Construction News (UK)

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Ministers agree to address steel tariff threat

Construction News (UK): Measures could be introduced to mitigate the impact on construction firms of looming tariff hikes for imported steel products, following a top-level meeting. In March, the government announced that

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Wates Construction appoints new MD

Construction News (UK): Wates Group has promoted George Mosey to managing director of its London construction business. The contractor said Mosey had taken up the role on a permanent basis after serving in an interim capa

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New delay warning delivered on Parliament procurement

Construction News (UK): The planned procurement for renewal works to Parliament will be delayed, at a cost of millions, unless MPs and lords debate the proposals before conference season, according to officials running th

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Welsh contractor becomes employee-owned

Construction News (UK): Contractor Lloyd & Gravell has become an employee ownership trust (EOT) after receiving funding from the Welsh government. The Carmarthenshire-based firm said becoming an EOT will safeguard 60 jobs

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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