Construction News (UK)

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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

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Calls to launch national register of asbestos in schools rejected

Construction News (UK): Ministers have rejected a plea by MPs for a schools-focused asbestos register, saying it would require “significant resource” and was not guaranteed to make a difference. The government said it “di

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Dalkia profit soars after ‘notable’ expansion into nuclear

Construction News (UK): Pre-tax profit jumped at mechanical and electrical (M&E) specialist Dalkia Group after the group expanded its presence in the energy and nuclear sectors. The firm posted a pre-tax profit of £8.2m i

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Nuclear watchdog to target construction site safety

Construction News (UK): The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) is to carry out a series of inspections targeting construction sites in the sector. The inspections will last into 2027 and focus on health and safety on bui

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Blacklisting expert loses bid to appear before Spycops inquiry

Construction News (UK): Construction blacklisting risks being inadequately scrutinised by the undercover policing inquiry after a key expert was barred from giving oral evidence, a union has claimed. Dave Smith, a blackli

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Watkin Jones forward-buying materials to mitigate against cost inflation

Construction News (UK): Watkin Jones has revealed it is forward-buying materials to mitigate against a possible rise in build costs amid the Middle East conflict. In a trading update today (29 April), the London-based con