Construction News (UK): Industry experts have queried some material costs rises as they warn pressures on the sector are set to “further intensify”. The Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) Construction Material Supply